hitch

hitch
hitch [hɪt∫]
1. noun
( = obstacle) (petit) problème m
• there's been a hitch il y a eu un (petit) problème
• the only hitch is that ... le seul ennui c'est que ...
• without a hitch sans accroc
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = fasten) attacher ; [of boat] amarrer
• to get hitched (inf!) se marier
   b. ( = be hitch-hiking) (inf) to hitch a lift faire du stop (inf)
• to hitch a lift to Paris faire du stop (inf) jusqu'à Paris
• I hitched a ride with a truck driver j'ai été pris en stop (inf) par un routier
3. intransitive verb
(inf) faire du stop (inf)
4. compounds
► hitch-hike intransitive verb faire du stop (inf)
• they hitch-hiked to Paris ils sont allés à Paris en stop ► hitch-hiker noun auto-stoppeur m, -euse f
► hitch-hiking noun auto-stop m
► hitch up separable transitive verb
   a. [+ horses] atteler (to à)
   b. [+ trousers, skirt] remonter
* * *
[hɪtʃ] 1.
noun
1) (problem) problème m, pépin (colloq) m

a slight hitch — un petit pépin (colloq)

2) (knot) nœud m
2.
transitive verb
1) (fasten) attacher [trailer]; atteler [horse]; accrocher [rail carriage]
2) (colloq) (thumb)

to hitch a lift — faire du stop (colloq)

3.
(colloq) intransitive verb faire du stop (colloq)
Phrasal Verbs:
••

to get hitched — (colloq) convoler en justes noces (colloq)


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