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pants [pænts]b. ( = trousers) (a pair of) pants un pantalon* * *[pænts]••to bore the pants off somebody — (colloq) faire mourir d'ennui quelqu'un
to scare the pants off somebody — (colloq) flanquer la trouille à quelqu'un (colloq)
to catch somebody with his/her pants down — (colloq) prendre quelqu'un au dépourvu
to fly by the seat of one's pants — [pilot] naviguer à l'instinct
that's pants — (colloq) c'est nul (colloq)
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A nplto beat the pants off sb ○ mettre la pâtée à qn ; to bore the pants off sb ○ faire mourir d'ennui qn ; to charm the pants off sb ○ séduire qn fig ; to scare the pants off sb ○ flanquer la trouille à qn ○ ; to catch sb with his/her pants down ○ prendre qn au dépourvu ; to fly by the seat of one's pants [pilot] naviguer à l'instinct ; a kick in the pants lit, fig un coup de pied au derrière ; to wear the pants ○ porter la culotte ○ ; that's pants ○ c'est nul ○.
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