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hitch [hɪt∫]1. noun( = obstacle) (petit) problème m• the only hitch is that... le seul ennui c'est que...a. ( = fasten) attacher ; [of boat] amarrer• to get hitched (inf!) se marier4. compounds• they hitch-hiked to Paris ils sont allés à Paris en stop ► hitch-hiker noun auto-stoppeur m, - euse fa. [+ horses] atteler (to à)b. [+ trousers, skirt] remonter* * *[hɪtʃ] 1.1) ( problem) problème m, pépin (colloq) ma slight hitch — un petit pépin (colloq)
2) ( knot) nœud m2.transitive verb1) ( fasten) attacher [trailer]; atteler [horse]; accrocher [rail carriage]2) (colloq) ( thumb)3.to hitch a lift — faire du stop (colloq)
(colloq) intransitive verb faire du stop (colloq)Phrasal Verbs:- hitch up••to get hitched — (colloq) convoler en justes noces (colloq)
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A n1 ( problem) problème m, pépin ○ m ; there has been a slight hitch il y a eu un petit pépin ○ ; to pass off without a hitch se dérouler sans problème ;2 ( knot) nœud m ;B vtr1 ( fasten) attacher [rope, reins, trailer] (to à) ; atteler [horse, team] (to à) ; accrocher [wagon, rail carriage] (to à) ;2 ○ ( thumb) to hitch a ride ou lift faire du stop ○ ; I hitched a lift to York je suis allé à York en stop ○ ; can I hitch a ride to school? tu m'emmènes à l'école?C ○ vi1 ( hitchhike) faire du stop ○ ; to hitch to Paris in two days mettre deux jours pour aller à Paris en stop ;2 US ( limp) boitiller.to get hitched ○ convoler en justes noces ○.■ hitch up:▶ hitch up [sth], hitch [sth] up1 ( pull up) retrousser [skirt] ; remonter [trousers, covers] ; to hitch a bag up onto one's back hisser un sac sur son dos ; -
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hitch [hɪtʃ]∎ can I hitch a lift, Dad? tu m'emmènes, papa?;∎ I hitched a lift from the woman next door je me suis fait emmener par la voisine;∎ she has hitched her way round Europe elle a fait toute l'Europe en stop ou auto-stop(b) (railway carriage) attacher, atteler; (horse → to fence) attacher; (→ to carriage, cart) atteler; (rope) attacher, nouerfaire du stop ou de l'auto-stop;∎ to hitch to London aller à Londres en stop;∎ I spent the summer hitching round the South of France j'ai passé l'été à voyager dans le sud de la France en auto-stop3 noun(a) (difficulty) problème m, anicroche f;∎ there's been a hitch il y a eu un problème;∎ without a hitch or any hitches sans anicroche∎ to do a three-year hitch in prison faire trois ans de prison□ ;∎ he's doing a five-year hitch in the navy il s'est engagé pour cinq ans dans la marine□∎ to give sth a hitch (up) remonter ou retrousser qch(a) (trousers, skirt etc) remonter, retrousser(b) (horse, oxen etc) atteler -
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[hi ] 1. verb1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) attacher2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) faire du stop2. noun1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) anicroche2) (a kind of knot.) noeud3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) secousse•- hitch-hiker - hitch a lift/ride - hitch up
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