duggery in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for duggery in the English»French Dictionary

drudgery [Brit ˈdrʌdʒəri, Am ˈdrədʒ(ə)ri] N U

drudgery

corvée f

household drudgery

les corvées ménagères

it's sheer drudgery

c'est une vraie corvée

skulduggery [Brit skʌlˈdʌɡ(ə)ri, Am ˌskəlˈdəɡ(ə)ri] N U inf

skulduggery

magouille f inf

a piece of (political) skulduggery

une magouille (politique) inf

buggery [Brit ˈbʌɡəri, Am ˈbəɡəri] N

buggery

sodomie f

snuggery [Brit ˈsnʌɡ(ə)ri, Am ˈsnəɡəri] N Brit

snuggery → snug

See also snug

I.snug [Brit snʌɡ, Am snəɡ] N Brit

snug

petite arrière-salle d'un bar

II.snug [Brit snʌɡ, Am snəɡ] ADJ

snug bed, room

douillet

snug coat

chaud

we were snug in our new coats/the kitchen

nous étions bien au chaud dans nos nouveaux manteaux/la cuisine

thuggery [Brit ˈθʌɡəri, Am ˈθəɡ(ə)ri] N pej

thuggery

sauvagerie f

I.hugger-mugger [Brit ˈhʌɡəmʌɡə, Am ˈhəɡərˌməɡər] N

1. hugger-mugger (confusion):

hugger-mugger

pagaille f

2. hugger-mugger (secrecy):

hugger-mugger

secret m

II.hugger-mugger [Brit ˈhʌɡəmʌɡə, Am ˈhəɡərˌməɡər] ADJ

1. hugger-mugger (confused):

hugger-mugger

désordonné

2. hugger-mugger (secret):

hugger-mugger

secret/-ète

I.bugger [Brit ˈbʌɡə, Am ˈbəɡər, ˈbʊɡər] N

1. bugger Brit m/f:

bugger (person) sl pej

con/conne sl

bugger hum

couillon m inf

bugger (sympathetic)

bougre m inf

2. bugger Brit (difficult or annoying thing):

bugger inf

galère f inf

what a bugger! (situation)

quelle merde! vulg sl

3. bugger LAW (gen):

bugger (sodomite)

sodomite m

II.bugger [Brit ˈbʌɡə, Am ˈbəɡər, ˈbʊɡər] INTERJ sl Brit

bugger

merde alors! sl

III.bugger [Brit ˈbʌɡə, Am ˈbəɡər, ˈbʊɡər] VB trans

1. bugger (expressing surprise) sl:

bugger me!

merde! sl

I'll be buggered!

merde alors! sl

(expressing lack of importance) bugger that!

des clous! inf

bugger him/her!

qu'il/elle aille se faire voir!

I'm buggered if I'm going to do that!

je serais bien con de faire ça! sl

I'm buggered if I know!

je n'en ai aucune idée!

2. bugger (have anal sex with):

bugger

sodomiser

IV.bugger [Brit ˈbʌɡə, Am ˈbəɡər, ˈbʊɡər]

to play silly buggers Brit sl

faire le con sl

to play silly buggers Brit sl

faire l'idiot

I.bugger about VB [Brit ˈbʌɡə -, Am ˈbəɡər, ˈbʊɡər -] sl Brit (bugger about)

bugger about

déconner inf

II.bugger about VB [Brit ˈbʌɡə -, Am ˈbəɡər, ˈbʊɡər -] sl Brit (bugger [sb] about)

bugger about

emmerder sl

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

piggery

porcherie f

jiggery-pokery [Brit ˌdʒɪɡ(ə)rɪˈpəʊk(ə)ri, Am ˌdʒɪɡəriˈpoʊkəri] N Brit inf

jiggery-pokery

micmac m inf

duggery in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for duggery in the English»French Dictionary

drudgery [ˈdrʌdʒ· ə r·i] N

drudgery

corvée f

skul(l)duggery N

skul(l)duggery

magouille f

jiggery-pokery [ˌdʒɪg· ə r·i·ˈpoʊ·k ə r·i] N inf

jiggery-pokery

entourloupettes fpl

piggery <-ies> [ˈpɪg· ə ri] N

1. piggery AGR:

piggery a. pej

porcherie f

2. piggery (character):

piggery

gloutonnerie f

bugger [ˈbʌg·ər] N inf

1. bugger (person):

bugger

salaud m

2. bugger (thing):

bugger

casse-pieds m

mugger N

mugger

agresseur(-euse) m (f)

surgery [ˈsɜr·dʒ ə r·i] N MED

1. surgery no indef art (medical speciality):

surgery

chirurgie f

eye surgery

chirurgie oculaire

2. surgery (operation):

surgery

opération f

you'll need surgery

il faudra t'opérer

3. surgery (operating room):

surgery

bloc m opératoire

forgery <-ies> [ˈfɔr·dʒ ə ·ri] N

forgery

contrefaçon f

imagery [ˈɪm·ɪdʒ ə r·i] N

imagery

imagerie f

I.stagger [ˈstæg·ər] VB intr

stagger

chanceler

to stagger to bed

aller au lit d'un pas chancelant

to stagger under the weight of sth fig

chanceler sous le poids de qc

II.stagger [ˈstæg·ər] VB trans

1. stagger (astonish):

stagger

stupéfier

2. stagger (arrange at differing times):

stagger

échelonner

III.stagger [ˈstæg·ər] N

stagger

pas m chancelant