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| catch in the throat v expr | (cause [sb] to sob or choke) | se coincer dans la gorge v pron |
| | He nearly choked when a chicken bone caught in his throat. |
| | Il a manqué de s'étouffer lorsqu'un os de poulet s'est coincé dans sa gorge. |
catch in the throat,
catch in your throat,
catch in your voice n | (sob, etc. that interrupts speaking) | étranglement dans la voix nm |
| | | with a catch in your throat : la gorge nouée loc adv |
| | | with a catch in your throat : d'une voix étranglée loc adv |
| clear your throat v expr | (cough before speaking) | s'éclaircir la voix v pron |
| | The butler respectfully cleared his throat. |
| | Le majordome s'éclaircit la voix respectueusement. |
| cut your own throat v expr | (cause your own ruin) | se saborder⇒ v pron |
| | | causer sa propre perte loc v |
cutthroat,
also UK: cut-throat adj | (ruthless) | féroce, impitoyable adj |
| | (compétition) | acharné adj |
| | The competition for the job was cutthroat. |
| | La concurrence pour le travail était féroce. |
cutthroat,
also UK: cut-throat n | archaic (murderer) | assassin nm |
| | | égorgeur nm |
| | The young woman was lured into the woods by a sinister cutthroat. |
cutthroat competition,
also UK: cut-throat competition n | (ruthless competition) | concurrence féroce, concurrence acharnée nf |
| | The company eventually folded in the face of cut-throat competition from its larger rival. |
ear,
nose,
and throat (US),
ear,
nose and throat (UK) n as adj | (ENT: relating to otorhinolaryngology) (Médecine) | ORL expr |
| | (spécialité) | oto-rhino-laryngologie nf |
| | | ear, nose, and throat specialist : ORL, oto-rhino-laryngologiste nmf |
| ENT n as adj | initialism (medicine: ear, nose, and throat) (Médecine) | ORL expr |
| | (spécialité) | oto-rhino-laryngologie nf |
| | | ENT specialist : ORL, oto-rhino-laryngologiste nmf |
| have a frog in your throat v expr | figurative, informal (be hoarse) (figuré) | avoir un chat dans la gorge loc v |
| | What's wrong? Have you got a frog in your throat? |
| | Qu'est-ce qu'il y a ? Tu as un chat dans la gorge ? |
| have a lump in your throat v expr | figurative (be moved emotionally) | avoir une boule dans la gorge loc v |
your heart is in your mouth,
your heart is in your throat expr | figurative ([sb] is anxious, fearful) (figuré) | avoir le cœur serré loc v |
| jump down [sb]'s throat v expr | informal (scold suddenly) (figuré) | sauter à la gorge de [qqn] loc v |
| ram [sth] down [sb]'s throat v expr | figurative, informal (force, impose) (des idées,...) | imposer⇒ vtr |
| | (figuré, familier) | faire rentrer [qch] dans le crâne de [qqn] loc v |
| | I wish they'd stop ramming their ideas down our throats. |
| | J'aimerais qu'ils cessent de nous imposer leurs idées. |
| sore throat n | informal (painful throat infection) | mal de gorge nm |
| | | to have a sore throat : avoir mal à la gorge loc v |
| | Sore throats usually indicate an emerging cold. |
| | En général, les maux de gorge sont le symptôme d'un rhume. |
| stick in your throat v expr | (food: difficult to swallow) | difficile à avaler loc adj |
| stick in your throat v expr | figurative (be difficult to say) (mots) | ne pas vouloir sortir loc v |
| | (situation désagréable) | rester en travers de la gorge loc v |
stick in your throat,
stick in your craw v expr | figurative (be difficult to accept) (figuré) | difficile à avaler loc adj |
| strep throat n | US, informal, abbr (painful throat infection) (Médecine) | angine nf |
| | Strep throat is highly contagious. The bacteria that causes strep throat can also infect the heart. |
| | L'angine est extrêmement contagieuse. La bactérie qui cause l'angine peut aussi infecter le cœur. |
sweetbread,
neck sweetbread,
throat sweetbread n | often plural (animal glands eaten as food) | ris (de veau) nm |
throat lozenge,
lozenge n | (cough drop) | pastille, pastille pour la gorge nf |
