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1 cuiller
= cuillère kɥijɛʀ nom féminin1) ( pour manger) spoon; ( contenu) spoonfulpetite cuiller — ≈ teaspoon
2) Musique spoon3) ( pour pêcher) spoon•Phrasal Verbs:••il n'y va pas avec le dos de la cuiller — (colloq) ( en parlant) he doesn't pull his punches; ( en agissant) he doesn't do things by halves
faire quelque chose en deux or trois coups de cuiller à pot — to do something in two shakes of a lamb's tail (colloq)
* * *1) (= ustensile) spoonla cuiller de bois; la cuiller en bois fig (= dernière place) — the wooden spoon
2) CUISINE (= cuillerée) spoon, spoonfulune cuiller à café de qch — a teaspoon of sth, a teaspoonful of sth
une cuiller à soupe de qch — a tablespoon of sth, a tablespoonful of sth
* * *cuiller, cuillère nf1 ( pour manger) spoon; ( contenu) spoonful; petite cuiller ≈ teaspoon; cuiller en bois wooden spoon; une cuiller de sucre a spoonful of sugar; ⇒ serrer;2 Mus spoon; jouer des cuillers to play the spoons;3 Pêche spoon; pêche à la cuiller spoonbait fishing;cuiller à café ≈ teaspoon; ( très petite) coffee spoon; cuiller à dessert dessertspoon; cuiller à soupe soupspoon; ( pour mesurer) ≈ tablespoon; une cuiller à soupe d'huile a tablespoon ou tablespoonful of oil; cuiller tournante spinner.il n'y va pas avec le dos de la cuiller○ ( en parlant) he doesn't pull his punches; ( en agissant) he doesn't do things by halves; on l'a ramassée à la petite cuiller○ they had to scrape her up off the road; je suis à ramasser à la petite cuiller○ I'm knackered○ GB ou pooped○; faire qch en deux or trois coups de cuiller à pot to do sth in two shakes of a lamb's tail○. -
2 cuillère [[t]kɥijɛʀ[/t]] nf
1) (= ustensile) spoonla cuiller de bois; la cuiller en bois fig (= dernière place) — the wooden spoon
2) CUISINE (= cuillerée) spoon, spoonfulune cuiller à café de qch — a teaspoon of sth, a teaspoonful of sth
une cuiller à soupe de qch — a tablespoon of sth, a tablespoonful of sth
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3 lanterne
lanterne [lɑ̃tεʀn]feminine noun* * *lɑ̃tɛʀn1) ( lampe) lantern2) Automobile ( feu de position) sidelight GB, parking light US••éclairer la lanterne de quelqu'un — to enlighten somebody ( sur quelque chose about something)
* * *lɑ̃tɛʀn nf1) (portable) lantern2) (électrique) light, lamp3) [voiture] (side)light4) fig* * *lanterne nf3 Archit lantern;4 ○( personne lente) slowcoach○.être la lanterne rouge to bring up the rear; notre entreprise est la lanterne rouge de la région our company is bringing up the rear in the region; éclairer la lanterne de qn to enlighten sb (sur qch about sth); à la lanterne! hang ’m high![lɑ̃tɛrn] nom féminin1. [lampe] lanternlanterne sourde/vénitienne dark/Chinese lantern4. PHOTOGRAPHIE————————lanternes nom féminin pluriellanterne rouge nom féminin1. RAIL rear ou tail light2. (locution)a. [généralement] to bring up the rearb. SPORT [dans une course] to come (in) lastc. [équipe] to get the wooden spoond. [à l'école] to be bottom of the class -
4 lanterne
n. f.1. Window.2. (pl.): 'Glims', 'lamps', eyes. Ouvre un peu tes lanternes! For Pete's sake keep your eyes on what you're doing!3. 'Bread- basket', 'belly', stomach. S'en fourrer (also: s'en mettre) plein la lanterne: To 'have a good blow-out', to have a right good tuck-in, to eat heartily.4. Lanterne rouge (Professional cyclists' slang): Booby-prize tag awarded (in the same spirit as the 'wooden spoon') to the cyclist who is last overall in a major 'stages' race.
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