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surface ['sɜ:fɪs]1 noun(a) (exterior, top) surface f;∎ the polished surface of the desk la surface polie du bureau;∎ bubbles rose to the surface of the pond des bulles montèrent à la surface de la mare;∎ the submarine/diver came to the surface le sous-marin/plongeur fit surface;∎ the miners who work on the surface les mineurs qui travaillent à la surface;∎ figurative all the old tensions came or rose to the surface when they met toutes les vieilles discordes ont refait surface quand ils se sont revus(b) (flat area) surface f;∎ roll the dough out on a smooth clean surface étalez la pâte sur une surface lisse et propre(c) (covering layer) revêtement m;∎ the pan has a non-stick surface la poêle a une surface antiadhésive ou qui n'attache pas;∎ road surface revêtement m(d) (outward appearance) surface f, extérieur m, dehors m;∎ on the surface she seems nice enough au premier abord elle paraît assez sympathique;∎ his politeness is only on the surface sa politesse est toute de surface;∎ there was a feeling of anxiety lying beneath or below the surface on sentait une angoisse sous-jacente;∎ the discussion hardly scratched the surface of the problem le problème a à peine été abordé dans la discussion∎ surface of revolution surface f de révolution ou de rotation(a) (submarine, diver, whale) faire surface, monter à la surface; (return to surface) refaire surface, remonter à la surface(b) (become manifest) apparaître, se manifester;∎ he surfaced again after many years of obscurity il a réapparu après être resté dans l'ombre pendant de nombreuses années;∎ rumours like this tend to surface every so often ce type de rumeur a tendance à refaire surface de temps à autre∎ he didn't surface till 11 o'clock il n'a pas émergé avant 11 heures(put a surface on → road) revêtir; (→ paper) calandrer;∎ the track is surfaced with cement la piste est revêtue de ciment(a) (superficial) superficiel;∎ a surface scratch une égratignure superficielle, une légère égratignure;∎ figurative his enthusiasm is purely surface son enthousiasme n'est que superficiel(b) (exterior) de surface;∎ surface finish (of metal) état m de surface, finissage m;∎ surface measurements superficie f(c) Mining (workers) de surface, au jour; (work) à la surface, au jour; Military (forces) au sol; (fleet) de surface►► Chemistry surface activity tensioactivité f;surface area surface f, superficie f;Linguistics surface grammar grammaire f de surface;surface noise bruit m de surface;surface speed (of submarine) vitesse f en surface;surface structure structure f superficielle ou de surface;surface tension tension f superficielle;surface transport transport m terrestre et/ou maritime;∎ by surface transport par voie de terre et/ou maritime
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