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1 queer
queer [kwɪə(r)]∎ he's a queer fish! c'est un drôle d'individu!;∎ he's got some queer ideas il a de drôles d'idées, il a des idées bizarres;∎ she's a queer-looking person elle a une drôle de tête;∎ she has a queer-sounding name elle a un drôle de nom(b) (suspicious) suspect, louche;∎ there've been some queer goings-on around here il s'est passé des choses bizarres ici∎ he's a bit queer in the head il lui manque une case∎ American pejorative as queer as a three-dollar bill pédé comme un phoque∎ to be in queer street être dans une mauvaise passe2 nounvery familiar (homosexual) pédé m, pédale ffamiliar gâter□, gâcher□ ;∎ British to queer sb's pitch couper l'herbe sous les pieds de qn►► American familiar queer money (counterfeit) fausse monnaie□ f -
2 queer
B adj1 ( strange) étrange, bizarre ;2 ( suspicious) louche, suspect ;to queer sb's pitch contrecarrer les plans de qn ; to be in Queer Street GB être dans une mauvaise passe. -
3 street
A n rue f ; in ou on the street dans la rue ; across ou over GB the street de l'autre côté de la rue ; to go down/go across the street descendre/traverser la rue ; to put ou turn sb out on the street mettre or jeter qn à la rue ; to be on the ou walk the streets [homeless person] être à la rue ; [prostitute] faire le trottoir ; to keep people off the streets éviter que les gens ne se retrouvent à la rue ; to keep trouble off the streets maintenir l'ordre dans la rue ; to take to the streets [population, rioters] descendre dans la rue ; [prostitute] faire le trottoir ; the man in the street l'homme de la rue.B modif1 [accident] de la circulation ; [directory, plan, musician] des rues ;2 [style, drug, culture] de la rue.it's right up my/your street ○ c'est exactement ce qu'il me/vous faut ; they are streets apart GB un abîme les sépare ; to be in Queer Street ○ † GB être dans la panade ◑ ; to be streets ahead of ○ GB être bien meilleur que.
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