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1 quatre
quatre [katʀ]a. four• dire à qn ses quatre vérités to tell sb a few plain or home truths• je n'ai pas quatre bras ! (inf) I've only got one pair of hands!* * *katʀadjectif invariable, pronom, nom masculin invariable four••dire ses quatre vérités (colloq) à quelqu'un — to tell somebody a few home truths
je vais leur parler entre quatre yeux or quat'zyeux — (colloq) I'm going to talk to them face to face
monter/descendre (un escalier) quatre à quatre — to go up/to go down the stairs four at a time
être entre quatre planches — (colloq) to be six feet under
* * *katʀ1. num1) MATHÉMATIQUE fourIl est quatre heures du matin. — It's four in the morning.
Il a quatre ans. — He's four., He's four years old.
Il est né le quatre février. — He was born on the fourth of February.
quatre à quatre [monter, descendre] — four at a time
Todd a fait les quatre cents coups dans sa jeunesse. — Todd was a bit wild in his youth.
2. nm* * *dire à qn ses quatre vérités to tell sb a few home truths; faire les quatre volontés de qn to give in to sb's every whim; être tiré à quatre épingles to be dressed up to the nines○; manger comme quatre to eat like a horse; ne pas y aller par quatre chemins not to beat about the bush; ils se sont dispersés aux quatre vents they scattered to the four winds; je vais leur parler entre quatre yeux or quat'zyeux○ I'm going to talk to them face to face; monter/descendre (un escalier) quatre à quatre to go up/down the stairs four at a time; être entre quatre planches to be six feet under.[katr] déterminant1. fourvoir aussi link=cinq cinq2. AUTOMOBILE4 x 4 → link=quatre-quatre quatre-quatre3. (locution)il lui fallait se tenir à quatre pour ne pas rire/parler he had to bite his lip not to laugh/to bite his tongue not to speakfaire les quatre cents coups: il a fait les quatre cents coups dans sa jeunesse he sowed his wild oats when he was youngil n'y est pas allé par quatre chemins he came straight to the point ou didn't beat about the bushjouer aux quatre coins JEUXto run from one corner of a room to another trying to reach a corner before the player standing in the middleêtre tiré à quatre épingles to be immaculately dressed ou dressed to the ninesse mettre en quatre pour quelqu'un to go to no end of trouble ou to bend over backwards for somebody————————[katr] nom masculin invariable1. [nombre] fourà quatre mains MUSIQUE locution adjectivaleà quatre mains MUSIQUE locution adverbialeà quatre pattes locution adverbiale————————comme quatre locution adverbialeboire/manger/parler comme quatre to eat/to drink/to talk a lot -
2 trèfle
trèfle [tʀεfl]masculine nouna. ( = plante) clover• le trèfle ( = emblème de l'Irlande) the shamrock* * *tʀɛflnom masculin1) Botanique clover3) (colloq) ( argent) dough (colloq), bread (colloq)4) ( symbole de l'Irlande) shamrock* * *tʀɛfl nm1) BOTANIQUE clover* * *trèfle nm2 Jeux ( carte) club; ( couleur) clubs (pl); la dame/le dix de trèfle the Queen/the ten of clubs; jouer trèfle to play clubs; avoir du trèfle to be holding clubs;3 Aut échangeur en trèfle cloverleaf junction;4 Archit trefoil;5 ○( argent) dough○, bread○;6 ( symbole de l'Irlande) shamrock.trèfle blanc white clover; trèfle incarnat crimson clover; trèfle des prés red clover; trèfle rampant = trèfle blanc; trèfle rouge = trèfle des prés.[trɛfl] nom masculin4. [emblème irlandais] shamrock -
3 atout
atout [atu]masculine nounb. ( = avantage) asset ; ( = carte maîtresse) trump card* * *atunom masculin* * *atu nmJ'avais quatre atouts dans mon jeu. — I had four trump cards in my hand.
"atout pique" — "spades are trumps"
"atout trèfle" — "clubs are trumps"
L'atout principal de ce joueur, c'est sa vitesse. — This player's main asset is his speed.
Il a sorti son atout. — He played his trump card.
atout maître; atout clé — trump card
* * *atout nm1 Jeux ( carte) trump; ( couleur) trumps (pl); le valet/dix d'atout the jack/ten of trumps; atout maître master trump; c'est atout cœur hearts are trumps; avoir de l'atout to have trumps ou trump cards; jouer atout to play a trump; ( en début de partie) to lead trumps; deux sans atout two no trumps;2 fig ( avantage) asset; ( avantage sur les autres) trump card; ton principal atout, c'est ton charme your greatest asset is your charm; jouer son atout/son dernier atout to play one's trump card/one's last card; atout supplémentaire additional advantage; avoir tous les atouts en main or dans son jeu to hold all the aces; avoir un atout en réserve to have an ace up one's sleeve; mettre tous les atouts dans son jeu to leave nothing to chance.atout sec singleton trump.[atu] nom masculinb. [en ouvrant le jeu] to lead trump ou trumpsil a tous les atouts dans son jeu ou en main he has all the trumps ou all the winning cards
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