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1 queue
queue [kø]1. feminine nouna. [d'animal, avion, comète, lettre, note] tail ; [de classement] bottom ; [de casserole, poêle] handle ; [de feuille, fruit, de fleur] stalk ; [de colonne, train] rearc. ( = pénis) (vulg!) cock (vulg!)• à la queue leu leu [arriver, marcher] in single file2. compounds* * *kø1) Zoologie tail3) ( manche) (de casserole, poêle) handle4) ( de billard) cue5) ( partie terminale) (d'animal, avion, de cerf-volant) tail; (de cortège, procession) tail(-end); ( de train) rear, back6) ( dans un classement)ils arrivent en queue (de peloton) des grandes entreprises — they come at the bottom of the league table of companies
7) ( file d'attente) queue GB, line USfaire la queue — to stand in a queue GB, to stand in line US
à la queue! — go to the back of the queue GB ou line US
••une histoire sans queue ni tête — (colloq) a cock and bull story
ce film n'a ni queue ni tête — (colloq) you can't make head or tail of this film
il n'y en avait pas la queue d'un(e) — (colloq) there were none to be seen
finir en queue de poisson — to fizzle out, to peter out
* * *kø nf1) [animal] tailLe chien a agité la queue. — The dog wagged its tail.
2) [fruit, feuille] stalk3) [poêle] handle4) [train, colonne] rear5) fig, [classement] bottom6) (= file d'attente) queue Grande-Bretagne line USAfaire la queue — to queue Grande-Bretagne to queue up Grande-Bretagne to line up USA
se mettre à la queue — to join the queue Grande-Bretagne to join the line USA
à la queue leu leu — in single file, (un par un) one after the other
7) ** (= pénis) prick ** * *queue nf1 Zool tail;3 ( manche) (de casserole, poêle) handle;4 ( de billard) cue;5 ( partie terminale) (d'animal, avion, de cerf-volant) tail; (de cortège, procession) tail(-end); ( de train) rear, back; les wagons de queue the rear carriages GB ou cars US; monter en queue de train to get on at the rear ou back of the train;6 ( dans un classement) queue de classe bottom of the class; ce pays est en queue des pays industrialisés this country is lagging behind other industrialized nations, this country is at the bottom of the league of industrialized nations ; ils arrivent en queue de peloton des grandes entreprises européennes they come at the bottom of the league table of European companies;7 ( file d'attente) queue GB, line US; faire la queue to stand in a queue GB, to stand in line US; se mettre à la queue to join the queue GB, to get in line US; à la queue! go to the back of the queue GB ou line US; il y avait 200 mètres de queue there was a 200-metreGB queue GB ou line US; j'ai fait deux heures de queue I queued GB or stood in line US for two hours;9 ●( pénis) cock●, prick●.une histoire sans queue ni tête a cock and bull story; ce film n'a ni queue ni tête you can't make head or tail of this film; la queue basse or entre les jambes○ with one's tail between one's legs; il n'y en avait pas la queue d'un(e)○ there were none to be seen, there wasn't a trace of one; faire une queue de poisson à qn Aut to cut in front of sb; finir or se terminer en queue de poisson to fizzle out, to peter out.[kø] nom fémininil est parti la queue basse (familier) ou entre les jambes (familier) he left with his tail between his legs3. [extrémité - d'une poêle] handle ; [ - d'un avion, d'une comète, d'un cerf-volant] tail ; [ - d'une étoile filante] trail ; [ - d'un cortège] back, tail (end) ; [ - d'un orage, d'un tourbillon] tail (end) ; [ - d'une procession, d'un train] rearpas la queue d'un (familier) ou d'une (familier) : on pourrait prendre un taxi — je n'en ai pas encore vu la queue d'un (familier & familier) we could get a taxi — I haven't seen hide nor hair of one yetn'avoir ni queue ni tête: ce que tu dis n'a ni queue ni tête you make no sense at all, you're talking nonsensela pièce n'avait ni queue ni tête you couldn't make head or ou nor tail of the play4. [dans un classement] bottomêtre à la queue de la classe/du championnat to be at the bottom of the class/league7. JEUX8. CONSTRUCTION [d'une marche] tail[d'une pierre] (inner) tail[d'une note de musique] stemà la queue leu leu locution adverbialein single ou Indian file -
2 peloton
peloton [p(ə)lɔtɔ̃]masculine noun[de pompiers, gendarmes] squad• être dans le peloton de tête (Sport) to be up with the leaders ; (en classe) to be among the top few ; [pays, entreprise] to be one of the front runners* * *p(ə)lɔtɔ̃nom masculin1) ( de laine) ball2) Armée platoon3) ( en cyclisme) packdans le peloton de tête — Sport in the leading pack; fig [entreprise] up among the leaders
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *p(ə)lɔtɔ̃ nm1) [pompiers, gendarmes] squad2) SPORT, [cyclistes, coureurs] packêtre dans le peloton de tête; se situer dans le peloton de tête fig — to be among the front runners
3) [laine] ball* * *peloton nm1 Tex ball; un peloton de laine/ficelle a ball of string/wool;2 Mil platoon;3 ( en cyclisme) pack; se détacher du peloton to get clear of the pack; dans le peloton de tête Sport in the leading pack; fig [entreprise] up among the leaders; être en tête de peloton to be leading the pack, to be at the front of the pack; en queue de peloton Sport at the back of the pack; fig lagging behind.peloton d'exécution firing squad; peloton d'instruction ≈ NCO training; faire or suivre le peloton ≈ to undergo NCO training.[pəlɔtɔ̃] nom masculin[unité] squadsuivre ou faire le peloton (d'instruction) to attend the training unit3. [de coton, de laine] small ball
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