earth

earth
earth
A n
1 (also Earth) (planet) terre f, Terre f ; life on earth la vie sur terre ; here on earth Relig ici-bas ; the earth's atmosphere/surface l'atmosphère/la surface terrestre ; to vanish off the face of the earth disparaître de la surface de la terre ; to the ends of the earth jusqu'au bout du monde ; the oldest city on earth la ville la plus ancienne du monde ; to come down to earth lit, fig revenir sur terre ; to bring sb back down to earth ramener qn sur terre ;
2 (as intensifier) how/where/who on earth…? comment/où/qui…? ; what on earth do you mean? qu'est-ce que tu veux dire? ; nothing on earth would persuade me to do pour rien au monde je ne ferais ;
3 (soil) terre f ;
4 (foxhole) terrier m ; to go to earth lit, fig se terrer ; to run sb/sth to earth fig dénicher qn/qch, trouver qn/qch ;
5 GB Elec terre f ;
6 Chem terre f ;
7 (huge amount) to cost the earth coûter les yeux de la tête ; to expect the earth demander la lune.
B modif GB Elec [electrode, cable, terminal, wire] de terre.
C vtr GB Elec mettre [qch] à la terre.
Idioms
did the earth move for you ? hum euph tu as pris ton pied ? ; to look like nothing on earth [person] ressembler à un épouvantail ; [food] avoir l'air très louche ; I feel like nothing on earth (ill) je me sens très mal.
Phrasal verb
earth up Hort :
earth up [sth], earth [sth] up butter [roots].

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