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bay [beɪ]1 noun∎ sweet bay laurier m commun, laurier m des poètes∎ to be at bay être aux abois;∎ Hunting to bring an animal to bay acculer un animal;∎ Military to keep or hold at bay (the enemy) tenir en échec; (assailant) tenir en respect; (creditors, persistent caller etc) tenir à distance;∎ to keep boredom at bay tromper l'ennui;∎ I'm managing to keep my cold at bay jusqu'ici j'ai réussi à combattre le rhume;∎ to keep or to hold hunger at bay tromper la faim;∎ use this product to keep ants at bay utilisez ce produit pour éloigner les fourmis(h) (compartment → in plane, ship) soute f(bark) aboyer, donner de la voix;∎ to bay at the moon hurler ou aboyer à la lune;∎ figurative to bay for sb's blood réclamer la tête de qn(colour) bai►► the Bay Area = région de la baie de San Francisco comprenant également les villes de Berkeley, Oakland et San José;the Bay of Bengal le golfe du Bengale;the Bay of Biscay le golfe de Gascogne;History the Bay of Pigs la baie des Cochons;Pharmacy bay rum = lotion capillaire;the Bay State = surnom donné au Massachusetts;Botany bay tree laurier m;ⓘ THE BAY OF PIGS On désigne ainsi la tentative de coup d'État contre Fidel Castro par des Cubains exilés aux États-Unis, en 1961. Équipés et entraînés par la CIA, ils débarquèrent dans cette baie, mais l'opération tourna au désastre. -
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bay [beɪ]1. nounb. ( = tree) laurier(-sauce) mc. ( = alcove) renfoncement md. ► to keep sb/sth at bay tenir qn/qch à distance3. compounds* * *[beɪ] 1.1) Geography baie f3) ( parking area) aire f de stationnement4) Architecture ( section of building) travée f; ( recess) renfoncement m; ( window) fenêtre f en saillie5) Aviation, Nautical ( compartment) soute f6) ( horse) cheval m bai2.adjective [horse] bai3.intransitive verb [dog] aboyer (at contre, après)to bay for somebody's blood — fig réclamer la tête de quelqu'un
••to hold ou keep at bay — fig tenir [quelqu'un] à distance [attacker, opponent]; stopper [famine]; enrayer [unemployment, inflation etc]
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A n1 Geog baie f ; the Bay of Biscay/of Bengal le golfe de Gascogne/du Bengale ; the Bay of Pigs la Baie des Cochons ;2 Hunt to be at bay être aux abois ; to bring to bay acculer ; to hold ou keep at bay fig tenir [qn] à distance [attacker, opponent] ; stopper [famine] ; enrayer [unemployment, inflation etc] ;7 ( horse) alezan m.C vi [dog] aboyer (at contre, après) ; to bay at the moon hurler à la lune or à la mort ; to bay for sb's blood fig réclamer la tête de qn.
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hold off — Synonyms and related words: abstain, adjourn, be dilatory, beat back, beat off, blench, block, boggle, brush off, chase, chase away, chase off, check, continue, counter, cut, defer, delay, demur, dismiss, dispense with, do without, drag out,… … Moby Thesaurus
hold up — Synonyms and related words: adjourn, advertise, afford support, air, arrest, back, back up, backpedal, backwater, be consistent, be proof against, be the case, be true, be truthful, be unflappable, bear, bear out, bear up, bear up against, blazon … Moby Thesaurus
hold fast — Synonyms and related words: adhere to, arrest, be unflappable, bear up, bite, bridle, check, clasp, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling, cling like ivy, clip, clutch, come up fighting, constrain, contain, control, cool, cool off, curb, curtail,… … Moby Thesaurus
bay — I [[t]beɪ[/t]] n. 1) geo a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf 2) geo a recess of land, partly surrounded by hills 3) geo an arm of a prairie or swamp, extending into woods • Etymology … From formal English to slang
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