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hook [hʊk]1 noun(a) (gen) crochet m; (for coats) patère f; (on clothes) agrafe f; (for meat) croc m; Nautical gaffe f;∎ hooks and eyes (on clothes) agrafes fpl (et œillets mpl);∎ your phone was off the hook tu avais décroché ton téléphone; (accidentally) tu avais mal raccroché ton téléphone;∎ to put the phone back on the hook reposer le combiné (sur son support);∎ familiar to get one's hooks into sb mettre le grappin sur qn(b) (on fishing line) hameçon m;∎ familiar he swallowed the story, hook, line and sinker il a tout avalé;∎ familiar he's fallen for her hook line and sinker il est tombé fou amoureux d'elle□∎ to give sb the hook flanquer qn à la porte, vider qn;∎ he'll get the hook one day il sera flanqué à la porte ou vidé un jour∎ Boxing a right/left hook un crochet (du) droit/gauche∎ to get sb off the hook tirer qn d'affaire;∎ to let sb off the hook (from obligation) libérer qn de sa responsabilité□ ;∎ I'll let you off the hook this time je laisse passer cette fois-ci;∎ we must do it by hook or by crook nous devons le faire, coûte que coûte;∎ he hooked his arm through hers il lui a pris le bras∎ hook the rope around the tree passez la corde autour de l'arbre;∎ she hooked one leg round the leg of the chair elle passa ou enroula une jambe autour du pied de la chaise;∎ the two bits of wire had become hooked together les deux fils de fer s'étaient pris l'un dans l'autre(d) Sport (in cricket) renvoyer d'un coup tourné; (in rugby) talonner (le ballon); Golf hooker; Boxing donner un crochet à∎ she'll never manage to hook him elle n'arrivera jamais à lui mettre le grappin dessus∎ to hook school faire l'école buissonnière∎ to hook it mettre les bouts, décamper►► Hook of Holland Hoek m van Holland;➲ hook onaccrochers'accrocher;∎ this strap hooks on at the back cette bride s'accroche ou s'agrafe par derrière➲ hook up∎ they hooked up an extra coach to the train on a accroché un wagon supplémentaire au train(d) (horse, oxen etc) atteler∎ to hook up with sb sortir avec qn□∎ to hook up with faire une émission en duplex avec -
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A n1 (for clothing, picture) crochet m ;2 Fishg hameçon m ;5 ( on stick) crosse f ;6 Telecom to take the phone off the hook décrocher le téléphone ; to leave the phone off the hook laisser le téléphone décroché ;8 ( golf) coup m hooké ;10 Comm accroche f.B vtr1 ( hang) accrocher (on, onto à ; round autour de) ;2 ( pull through) faire passer [string, loop] (through dans) ; passer [limb, finger, stick] (through dans) ;to be off the hook être tiré d'affaire ; to get sb off the hook tirer qn d'affaire ; to let sb off the hook laisser filer ○ qn ; to get one's hooks into sb mettre le grappin sur qn ○.■ hook on:▶ hook on s'accrocher (to à) ;▶ hook [sth] on, hook on [sth] accrocher (to à).▶ hook together s'accrocher ensemble ;▶ hook [sth] together accrocher [qch] ensemble.■ hook up:▶ hook up [garment] s'agrafer ;▶ hook up [sth], hook [sth] up -
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[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) hameçon2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) crochet, agrafe3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) crochet2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) prendre2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) accrocher3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) coup tiré•- hooked- by hook or by crook - off the hook -
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hook [hʊk]1. noun• to let sb off the hook (inf) [+ wrongdoer] ficher la paix à qn (inf) ; [+ sb with problem] tirer qn d'affairea. ( = attach) accrocherb. [+ fish] prendre► hook ons'accrocher (to à)accrocher (to à)► hook up[dress] s'agrafera. [+ dress] agrafer* * *[hʊk] 1.1) (for clothing, picture) crochet m2) ( on fishing line) hameçon m3) ( fastener) agrafe fhooks and eyes — agrafes fpl
4) ( on pole) crosse f6) ( boxing) crochet m7) ( golf) coup m hooké8) US ( bend) coude m, courbe f2.transitive verb1) ( hang) accrocher (on, onto à)2) ( pull through) faire passer [string] ( through dans); passer [finger, stick] ( through dans)3) ( catch) prendre [fish]; fig, hum (colloq) mettre le grappin sur (colloq) [spouse]•Phrasal Verbs:- hook on- hook up••
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Off the hooks — Hook Hook (h[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. hok, AS. h[=o]c; cf. D. haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. h[=a]ko, h[=a]go, h[=a]ggo, Icel. haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. {Arquebuse}, {Hagbut}, {Hake}, {Hatch} a half door, {Heckle}.] 1. A piece of metal, or other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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To go off the hooks — Hook Hook (h[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. hok, AS. h[=o]c; cf. D. haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. h[=a]ko, h[=a]go, h[=a]ggo, Icel. haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. {Arquebuse}, {Hagbut}, {Hake}, {Hatch} a half door, {Heckle}.] 1. A piece of metal, or other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drop off the hooks — phrasal or slip off the hooks Brit : die … Useful english dictionary
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