bottle

bottle
bottle [{{t}}'bɒtəl]
1 noun
(a) (container, contents) bouteille f; (of perfume) flacon m; (of medicine) flacon m, fiole f; (jar) bocal m; (made of stone) cruche f, cruchon m;
a wine bottle une bouteille à vin;
we ordered a bottle of wine nous avons commandé une bouteille de vin;
he drank (straight) from the bottle il a bu au goulot;
{{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} he was too fond of the bottle il levait bien le coude, il aimait la bouteille;
{{}}familiar{{}} to hit the bottle picoler dur;
{{}}familiar{{}} to take to the bottle se mettre à picoler;
{{}}familiar{{}} they're on the bottle ils lèvent bien le coude;
{{}}familiar{{}} to be off the bottle s'abstenir ou s'arrêter de boire
(b) (for baby) biberon m;
her baby is on the bottle son bébé est nourri au biberon
(c) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (nerve) cran m, culot m;
he lost his bottle il s'est dégonflé;
she's got a lot of bottle elle a un sacré cran
2 transitive verb
{{}}Industry{{}} (drinks) mettre en bouteille; (fruit) mettre en bocal ou conserve, conserver
►► bottle bank = conteneur pour la collecte du verre usagé;
{{}}familiar{{}} {{}}pejorative{{}} bottle blonde blonde f décolorée;
bottle glass verre m à bouteilles, verre m vert;
bottle green vert m bouteille;
bottle opener ouvre-bouteilles m inv, décapsuleur m;
{{}}British{{}} bottle party = soirée où chacun des invités apporte à boire;
bottle rack casier m à bouteilles;
{{}}Australian{{}} bottle shop magasin m de vins et spiritueux;
{{}}familiar{{}} bottle tan bronzage m artificiel
bottle out intransitive verb
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} se dégonfler;
he bottled out of the fight il s'est dégonflé au dernier moment et a refusé de se battre;
he bottled out of telling her the truth finalement il a eu la trouille de lui dire la vérité
bottle up separable transitive verb
(a) (emotions) refouler, ravaler
(b) {{}}Military{{}} (army) embouteiller, contenir

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  • Bottle — Bot tle, n. [OE. bote, botelle, OF. botel, bouteille, F. bouteille, fr. LL. buticula, dim. of butis, buttis, butta, flask. Cf. {Butt} a cask.] 1. A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but formerly of leather), with a narrow neck or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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