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1 mintage
(process of minting) monnayage m, frappe f (de monnaie) -
2 blank
blank [blæŋk](a) (paper → with no writing) vierge, blanc (blanche); (→ unruled) blanc (blanche); Administration (form) vierge, à remplir;∎ Administration fill in the blank spaces remplissez les blancs ou les (espaces) vides;∎ Administration leave this line blank n'écrivez rien sur cette ligne(b) (empty → screen, wall) vide; (→ cassette) vierge; (→ cartridge) à blanc; Computing (→ disk) vide; Computing (→ unformatted disk) vierge;∎ my mind went blank j'ai eu un trou;∎ Cards to be blank in clubs ne pas avoir de trèfles dans son jeu∎ she looked blank (expressionless) elle avait le regard vide; (confused) elle avait l'air déconcerté2 noun(a) (empty space, void) blanc m, (espace m) vide m;∎ fill in the blanks remplissez les blancs ou les (espaces) vides;∎ she filled in the blanks of her education elle a comblé les lacunes de son éducation;∎ the rest of his life is a blank on ne sait rien du reste de sa vie;∎ my mind was a total blank j'ai eu un passage à vide complet;∎ figurative to draw a blank (be unsuccessful in search) faire chou blanc; American (be unable to remember) avoir un trou de mémoire;∎ she searched everywhere for him but drew a blank elle l'a cherché partout mais sans succès;∎ Cards to have a blank in clubs ne pas avoir de trèfles dans son jeu(c) (cartridge) cartouche f à blanc;►► Finance blank cheque chèque m en blanc;∎ figurative to write sb a blank cheque donner carte blanche à qn;Finance blank credit crédit m en blanc;Finance blank endorsement endossement m en blanc;Literature blank verse vers mpl blancs ou sans rime(parts of text, tape) effacer;∎ Photography her face had been blanked out (on negative) on avait effacé son visage; Typography (on print) on avait caché son visage;∎ she's blanked out the memory elle a effacé cet événement de sa mémoire(lose consciousness) tomber dans les pommes -
3 die
Ⅰ.die1 [daɪ]∎ she's dying (has incurable illness) elle est condamnée; (is in her death throes) elle est mourante ou à l'agonie;∎ she died of cancer elle est morte du ou d'un cancer;∎ he died from his wounds il est mort des suites de ses blessures;∎ thousands are dying of hunger des milliers de gens meurent de faim;∎ literary she died by her own hand elle s'est suicidée ou donné la mort, elle a mis fin à ses jours;∎ to die a hero mourir en héros;∎ he left us to die il nous a abandonnés à la mort;∎ to die in one's bed mourir dans son lit;∎ familiar I nearly died, I could have died (from fear) j'étais mort de trouille; (from embarrassment) j'aurais voulu rentrer sous terre, je ne savais plus où me mettre;∎ he'll do it or die in the attempt il y arrivera coûte que coûte;∎ to die with one's boots on or in harness mourir debout ou en pleine activité;∎ never say die! (don't give up) il ne faut jamais désespérer!; (stay cheerful) courage!, tenez bon!(b) (animal, plant) mourir(d) (fire, love, memory) s'éteindre, mourir; (tradition) s'éteindre, disparaître, mourir; (smile) disparaître, s'évanouir;∎ old habits die hard les mauvaises habitudes ne se perdent pas facilement;∎ her secret died with her elle a emporté son secret dans la tombe∎ to be dying for sth (want very much) avoir une envie folle de qch;∎ I'm dying for a drink j'ai une envie folle de boire qch;∎ to be dying to do sth mourir d'envie de faire qch;∎ she's dying to see him elle meurt d'envie de le voir∎ to die a natural/violent death mourir de sa belle mort/de mort violentes'affaiblir, s'éteindre, mourir(plant) dépérir(a) (wind) tomber, se calmer; (fire → in chimney) baisser; (→ in building, forest) s'apaiser, diminuer; (noise) diminuer; (anger, protest) se calmer, s'apaisermourir les uns après les autres(family, tribe, tradition) disparaître, s'éteindre; (fire) s'éteindre;∎ the panda is in danger of dying out le panda est menacé d'extinctionⅡ.∎ figurative the die is cast les dés sont jetés∎ stamping die étampe f;∎ as straight as a die franc comme l'or -
4 mint
Ⅰ.mint1 [mɪnt]1 noun(chocolate, sauce, tea) à la menthe►► mint julep cocktail m au bourbon et à la mentheⅡ.mint21 noun∎ the (Royal) Mint l'Hôtel m de la Monnaie, la Monnaie∎ to make a mint faire fortune;∎ it's worth a mint cela vaut une fortune(stamps, coins) (tout) neuf;∎ figurative in mint condition en parfait état, à l'état neuf►► Finance mint par pair m intrinsèque -
5 mintage
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