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101 tirer
I.v. trans.1. To 'nick', to 'pinch', to steal (also: voler à la tire).2. To spend time (and quite a lengthy period) doing something unpleasant. Encore quinze jours à tirer et on part en vacances! Another fortnight's grind and it's 'holidays here we come!' Il a tiré cinq piges de dur: He did five years' porridge.3. En voilà une autre de tirée! (of day, month or year): And that's another one gone!4. Tirer la couverture à soi: To get the most of something for oneself (either kudos or worldly goods).5. Tirer l'échelle: To 'call it a day', to have to give up. Après une connerie comme ça, il n'y a plus qu'à tirer l'échelle! After a boob of that magnitude, there doesn't seem to be any point in going any further! (also: tirer la ficelle).6. Tirer la langue: To be near exhaustion (literally to have one's tongue lolling out through sheer fatigue).7. Tirer les vers du nez à quelqu'un: To 'pump' someone, to winkle information out of someone.8. Tirer un coup: To 'have a bang', to 'have it off', to have coition.9. Tirer un fil (of man): To 'splash one's boots', to 'have a pee', to urinate.II.v. intrans.1. To 'dip', to steal.2. Tirer au cul (also: tirer au flanc or au renard): To 'dodge a chore', to steer clear of hard work.3. Tirer sur la ficelle: To 'go it a bit strong', to exaggerate. (There is a possible parallel with the English 'pull the other one!' retort.)III.v. trans. reflex.1. To 'bugger off', to 'slope off', to go away. Bon, il faut que je me tire, demain je bosse de bonne heure! I'll have to drift, I'm on mornings tomorrow!2. Se tirer d'épaisseur: To get out of 'stuck', to get out of trouble.a To 'have a punch-up', to have a fight.b To have a flaming row.4. Ça se tire! We can see the light at the end of the tunnel! — We're nearing the end! (The expression is usually used when referring to times one is not enjoying.) -
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vb coax ( fx the key into the lock); work ( fx work a stone into place; work in the key);[ lirke sig frem] feel one's way;(dvs som sidder fast) winkle (el. tease) something out;[ lirke hemmeligheden ud af én] worm the secret out of somebody;[ lirke ved låsen] try the lock;( for at få den op) coax the lock. -
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106 informatie uit iemand peuteren
informatie uit iemand peuterenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > informatie uit iemand peuteren
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108 aus jdm. herauskriegen / rauskriegen
to winkle sth. out of sb. coll. Br.Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > aus jdm. herauskriegen / rauskriegen
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winkle — /ˈwɪŋkəl / (say wingkuhl) noun 1. any of various marine gastropods; a periwinkle. –phrase (winkled, winkling) 2. winkle out, to prise out or extract, as a winkle from its shell with a pin. {shortened form of periwinkle1} …
winkle — win|kle1 [ wıŋkl ] noun count type of small SHELLFISH that can be eaten as food winkle win|kle 2 [ wıŋkl ] verb ,winkle out phrasal verb transitive BRITISH INFORMAL 1. ) to get something such as information from someone when they did not intend… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
winkle — [[t]wɪ̱ŋk(ə)l[/t]] winkles, winkling, winkled N COUNT Winkles are small sea snails that can be eaten. [BRIT] Phrasal Verbs: winkle out Syn: periwinkle (in AM, use periwinkles) … English dictionary