rag

rag
rag [{{t}}ræg] (pt & pp ragged, cont ragging)
1 noun
(a) (cloth) chiffon m;
he wiped his hands on a rag il s'essuya les mains avec un chiffon;
a piece of rag un bout de chiffon;
{{}}familiar{{}} to chew the rag discuter le bout de gras;
{{}}familiar{{}} to feel like {{}}British{{}} a wet rag or {{}}American{{}} a dish rag (physically) être crevé; (emotionally) être vidé;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} to lose one's or the rag piquer une crise, péter les plombs;
when he said that to her it was like a red rag to a bull elle a vu rouge après ce qu'il lui a dit
(b) (worn-out garment) loque f;
this old dress is an absolute rag cette vieille robe est une vraie loque
(c) (shred, scrap) lambeau m;
torn to rags mis en lambeaux
(d) {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}pejorative{{}} (newspaper) feuille f de chou, torchon m;
the local rag la feuille de chou locale
(e) {{}}British{{}} {{}}very familiar{{}} (sanitary towel) serviette f hygiénique;
to be on the rag avoir ses ragnagnas
(f) {{}}British{{}} {{}}University{{}} = semaine pendant laquelle les étudiants préparent des divertissements, surtout au profit d'œuvres charitables
(g) {{}}British{{}} (joke) farce f, canular m
(h) {{}}Music{{}} ragtime m
(i) {{}}Geology{{}} calcaire m oolithique
(j) {{}}Building industry{{}} pierre f bourrue, bourru m
2 transitive verb
(tease) taquiner;
they ragged her about her accent ils la taquinaient au sujet de son accent
3 rags plural noun
(worn-out clothes) guenilles fpl, haillons mpl, loques fpl; {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (clothes) fringues fpl;
a tramp dressed in rags un clochard vêtu de haillons;
in rags and tatters en loques;
to go from rags to riches passer de la misère à la richesse;
a rags-to-riches story un véritable conte de fées
►► rag book livre m en tissu;
rag content (of paper) pourcentage m de peille;
rag doll poupée f de chiffon;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}University{{}} rag mag = magazine humoristique publié pendant "rag week";
rag paper papier m à base de peille;
rag picker chiffonnier(ère) m,f;
rag rug catalogne f;
{{}}familiar{{}} rag trade confection f;
he's in the rag trade il est or travaille dans les fringues;
rag week = semaine pendant laquelle les étudiants préparent des divertissements, surtout au profit d'œuvres charitables

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