Formes composées
grease | |
| Anglais | Français |
bobbing,
bobbing grease,
bobbing compound n | (metal polish) | traduction non disponible |
| elbow grease n | figurative (physical effort) (figuré) | huile de coude nf |
| It takes a considerable amount of elbow grease to clean the oven. |
| grease gun n | (device: lubricates) | graisseur nm |
| Mechanics use a grease gun to maintain lubrication. |
| Les mécaniciens utilisent un graisseur pour maintenir la lubrification. |
| grease monkey n | slang, figurative (mechanic) (familier : mécanicien) | mécano nm |
| I took my car to the local grease monkey, and now it runs worse than ever! |
| J'ai amené ma voiture chez le mécano et maintenant, elle marche encore moins bien qu'avant ! |
grease the wheels,
grease the way,
grease the skids (US),
oil the wheels (UK) v expr | figurative (make [sth] go more smoothly) (figuré) | huiler la mécanique loc v |
| Richard's friend greased the wheels a little to help him get his job application processed early. |
| L'ami de Richard a graissé la mécanique pour que la candidature de celui-ci soit traitée plus vite. |
grease the wheels for [sb],
grease the way for [sb] (US),
oil the wheels for [sb] (UK) v expr | figurative (make [sth] go more smoothly for [sb]) | faciliter [qch] pour [qqn] vtr + prép |
grease the wheels of [sth] (US),
oil the wheels of [sth] (UK) v expr | (make [sth] go more smoothly) (figuré) | huiler la mécanique de [qch] loc v |
| grease trap n | (part of a sink) | collecteur de graisse nm |
grease [sb]'s palm,
grease the palm of [sb],
grease [sb]'s hand,
grease the hand of [sb] v expr | figurative (bribe) (figuré) | graisser la patte de [qqn] loc v |
greasepaint,
grease paint,
grease-paint n | (stage make-up) (maquillage de scène) | fard nm |
