hole

hole
hole [{{t}}həʊl]
1 noun
(a) (in the ground) trou m; (in wall, roof etc) trou m; (in clouds) éclaircie f;
to dig a hole creuser un trou;
his socks were full of or in holes ses chaussettes étaient pleines de trous;
his sock's got a hole in it il a un trou à sa chaussette;
to wear a hole in sth faire un trou à qch;
{{}}figurative{{}} to make a hole in one's savings/a bottle of whisky bien entamer ses économies/une bouteille de whisky;
{{}}figurative{{}} money burns a hole in my pocket l'argent me file entre les doigts;
to pick holes in an argument trouver des failles à une argumentation;
to try to pick holes in an argument chercher des failles à une argumentation;
his argument's full of holes son argumentation est pleine de défauts ou failles;
{{}}familiar{{}} a hole in the wall (restaurant) un restaurant minuscule ; (cash dispenser) un distributeur (de billets) ;
{{}}familiar{{}} I need that like a hole in the head c'est vraiment la dernière chose dont j'aie besoin ;
{{}}familiar{{}} you're talking through a hole in your head tu racontes n'importe quoi ;
{{}}familiar{{}} that's filled a hole! ça m'a bien calé!;
{{}}Medicine{{}} hole in the heart malformation f du cœur;
to have a hole in the heart avoir une malformation du cœur, avoir la maladie bleue;
a baby born with a hole in the heart un enfant bleu
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}pejorative{{}} (boring place) trou m;
what a hole! (town) quel trou!;
this is an awful hole! (house, pub, disco) c'est mortel ici!
(c) {{}}familiar{{}} (tricky situation) pétrin m;
to be in a hole être dans le pétrin;
to get sb out of a hole sortir qn du pétrin
(d) {{}}Golf{{}} trou m;
to get a hole in one faire un trou en un;
an eighteen-hole (golf) course un parcours de dix-huit trous;
we played a few holes of golf together nous avons fait quelques trous ensemble au golf
(e) {{}}vulgar{{}} (vagina) chagatte f;
{{}}British{{}} to get one's hole baiser
2 transitive verb
(a) (make hole in) trouer
(b) {{}}Golf{{}}
to hole a putt faire le trou
3 intransitive verb
(a) (sock, stocking) se trouer
(b) {{}}Golf{{}} faire le trou;
to hole in four faire le trou en quatre (coups)
►► hole punch perforatrice f
hole out intransitive verb
{{}}Golf{{}} finir le trou
hole up
1 intransitive verb
(a) (animal) se terrer
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (hide) se planquer
2 separable transitive verb
(usu passive) they're holed up in a hotel ils se planquent ou ils sont planqués dans un hôtel

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