hook

hook
hook [hʊk]
1. noun
crochet m ; (for hanging coats) patère f ; (on dress) agrafe f ; (for fishing) hameçon m
• he swallowed the story hook, line and sinker (inf) il a gobé (inf) tout ce qu'on lui a raconté
► by hook or by crook coûte que coûte
► off the hook
• to take the phone off the hook décrocher le téléphone
• the phone's off the hook le téléphone est décroché
• the phone was ringing off the hook (inf) (US) le téléphone n'arrêtait pas de sonner
• to get sb off the hook (inf) tirer qn d'affaire
• to let sb off the hook (inf) [+ wrongdoer] ficher la paix à qn (inf) ; [+ sb with problem] tirer qn d'affaire
• he's off the hook (inf) il est tiré d'affaire
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = attach) accrocher
   b. [+ fish] prendre
► hook on
1. intransitive verb
s'accrocher (to à)
2. separable transitive verb
accrocher (to à)
► hook up
1. intransitive verb
[dress] s'agrafer
2. separable transitive verb
   a. [+ dress] agrafer
   b. (on radio or TV) (inf) faire un duplex entre
* * *
[hʊk] 1.
noun
1) (for clothing, picture) crochet m
2) (on fishing line) hameçon m
3) (fastener) agrafe f

hooks and eyes — agrafes fpl

4) (on pole) crosse f
5) Telecommunications

to take the phone off the hook — décrocher le téléphone

6) (boxing) crochet m

left hook — crochet du gauche

7) (golf) coup m hooké
8) US (bend) coude m, courbe f
2.
transitive verb
1) (hang) accrocher (on, onto à)
2) (pull through) faire passer [string] (through dans); passer [finger, stick] (through dans)
3) (catch) prendre [fish]; fig, hum (colloq) mettre le grappin sur (colloq) [spouse]
Phrasal Verbs:
••

to get somebody off the hook — tirer quelqu'un d'affaire


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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