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1 nest
A n1 ( of animal) nid m ; to build ou make its nest faire son nid ; wasps'/ants' nest nid de guêpes/de fourmis ;2 (group of baby birds, mice) nichée f (of de) ;3 (of criminals, traitors) nid m ;B vi1 [bird] faire son nid ;2 [tables] s'insérer ; [boxes, pans] s'emboîter.to flee ou fly ou leave the nest fig quitter le nid familial ; to feather one's (own) nest se remplir les poches ; to foul one's (own) nest [polluter] polluer le milieu dans lequel on vit ; [criminal, adulterer] éclabousser l'honneur de ses proches ; ⇒ viper. -
2 foul
foul [faʊl]∎ to smell foul puer;∎ to taste foul avoir un goût infect(b) (filthy → linen) sale, souillé; (→ place) immonde, crasseux; (→ air) vicié, pollué; (→ water) croupi∎ I've had a foul day j'ai eu une sale journée;∎ she's in a foul mood elle est d'une humeur massacrante;∎ he has a foul temper il a un sale caractère ou un caractère de chien;∎ he's being really foul to me il est absolument odieux ou ignoble avec moi(d) (language) grossier, ordurier;∎ he has a foul mouth il est très grossier∎ foul deed infamie f;∎ murder most foul horrible assassinat m∎ to fall or to run foul of sb se brouiller avec qn;∎ he fell foul of the boss il s'est mis le patron à dos;∎ they fell foul of the law ils ont eu des démêlés avec la justice;∎ to fall foul of a reef/ship entrer en collision avec un récif/un navire2 noun∎ British it is an offence to allow a dog to foul the pavement il est contraire à la loi de laisser son chien souiller le trottoir;∎ to foul one's own nest se nuire à soi-même∎ to foul pipes engorger ou obstruer des canalisations(c) (collide with) entrer en collision avec►► Sport foul ball (in baseball) sortie f;Sport foul line (in baseball) ligne f de jeu; (in basketball) ligne f de lancer franc; (in bowling) ligne f de faute;Sport foul play jeu m irrégulier ou déloyal; (in cards, games) tricherie f;∎ figurative the police suspect foul play la police croit qu'il y a eu meurtre ou croit au meurtre;∎ foul play is not suspected on ne croit pas à un meurtreêtre exclu (pour excès de fautes)➲ foul up∎ don't foul up again/this time! tâche de ne plus merder/ne pas merder cette fois!
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