clip

clip
clip
A n
1 (spring-loaded) (in surgery, on clipboard etc) pince f ; (on earring) clip m ;
2 (grip) (for hair) barrette f ; (on pen) agrafe f ; (on bow tie) clip m ; (jewellery) clip(s) m ;
3 Elec (for wire) cavalier m ;
4 TV, Cin (excerpt) extrait m (from de) ;
5 Mil (also cartridge clip) chargeur m ;
6 Agric (wool) tonte f ;
7 (notch) encoche f ;
8 Ling forme f tronquée.
B vtr (p prés etc -pp-)
1 (cut, trim) tailler [hedge, grass verge] ; couper [cigar, fingernails, hair, moustache] ; tondre [dog, sheep] ; rogner [coin] ; rogner [bird's wing] ; to clip an article out of the paper découper un article dans un journal ;
2 (by hooking) accrocher [pen, microphone] (to à) ; (by securing) fixer [electric wire, brooch] (to à) ; there was a bill clipped to the letter il y avait une facture attachée à la lettre (avec un trombone) ;
3 GB poinçonner [ticket] ;
4 to clip one's speech parler d'une manière hachée ;
5 Ling tronquer ;
6 US (swindle) arnaquer ;
7 (hit, glance off) heurter.
C vi (p prés etc -pp-) (by hooking on) [pen, personal stereo etc] s'accrocher (to à) ; (by fastening on) [lamp, brooch etc] se fixer (to à).
Idioms
to clip sb's wings rogner les ailes à qn ; to give sb a clip on the ear flanquer une taloche à qn ; to travel at a fair ou a brisk clip aller à une bonne vitesse.

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