butt

fesses, cul

Partie du corps sur laquelle on s’assoit.

En anglais simple : The part of your body that you sit on.

• I fell on my butt.
• These exercises strengthen your legs and butt.
• He sat on his butt all afternoon.

Synonymes : bottom, bum, backside

Expressions courantes : on your butt, kick someone’s butt, sore butt

mégot, crosse, bout

Extrémité épaisse d’un objet, ou petit morceau de cigarette restant après avoir fumé.

En anglais simple : The thick end of an object, or the small piece left after a cigarette has been smoked.

• He dropped a cigarette butt.
• She picked up the cigarette butts outside the café.
• The soldier rested the butt of his rifle on the ground.

Comment l'utiliser : the butt of something (The butt of the rifle was made of wood.)

Synonymes : end, stub

Expressions courantes : cigarette butt, rifle butt, butt end

personne

Désigne la personne entière quand on lui dit de bouger ou de faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Used to mean your whole self when someone tells you to move or act.

• Get your butt over here!
• You need to move your butt if you want that job.
• She got her butt out of bed before sunrise.

Comment l'utiliser : get your butt + place/direction (Get your butt back inside before it starts raining.)

Synonymes : self

Expressions courantes : get your butt, move your butt, save your butt

casse-pieds, enquiquineur

Dans « a pain in the butt », personne ou chose qui agace ou cause des problèmes.

En anglais simple : In “a pain in the butt,” a person or thing that annoys you or causes trouble.

• This form is a pain in the butt.
• My neighbour can be a real pain in the butt.
• Finding a parking space was a pain in the butt.

Comment l'utiliser : be a pain in the butt (Updating every file by hand is a pain in the butt.)

Synonymes : nuisance, annoyance

Expressions courantes : pain in the butt, in the butt

comme un fou

Dans des expressions comme « work your butt off », indique un effort très important.

En anglais simple : In phrases such as “work your butt off,” used to show that someone makes a very great effort.

• I worked my butt off today.
• She studied her butt off for the exam.
• We ran our butts off but still missed the bus.

Comment l'utiliser : verb + your butt off (They played their butts off in the final match.)

Expressions courantes : your butt off, work your butt, study your butt

cible, objet de moquerie

Personne ou chose dont on se moque ou que l’on critique.

En anglais simple : A person or thing that people make fun of or criticize.

• He was the butt of their jokes.
• Her old car became the butt of endless teasing.
• Nobody enjoys being the butt of cruel humour.

Comment l'utiliser : the butt of something (The mayor became the butt of jokes about the failed project.)

Synonymes : target, object of ridicule

Expressions courantes : butt of jokes, butt of ridicule, the usual butt

interrompre, s’immiscer

Interrompre une conversation ou une activité en intervenant sans y être invité.

En anglais simple : To interrupt a conversation or activity without being invited.

• Please do not butt in.
• He butted into our conversation without saying hello.
• She always butts in when I try to explain.

Comment l'utiliser : butt in (Sorry to butt in, but your taxi is here.); butt into something (He butted into a discussion about money.)

Synonymes : interrupt, intrude

Expressions courantes : butt in, butt into something

donner un coup de tête, encorner

Frapper quelqu’un ou quelque chose avec la tête ou les cornes.

En anglais simple : To hit someone or something with the head or horns.

• The goat butted the gate.
• Two rams butted each other in the field.
• The angry animal tried to butt him in the chest.

Synonymes : headbutt

Expressions courantes : butt someone, butt a fence, butt with horns