tuck

tuck
tuck
A n Sewing pli m ; (to shorten) pli m horizontal.
B vtr to tuck sth between/into/under/behind (of flat object) glisser qch entre/dans/sous/derrière ; to tuck a card into a pocket glisser une carte dans une poche ; to tuck sb's arm into yours glisser le bras de qn sous le tien ; to tuck one's shirt into one's trousers rentrer sa chemise dans son pantalon ; to tuck one's trousers into one's boots enfiler son pantalon dans ses bottes ; to tuck one's hands into one's sleeves enfiler les mains dans ses manches ; to tuck a blanket under sb plier une couverture sous qn ; to tuck one's hair under one's hat rentrer ses cheveux sous son chapeau ; she tucked her feet up under her elle a ramené ses pieds sous elle ; it tucked its head under its wing il a enfoui la tête sous son aile ; to tuck a flower behind one's ear se mettre une fleur derrière l'oreille ; to tuck a blanket around sb envelopper qn dans une couverture.
C tucked pp adj Fashn, Sewing plissé.
Phrasal verbs
■ tuck away :
▶ tuck [sth] away, tuck away [sth]
1 (safely, in reserve) enfouir [object] ; mettre en sécurité [money, valuable] ; to have £5,000 tucked away avoir 5 000 livres sterling en sécurité ;
2 (hard to find) to be tucked away [village, document, object] se nicher ; [person] s'isoler.
■ tuck in :
▶ tuck in (start eating) attaquer ; to tuck into a meal attaquer un repas ; tuck in, everybody! allez-y, attaquez! ;
▶ tuck in [sth], tuck [sth] in rentrer [garment, shirt] ; border [bedclothes] ; to tuck the flap in glisser le rabat dans l'enveloppe ;
▶ tuck [sb] in, tuck in [sb] border.
■ tuck up :
▶ tuck up [sb], tuck [sb] up border ; to be tucked up in bed être bordé dans son lit.

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