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closet ['klɒzɪt]1 noun∎ familiar figurative to come out of the closet (homosexual) révéler (publiquement) son homosexualité□, faire son come-out;∎ familiar many economists are coming out of the closet as Keynesians beaucoup d'économistes se révèlent keynésiens;∎ familiar many country music fans are now coming out of the closet bien des fans de country avouent maintenant leur passion∎ (water) closet waters mpl, cabinets mplsecret(ète);∎ she's a closet gambler elle n'ose pas avouer qu'elle joue;∎ closet homosexual = personne qui cache son homosexualitéenfermer (pour discuter);∎ to be closeted with sb être en tête à tête avec qn -
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closet [ˈklɒzɪt]1. nounb. (US) ( = small room) (petit) bureau m• he was closeted with his father for several hours son père et lui sont restés enfermés plusieurs heures à discuter3. adjective( = secret) he's a closet homosexual/communist (inf) il n'ose pas avouer qu'il est homosexuel/communiste* * *['klɒzɪt] 1.linen closet — placard m à linge
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A n2 ( room) cabinet m ;3 †( lavatory) cabinet m.C vtr enfermer ; to be closeted with sb être en tête-à-tête avec qn ; a closeted world un univers clos.to come out of the closet [homosexual] déclarer publiquement son homosexualité ; gen se révéler sous son propre jour. -
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I II USplacard m, w.c. mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > closet
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cabinet mEnglish-French architecture and construction dictionary > closet
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8 closet under
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9 closet with high-up flush tank
USw.c. à réservoir haut mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > closet with high-up flush tank
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10 closet with low-down flush tank
USw.c. à reservoir bas mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > closet with low-down flush tank
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11 closet bend
English-French architecture and construction dictionary > closet bend
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12 china closet
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15 chemical closet
w.c. chimique mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > chemical closet
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16 clothes closet
USpenderie fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > clothes closet
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17 drying closet
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > drying closet
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18 frost-proof closet
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19 frostproof closet
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > frostproof closet
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20 hanging closet
USpenderie fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > hanging closet
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Closet — Clos et, n. [OF. closet little inclosure, dim. of clos. See {Close} an inclosure.] 1. A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy. [1913 Webster] A chair lumbered closet, just twelve feet by nine. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] When… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
closet — [kläz′it] n. [OFr, small enclosure, dim. of clos: see CLOSE1] 1. a small room or cupboard for clothes, household supplies, linens, etc. 2. a small, private room for reading, meditation, etc. 3. a monarch s private chamber as for prayer or… … English World dictionary
Closet — Clos et, v. t. [imp. & p. p.{Closeted} p. pr. & vb. n. {Closeting}.] 1. To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal. [R.] [1913 Webster] Bedlam s closeted and handcuffed charge. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. To make into a closet for a secret… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
closet — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. closet small enclosure, private room, dim. of clos, from L. clausum closed space, from neut. pp. of claudere to shut (see CLOSE (Cf. close) (v.)). In Matt. vi:6 used to render L. cubiculum bedchamber, bedroom, Gk.… … Etymology dictionary
closet — ► NOUN 1) chiefly N. Amer. a tall cupboard or wardrobe. 2) a small room. 3) archaic a toilet. 4) (the closet) (especially with reference to homosexuality) a state of secrecy or concealment. 5) (before another noun ) secret; covert: a closet… … English terms dictionary
clóset — Voz tomada del inglés americano closet (‘armario’), que se usa en la mayor parte de América con el sentido de ‘armario construido en el hueco de una pared’. Es anglicismo asentado en el español americano. Su plural es clósets (→ plural, 1h): «No… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
clóset — (Del ingl. closet). m. Am. Armario empotrado … Diccionario de la lengua española
Closet — (fr., spr. Klosäh), 1) ein Raum für Utensilien; 2) veraltet für Boudoir … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
closet — index chamber (compartment), hide, private (confidential), sequester (seclude), shroud Bur … Law dictionary
closet — [n] storage cupboard, usually tall ambry, bin, buffet, cabinet, chest of drawers, clothes room, cold storage, container, depository, locker, receptacle, recess, repository, room, safe, sideboard, vault, walk in, wardrobe; concept 440 … New thesaurus
Closet — For other uses, see Closet (disambiguation). A wall closet in a residential house in the United States … Wikipedia