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1 pillar
pillar [ˈpɪlər]pilier m* * *['pɪlə(r)]1) Architecture pilier m; fig (of smoke, fire etc) colonne fa pillar of salt — Bible une statue de sel
2) fig (of institution, society) pilier m (of de)••to be sent from pillar to post — (colloq) (for information, papers) se faire renvoyer de service en service (colloq)
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2 pillar
pillar ['pɪlə(r)]∎ to go from pillar to post tourner en rond;∎ he was sent from pillar to post on l'a envoyé à droite et à gauche;∎ Geography the Pillars of Hercules les colonnes fpl d'Hercule∎ pillar of rock colonne f rocheuse;∎ Bible a pillar of salt une statue de sel∎ a pillar of society un pilier de la société;∎ to be a pillar of strength être ferme comme un roc;∎ you've been a real pillar of strength vous avez été un soutien précieux►► British pillar box boîte f à lettres -
3 pillar
pillar n1 Archit pilier m ;2 (of smoke, fire, rock etc) colonne f ; a pillar of salt Bible une statue de sel ; the pillars of Hercules Geog les Colonnes d'Hercule ;3 fig (of institution, society) pilier m (of de) ; to be a pillar of strength to sb être d'un grand soutien à qn ;to go from pillar to post ○ courir à droite et à gauche ○ (doing pour faire) ; to be sent from pillar to post ○ (for information, papers) se faire renvoyer de service en service ○. -
4 sink
A n3 ( embed) enfoncer [post, pillar] (into dans) ; to sink one's teeth into mordre à pleines dents dans [sandwich etc] ; the dog sank its teeth into my arm le chien a planté ses crocs dans mon bras ; to sink a knife into enfoncer un couteau dans [cake] ;6 ( destroy) [scandal] faire couler [party] ; without capital/a leader we're sunk sans capital/chef nous sommes perdus ;7 Fin amortir [debt] ;1 ( fail to float) [ship, object, person] couler ; to sink without a trace fig [idea, project etc] tomber dans les oubliettes ;2 ( drop to lower level) [sun] baisser ; [cake] se dégonfler ; [pressure, temperature, water level] baisser ; the sun sinks in the West le soleil disparaît à l'ouest ; to sink to the floor s'effondrer ; to sink to one's knees tomber à genoux ; to sink into a chair s'affaler dans un fauteuil ; to sink into a deep sleep/coma sombrer dans un profond sommeil/dans le coma ;3 fig ( fall) [profits, production] baisser ; he has sunk in my estimation il a baissé dans mon estime ; my heart ou spirits sank j'ai eu un serrement de cœur ; I wouldn't sink so low as to beg from him je ne m'abaisserais pas à lui demander de l'argent ;4 ( subside) [building, wall] s'effondrer ; to sink into [person, feet] s'enfoncer dans [mud] ; [country, person] sombrer dans [anarchy, apathy] ; [celebrity] sombrer dans [obscurity] ; to sink under the weight of [shelf] plier sous le poids de [boxes etc] ; [person, company] crouler sous le poids de [debt].to sink one's differences oublier ses différences.■ sink in1 [lotion, water] pénétrer ; let the lotion sink in laisse la crème pénétrer ;2 fig [news, announcement] faire son chemin ; it took several minutes for the good news/truth to sink in il m'a fallu plusieurs minutes pour réaliser la bonne nouvelle/accepter la vérité ; the result hasn't sunk in yet je n'ai encore pas réalisé les conséquences du résultat.
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from pillar to post — {adv. phr.} From one place to another many times. * /Sarah s father changed jobs several times a year, and the family was moved from pillar to post./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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from pillar to post — If something is going from pillar to post, it is moving around in a meaningless way, from one disaster to another. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions