cosy

douillet, confortable

Chaud, confortable et agréable pour y passer du temps.

En anglais simple : Warm, comfortable, and pleasant to spend time in.

• This room is cosy.
• We felt cosy under the thick blankets.
• They found a cosy café near the station.

Synonymes : comfortable, snug

Contraires : uncomfortable

Expressions courantes : cosy room, cosy bed, cosy little cottage

couvre-théière

Housse épaisse ou tricotée qui garde une théière, un œuf ou un objet semblable au chaud.

En anglais simple : A thick or knitted cover that keeps a teapot, egg, or similar object warm.

• Put the cosy over the teapot.
• She knitted two tea cosies for her friends.
• This woollen cosy keeps the eggs warm.

Expressions courantes : tea cosy, egg cosy, knitted cosy

faire de la lèche, chercher les bonnes grâces

Se rapprocher de quelqu’un et chercher à lui plaire, souvent pour obtenir quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To become friendly with someone, often because you want something from them.

• Don’t cosy up to the boss.
• She was cosying up to people with political influence.
• They cosied up to their wealthy neighbours.

Comment l'utiliser : cosy up to someone (He tried to cosy up to the manager to get better shifts.)

Synonymes : suck up, get friendly

Expressions courantes : cosy up to someone, cosy up