fork

fork
fork [{{t}}fɔ:k]
1 noun
(a) (for eating) fourchette f
(b) {{}}Agriculture{{}} fourche f
(c) (junction → in road, railway) bifurcation f, embranchement m;
∎ take the right fork tournez ou prenez à droite à l'embranchement
(d) (on bicycle, motorbike) fourche f
(e) (fork-shaped object → of water diviner) baguette f divinatoire; (→ to support branch etc) poteau m fourchu;
∎ fork of lightning zigzag m (d'éclair)
2 transitive verb
(a) {{}}Agriculture{{}} fourcher;
∎ they were forking hay onto the truck ils chargeaient du foin à la fourche dans le camion
(b) (food) prendre avec une fourchette;
∎ she was forking food into her mouth elle enfournait la nourriture avec sa fourchette
3 intransitive verb
(a) (river, road) bifurquer, fourcher;
∎ the road forks at Newton la route fait une fourche à Newton
(b) (car, person) bifurquer, tourner;
∎ he forked left il a pris ou a tourné à gauche;
∎ fork right for the airport prenez à droite pour l'aéroport
➲ fork in separable transitive verb
(compost) enfouir en fourchant
➲ fork off intransitive verb
(road, driver) bifurquer
➲ fork out {{}}familiar{{}}
1 separable transitive verb
∎ (provide, often unwillingly) to fork out money allonger ou abouler de l'argent
2 intransitive verb
∎ (pay out money) to fork out for sth casquer pour qch;
∎ he had to fork out (for it) il a dû allonger la monnaie, il a dû casquer;
∎ come on, fork out (what you owe me) allez, aboule
➲ fork over separable transitive verb
(flower bed) retourner légèrement à la fourche

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