ear

ear
ear [{{t}}ɪə(r)]
noun
(a) (of person, animal) oreille f;
to have a good ear avoir de l'oreille;
to have an ear for music avoir l'oreille musicale;
to have an ear for poetry être sensible à la poésie;
to keep an ear or one's ears open ouvrir les oreilles, tendre l'oreille;
keep an ear open for the baby ouvre l'oreille au cas où le bébé pleurerait;
to reach sb's ears (news) arriver aux oreilles de qn;
it has reached my ears that... j'ai entendu dire que...;
he closed his ears to her request for help elle lui a demandé de l'aide mais il a fait la sourde oreille;
{{}}familiar{{}} I've heard that until it's coming out of my ears je l'ai tellement entendu que ça me sort par les oreilles;
to have the ear of sb (have influence with) avoir l'oreille de qn;
to be grinning from ear to ear sourire jusqu'aux oreilles;
{{}}familiar{{}} to be all ears être tout oreilles ou tout ouïe;
{{}}familiar{{}} to be out on one's ear (from job, school) être viré;
he's out on his ear (been dismissed) il s'est fait virer; (from family home) il s'est fait flanquer dehors;
{{}}familiar{{}} to throw sb out on his/her ear (from job, school) virer qn; (from family home) flanquer qn dehors;
{{}}familiar{{}} to be up to one's ears in work or in it être débordé (de travail);
to be up to one's ears in debt être endetté jusqu'au cou;
his ears are flapping (he's listening closely) ses oreilles sont grandes ouvertes;
it just goes in one ear and out the other ça entre par une oreille et ça ressort par l'autre;
to keep one's ear to the ground ouvrir l'oreille, être à l'écoute;
my ears are burning! j'ai les oreilles qui (me) sifflent!;
{{}}Music{{}} to play by ear jouer à l'oreille;
{{}}figurative{{}} to play it by ear improviser
(b) {{}}Technology{{}} (of vase) anse f, oreille f; (of bell) anse
(c) (of seashell) oreillette f
(d) (of grain) épi m
►► ear flap (on cap) oreillette f;
ear infection otite f;
ear, nose and throat department service m d'oto-rhino-laryngologie;
ear, nose and throat specialist oto-rhino mf, oto-rhino-laryngologiste mf;
ear protector (against cold) protège-tympan m inv; (against noise) casque m anti-bruit;
{{}}Zoology{{}} ear shell ormeau m;
ear trumpet cornet m acoustique

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