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1 eau
1. feminine nouna. water ; ( = pluie) rain• laver à grande eau [+ sol] to wash down ; (avec un tuyau) to hose down ; [+ légumes] to wash thoroughly► à l'eau• mettre à l'eau [+ bateau] to launch• se mettre à l'eau ( = nager) to get into the water• mettre de l'eau dans son vin ( = modérer ses prétentions) to climb down ; ( = faire des concessions) to make concessions2. plural feminine nouna. [de fleuve] basses eaux low water3. compounds• dans les eaux territoriales françaises in French territorial waters ► eaux thermales thermal springs► eau vive* * ** * *əay abr nmplÉmirats arabes unis UAE, (United Arab Emirates)* * *A nf1 Chimie, gén water; verre d'eau glass of water; l'eau de source/du robinet spring/tap water; eau de pluie rainwater ¢; pastis/ouzo sans eau neat pastis/ouzo; ⇒ bébé, bec, boudin, clair, goutte, moulin, pont;2 ( masse) water; au bord de l'eau by the water; à la surface de l' eau on the surface of the water; l'eau est chaude the water is warm; une eau boueuse/jaunâtre muddy/yellowish water; avoir la tête hors de l'eau lit to have one's head out of the water; fig to keep one's head above water; l'eau de la rivière/du lac the water in the river/the lake; prendre l'eau [chaussure] to let in water; aller sur l'eau to float; faire eau to leak; être à l'eau lit [barque, canot] to be launched; fig [projet, plan] to have gone down the drain; être en eau lit [piscine, réservoir] to be full of water; fig [personne] to be dripping with sweat; mettre à l'eau to launch [bateau]; to push [sb] into the water [personne]; mettre en eau lit to fill with water [piscine, réservoir]; fig to make [sb] sweat [personne]; se mettre à l'eau to get into the water; se jeter à l'eau lit to throw oneself into the water; fig to take the plunge; tomber à l'eau lit [personne, objet] to fall into the water; fig [projet, plan] to fall through; nettoyer le sol à grande eau to sluice the floor down;3 ( approvisionnement) water; avoir l'eau et l'électricité to have water and electricity laid on GB, to be hooked up for water and electricity US; eau courante running water; avoir l'eau (courante) to have running water; avoir l'eau froide et l'eau chaude to have hot and cold water; couper l'eau to turn the water off at the mains; consommation d'eau water consumption;4 ( pluie) rain; trois centimètres d'eau three centimetresGB of rain;B eaux nfpl1 Géog, Géol ( niveau) water (sg); ( masse) waters; les eaux ont baissé the water has gone down; les eaux ont reculé the waters have receded; eaux troubles lit muddy waters; fig troubled waters;eau bénite holy water; eau capsulée bottled water; eau céleste fungicidal spray used in vineyards; eau de chaux limewater; eau de Cologne (eau de) cologne; eau dentifrice mouthwash; eau distillée distilled water; eau douce fresh water; eau de fleur d'oranger orange-flower water; eau de Javel ≈ chloride bleach; eau de lavande lavender water; eau lourde heavy water; eau de mer seawater; eau minérale mineral water; eau minérale gazeuse sparkling mineral water; eau minérale naturelle still mineral water; eau oxygénée hydrogen peroxide; eau de parfum eau de parfum; eau de parfum eau de parfum; eau piquante○ fizzy water; eau plate ( du robinet) plain water; ( minérale) still mineral water; eau de rose rose water; à l'eau de rose [roman, film] sentimental, schmaltzy○ US; eau savonneuse soapy water; eau de Seltz seltzer water; eau sucrée sugared water; eau de toilette eau de toilette; eau tonique tonic water; eau de vaisselle lit washing-up water GB, dishwater; fig dishwater; eau vive white-water; kayak en eau vive white-water canoeing; eaux de crue floodwaters ¢; eaux de fonte meltwater ¢; eaux et forêts Admin forestry authority; ingénieur des eaux et forêts forestry officer; eaux grasses slops; eaux internationales international waters; eaux ménagères domestic sewage ¢, grey water GB; eaux minérales mineral water ¢; eaux de ruissellement runoff ¢; eaux souterraines underground water ¢; eaux territoriales territorial waters; eaux thermales thermal waters; eaux usées wastewater ¢.mettre l'eau à la bouche de qn to make sb's mouth water; j'en ai l'eau à la bouche my mouth is watering; c'est l'eau et le feu they are like chalk and cheese; être de la même eau to be of the same kidney; ou dans ces eaux-là○ or thereabouts; vivre d'amour et d'eau fraîche to live on love alone.1. [liquide incolore] waterse mettre à l'eau [pour se baigner] to go in the water (for a swim)des légumes/melons pleins d'eau watery vegetables/melonsprendre l'eau [chaussure, tente] to leak, to be leaky, to be leakingeau déminéralisée/distillée demineralized/distilled watereau calcaire ou dure hard watereau de vaisselle dish ou washing-up waterça doit valoir 150 euros, enfin, c'est dans ces eaux-là! (familier) it costs around 150 euros more or lessil est passé/il passera beaucoup d'eau sous les ponts a lot of water has gone/will flow under the bridge2. [boisson] watereau gazeuse soda ou fizzy watera. [pour les animaux] watering holeb. [dans un village] standpipemettre de l'eau dans son vin to climb down, to back off4. [parfum, PHARMACIE]5. CHIMIE6. [limpidité - d'un diamant] water7. NAUTIQUEfaire de l'eau [s'approvisionner] to take on waterfaire eau [avoir une fuite] to take on water————————eaux nom féminin pluriel1. [masse] watera. [mer] the tide's going outb. [inondation] the (flood) water's subsidingeaux internationales/territoriales international/territorial waters3. [d'une accouchée] waters4. [thermes]les Eaux et Forêts ≃ the Forestry Commissionà grande eau locution adverbialea. [au jet] to hose downb. [dans un évier, une bassine] to wash in a lot of waterrincer à grande eau to rinse (out) thoroughly ou in a lot of water————————à l'eau locution adjectivale2. [perdu]————————à l'eau locution adverbiale1. CUISINEa. [légumes] to boilb. [fruits] to poach2. (locution)se jeter ou se lancer à l'eau to take the plungeà l'eau de rose locution adjectivalede la même eau locution adjectivaleen eau locution adjectivaleen eau profonde locution adverbiale -
2 point d'eau
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3 abreuvoir
n. m. (joc.): 'Watering-hole', 'local', pub. (To judges, barristers, clerks of the court, etc. l'Abreuvoir is also the nickname of the bar in the Palais de Justice in Paris.) -
4 estanco
n. m. (corr. estaminet): 'Watering-hole', pub, licensed drinking establishment. -
5 messieurs-dames
n. pl.1. 'Queers', 'poufs', homosexuals. Son bistrot a une clientèle de messieurs-dames: His pub's a watering-hole for the gay brigade!2. 'Bonsoir messieurs-dames!': Stock popular greeting uttered when entering or leaving a public place; it is roughly equivalent to the English 'Evenin' all!'. -
6 paroisse
n. f. Changer de paroisse (joc.):a To 'change digs', to 'move out', to go to new accommodation.b To 'change watering-hole', to 'haunt a different pub', to become a regular in a different bar. -
7 sirop
n. m.1. (abbr. sirop de canard, or de grenouille, also sirop de parapluie): 'Adam's ale', 'corporation pop', water.2. Water surface (lake, river, sea). Aller au sirop: To 'fall into the soup'.3. 'Watering-hole', low-class pub. Comme plus d'un boxeur, près de la retraite, il ne pensait qu'à avoir son propre sirop! Like many a punch-drunk boxer, he fancied owning a little pub of his own!4. 'Booze', liquor, alcoholic beverage. Avoir (also: tenir) un coup de sirop: To have had 'one over the eight', to be 'tipsy', to be slightly drunk. Quand sa bonne femme l'a plaqué, il s'est mis au sirop: When his missus left him he took to drink.5. 'Sticky mess', 'fix', awkward situation. On s'est retrouvés dans un de ces sirops après la grève! The strike left us in one hell of a mess!6. Tomber dans le sirop: To 'keel over', to 'pass out', to faint.
См. также в других словарях:
watering hole — or[place] {n. phr.} A bar, pub, or nightclub where people gather to drink and socialize. * /I like The Silver Dollar it is my favorite watering hole in all of Sidney, Nebraska./ … Dictionary of American idioms
watering hole — or[place] {n. phr.} A bar, pub, or nightclub where people gather to drink and socialize. * /I like The Silver Dollar it is my favorite watering hole in all of Sidney, Nebraska./ … Dictionary of American idioms
watering\ hole — • watering hole • watering place n. phr. A bar, pub, or nightclub where people gather to drink and socialize. I like the Silver Dollar it is my favorite watering hole in all of Sidney, Nebraska … Словарь американских идиом
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watering hole — n 1.) informal a bar or other place where people drink alcohol ▪ What s your favorite watering hole? 2.) a ↑waterhole … Dictionary of contemporary English
watering hole — (UK) A watering hole is a pub … The small dictionary of idiomes
watering hole — ► NOUN 1) a waterhole from which animals regularly drink. 2) informal a pub or bar … English terms dictionary
watering hole — ☆ watering hole n. Informal a bar or tavern, esp. one in which there is much social activity … English World dictionary
watering hole — UK [ˈwɔːt(ə)rɪŋ ˌhəʊl] / US [ˈwɔt(ə)rɪŋ ˌhoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms watering hole : singular watering hole plural watering holes 1) a waterhole 2) informal a pub or other place where people go to drink alcohol … English dictionary
watering hole — n. a tavern. □ Now this place is one of my favorite watering holes. □ I think you live down at that watering hole … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
watering hole — (UK) A watering hole is a pub. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
