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∎ a car whizzed past une voiture est passée à toute allure;∎ I'll whizz down to the shops je vais faire un saut dans les magasins;∎ the holiday has just whizzed by les vacances ont passé à toute vitesse∎ bullets whizzed around or past him des balles sifflaient tout autour ou passaient près de lui en sifflant2 noun(a) (hissing sound) sifflement m∎ I'll just have a (quick) whizz round with the Hoover ®/the duster je vais juste passer un petit coup d'aspirateur/de chiffon∎ she's a whizz at chemistry c'est un as en chimie;∎ she's a real computer whizz c'est vraiment un as de l'informatique;∎ he's a real whizz in the kitchen il cuisine comme un chef∎ to take a whizz (urinate) faire pipi►► familiar whizz kid jeune prodige□ m;∎ she's a computer whizz kid c'est un vrai génie de l'informatique -
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whizz, US hwIzA n2 ( whirr) sifflement m ;3 ○ ( quick trip) tour m rapide (around de) ;4 ○ Culin give the mixture a whizz in the blender faites passer rapidement le mélange au mixer.C vi to whizz by ou past [arrow, bullet] passer en sifflant ; [car, bicycle] passer à toute allure ; [person] passer rapidement ; to whizz through the air [arrow, bullet] fendre l'air ; to whizz along the road [car] filer à toute allure le long de la route.▶ whizz up [sth] réduire [qch] en purée. -
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[wɪz], US [hwɪz] 1.1) (colloq) ( expert) as (colloq) m (at en)2) ( whirr) sifflement m3) (colloq) ( quick trip) tour m rapide ( around de)4) (colloq) Culinary2.(colloq) transitive verb ( deliver quickly) filer (colloq)3.to whizz by ou past — [arrow, bullet] passer en sifflant; [car] passer à toute allure; [person] passer rapidement
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[wiz](to fly through the air with a hissing sound: The arrow whizzed past his shoulder.) passer en sifflant -
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whizz-bang ○, US [transcription]["hwIz-"]B adj super ○. -
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familiar jeune prodige m;∎ she's a computer whizz-kid c'est un vrai génie de l'informatiqueThis seemingly lottery-like sector is famous for being over-crowded by poorly equipped entrepreneurs attracted by well publicised "get-megarich-quick" tales of Internet businesses started by whizz-kid teenagers in their parents' garages who then float their companies a couple of years later.
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[fam.] [U] enfant prodige; enfant surdoué; petit génieEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > whizz kid
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(colloq) ['wɪzkɪd], US ['hwɪz-] noun jeune prodige m -
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whirl, US hw3 ;lA n1 fig (of activity, excitement) tourbillon m (of de) ; the social whirl le tourbillon social ; to be in a whirl vivre dans un tourbillon ; my head's in a whirl tout tourbillonne dans ma tête ;2 (swirl of dust, air, leaves etc) tourbillon m ;3 ( spiral motif) spirale f.B vtr1 (swirl, turn) faire tournoyer [sword, flag, leaves, snowflakes, dust] ;2 (whisk, hurry) to whirl sb along/away entraîner/emmener qn à toute vitesse.C vi1 (swirl, turn) [dancer] tournoyer ; [blade, propeller] tourner ; [snowflakes, dust, mind, thoughts] tourbillonner ;2 (move quickly, whizz) to whirl in/past [person, vehicle] entrer/filer à toute vitesse.to give sth a whirl ○ essayer qch.■ whirl round:▶ whirl [sth] round faire tournoyer [sword, rope]. -
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gee [dʒi:]∎ gee (whizz)! ça alors!;∎ gee, mom, can we have ice cream for dessert? dis, maman, on peut avoir de la glace comme dessert?faire avancer□(to horse) hue!
См. также в других словарях:
whizz — [wɪz] also whiz noun [countable] informal someone who is very skilled in a particular activity or is successful in a particular area of work: • Top managers may be financial whizzes, but they aren t marketing geniuses. • He s a whizz at website… … Financial and business terms
whizz — is the recommended spelling for the noun and verb (and also in whizz kid), not whiz, although this too occurs … Modern English usage
whizz — (also whiz) ► VERB (whizzed, whizzing) 1) move quickly through the air with a whistling or whooshing sound. 2) move or go fast. 3) (whizz through) do or deal with quickly. ► NOUN 1) … English terms dictionary
whizz — [ wız, hwız ] another spelling of whiz … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whizz — make or move with a humming, hissing sound, 1540s, of imitative origin. Meaning to urinate is from 1929. Related: Whizzed; whizzing. The noun is recorded from 1610s … Etymology dictionary
whizz — I UK [wɪz] / US verb Word forms whizz : present tense I/you/we/they whizz he/she/it whizzes present participle whizzing past tense whizzed past participle whizzed informal 1) a) [intransitive] to move or to travel very quickly The ball whizzed… … English dictionary
whizz — whizz1 BrE whiz AmE [wız] v 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] [i]informal a) to move very quickly, often making a sound like something rushing through the air ▪ An ambulance whizzed past. ▪ I saw a big piece of metal whizzing through the air. b) … Dictionary of contemporary English
whizz — [[t](h)wɪ̱z[/t]] whizzes, whizzing, whizzed 1) VERB If something whizzes somewhere, it moves there very fast. [INFORMAL] [V prep/adv] Stewart felt a bottle whizz past his head... [V prep/adv] A car whizzed past. 2) N COUNT: oft a N at/with/on n… … English dictionary
whizz — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Whizz/whiz is used after these nouns: ↑computer {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Whizz/whiz is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑arrow, ↑bullet … Collocations dictionary
whizz — Noun. 1. Amphetamine sulphate. Possibly derived from Billy Whizz, see billy . 1960 70s 2. An act of urination. E.g. So where are the toilets? I need to take a whizz before we leave … English slang and colloquialisms
whizz — Whiz Whiz, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whizzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whizzing}.] [Of imitative origin. ???. Cf. {Whistle}, and {Hiss}.] To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English