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[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) grain2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) blé3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) grain4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) fil5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) grain• -
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grain [greɪn]• I'll do it, but it goes against the grain je le ferai, mais pas de bon cœur* * *[greɪn]1) ( commodity) céréales fpl2) ( seed) (of rice, wheat) grain mlong grain rice — riz m long
3) (of sand, salt) grain m4) fig (of truth, comfort) brin m5) ( pattern) (in wood, stone) veines fpl; (in leather, paper, fabric) grain mto cut along/across the grain — couper dans le fil/contre le fil
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grain [greɪn]1 noun∎ a cargo of grain une cargaison de céréales∎ grains of rice/wheat grains mpl de riz/de blé;∎ a grain of salt/sand un grain de sel/de sable∎ a few grains of comfort une petite consolation;∎ figurative there's not a grain of truth in what he says il n'y a pas un grain de vérité dans ce qu'il dit;∎ figurative not a grain of common sense pas un grain ou pas deux sous de bon sens, pas une once de bon sens∎ against or across the grain contre le fil, à contre-fil;∎ I'll help you, but it goes against the grain je vous aiderai, mais ce n'est pas de bon cœur;∎ it goes against the grain for him to accept that they are right ce n'est pas dans sa nature d'admettre qu'ils ont raisonse cristalliser(market) céréalier►► grain alcohol alcool m de grains;grain crop récolte f de céréales, récolte f céréalière;grain elevator silo m à céréales;grain mustard moutarde f à l'ancienne;grain store silo m à grains -
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particle ['pɑ:tɪkəl](a) (tiny piece → gen) particule f, parcelle f; (→ of blood) goutte f; (→ of metal) paillette f; (→ of dust, sand) grain m; figurative (jot) brin m, grain m;∎ food particles particules fpl de nourriture;∎ there's not a particle of truth in the story il n'y a pas une ombre de vérité dans ce récit►► Physics particle accelerator accélérateur m de particules;Physics particle beam faisceau m de particules;Building industry particle board panneau m d'aggloméré, panneau m de particules;particle physics physique f des particules -
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coarse [kɔ:s]• coarse salt gros sel mb. ( = unrefined) [face] aux traits grossiersc. ( = uncouth) grossier* * *[kɔːs]1) [texture, fibre] grossier/-ière; [skin] épais/-aisse; [hair, grass] dru; [sand, salt] gros/grosse (before n); [sandpaper] à gros grains2) ( not refined) [laugh, manners] grossier/-ière; [accent] vulgairecoarse features — traits mpl grossiers
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7 head
head [hed]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. tête f• to keep one's head down (inf) ( = avoid trouble) garder un profil bas ; ( = work hard) travailler dur• to keep one's head above water ( = avoid failure) se maintenir à flot• on your own head be it! à vos risques et périls !► from head to foot or toe de la tête aux pieds• he was dressed in black from head to foot or toe il était habillé en noir de la tête aux pieds• he stands head and shoulders above everybody else (in height) il dépasse tout le monde d'une tête ; (in quality) il surpasse tout le monde► head over heelsb. ( = mind, intellect) tête f• it didn't enter his head that ça ne lui est pas venu à l'idée que...• what put that idea into his head? qu'est-ce qui lui a mis cette idée-là en tête ?d. (specific part) [of flower, pin] tête f ; [of arrow] pointe f ; [of spear] fer m ; (on beer) mousse f ; (on tape recorder) tête f (de lecture, d'enregistrement)e. ► to come to a head [problem] devenir critique• it all came to a head yesterday les choses ont atteint un point critique hier► to bring things to a head précipiter les chosesf. ( = top end) [of staircase] haut m• at the head of (lake, valley) à l'extrémité de ; (table) au bout de ; (procession) en tête de ; ( = in charge of) à la tête deh. ( = leader) [of family] chef m• heads or tails? pile ou face ?a. ( = lead) être à la tête de ; [+ procession, list, poll] être en tête de• headed by... dirigé par...b. ( = direct) he got in the car and headed it towards town il est monté dans la voiture et s'est dirigé vers la villec. ( = put at head of) [+ chapter] intituler( = go) to head for or towards [person, vehicle] se diriger vers ; [ship] mettre le cap sur4. compounds[buyer, assistant] principal• to have a head start être avantagé dès le départ (over or on sb par rapport à qn) ► head teacher noun (British) directeur m (or directrice f ) d'école► head off[+ organization, team] diriger* * *[hed] 1.1) tête fto keep one's head down — lit garder la tête baissée; fig ( be inconspicuous) ne pas se faire remarquer; ( work hard) avoir le nez sur son travail
from head to foot ou toe — de la tête aux pieds
heads turned at the sight of... — tout le monde s'est retourné en voyant...
to hold a gun to somebody's head — lit presser un pistolet contre la tête de quelqu'un; fig tenir le couteau sous la gorge de quelqu'un
to have a bad head — (colloq) avoir mal à la tête
to win by a (short) head — [horse] gagner d'une (courte) tête
£10 a head ou per head — 10 livres sterling par personne
50 head of cattle — Agriculture 50 têtes de bétail
2) ( mind) tête fto be over somebody's head — ( too difficult) passer par-dessus la tête de quelqu'un
use your head! — (colloq) sers-toi de tes méninges! (colloq)
3) ( leader) (of family, church, agency) chef m; (of social service, organization) responsable mf, directeur/-trice m/fhead of government/State — chef de gouvernement/d'État
head of department — Administration chef de service; School professeur principal
head of personnel — Commerce chef du personnel
4) (of pin, nail, hammer, golf club) tête f; (of axe, spear, arrow) fer m; ( of tennis racquet) tamis m; ( of stick) pommeau m; (of cabbage, lettuce) pomme f; ( of garlic) tête f5) ( of tape recorder) also Computing tête f6) ( top end) ( of bed) tête f; ( of table) (haut) bout m; ( of procession) tête f; (of pier, river, valley) extrémité fat the head of the stairs/list — en haut de l'escalier/de la liste
7) Medicine (on boil, spot) tête fto come to a head — lit, Medicine mûrir; fig [crisis] arriver au point critique
to bring something to a head — Medicine faire mûrir; fig précipiter [crisis]; amener [quelque chose] au point critique [situation]
8) ( on beer) mousse f2.heads plural noun ( tossing coin) face f‘heads or tails?’ — ‘pile ou face?’
3.heads I win/we go — face je gagne/on y va
noun modifier1) [ injury] à la tête4.transitive verb1) être en tête de [list, queue]; être à la tête de [firm, team]; mener [expedition, inquiry]2) ( entitle) intituler [chapter]headed writing paper — papier m à lettres à en-tête
3) ( steer) diriger [vehicle]; naviguer [boat]4) Sport5.where was the train headed ou heading? — où allait le train?
to head south/north — Nautical mettre le cap au sud/au nord
6.he's heading this way! — il se dirige par ici!; head for
- headed combining formPhrasal Verbs:- head for- head off••to go off one's head — (colloq) perdre la boule (colloq)
to keep/lose one's head — garder/perdre son sang-froid
to be soft ou weak in the head — (colloq) être faible d'esprit
he's not right in the head — (colloq) il a un grain (colloq)
to laugh one's head off — (colloq) rire aux éclats
to shout one's head off — (colloq) crier à tue-tête
to talk one's head off — (colloq) ne pas arrêter de parler
off the top of one's head — [say, answer] sans réfléchir
to give a horse its/somebody their head — lâcher la bride à un cheval/à quelqu'un
to be able to do something standing on one's head — faire quelque chose les doigts dans le nez (colloq)
I can't make head (n)or tail of it — je n'y comprends rien, ça n'a ni queue ni tête
two heads are better than one — Prov deux avis valent mieux qu'un
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I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) lumière2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lumière3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) feu4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) jour2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) clair2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) clair3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) éclairer2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) (s')allumer•- lighten- lighter- lighting - lighthouse - light-year - bring to light - come to light - in the light of - light up - see the light - set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) léger2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) léger3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) léger4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) trop léger de5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) léger6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) au pas léger7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) léger8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) petit9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) meuble•- lightly- lighten- light-headed - light-hearted - lightweight - get off lightly - make light of - travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) tomber par hasard sur qqch. -
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hopper n1 (for grain, sand, coal) trémie f ; -
10 grit
1 noun(c) (for fowl) gravier m∎ I have a piece of grit in my eye j'ai un grain de poussière dans l'œil∎ she's got real grit elle a vraiment du cran∎ to grit one's teeth serrer les dents;∎ figurative you'll just have to grit your teeth il va falloir que tu prennes ton mal en patience
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