wiggle

remuer, gigoter

Bouger ou faire bouger quelque chose par de petits mouvements latéraux ou d'avant en arrière.

En anglais simple : To move, or make something move, from side to side or back and forth in small movements.

• Can you wiggle your toes?
• The puppy wiggled its tail excitedly.
• A loose tooth wiggles when you touch it.

Synonymes : wriggle, jiggle

Expressions courantes : wiggle your toes, wiggle something gently, wiggle your hips

se faufiler, se tortiller

Entrer dans un endroit ou le traverser en faisant de petits mouvements du corps d'un côté à l'autre.

En anglais simple : To move through or into a place by making small movements from side to side.

• The mouse wiggled through the hole.
• She wiggled out of her tight jeans.
• Can you wiggle into that small space?

Comment l'utiliser : wiggle through something (The kitten wiggled through a gap in the fence.); wiggle out of something (She wiggled out of the tight sleeping bag.); wiggle into something (He wiggled into the narrow space behind the cupboard.)

Synonymes : wriggle, squirm

Expressions courantes : wiggle through something, wiggle into something, wiggle out of something

gigotement

Petit mouvement rapide d'un côté à l'autre ou d'avant en arrière.

En anglais simple : A small, quick movement from side to side or back and forth.

• She gave her toes a wiggle.
• A quick wiggle freed the key from the lock.
• The puppy greeted us with a wiggle of its whole body.

Synonymes : wriggle

Expressions courantes : a little wiggle, a quick wiggle, wiggle of something

fruits de mer aux petits pois à la crème

Plat de fruits de mer et de petits pois servis dans une sauce crémeuse.

En anglais simple : A dish of seafood and peas served in a creamy sauce.

• We had shrimp wiggle for lunch.
• Her salmon wiggle contains peas and plenty of cream.
• Serve the tuna wiggle over warm toast.

Expressions courantes : shrimp wiggle, salmon wiggle, tuna wiggle