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tug:


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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
tug /tʌɡ/
  1. noun
    1. (pull) (on rope, in sails) résistance f;
      (on fishing line) secousse f;
      to give sth a ~ tirer sur qch;
      to feel a ~ of loyalties se sentir partagé;
    1. Naut (also tug boat) remorqueur m.
  1. transitive verb (p prés etc -gg-) (pull) tirer.
  1. intransitive verb (p prés etc -gg-) to ~ at ou on tirer sur (rope, hair).


'tug' found in these Oxford entries:
tug: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

tug (pull)tirer vtr
tug navireremorquer vtr
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tug: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Formes composées
push tug Nautiquepousseur nm
tug at sthv (yank or pull on sth )tirer sur qch v
tug boatn (boat used to push large boats in harbour)remorqueur nm
Most tugboats can push several barges at a time.
I think tug boats are mildly oxymoronic, they're called tug, but they actually push.
tug of warn literal (game: 2 teams pulling on a rope)tir à la corde nm
It is better to have heavy people on your team rather than light people when playing tug of war.
tug of warn figurative (struggle)lutte acharnée nf
Gene is undergoing a real tug of war in his struggle to quit smoking.
They will not get anything done until they cease this tug of war and start pulling in the same direction.
tug-of-wartir à la corde nm
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