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1 cloque
cloque [klɔk]feminine noun[de peau, peinture] blister• être en cloque (inf!) to be pregnant* * *klɔknom féminin (sur la peau, de la peinture) blister••être en cloque — (sl) to be up the spout (colloq) GB, to be knocked up (sl), to be pregnant
* * *klɔk nf* * *cloque nf1 ( sur la peau) blister;2 (sur du papier, de la peinture) blister;3 Hort peach leaf curl.être en cloque◑ to be up the spout○ GB, to be knocked up◑, to be pregnant.[klɔk] nom féminin3. (très familier & locution) -
2 cloqué
cloque [klɔk]feminine noun[de peau, peinture] blister• être en cloque (inf!) to be pregnant* * *klɔknom féminin (sur la peau, de la peinture) blister••être en cloque — (sl) to be up the spout (colloq) GB, to be knocked up (sl), to be pregnant
* * *klɔk nf* * *cloque nf1 ( sur la peau) blister;2 (sur du papier, de la peinture) blister;3 Hort peach leaf curl.être en cloque◑ to be up the spout○ GB, to be knocked up◑, to be pregnant.seersucker (modificateur) -
3 fichu
• fichu téléphone ! that damn phone! (inf)c. ( = habillé) regarde comme il est fichu ! look at the way he's dressed!d. ( = bâti) elle est bien fichue she's got a nice body• c'est bien fichu, cette table pliante that folding table is well designede. être mal fichu or pas bien fichu [malade] to feel rotten (inf)f. ( = capable) il est fichu d'y aller, tel que je le connais knowing him he's quite capable of going* * *fiʃy
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(colloq) participe passé ficher 1. 3, 4, 5, 2. 2, 3, 4
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(colloq) adjectif1) ( détestable) (before n) [temps] rotten (colloq); [pluie] dreadful; [voiture, télévision] damned (colloq), blasted (colloq); [caractère] nasty; [métier] rotten (colloq)2) ( condamné) [personne] done for (colloq); (usé, cassé) [vêtements, véhicule, machine] done for (colloq)3) ( fait)être bien fichu — [femme] to be shapely; [homme] to be well built
être bien/mal fichu — ( conçu) [dispositif] to be well/badly designed; [appartement] to be well/badly laid out; [vêtement] to be well made/badly cut
être mal fichu — ( malade) to feel lousy (colloq)
4) ( considérable)une fichue différence — a heck (colloq) of a difference
5) ( capable)
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* * *fiʃy fichu, -e1. pp*See:2. adj *1) (= fini, inutilisable)Son stylo a fui dans sa poche et son veston est fichu. — His pen leaked in his pocket and his jacket has had it.
2) (intensif: avant le nom) wretched * darned *Avec cette fichue neige toute les routes sont bloquées. — All the roads are blocked with this wretched snow., All the roads are blocked with this darned snow.
3) (= capable)4) (locutions)Il était trop mal fichu pour venir à l'entraînement ce soir. — He was feeling too lousy to come to training tonight., (chose) useless
3. nm(= foulard) scarf, headscarf* * *A ○pp ⇒ ficher A 3, 4, 5, B 2, 3, 4.B ○pp adj1 ( détestable) (before n) [temps] rotten○; [pluie] dreadful; [voiture, télévision] flaming GB, damned○, blasted○ ( épith); [caractère] nasty; [métier] rotten○; ce fichu gamin ne veut rien apprendre this damn○ kid just doesn't want to learn; c'est à cause de ma fichue maladresse! it's because I'm so damned○ clumsy!;2 ( condamné) [personne, chaussures, vêtements, véhicule, machine] done for; s'il m'interroge je suis fichue if he asks me any questions, I'm done for ou sunk○; c'est fichu maintenant, c'est trop tard! it's no good now, it's too late!; s'il pleut c'est fichu if it rains that's the end of that; c'est la troisième ampoule de fichue that's the third bulb that's gone ou blown out US;3 ( fait) comment c'est fichu ce truc? how's this thing put together ou made?; être bien fichu [femme] to be shapely; [homme] to be well built; [mécanisme, dispositif] to be well designed; [appartement] to be well laid out; [vêtement] to be well made; [atlas, dictionnaire] to be well laid out; être mal fichu ( malade) [personne] to feel lousy○; ( mal conçu) [mécanisme, dispositif] to be badly designed; [appartement] to be badly laid out; [vêtement] to be badly cut; [atlas, dictionnaire] to be badly laid out; ce logiciel est très mal fichu this software is really badly designed;4 ( considérable) une fichue différence a heck○ of a difference;5 ( capable) être fichu de faire to be quite capable of doing; elle est fichue de réussir ses examens she's quite capable of passing her exams; il n'est pas fichu d'écrire une lettre he can't even write a letter.C nm shawl; avoir un fichu sur les épaules to have a shawl around one's shoulders.I1. [perdu]3. (avant le nom) [important]4. [capable]fichu de: il n'est même pas fichu de prendre un message correctement he can't even take a message properly5. (locution)II[fiʃy] nom masculin -
4 chou
I.n. m.1. 'Bean', 'bonce', head. Je vois lui rentrer dans le chou! I'm going to knock his block off! En avoir ras le chou: To be 'fed-up to here', to be 'fed-up to the back teeth', to be sick and tired of something. Se creuser le chou: To rack one's brains. Ne rien avoir dans le chou: To have nothing up-top. Ça m'est sorti du chou: I clean forgot! — It slipped my mind! Se monter le chou:a To 'kid oneself', to delude oneself.b To 'get into a lather', to work oneself into a frenzy.2. Feuilles de chou: 'Flappers', 'flaps', ears. Ouvre tes feuilles de chou! Pin back your lug-holes! — Now listen carefully!3. Aller planter ses choux: To opt out and retire from the rat-race.4. Planter un chou (of train): To break down in the middle of nowhere.5. Sauter sur le chou à quelqu'un: To pounce on someone.a To be 'in a fix', to be in a difficult situation. Ton projet, il est dans les choux: That idea of yours is up the spout! Grâce à toi, je suis dans les choux! A fine mess you've got me into!b (Horse racing): To be trailing with the tailenders, to be amongst the last past the post.7. Chou pour chou: Word for word, verbatim. J'ai eu droit à son histoire trois fois, chou pour chou! He inflicted three carbon-copy narrations of the story on me!8. C'est bête comme chou: It's as easy as pie—It couldn't be simpler.9. Faire chou blanc: To 'draw a blank', to be unsuccessful.10. En faire ses choux gras: To 'make a good thing of it', to do well out of something.11. Faites-en des choux raves! You do what you like with it, it's no skin off my nose!12. Mon chou (term of endearment): My lovey-dovey My pet—My darling.II.adj. 'Divine', absolutely marvellous. Son appartement est d'un chou! She's got the most gorgeous little flat! -
5 chou
1. masculine nouna. ( = légume) cabbageb. ( = gâteau) choux bunc. ( = forme d'adresse) darling• être dans les choux [projet] to be up the spout (inf) (Brit) to be a write-off ; (Sport) to be right out of the running ; [candidat] to have had it2. compounds* * *pl choux ʃu nom masculin1) ( légume) cabbagechou farci — stuffed cabbage; chèvre II
2) ( pâtisserie) choux bun GB, pastry shell US3) (colloq) ( personne aimable) dear•Phrasal Verbs:••bête comme chou — (colloq) really easy
faire chou blanc — (colloq) to draw a blank
faire ses choux gras de quelque chose — (colloq) to use something to one's advantage
être dans les choux — (colloq) to bring up the rear
rentrer dans le chou (colloq) de quelqu'un — ( physiquement) to beat somebody up; ( oralement) to give somebody a piece of one's mind
* * *ʃu choux pl1. nm1) (= légume) cabbagemon petit chou — sweetheart, my sweetheart
feuille de chou fig (= journal) — rag
2. adj inv* * *B nm1 ( légume) cabbage; soupe aux choux cabbage soup; chou farci stuffed cabbage; ⇒ chèvre, oreille, palmiste;3 ( personne aimable) dear; ferme la porte tu seras un chou be a dear and close the door; tu es un chou you're a little darling.chou de Bruxelles Brussels sprout; chou à la crème cream puff; chou rave kohlrabi; chou rouge red cabbage; chou vert green cabbage.bête comme chou really easy; faire chou blanc○ to draw a blank; faire ses choux gras de qch○ to use sth to one's advantage; être dans les choux○ to bring up the rear; aller planter ses choux○ to go and live in the country; aller planter ses choux ailleurs to go to pastures new; rentrer dans le chou○ de qn ( physiquement) to beat sb up; ( verbalement) to give sb a piece of one's mind.I, choute [ʃu, ʃut] nom masculin, nom féminina. [en demandant un service] there's a dearb. [pour remercier] you're so kind, you're an absolute darling[mignon] cuteII( pluriel masculin choux) [ʃu] nom masculin1. BOTANIQUE2. CUISINE4. (familier & locution)avec cette pluie, son barbecue est dans les choux it's curtains for his barbecue in this rainfaire chou blanc to draw a blank, to be out of lucka. [en voiture] to slam into somebodyb. [agresser] to go for somebody -
6 théière
n. f.1. 'Bean', 'bonce', head (probably because the spout is seen as the nose).2. 'Cottage', urinal where homosexuals congregate. -
7 gargoulette
gargoulette nf (earthenware) water jug GB, water pitcher US; boire à la gargoulette to drink from a jug without letting one's lips touch the spout. -
8 gabegie
n. f.1. 'Tangle', muddle, mess. Quelle gabegie depuis qu'on est sans secrétaire! We're really up the spout without a secretary!2. Criminal waste (through mismanagement). Quelle gabegie! What a wicked waste!3. 'Dirty work', 'foul play', trickery. -
9 enfiler
enfiler [ɑ̃file]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ aiguille, perles] to threadb. [+ vêtement] to put on2. reflexive verb* * *ɑ̃file
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1) ( mettre) to slip on2) to thread [aiguille]3) ( entrer dans) to take [rue]4) ( dire) pej to spout [phrases]
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s'enfiler verbe pronominal1) (colloq) ( avaler) to guzzle down; fig to devour2) (colloq) ( faire) to get landed (colloq) with [corvée]* * *ɑ̃file vt1) [vêtement]enfiler qch [gants, chaussettes, collant] — to slip sth on, [veste, slip] to slip sth on, to slip into sth
J'ai rapidement enfilé un pull avant de sortir. — I slipped on a sweater before going out.
2) (= insérer)3) [rue, couloir] to take4) [perles] to string5) [aiguille] to threadJ'ai du mal à enfiler cette aiguille. — I am having difficulty threading this needle.
* * *enfiler verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( mettre) to slip on; enfiler un pull à qn to slip a pullover on sb; enfiler des bracelets to slip on some bracelets;2 to thread [aiguille]; enfiler qch sur to thread sth onto;3 ( entrer dans) to take [couloir, rue];5 ●( forniquer avec) to screw●.B s'enfiler vpr2 ○( faire) to get landed○ with [corvée];[ɑ̃file] verbe transitif1. [faire passer]2. [disposer - sur un fil] to thread ou to string (on) (separable) ; [ - sur une tige] to slip on (separable)————————s'enfiler verbe pronominal intransitif————————s'enfiler verbe pronominal transitif1. [avaler - boisson] to knock back, to put away ; [ - nourriture] to guzzle, to gobble up (separable), to put away (separable)2. [faire - corvée] to get through (inseparable) -
10 jus
n. m.1. Water.a Rain (also: jus de parapluie). Qu'est-ce qu'il tombé comme jus! It ain't half raining!b 'The drink', 'the soup' (the sea, a lake, a river). Tomber au jus: To fall overboard. Tout le monde au jus! Let's all have a swim!2. Coffee. Siroter un jus: To sip a quiet cup of coffee. Jus de chaussette: Bitter and nasty coffee. Jus de chapeau: Watery coffee.3. 'Juice', 'gas', petrol. Donner du jus: To 'step on it', to open the throttle. Aller plein jus: To 'belt along', to bomb along.5. 'Spunk', sperm. Lächer le jus: To 'juice off', to ejaculate.6. Avoir du jus de navet dans les veines: To be 'spunkless', 'spineless', to be weak-willed.7. Laisser mijoter (also: mariner) quelqu'un dans son jus: To 'let someone stew in his own juice', to let someone sweat it out (of the mess he got himself into).8. Y mettre du jus: To put some vim (and zest) into it, to 'pull out all the stops', to try one's darnedest.9. Lengthy 'blurb', verbose text. Se noyer dans le jus (sch.): To waffle on and on.10. Long-winded speech, lengthy allocution. Dévider un jus: To spout at length.11. Valoir le jus: To be worth-while. Ça vaut le jus, je t'assure! I can tell you it's well worth it!12. C'est le même jus: It's six of one and half a dozen of the other—It's the same thing.13. Jeter du jus: To 'look swell', to look great. Qu'est-ce qu'elle en jette! She's a sight for sore eyes!14. C'est du peu au jus! (mil.): Demob day is just around the corner!15. Etre dans son jus (of an antique): To be in its original (untampered-with) state. -
11 tube
n. m.1. 'Belly', stomach. S'en filer plein le tube: To 'stuff one's face', to eat immoderately.3. 'Blower', phone, telephone. Donnez-moi un coup de tube dès qu'il y a du nouveau! Give me a buzz if there's any change!4. (Racing slang): 'Tip', confidential piece of 'inside information'.5. 'Lunger', T.B. sufferer, one afflicted with tuberculosis.6. 'Hit', 'hit-single', highly successful record. Il a un disque avec tous les tubes de Sinatra: He's got an L.P. of Frank Sinatra's greatest hits.a 'Full-pelt', 'flat-out', at full speed. On a monté l'autoroute à plein tube! He drove us up the motorway with his foot to the floor!b Débloquer (also: déconner) à pleins tubes: To 'talk through the back of one's head', to 'spout a load of rubbish', to talk a lot of nonsense. -
12 tambour
n. m.1. Raisonner comme un tambour: To 'spout a load of tommy-rot', to 'talk through one's hat', to utter inanities.2. Il n'y a pas de quoi faire passer le tambour de ville! It's nothing to make a song-and-dance about! — It's hardly worth a mention! (Unlike his English counterpart who rings a bell to get the public's attention, the French village newsbearer, as the name suggests, beats a quick roll on the drum before an announcement.) -
13 jaillir
jaillir [ʒajiʀ]➭ TABLE 2 intransitive verba. [liquide, sang] (par à-coups) to spurt out ; (abondamment) to gush out ; [larmes] to flow ; [vapeur, source] to gush forth ; [flammes] to shoot up ; [étincelles] to fly out ; [lumière] to flash ; [cris, rires] to ring out ; [idée] to occurb. [personne] to spring out ; [voiture] to shoot out* * *ʒajiʀverbe intransitif1) ( sortir impétueusement) [liquide, gaz] to gush out (de of); [larmes] to flow (de from); [flamme, étincelle] to shoot up (de from)2) ( apparaître subitement) [personne, animal] to spring up (de from); ( en sortant) to spring out (de from); [voiture] to shoot out (de from)3) [rires, cris, plaisanteries] to burst out (de from)4) ( s'élever) [clocher, arbre] to thrust up, to tower up ( au-dessus de above)5) ( se révéler) [idée, vérité] to emerge (de from)* * *ʒajiʀ vi1) [liquide] to spurt out, to gush out, [lumière] to flood out* * *jaillir verb table: finir vi1 ( sortir impétueusement) [liquide, source, gaz, air] to gush out (de of); [larmes] to flow; [flamme, étincelle] to shoot up (de from); une lueur jaillit dans l'obscurité a light pierced the darkness;2 ( apparaître subitement) [personne, animal] to spring up (de from); ( en sortant) to spring out (de from); [voiture] to shoot out (de from);3 ( se produire spontanément) [rires, cris, plaisanteries] to burst out (de from);4 ( s'élever) [clocher, immeuble, arbre] to thrust up, tower up (au-dessus de above);5 ( se révéler) [idée, preuve, vérité] to emerge (de from).[ʒajir] verbe intransitif1. [personne, animal] to spring ou to shoot ou to bolt outil jaillit de derrière le mur he sprang ou leapt out from behind the wall[flamme] to leap ou to shoot ou to spring up[rire] to burst out ou forth -
14 crachoir
n. m. Tenir le crachoir: To 'spout', to monopolize the conversation. Savoir tenir le crachoir: To have the gift of the gab. -
15 débiter
débiter [debite]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. [+ personne, compte] to debit• j'ai été débité de 300 € 300 euros has been debited from my accountb. [+ marchandises] to sellc. [usine, machine] to produced. (pejorative) ( = dire) [+ sottises, banalités] to uttere. ( = découper) to cut up* * *debite1) Finance to debit [compte, client]2) ( dire) pej to reel off [texte]3) ( découper) to cut up4) ( vendre) to sell5) ( produire) to produce6) ( fournir en liquide)débiter tant par heure — [fleuve] to have a flow of so much per hour; [pompe] to discharge so much per hour
* * *debite vt1) [compte] to debit2) [liquide, gaz] to produce3) (couper) [bois, viande] to cut up4) (= vendre) to retail5) péjoratif, [banalités, sornettes, stupidités, évidences] to utter, to utter a stream of* * *débiter verb table: aimer vtr1 Fin to debit [compte, client]; débiter un compte de 100 euros to debit an account with 100 euros, to debit 100 euros from ou to an account; débiter qn de 100 euros to debit 100 euros to sb; compte à débiter account which is to be debited;2 ( fournir) to reel off [texte]; [radio, télévision] to churn out [musique]; débiter des bêtises to talk a lot of nonsense; débiter des mensonges to spout lies;3 ( découper) to cut up [animal, tissu, bois, marbre];4 ( vendre) to sell, to retail;5 ( produire) to produce;6 ( fournir en liquide) débiter tant par heure [cours d'eau] to have a flow of so much per hour; [appareil, pompe] to discharge ou output so much per hour.[debite] verbe transitif1. [couper - matériau, tissu, bœuf] to cut up (separable) ; [ - bois] to cut ou to saw up (separable)[sermon] to deliver[banalité] to trot out -
16 déconner
v.intrans.1. To 'spout a load of rubbish', to talk nonsense.2. To 'arse about', to play the fool. Cesse de déconner! Stop messing about! Il ne déconne plus maintenant qu'il est marie: Since he got wed, he's on the straight and narrow. -
17 siphonner
v. intrans.1. To 'talk through one's hat', to 'spout a load of rubbish', to talk a lot of nonsense.2. To 'go off the rails', to be on the steady slope of mental derangement. Un céli-bataire qui perd sa mère a souvent tendance à siphonner: Hardened bachelors who lose their mothers often lose their marbles too! -
18 bouchon
bouchon [bu∫ɔ̃]masculine nounc. ( = embouteillage) traffic jam* * *buʃɔ̃nom masculin1) ( qu'on enfonce) ( en liège) cork; ( autre) stopper; ( de baignoire) plug2) ( qui se visse) ( de bidon) cap; (de tube, d'encrier) top, cap3) (de cire, cérumen) plug4) ( de la circulation) traffic jam5) ( pour la pêche) float••* * *buʃɔ̃ nm1) (en liège) cork, (autre matière) stopper2) fig (= embouteillage) hold-upIl y avait beaucoup de bouchons sur l'autoroute. — There were a lot of hold-ups on the motorway.
3) PÊCHE float* * *bouchon nm1 ( pour boucher) ( en liège) cork; (en verre, métal, plastique) stopper; ( de baignoire) plug; ( qui se visse) ( de bidon) cap; (de tube, d'encrier) top, cap; sentir le bouchon [vin] to be corked;4 Pêche float;5 ( aux boules) jack.bouchon antivol Aut locking fuel filler cap; bouchon de carafe○ fig gem, rock○; bouchon doseur optic; bouchon de réservoir Aut petrol GB ou gas US cap; bouchon de sécurité safety lid; bouchon de vapeur Mécan air ou vapourGB lock; bouchon verseur spout; bouchon à vis screw-top.pousser le bouchon trop loin to push it a bit○.[buʃɔ̃] nom masculin1. [en liège] cork[d'un bidon, d'une bouteille en plastique] cap[d'une bouteille en verre, d'une carafe] stopper2. [bonde] plug3. [poignée de paille, de foin] wisp4. (familier) [embouteillage] traffic jam[à une intersection] gridlock -
19 connerie
n. f. 'Cock-up', stupid action. Il a fait des conneries récemment: As of late he's been making a balls of things. Dire des conneries: To 'spout a load of nonsense', to talk rubbish. Pas de conneries! Stop messing about! — Quit the larking! -
20 débloquer
v. intrans.1. To 'talk through the back of one's head', to 'spout a load of rubbish', to talk nonsense. Mais tu débloques, ma parole! To hear you talk, anybody would think you're bonkers!2. To rave, to talk incoherently.3. To behave in a madcap fashion (cracking jokes, playing pranks).4. Débloquer sur quelqu'un: To spread malicious gossip about someone. Il débloque sur ses vieux à qui veut l'entendre: He'll run his family down to all and sundry.
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