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41 trick
trick [trɪk]1 noun(a) (deception, ruse) ruse f, astuce f;∎ it's just a trick to get you to open the door c'est une ruse ou une astuce pour vous amener à ouvrir la porte;∎ a trick of the light un effet d'optique(b) (joke, prank) tour m, farce f, blague f;∎ to play a trick on sb faire une farce ou jouer un tour à qn;∎ my eyes must have been playing tricks on me or playing me tricks mes yeux ont dû me jouer des tours, j'ai dû avoir la berlue;∎ what a dirty or mean or nasty trick to play! quel sale tour!;∎ "trick or treat" "une gâterie ou une farce" (phrase rituelle des enfants déguisés qui font la quête la veille de la fête de Halloween)(c) (usu pl) (silly behaviour) bêtise f;∎ none of your tricks! et pas de bêtises, hein!;∎ he's up to his old tricks again il fait encore des siennes∎ conjuring trick tour m de prestidigitation ou de passe-passe;∎ there, that should do the trick voilà, ça fera l'affaire;∎ he knows a trick or two il a plus d'un tour dans son sac, c'est un malin;∎ to teach a dog tricks apprendre des tours à un chien;∎ she still has a few tricks up her sleeve il lui reste plus d'un tour dans son sac;∎ she doesn't miss a trick rien ne lui échappe;∎ the tricks of the trade les trucs mpl ou les astuces fpl du métier;∎ it's one of the tricks of the trade c'est une vieille ficelle ou un truc du métier(e) (habit) habitude f, manie f; (particularity) particularité f; (gift) don m; (mannerism) manie f, tic m;∎ he has a trick of turning up at mealtimes il a le chic pour arriver à l'heure des repas(f) (in card games) pli m, levée f;∎ to make or to take a trick faire un pli ou une levée∎ to turn a trick faire une passe∎ how's tricks? comment va?, quoi de neuf?(a) (for jokes) d'attrape, faux (fausse), de farces et attrapes;∎ trick soap savon m d'attrape, faux savon m(b) (deceptive → lighting) truqué∎ you've been tricked! vous vous êtes fait rouler!;∎ to trick sb into doing sth amener qn à faire qch en usant de ruse;∎ I was tricked into leaving on a manœuvré pour me faire partir;∎ to trick sb out of sth (of opportunity etc) frustrer qn de qch; (of money, inheritance) escroquer qch à qntrick photograph photo f truquée;trick photography trucages mpl;trick question question-piège fliterary parer;∎ they were tricked out to look like circus performers ils étaient déguisés en artistes de cirque;∎ she was tricked out in all her finery elle était parée de ses plus beaux atours, elle était sur son trente et un -
42 dirty
A adj1 (messy, soiled) [face, clothing, dish, carpet, mark, nappy, car, street, beach] sale ; [work, job] salissant ; to get dirty se salir ; to get ou make sth dirty salir qch ; to get one's hands dirty fig mettre la main à la pâte ;3 ○ ( obscene) [book, joke, idea, word] cochon/-onne ○ ; [mind] mal tourné ; to have a dirty mind ne penser qu'à ça ○ ;4 (unhygienic, disgusting) [habit, child] sale ; you dirty pig ○ ! cochon/-onne ○ ! m/f ;5 ○ ( dishonest) [contest, election, fighter, player] déloyal ; [cheat, liar, rascal] sale (before n) ; [lie] grossier/-ière ; you dirty rat! sale type ○ ! ; that was a dirty trick c'était un sale coup ; it's a dirty business c'est une affaire louche ;6 [colour] sale, terne ; dirty green/white vert/blanc sale or terne ;7 ( stormy) [weather, night] sale ○ (before n).B ○ adv1 ( dishonestly) to play ou fight dirty donner des coups en traître ;3 ( as intensifier) a dirty great dog un chien vachement ○ gros.C vtr lit, fig salir [carpet, nappy] ; to dirty one's hands doing fig se salir les mains en faisant.his name seems to be a dirty word around here son nom semble être un mot tabou ici ; to do the dirty on ○ faire une crasse ○ à ; to give sb a dirty look ○ regarder qn d'un sale œil ; to send sb to do one's dirty work ○ faire faire le sale boulot ○ à qn ; do your own dirty work ○ ! fais ton sale boulot ○ toi-même.
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kick the habit — informal to stop doing something that is difficult to stop doing, especially taking drugs, smoking, or drinking alcohol. No coffee for me, thanks. I m trying to kick the habit. Does she still smoke? No, she kicked the habit a couple of years ago … New idioms dictionary
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fall into the habit of — {v. phr.} To develop the custom of doing something. * /Jack has fallen into the bad habit of playing poker for large sums of money every night./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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kick the habit — kick the ˈhabit, ˈdrug, ˈbooze, etc. idiom to stop doing sth harmful that you have done for a long time Main entry: ↑kickidiom … Useful english dictionary
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