clip

clip
clip [klɪp]
1. noun
   a. (for papers) trombone m ; (for hair) barrette f ; ( = brooch) clip m
   b. [of film] court extrait m ; (TV) clip m
   c. ( = blow) to give sb a clip round the ear (inf) filer une claque à qn (inf)
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = fasten together) attacher (avec un trombone)
   b. ( = cut, snip) couper (avec des ciseaux) ; [+ hedge] tailler ; [+ ticket] poinçonner ; [+ article from newspaper] découper
   c. ( = collide with) accrocher
   d. ( = reduce time) to clip a few seconds off a record améliorer un record de quelques secondes
3. compounds
► clip art noun (Computing) images fpl numériques insérables, clipart m
► clip-clop noun
• the clip-clop of hooves les claquements mpl de sabots
► clip on separable transitive verb
[+ brooch] fixer ; [+ document] attacher (avec un trombone)
► clip-on adjective avec clip
• clip-on sunglasses lunettes de soleil que l'on fixe sur ses lunettes de vue
► clip together separable transitive verb attacher
* * *
[klɪp] 1.
noun
1) (on clipboard) pince f; (on earring, bow tie) clip m; (for hair) barrette f; (on pen) agrafe f; (jewellery) clip(s) m
2) (for wire) cavalier m
3) Television, Cinema (excerpt) extrait m
4) Military (also cartridge clip) chargeur m
2.
transitive verb (p prés etc -pp-)
1) (cut, trim) tailler [hedge]; couper [nails, hair, moustache]; tondre [dog, sheep]; rogner [wing]

to clip an article out of the paper — découper un article dans un journal

2) (by hooking) accrocher [pen, microphone] (to à); (by securing) fixer [brooch] (to à)
3) GB poinçonner [ticket]
4) (hit) heurter
3.
intransitive verb (p prés etc -pp-) (by hooking) s'accrocher (to à); (by fastening) se fixer (to à)
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to clip somebody's wings — rogner les ailes à quelqu'un

to give somebody a clip on the ear — (colloq) flanquer une taloche à quelqu'un (colloq)


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