Le mot anglais du jour

needle

aiguille

Définitions

anglais > français
needle
1. n. Aiguille.
The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button.
2. n. (Botanique) Aiguille (feuille de certains conifères).
Pine trees have needles instead of leaves.
3. n. (Argot) Seringue.
4. v. Percer avec une aiguille, en particulier en couture et en acupuncture.
5. v. Asticoter, agacer.
Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples.
6. v. Piquer au vif.
7. v. Harceler.
8. v. (US) Corser (une boisson).
To needle a drink.
anglais > anglais
needle
1. n. A fine, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, etc.
The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button.
2. n. Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
3. n. A fine measurement indicator on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle.
The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty.
4. n. A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.
Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph.
5. n. A needle-like leaf found on some conifers.
6. n. A strong beam resting on props, used as a temporary support during building repairs.
7. n. (informal, usually preceded by the) The death penalty carried out by lethal injection.
8. n. (programming, PHP) A text string that is searched for within another string.
9. v. To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.
10. v. To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.
Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples.
11. v. To form, or be formed, in the shape of a needle.
to needle crystals
français > anglais
aiguille
1. n-f. (botany, costumery, medicine) needle
aiguille à tricoter - knitting needle
de fil en aiguille - one thing leading to another
chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin - to look for a needle in a haystack
talon aiguille - stiletto heel
2. n-f. needle (of a compass)
3. n-f. hand (of a watch)
aiguille des secondes - second hand
aiguille des minutes - minute hand
aiguille des heure - hour hand
dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre - clockwise
4. n-f. spire (of a church)
5. n-f. (railway) point, switch