Formes composées
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ball-buster,
ballbuster,
ball-breaker,
ballbreaker n | figurative, informal (woman threatening to men) (familier, vulgaire) | casse-couilles nf inv |
ball-buster,
ballbuster,
ball-breaker,
ballbreaker n | figurative, informal (strict disciplinarian) (familier, vulgaire) | casse-couilles nmf inv |
| breaker bar n | (type of wrench: removes nuts) | poignée articulée nf |
| circuit breaker n | (electrical device) | disjoncteur nm |
| | A loose connection kept causing the circuit breaker to trip. |
| | Le vieux fer à repasser a encore fait sauter le disjoncteur. |
| circuit breaker n | figurative, US (tax relief) | dégrèvement fiscal nm |
| | The circuit breaker meant the elderly lady had enough money to visit her kids. |
| circuit breaker n | figurative (strict measures to reduce infection) (Bourse) | coupe-circuit nm |
| circuit-breaker n as adj | figurative (strict measures to reduce infection) | traduction non disponible |
| | The government announced a two-week circuit-breaker lockdown. |
deal breaker,
deal-breaker,
also US: dealbreaker n | (issue that ends agreement) | rédhibitoire adj |
| | We want to work with you, but if you can't supply the product fast enough, that's a deal-breaker. |
icebreaker,
also UK: ice-breaker n | figurative (conversation starter) | moyen de briser la glace nm |
| | (Scolaire) | activité pour briser la glace nf |
| | On the first day of the job, we used icebreakers to get to know each other. |
icebreaker,
also UK: ice-breaker n | (ship that breaks ice) (bateau) | brise-glace nm |
| | An icebreaker has a reinforced hull. |
panelboard,
breaker panel,
distribution board,
electric panel n | (panel of electrical switches) | tableau électrique nm |
record breaker,
record-breaker n | (highest achiever) | recordman, recordwoman nm, nf |
| | The athlete became a record breaker when she won her fifth gold medal at the Olympic Games. |
safecracker,
safe-cracker,
safe cracker,
safebreaker,
safe-breaker,
safe breaker n | (law: [sb] who breaks into safes) | perceur de coffres-forts, perceuse de coffres-forts nmf |
| spring breaker n | US, informal (young vacationer) | personne en vacances de printemps nf |
| | (Can) | personne en semaine de relâche, personne en relâche du printemps nf |
| | | étudiant en vacances de printemps, étudiante en vacances de printemps nm, nf |
| | (Can) | étudiant en semaine de relâche, étudiante en relâche du printemps nm, nf |
strikebreaker,
strike breaker,
strike-breaker n | ([sb] who works during a strike) | briseur de grève, briseuse de grève nm, nf |
| | The strikebreakers were harassed by protesters during the strike. |
tiebreaker,
tie-breaker,
also UK: tie-break n | (sports, game: [sth] that resolves a draw) (Sports) | manche décisive nf |
| | (Tennis, anglicisme) | tie-break nm |
| | (Tennis) | jeu décisif nm |
| | (Jeu) | question subsidiaire nf |