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1 harness
harness ['hɑ:nɪs]1 noun(a) (for horse, oxen) harnais m, harnachement m(b) (for parachute, car seat) harnais m(c) (for child) harnais m∎ to get or to be back in harness reprendre le collier;∎ to die in harness mourir à la peine ou au travail ou à la tâche;∎ to work in harness (with sb) travailler de concert (avec qn)∎ the pony was harnessed to the cart le poney était attelé à la charrette;∎ figurative to be harnessed to sth être étroitement lié à qch(b) (energy, resources) exploiter, maîtriser►► harness horse cheval m d'attelage;Sport harness race course f attelée;harness racing (UNCOUNT) Sport courses fpl attelées;harness room sellerie f -
2 tack
tack [tæk]1 noun∎ to take out the tacks retirer le bâti∎ to make or to set a tack courir ou tirer une bordée;∎ to be on a starboard/port tack être tribord/bâbord amures;∎ figurative to be on the right tack être sur la bonne voie;∎ figurative to be on the wrong tack faire fausse route;∎ figurative he went off on a quite different tack il est parti sur une toute autre piste;∎ figurative let's try another tack essayons une autre tactique, changeons de tactique;∎ figurative she changed tack in mid-conversation elle changea de sujet en pleine conversation∎ her house is full of tack sa maison est pleine de trucs de mauvais goûtNautical faire ou courir ou tirer une bordée, louvoyer►► Horseriding tack room sellerie f(a) (carpet, board) clouer(a) (with nails) fixer avec des clous(c) figurative ajouter, rajouter;∎ the conclusion seems tacked on la conclusion semble avoir été ajoutée après coup;∎ he tacked a joke on to the end of his story il a rajouté une plaisanterie à la fin de son anecdote(a) (note, poster) fixer au mur (avec une punaise)∎ to tack up a hem faire le bâti d'un ourlet, faufiler un ourlet
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