anglais > français | |
pig | |
1. n. (Zoologie) Cochon, porc. | |
2. n. (Péjoratif) Salaud. | |
3. n. (Argot) (Péjoratif) Flic. | |
4. n. (Industrie) Racleur. | |
anglais > anglais | |
pig | |
1. n. Any of several intelligent mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus scrofa. | |
The man kept a pen with two pigs that he fed from carrots to cabbage. | |
2. n. (specifically) A young swine, a piglet (contrasted with a hog, an adult swine). | |
3. n. The edible meat of such an animal; pork. | |
Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig. | |
4. n. Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily. | |
You gluttonous pig! Now that you've eaten all the cupcakes, there will be none for the party! | |
5. n. A lecherous or sexist man. | |
She considered him a pig as he invariably stared at her bosom when they talked. | |
6. n. A dirty or slovenly person. | |
He was a pig and his apartment a pigpen; take-away containers and pizza boxes in a long, moldy stream lined his counter tops. | |
7. n. (now chiefly US UK Australia derogatory slang) A police officer. | |
The protester shouted, “Don't give in to the pigs!” as he was arrested. | |
8. n. (informal) A difficult problem. | |
Hrm... this one's a real pig: I've been banging my head against the wall over it for hours! | |
9. n. A block of cast metal. | |
The conveyor carried the pigs from the smelter to the freight cars. | |
After the ill-advised trade, the investor was stuck with worthless options for 10,000 tons of iron pig. | |
10. n. The mold in which a block of metal is cast. | |
The pig was cracked, and molten metal was oozing from the side. | |
11. n. (engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their | |
Unfortunately, the pig sent to clear the obstruction got lodged in a tight bend, adding to the problem. | |
12. n. (derogatory) A person who is obese to the extent of resembling a pig (the animal). | |
13. n. (US, military slang) The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky. | |
Unfortunately, the M60 is about twenty-four pounds and is very unbalanced. You try carrying the pig around the jungle and see how you feel. | |
14. n. A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained. | |
15. v. (of swine) to give birth. | |
The black sow pigged at seven this morning. | |
16. v. (intransitive) To greedily consume (especially food). | |
They were pigging on the free food at the bar. | |
17. v. (intransitive) To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed. | |
18. v. (transitive, engineering) To clean (a pipeline) using a pig (the device). | |
19. n. (Scottish) earthenware, or an earthenware shard | |
20. n. An earthenware hot-water jar to warm a bed; a stone bed warmer | |
français > anglais | |
cochon | |
1. n-m. (obsolete) piglet | |
2. n-m. pig | |
3. n-m. (slang) dirty pig, swine, contemptible person | |
4. adj. (slang) dirty, smutty | |