tail

tail
tail
A n
1 Zool (of mammal, bird, fish) queue f ;
2 (end piece) (of aircraft, comet, kite) queue f ; at the tail of the procession à la queue du cortège ;
3 (police observer) to put a tail on sb faire filer qn, prendre qn en filature ;
4 (buttocks) postérieur m.
B tails npl
1 (tailcoat) habit m ; wearing tails en habit ; white tie and tails queue-de-pie f ;
2 (of coin) pile f ; heads or tails? pile ou face? ; tails you win pile tu gagnes.
C vtr filer , suivre [suspect, car] (to jusqu'à) ; we're being tailed on est pris en filature.
Idioms
I can't make head (n)or tail of this je ne comprends rien du tout à cela ; we couldn't make head or tail of his reply sa réponse n'avait ni queue ni tête ; to be on sb's tail suivre qn de près, talonner qn ; to go off with one's tail between one's legs partir la queue basse ; to turn tail péj tourner les talons pej.
Phrasal verbs
tail away (fade) [voice, noise] s'éteindre ; her voice tailed away to a whisper elle a baissé la voix et s'est mise à chuchoter.
tail back GB to tail back from [traffic jam] remonter de ; to tail back to [traffic jam] s'étirer jusqu'à ; the traffic tails back for miles le bouchon s'étire sur des kilomètres.
tail off
1 (reduce) [percentage, figures, demand] diminuer ; [acceleration] baisser ;
2 (fade) [remarks] cesser ; [voice] s'éteindre ; he tailed off into silence sa voix s'est éteinte.

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