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blank [blæŋk]1. adjective• to look blank ( = puzzled) avoir l'air interdit2. nouna. ( = void) blanc mb. ( = form) formulaire m• to draw a blank ( = fail in search) faire chou blanc3. compounds[+ feeling, thought] faire abstraction de* * *[blæŋk] 1.1) ( empty space) blanc m2) US ( clean form) fiche f vierge3) ( dummy bullet) balle f à blanc4) Industry pièce f brute2.1) (without writing, pictures) [paper, page] blanc/blanche; [screen] vide; [form, canvas] vierge2) ( unused) [cassette, disk] vierge3) ( expressionless)4) ( uncomprehending) [look, expression] ébahi5) ( without memory)6) ( absolute) [refusal, rejection] catégorique•Phrasal Verbs:•• -
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A n1 ( empty space) blanc m ; to fill in the blanks remplir les blancs ; leave a blank if you don't know the answer laisse un blanc si tu ne sais pas la réponse ; my mind's a blank j'ai la tête vide ;4 Ind pièce f brute.B adj1 (without writing, pictures) [paper, page] blanc/blanche ; [wall] nu ; [screen] vide ; [form, canvas] vierge ; a blank piece of paper une feuille blanche ;2 ( unused) [cassette, disk] vierge ;4 ( uncomprehending) [look, expression] ébahi ; to look blank avoir l'air ébahi ; he gave me a blank look il m'a lancé un regard ébahi ;5 ( without memory) my mind went blank j'ai eu un trou de mémoire ;6 ( imitation) [door, window] faux/fausse ;to draw a blank faire chou blanc.■ blank out:▶ blank out [person] avoir un trou de mémoire ; -
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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
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