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1 Earth's crust
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2 block of the Earth's crust
English-French dictionary of Geography > block of the Earth's crust
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3 isostasy of the Earth's crust
English-French dictionary of Geography > isostasy of the Earth's crust
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4 sedimentary layer of the Earth's crust
English-French dictionary of Geography > sedimentary layer of the Earth's crust
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crust n1 (on bread, pie) croûte f ; a crust of bread lit, fig une croûte de pain ; to earn one's crust ○ GB gagner sa croûte ○ ; he'd share his last crust il donnerait sa chemise ;2 (of mud, blood, snow) croûte f ; to form a crust former une croûte ; the earth's crust l'écorce f terrestre ;3 (of wine, port) dépôt m (de cristaux de tartre) ; -
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crust [krʌst]1 noun∎ a crust of bread un croûton, une croûte;∎ Geology the earth's crust la croûte ou l'écorce f terrestre;∎ familiar to earn a or one's crust gagner sa croûte(b) (on wound) croûte f, escarre fcouvrir d'une croûteformer une croûte(become covered with a crust) se couvrir d'une croûte; (wound etc) former une croûte -
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earth [ɜ:θ]1 noun(a) (the world, the planet) terre f;∎ the earth or Earth (planet) la Terre;∎ the earth's crust/atmosphere l'écorce f/l'atmosphère f terrestre;∎ on earth sur terre;∎ Bible on earth as it is in heaven sur la terre comme au ciel;∎ familiar where/why on earth…? où/pourquoi diable…?;∎ familiar what on earth have you done to your hair? que diable as-tu fait à tes cheveux?;∎ familiar how on earth should I know? comment veux-tu que je le sache?;∎ there's no reason on earth il n'y a absolument aucune raison;∎ familiar to look like nothing on earth ne ressembler à rien;∎ familiar to feel like nothing on earth ne vraiment pas être dans son assiette;∎ to pay the earth for sth payer qch les yeux de la tête;∎ it wouldn't cost the earth ça ne coûterait pas les yeux de la tête;∎ he promised people the earth il a promis la lune aux gens;∎ familiar humorous earth to Jane, earth to Jane, can you hear me? allô, Jane, est-ce que tu me reçois?∎ figurative to come back to earth (with a bump) revenir (brutalement) sur terre;∎ it brought her down to earth with a bit of a bump ça l'a ramenée sur terre un peu brutalement;∎ the earth moved la terre a tremblé;∎ humorous did the earth move for you? (after making love) est-ce que tu as eu le grand frisson?∎ loose/heavy earth terre(s) f(pl) meuble(s)/lourde(s)∎ dead earth contact m parfait avec le sol;∎ to go to earth (fox, fugitive) se terrer;∎ I've been trying to get in touch with him but he seems to have gone to earth j'ai essayé de le joindre mais on dirait qu'il s'est volatilisé;∎ to run to earth (fox) chasser jusqu'à son terrier; (fugitive) dépister; (person) dénicher; (mistake in the figures) découvrir la source de(floor) en terre battue►► earth cable câble m de terre;earth closet fosse f d'aisance;earth connection prise f de terre;earth creature (in science fiction) créature f terrestre;Astronomy earth orbit (of satellite) orbite f terrestre;Zoology earth pig oryctérope m (du Cap);Astronomy earth satellite satellite m terrestre;earth science sciences fpl de la terre;Earth Shoe ® = sandale qui fut à la mode chez les hippies;Astrology earth sign signe m de terre;Television earth station station f terrestre;the Earth Summit le Sommet de la Terre;British earth tremor secousse f sismique;British Electricity earth wire fil m de terre(plant) chausser, enchausser, butter -
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1) ((a piece of) the hard outside coating of bread: The child would not eat the crusts.) croûte2) ((American) pastry: She makes excellent pie crust.) pâte à tarte3) (a hard surface especially the outer layer of the earth.) écorce•- crusty- crustily - crustiness -
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[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) faute2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) défaut3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) faille2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) reprocher- faultlessly - faulty - at fault - find fault with - to a fault -
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plate [pleɪt]1 noun∎ he ate a huge plate of spaghetti il a mangé une énorme assiette de spaghettis;∎ figurative to hand sth to sb on a plate donner ou apporter qch à qn sur un plateau (d'argent);∎ she was handed the job on a plate on lui a offert cet emploi sans qu'elle ait à lever le petit doigt;∎ figurative to have a lot on one's plate avoir du pain sur la planche;∎ I've already got far too much on my plate j'ai déjà beaucoup trop à faire;∎ he has a metal plate in his thigh il a une plaque en métal dans la cuisse(c) (with inscription) plaque f;∎ a car with foreign plates une voiture avec une plaque d'immatriculation étrangère ou immatriculée à l'étranger(d) (on cooker) plaque f (de cuisson)∎ the burglars took all the (silver) plate les cambrioleurs ont pris toute l'argenterie∎ the knives are silver plate les couteaux sont en plaqué argent(g) Typography (for printing) cliché m; (for engraving) planche f; (illustration) planche f, hors-texte m inv;∎ offset plate plaque f offset(h) Photography plaque f (sensible)(i) (for church collection) plateau m (de quête)(k) (denture) dentier m, appareil m ou prothèse f dentaire; (for straightening teeth) appareil m (orthodontique)(l) (in earth's crust) plaque f(m) (trophy, race) trophée m(o) (in baseball → home plate) bâton m, = plaque qui marque le début et la fin du parcours que doit effectuer le batteur pour marquer un point(a) (coat with metal → gen) plaquer; (→ in gold) dorer; (→ in silver) argenter; (→ in nickel) nickeler; (→ in copper) cuivrer(c) Typography clicher∎ the River Plate le Rio de la Plata►► plate armour armure f (en plaques de fer);plate glass verre m (à vitres);plate rack égouttoir m;plate tectonics (UNCOUNT) tectonique f des plaques(in restaurant kitchen) disposer les aliments sur les plats
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crust — [krʌst] n [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: crusta crust, shell ] 1.) the hard brown outer surface of bread ▪ sandwiches with the crusts cut off 2.) the baked outer part of foods such as ↑pies or ↑pizzas ▪ a thin crust pizza 3.) a thin … Dictionary of contemporary English
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