sock

sock
sock [{{t}}sɒk]
1 noun
(a) (garment) chaussette f;
{{}}familiar{{}} it'll knock your socks off! tu vas tomber à la renverse!;
{{}}familiar{{}} to pull one's socks up se secouer (les puces);
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} to put a sock in it la fermer, la boucler
(b) (insole) semelle f (intérieure)
(c) (of horse) paturon m
(d) {{}}Aviation{{}} & {{}}Meteorology{{}}
(wind) sock manche f à air
(e) {{}}familiar{{}} (blow) beigne f, châtaigne f;
she gave him a sock in the face elle lui a filé une beigne;
I got a sock on the jaw j'ai pris une beigne
(f) {{}}Antiquity{{}}
the sock and buskin le socque et la cothurne;
{{}}literary{{}} to put on the sock chausser le brodequin, jouer la comédie
2 adverb
{{}}familiar{{}} the blow caught him sock in the face il a pris le coup en pleine poire
3 transitive verb
{{}}familiar{{}} (hit) filer une beigne ou une châtaigne à;
she socked him in the face elle lui a filé une beigne dans la tronche;
they socked me over the head with a cosh ils m'ont flanqué un coup de matraque sur la tête;
sock it to him!, sock him one! fous-lui une beigne!, cogne-le!;
{{}}figurative{{}} to sock it to sb montrer à qn ce que l'on sait faire;
sock it to them! vas-y, montre-leur ce que tu sais faire!, vas-y, donne le maximum!;
sock it to me then! allez, accouche!
sock away separable transitive verb
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (money) mettre de côté, économiser ;
to sock it away remplir son bas de laine
sock in separable transitive verb
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (airport) fermer (à cause de mauvaises conditions météorologiques)

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