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sic

/sɪk/

Traducciones

sicverb

sicced

Past Simple

sicced

Past Participle

siccing

Gerund

/sɪk/

lâcherPour un chien ou un animal qu’on fait attaquer quelqu’un.

The farmer siced his dog on the intruders to chase them away.

Le fermier a lâché son chien sur les intrus pour les chasser.

Traducciones adicionales

exciterPour pousser quelqu’un ou un groupe à attaquer; registre courant.

Sinónimos

incite

urge

attack

set upon

set on

sicadverb

Functions as an adverb meaning “thus”; chiefly used in brackets or parentheses to mark exact reproduction of a quoted passage.

sicEntre crochets, signale qu’une citation est reproduite exactement comme dans la source, y compris les erreurs.

The notice read "Keep off the grasss [sic]" with the extra 's' preserved.

L’avis disait « Keep off the grasss [sic] », avec le s supplémentaire conservé.

Traducciones adicionales

ainsiSens archaïque ou littéraire : « ainsi », « de cette manière ».

Sinónimos

thusly

in such a manner

in that way

thus

Definiciones

sicverb

To set a dog or other animal on someone or something.

The farmer siced his dog on the intruders to chase them away.

To incite or urge to attack.

The coach siced his team on their opponents with a fiery pep talk.

sicadverb

Thus; used within brackets or parentheses after a quoted word or passage to indicate that it is reproduced exactly as in the source, including any errors.

The notice read "Keep off the grasss [sic]" with the extra 's' preserved.

Thus; in such a manner (archaic or literary, occasionally used outside of brackets).

He spoke, and sic ended the quarrel.