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1 encroûter
(colloq): s'encroûter ɑ̃kʀute verbe pronominal [personne] to get in a rut* * *encroûter○: s'encroûter verb table: aimer vpr [personne] to get in a rut; il est complètement encroûté dans ses habitudes he's very set in his ways.[ɑ̃krute] verbe transitif2. [rendre routinier] to get stuck in a rut3. (familier) [abêtir] to turn into a vegetable————————s'encroûter verbe pronominal intransitif1. [s'encrasser - vêtement] to become encrusted ; [ - bouilloire] to scale ou to fur up2. (familier) [devenir routinier] to be in a rut -
2 confiné
confiné, e [kɔ̃fine]adjective[atmosphère] enclosed ; [air] stale* * *confinée kɔ̃fine adjectif1) ( enfermé)2) [atmosphère] lit, fig stuffy; [air] stale3) [espace] confined, restricted* * *kɔ̃fine adj confiné, -e(atmosphère) confined, (air) stale* * *A pp ⇒ confiner.B pp adj1 ( enfermé) confiné dans une pièce confined to a room; esprit confiné dans la routine mind stuck in a rut;3 ( limité) [espace] confined, restricted.[air] stale[atmosphère] stuffy -
3 encroûté
a. [dans ses préjugés] to be a fuddy-duddy ou stick-in-the-mudb. [dans sa routine] to be stuck in a rut————————1. [personne ayant des préjugés]un vieil encroûté an old fuddy-duddy ou stick-in-the-mud2. [personne routinière] -
4 routinier
routinier, -ière [ʀutinje, jεʀ]adjective[procédé, travail, vie] routine ; [personne] routine-minded* * *- ière ʀutinje, ɛʀ adjectif [personne] set in one's ways (jamais épith); [esprit, méthode, travail, vie] routine (épith)* * *ʀutinje, jɛʀ adj (-ière)péjoratif1) (travail) humdrum2) (personne) set in one's ways* * *A adj [personne] set in one's ways ( jamais épith), stuck in a rut ( jamais épith); [esprit, méthode, travail, vie] routine ( épith); il est trop routinier he is too set in his ways.B nm,f creature of habit.( féminin routinière) [rutinje, ɛr] adjectif[vérification, méthode] routine (avant nom)————————, routinière [rutinje, ɛr] nom masculin, nom féminin -
5 vape
n. f.a To feel 'woozy', to feel faint (usually through excessive drinking).b To be stuck in a 'rut of bad luck'. V'là quinze jours qu'on est en pleine vape! The last fortnight's been a catalogue of disasters!
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be stuck in a rut — be (stuck) in a rut to do the same things all the time so that you become bored, or to be in a situation where it is impossible to make progress. At forty my life was in a rut, so I gave up work and travelled to India. It s clear the economy is… … New idioms dictionary
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rut — [ rʌt ] noun 1. ) count usually singular a situation that is boring and difficult to change: be (stuck) in a rut: If you re in a rut, change jobs. 2. ) count a deep narrow mark in the ground made by a wheel: I had to walk in frozen ruts in the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Rut (roads) — A rut is a depression or groove worn into a road or path by the travel of wheels or skis or by erosion from flowing water. In cold climate areas, such as Scandinavia, studded tires cause significant road surface wear in terms of rutting. Ruts can … Wikipedia
rut — noun 1 (C) a deep narrow track left in soft ground by a wheel 2 in a rut living or working in a situation that never changes, so that you feel bored: be stuck in a rut: I was stuck in a rut, and decided to look for a new job. 3 the rut technical… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rut — UK [rʌt] / US noun Word forms rut : singular rut plural ruts 1) [countable, usually singular] a situation that is boring and difficult to change be (stuck) in a rut: If you re in a rut, change jobs. 2) [countable] a deep narrow mark in the ground … English dictionary
rut — noun 1) the car bumped across the ruts Syn: furrow, groove, trough, ditch, hollow, pothole, crater 2) he was stuck in a rut Syn: boring routine, humdrum existence, habit, dead end … Thesaurus of popular words
rut — [[t]rʌ̱t[/t]] ruts 1) N COUNT: usu sing, usu in a N (disapproval) If you say that someone is in a rut, you disapprove of the fact that they have become fixed in their way of thinking and doing things, and find it difficult to change. You can also … English dictionary
be in a rut — be (stuck) in a rut to do the same things all the time so that you become bored, or to be in a situation where it is impossible to make progress. At forty my life was in a rut, so I gave up work and travelled to India. It s clear the economy is… … New idioms dictionary
get in a rut — get in/into a rut be (stuck) in a rut to do the same things all the time so that you become bored, or to be in a situation where it is impossible to make progress. When you have to cook dinner every night it s easy to get into a rut … New idioms dictionary
get into a rut — get in/into a rut be (stuck) in a rut to do the same things all the time so that you become bored, or to be in a situation where it is impossible to make progress. When you have to cook dinner every night it s easy to get into a rut … New idioms dictionary