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1 sévir
sévir [seviʀ]➭ TABLE 2 intransitive verba. ( = punir) to act ruthlessly• sévir contre [+ personne, abus, pratique] to deal ruthlessly with• si vous continuez, je vais devoir sévir if you carry on, I shall have to deal severely with youb. [virus] to be rife ; [doctrine] to hold sway• est-ce qu'il sévit encore à l'université ? (humorous) do they still let him loose on the students? (inf)* * *seviʀverbe intransitif2) ( causer des ravages) [tempête, guerre] to rage; [épidémie, pauvreté] to be rife; [voyous] to be running wild3) fig [doctrine] to hold sway; [délation] to be rifemon ancien professeur sévit toujours au lycée — hum my former teacher is still pegging away at the school
* * *seviʀ vi1) (= punir) [autorités, professeur] to crack downsévir contre [abus] — to crack down on
2) (= faire des dégâts) [fléau] to rage, to be rampant* * *sévir verb table: finir vi1 ( punir) to clamp down (contre on);2 ( causer des ravages) [tempête, guerre] to rage; [épidémie, pauvreté] to be rife; [voyous] to be running wild; la sécheresse sévit dans le pays drought is ravaging the country;3 fig [doctrine] to hold sway; [délation] to be rife; mon ancien professeur sévit toujours au lycée hum my former teacher is still pegging away at the school.[sevir] verbe intransitif1. [personne]si tu continues à tricher, je vais devoir sévir if you keep on cheating, I'll have to do something about it -
2 cuillère
n. f.1. 'Mitt', 'paw', hand. Serrer la cuillère a quelqu'un: To shake someone's hand.2. En trois coups de cuillère a pot: In two shakes —In a jiffy — Very quickly.3. Ne pas y aller avec le dos de la cuillère (iron.):a To 'lay it on thick', to exaggerate.b To spare no-one's feelings, to act ruthlessly.4. Etre à ramasser à la petite cuillère: To be 'knackered', 'jiggered', to be exhausted.5. Etre aussi argenté qu'une cuillère de bois (joc.): To be 'down on one's uppers', to be 'skint', to be penniless. -
3 main
n. f.1. Avoir la main heureuse: To 'have a knack with things', to be lucky by nature.2. Avoir la main baladeuse: To 'have wandering hands', to have a tendency to 'paw'.3. Avoir un poil dans la main: To be an 'idle git', to be a lazy so-and-so.4. Etre en main (of prostitute): To be with a client.5. Se faire la main: To 'try one's hand at something', to practise.6. Ça fait ma main! It suits me to a T! — That's fine by me!a To make a swoop for, to 'pinch', to steal.b To give a woman a sly stroke on the behind.8. Se prendre en main (joc.): To 'pull one's wire', to masturbate.9. Se prendre par la main: To pluck up courage, to act in a confident manner.10. Ne pas y aller de main morte: To 'make no bones about something', to be ruthlessly frank and aggressive.11. Passer la main dans le dos à quelqu'un: To 'butter up', to flatter someone. Il aime bien se passer la main dans le dos: He likes to pat himself on the back.12. Avoir un enfant de la main gauche: To have an illegitimate child.13. Ne pas se moucher de la main gauche (iron.): To 'fancy oneself', to have no mean opinion of oneself.14. C'est du cousu main: It's done to a turn—It's perfectly done.15. Passer la main:a To 'give in', to let someone else handle things.b To 'let things ride', to be amenable.16. La main de ma sœur dans la culotte d'un zouave: This jocular catch phrase has no specific meaning, but implies that whatever has been said or done is highly ridiculous.
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