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tail [teɪl]1 noun(a) (of animal) queue f;∎ figurative with one's tail between one's legs la queue basse, la queue entre les jambes;∎ to be on sb's tail suivre qn de près;∎ the detective was still on his tail le détective le filait toujours;∎ familiar the car was right on my tail la voiture me collait au derrière ou aux fesses;∎ to turn tail and run prendre ses jambes à son cou;∎ it's a case of the tail wagging the dog c'est le monde à l'envers;∎ the tail of the hostages is wagging the dog of foreign policy le problème des otages décide de la politique étrangère∎ to put a tail on sb faire filer qn□ ;∎ we've got a tail quelqu'un nous file□, nous sommes suivis□∎ he worked his tail off il s'est vraiment décarcassé∎ he's looking for some tail il cherche une femme à se mettre sur le bout3 tailsfamiliar (tailcoat) queue f de pie□2 adverb∎ (of coin) it's tails! (c'est) pile!►► Aviation tail assembly dérive f;tail end (of storm, season, meeting, story) fin f; (of cloth) bout m; (of procession) queue f, fin f;tail feather penne f;Cars tail lamp feu m arrière;tail rotor (of helicopter) fenestron m;Aviation tail section arrière m;∎ a seat in the tail section une place à l'arrièresuivre;∎ she tailed along behind or after us elle traînait derrière nous(sound) s'affaiblir, décroître; (interest, enthusiasm, support) diminuer petit à petit; (book) se terminer en queue de poisson; (competitors in race) s'espacer;∎ his voice tailed slowly away peu à peu sa voix s'affaiblit∎ the line of cars tailed back for 10 miles la file de voitures s'étendait sur 16 km -
2 tail
A n2 ( end piece) (of aircraft, comet, kite) queue f ; at the tail of the procession à la queue du cortège ;3 ○ ( police observer) to put a tail on sb faire filer qn, prendre qn en filature ;4 ○ ( buttocks) postérieur ○ m.I can't make head (n)or tail of this je ne comprends rien du tout à cela ; we couldn't make head or tail of his reply sa réponse n'avait ni queue ni tête ; to be on sb's tail suivre qn de près, talonner ○ qn ; to go off with one's tail between one's legs partir la queue basse ; to turn tail péj tourner les talons pej.■ tail away ( fade) [voice, noise] s'éteindre ; her voice tailed away to a whisper elle a baissé la voix et s'est mise à chuchoter.■ tail back GB to tail back from [traffic jam] remonter de ; to tail back to [traffic jam] s'étirer jusqu'à ; the traffic tails back for miles le bouchon s'étire sur des kilomètres.■ tail off
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