shuffle

shuffle
shuffle [{{t}}'ʃʌfəl]
1 intransitive verb
(a) (walk) traîner les pieds;
∎ don't shuffle! ne traîne pas les pieds!;
∎ she shuffles round the house in her slippers elle traîne dans la maison en pantoufles;
∎ he shuffled shamefacedly into the room il est entré tout penaud dans la pièce
(b) (fidget) remuer, s'agiter;
∎ the children were shuffling in their seats les enfants s'agitaient sur leur chaise
(c) (in card games) battre les cartes
2 transitive verb
(a) (drag, walk)
∎ to shuffle one's feet (when walking) traîner les pieds;
∎ he stood there shuffling his feet il était là debout dansant d'un pied sur l'autre;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} he'll have trouble shuffling his way out of this one! cette fois-ci, il ne va pas s'en tirer comme ça!
(b) (move round → belongings, papers) remuer;
∎ she was shuffling the papers on her desk elle déplaçait les papiers qui se trouvaient sur son bureau
(c) (cards) battre, brasser, mélanger; (dominoes) mélanger, brasser
3 noun
(a) (in walking) pas m traînant; (in dancing) pas mpl glissés
(b) (of cards) battage m;
∎ let's give the cards a shuffle on va battre ou mélanger les cartes;
∎ it's your shuffle c'est à toi de battre ou mélanger (les cartes)
➲ shuffle off
1 intransitive verb
partir en traînant les pieds;
∎ the badger shuffled off into the bushes le blaireau disparut dans les buissons en trottinant
2 separable transitive verb
(responsibility) se dérober à;
∎ he shuffled the responsibility off on to me il s'est déchargé de la responsabilité sur moi
3 inseparable transitive verb
∎ {{}}literary{{}} or {{}}humorous{{}} to shuffle off this mortal coil quitter cette vie

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