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yahoo

/jɑːˈhuː/

/jɑˈhu/

Translations

yahoonoun

yahoos

ploucFamilier, surtout pour une personne peu raffinée ou peu sophistiquée.

The senator dismissed his critics as a bunch of yahoos who didn't understand the legislation.

Le sénateur a traité ses critiques de bande de ploucs qui ne comprenaient pas la législation.

YahooDans le sens littéraire chez Swift, le nom est généralement conservé.

In 'Gulliver's Travels', the Yahoos are depicted as savage and uncivilized beings.

Dans « Les Voyages de Gulliver », les Yahoos sont décrits comme des êtres sauvages et incivilisés.

voyouPéjoratif et familier.

The party was disrupted by a group of yahoos who refused to leave quietly.

La soirée a été perturbée par un groupe de voyous qui refusaient de partir calmement.

Synonyms

yahoointerjection

/jɑːˈhuː/

/jɑˈhu/

Yahoo! We finally won the championship!

Hourra ! Nous avons enfin remporté le championnat !

Additional translations

yahoonoun

A rude, noisy, or violent person.

The party was disrupted by a group of yahoos who refused to leave quietly.

A member of a race of brutish creatures in Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels', representing the worst aspects of human nature.

In 'Gulliver's Travels', the Yahoos are depicted as savage and uncivilized beings.

Chiefly US, informal: an uncultured, unsophisticated, or boorish person, especially from a rural area.

The senator dismissed his critics as a bunch of yahoos who didn't understand the legislation.

yahoointerjection

An exclamation used to express excitement, joy, or enthusiasm.

Yahoo! We finally won the championship!