ear

ear
ear [ɪər]
1. noun
   a. oreille f
• I'm all ears! (inf) je suis tout ouïe !
• it all came crashing down about his ears tout s'est effondré autour de lui
• your ears must have been burning! (inf) vous avez dû entendre vos oreilles siffler !
• to close one's ears to sth ne pas vouloir entendre qch
• to have one's ear to the ground être à l'affût de ce qui se dit
• to have an ear for music avoir l'oreille musicale
• to have a good ear avoir une bonne oreille
• it goes in one ear and out the other (inf) cela lui entre par une oreille et lui sort par l'autre
• to keep one's ears open ouvrir l'oreille
• you'll be out on your ear if you're not careful (inf) tu vas te faire virer (inf) si tu ne fais pas attention
• to play by ear (musician) jouer d'oreille
• I'll just play it by ear je verrai quoi faire le moment venu
• to lend a sympathetic ear prêter une oreille attentive
• to be up to the ears in work (inf) avoir du travail par-dessus la tête
• to be up to the ears in debt être endetté jusqu'au cou
• he's got money coming out of his ears (inf) il a de l'argent à ne plus savoir qu'en faire
   b. [of grain, plant] épi m
2. compounds
► ear, nose and throat department noun service m d'oto-rhino-laryngologie
► ear-splitting adjective [sound] strident
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[ɪə(r)] 1.
noun
1) oreille f

inner/middle ear — oreille f interne/moyenne

to play (music) by ear — jouer de la musique à l'oreille

to have a good ear for languages — avoir une bonne oreille pour les langues

2) Botany (of wheat, corn) épi m
2.
noun modifier [infection, operation] (of one ear) de l'oreille; (of both ears) des oreilles
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around one's ears — tout autour de soi

my ears are burning — j'ai les oreilles qui sifflent

to be all ears — (colloq) être tout ouïe

to be out on one's ear — (colloq) (from job) avoir été mis à la porte (colloq); (from home) être à la rue

to be up to one's ears in debt — être endetté jusqu'au cou

he's wet behind the ears — c'est un petit jeunot

to get a thick ear — (colloq) recevoir une baffe (colloq)

to have a word in somebody's ear — parler à quelqu'un en privé

to have ou keep one's ear to the ground — garder l'œil ouvert

to listen with (only) half an ear — n'écouter que d'une oreille

to play it by ear — fig improviser


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