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1 under someone's thumb
(controlled or greatly influenced by someone: She is completely under her husband's thumb.) mené par le bout du nez -
2 to have so. under one's thumb
Pol. [fam.] avoir qqn a sa botteEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to have so. under one's thumb
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3 thumb
A n pouce m.B vtr1 feuilleter [book, magazine] ; a well-thumbed book un livre fatigué ;2 ○ ( hitchhiking) to thumb a lift ou a ride faire du stop ○ or de l'autostop ; I thumbed a lift from a truck driver je me suis fait prendre en stop ○ par un routier ; they thumbed a lift home ils sont rentrés en stop ○.to be all thumbs être très maladroit ; to be under sb's thumb être sous la domination de qn ; she's got him under her thumb elle le mène à la baguette ○ ; to thumb one's nose at sb lit faire un pied de nez à qn ; to thumb one's nose at sb/sth fig faire la nique ○ à qn/qch ; to stick out like a sore thumb faire tache pej, détonner.▶ thumb through [sth] feuilleter [book, magazine]. -
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thumb [θʌm]1 nounpouce m;∎ figurative to be under sb's thumb être sous la coupe de qn;∎ his mother's really got him under her thumb sa mère a vraiment de l'emprise sur lui ou en fait vraiment ce qu'elle veut;∎ to be all (fingers and) thumbs être maladroit;∎ that factory sticks out like a sore thumb cette usine fait tache∎ the catalogue has been well thumbed les pages du catalogue sont bien écornées∎ they thumbed a lift to Exeter ils sont allés à Exeter en stop;∎ I had to thumb a lift home j'ai dû rentrer (chez moi) en stop;∎ she thumbed a lift from a passing motorist elle a réussi à se faire prendre en stop par une voiture qui passait∎ to thumb one's nose at sb faire un pied de nez à qn►► thumb index répertoire m à onglets -
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thumb [θʌm]1. nounpouce ma. [+ book, magazine] feuilleter[+ book] feuilleter* * *[θʌm] 1.noun pouce m2.transitive verb1) feuilleter [book, magazine]2) (colloq) ( hitchhiking)to thumb a lift ou a ride — faire du stop (colloq)
•Phrasal Verbs:••to thumb one's nose at somebody — lit faire un pied de nez à quelqu'un; fig faire la nique (colloq) à quelqu'un
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1. noun1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) pouce2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) pouce2. verb((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) feuilleter- thumbprint - thumbs-up - thumbtack - under someone's thumb -
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rule [ru:l]règle ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (e) règlement ⇒ 1 (a) gouvernement ⇒ 1 (c) gouverner ⇒ 2 (a) dominer ⇒ 2 (b) juger ⇒ 2 (c) régner ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b) statuer ⇒ 3 (c)1 noun∎ the rules of chess/grammar les règles fpl du jeu d'échecs/de la grammaire;∎ to break the rules ne pas respecter les règles;∎ to play according to the rules or by the rules (of the game) jouer suivant les règles (du jeu);∎ the rules and regulations le règlement;∎ the club rules are very strict on this point le règlement du club est très strict sur ce point;∎ smoking is against the rules, it's against the rules to smoke le règlement interdit de fumer;∎ that contravenes rule 5b c'est contraire à la règle 5b;∎ to stretch or to bend the rules (for sb) faire une entorse au règlement (pour qn);∎ Mathematics rule of three règle f de trois;∎ rule of thumb point m de repère;∎ as a rule of thumb, allow one pound of meat for four people en règle générale, compter une livre de viande pour quatre personnes(b) (usual practice, custom) règle f;∎ as a (general) rule en règle générale;∎ rules of conduct règles fpl de conduite;∎ he makes it a rule not to trust anyone il a comme ou pour règle de ne faire confiance à personne;∎ we must make it a rule that everyone contributes equally nous devons poser comme principe que chacun contribue à part égale;∎ tipping is the rule here les pourboires sont de règle ici;∎ long hair was the rule in those days tout le monde avait les cheveux longs à cette époque;∎ it's often the case, but there's no hard and fast rule c'est souvent le cas, mais il n'y a pas de règle absolue;∎ politeness seems to be the exception rather than the rule on dirait que la politesse est l'exception plutôt que la règle;∎ the exception proves the rule l'exception confirme la règle∎ a return to majority/mob rule un retour à la démocratie/à l'anarchie;∎ the territories under French rule les territoires mpl sous autorité française;∎ in the days of British rule à l'époque de la domination britannique;∎ majority rule, the rule of the majority règle f majoritaire;∎ the rule of law (l'autorité f de) la loi(d) (for measuring) règle f;∎ folding rule mètre m pliant;∎ metre rule mètre m;∎ pocket rule règle f ou mètre m de poche(e) (of religious order) règle f(a) (govern → country, people) gouverner;∎ if I ruled the world si j'étais maître du monde∎ their lives are ruled by fear leur vie est dominée par la peur;∎ don't let him rule your life ne le laisse pas mener ta vie;∎ don't be ruled by what he says ce n'est pas à lui de vous dire ce que vous avez à faire;∎ don't let your heart rule your head ne laisse pas tes émotions l'emporter sur la raison;∎ to rule the roost faire la loi;∎ to rule the waves tenir la mer, être maître ou maîtresse des mers(c) (judge, decide) juger, décider;∎ the referee ruled the ball out or that the ball was out l'arbitre a déclaré ou jugé que la balle était hors jeu;∎ the strike was ruled illegal la grève a été jugée illégale;∎ the court ruled that he should have custody of the children c'est à lui que la cour a accordé la garde des enfants;∎ the chairperson ruled her or her remark out of order le président a déclaré que sa remarque n'était pas valable∎ he ruled over a vast kingdom il régna sur un vaste royaume;∎ familiar Chelsea rule OK! vive Chelsea!□ ;∎ Rule Britannia = chant patriotique britannique∎ chaos ruled le désordre régnait;∎ the philosophy currently ruling in the party la philosophie actuellement en vigueur au parti∎ to rule on a dispute statuer sur un litige;∎ to rule against/in favour of sb décider ou prononcer contre/en faveur de qn(possibility, suggestion, suspect) exclure, écarter;∎ we cannot rule out that possibility on ne saurait exclure cette éventualité;∎ she cannot be ruled out of the inquiry elle n'a pas encore été mise hors de cause;∎ the police have ruled out murder la police exclut la possibilité d'un meurtre;∎ the presence of hostages ruled out an attack la présence d'otages rendait toute attaque impossible;∎ the injury rules him out of Saturday's game sa blessure ne lui permettra pas de jouer samedi -
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rule [ru:l]1. nouna. ( = guiding principle) règle f• it's a rule that... il est de règle que... + subjb. ( = authority) autorité fa. [+ country] gouverner ; [+ person] dominerb. [judge] statuer4. compounds[+ possibility, suggestion, date, person] écarter* * *[ruːl] 1.1) ( regulation) (of game, language) règle f; (of school, organization) règlement mthe rules of the game — les règles or la règle du jeu
to bend the rules — contourner les règles or le règlement
against the rules — contraire aux règles or au règlement ( to do de faire)
it is a rule that — il est de règle que (+ subj)
2) ( usual occurrence) règle f3) [U] ( authority) domination f, gouvernement m4) ( for measuring) règle f2.transitive verb1) Politics [ruler, law] gouverner; [monarch] régner sur; [party] diriger; [army] commander2) ( control) [person, money, consideration] diriger [behaviour, life]; [factor] dicter [strategy]3) ( draw) faire, tirer [line]4) [court, umpire]3.1) [monarch, anarchy] régner2) [court, umpire] statuer•Phrasal Verbs:- rule out -
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index [ˈɪndeks]1. noun3. compounds* * *['ɪndeks] 1.1) ( of book) index m inv2) ( catalogue) catalogue mcard index — fichier m
4) Economics indice mcost-of-living index — GB
consumer price index — US indice des prix à la consommation
share index —
5) Physics indice m6) ( indication) indice m (of de)7) Computing index m inv2.transitive verb1) munir [quelque chose] d'un index [book]; indexer [word]3) Economics indexer (to sur)4) Computing indexer -
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suck [sʌk]sucer ; (through straw) [+ drink] aspirer ( through avec ) ; [baby] [+ breast, bottle] téter ; [pump, machine] aspirer ( from de)a. [baby] téterb. to suck at sucerc. ( = be very bad) (inf!) it sucks! c'est un tas de conneries ! (inf !)3. noun[sea, mud] engloutir[sea, mud] engloutir ; [porous surface] absorber ; [pump, machine] aspirer ; [+ knowledge, facts] absorber► suck up* * *[sʌk] 1. 2.transitive verbto suck somebody dry — fig ( of affection) vampiriser quelqu'un; ( of money) pomper (colloq) quelqu'un jusqu'au dernier sou
2) ( have in mouth) gen sucer; [baby] téter3) [current, wind, mud] entraînerto be sucked down ou under — être entraîné au fond
3.to get sucked into — fig être entraîné dans
intransitive verb [baby] téter4.to suck on — tirer sur [pipe]
sucking present participle adjective [noise] de succionPhrasal Verbs:- suck in- suck out- suck up -
11 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) (se) fêler2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) casser3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) craquer4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) sortir5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) percer6) (to solve (a code).) déchiffrer7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) craquer2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) fêlure2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) entrebâillement3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) claquement4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) coup (sec)5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) plaisanterie6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) d'élite- cracked- crackdown - cracker - crackers - crack a book - crack down on - crack down - get cracking - have a crack at - have a crack -
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2 ( card catalogue) catalogue m ; author/subject index catalogue par auteur/sujet ; card index fichier m ;4 Econ, Fin indice m ; cost-of-living index GB, consumer price index US indice des prix à la consommation ; share index, stock index indice boursier ;6 ( indication) indice m (of de) ;7 ( list) répertoire m ;8 Comput index m inv ;C vtr1 Print munir [qch] d'un index [book] ; indexer [word] ; this book is badly indexed l'index de ce livre est mal fait ;2 ( catalogue) classer, cataloguer [article, book, data, information, subject] (under sous, à) ;4 Comput indexer.D vi établir un index. -
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A n to give sth a suck sucer qch ; to have a suck of sth goûter à qch (en suçant) ; to give suck† donner la tétée.B vtr1 ( drink in) [person, animal, machine] aspirer [liquid, air] (from de ; through avec) ; ( extract) sucer (from de) ; to suck milk through a straw aspirer du lait avec une paille ; to suck poison from a wound sucer le poison d'une plaie ; to suck blood sucer le sang ; to suck sb dry fig ( of affection) vampiriser qn ; ( of money) pomper ○ qn jusqu'au dernier sou ;2 ( lick) sucer, suçoter [bottle, fruit, pencil, pipe, thumb, cut] ; [baby] téter [breast] ; to suck one's teeth claquer des lèvres (en signe de désapprobation) ;3 ( pull) [current, wind, mud] entraîner [person] ; to be sucked down ou under être entraîné au fond ; to get sucked into fig être entraîné dans.C vi2 ◑ US it sucks! c'est nul ○ !, c'est de la foutaise ◑ !sucks to you ○ ! GB tu l'as dans le baba ○ ! ; to suck it up ○ US affronter une situation difficile.■ suck in:▶ suck in [sth], suck [sth] in [sea, wind] engloutir ; [person, machine] aspirer [air, dirt, liquid] ; to suck in one's cheeks creuser les joues ; to suck in one's stomach rentrer l'estomac.■ suck off ◑:▶ suck [sb] off, suck off [sb] tailler une pipe ◑ à [man] ; faire minette ◑ à [woman].■ suck out:▶ suck [sth] out, suck out [sth] aspirer [air, liquid, dirt] (from de) ; sucer [poison, blood] (from de) ; to be sucked out of a plane être aspiré hors d'un avion.■ suck up:▶ suck up ○ faire de la lèche ○ ; to suck up to sb cirer les pompes à qn ○ ;▶ suck [sth] up, suck up [sth] pomper [liquid] ; aspirer [dirt].
См. также в других словарях:
Under one's thumb — Thumb Thumb, n. [OE. thombe, thoumbe, [thorn]ume, AS. [thorn][=u]ma; akin to OFries. th[=u]ma, D. duim, G. daumen, OHG. d[=u]mo, Icel. [thorn]umall, Dan. tommelfinger, Sw. tumme, and perhaps to L. tumere to swell. [root]56. Cf. {Thimble}, {Tumid} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
under one's thumb — • under one s thumb • under the thumb obedient to someone, controlled by someone He is only an assistant salesman but he has his boss under his thumb. Digest 22/2002 under someone s control Don t ask Margie to make a change in our work schedule.… … Idioms and examples
under someone's thumb — • under one s thumb • under the thumb obedient to someone, controlled by someone He is only an assistant salesman but he has his boss under his thumb. Digest 22/2002 under someone s control Don t ask Margie to make a change in our work schedule.… … Idioms and examples
under someone's thumb — under someone’s thumb phrase completely controlled by someone else He’s really got you under his thumb, hasn’t he? Thesaurus: limited and limitingsynonym Main entry: thumb * * * completely under someone s influence or control * * * under someone… … Useful english dictionary
under someone's thumb — ► under someone s thumb completely under someone s influence or control. Main Entry: ↑thumb … English terms dictionary
under somebody's thumb — under sb s ˈthumb idiom (of a person) completely controlled by sb • She s got him under her thumb. Main entry: ↑thumbidiom … Useful english dictionary
under one's thumb — phrasal see under the thumb of * * * under one s thumb Under one s domination • • • Main Entry: ↑thumb … Useful english dictionary
under\ one's\ thumb — • under (some)one s thumb • under the thumb adj or adv. phr. Obedient to you; controlled by you; under your power. The Jones family is under the thumb of the mother. Jack is a bully. He keeps all the younger children under his thumb. The mayor is … Словарь американских идиом
under\ someone's\ thumb — • under (some)one s thumb • under the thumb adj or adv. phr. Obedient to you; controlled by you; under your power. The Jones family is under the thumb of the mother. Jack is a bully. He keeps all the younger children under his thumb. The mayor is … Словарь американских идиом
under someone's thumb — under (someone s/something s) thumb completely controlled by someone or something. That girl is totally under her mother s thumb … New idioms dictionary
under something's thumb — under (someone s/something s) thumb completely controlled by someone or something. That girl is totally under her mother s thumb … New idioms dictionary