| Principales traductions |
| bull n | (male bovine) | taureau nm |
| | The bull pawed the ground in irritation as the farmer approached. |
| | Le taureau frappait le sol de ses sabots à l'approche du fermier. |
bull,
bull elephant n | (male elephant) | éléphant (mâle) nm |
| | A bull stared at the hunting group, challenging them to move. |
| | Un éléphant fixa le groupe de chasseurs pour les pousser à partir. |
| bull n as adj | figurative (economy: rising) | en hausse loc adj |
| | | haussier, haussière adj |
| | After a slump, we're enjoying a bull economy now. |
| | Après la crise, nous profitons maintenant d'une économie en hausse. |
| bull n | US, figurative, slang, abbreviation (bullshit) (vulgaire) | conneries nfpl |
| | | n'importe quoi |
| | He says he's fluent in six languages? That's bull--he failed Spanish class in high school! |
| | Il dit qu'il parle couramment six langues étrangères ? C'est des conneries. Il n'avait même pas la moyenne en espagnol au lycée ! |
| bull n | figurative (person: solidly built) | costaud nm |
| | (familier) | malabar nm |
| | Clive's father is a bull of a man; I find him quite intimidating. |
| bull n | UK (bull's-eye) (d'une cible) | mille, centre nm |
| | My dart missed the bull by a few millimetres. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| bull adj | (strong, solidly built) | costaud adj |
| | The silhouette of a bull figure was visible in the doorway. |
| | On pouvait apercevoir la silhouette d'une personne costaude dans l'allée. |
| Bull! interj | US, figurative, slang, abbreviation (bullshit) (vulgaire) | C'est des conneries ! interj |
| | (vulgaire) | Raconte pas de conneries ! interj |
| | (familier) | N'importe quoi ! interj |
| | (familier, jeune) | N'importe nawak !, Portnawak ! interj |
| | Bull! That's not true! |
the Bull,
Taurus the Bull n | (zodiac sign: Taurus) (signe du zodiaque) | le Taureau nm |
| | If your birthday is on the 18th of May, you were born under the sign of the Bull. |
| | Si tu es né le 18 mai, cela signifie que tu es né sous le signe du Taureau. |
| bull n | (papal bull) (papale) | bulle nf |
| | Pope Eugene III issued a bull calling for the Second Crusade. |
| bull [sth]⇒ vtr | (finance: attempt to inflate) (Bourse) | spéculer à la hausse loc v |
| | The trader is trying to bull stock in this company. |
| | Le trader essaie de spéculer à la hausse dans cette société. |
| bull [sb]⇒ vtr | (shove) | pousser⇒, bousculer⇒ vtr |
Formes composées
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| bull chain n | (lumbering equipment: to drag logs) (Industrie du bois) | monte-billes nm |
| | | chaîne monte-charge nf |
| bull dyke | pejorative (masculine lesbian) | lesbienne masculine nf |
| bull elephant n | (male elephant) | éléphant, éléphant mâle nm |
| | Suddenly, a bull elephant came stampeding through the weeds. |
| | Soudain, un éléphant a surgi des hautes herbes. |
| bull in a china shop n | (clumsy person) (figuré) | éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine nm |
| bull in a china shop n | (tactless person) (figuré) | éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine nm |
| bull in a china shop n | (reckless or dangerous person) (figuré) | éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine nm |
| bull market n | (optimism on stock market) | marché à la hausse nm |
| | You don't have to be a financial genius to make money in a bull market. |
| bull nose n | (swine disease) (maladie porcine) | rhinite atrophique nf |
| bull nose n | (rounded corner of structure) (Construction) | arrondi nm |
| bull nose n | (brick etc. used for rounded angle) (Construction) | brique arrondie, pierre arrondie nf |
| bull riding | (rodeo event) | rodéo sur taureau nm |
| | | chevaucher un taureau loc v |
| | | monter sur un taureau loc v |
| bull ring n | (bullfighting arena) | arène, arène de corrida nf |
| | Most large towns in Spain have bull rings. |
| | La plupart des grandes villes en Espagne ont des arènes. |
| bull session n | US, informal (informal group discussion) | discussion informelle nf |
bull shark,
cub shark n | (large aggressive shark) | requin bouledogue nm |
| Bull Terrier n | (English dog breed) | Bull Terrier, bull-terrier nm |
| | Il a toujours possédé des bull-terriers. |
| bull's eye n | (centre of target) | centre de la cible, centre d'une cible nm |
| | | mille nm inv |
| | Vise le centre de la cible. |
| | Bravo, tu as mis dans le mille ! |
bull's eye,
bull's-eye,
bullseye n | figurative (target, goal) (figuré) | mille nm inv |
bullheaded,
bull-headed adj | figurative, pejorative, slang (stubborn) | entêté adj |
bullnecked,
bull-necked adj | (having a thick neck) | au cou de taureau, au gros cou loc adj |
bullpen,
bull pen n | US (cattle enclosure) | enclos, parc nm |
| | (Tauromachie) | toril nm |
| | The stud was let out of the bullpen to exercise. |
bullpen,
bull pen n | (baseball: pitchers’ warmup area) (Base-ball, anglicisme) | bull pen nm |
| | (Base-ball) | enclos des releveurs nm |
| | (Base-ball) | zone d'échauffement des lanceurs nf |
| | The player headed to the bullpen to warm up. |
bullpen,
bull pen n | figurative (baseball: relief pitchers) (Base-ball) | équipe des releveurs nf |
bullpen,
bull pen n | US, informal (temporary cell for prisoners) | cellule nf |
cock-and-bull story,
cock and bull story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched account) | histoire à dormir debout nf |
| | | histoire sans queue ni tête nf |
evergreen magnolia,
bull bay,
southern magnolia n | (tree) | magnolia à grandes fleurs, magnolia d'été nm |
| jack ladder n | (lumbering: bull chain) (Industrie du bois) | monte-billes nm |
| | | chaîne monte-charge nf |
| John Bull n | figurative (England personified) | l'Angleterre nf propre |
| | There are those who believe John Bull will triumph in whatever he does. |
| John Bull n | figurative (typical Englishman) | l'Anglais moyen, l'Anglais lambda nm |
| like a bull in a china shop adv | colloquial (recklessly, clumsily) | comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine loc adv |
| like a red rag to a bull adj | colloquial (that provokes anger) | énerver⇒ vtr |
| | (plus fort) | mettre [qqn] dans une colère noire loc v |
| papal bull n | (document from Pope) | bulle papale nf |
pit bull terrier,
pit bull n | (English dog breed) | pitbull, pit-bull nm |
| | The pit bull terrier is an athletic breed. |
| | Le pitbull est une race athlétique. |
| shoot the bull v expr | US, informal (talk aimlessly) (familier) | tailler le bout de gras loc v |
| | | discuter⇒, bavarder⇒ vi |
| | | discuter de tout et de rien loc v |
| | The old men just sat around in the bar every day, shooting the bull. |
| take the bull by the horns v expr | figurative (tackle a task bravely) (figuré) | prendre le taureau par les cornes expr |
| | Matthew's going to take the bull by the horns tomorrow and ask Louise to marry him. |
| | Demain, Matthew prendra le taureau par les cornes et demandera à Louise de l'épouser. |