"damp squib" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈdæmp ˌskwɪb\ Audio: En-au-damp squib.ogg Forms: damp squibs [plural]
  1. Pétard mouillé. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-damp_squib-en-noun-tMmCfMNT Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais, Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
  2. Pétard qui ne fonctionne pas car mouillé. Tags: literally
    Sense id: fr-damp_squib-en-noun-bxPh8wYS Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      "name": "Compositions en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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    "(Date à préciser)Composé de damp (« mouillé ») et de squib (« pétard »), littéralement « pétard mouillé »."
  ],
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    {
      "form": "damp squibs",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈdæmp ˌskwɪbz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "notes": [
    "On rencontre par rapprochement phonétique la locution damp squid (littéralement « calamar mouillé »)."
  ],
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Locution nominale",
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        "Pétard mouillé."
      ],
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        "Pétard qui ne fonctionne pas car mouillé."
      ],
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      "ipa": "\\ˈdæmp ˌskwɪb\\"
    },
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      "audio": "En-au-damp squib.ogg",
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    "(Date à préciser)Composé de damp (« mouillé ») et de squib (« pétard »), littéralement « pétard mouillé »."
  ],
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      "form": "damp squibs",
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        "\\ˈdæmp ˌskwɪbz\\"
      ],
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    }
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    "On rencontre par rapprochement phonétique la locution damp squid (littéralement « calamar mouillé »)."
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        "Pétard qui ne fonctionne pas car mouillé."
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      "ipa": "\\ˈdæmp ˌskwɪb\\"
    },
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      "audio": "En-au-damp squib.ogg",
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