flip

flip
flip
A n
1 (of finger) chiquenaude f ; to give sth a flip donner une chiquenaude à qch ; with a flip (of the fingers) d'une pichenette ; to decide sth by the flip of a coin décider qch à pile ou face ;
2 Aviat, Sport (somersault) tour m ;
3 (glance) to have a flip through feuilleter rapidement [magazine, guide].
B adj [person, attitude, remark, reply] désinvolte.
C excl GB flip! zut !, flûte !
D vtr (p prés etc -pp-)
1 (toss) lancer [coin] ; faire sauter [pancake] ; let's flip a coin to decide décidons à pile ou face ;
2 (flick) basculer [switch] ; to flip sth on/off allumer/éteindre qch d'un mouvement rapide ; to flip sth open/shut ouvrir/fermer qch rapidement.
E vi (p prés etc -pp-)
1 (get angry) se mettre en rogne ;
2 (go mad) perdre la boule ;
3 (get excited) devenir dingue (over de).
Idiom
to flip one's lid ou top US ou wig sortir de ses gonds .
Phrasal verbs
flip out
1 (get angry) se mettre en rogne ;
2 (go mad) perdre la boule .
flip over :
flip over [vehicle, plane] se retourner (complètement) ;
flip [sth] over, flip over [sth]
1 (toss) retourner [omelette, pancake, coin] ;
2 (turn) feuilleter [pages].
flip through :
flip through [sth] feuilleter [book, magazine, index].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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