Formes composées
blow | blow molding |
| Anglais | Français |
at a blow,
at a single blow expr | (in one go, with a single act) | d'un coup, d'un seul coup expr |
| blow a fuse v expr | (electrical) (Électricité : fusible, plomb) | sauter⇒ vi |
| Apparemment, les fusibles ont sauté. |
| blow a fuse v expr | figurative (get angry) (familier : s'énerver) | péter un câble, péter un plomb loc v |
| blow a gasket expr | slang (become very upset) (familier : s'énerver) | péter un câble, péter un plomb loc v |
| blow a kiss v expr | (kiss hand and blow) | envoyer un baiser loc v |
| blow [sb] a kiss v expr | (kiss hand and blow) | envoyer un baiser à [qqn] loc v |
| blow a kiss at [sb] v expr | (kiss hand and blow) | envoyer un baiser à [qqn] loc v |
blow [sth] away,
blow away [sth] vtr + adv | (wind: carry off) (vent) | emporter⇒ vtr |
| faire s'envoler⇒ vtr |
| The wind blew the dollar bill away. |
| Le vent a emporté le billet. |
| blow away vi + adv | (be carried off by wind) | être emporté par le vent vi + loc adj |
| The paper bag blew away in a gust of wind. |
| Le sac en papier a été emporté par un coup de vent. |
| blow by [sb/sth] vi + prep | (be swept past) | passer devant [qqn], poussé par le vent loc v |
| s'envoler devant [qqn] v pron + prép |
blow [sth] down,
blow down [sth] vtr + adv | (wind: knock over) | renverser⇒ vtr |
| faire tomber loc v |
| (un arbre, les blés,...) | coucher⇒ vtr |
| The wind blew down our swing set and shade umbrella. |
| Le vent a fait tomber notre portique et le parasol. |
blow dryer,
blow-dryer n | (device: dries hair) | sèche-cheveux nm inv |
| séchoir nm |
| I never use a blow dryer to dry my hair. |
| Je n'utilise jamais de sèche-cheveux pour me sécher les cheveux. |
| blow hot and cold v expr | figurative (waver, vacillate) (figuré) | souffler le chaud et le froid loc v |
| blow in vi + adv | (be swept in by the wind) | s'engouffrer⇒ v pron |
| entrer⇒, rentrer⇒ vi |
| A handful of leaves blew in when I opened the door. |
| Une poignée de feuilles mortes est entrée quand j'ai ouvert la porte. |
| blow into [sth] vi + prep | (breathe) | souffler dans vi + prép |
| Here, blow into this paper bag, it will help you stop hyperventilating. |
| Tiens, souffle dans ce sac à papier, ça t'aidera à calmer ton hyperventilation. |
| blow into town v expr | US, slang (arrive unexpectedly) (familier) | débarquer à l'improviste vi + adv |
| (familier) | se pointer à l'improviste v pron |
| arriver à l'improviste vi + adv |
| My friend just blew into town; we're going to go have dinner tonight. |
| Mon ami a débarqué à l'improviste : nous allons manger ensemble ce soir. |
| Mon ami est arrivé à l'improviste : nous allons manger ensemble ce soir. |
| blow it v expr | slang, figurative (fail) (familier) | se planter⇒ v pron |
| I totally blew it, and I'm so embarrassed; I don't know when I've performed so badly. |
| Je me suis complètement planté, j'ai honte. Je ne sais pas quand j'ai été aussi nul. |
| (très familier) | foirer⇒ vi |
| (vulgaire) | merder⇒ vi |
blow job,
blowjob n | vulgar, informal (oral sex on a male) (familier : fellation) | pipe nf |
| (populaire) | turlutte nf |
| (familier) | petite gâterie nf |
| Jonny asked his girlfriend to give him a blow job. |
| blow kisses vtr + npl | (kiss hand and blow) | envoyer des baisers loc v |
| (un peu familier) | envoyer des bisous loc v |
| blow me down interj | informal (expressing amazement) | eh bien ça alors ! interj |
| pince-moi, je rêve interj |
| Well, blow me down! You won the lottery! |
| Eh bien ça alors ! Tu as gagné à la loterie ! |
blow molding,
blowing n | (shaping glass using air) | moulage par soufflage nm |
| blow off vi + adv | (be swept off by wind) | être emporté (par le vent) v |
| The tarp covering our roof blew off in the gale. |
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| blow [sth] out of proportion v expr | figurative, informal (overdramatize) | dramatiser, exagérer vtr, vi |
| Sure, it seems like a lot of snow, but don't blow it out of proportion -- we usually have several inches in April. |
| D'accord, il a beaucoup neigé, mais il ne faut pas dramatiser, ce n'est pas si inhabituel que ça en avril ! |
| (figuré) | monter en épingle vtr |
| (figuré, familier) | en faire tout un plat loc v |
| D'accord, il a beaucoup neigé, mais il ne faut pas en faire tout un plat, c'est courant en avril. |
blow [sth] over,
blow over [sth] vtr + prep | (topple by blowing) | renverser⇒, abattre⇒ vtr |
| A strong wind had blown over several plant pots. |
| Un vent fort avait renversé plusieurs pots de fleur. |
blow the dust off,
blow the cobwebs off v expr | figurative (abandon old routines, habits) | abandonner ses vieilles habitudes loc v |
| New Year is a time to blow the dust off and make a fresh start. |
blow the dust off [sth],
blow the dust off of [sth] v expr | figurative (use for the first time in ages) | ressortir⇒ vtr |
| Let's blow the dust off this old record and see how it sounds. |
| Ressortons ce vieil album et voyons comment il sonne. |
| blow the lid off [sth] v expr | figurative (scandal, etc.: expose publicly) | étaler [qch] au grand jour loc v |
| blow the whistle on [sb] v expr | figurative (inform on [sb]) | dénoncer⇒ vtr |
| (familier) | balancer⇒ vtr |
| The employee decided to blow the whistle on his employer for the illegal transactions. |
| L'employé a décidé de dénoncer son patron pour les transactions illégales. |
| blow the whistle on [sth] v expr | figurative (report [sth]) | dévoiler⇒ vtr |
| ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Il a dévoilé la corruption des fonctionnaires. |
blow this joint,
blow the joint v expr | US, slang (leave) (familier) | se casser⇒, se barrer⇒ v pron |
| blow through [sth] vi + prep | informal, figurative (place: visit briefly) | passer en coup de vent vi + loc adv |
| He blew through town last week. He never stays for long. |
| Il est passé en ville en coup de vent la semaine dernière. Il ne reste jamais longtemps. |
| blow through [sth] vi + prep | informal, figurative (change: affect) (figuré) | souffler sur vi + prép |
| The winds of change are blowing through the Olde Towne club: they have accepted their first woman as a member. |
| Un vent de changement souffle sur le club d'Olde Towne : ils ont accepté leur tout premier membre de sexe féminin. |
| blow through [sth] vi + prep | slang, figurative (money: spend) (familier : dépenser) | claquer⇒ vtr |
| (figuré, familier) | flamber⇒ vtr |
| The gambling addict blew through his life's savings in two weeks. |
| Ce joueur pathologique a claqué les économies de toute une vie en deux semaines seulement. |
| Ce joueur pathologique a flambé les économies de toute une vie en deux semaines seulement. |
| blow through adj | (carburettor) | de purge loc adj |
| blow [sth/sb] to smithereens v expr | (destroy by explosives) | réduire en mille morceaux, réduire en miettes loc v |
| faire voler en éclats loc v |
| faire sauter loc v |
blow your cool,
lose your cool v expr | US, informal (lose composure) | perdre son sang-froid loc v |
| perdre son calme loc v |
blow your cork,
pop your cork v expr | figurative, informal (become very angry) (familier) | péter un plomb, péter un câble loc v |
| blow [sb]'s cover v expr | (reveal [sb]'s true identity) (familier) | cramer la couverture de [qch] expr |
| blow [sb]'s mind v expr | informal (astound [sb]) | stupéfier⇒, ébahir⇒ vtr |
| (un familier) | bluffer⇒, scier⇒ vtr |
| (familier) | faire halluciner loc v |
| When I heard about the revolutionary new cancer treatment, it blew my mind. |
| Wait until you see the final scene of the movie--it's going to blow your mind! |
| Quand j'ai entendu parler du nouveau traitement révolutionnaire contre le cancer, ça m'a bluffé (or: scié). |
| Attends de voir la scène finale du film : ça va te faire halluciner. |
| blow [sb]'s mind v expr | informal (drugs: disorient, overwhelm [sb]) (drogue) | faire halluciner⇒ vtr |
| blow your nose v expr | (expel mucus) | se moucher⇒ v pron |
| Please blow your nose instead of sniffing. |
| S'il te plait, mouche-toi au lieu de renifler ! |
blow your own horn,
toot your own horn,
blow your own trumpet v expr | figurative (boast, praise yourself) (figuré) | s'envoyer des fleurs, se jeter des fleurs, se lancer des fleurs loc v |
| blow your own trumpet v expr | figurative (boast, be self-congratulatory) | chanter ses propres louanges loc v |
| se lancer des fleurs v pron |
blow your top,
blow your stack v expr | figurative, informal (become very angry) (familier) | péter un câble, péter les plombs loc v |
| blow-by-blow adj | informal (account: detailed) | très détaillé loc adj |
| The eyewitness gave a blow-by-blow description of the horrific event. |
| Le témoin oculaire a donné une description très détaillée de l'événement tragique. |
| blow-dried adj | (dried using hairdryer) (anglicisme) | brushing nm |
| Je me suis fait un brushing ce matin, je voulais me sentir belle. |
| blow-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a hair-dryer on) | se sécher les cheveux (au sèche-cheveux) v pron |
| se faire un brushing v pron |
| There's no point blow-drying your hair – it's pouring down outside! |
| C'est inutile de se sécher les cheveux : il pleut à verse ! |
| C'est inutile de se faire un brushing : il pleut à verse ! |
| blow-dry n | (instance of drying hair) | brushing nm |
| The hairdresser asked her client if she wanted a blow-dry. |
| blow-in n | informal (newcomer) | nouveau venu, nouvelle venue nm, nf |
blowout,
also UK: blow-out n | slang (gorging, binge) (familier) | gueuleton nm |
| (familier) | to have a blowout on sth : s'empiffrer de, se gaver de v pron + prép |
| My friends and I had a blowout on pizza and ice-cream. |
| Mes potes et moi, on s'est empiffrés de pizzas et de glace. |
blowout,
also UK: blow-out n | informal (punctured tire) | crevaison nf |
| pneu crevé nm |
| I was driving along the road when I had a blowout; I must have run over something. |
| Je conduisais sur la route quand un pneu a crevé. J'ai dû rouler sur quelque chose. |
blowup (US),
blow-up adj | informal (inflatable) | gonflable adj |
| We inflated the blow-up beach ball and tossed it in the water. |
blowup (US),
blow-up (UK) n | informal (enlarged image) (d'une photo) | agrandissement nm |
| The gallery is displaying several blowups of famous images. |
blowup (US),
blow-up (UK) n | informal (angry outburst) | accès de colère nm |
| coup de sang nm |
| Yesterday there was a huge blowup between the strikers and the administration. |
| body blow n | (boxing: hit, punch to the body) | coup au corps nm |
| He received a direct body blow and fell to the ground. |
| body blow n | figurative (severe setback or shock) | coup dur nm |
| crushing blow n | figurative (great disappointment) (figuré) | coup dur nm |
cushion the blow,
soften the blow v expr | figurative (make impact of [sth] less harsh) | rendre [une épreuve] moins pénible loc v |
| aider à encaisser le coup loc v |
| réduire l'impact de [qch] loc v |
| death blow n | (final attack) | coup fatal nm |
| hard blow n | (forceful punch or strike) | coup violent nm |
| Although the jab to the chin dropped him, it was the hard blow to the ribs that did the damage. |
| hard blow n | figurative (emotional setback) (figuré) | coup dur nm |
| The loss of his job dealt a hard blow to his self-confidence. |
| La perte de son emploi fut un coup dur pour sa confiance. |
| heavy blow n | (forceful punch or strike) | coup violent nm |
| The boxer fell after taking a heavy blow from his opponent. |
| heavy blow n | figurative (emotional setback) (fig) | coup dur nm |
| Not getting into her school of choice was a heavy blow. |
| Ne pas être admise dans l'école de son choix fut un coup dur. |
| grand choc nm |
| Joe Blow | (average person) | Monsieur tout-le-monde nm |
| knockout blow n | (boxing: winning punch) | coup qui met K.-O., coup qui met KO nm |
| The boxer is in a coma following a knockout blow in the ring. |
| Le boxeur est dans le coma suite à un coup qui l'a mis K.-O. dans le ring. |
| knockout blow n | figurative, informal ([sth] devastating) (figuré) | coup de massue nm |
| If Reus left now, it would be a knockout blow for the team. |
| Si Reus partait maintenant, ça serait un coup de massue pour l'équipe. |
let off steam,
blow off steam v expr | slang, figurative (release energy) | se défouler⇒ v pron |
| There was a play area where the kids could let off steam. |
| low blow n | figurative (unfair criticism) (figuré) | coup bas nm |
| You told him he was stupid? That's a low blow. |
| low blow n | (boxing: illegal hit) (Boxe) | coup bas nm |
| strike a blow against [sth/sb] v expr | (deal [sb/sth] a serious setback) | porter un coup à [qch/qqn] loc v |
| strike a blow for [sth/sb] v expr | (do [sth] to support [sth/sb]) | se battre pour [qch/qqn] loc v pron |
| strike [sth/sb] a ... blow v expr | (hit) | donner un coup [adj] à [qch/qqn] loc v |
| (glancing blow) | to strike sth/sb a glancing blow : érafler [qqn/qch] vtr |
| Note: Often used with: glancing, mighty, heavy |
| The baseball struck his head a glancing blow. |
| La balle de base-ball érafla sa tête. |
take the lid off [sth],
blow the lid off [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (reveal [sth] previously secret) | étaler [qch] au grand jour loc v |
