slough

slough
Ⅰ.
slough1 [{{t}}slaʊ]
noun
(mud pool) bourbier m; (swamp) marécage m;
∎ {{}}literary{{}} to sink into a slough of gloom/despair sombrer dans la mélancolie/le désespoir;
∎ {{}}literary{{}} the Slough of Despond le plus profond désespoir
ⓘ Slough of Despond Il s'agit d'une allusion à l'oeuvre allégorique de l'écrivain puritain anglais John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress ("Le Voyage du pèlerin"). L'histoire raconte les tribulations du héros, qui entreprend un pèlerinage en quête du paradis céleste. En chemin, il rencontre toutes sortes d'obstacles, parmi lesquels figure un marécage profond et redoutable, le Slough of Despond, symbolisant l'abîme du désespoir mais que le héros arrive néanmoins à traverser. L'expression est couramment utilisée pour évoquer de façon facétieuse un état d'abattement et de découragement, généralement passager. Par exemple, it took him several weeks to emerge from this slough of despond ("il lui a fallu plusieurs semaines pour sortir de son abattement").
Ⅱ.
slough2 [{{t}}slʌf]
1 noun
(a) (skin → of snake) dépouille f, mue f; {{}}Medicine{{}} escarre f
(b) {{}}Cards{{}} carte f défaussée
2 transitive verb
∎ to slough its skin (reptile, insect) muer;
∎ {{}}literary{{}} to slough a bad habit se débarrasser d'une mauvaise habitude
➲ slough off
1 separable transitive verb
∎ to slough off its skin (reptile, insect) muer;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} to slough off one's worries chasser ses idées noires;
∎ {{}}literary{{}} to slough off a bad habit se débarrasser d'une mauvaise habitude
2 intransitive verb
(scab) se détacher, tomber

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  • Slough — Slough, n. [OE. slogh, slough, AS. sl[=o]h a hollow place; cf. MHG. sl[=u]ch an abyss, gullet, G. schlucken to swallow; also Gael. & Ir. sloc a pit, pool. ditch, Ir. slug to swallow. Gr. ????? to hiccough, to sob.] 1. A place of deep mud or mire; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slough — Slough …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Slough — Slough, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sloughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sloughing}.] (Med.) To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slough — slough1 [sluf] n. [ME slouh, akin to Ger schlauch, a skin, bag < IE base * sleug̑ , to glide, slip > Latvian sl užât, to slide] 1. the skin of a snake, esp. the outer layer that is periodically cast off 2. any castoff layer, covering, etc …   English World dictionary

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  • Slough — Slough, v. t. To cast off; to discard as refuse. [1913 Webster] New tint the plumage of the birds, And slough decay from grazing herds. Emerson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slough — Slough, obs. imp. of {Slee}, to slay. Slew. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slough — Slough, n. [OE. slugh, slouh; cf. MHG. sl?ch the skin of a serpent, G. schlauch a skin, a leather bag or bottle.] 1. The skin, commonly the cast off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) The dead mass separating… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slough — Slough, a. Slow. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slough — Ⅰ. slough [1] ► NOUN 1) a swamp. 2) a situation characterized by lack of progress or activity. DERIVATIVES sloughy adjective. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ. slough …   English terms dictionary

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