earth

earth
earth [ɜ:θ]
1. noun
   a. terre f
• to come down or be brought down to earth (with a bump) (figurative) redescendre (brutalement) sur terre (fig)
• (the) Earth la Terre
• on earth sur terre
• it's heaven on earth c'est le paradis sur terre
• to the ends of the earth au bout du monde
• where/why/how on earth ...? où/pourquoi/comment diable ... ?
• nothing on earth rien au monde
• she looks like nothing on earth! à quoi elle ressemble !
• to promise sb the earth promettre la lune à qn
• it must have cost the earth! (inf) ça a dû coûter les yeux de la tête ! (inf)
   b. [of fox, badger] terrier m
• to go to earth [fox, criminal] se terrer
• to run sb to earth dépister qn
2. transitive verb
(British) [+ appliance] mettre à la terre
3. compounds
► earth sciences plural noun sciences fpl de la terre
► earth-shattering (inf) adjective stupéfiant
► earth tremor noun secousse f sismique
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[ɜːθ] 1.
noun
1) (also Earth) (planet) Terre f; (soil) terre f

the earth's atmosphere — l'atmosphère terrestre

to the ends of the earth — jusqu'au bout du monde

to come down to earth — lit, fig revenir sur terre

to go to earth — lit, fig se terrer

2) (colloq) (as intensifier)

how/where/who on earth...? — comment/où/qui donc or diable (colloq)...?

nothing on earth would persuade me to do — pour rien au monde je ne ferais

3) GB Electricity terre f
4) (colloq) (huge amount)

to cost the earth — coûter les yeux de la tête (colloq)

to expect the earth — demander la lune

2.
noun modifier GB Electricity [cable, wire] de terre
3.
transitive verb GB Electricity mettre [quelque chose] à la terre
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did the earth move for you? — (colloq) tu as pris ton pied? (colloq)

to look like nothing on earth — ressembler à un épouvantail

to run somebody/something to earth — dénicher quelqu'un/quelque chose


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