tail

tail
tail [teɪl]
1. noun
   a. queue f ; [of shirt] pan m
• with his tail between his legs la queue entre les jambes
• he was right on my tail il me suivait de très près
• to turn tail prendre ses jambes à son cou
   b. to put a tail on sb (inf) [detective] faire filer qn
2. plural noun
tails (inf)
   a. ( = jacket) queue f de pie
   b. tails I win! pile je gagne !
3. transitive verb
[+ suspect] (inf) filer
4. compounds
► tail coat noun queue f de pie
► tail end noun [of season, conversation] fin f ; [of procession] queue f
► tail light noun feu m arrière inv
► tail section noun [of plane] arrière m
► tail back intransitive verb
• the traffic tailed back to the bridge le bouchon remontait jusqu'au pont
► tail off intransitive verb
[attendance, interest, numbers] diminuer ; [novel] se terminer en queue de poisson
* * *
[teɪl] 1.
noun gen, Zoology queue f
2.
tails plural noun
1) (tailcoat) habit m

white tie and tails — queue-de-pie f

2) (of coin) pile f

heads or tails? — pile ou face?

3.
(colloq) transitive verb suivre [suspect, car] (to jusqu'à)

we're being tailed — on est pris en filature

Phrasal Verbs:
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I can't make head (n)or tail of this — je ne comprends rien du tout à cela

to be on somebody's tail — suivre quelqu'un de près

to go off with one's tail between one's legs — partir la queue basse

to turn tail — tourner les talons


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