lick

lick
lick
A n
1 (with tongue) coup m de langue ; to give sth a lick lécher qch ; give me a lick of your ice cream laisse-moi lécher ta glace un coup ;
2 fig a lick of paint un petit coup de peinture ;
3 Mus (in jazz) chorus m ;
4 (blow) coup m ;
5 US (scrap) brin m.
B vtr
1 [person, animal, flame, wave] lécher ; the cat was licking its paws le chat se léchait les pattes ; to lick sth off the spoon lécher qch sur la cuillère ; to lick sth clean [animal] nettoyer qch à coups de langue ; he licked his fingers clean il s'est léché les doigts ; to lick one's chops ou lips lit se lécher les babines ; fig (at prospect) se délecter (at à) ; to lick sb's boots /arse lécher les bottes /le cul de or à qn ;
2 (beat in game) écraser, battre [qn] à plate couture [team, opponent] ; (beat physically) corriger, battre [person] ; (overcome) venir à bout de [difficulty] ; to get licked (in game) se faire battre à plate couture , se faire écraser ; I think we've got the problem licked! je crois que nous avons réussi à venir à bout de ce problème ; this puzzle has got me licked! cette énigme me dépasse!
Idioms
at a fair ou good lick à toute allure, en quatrième vitesse ; to give oneself a lick and a promise faire un brin de toilette ; to lick one's wounds panser ses blessures ; ⇒ shape.
Phrasal verb
lick up :
lick up [sth], lick [sth] up [person] lécher ; [cat, dog] laper.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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