kigge in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for kigge in the English»French Dictionary

I.kedge [Brit kɛdʒ, Am kɛdʒ] N a. kedge anchor NAUT

kedge

ancre f à jet

II.kedge [Brit kɛdʒ, Am kɛdʒ] VB trans

kedge

touer

III.kedge [Brit kɛdʒ, Am kɛdʒ] VB intr

kedge

se touer

I.piggy [Brit ˈpɪɡi, Am ˈpɪɡi] N childspeak

piggy

cochon m

II.piggy [Brit ˈpɪɡi, Am ˈpɪɡi] ADJ

piggy manners etc:

piggy

de cochon

to have piggy eyes pej

avoir des petits yeux porcins

III.piggy [Brit ˈpɪɡi, Am ˈpɪɡi]

to be piggy in the middle fig

se trouver entre deux chaises

to be piggy in the middle fig

avoir le cul entre deux chaises inf

I.trigger [Brit ˈtrɪɡə, Am ˈtrɪɡər] N

1. trigger (on gun):

trigger

détente f

to pull or squeeze the trigger

appuyer sur la détente

2. trigger (starting mechanism):

trigger (on machine)

manette f

3. trigger fig:

to act as or to be the trigger for sth

déclencher qc

II.trigger [Brit ˈtrɪɡə, Am ˈtrɪɡər] VB trans

trigger → trigger off

See also trigger off

I.trigger off VB [Brit ˈtrɪɡə -, Am ˈtrɪɡər -] (trigger off [sth])

trigger off

déclencher

I.trigger off VB [Brit ˈtrɪɡə -, Am ˈtrɪɡər -] (trigger off [sth])

trigger off

déclencher

I.snigger [Brit ˈsnɪɡə, Am ˈsnɪɡər] N

snigger

ricanement m

with a snigger

en ricanant

II.snigger [Brit ˈsnɪɡə, Am ˈsnɪɡər] VB intr

snigger

ricaner

to snigger at [sb/sth] person

se moquer de

to snigger at [sb/sth] remark

ricaner en entendant

to snigger at [sb/sth] appearance, action

ricaner en voyant

hair trigger N

1. hair trigger:

hair trigger

détente f ultrasensible

Phrases:

hair-trigger attr (instant) reaction

très rapide

digger [Brit ˈdɪɡə, Am ˈdɪɡər] N

1. digger (excavator):

digger

excavateur m

2. digger (worker):

digger

terrassier m

Phrases:

digger, a. Digger (Australian) inf

Australien m

ligger [Brit ˈlɪɡə] N inf

ligger

parasite m

piggery [Brit ˈpɪɡ(ə)ri, Am ˈpɪɡ(ə)ri] N (pigsty)

piggery

porcherie f

rigger [Brit ˈrɪɡə, Am ˈrɪɡər] N

1. rigger NAUT:

rigger

gréeur m

2. rigger (in rowing):

rigger

portant m

3. rigger (oil-rig worker):

rigger

ouvrier sur une plate-forme pétrolière

kigge in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for kigge in the English»French Dictionary

I.piggy <-ier, -iest> [ˈpɪgi] ADJ pej inf

1. piggy (selfish):

piggy

égoïste

2. piggy (small and pink):

piggy eyes

avec de petits yeux de cochon

II.piggy <-ies> [ˈpɪgi] N

piggy childspeak inf:

piggy

cochon m

Phrases:

to be piggy in the middle

être entre l'écorce et l'arbre

I.snigger [ˈsnɪgəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

snigger

ricaner

to snigger at sth

lancer un rire grivois à qc

II.snigger [ˈsnɪgəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

snigger

ricanement m

I.jigger [ˈdʒɪgəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

jigger

mesure de 42 ml

II.jigger [ˈdʒɪgəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans Am

jigger

truquer

I.trigger [ˈtrɪgəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. trigger (gun part):

trigger

gâchette f

to pull the trigger

appuyer sur la gâchette

2. trigger (precipitating incident):

to be a trigger for sth

être le déclencheur de qc

II.trigger [ˈtrɪgəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

to trigger sth (off) [or to trigger (off) sth]

déclencher qc

jiggery-pokery [ˌdʒɪgərɪˈpəʊkərɪ, Am -ˈpoʊ-] N no pl inf

jiggery-pokery

entourloupettes fpl

gold-digger N

1. gold-digger MIN (gold miner):

gold-digger

chercheur(-euse) m (f) d'or

2. gold-digger fig, pej (money-seeker):

gold-digger

personne f vénale

nigger [ˈnɪgəʳ, Am -ɚ] N pej

nigger

négro m

nigger

négresse f

grave-digger, gravedigger N

grave-digger

fossoyeur m

trigger-happy ADJ

to be trigger-happy

avoir la gâchette facile

digger [ˈdɪgəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. digger (machine):

digger

excavatrice f

digger for the garden

bêche f

2. digger (person):

digger

mineur m

3. digger Aus (gold miner):

digger

chercheur m d'or

4. digger Aus inf (soldier):

digger

soldat m