hole

hole
hole
A n
1 (in clothing, ground, hedge, pocket) trou m (in dans) ; to dig a hole creuser un trou ; the explosion blew a hole in the plane l'explosion a fait un trou dans l'avion ; this sweater is full of holes ce pull est tout troué ;
2 (in wall) brèche f ;
3 GB (in tooth) cavité f ;
4 Aut (in road) (pothole) nid m de poule ; (man-made) trou m ;
5 fig (flaw) faille f ; to pick holes in an argument repérer les failles d'un raisonnement ;
6 (of mouse) trou m ; (of fox, rabbit) terrier m ;
7 Ecol trou m ; a hole in the ozone layer un trou dans la couche d'ozone ;
8 (financial) trou m ; a big hole in profits un grand trou dans les bénéfices ; that holiday made a hole in my pocket ces vacances ont fait un trou dans mon budget ;
9 (place) péj trou m pej ;
10 Sport (golf) (all contexts) trou m ; to get a hole in one faire un trou en un ; a nine-hole golf course un parcours de neuf trous ;
11 US (solitary confinement) trou m.
B vtr
1 [shell] crever [building] ;
2 Naut [iceberg, reef] faire une brèche dans [ship] ;
3 Sport (golf) to hole the ball ou shot ou putt rentrer la balle, faire le trou (in en).
C vi Sport (in golf) faire or terminer le trou.
Idioms
to be 10 dollars in the hole US en être de 10 dollars ; to get oneself into a hole se fourrer dans le pétrin ; to get sb out of a hole tirer qn du pétrin ; I needed that like I need a hole in the head ! il ne me manquait plus que ça! ⇒ money.
Phrasal verbs
hole out (in golf) finir le parcours (in en).
hole up se terrer.

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