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1 masse
masse [mas]1. feminine nouna. ( = volume) mass ; ( = forme) massive shapeb. ( = foule) les masses the massesd. ( = maillet) sledgehammer• ça a été le coup de masse ! (choc émotif) it was quite a blow! ; (prix excessif) it cost a bomb! (inf)e. (locutions)• tu as aimé ce film ? -- pas des masses ! did you like that film? -- not much!• il n'y en a pas des masses [d'eau, argent] there isn't much ; [de chaises, spectateurs] there aren't many► en masse [exécutions, production] mass before n2. compounds* * *mas1) ( ensemble) massla masse croissante des chômeurs — the swelling ranks (pl) of the unemployed
2) ( grande quantité)départs/exécutions en masse — mass exodus (sg)/executions
il a des masses (colloq) d'argent/de copains — he's got masses ou loads (colloq) of money/of friends
‘tu as aimé ce livre?’ - ‘pas des masses’ — (colloq) ‘did you like this book?’ - ‘not much'
3) ( peuple)la masse — the masses (pl)
enseignement/loisirs de masse — education/leisure activities for the masses
4) Physique mass5) ( en électricité) earth GB, ground US6) ( maillet) sledgehammer•Phrasal Verbs:••se noyer or fondre dans la masse — to get lost in the crowd
* * *mas1. nf1) PHYSIQUE mass2) [muscles, air, eau] massOn distinguait la masse du bâtiment dans la brume. — You could make out the mass of the building in the mist.
3) [individus] crowd, massla masse — the masses pl
5) ÉLECTRICITÉ, ÉLECTRONIQUE earth Grande-Bretagne ground USAmettre à la masse — to earth Grande-Bretagne to ground USA
6) (= outil) sledgehammer7) *une masse de; des masses de (= beaucoup de) — masses of, loads of
J'ai une masse de choses à faire. — I've got masses of things to do.
8) (locutions)Les gens sont venus en masse pour l'accueillir. — People came en masse to welcome him.
Ces jouets sont produits en masse en Chine. — These toys are mass-produced in China.
dans la masse [sculpté] — from the block
2. masses nfpl(= population) masses* * *masse nf1 ( ensemble) mass; masse rocheuse rocky mass; masse neigeuse/nuageuse mass of snow/cloud; masse d'air chaud mass of warm air; masse d'eau body of water; masse informe shapeless mass; une masse humaine a mass of humanity; la masse croissante des chômeurs the swelling ranks of the unemployed (pl); statue taillée dans la masse statue hewn from the block; homme taillé dans la masse tall muscular man; teinté dans la masse mass-colouredGB;2 ( grande quantité) une masse de a lot of; une masse de poussière/documents a lot of dust/documents; exécutions en masse mass executions; faire des recrutements en masse to embark on a mass recruitment drive; ils sont venus en masse they came in droves; produire qch en masse to mass-produce sth; production de masse mass production; la population a voté en masse there was a high turnout at the election; les manifestants ont envahi le stade en masse the demonstrators invaded the stadium en masse; il a des masses○ d'argent/de copains/de livres he's got masses ou loads○ of money/of friends/of books; ‘tu as aimé ce livre?’-‘pas des masses’○ ‘did you like this book?’-‘not much ou particularly’; je ne le connais pas des masses○ I don't know him that well; des hommes comme lui, je n'en connais pas des masses○ he's a rare bird;3 ( majorité) bulk; la masse des électeurs demeure indécise the bulk of the electorate remains undecided;4 ( peuple) la masse the masses (pl); masses laborieuses working classes; les masses paysannes the peasantry (+ v sg ou pl); culture de masse mass culture; littérature de masse popular literature; enseignement/loisirs de masse education/leisure activities for the masses; moyens de communication de masse mass media;5 Phys mass; masse atomique/moléculaire atomic/molecular mass;6 Électrotech earth GB, ground US; mettre un fil électrique à la masse to earth GB ou ground US an electric wire;7 Art mass;8 Pharm mass;9 ( maillet) sledgehammer; enfoncer qch à la masse or à coups de masse to knock sth in with a sledgehammer.masse d'armes mace; masse critique critical mass; masse inerte inertial mass; masse monétaire money supply; masse pesante gravitational mass; masse salariale (total) wage bill; masse spécifique or volumique density.se noyer or fondre dans la masse to get lost in the crowd; (se laisser) tomber comme une masse to collapse; dormir comme une masse to sleep like a log○; être à la masse◑ to be crackers○ GB ou nuts○, to be mad.[mas] nom féminin1. [bloc informe] masss'abattre ou s'écrouler ou s'affaisser comme une masse to collapse ou to slump heavily2. (familier) [grande quantité]a. [objets] heaps ou masses ofb. [gens] crowds ou masses ofdes amis, il n'en a pas des masses he hasn't got that many friends[douze grosses] great gross4. [groupe social]communication/culture de masse mass communication/culture[majorité] majority6. ÉCONOMIE & FINANCEla masse des créanciers/obligataires the body of creditors/bondholdersmasse atomique/moléculaire atomic/molecular mass12. ARMEMENT13. [de billard] butt (of cue)————————à la masse (très familier) locution adjectivale————————en masse locution adjectivale[licenciements, production] mass (modificateur)————————en masse locution adverbiale1. [en grande quantité]produire ou fabriquer en masse to mass-producese déplacer en masse to go in a body ou en masse -
2 sculpter
c black sculpter [skylte]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ marbre, statue] to sculpt ; [+ meuble, bois] to carve━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ The p is not pronounced.* * *skylte2) ( travailler) to sculpt, to carve [pierre, marbre]; to carve [bois]3) ( éroder) to sculpt, to carve out [roche]* * *skylte vt1) [statue] to sculpt, to carveen bois sculpté — in carved wood, made of carved wood
2) [érosion] to carve* * *sculpter verb table: aimer vtr1 ( réaliser) to sculpt, to carve [statue, buste] (dans in); to carve [ornements, meuble] (dans out of); sculpter une statue dans du marbre to sculpt ou carve a statue in marble; sculpter une tête dans un rocher to carve a head in the rock;2 ( travailler) to sculpt, to carve [pierre, marbre]; to carve [bois]; sculpter au ciseau to carve with a chisel; cheminée en marbre sculpté sculpted marble mantelpiece;3 ( éroder) [mer, érosion] to sculpt, to carve out [roche, falaise].[skylte] verbe transitif[orner de sculptures] to sculpture2. [bois] to carve[bâton] to scrimshaw
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