English-Thai Dictionary
Trouble is brewing
IDM ปัญหา กำลัง ก่อตัว กำลัง มีปัญหา pan-ha-kam-lang-kor-tua
troubadour
N นักประพันธ์ กวี ใน สมัย ศตวรรษ ที่ 12-13 ของ ฝรั่งเศส นักร้อง
trouble
N ความกังวลใจ kwam-kang-won-jai
trouble
N ความทุกข์ยาก ความเดือดร้อน ความยากลำบาก kwam-tuk-yak
trouble
N ปัญหา pan-ha
trouble
N อุปสรรค ความลำบาก u-pa-sak
trouble
N ี การ ตั้งท้อง โดย ไม่ต้องการ kan-tang-tong-doi-mai-tang-jai
trouble
VT ทำให้ ไม่สบายใจ ทำให้ กังวล tam-hai-mai-sa-bai-jai
trouble
VT รบกวน ก่อกวน วุ่นวาย ทำให้ วุ่นวาย ทำให้ ปั่นป่วน rob-kuan
trouble and strife
SL เมีย ภรรยา mia
troublemaker
N ผู้ ก่อปัญหา ผู้ ก่อ ความยุ่งยาก phu-kor-pan-ha
troubleshooter
N ช่างซ่อม chang-som
troubleshooter
N ผู้ แก้ปัญหา phu-kor-pan-ha
troublesome
ADJ น่ารำคาญ na-ram-kan
troublesome
ADJ ยากลำบาก yak-lam-bak
troublesome
ADJ เป็นปัญหา pen-pan-ha
troublesome
ADJ ไม่ สะดวกสบาย ไม่ สะดวก mai-sa-duek-sa-bai
troublesome
ADJ ไม่เชื่อฟัง ดื้อ มีปัญหา mai-chue-fang
troublesomeness
N ความคับแค้นใจ kwam-kab-kan-jai
troublesomeness
N ความ น่ารำคาญ kwam-na-ram-kan
troublesomeness
N ความยากลำบาก kwam-yak-lam-bak
troublous
A ยุ่งยาก มีปัญหา เป็นโรค
troudeloup
N หลุมพราง ทางทหาร
trough
N รางน้ำ rang-nam
trough
SL กิน kin
trounce
VT ชนะ อย่างเด็ดขาด cha-na-yang-ded-kad
trounce
VT ลงโทษ long-tod
trounce
VT เฆี่ยนตี โบย kian-te
troupe
N คณะ ผู้แสดง ka-na-phu-sa-dang
troupe
VI เดินทาง แสดง doen-tang-sa-dang
trouper
N คณะ ผู้แสดง ka-na-phu-sa-dang
trouser action
SL กิจกรรม ทางเพศ การ ร่วมเพศ kid-ja-kam-tang-ped
trouser department
SL อวัยวะเพศชาย the trouser department ar-wai-ya-wa-ped-chai
trouser snake
SL อวัยวะเพศชาย ar-wai-ya-wa-ped-chai
trousered
SL เมาเหล้า หรือ เมายา mao-ya-rue-mao-lao
trousers
N กางเกง kang-keang
trout
N ปลา จำพวก หนึ่ง มี ลักษณะ คล้าย ปลา แซลมอน pla-jam-puek-nuang-me-lak-sa-na-kai-pla-sel-mon
trout
SL ผู้หญิง ที่ ไม่มี ความ น่า ดึงดูด phu-ying-ti-mai-me-kwam-na-dung-dud
trouveur
N นักกวี สมัย ศตวรรษ ที่ 12-13 ของ ฝรั่งเศส
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TROUBLE
v.t.trub'l. [L. turbo; turba, a crowd, and perhaps trova, a turn. The primary sense is to turn or to stir, to whirl about, as in L. turbo, turbinis, a whirlwind. Hence the sense of agitation, disturbance. ] 1. To agitate; to disturb; to put into confused motion.
God looking forth will trouble all his host.
An angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water. John 5:4.
2. To disturb; to perplex.
Never trouble yourself about those faults which age will cure.
3. To afflict; to grieve; to distress.
Those that trouble me, rejoice when I am moved. Psalm 13:4.
4. To busy; to cause to be much engaged or anxious.
Martha, thou art careful, and troubled about many things. Luke 1 :41.
5. To tease; to vex; to molest.
The boy so troubles me,
'Tis past enduring.
6. To give occasion for labor to. I will not trouble you to deliver the letter. I will not trouble myself in this affair.
7. To sue for a debt. He wishes not to trouble his debtors.
TROUBLE
n.trub'l. Disturbance of mind; agitation; commotion of spirits; perplexity; a word of very extensive application. 1. Affliction; calamity.
He shall deliver thee in six troubles. Job 5:19.
Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. Psalm 25:22.
2. Molestation; inconvenience; annoyance.
Lest the fiend some new trouble raise.
3. Uneasiness; vexation.
4. That which gives disturbance, annoyance or vexation; that which afflicts.
TROUBLED
pp. trub'ld. Disturbed; agitated; afflicted; annoyed; molested.
TROUBLER
n.trub'ler. One who disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a disturber; as a troubler of the peace. The rich troublers of the world's repose.
TROUBLESOME
a.trub'lsome. Giving trouble or disturbance; molesting; annoying; vexatious. In warm climates, insects are very troublesome. 1. Burdensome; tiresome; wearisome.
My mother will never be troublesome to me.
2. Giving inconvenience to. I wish not to be troublesome as a guest.
3. Teasing; importunate; as a troublesome applicant.
TROUBLESOMELY
adv. trub'lsomely. In a manner or degree to give trouble; vexatiously.
TROUBLESOMENESS
n.trub'lsomeness. 1. Vexatiousness; the quality of giving trouble or of molesting.
2. Unseasonable intrusion; importunity.
TROUBLE-STATE
n.A disturber of the community. [Not used. ]
TROUBLING
ppr. trub'ling. Disturbing; agitating; molesting; annoying; afflicting.
TROUBLING
n.trub'ling. The act of disturbing or putting in commotion. John 5:4. 1. The act of afflicting.
TROUBLOUS
a.trub'lus. Agitated; tumultuous; full of commotion. A tall ship toss'd in troublous seas.
1. Full of trouble or disorder; tumultuous; full of affliction.
The street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. Daniel 9:25.
TROUGH
n.trauf. 1. A vessel hollow longitudinally, or a large log or piece of timber excavated longitudinally on the upper side; used for various purposes.
2. A tray. [This is the same word dialectically altered.]
3. A canoe; the rude boat of uncivilized men.
4. The channel that conveys water, as in mills.
The trough of the sea, the hollow between waves.
TROUL
for troll. [See Troll. ]
TROUNCE
v.t.trouns. To punish, or to beat severely. [A low word. ]
TROUSE
n.trooz. [See Trowsers. ] A kind of trowsers worn by children.
TROUT
n.[L. trutta.] A river fish of the genus Salmo, variegated with spots, and esteemed as most delicate food.
TROUT-COLORED
a.White with spots of black, bay or sorrel; as a trout-colored horse.
TROUT-FISHING
n.The fishing for trouts.
TROUT-STREAM
n.A stream in which trout bread.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TROUBADOUR
Trou "ba *dour `, n. Etym: [F. troubadour, fr. Pr. trobador, (assumed )LL. tropator a singer, tropare to sing, fr. tropus a kind of singing, a melody, song, L. tropus a trope, a song, Gr. Trope, and cf. Trouv.]
Defn: One of a school of poets who flourished from the eleventh to the thirteenth century, principally in Provence, in the south of France, and also in the north of Italy. They invented, and especially cultivated, a kind of lyrical poetry characterized by intricacy of meter and rhyme, and usually of a romantic, amatory strain.
TROUBLABLE
TROUBLABLE Trou "bla *ble, a.
Defn: Causing trouble; troublesome. [Obs. ] troublable ire. " Chaucer.
TROUBLE
Trou "ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Troubled; p. pr. & vb. n. Troubling. ]Etym: [F. troubler, OF. trobler, trubler, tourbler,fr. (assumed ) LL. turbulare, L. turbare to disorderly group, a little crowd; both from turba a disorder, tumult, crowd; akin to Gr. thorp; cf. Skr. tvar, tur, o hasten. Cf. Turbid. ]
1. To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate. An angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water. John v. 4. God looking forth will trouble all his host. Milton.
2. To disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress; to grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex. Now is my soul troubled. John xii. 27. Take the boy to you; he so troubles me 'T is past enduring. Shak. Never trouble yourself about those faults which age will cure. Locke.
3. To give occasion for labor to; -- used in polite phraseology; as, I will not trouble you to deliver the letter.
Syn. -- To disturb; perplex; afflict; distress; grieve; harass; annoy; tease; vex; molest.
TROUBLE
TROUBLE Trou "ble, a.
Defn: Troubled; dark; gloomy. [Obs. ] "With full trouble cheer. " Chaucer.
TROUBLE
Trou "ble, n. Etym: [F. trouble, OF. troble, truble. See Trouble, v.t.]
1. The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity. Lest the fiend. .. some new trouble raise. Milton. Foul whisperings are abroad; unnatural deeds Do breed unnatural troubles. Shak.
2. That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which afflicts.
3. (Mining )
Defn: A fault or interruption in a stratum. To get into trouble, to get into difficulty or danger. [Colloq. ] -- To take the trouble, to be at the pains; to exert one's self; to give one's self inconvenience. She never took the trouble to close them. Bryant.
Syn. -- Affliction; disturbance; perplexity; annoyance; molestation; vexation; inconvenience; calamity; misfortune; adversity; embarrassment; anxiety; sorrow; misery.
TROUBLER
TROUBLER Trou "bler, n.
Defn: One who troubles or disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a disturber; as, a troubler of the peace. The rich troublers of the world's repose. Waller.
TROUBLESOME
TROUBLESOME Trou "ble *some, a.
Defn: Giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome. This troublesome world. Book of Common Prayer. These troublesome disguises that we wear. Milton. My mother will never be troublesome to me. Pope.
Syn. -- Uneasy; vexatious; perplexing; harassing; annoying; disgusting; irksome; afflictive; burdensome; tiresome; wearisome; importunate. -- Trou "ble *some *ly, adv. -- Trou "ble *some *ness, n.
TROUBLOUS
TROUBLOUS Trou "blous, a.
Defn: Full of trouble; causing trouble. "In doubtful time of troublous need. " Byron. A tall ship tossed in troublous seas. Spenser.
TROU-DE-LOUP
Trou "-de-loup ", n.; pl. Trous-de-loup (Etym: [F. trou hole + de of +loup wolf. ] (Mil. )
Defn: A pit in the form of an inverted cone or pyramid, constructed as an obstacle to the approach of an enemy, and having a pointed stake in the middle. The pits are called also trapholes.
TROUGH
Trough, n. Etym: [OE. trough, trogh, AS. trog, troh; akin to D., G.,& Icel. trog, Sw. tråg, Dan. trug; probably originally meaning, made of wood, and akin to E. tree. Tree, and cf. Trug. ]
1. A long, hollow vessel, generally for holding water or other liquid, especially one formed by excavating a log longitudinally on one side; a long tray; also, a wooden channel for conveying water, as to a mill wheel.
2. Any channel, receptacle, or depression, of a long and narrow shape; as, trough between two ridges, etc. Trough gutter (Arch. ), a rectangular or V-shaped gutter, usually hung below the eaves of a house. -- Trough of the sea, the depression between two waves.
TROUGH-SHELL
TROUGH-SHELL Trough "-shell `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any bivalve shell of the genus Mactra. See Mactra.
TROUL
TROUL Troul, v. t. & i.
Defn: See Troll.
TROUNCE
Trounce, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trounced; p. pr. & vb. n. Trouncing.]Etym: [F. tronce, tronche, a stump, piece of wood. See Truncheon. ]
Defn: To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate. [Colloq. ]
TROUPE
Troupe, n. Etym: [F., troop. See Troop. ]
Defn: A company or troop, especially the company pf performers in a play or an opera.
TROUPIAL
Troup "i *al, n. Etym: [F. troupiale.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of bright-colored American birds belonging to Icterus and allied genera, especially Icterus icterus, a native of the West Indies and South America. Many of the species are called orioles in America. [Written also troopial. ]
TROUSE
TROUSE Trouse, n.
Defn: Trousers. [Obs. ] Spenser.
TROUSERING
TROUSERING Trou "ser *ing, n.
Defn: Cloth or material for making trousers.
TROUSERS
Trou "sers, n. pl. Etym: [OF. trousses breeches worn by pages, from trousse, trosse, a bundle, a truss. See Truss, and cf. Trossers, Trouse. ]
Defn: A garment worn by men and boys, extending from the waist to the knee or to the ankle, and covering each leg separately. pants; used attrib. in the singular, as a trouser leg; see pant
TROUSSE
Trousse, n. [F. See Truss; cf. Trousseau. ]
Defn: A case for small implements; as, a surgeon's trousse.
TROUSSEAU
Trous `seau ", n. Etym: [F., fr. OF. trossel, dim. of trousse a bundle, truss. See Truss. ]
Defn: The collective lighter equipments or outfit of a bride, including clothes, jewelry, and the like; especially, that which is provided for her by her family.
TROUT
Trout, n. Etym: [AS. truht, L. tructa, tructus; akin to Gr.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of fishes belonging to Salmo, Salvelinus, and allied genera of the family Salmonidæ. They are highly esteemed as game fishes and for the quality of their flesh. All the species breed in fresh water, but after spawning many of them descend to the sea if they have an opportunity.
Note: The most important European species are the river, or brown, trout (Salmo fario ), the salmon trout, and the sewen. The most important American species are the brook, speckled, or red-spotted, trout (Salvelinus fontinalis ) of the Northern United States and Canada; the red-spotted trout, or Dolly Varden (see Malma ); the lake trout (see Namaycush ); the black-spotted, mountain, or silver, trout (Salmo purpuratus ); the golden, or rainbow, trout (see under Rainbow ); the blueback trout (see Oquassa ); and the salmon trout (see under Salmon. ) The European trout has been introduced into America.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of marine fishes more or less resembling a trout in appearance or habits, but not belonging to the same family, especially the California rock trouts, the common squeteague, and the southern, or spotted, squeteague; -- called also salt-water trout, sea trout, shad trout, and gray trout. See Squeteague, and Rock trout under Rock. Trout perch (Zoöl.), a small fresh-water American fish (Percopsis guttatus ), allied to the trout, but resembling a perch in its scales and mouth.
TROUTBIRD
TROUTBIRD Trout "bird `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The American golden plover. [Local, U. S.]
TROUT-COLORED
TROUT-COLORED Trout "-col `ored, a.
Defn: White, with spots of black, bay, or sorrel; as, a trout-colored horse.
TROUTLET
TROUTLET Trout "let, n.
Defn: A little trout; a troutling. Hood.
TROUTLING
TROUTLING Trout "ling, n.
Defn: A little trout; a troutlet.
TROUVERE; TROUVEUR
Trou `vère ", Trou `veur ", n. Etym: [F. trouveur, trouvère. See Troubadour. ]
Defn: One of a school of poets who flourished in Northern France from the eleventh to the fourteenth century.
New American Oxford Dictionary
troubadour
trou ba dour |ˈtro͞obəˌdôr, -ˌdo͝or ˈtrubəˌdɔ (ə )r | ▶noun a French medieval lyric poet composing and singing in Provençal in the 11th to 13th centuries, esp. on the theme of courtly love. • a poet who writes verse to music. ORIGIN French, from Provençal trobador, from trobar ‘find, invent, compose in verse. ’
trouble
trou ble |ˈtrəbəl ˈtrəbəl | ▶noun 1 difficulty or problems: I had trouble finding somewhere to park | friends should support each other when they are in trouble | the government's policies ran into trouble | our troubles are just beginning. • the malfunction of something such as a machine or a part of the body: their helicopter developed engine trouble. • effort or exertion made to do something, esp. when inconvenient: I wouldn't want to put you to any trouble | he's gone to a lot of trouble to help you. • a cause of worry or inconvenience: the kid had been no trouble up to now. • a particular aspect or quality of something regarded as unsatisfactory or as a source of difficulty: that's the trouble with capitalism. • a situation in which one is liable to incur punishment or blame: he's been in trouble with the police. • informal, dated used to refer to the condition of a pregnant unmarried woman: she's not the first girl who's gotten herself into trouble . 2 public unrest or disorder: the cops are preparing for trouble by bringing in tear gas. ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause distress or anxiety to: he was not troubled by doubts. • [ no obj. ] (trouble about /over /with ) be distressed or anxious about: there is nothing you need trouble about. • cause (someone ) pain: my legs started to trouble me. • cause (someone ) inconvenience (typically used as a polite way of asking someone to do or provide something ): sorry to trouble you | could I trouble you for a receipt? • [ no obj. ] make the effort required to do something: oh, don't trouble to answer. PHRASES ask for trouble informal act in a way that is likely to incur problems or difficulties: hitching a lift is asking for trouble. look for trouble informal behave in a way that is likely to provoke an argument or fight: youths take a cocktail of drink and drugs before going out to look for trouble. trouble and strife Brit. rhyming slang wife. a trouble shared is a trouble halved proverb talking to someone else about one's problems helps to alleviate them. DERIVATIVES trou bler |-b (ə )lər |noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French truble (noun ), trubler (verb ), based on Latin turbidus (see turbid ).
troubled
trou bled |ˈtrəbəld ˈtrəbəld | ▶adjective beset by problems or conflict: his troubled private life. • showing distress or anxiety: his troubled face. PHRASES troubled waters a difficult situation or time.
troublemaker
trou ble mak er |ˈtrəbəlˌmākər ˈtrəbəlˌmeɪkər | ▶noun a person who habitually causes difficulty or problems, esp. by inciting others to defy those in authority. DERIVATIVES trou ble mak ing |-ˌmākiNG |noun & adjective
troubleshoot
trou ble shoot |ˈtrəbəlˌSHo͞ot ˈtrəbəlˌʃut | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (usu. as noun troubleshooting ) solve serious problems for a company or other organization. • trace and correct faults in a mechanical or electronic system. DERIVATIVES trou ble shoot er noun
troublesome
trou ble some |ˈtrəbəlsəm ˈtrəbəlsəm | ▶adjective causing difficulty or annoyance: a troublesome knee injury. DERIVATIVES trou ble some ly adverb, trou ble some ness noun
trouble spot
trou ble spot |ˈtrəbəl ˌspɑt | ▶noun a place where difficulties regularly occur, esp. a country or area where there is a continuous cycle of violence.
troubling
trou bling |ˈtrəb (ə )liNG ˈtrəb (ə )lɪŋ | ▶adjective causing distress or anxiety: this is a troubling development for the president | the lack of attention to security is equally troubling. DERIVATIVES trou bling ly adverb
troublous
trou blous |ˈtrəbləs ˈtrʌbləs | ▶adjective archaic or literary full of difficulty or agitation: those were troublous times. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French troubleus, from truble (see trouble ).
trough
trough |trôf trɔf | ▶noun a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of: a water trough. • a container of a similar shape used for a purpose such as growing plants or mixing chemicals. • a channel used to convey a liquid. • a long hollow in the earth's surface: a vast glacial trough. • an elongated region of low atmospheric pressure. • a hollow between two wave crests in the sea. • Mathematics a region around the minimum on a curve of variation of a quantity. • a point of low activity, achievement, or satisfaction: learning a language is a series of peaks and troughs. ORIGIN Old English trog, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch trog and German Trog, also to tree .
trough shell
trough shell ▶noun a burrowing marine bivalve mollusk with a thin, smooth shell. [Family Mactridae: Spisula and other genera. ]
trounce
trounce |trouns traʊns | ▶verb [ with obj. ] defeat heavily in a contest: the Knicks trounced the Rockets on Sunday. • rebuke or punish severely: some shows were trounced by critics. DERIVATIVES trounc er noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (also in the sense ‘afflict ’): of unknown origin.
troupe
troupe |tro͞op trup | ▶noun a group of dancers, actors, or other entertainers who tour to different venues. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘troop. ’
trouper
troup er |ˈtro͞opər ˈtrupər | ▶noun an actor or other entertainer, typically one with long experience. • a reliable and uncomplaining person: a real trouper, Ma concealed her troubles.
troupial
troup i al |ˈtro͞opēəl ˈtrupiəl | ▶noun a gregarious songbird of the American oriole family, typically having orange and black plumage and yellow eyes. [Genus Icterus, family Icteridae: several species, in particular the tropical American Icterus icterus. ] ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French troupiale, alteration of American Spanish turpial, of unknown origin.
trouser
trou ser |ˈtrouzər ˈtraʊzər | ▶noun [ as modifier ] relating to trousers: his trouser pocket | a trouser press. • a trouser leg: his trouser was torn. • (chiefly in commercial use ) a pair of trousers: the return of the high-waisted trouser.
trousers
trou sers |ˈtrouzərz ˈtraʊzərz |(also a pair of trousers ) ▶plural noun an outer garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles, with a separate part for each leg. DERIVATIVES trou sered |-zərd |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from archaic trouse (singular ), from Irish triús and Scottish Gaelic triubhas (see trews ), on the pattern of drawers .
trouser suit
trou |ser suit ▶noun Brit. a pair of trousers and a matching jacket worn by women.
trousseau
trous seau |ˈtro͞oˌsō, ˌtro͞oˈsō ˈtruˌsoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. trousseaux pronunc. same, or trousseaus ) the clothes, household linen, and other belongings collected by a bride for her marriage. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, diminutive of trousse ‘bundle ’ (a sense also found in Middle English ).
trout
trout |trout traʊt | ▶noun ( pl. same or trouts ) a chiefly freshwater fish of the salmon family, found in both Eurasia and North America and highly valued as food and game. [Genera Salmo (several species of true trouts, including the European brown trout and the rainbow trout ), and Salvelinus (several North American species ), family Salmonidae. See also lake trout, sea trout . ] PHRASES old trout informal an annoying or bad-tempered old person, esp. a woman. ORIGIN late Old English truht, from late Latin tructa, based on Greek trōgein ‘gnaw. ’
trouting
trout ing |ˈtroutiNG ˈtraʊtɪŋ | ▶noun the activity of catching or trying to catch trout, either for food or as a sport.
trout lily
trout lil y ▶noun a North American dogtooth violet with yellow flowers, so called from its mottled leaves. Also called adder's tongue. [Erythronium americanum, family Liliaceae. ]
trouvaille
trou vaille |tro͞oˈvī truˈvaɪ | ▶noun a lucky find: one of numerous trouvailles to be gleaned from his book. ORIGIN French, from trouver ‘find. ’
trouvère
trou vère |tro͞oˈver truˈvɛr | ▶noun a medieval epic poet in northern France in the 11th –14th centuries. ORIGIN from Old French trovere, from trover ‘to find ’; compare with troubadour .
Oxford Dictionary
troubadour
troubadour |ˈtruːbədɔː | ▶noun a French medieval lyric poet composing and singing in Provençal in the 11th to 13th centuries, especially on the theme of courtly love. • a poet who writes verse to music. ORIGIN French, from Provençal trobador, from trobar ‘find, invent, compose in verse ’.
trouble
trouble |ˈtrʌb (ə )l | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 difficulty or problems: I had trouble finding somewhere to park | friends should support each other when they are in trouble | the government's policies ran into trouble | [ count noun ] : our troubles are just beginning. • the malfunction of something such as a machine or a part of the body: their helicopter developed engine trouble. • effort or exertion made to do something, especially when inconvenient: I wouldn't want to put you to any trouble | he's gone to a lot of trouble to help you. • a cause of worry or inconvenience: the kid had been no trouble up to now. • a particular aspect of something regarded as unsatisfactory or as a source of difficulty: that's the trouble with capitalism. • a situation in which one is liable to incur punishment or blame: he's been in trouble with the police. • informal, dated used to refer to the condition of a pregnant unmarried woman: she's not the first girl who's got herself into trouble . 2 public unrest or disorder: there was crowd trouble before and during the match. • ( the Troubles ) any of various periods of civil war or unrest in Ireland, especially in 1919 –23 and (in Northern Ireland ) since 1968. ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause distress or anxiety to: he was not troubled by doubts. • [ no obj. ] (trouble about /over /with ) be distressed or anxious about: she was too concerned with her own feelings to trouble about Clare's. • cause (someone ) pain: my legs started to trouble me. • cause (someone ) inconvenience (typically used as a polite way of asking someone to do something ): sorry to trouble you | could I trouble you for a receipt? • [ no obj., with infinitive ] make the effort required to do something: oh, don't trouble to answer. PHRASES ask for trouble informal act in a way that is likely to incur problems or difficulties: hitching a lift is asking for trouble. look for trouble informal behave in a way that is likely to provoke an argument or fight: youths take a cocktail of drink and drugs before going out to look for trouble. trouble and strife Brit. rhyming slang wife. a trouble shared is a trouble halved proverb talking to someone else about one's problems helps to alleviate them. DERIVATIVES troubler noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French truble (noun ), trubler (verb ), based on Latin turbidus (see turbid ).
troubled
troubled |ˈtrʌb (ə )ld | ▶adjective beset by problems or difficulties: his troubled private life. • showing distress or anxiety: his troubled face. PHRASES troubled waters a difficult situation or time.
troublemaker
trouble |maker |ˈtrʌb (ə )lmeɪkə | ▶noun a person who habitually causes difficulty or problems, especially by inciting others to defy those in authority. DERIVATIVES troublemaking noun & adjective
troubleshoot
trouble |shoot |ˈtrʌblʃuːt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (usu. as noun troubleshooting ) analyse and solve serious problems for a company or other organization. • trace and correct faults in a mechanical or electronic system. DERIVATIVES troubleshooter noun
troublesome
trouble |some |ˈtrʌb (ə )ls (ə )m | ▶adjective causing difficulty or annoyance: schools are removing troublesome pupils. DERIVATIVES troublesomely adverb, troublesomeness noun
trouble spot
trouble spot ▶noun a place where difficulties regularly occur, especially a country or area where there is a continuous cycle of violence.
troubling
troubling |ˈtrʌblɪŋ | ▶adjective causing distress or anxiety: this is a troubling development for the prime minister | the lack of attention to security is equally troubling. DERIVATIVES troublingly adverb
troublous
troub |lous |ˈtrʌbləs | ▶adjective archaic or literary full of difficulty or agitation: those were troublous times. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French troubleus, from truble (see trouble ).
trough
trough |trɒf | ▶noun 1 a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of: a water trough. • a container of a similar shape used for a purpose such as growing plants. 2 a channel used to convey a liquid. • a long hollow in the earth's surface: a vast glacial trough. • a hollow between two wave crests in the sea. 3 an elongated region of low barometric pressure. 4 a point of low activity or achievement: seasonal peaks and troughs in the demand for goods and services. • Mathematics a region around the minimum on a curve of variation of a quantity. ▶verb [ no obj. ] informal eat greedily. ORIGIN Old English trog, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch trog and German Trog, also to tree .
trough shell
trough shell ▶noun a burrowing marine bivalve mollusc with a thin smooth shell. ●Family Mactridae: Spisula and other genera.
trounce
trounce |traʊns | ▶verb [ with obj. ] defeat heavily in a contest: Essex trounced Cambridgeshire 5 –1 in the final. • rebuke or punish severely: insider dealing has been roundly trounced. DERIVATIVES trouncer noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (also in the sense ‘afflict ’): of unknown origin.
troupe
troupe |truːp | ▶noun a group of dancers, actors, or other entertainers who tour to different venues. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘troop ’.
trouper
trouper |ˈtruːpə | ▶noun an actor or other entertainer, typically one with long experience. • a reliable and uncomplaining person: a real trouper, Ma concealed her troubles.
troupial
troupial |ˈtruːpɪəl | ▶noun a gregarious songbird of the American oriole family, typically having orange and black plumage and yellow eyes. ●Genus Icterus, family Icteridae: several species, in particular the tropical American Icterus icterus. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French troupiale, alteration of American Spanish turpial, of unknown origin.
trouser
trou |ser |ˈtraʊzə | ▶noun [ as modifier ] relating to trousers: his trouser pocket | a trouser press. • a trouser leg: his trouser was torn. • (chiefly in commercial use ) a pair of trousers: the return of the high-waisted trouser. ▶verb [ with obj. ] Brit. informal receive or take (something, especially money ) for oneself; pocket: they claimed that he had trousered a £2 million advance.
trouser clip
trou |ser clip ▶noun another term for bicycle clip.
trousers
trousers |ˈtraʊzəz |(also a pair of trousers ) ▶plural noun an outer garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles, with a separate part for each leg. PHRASES catch someone with their trousers down see catch someone with their pants down at pants. wear the trousers informal be the dominant partner in a relationship. DERIVATIVES trousered adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from archaic trouse (singular ) from Irish triús and Scottish Gaelic triubhas (see trews ), on the pattern of drawers .
trouser suit
trou |ser suit ▶noun Brit. a pair of trousers and a matching jacket worn by women.
trousseau
trousseau |ˈtruːsəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. trousseaux or trousseaus |-səʊz | ) the clothes, linen, and other belongings collected by a bride for her marriage. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, diminutive of trousse ‘bundle ’ (a sense also found in Middle English ).
trout
trout |traʊt | ▶noun ( pl. same or trouts ) a chiefly freshwater fish of the salmon family, found in both Eurasia and North America and highly valued for food and game. ●Genera Salmo (several species of true trouts, including the European brown trout ), Onchorhyncus (several species including the rainbow trout ), and Salvelinus (several North American species ), family Salmonidae. See also lake trout, sea trout . PHRASES old trout informal an annoying or bad-tempered old woman. ORIGIN late Old English truht, from late Latin tructa, based on Greek trōgein ‘gnaw ’.
trouting
trout |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the activity of fishing for trout, either for food or as a sport.
trout lily
trout lily ▶noun a North American dog's-tooth violet with yellow flowers, so called from its mottled leaves. ●Erythronium americanum, family Liliaceae.
trouvaille
trouvaille |ˈtruːvʌɪ | ▶noun a lucky find: one of numerous trouvailles to be gleaned from his book. ORIGIN French, from trouver ‘find ’.
trouvère
trouvère |truːˈvɛː | ▶noun a medieval epic poet in northern France in the 11th –14th centuries. ORIGIN from Old French trovere, from trover ‘to find ’; compare with troubadour .
American Oxford Thesaurus
troubadour
troubadour noun historical a band of wandering troubadours: minstrel, singer, balladeer, poet, bard; historical jongleur.
trouble
trouble noun 1 you've caused enough trouble already: problems, difficulty, bother, inconvenience, worry, concern, anxiety, distress, stress, strife, agitation, harassment, hassle, unpleasantness. 2 she poured out all her troubles: problem, misfortune, difficulty, trial, tribulation, trauma, burden, pain, woe, grief, heartache, misery, affliction, vexation, suffering. 3 he's gone to a lot of trouble to help you: effort, inconvenience, fuss, bother, exertion, work, labor; pains, care, attention, thought. 4 Rodney has been no trouble at all: nuisance, bother, inconvenience, irritation, irritant, problem, trial, pest, thorn in someone's flesh /side, headache, pain, pain in the neck /backside, drag; informal pain in the butt, burr under someone's saddle, nudnik. 5 you're too gullible, that's your trouble: shortcoming, flaw, weakness, weak point, failing, fault, imperfection, defect, blemish; problem, difficulty. 6 he had a history of heart trouble: disease, illness, sickness, ailments, complaints, problems; disorder, disability. 7 the crash was due to engine trouble: malfunction, dysfunction, failure, breakdown. 8 a game marred by serious crowd trouble: disturbance, disorder, unrest, unruliness, fighting, fracas, breach of the peace. ▶verb 1 this matter had been troubling her for some time: worry, bother, concern, disturb, upset, agitate, distress, perturb, annoy, irritate, vex, irk, nag, niggle, prey on someone's mind, weigh down, burden; informal bug. 2 he was troubled by bouts of ill health: be afflicted by, be burdened with; suffer from, be cursed with, be plagued by. 3 there is nothing you need trouble about: worry, upset oneself, fret, be anxious, be concerned, concern oneself. 4 don't trouble to see me out: bother, take the trouble, go to the trouble, exert oneself, go out of one's way. 5 I'm sorry to trouble you: inconvenience, bother, impose on, disturb, put out, pester, hassle; formal discommode. PHRASES in trouble he comes to visit only when he's in trouble: in difficulty, in difficulties, in a mess, in a bad way, in a predicament, in dire straits; informal in a fix, in a pickle, in a tight corner /spot, in a hole, in hot water, up a tree, up a /the creek, up against it.
troubled
troubled adjective 1 Joanna looked troubled: anxious, worried, concerned, perturbed, disturbed, bothered, ill at ease, uneasy, unsettled, agitated; distressed, upset, dismayed, haunted. 2 we live in troubled times: difficult, problematic, full of problems, unsettled, hard, tough, stressful, dark.
troublemaker
troublemaker noun I have little use for my former friends, who were, for the most part, troublemakers: rabble-rouser, rogue, scourge, agitator, agent provocateur, ringleader; incendiary, firebrand, demagogue; scandalmonger, gossipmonger, meddler, nuisance, mischief-maker, hell raiser; informal badass.
troubleshooting
troubleshooting noun among our techies, Zach is the best at troubleshooting: fixing, problem-solving, repairing, debugging, technical support; crisis management.
troublesome
troublesome adjective 1 a troublesome problem: annoying, irritating, exasperating, maddening, infuriating, irksome, pesky, vexatious, vexing, bothersome, nettlesome, tiresome, worrying, worrisome, disturbing, upsetting, niggling, nagging; difficult, awkward, problematic, taxing; informal aggravating. ANTONYMS simple, straightforward. 2 a troublesome child: difficult, awkward, trying, demanding, uncooperative, rebellious, unmanageable, unruly, obstreperous, disruptive, badly behaved, disobedient, naughty, recalcitrant, high-maintenance; formal refractory. ANTONYMS obedient, cooperative.
trough
trough noun 1 a large feeding trough: manger, feeder, bunk, rack, crib, feed box; waterer. 2 a thirty-foot trough: channel, conduit, trench, ditch, gully, drain, culvert, cut, flume, gutter; rain gutter.
trounce
trounce verb Turner scored a season-high 19 points when the UConn women trounced St. Joseph's 87 –34: defeat convincingly, rout, crush, overwhelm; informal hammer, clobber, thrash, whip, drub, shellac, cream, skunk, pulverize, massacre, crucify, demolish, destroy, blow away, annihilate, make mincemeat of, wipe the floor with, walk all over, murder.
troupe
troupe noun our theater troupe is on tour: group, company, band, ensemble, set; cast.
Oxford Thesaurus
troubadour
troubadour noun historical minstrel, singer, balladeer, poet; historical jongleur, trouvère, trouveur, Minnesinger; rare joculator.
trouble
trouble noun 1 it's the least you can do after all the trouble you've caused: problems, difficulty, bother, inconvenience, worry, anxiety, distress, concern, disquiet, unease, irritation, vexation, annoyance, stress, agitation, harassment, unpleasantness; informal hassle. 2 she ought not to be spilling out her troubles to you: problem, misfortune, difficulty, trial, tribulation, trauma, adversity, hardship, burden, distress, pain, suffering, affliction, torment, woe, grief, unhappiness, sadness, heartache, misery; archaic travails. 3 he's gone to a lot of trouble to help you: bother, inconvenience, fuss, effort, exertion, work, labour; pains, care, attention, thought; informal hassle. 4 I wouldn't want to be a trouble to her: nuisance, bother, inconvenience, irritation, irritant, problem, trial, pest, cause of annoyance, source of difficulty, thorn in someone's flesh /side; informal headache, pain in the neck, pain, pain in the backside, drag, bore; N. Amer. informal pain in the butt, burr in /under someone's saddle, nudnik; Brit. vulgar slang pain in the arse. 5 you're too gullible, that's your trouble: shortcoming, weakness, weak point, failing, fault, imperfection, defect, blemish; problem, difficulty. 6 he had a history of heart trouble: disease, illness, sickness, ailment, complaint, problem; disorder, disability. 7 the crash was apparently due to engine trouble: malfunction, dysfunction, failure, breakdown, fault. 8 there was crowd trouble before the match: disturbance, disorder, unrest, bother, fighting, scuffling, conflict, tumult, commotion, turbulence, uproar, ructions, fracas, rumpus, brouhaha, furore, breach of the peace; Law, dated affray; informal to-do, hoo-ha, hullabaloo; Brit. informal kerfuffle. ANTONYMS order, peace. PHRASES in trouble by 1995, the firm was in trouble: in difficulty, in difficulties, having problems, in a mess, in a bad way, in a predicament, in dire /desperate straits, heading for disaster, heading for the rocks, with one's back against the wall; informal in shtook, in a tight corner /spot, in a fix, in a hole, in hot water, up the creek (without a paddle ), in a jam, in a pickle, in the soup, screwed, up against it; Brit. informal up a gum tree; vulgar slang in the shit, in deep shit, up shit creek. ▶verb 1 this matter had been troubling her for some time: worry, bother, cause concern to, concern, disturb, upset, make anxious, make uncomfortable, make uneasy, agitate, distress, grieve, alarm, perturb, annoy, irritate, vex, irk, torment, plague, nag, niggle, gnaw at, prey on someone's mind, weigh /lie heavy on someone's mind, oppress, weigh down, burden, afflict; perplex, puzzle; informal bug. 2 lately he has been troubled by bouts of ill health: be afflicted with /by, be bedevilled by, be beset with /by, be dogged by, be incapacitated with, be racked with, be cursed with; suffer from; informal be a martyr to; archaic ail with. 3 there is nothing you need trouble about: be anxious, be distressed, be concerned, concern oneself, worry, upset oneself, fret, agonize. 4 don't trouble to see me out: bother, take the trouble /time, go to the trouble, make the effort, exert oneself, go out of one's way. 5 I'm sorry to trouble you: inconvenience, cause inconvenience to, bother, impose on, create difficulties for, disturb, put out, disoblige; informal hassle; rare discommode, incommode.
troubled
troubled adjective 1 Joanna looked troubled: anxious, worried, concerned, perturbed, disturbed, bothered, ill at ease, uneasy, unsettled; distressed, upset, dismayed, disconcerted, discomposed, agitated, apprehensive. ANTONYMS unworried, unperturbed, carefree. 2 we live in troubled times: difficult, problematic, full of problems, beset by problems, unsettled, hard, tough, stressful, dark.
troublemaker
troublemaker noun mischief-maker, rabble-rouser, firebrand, agitator, ringleader, incendiary, inciter, instigator; demagogue; scandalmonger, gossipmonger, meddler; French agent provocateur; informal stirrer; rare stormy petrel. ANTONYMS peacemaker.
troublesome
troublesome adjective 1 a troublesome problem: annoying, irritating, exasperating, maddening, infuriating, irksome, vexatious, vexing, inconvenient, bothersome, tiresome, worrying, worrisome, disturbing, upsetting, distressing, perturbing, niggling, nagging; difficult, awkward, problematic, demanding, taxing, tricky, thorny; informal aggravating, pestiferous, plaguy, pestilential, pestilent; N. Amer. informal pesky. ANTONYMS simple, straightforward. 2 troublesome adolescents: disruptive, uncooperative, rebellious, unmanageable, unruly, troublemaking, obstreperous, badly behaved, disobedient, naughty, refractory, recalcitrant, difficult, awkward, trying; informal the limit. ANTONYMS cooperative, obedient.
trough
trough noun 1 a large feeding trough: manger, feeding container, feedbox, feeder, fodder rack, crib. 2 a thirty-yard trough: channel, conduit, trench, ditch, gully, drain, culvert, cut, flume, gutter, furrow, groove, depression.
trounce
trounce verb 1 Wigan trounced Halifax 32 –8: defeat utterly, beat hollow, win a resounding victory over, annihilate, drub, rout, give someone a drubbing, crush, overwhelm, bring someone to their knees; informal hammer, clobber, thrash, paste, give someone a pasting, whip, pound, pulverize, massacre, crucify, demolish, destroy, wipe the floor with, take to the cleaners, make mincemeat of, murder, flatten, turn inside out, run rings around; Brit. informal stuff, marmalize; N. Amer. informal shellac, blow out, cream, skunk. 2 he should be soundly trounced: thrash, beat, whip, flog, lash, birch, cane, leather, spank, chastise, lambaste; informal belt, wallop, give a hiding to, tan the hide of.
troupe
troupe noun group, company, band, ensemble, set; cast.
trousers
trousers plural noun slacks; N. Amer. pants; Brit. informal trews, strides, kecks; Austral. informal daks; Austral. & S. African informal rammies; dated reach-me-downs, unmentionables.
Duden Dictionary
Troubadour
Trou ba dour Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈtruːbaduːɐ̯ auch …ˈduːɐ̯ |der Troubadour; Genitiv: des Troubadours, Plural: die Troubadoure und Troubadours französisch troubadour < altprovenzalisch trobador = Dichter, zu: trobar = dichten provenzalischer Dichter und Sänger des 12. und 13. Jahrhunderts als Vertreter einer höfischen Liebeslyrik, in deren Mittelpunkt die Frauenverehrung stand figurativ eine alte Langspielplatte des bretonischen Troubadours (bildungssprachlich scherzhaft oder ironisch ; Chanson-, Schlagersängers )
Trouble
Trou b le , Trou ble Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |ˈtrʌbl̩ |der Trouble; Genitiv: des Troubles englisch trouble, zu: to trouble < (alt )französisch troubler, Trubel Ärger, Unannehmlichkeit [en ] er hat Trouble mit seiner Frau | es gibt Trouble , wenn ich zu spät komme | sie sorgt mal wieder für ganz großen Trouble
Troubleshooter
Trou b le shoo ter , Trou ble shoo ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈtrʌbl̩ʃuːtɐ |der Troubleshooter; Genitiv: des Troubleshooters, Plural: die Troubleshooter englisch trouble-shooter, zu: shooter = jemand, der schießt jemand, der sich bemüht, Konflikte auszuräumen, Probleme aus der Welt zu schaffen
Troubleshooterin
Trou b le shoo te rin Substantiv, feminin , die weibliche Form zu Troubleshooter
Trouvaille
Trou vail le Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |truˈvaːjə |die Trouvaille; Genitiv: der Trouvaille, Plural: die Trouvaillen französisch trouvaille, zu: trouver = finden (von Kunstgegenständen, -werken, Sammelobjekten o. Ä.) glücklicher Fund, wertvolle Entdeckung
Trouvère
Trou vère Substantiv, maskulin , der |truˈvɛːr |französisch trouvère, zu: trouver (= finden ) in der alten Bedeutung »Verse erfinden, dichten « vgl. (Troubadour ) nordfranzösischer Dichter und Sänger des 12. und 13. Jahrhunderts
French Dictionary
trou
trou n. m. (pl. trous ) nom masculin Ouverture dans un corps. : Le trou de la serrure, les trous du gruyère. LOCUTION Trou de mémoire. Oubli. : J ’ai un trou (et non un *blanc ) de mémoire.
troubadour
troubadour n. m. nom masculin Poète médiéval qui écrivait en langue d ’oc. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom trouvère, poète médiéval qui écrivait en langue d ’oïl.
troublant
troublant , ante adj. adjectif 1 Étonnant, étranger. : La ressemblance entre ces personnes est troublante. SYNONYME confondant ; déconcertant . 2 Excitant. : Une voix troublante.
trouble
trouble n. m. nom masculin 1 Émotion, agitation. : En entendant sa voix, un trouble délicieux l ’envahit. SYNONYME émoi . 2 Anomalie de fonctionnement. : Des troubles respiratoires. SYNONYME problème . 3 au pluriel Désordre, agitation. : Des troubles politiques. FORMES FAUTIVES avoir du trouble. Anglicisme pour avoir des ennuis, des tracas, des difficultés, éprouver des problèmes. causer, faire du trouble. Calque de « to make trouble » pour faire des histoires, des difficultés, causer des ennuis, des embêtements. en trouble (en parlant d ’une ligne téléphonique ). Anglicisme pour en dérangement. être dans le trouble. Calque de « to be in trouble » pour avoir des ennuis, avoir des problèmes, des difficultés. se donner du trouble. Calque de « to take the trouble » pour se donner du mal, prendre la peine de.
trouble
trouble adj. adjectif 1 Qui n ’est pas limpide, qui est brouillé. : Des eaux troubles. ANTONYME cristallin . 2 Qui n ’est pas net, suspect. : Cette explication semble trouble. SYNONYME louche .
trouble-fête
trouble-fête n. m. et f. (pl. trouble-fête ou trouble-fêtes ) nom masculin et féminin Personne qui dérange. : Ces trouble-fêtes ou trouble-fête sont détestables. Note Grammaticale Au pluriel, ce nom composé peut prendre la marque du pluriel au dernier élément ou demeurer invariable.
troubler
troubler v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 littéraire Déranger, perturber. : Ils ont été accusés d ’avoir troublé l ’ordre public. 2 Interrompre. : Vos pleurs ont troublé son sommeil. SYNONYME déranger . 3 Toucher, causer de l ’inquiétude. : Cette nouvelle l ’aura troublé certainement. SYNONYME angoisser ; inquiéter . 4 Émouvoir tendrement. : Il a été troublé par cet appel. verbe pronominal Perdre son sang-froid, être déconcerté. : Devant l ’examinateur sévère, ils se sont troublés. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Elles se sont troublées à l ’annonce de cette mauvaise nouvelle. aimer
trouée
trouée n. f. nom féminin Ouverture. : Il y a une belle trouée de ciel bleu entre les nuages. SYNONYME percée .
trouer
trouer v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Percer. : À force de marcher, ils ont troué leurs chaussures. Des chaussettes trouées. SYNONYME perforer . Être percé. : À force de rouler sur ces cailloux pointus, leurs pneus se sont troués. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Leurs bottes se sont trouées et ils ont eu les pieds mouillés. aimer
trouille
trouille n. f. nom féminin familier Peur, inquiétude. : Quand on campe dans le bois, on a parfois la trouille.
troupe
troupe n. f. nom féminin 1 Groupe de militaires. : Une troupe armée. 2 Rassemblement de personnes, de comédiens. : Une troupe de théâtre. Note Grammaticale Si le sujet du verbe est un collectif précédé du déterminant indéfini un, une et suivi d ’un complément au pluriel, le verbe se met au singulier lorsque l ’auteur veut insister sur le tout, l ’ensemble; au pluriel, s ’il veut insister sur la pluralité, la multiplicité. Une troupe de militaires envahit, envahirent la ville. Si le sujet du verbe est un collectif précédé du déterminant défini (le, la ), d ’un déterminant possessif (mon, ma, ton, ta, son, sa ), d ’un déterminant démonstratif (ce, cette ) et s ’il est suivi d ’un complément au pluriel, le verbe se met généralement au singulier. Cette troupe de bérets bleus a fait preuve d ’un courage admirable.
troupeau
troupeau n. m. (pl. troupeaux ) nom masculin Groupe d ’animaux domestiques qui sont élevés, nourris en un même lieu. : Des troupeaux de moutons et de vaches. Note Grammaticale Si le sujet du verbe est un collectif précédé du déterminant indéfini un, une et suivi d ’un complément au pluriel, le verbe se met au singulier lorsque l ’auteur veut insister sur le tout, l ’ensemble; au pluriel, s ’il veut insister sur la pluralité, la multiplicité. Un troupeau de chèvres paissait, paissaient dans le champ. Si le sujet du verbe est un collectif précédé du déterminant défini (le, la ), d ’un déterminant possessif (mon, ma, ton, ta, son, sa ), d ’un déterminant démonstratif (ce, cette ) et s ’il est suivi d ’un complément au pluriel, le verbe se met généralement au singulier. Ce troupeau de bœufs est d ’une race très recherchée.
trousse
trousse n. f. nom féminin Pochette, étui où est rangé un ensemble d ’objets. : Une trousse de toilette, de voyage, une trousse à outils, à couture, à tricot. LOCUTION Aux trousses de quelqu ’un. figuré À sa poursuite. : Les créanciers sont à ses trousses.
trousseau
trousseau n. m. (pl. trousseaux ) nom masculin Ensemble de vêtements. : Les trousseaux des jeunes mariées. LOCUTION Trousseau de clés. Ensemble de clés maintenues par un porte-clés.
trousser
trousser v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Relever (un vêtement ). : Trousser ses jupes. 2 Exécuter rapidement. : Un petit poème bien troussé. Relever ses vêtements. : Elle s ’est troussée pour traverser la rivière. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Elles se sont troussées gracieusement pour ne pas salir leur robe du soir. aimer
trousseur
trousseur n. m. nom masculin familier Coureur. : C ’est un trousseur de jupons.
trouvaille
trouvaille n. f. nom féminin Découverte. : Ils ont fait une belle trouvaille: un beau terrain où l ’on pouvait camper.
trouver
trouver v. tr. , pronom. , impers. verbe transitif 1 Découvrir ce que l ’on cherchait. : Les enfants ont trouvé un trésor. 2 Inventer. : Ce chercheur a trouvé un nouveau procédé. SYNONYME créer ; imaginer . 3 Obtenir. : J ’ai trouvé un travail intéressant. 4 Estimer, juger. : Ils ont trouvé ce film très amusant. SYNONYME considérer . Note Syntaxique Le verbe qui suit se met à l ’indicatif ou au conditionnel dans une phrase affirmative, au subjonctif dans une phrase négative. Elle trouve que vous avez raison. Elle ne trouve pas que vous ayez raison. verbe pronominal 1 Être situé en tel lieu. : Cette région se trouve au nord du fleuve. 2 Se sentir. : Ils se sont trouvés mal. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. La compagne de voyage qu ’ils se sont trouvée. Ils se sont trouvés en difficulté, sans ressources. Le participe passé reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Elle s ’était trouvé un petit appartement à proximité de l ’université. verbe impersonnel Il arrive que. : Il se trouve que vous avez tout à fait raison. SYNONYME fait . Note Syntaxique Le verbe impersonnel se construit avec l ’indicatif. Trouver à redire à quelque chose. Critiquer, faire des observations. : Ce critique musical est trop sévère: il trouve à redire à toutes les interprétations. SYNONYME blâmer ; désapprouver . Trouver le temps long. S ’ennuyer. : Seule, par ce dimanche pluvieux, j ’ai trouvé le temps long. FORMES FAUTIVES trouvé coupable. Calque de « found guilty » pour reconnu coupable, déclaré coupable. trouvé responsable. Calque de « found responsible » pour tenu responsable. aimer
trouvère
trouvère n. m. nom masculin Poète médiéval qui écrivait en langue d ’oïl. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom troubadour, poète médiéval qui écrivait en langue d ’oc.
Spanish Dictionary
troupe
troupe nombre femenino 1 Compañía de artistas de circo o de teatro, en especial si es ambulante :se fue, treinta años hacía ya, con una troupe de comediantes y perros sabios .2 Pandilla de amigos o grupo de personas que forman un conjunto en un momento dado por hacer algo juntos :me fui con toda la troupe a Marruecos; se mueve en sus vacaciones estivales con toda la troupe de hijos de sus matrimonios .Se pronuncia ‘trup ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
troubadour
trou ba dour /trúːbədɔ̀ː r |-dʊ̀ə /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 C 1 トゥルバドール 〘11 --13世紀に南ヨーロッパで恋愛や騎士道の歌を吟じた叙情詩人 〙.2 (一般に )吟遊詩人 .
trouble
trou ble /trʌ́b (ə )l /〖語源は 「混乱した 」〗(形 )troublesome 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 a. U «…に関する » 困ること ; 迷惑 ; C 困り事, やっかいな事 «with » (!(1 )manyは可能だが, 通例数詞とともに用いない. (2 )troubleは困った状況, problemはその原因をさすことが多い; ｟話 ｠ではtroubleの方がよく用いられる ) ; U ｟くだけて ｠(人 動物などについて )やっかいな存在 ▸ She has a lot of trouble with her son .彼女は息子に大いに手を焼いている ▸ The trouble is (that ) people don't understand my music .困ったことに人々が私の音楽を理解してくれないのだ (!thatがカンマに置き換わることもある ) ▸ What's the trouble? ≒ ｟より丁寧に ｠What seems to be the trouble ?｟話 ｠(困っている人に対して )どうしましたか ▸ cause [make ] trouble for A A 〈人 〉に迷惑をかける ▸ He was (too much [a great ]) trouble .彼は (手に負えないほどの [大変な ])厄介者だ ▸ She is no trouble to look after .彼女は手のかからない子供です ▸ He is facing many troubles .彼は多くの困難に直面している b. 面倒なこと ,手間, 骨折り, 努力 ; 〖have trouble (in ) doing 〗…するのに苦労する ▸ Naoto has trouble finding his key .直人はかぎを探すのに苦労している (!have no trouble doingは 「楽に …する 」) ▸ They never give me any trouble .彼らは決して私に面倒をかけない ▸ She took the trouble to arrange the flowers for the party .彼女はパーティのためわざわざ花を生けてくれた ▸ You don't need to go to all this trouble .こんなにしていただかなくてもよろしいのに (!go to the trouble of doing [to do ]は 「わざわざ …する 」) ▸ Thanks [Sorry ] for your trouble .｟話 ｠わざわざありがとうございます [すみません ]▸ (It's ) no trouble (at all ).｟話 ｠ちっともかまいません ; (お礼の言葉として )どういたしまして ▸ be more trouble than it's worth ｟話 ｠苦労した割には大した成果がない [得るものがあまりない ].2 U a. 苦しい状況 , 危険な事態, 災難 ▸ My business is in serious [deep, ｟主に話 ｠big ] trouble .私の事業は深刻な状態だ ▸ financial trouble 経済的危機 ▸ I'll get [run ] into trouble if I cannot get a scholarship .奨学金がもらえなかったら私は苦しい事態に追い込まれるだろう .b. (処罰されるような )【人との 】やっかいな事態 [状況 ] «with » , «…のかどでの » 警察ざた «for » (!非常に深刻な状態をいう; 軽い問題にはproblemを用いる ) ▸ We'll be in trouble for smoking here .ここでタバコを吸ったらやっかいなことになるぞ ▸ They're always getting in trouble with their boss .彼らはいつも上司といざこざを起こしている ▸ Tom has never been in trouble before .トムは今まで処分を受けるような問題は起こしていない 3 C ｟主に話 ｠〖通例the ～〗 «…に関する » 問題点 , 欠点, 短所 «with » ▸ The trouble with the karaoke machine is that it only allows you to sing along with it .カラオケの欠点はそれに合わせて歌うことしかできないことだ .コミュニケーション A: Bill is always late . ビルはいつも遅刻だ .B: That's the trouble with him . それが彼の欠点だね .4 C 〖通例one 's ～s 〗(個人的な )心配事 , 悩み事, 心配 [悩み ]の種 ▸ We used to tell each other our troubles .私たちはよくお互いに悩み事を打ち明け合ったものだ ▸ My troubles will be over soon .私の心配もすぐ終わるだろう ▸ A trouble shared is a trouble halved .｟ことわざ ｠悩みは打ち明ければ半分になる 5 U «…に関する » 体の不調 , 病気 «with » (!通例 体の部位を伴って ) ▸ have back [heart ] trouble 腰 [心臓 ]の調子が悪い ▸ Do you have any trouble with your eyes?目の具合でも悪いのですか .6 U 【機械などの 】不調 , 故障 «with » ▸ have engine [car ] trouble エンジン [車 ]の故障に見舞われる ▸ I'm having trouble with my computer .コンピュータの調子がおかしい .7 U 〖時に ～s 〗もめごと, 紛争, ごたごた ▸ the troubles in Northern Ireland 北アイルランド紛争 ▸ I didn't mean to cause [make ] trouble .(わざと )ごたごたを起こす気はなかったんだ .à sk for tr ó uble ｟くだけて ｠〖しばしば進行形で 〗自ら災難を招く ▸ You are asking for trouble if you leave your job undone .仕事をほったらかしにすると後でまずいことになるよ .b ò rrow tr ó uble 取り越し苦労をする .g è t A into tr ó uble 1 A 〈人 〉をごたごたに巻き込む ▸ Ian is always getting me into trouble .イアンはいつも私をもめごとに巻き込む 2 ｟やや古 ｠A 〈女性 〉を妊娠させる .l ò ok for tr ó uble ＝ask for trouble .s à ve A the tr ó uble (of do ing )A 〈人 〉に (…する )手間を取らせない .tr ò uble and f ú ss ＝bus (→rhyming slang ).tr ò uble and str í fe ＝wife (→rhyming slang ).動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; -bling (→分詞 troubled )他動詞 1 〈事が 〉〈人 〉を心配させる , 悩ませる, 困らせる ▸ The article troubled him .その記事は彼を悩ませた ▸ Tell me what is troubling you .何で困っているのか言ってください ▸ Don't trouble yourself .｟話 丁寧に ｠心配なさらないでください ; どうぞおかまいなく ▸ It troubles me that ……というのが私の悩みの種だ 2 〈病気などが 〉〈人 〉を苦しめる ▸ The rash troubled me for two weeks .そのしっしんは私を2週間悩ませた .3 〈人が 〉〈人 〉に «…してもらう /…のことで » 迷惑 [面倒 ]をかける «to do /with , for » (!しばしば丁寧な依頼で用いる ) ▸ She would not trouble him with her problems .彼女は自分の問題で彼に迷惑をかけたりはしないだろう ▸ May [Can ] I trouble you for a glass of water? ｟かたい話 ｠すみませんが水を1杯いただけませんでしょうか ▸ (I'm ) Sorry to trouble you , but I wonder if you'd mail this letter while you're out .｟かたい話 ｠お手数ですが, 出かけた時にこの手紙を投函していただきたいんです 4 〈水面など 〉を乱す, 波立たせる .自動詞 1 ｟主に英 ｠〖通例not ～ to do 〗わざわざ …しない ▸ He didn't trouble to smile .彼は無理に笑おうとはしなかった ▸ You needn't trouble to dress for dinner .晩餐 （さん ）用にわざわざ正装しなくてもかまいません .2 «…のことで » 悩む, 心配する «about » .I'll [I must ] tr ó uble you to do ｟皮肉で ｠…してくれないか ▸ I'll trouble you to hold your tongue .黙っていてくれないか .～́ sp ò t 紛争地 .
troubled
tr ó u bled 形容詞 1 〈人 表情などが 〉 «…のことで » 困った, 心配した ; 困ったような ; 苦しんで «with , about » ▸ She is troubled with allergies .彼女はアレルギーで困っている 2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗問題 [もめごと ]の多い, 荒れた, 騒然とした 〈地域 (人間 )関係 時間など 〉▸ troubled waters 混乱状態 (!「荒れた海 」から )
trouble-free
tr ò uble-fr é e 形容詞 問題のない .
troublemaker
tr ó uble m à ker 名詞 C ごたごた [もんちゃく ]を起こす人 .
troubleshooter
tr ó uble sh ò oter 名詞 C 1 (紛争の )解決者, 調停者 .2 〘コンピュ 〙トラブルシュータ .3 (機械などの )修理係 .
troubleshooting
tr ó uble sh ò oting 名詞 U 形容詞 修理 [解決 ]する (こと ); 〘コンピュ 〙トラブルシューティング 〘システムの障害を明らかにし, 原因を取り除くこと 〙.
troublesome
trou ble some /trʌ́b (ə )ls (ə )m /〖trouble (困難 )some (引き起こす )〗形容詞 more ～; most ～面倒な, やっかいな , 扱いにくい ▸ a troublesome child [issue ]やっかいな子供 [問題 ].～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
troubling
tr ó u bling 形容詞 心配な, 困った 〈点 問題など 〉.
trough
trough /trɔːf |trɔf / (! -oughは /ɔːf |ɔf /) 名詞 C 1 (家畜用の細長い )飼い葉おけ, 水おけ .2 洗いおけ ; (パン屋の )こね鉢 .3 雨どい .4 (波と波の間の )くぼみ, 谷 .5 〘気象 〙気圧の谷 .6 (景気などの )谷, 底 .
trounce
trounce /traʊns /動詞 他動詞 1 (試合で )…を (大差で )打ち負かす .2 …をひどく打つ, なぐる ; 罰する .
troupe
troupe /truːp / (! troopと同音 ) 名詞 C (俳優 歌手 アクロバットなどの )一座, 一団 (→company 5 ).動詞 自動詞 (座員 団員として )巡業する .
trouper
troup er /trúːpə r /名詞 C 1 老練な俳優 ; 頼りになる人 .2 (逆境にめげず )献身的に働く人 .3 座員, 団員 .
trouser
trou ser /tráʊzə r /形容詞 ズボンの ▸ a trouser pocket [leg, bottom ]ズボンのポケット [足の部分, すそ ].～́ pr è ss ズボンプレッサー .
trousered
tr ó u sered 形容詞 〖複合語を作って 〗…の素材 [色 ]のズボンをはいた [まとった ]〈足 人など 〉; 〖名詞 の前で 〗ズボンをはいた [まとった ]〈足など 〉.
trousers
trou sers /tráʊzə r z / (! -ou-は /aʊ /; -serは /zə r /) 〖語源は 「細身のズボン 」〗名詞 ｟主に英 ｠〖複数扱い 〗ズボン (｟主に米 ｠pants )▸ I have only three pairs of trousers .僕はズボンを3本しか持っていない (!数える時にはa pair of, pairs ofを使う ) ▸ be in short trousers まだ子供である .c à tch A with A's tr ó users down ｟英 ｠＝catch A with A's pant s down .w è ar the tr ó users ｟英 くだけて ｠＝wear the pant s .
trouser-suit
tr ó user-s ù it 名詞 ｟英 ｠＝pantsuit .
trousseau
trous seau /truːsóʊ |-́- /名詞 複 ～x /-z /, ～s C ｟やや古 ｠嫁入り衣裳 [道具 ].
trout
trout /traʊt /〖語源は 「かむ魚 」〗名詞 複 ～, ～s /-ts /1 C 〘魚 〙マス 〘サケ科ニジマス属の淡水魚の総称 〙▸ a rainbow trout ニジマス .2 U (料理した )マス (の身 ).3 C ｟英 くだけた話 ｠〖通例old ～〗くそばばあ, いやなばばあ .
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