snarl

snarl
snarl [snα:l]
1. noun
[of dog] grondement m féroce
• ... he said with a snarl ... dit-il avec hargne
2. intransitive verb
[dog] gronder en montrant les dents ; [person] parler hargneusement (at sb à qn)
• when I went in the dog snarled at me quand je suis entré le chien a grondé en montrant les dents
3. transitive verb
[+ order] lancer d'un ton hargneux
• to snarl a reply répondre d'un ton hargneux
• "no" he snarled « non » dit-il avec hargne
* * *
[snɑːl] 1.
noun
1) (growl) grondement m

‘you'd better watch out!’ he said with a snarl — ‘tu ferais mieux de faire attention!’ dit-il d'un ton hargneux

2) (grimace) mine f hargneuse
3) (tangle) (in single rope, flex) nœud m; (of several ropes, flexes) enchevêtrement m
2.
transitive verb rugir

‘don't be so stupid,’ he snarled — ‘ne sois pas si stupide,’ dit-il d'un ton hargneux

3.
intransitive verb [animal] gronder férocement; [person] grogner

the dog snarled at me — le chien m'a montré les dents

Phrasal Verbs:

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