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guy

/ɡaɪ/

guy wire

guy wires

Translations

guynoun

guys

/ɡaɪ/

garsFamilier pour désigner un homme ; très courant à l’oral.

The guy at the coffee shop was really friendly.

Le gars du café était vraiment sympa.

garsAu pluriel, familier pour s’adresser à un groupe de personnes, quel que soit le genre.

"Hi guys, can I take your order?" the waiter asked.

« Salut les gars, je peux prendre votre commande ? » a demandé le serveur.

haubanEn technique : corde, câble ou câble d’appui servant à stabiliser ou maintenir quelque chose.

Each pole was held upright by a guy secured to the ground.

Chaque poteau était maintenu debout par un hauban fixé au sol.

Additional translations

mannequinFiguré ou historique, pour l’effigie de Guy Fawkes brûlée lors de la Guy Fawkes Night.

typeFamilier ; s’emploie pour parler d’un homme de manière générale.

Synonyms

guyverb

guyed

Past Simple

guyed

Past Participle

guying

Gerund

/ɡaɪ/

haubanerTechnique ; fixer ou stabiliser au moyen d’un hauban.

The crew guyed the antenna to prevent it from toppling.

L’équipe a haubané l’antenne pour éviter qu’elle ne bascule.

ridiculiserFamilier ; employer surtout au sens de se moquer de quelqu’un.

They guyed him mercilessly for his outdated fashion sense.

Ils l’ont ridiculisé sans pitié à cause de son sens de la mode dépassé.

Synonyms

needle at

make fun of

banter with

tie down

guyadjective

/ɡaɪ/

Used attributively before another noun, as in "guy rope" or "guy wire".

haubanéSe dit d’un objet fixé ou soutenu par des haubans.

Ensure all guy wires are properly tensioned.

Assurez-vous que tous les haubans sont correctement tendus.

Synonyms

Definitions

guynoun

Informal. A man; a male person.

The guy at the coffee shop was really friendly.

A rope, cable, or cord used to steady, guide, or secure something.

Each pole was held upright by a guy secured to the ground.

A figure representing Guy Fawkes, traditionally burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Night.

The children made a guy to burn on the bonfire for the celebration.

Informal, chiefly plural. People in general; a group of individuals of any gender, especially when addressed directly.

"Hi guys, can I take your order?" the waiter asked.

guyverb

To make fun of or ridicule someone.

They guyed him mercilessly for his outdated fashion sense.

To steady, guide, or secure with a guy rope or line.

The crew guyed the antenna to prevent it from toppling.

guyadjective

Attributive. Relating to or used as a guy rope, wire, or line.

Ensure all guy wires are properly tensioned.