fetch

fetch
fetch [{{t}}fetʃ]
1 transitive verb
(a) (go to get) aller chercher;
to fetch water from the river aller puiser de l'eau dans la rivière;
to fetch sb from the airport aller chercher qn à l'aéroport;
I'll fetch you je viendrai te chercher;
fetch! (to dog) va chercher!;
run and fetch him va vite le chercher
(b) {{}}Commerce{{}} (be sold for) rapporter; (specific price) atteindre;
it fetched a high price cela s'est vendu cher;
it fetched £100,000 cela a atteint les 100 000 livres;
I'd be surprised if it fetched that much cela m'étonnerait que cela rapporte autant ou que cela se vende aussi cher
(c) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (deal)
to fetch sb a blow flanquer un coup à qn;
he fetched him one with his right fist il lui a flanqué ou envoyé un droit;
move or I'll fetch you one! dégage ou je t'en mets une!
(d) (generate → response, laugh) susciter;
the speech fetched a round of applause le discours a été reçu par des applaudissements
(e) {{}}literary{{}} (utter → sigh, moan) pousser
2 intransitive verb
I'm not going to fetch and carry for you! je ne vais pas être ta bonne à tout faire!
fetch back separable transitive verb
(bring back → person) ramener; (→ thing) rapporter
fetch up
1 intransitive verb
(reach) to fetch up at a port parvenir ou arriver à un port;
the kite fetched up in the branches of a tree le cerf-volant est resté accroché dans les branches d'un arbre;
{{}}familiar{{}} they finally fetched up at our house ils ont finalement abouti chez nous ;
{{}}familiar{{}} the car fetched up against a wall la voiture s'est (finalement) arrêtée en heurtant un mur
2 separable transitive verb
(a) (bring from lower place → person) faire monter; (→ thing) remonter
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (vomit) dégueuler

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