drag

En français : trainée, taffe, emmerdeur, emmerdeuse

1. Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it. (uncountable) · When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration.
2. Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object. (countable, uncountable) · A high thrust-to-weight ratio helps a rocket to overcome the effects of gravity drag.
3. A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing. (countable)
4. A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet. (countable, informal)
5. A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed. (countable)
6. A puff on a cigarette or joint. (countable, informal) · He got high after just one drag of the joint.· Give me a drag on that roach!
7. Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment. (countable, slang) · Travelling to work in the rush hour is a real drag.· December 24, 1865, James David Forbes, letter to Dr. Symonds My lectures […] were only a pleasure to me, and no drag.
8. A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats. (countable, slang)

Pluriel drags