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1 swan
swan [swɒn]cygne m* * *[swɒn] 1.noun cygne m2.(colloq) intransitive verb (p prés etc - nn-) GBto swan around ou about — se pavaner
to swan in — arriver comme une fleur (colloq)
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2 swan
A n cygne m.B ○ vi ( p prés etc - nn-) GB to swan around ou about se pavaner ; to swan in arriver comme une fleur ○ ; she's swanned off to a conference elle est partie se la couler douce ○ à un congrès. -
3 spin
1 noun∎ give the wheel a spin faites tourner la roue;∎ give the top a spin lancez la toupie;∎ the plane went into a spin (accidentally) l'avion a fait une chute en vrille; (in aerobatics) l'avion a effectué une descente en vrille;∎ the car went into a spin la voiture a fait un tête-à-queue(b) (in spin-dryer) essorage m;∎ long/short spin essorage m complet/court;∎ to give sth a spin essorer qch;∎ give the washing a quick spin donne un petit coup d'essorage au linge∎ to be in a (flat) spin être dans tous ses états;∎ the news sent him into a spin la nouvelle l'a complètement paniqué□ ;∎ the office was thrown into a (flat) spin by the arrival of the boss les employés se sont affolés en voyant arriver le patron□∎ to put spin on a ball donner de l'effet à une balle;∎ there was a lot of spin on that ball il y avait beaucoup d'effet dans cette balle∎ to put the right spin on a story présenter une affaire sous un angle favorable□ ;∎ the government put its own spin on the situation le gouvernement a présenté la situation sous un angle qui lui convenait□ ;∎ the government has been criticized for indulging in too much spin on a reproché au gouvernement de trop manipuler les informations fournies au public□ ;∎ this government is all spin and no substance ce gouvernement est très fort pour le bavardage mais n'a aucun programme réel□∎ to go for a spin faire une (petite) balade en voiture∎ to give sth a spin essayer ou tenter qch□ ;∎ would you like to give the car a spin? voulez-vous essayer la voiture?(a) (cause to rotate → wheel, chair) faire tourner; (→ top) lancer, faire tournoyer; Sport (→ ball) donner de l'effet à;∎ to spin a coin jouer à pile ou face∎ he spun the glass into the shape of a swan il a filé le verre en forme de cygne(c) (of spider, silkworm) tisser(d) (invent → tale) inventer, débiter;∎ she spun some yarn about the buses being on strike elle a prétexté que les bus étaient en grève;∎ he spins a good yarn il raconte bien les histoires(e) (in spin-dryer) essorer(f) familiar (present in a good light → image, information, event) présenter sous un angle favorable□ ;∎ to spin sb/sth as présenter qn/qch comme□(a) (rotate → planet, wheel) tourner (sur soi-même); (→ skater, top) tournoyer, tourner; Sport (→ ball) tournoyer;∎ it spins on its axis il tourne sur son axe ou sur lui-même;∎ the skater/ballerina spun on one foot le patineur/la ballerine virevolta sur un pied;∎ the room seemed to be spinning (around me) la pièce semblait tourner autour de moi;∎ a strange shape was spinning across the sky une forme étrange traversait le ciel en tournoyant sur elle-même;∎ the wheels were spinning in the mud les roues patinaient dans la boue;∎ my head's spinning j'ai la tête qui (me) tourne;∎ these figures make your head spin ces chiffres vous donnent le tournis ou le vertige;∎ his mind was spinning from the recent events les derniers événements lui donnaient le vertige(d) (in spin-dryer) essorer;∎ put the clothes in to spin mets le linge à essorer∎ we were spinning along at a hundred on filait à cent à l'heure∎ to spin for pike pêcher le brochet à la cuiller ou cuillère►► Sport spin bowler = lanceur qui donne de l'effet à la balle;familiar pejorative Politics spin doctor = chargé des relations publiques d'un parti politique➲ spin off∎ (product) they're going to spin off some toys from the cartoon ils vont commercialiser des jouets tirés des personnages du dessin animé;∎ products that have been spun off from popular films des produits dérivés ou tirés de films à succès∎ (product) to spin off from être dérivé de(b) (face in opposite direction) se retourner;∎ he suddenly spun round il pivota sur ses talons ou se retourna brusquement;∎ she spun round and faced me elle se retourna vivement vers moi(wheel) faire tourner; (dancer, top) faire tourner ou tournoyer
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