squeak

squeak
squeak [{{t}}skwi:k]
1 intransitive verb
(a) (floorboard, chalk, wheel, machine part) grincer; (animal) piauler, piailler; (person) glapir; (shoes) crisser; (toy) couiner;
she squeaked with delight elle poussa un cri de joie
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (succeed narrowly)
the team squeaked into the finals l'équipe s'est qualifiée de justesse pour la finale ;
they squeaked past Canada to become the biggest wheat producer ils ont dépassé le Canada de justesse pour devenir le plus grand producteur de blé
(c) {{}}familiar{{}} (inform) moucharder;
to squeal on sb balancer ou moucharder qn
2 transitive verb
"who, me?" he squeaked "qui? moi?", glapit-il
3 noun
(a) (of floorboard, chalk, wheel, machine part) grincement m; (of animal) piaillement m; (of person) petit cri m aigu, glapissement m; (of shoes) crissement m; (of toy) couinement m;
to let out or to give a squeak of pleasure pousser un petit cri de plaisir;
don't let me hear one more squeak out of you! et que je ne t'entende plus!
(b) (idiom)
that was a narrow squeak! on l'a échappé belle!
squeak by, squeak through intransitive verb {{}}familiar{{}}
(a) (pass through) se faufiler ;
there was just enough room to squeak by il y avait juste assez de place pour se faufiler
(b) (succeed narrowly) réussir de justesse ; (in exam) être reçu de justesse ; (in election) l'emporter de justesse

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