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1 bras
bras [bʀα]1. masculine nouna. ( = membre) arm• bras dessus, bras dessous arm in arm• tendre or allonger le bras vers qch to reach out for sth• faire un bras d'honneur à qn ≈ to put two fingers up at sb (inf) (Brit), ≈ to give sb the finger (inf) (US)2. compounds* * *bʀanom masculin invariable1) Anatomie armpar le bras — [tenir, prendre] by the arm
bras dessus bras dessous — lit, fig arm in arm
porter quelque chose à bout de bras — lit to carry something with one's arms straight out; fig to keep something afloat
baisser les bras — fig to give up
croiser les bras — lit to fold one's arms; fig to twiddle one's thumbs
2) ( main-d'œuvre) manpower, labour [BrE]3) Géographie ( de fleuve) branch5) ( de mollusque) tentacle•Phrasal Verbs:••* * *bʀɒ1. nm1) (= membre) arm2) [fleuve] branch2. bras nmpl(= travailleurs) manpower sg handsmanquer de bras — to be short-handed, to be short of manpower
On manque de bras. — There's a shortage of manpower.
* * *bras ⇒ Le corps humain nm inv1 Anat arm; lever/tendre le bras to raise/stretch one's arm; avoir les bras musclés/maigres to have muscular/thin arms; prendre qn dans ses bras to take sb in one's arms; se jeter/tomber dans les bras de qn to throw oneself/fall into sb's arms; se blottir dans les bras de qn to snuggle up in sb's arms; avoir les bras en croix to have one's arms outstretched; par le bras [tenir, prendre] by the arm; sous le bras under one's arm; au bras de qn on sb's arm; bras dessus bras dessous lit, fig arm in arm; donner le bras à qn to give sb one's arm; accueillir qn à bras ouverts to welcome sb with open arms; elle avait des paquets plein les bras her arms were full of parcels GB ou packages US; se retrouver avec or avoir qch/qn sur les bras fig to be lumbered with sth/sb; porter qch à bout de bras lit to carry sth with one's arms straight out; fig to keep sth afloat; baisser les bras lit to lower one's arms; fig to give up; en bras de chemise in one's shirtsleeves; les bras croisés with one's arms folded; rester les bras croisés to stand idly; croiser les bras lit to fold one's arms; fig to twiddle one's thumbs; viens dans mes bras! come and have a big hug!; ⇒ tour A 1;bras cassé○ ( en parlant d'une personne) waste of space; bras droit fig right hand man; il est devenu le bras droit du ministre he has become the minister's right hand man; bras de fer ( épreuve physique) arm wrestling; ( lutte d'influence) trial of strength; faire un bras de fer or une partie de bras de fer avec qn to arm wrestle with sb; bras de levier Phys leverage; bras de mer sound; bras oscillant swing arm; le bras séculier the secular arm.les bras m'en tombent I'm absolutely speechless; avoir le bras long to have a lot of influence; faire un bras d'honneur à qn ≈ to give sb the V sign GB ou the finger.[bra] nom masculin1. [membre] armson panier/épouse au bras his basket/wife on his armdonner ou offrir son bras à quelqu'un to offer somebody one's armserrer quelqu'un dans ses bras to hold somebody in one's arms, to hug somebodytendre ou allonger le bras to stretch one's arm outles bras en croix (with) arms outstretched ou outspreada. [généralement] to lay into somebodyb. [physiquement] to beat somebody to a pulplever les bras [d'impuissance] to throw up one's arms (helplessly)3. [partie - d'une ancre, d'un électrophone, d'un moulin] arm ; [ - d'une charrette] arm, shaft ; [ - d'une grue] arm, jib ; [ - d'un fauteuil] arm, armrest ; [ - d'une brouette] handle ; [ - d'une manivelle] web, arm ; [ - d'un brancard] pole ; [ - d'une croix] armbras de levier lever arm ou crank4. [pouvoir]5. GÉOGRAPHIE [d'un delta] armbras de mer sound, arm of the sea————————[bra] nom masculin pluriel[main-d'œuvre] workerson a besoin de bras we're short-handed ou short-staffedà bras ouverts locution adverbiale[accueillir] with open arms————————au bras de locution prépositionnellebras dessus, bras dessous locution adverbiale————————sur les bras locution adverbialeavoir quelqu'un/quelque chose sur les bras to be stuck with somebody/something -
2 chocotte
n. f.1. 'Fang', tooth. Il a pris un parpaing en pleine poire, et crachait ses chocottes: The punch landed on his jaw and left him with a mouthful of ivories.2. Avoir les chocottes: To 'have the shakes', to be frightened out of one's wits, to be shaking in one's shoes. Filer les chocottes à quelqu'un: To 'give someone the willies', to frighten someone. -
3 gras
I.n. m.1. Du gras: 'Brass', 'loot', money. Avec tout ce gras, on va se payer de belles vacances: With all this lovely lolly, we're going to have ourselves some super hols!2. Discuter le bout de gras: To 'jaw', to natter away.II.adv. Pas gras de: Not a lot, very little. De bons restaux par ici, 'y en a pas gras! Really good restaurants here, you can count them on the fingers of one hand!
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