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mug

/mʌɡ/

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noun

Tasse, mug

A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.

Examples :

"My grandpa always enjoys a hot cup of tea from his large mug in the morning. "

Mon grand-père apprécie toujours une tasse de thé chaud dans son grand mug le matin.

utensil drink food item

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noun

Visage

The face, often used deprecatingly.

Examples :

"What an ugly mug."

Quel vilain visage.

appearance body person

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noun

Dupe, naïf

A gullible or easily-cheated person.

Examples :

"The salesman targeted the new employee as a mug, hoping to easily sell him an expensive, unnecessary gadget. "

Le vendeur a ciblé le nouvel employé, le considérant comme une dupe, dans l'espoir de lui vendre facilement un gadget cher et inutile.

character person

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noun

Crétin, imbécile

A stupid or contemptible person.

Examples :

"My brother is such a mug; he fell for the scam without even thinking. "

Mon frère est un tel crétin ; il est tombé dans l'arnaque sans même réfléchir.

person character attitude

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verb

Agresser, attaquer

To strike in the face.

Examples :

"The angry student mugged the teacher during the school assembly. "

L'élève en colère a agressé le professeur pendant l'assemblée scolaire.

action body police

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verb

Agresser pour voler

To assault for the purpose of robbery.

Examples :

"The gang mugged the student outside the school after dark. "

Le gang a agressé l'étudiant devant l'école après la tombée de la nuit.

police action law

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verb

Faire des grimaces, grimacer

To exaggerate a facial expression for communicative emphasis; to make a face, to pose, as for photographs or in a performance, in an exaggerated or affected manner.

Examples :

"To impress the judges, the student mugged for the camera, widening her eyes and pouting dramatically. "

Pour impressionner les juges, l'étudiante a fait des grimaces devant la caméra, écarquillant les yeux et boudant de façon théâtrale.

appearance entertainment communication style action

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verb

Photographier, prendre en photo

To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot.

Examples :

"The police officer mugged the suspect to create a record for the database. "

L'agent de police a photographié le suspect pour créer un enregistrement pour la base de données.

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verb

Réviser, bachoter

To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram.

Examples :

"To pass the history test, Sarah mugged up all the important dates and events. "

Pour réussir le contrôle d'histoire, Sarah a bachoté toutes les dates et événements importants.

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adjective

Crédule, naïf

Easily fooled, gullible.

Examples :

"The new student was quite mug, easily believing everything the other students told him. "

Le nouvel étudiant était assez crédule, croyant facilement tout ce que les autres élèves lui disaient.

character person attitude mind

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noun

Connard, abruti

Motherfucker (usually in similes, e.g. "like a mug" or "as a mug")

Examples :

"He was a mug, easily tricked into paying for the fake concert tickets. "

C'était un abruti, facilement dupé pour payer les faux billets de concert.

curse person language attitude character negative