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1 poisson
poisson [pwasɔ̃]1. masculine nouna. fish2. compounds► poisson d'avril ! April fool!━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━In France, as in Britain, 1 April is a day for playing practical jokes. The expression poisson d'avril comes from the tradition of pinning or sticking a paper fish on the back of an unsuspecting person, though by extension it can also refer to any form of practical joke played on 1 April.* * *pwasɔ̃nom masculin fishles poissons d'eau douce/de mer — freshwater/saltwater fish [U]
Phrasal Verbs:••essayer de noyer le poisson — (colloq) to fudge the issue
* * *pwasɔ̃1. nmfish gen invJe n'aime pas le poisson. — I don't like fish.
André a pêché deux poissons. — André caught two fish.
prendre du poisson; prendre des poissons — to catch fish
poisson d'avril — April Fool, (= blague) April Fool's day trick
2. poissons nmplPiscesMonique est Poissons. — Monique is Pisces.
* * *poisson nm1 Zool, Culin fish; des poissons fish ou fishes; les poissons d'eau douce/de mer freshwater/saltwater fish; du poisson cru/surgelé raw/frozen fish; manger du poisson to eat fish;(petit) poisson d'argent ( insecte) silverfish; poisson d'avril ( exclamation) April fool; ( blague) April fool's joke; faire un poisson d'avril à qn to make an April fool of sb; poisson cartilagineux cartilaginous fish; poisson électrique electric eel; poisson osseux bony fish; poisson pané breaded fish; ( en bâtonnets) fish fingers; poisson perroquet parrot-fish; poisson rouge goldfish; poisson volant flying fish.être comme un poisson dans l'eau to be in one's element; essayer de noyer le poisson to fudge the issue; petit poisson deviendra grand mighty oaks from little acorns grow; les gros poissons mangent les petits it is the survival of the fittest; ⇒ engueuler.[pwasɔ̃] nom masculinêtre heureux comme un poisson dans l'eau to be as happy as a sandboy (UK) ou as a clam (US) ou as a lark————————poisson d'avril nom masculin1. [farce] April fool2. [papier découpé] cut-out paper fish placed on someone's back as a prank on April 1st -
2 ruisseau
masculine noun( = cours d'eau) stream* * *pl ruisseaux ʀɥiso nom masculin1) ( cours d'eau) stream, brook2) ( flot)ruisseau de larmes/lave — stream of tears/lava
3) (dated) ( caniveau) guttertirer or sortir quelqu'un du ruisseau — fig to pull somebody out of the gutter
* * *ʀɥisoruisseaux pl nm1) (= cours d'eau) stream, fig2) (= caniveau) gutter* * *1 ( cours d'eau) stream, brook;2 ( flot) ruisseau de larmes/lave stream of tears/lava; ruisseau de sang trickle of blood; un ruisseau de larmes coulait le long de ses joues tears streamed down her cheeks;3 ( caniveau) gutter; tomber dans le ruisseau to go to the dogs; rouler dans le ruisseau to wallow in the gutter; tirer or sortir qn du ruisseau to pull sb out of the gutter; être élevé dans le ruisseau to be brought up in the gutter.2. [lit du cours d'eau] bed of a stream3. (littéraire) [torrent] streamles petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières (proverbe) tall oaks from little acorns grow (proverbe)4. [rigole] guttertirer quelqu'un du ruisseau to pull ou to drag somebody out of the gutter
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