peg

peg
peg [{{t}}peg] (pt & pp pegged, cont pegging)
1 noun
(a) (for hat, coat) patère f;
{{}}figurative{{}} a peg to hang an argument on un prétexte de dispute, une excuse pour se disputer
(b) {{}}British{{}} (clothespeg) pince f à linge
(c) (dowel → wooden) cheville f; (→ metal) fiche f
(d) (for tent) piquet m
(e) (in mountaineering) piton m
(f) (in croquet) piquet m
(g) (of barrel) fausset m, fosset m
(h) {{}}Music{{}} (on string instrument) cheville f
(i) {{}}figurative{{}} (degree, notch) degré m, cran m;
she's gone down a peg (or two) in my estimation elle a baissé d'un cran dans mon estime;
to bring or to take sb down a peg or two rabattre le caquet à qn, remettre qn à sa place
(j) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (of spirits) petit verre m
2 transitive verb
(a) (fasten → gen) attacher; (→ with dowels) cheviller; (insert → stake) enfoncer, planter; (in mountaineering) pitonner;
he was pegging the washing on the line il accrochait le linge à la corde avec des pinces;
to peg a tent fixer une tente avec des piquets
(b) (set → price, increase) fixer; (tie → currency) indexer;
oil was pegged at $20 a barrel le prix du pétrole était fixé à 20 dollars le baril;
to peg sth to the rate of inflation indexer qch sur le taux de l'inflation;
countries which have pegged their currencies to the euro les pays qui ont indexé leur monnaie sur l'euro;
export earnings are pegged to the exchange rate le revenu des exportations varie en fonction du taux de change
(c) {{}}familiar{{}} (throw) balancer
(d) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (classify) classer
►► {{}}familiar{{}} peg leg (wooden leg) jambe f de bois, pilon m; (artificial leg) jambe f artificielle ; (person) = personne qui a une jambe de bois ou une jambe artificielle
peg away intransitive verb
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} travailler sans relâche ; (student) bûcher;
she pegged away at her Latin elle bûchait son latin;
we're pegging away at the backlog petit à petit, nous rattrapons notre retard
peg down separable transitive verb
(fasten down) fixer ou attacher (avec des piquets);
he pegged the tarpaulin down il fixa la bâche au sol avec des piquets
peg out
1 separable transitive verb
(a) (hang out → washing) étendre
(b) (mark out with pegs) piqueter
2 intransitive verb
(a) {{}}familiar{{}} (die) crever, claquer
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (give up) laisser tomber, abandonner
(c) (in croquet) toucher le piquet final (et se retirer de la partie)

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