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lightning bug N Am

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I.bug [Brit bʌɡ, Am bəɡ] N

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1. bug (any insect):

bug inf

bestiole f inf

2. bug (bedbug):

bug

3. bug inf:

bug, a. stomach bug or tummy bug

ennuis mpl gastriques

4. bug (germ):

bug

5. bug (fault) (gen):

bug

bug COMPUT

bug COMPUT

bug m

6. bug (hidden microphone):

bug

8. bug Am (enthusiast):

bug inf

mordu/-e m/f

a jogging bug

un mordu du jogging

II.bug <pres part bugging; pret, pp bugged> [Brit bʌɡ, Am bəɡ] VB trans

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1. bug (hide microphones in):

bug room, building

poser des micros dans

the room is bugged

il y a un micro (caché) dans la pièce

2. bug (annoy):

bug inf

big [Brit bɪɡ, Am bɪɡ] ADJ

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5. big (important):

big question, problem, decision, change, moment, event

it makes a big difference

ça fait une grande différence

the extra rooms make a big difference

ça fait une grande différence d'avoir des salles en plus

you're making a big mistake

tu es en train de faire une grave erreur

I think we're on to something big inf

je sens qu'on est sur un gros coup inf

this may be the start of something big

c'est peut-être le début de quelque chose d'important

6. big (emphatic):

you big baby!

espèce de bébé!

espèce de grande brute!

to be big in the music business inf

être très connu dans le monde de la musique

to be in big trouble

être dans le pétrin inf

he gave me a big smile

il m'a fait un grand sourire

the big moment

le grand moment

a big thank you to…

un grand merci à…

to do sth in a big way

faire qc sur une grande échelle

to do things in a big way

faire les choses en grand

he fell for her in a big way

il est tombé follement amoureux d'elle

7. big Am (enthusiastic) inf:

to be big on

être fanatique de

to be big on

être fana de inf

8. big (generous):

généreux/-euse

to have a big heart

avoir bon cœur, être très généreux

that's big of you! iron

c'est trop généreux de ta part! iron

9. big (gen) POL:

the Big Four/Five

les Quatre/Cinq Grands

to be or go over big inf

faire fureur (in à, en)

to be or go over big inf

faire un tabac inf (in à, en)

to have a big head pej

avoir la grosse tête inf

to have a big mouth

avoir la langue trop longue inf

why can't you keep your big mouth shut?

tu n'aurais pas pu la fermer inf

to have big ideas, think big inf

what's the big idea?

qu'est-ce qui te prend?

to look big Am pej

se donner de l'importance, frimer inf

to make it big inf

avoir beaucoup de succès

to talk big inf

I.lightning [Brit ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ, Am ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] N

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1. lightning U (in sky):

a flash or stroke of lightning

II.lightning [Brit ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ, Am ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] ADJ

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lightning raid, visit:

III.lightning [Brit ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ, Am ˈlaɪtnɪŋ]

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Translations for lightning bug in the English»French Dictionary

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I.bug [bʌg] N

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1. bug ZOOL:

bug

2. bug inf (insect):

bug

3. bug MED:

bug

there's a bug going round

il y a un microbe qui circule

4. bug (fault):

bug

5. bug COMPUT:

bug

6. bug TELEC:

bug

table f d'écoute

to plant a bug

installer des micros

7. bug inf (enthusiasm):

bug

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1. bug (tap):

bug

brancher sur table d'écoute

2. bug inf (annoy):

bug

casser les pieds à

big <-ger, -gest> [bɪg] ADJ

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1. big:

big (large)

big (oversized)

a big drop in prices

une forte baisse des prix

a big eater inf

un gros mangeur

to be a big spender inf

dépenser beaucoup

a big tip

un gros pourboire

the big toe

a big budget film

un film à gros budget

the bigger the better

plus c'est gros, meilleur c'est

the biggest-ever egg

le plus grand œuf (jamais vu)

2. big (grown-up):

big a. fig

big boy/brother

grand garçon/frère

5. big (generous):

it's really big of sb iron hum

c'est vraiment généreux de la part de qn

lightning [ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] N no pl

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Like lightning bugs, some ocean creatures, from small plankton to jelly fish to even some fish and sharks, also can produce light. pilotonline.com

Scientists have found that different species of lightning bugs -- and there are many -- have different flash patterns. www.kentucky.com

At night, there were mosquitoes and lightning bugs. www.stardem.com

You probably have to be a female lightning bug to understand. www.kentucky.com

The witness reveals that at first the lights had seemed to be lightning bugs. www.digitaljournal.com

They are winged beetles, and commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs for their conspicuous crepuscular use of bioluminescence to attract mates or prey. en.wikipedia.org

And when we accidentally paddled over a school of startled juvenile herring, they jumped out of the water looking like kamikaze lightning bugs. www.seattletimes.com

Lightning bugs taste bad, he said, and the flashing originally warned potential predators that they were about to get a bitter mouthful. www.kentucky.com

Once introduced into the animals genetic code, the animal becomes mammalian lightning bug who glows under black light. www.digitaljournal.com

The bacteria will glow like lightning bugs, jellyfish and bioluminescent plankton. news.discovery.com

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