-
1 testicule
-
2 testicule
-
3 couille
couille (vulg!) [kuj]feminine nouna. ( = testicule) ball (vulg!)* * *couille● nf2 ( problème) cock-up◑ GB, fuck-up●.couille molle wimp○.(vulgaire) [kuj] nom féminincasser ou peler les couilles à quelqu'un to get on somebody's tits (très familier & UK), to break somebody's balls (US)3. [personne] -
4 couille
n. f.1. 'Bollock', testicle.2. Avoir des couilles au cul: To be 'spunky', 'gutsy', to have courage.3. Couille molle: 'Sap', 'drip', insignificant person.4. Partir en couille: To 'go to pot', to neglect oneself.5. C'est de la couille en barre! (iron.): It's a load of balls! — What a load of rubbish! -
5 coup
n. m. When one takes a broad look at the word coup, it soon becomes obvious that its many diverse uses and combined expressions come under three main categories.(A): Blow (in the literal and figurative).1. En venir aux coups: To come to blows.2. Coup de boule: 'Head-butt', blow inflicted with the head in opponent's belly.3. Le coup du lapin: Blow on the back of the neck.4. Coup de Jarnac: Treacherous blow, disloyal attack.5. Le coup du père François: Strangulation.6. Coup de Trafalgar: Disastrous turn of events.7. Coup de châsse: 'Quick butchers', peep, quick look.8. Coup de filet: Dragnet, police raid.10. Coup de torchon: 'Barney', heated argument.11. Tirer un coup: To fuck, to 'screw', to have intercourse. Coup de Bourse (joc.): Intercourse. (The pun here is on the word Bourse meaning both the Stock Exchange and testicle; the standard non-colloquial expression denotes a successful flutter on the Stock Exchange.)12. Coup de fil: 'Buzz', 'ring', telephone call.13. Coup dur: Serious setback. La vie pour lui a été une succession de coups durs: It's just been one blow after another for him all his life.15. Faire les quatre cents coups: To 'burn the candle at both ends', to lead a fast life.(B): Dose, measure, quantity.1. Boire un coup: To have a drink.2. En avoir un coup (also: avoir un coup dans l'aile): To be 'squiffy', 'tipsy', to be slightly drunk.3. En mettre un coup (of work): To 'do one's darnedest', to 'put one's back into it', to make an extra effort.4. Tenir le coup: To stand the pace, to weather the storm. Il n'a qu'à tenir le coup comme les autres: He'll just have to grin and bear it like the rest of us.5. Faire quelque chose en trois coups de cuiller a pot: To do something 'in two shakes of a lamb's tail', double-quick.6. Ne pas en ficher un coup: To do 'fuck-all', to be darned lazy.7. Coup de pot: Stroke of luck.8. Prendre un coup de vieux: To age considerably over a short period of time.9. Coup de fusil (at restaurant): Exorbitant bill. On a eu droit à un de ces coups de fusil carabinés: The bill we got looked like the balance of payments deficit!10. Coup de pouce: Help, assistance. Donner un coup de pouce a quelqu'un: To give someone a shove in the right direction. (C): Knack, trick.11. Avoir le coup: To have the knack. Il a le coup pour draguer les nanas! He certainly knows how to pull the birds!12. Etre au coup: To 'know the score', to 'know the ropes', to be familiar with the workings of something.13. Etre dans le coup: To be 'in on something', to be involved in something.14. Expliquer le coup (to accomplices): To divulge the plan.15. Faire le coup a quelqu'un: To play the trick on someone. Il m'a fait le coup du 'portefeuille dans l'autre veston': He got money out of me with that age-old 'I forgot my wallet' dodge.16. Monter un coup: To engineer a confidence trick. On a monté un coup fumant: That con was a cracker!17. Coup d'arnac: Fraud, swindle.18. Le coup classique: That old, old trick.19. Coup fourré: 'Major cock-up', big blunder.
См. также в других словарях:
Testicle — Tes ti*cle, n. [L. testiculus, dim. of testis a testicle, probably the same word as testis a witness, as being a witness to manhood. Cf. {Test} a witness.] (Anat.) One of the essential male genital glands which secrete the semen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
testicle — 1590s, alteration of testicule (early 15c.), from L. testiculus, dim. of testis testicle (see TESTIS (Cf. testis)). The O.E. was herþan, probably originally leather bag (Cf. heorþa deer skin ). The commonest slang terms for them in other… … Etymology dictionary
testicle — ► NOUN ▪ either of the two oval organs that produce sperm in male mammals, enclosed in the scrotum behind the penis. DERIVATIVES testicular adjective. ORIGIN Latin testiculus, from testis a witness (from the idea of a testicle being a ‘witness’… … English terms dictionary
testicle — [tes′ti kəl] n. [L testiculus, dim. of testis, testicle, lit., witness: see TESTIFY] either of two oval sex glands in the male that are suspended in the scrotum and secrete spermatozoa; testis testicular [tes′tik′yo͞o lər] adj … English World dictionary
Testicle — Diagram of male (human) testicles … Wikipedia
testicle — n. an undescended testicle * * * an undescended testicle … Combinatory dictionary
testicle — UK [ˈtestɪk(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms testicle : singular testicle plural testicles one of two round male sex organs that hang in a bag of skin behind the penis … English dictionary
testicle — tes|ti|cle [ˈtestıkəl] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: testiculus small testicle , from testis; TESTIS] one of the two round organs that produce ↑sperm in a male, that are enclosed in a bag of skin behind and below the ↑penis >testicular… … Dictionary of contemporary English
testicle — n. male reproductive gland. ♦ testicular, a. ♦ testiculate, a. like a testicle in shape … Dictionary of difficult words
Testicle cuff — A testicle cuff is a ring shaped device around the scrotum between the body and the testicles such that when closed it does not allow the testicles to pass through it. A common type has two connected cuffs; one for the scrotum and one for the… … Wikipedia
testicle — noun Etymology: Middle English testicule, from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis Date: 15th century testis; especially one of a higher mammal usually with its enclosing structures • testicular adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary