cat's cradle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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5. cat inf abrév → catalytic converter

it was enough to make a cat laugh inf
c'était à se tordre inf
there are more ways than one to kill or skin a cat
il y a plus d'une façon de s'y prendre
to be like a cat on a hot tin roof or on hot bricks
être sur des charbons ardents
to fight like cat and dog
se battre comme des chiffonniers
to grin like a Cheshire cat
avoir un sourire fendu jusqu'aux oreilles
to let the cat out of the bag
vendre la mèche
the cat's out of the bag
ce n'est plus un secret pour personne
to look like something the cat brought or dragged in
être en piteux état
to rain cats and dogs
pleuvoir des cordes
there's hardly enough room to swing a cat
il y a à peine la place de se retourner
to think one is the cat's whiskers Brit or pajamas Am or meow Am
se croire sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter
to (wait and) see which way the cat jumps
attendre de voir d'où vient le vent
when the cat's away, the mice will play
quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansent
to play cat and mouse with sb
jouer au chat et à la souris avec qn

See also catalytic converter

cat. → catalogue

See also catalogue

I.catalogue [Brit ˈkat(ə)lɒɡ, Am ˈkædlˌɔɡ] N

II.catalogue [Brit ˈkat(ə)lɒɡ, Am ˈkædlˌɔɡ] VB trans

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5. CAT Brit HISTORY → College of Advanced Technology

CAT
cf IUT

I.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr] N

1. care (attention):

care
attention f
care
soin m
to take care to do
prendre soin de faire
to take care not to do
faire attention de ne pas faire
to take care when doing
faire attention en faisant
to take care that …
faire attention que …
+ subj he took (great) care over or with his work
il a fait son travail avec le plus grand soin
to take care in doing sth
faire qc avec soin
she always takes (great) care in choosing the wine/preparing to go out
elle choisit toujours le vin/se prépare toujours à sortir avec (le plus grand) soin
‘take care!’
‘fais attention!’
‘take care!’ (expression of farewell)
‘à bientôt!’
with care
avec soin, en faisant attention
‘handle with care’
‘fragile’
have a care! Brit give a care! Am
fais attention!
to exercise due or proper care ADMIN, LAW
prendre les précautions nécessaires

2. care (looking after):

care (of person, animal)
soins mpl
care (of car, plant, house, clothes)
entretien m (of de)
to take care of (deal with) (gen) child, client
s'occuper de
to take care of MED patient, invalid
soigner
to take care of (be responsible for) house, garden, details, tickets, arrangements
s'occuper de
to take care of (be careful with) machine, car
prendre soin de
to take care of (keep in good condition) machine, car, teeth
entretenir
to take care of (look after for safe-keeping) shop, watch
garder
to take good care of sb/sth
prendre soin de qn/qc
to put or leave sb/sth in sb's care
confier qn/qc à qn
in his/your care
à sa/ta garde
the pupils/patients in my care
les élèves/malades dont j'ai la responsabilité
in the care of his father/teacher
à la garde de son père/professeur
John Smith, care of Mr and Mrs L. Smith (on letter)
John Smith, chez or aux bons soins de M et Mme L. Smith
to take care of oneself (look after oneself)
prendre soin de soi
to take care of oneself (cope)
se débrouiller tout seul
to take care of oneself (defend oneself)
se défendre
that takes care of that
c'est réglé

II.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr] VB trans

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III.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr] VB intr

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1. care (feel concerned):

she really cares
elle prend ça à cœur
to care about art, culture, money, environment
s'intéresser à
to care about staff, pupils, the elderly
se soucier du bien-être de
to care about injustice, inequality
se soucier de
I don't care!
ça m'est égal!, je m'en moque!
what do I care if…?
qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire que…?
+ subj as if I/he cared!
comme si ça me/lui faisait quelque chose!
I/he couldn't care less! Brit, I/he could care less! Am
ça m'est/ça lui est complètement égal!
she couldn't care less about…
elle se moque complètement de…
she couldn't care less about…
elle se fiche complètement de… inf
I couldn't care less who wins/what happened
je me moque de savoir qui va gagner/ce qui s'est passé
I couldn't care less who wins/what happened
je me fiche de savoir qui va gagner/ce qui s'est passé inf
they could all have died, for all he cared
ils auraient pu mourir tous, cela lui était égal
I don't care who he marries
il peut épouser qui il veut, ça m'est égal
I'm past caring
je m'en moque
who cares?
qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?
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I.cradle [Brit ˈkreɪd(ə)l, Am ˈkreɪdl] N

II.cradle [Brit ˈkreɪd(ə)l, Am ˈkreɪdl] VB trans

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III.cradle [Brit ˈkreɪd(ə)l, Am ˈkreɪdl]

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cat's cradle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cat's cradle in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for cat's cradle in the English»French Dictionary

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II.care [keəʳ, Am ker] VB intr

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II.cradle [ˈkreɪdl] VB trans (hold in one's arms)

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The most popular and well-known string game appears to be cat's cradle.
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Undergrowth smothers the ground, creeping and clambering into a cat's cradle of overgrowth.
www.telegraph.co.uk
I'm getting the best results ever this year with my converted hula-hoop cat's cradle set-up: it looks like an enormous dream catcher.
www.telegraph.co.uk
And he taught me cat's cradle with a string.
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Sometimes, on closer scrutiny, that narrative thread turns out to be a complex cat's cradle of knots and twists and connections that must be carefully unravelled.
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It looked like the world's most complicated cat's cradle; it was also reminiscent of a circular firing squad.
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You may be able to turn the tables and use these people instead, or get into a cat's cradle of mutual usage and blackmail that lasts throughout your life.
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This causes a cat's cradle of lines to spring up all around me and begin to dance.
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That cat's cradle will resolve itself in time.
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The title of the book derives from the string game cat's cradle.
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