hole

hole
hole [həʊl]
1. noun
   a. trou m ; [of rabbit, fox] terrier m
• to wear a hole in sth trouer qch
• I need it like I need a hole in the head! (inf!) je n'ai vraiment pas besoin de ça !
• it made a hole in his savings cela a fait un trou dans ses économies
• to blow a hole in sb's plans saborder les plans de qn
• there were some holes in his argument il y avait des failles fpl dans son argumentation
   b. ( = town) (inf) trou (inf) m ; ( = house) (inf) baraque (inf) f
2. compounds
► hole in one noun (Golf) trou m en un
► hole-in-the-wall (inf) noun
(British) ( = cash dispenser) distributeur m de billets
► hole up intransitive verb
[animal, criminal] se terrer
• she's been holed up in her study all day elle a passé toute la journée enfermée dans son bureau
* * *
[həʊl] 1.
noun
1) (in clothing, hedge etc) trou m
2) (in wall) brèche f
3) GB (in tooth) cavité f
4) (in road) (pothole) nid m de poule; (man-made) trou m
5) fig (flaw) faille f

to pick holes in an argument — repérer les failles d'un raisonnement

6) (of mouse) trou m; (of fox, rabbit) terrier m
7) Ecology (in ozone layer) trou m
8) (financial) trou m

that holiday made a hole in my pocket — ces vacances ont fait un trou dans mon budget

9) (colloq) (place) péj trou (colloq) m pej
10) (golf) trou m

a nine-hole course — un parcours de neuf trous

2.
transitive verb [iceberg] faire une brèche dans [ship]
Phrasal Verbs:
••

to get somebody out of a hole — tirer quelqu'un du pétrin (colloq)


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