Translations for teuf-teuf in the French»English Dictionary

teuf-teuf, teufteuf <pl teufs-teufs, teufsteufs> [tœftœf] N m ou f also onomat

1. teuf-teuf (bruit de voiture):

teuf-teuf childspeak

brm brm

2. teuf-teuf (vieille voiture):

teuf-teuf inf

rattletrap

Translations for teuf-teuf in the English»French Dictionary

choo-choo [Brit ˈtʃuːtʃuː, Am ˈtʃuˌtʃu] N childspeak

choo-choo

teuf-teuf m childspeak

choo-choo

train m

I.chug [Brit tʃʌɡ, Am tʃəɡ] N

chug

halètement m

chug

teuf-teuf m

II.chug <pres part chugging; pret, pp chugged> [Brit tʃʌɡ, Am tʃəɡ] VB intr

1. chug (make noise):

chug train:

haleter, faire teuf-teuf

the train chugged into/out of the station

le train est entré en gare/est sorti de la gare en haletant

2. chug Am inf → chug-a-lug

See also chug-a-lug

chug-a-lug [ˈtʃʌɡəlʌɡ] VB trans Am inf

chug-a-lug

descendre [qc] d'un (seul) trait inf

chug along VB [Brit tʃʌɡ -, Am tʃəɡ -]

chug along train, car:

chug along

avancer en haletant or en faisant teuf-teuf

the project is chugging along nicely fig

le projet suit son cours