screw

screw
screw [skru:]
1. noun
   a. vis f
• he's got a screw loose (inf) il lui manque une case (inf)
• to tighten the screw on sb (inf) augmenter la pression sur qn
   b. ( = propeller) hélice f
   c. ( = sex) (vulg!) to have a screw baiser (vulg !)
   d. ( = prison warder) (inf!) maton(ne) (inf !) m(f)
2. transitive verb
   a. visser (on sur) (to à)
• to screw sth tight visser qch à bloc
   b. ( = twist) to screw one's face into a smile grimacer un sourire
   c. ( = have sex with) (vulg!) baiser (vulg !)
   d. ( = cheat) (inf!) baiser (vulg !)
   e. (in exclamations) (inf!) screw you! va te faire foutre ! (vulg !)
3. intransitive verb
se visser
4. compounds
► screw cap noun couvercle m qui se visse
► screw-in adjective à vis
► screw top noun couvercle m qui se visse
► screw-top, screw-topped adjective avec couvercle qui se visse
► screw around intransitive verb
   a. ( = waste time) (inf!) glander (inf !)
   b. (sexually) (vulg!) baiser (vulg !) à gauche et à droite
► screw down separable transitive verb visser
► screw off
1. intransitive verb
se dévisser
2. separable transitive verb
dévisser
► screw on separable transitive verb visser
• he's got his head screwed on all right (inf) il a la tête sur les épaules► screw together separable transitive verb
[+ two parts] visser ensemble
• to screw sth together assembler qch avec des vis► screw up
1. separable transitive verb
   a. [+ paper] chiffonner ; [+ handkerchief] tortiller
• to screw up one's eyes plisser les yeux
• to screw up one's face faire la grimace
• to screw up one's courage prendre son courage à deux mains (to do pour faire)
   b. ( = spoil) (inf!) foutre en l'air (inf !)
   c. (inf!) to screw sb up perturber qn
• he is screwed up il est complètement paumé (inf)
2. intransitive verb
(inf!) merder (vulg !)
* * *
[skruː] 1.
noun
1) Technology vis f
2) Aviation, Nautical hélice f
3) (colloq) GB (prison guard) maton/-onne (colloq) m/f
2.
transitive verb
1) Technology visser (into dans)
2) (colloq) (extort)

to screw something out of somebody — extorquer quelque chose à quelqu'un

3.
intransitive verb Technology

to screw onto/into — se visser sur/dans

Phrasal Verbs:
••

to have one's head screwed on — avoir la tête sur les épaules

to put the screws on somebody — (colloq) forcer la main à quelqu'un


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