lash

lash
lash
A n
1 Anat (eyelash) cil m ;
2 (whipstroke) coup m de fouet ; 40 lashes 40 coups de fouet ;
3 (whip) lanière f ;
4 (flogging) supplice m du fouet ; to be sentenced to the lash être condamné au fouet.
B vtr
1 lit (whip) fouetter [animal, person] ;
2 fig (batter) [rain] cingler [windows] ; [storm] balayer [region] ; [waves] fouetter [shore] ;
3 (criticize) (also lash into) s'en prendre à [person] ; to lash sb with one's tongue faire des remarques cinglantes à qn ;
4 (secure) attacher (to à) ; to lash two things together attacher deux choses ensemble ;
5 (swish) [animal] fouetter l'air de [tail].
Phrasal verbs
lash down :
lash down [rain] tomber violemment ;
lash [sth] down, lash down [sth] (secure) arrimer [cargo, crates].
lash out
1 (hit out) [person] devenir violent, se démener ; [tiger, cat] donner un coup de patte ; to lash out at [person] frapper ; [tiger] donner un coup de patte à ; to lash out with one's foot donner des coups de pied ;
2 (verbally) invectiver ; to lash out at ou against invectiver [person, institution] ;
3 (spend freely) faire une folie ; to lash out on faire une folie et acheter [coat, car].

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