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1 lay bare
(to show clearly; to expose to view: They dug up the road and laid bare the water-pipe; Shy people don't like to lay bare their feelings.) mettre à nu -
2 bare
(a) (naked → body, feet) nu;∎ they were bare to the waist ils étaient nus jusqu'à la taille;∎ in one's bare feet pieds nus;∎ he killed a tiger with his bare hands il a tué un tigre à mains nues;∎ Boxing to fight with bare hands boxer à main nue∎ we had to sleep on bare floorboards nous avons dû coucher à même le plancher;∎ his head was bare il était nu-tête;∎ bare wood bois m naturel;∎ the tree was bare of leaves l'arbre était dépouillé ou dénudé;∎ the lawn was just a bare patch of grass la pelouse consistait en un maigre carré d'herbe;∎ a wall of bare rock une paroi de roche nue;∎ to lay bare one's heart mettre son cœur à nu;∎ to lay bare a plot révéler ou dévoiler un complot∎ the cupboard was bare le garde-manger était vide;∎ the room was bare of furniture/pictures la pièce ne comportait aucun meuble/tableau(d) (basic, plain) simple, dépouillé;∎ I just told him the barest details je lui ai donné le minimum de détails;∎ the bare facts les faits mpl bruts;∎ figurative the bare bones of the story le squelette de l'histoire(e) (absolute) absolu, strict;∎ the house was stripped to the bare essentials la maison ne contenait que le strict nécessaire;∎ the bare necessities of life le minimum vital;∎ the bare minimum le strict minimum;∎ I took the barest minimum of cash j'ai pris le minimum d'argent∎ a bare 20 percent of the population is literate à peine 20 pour cent de la population est alphabétisée;∎ he earned a bare £200 il a gagné tout juste 200 livres;∎ they won by a bare majority ils ont gagné de justesse;∎ he got a bare pass il a eu son examen en ayant juste la moyenne;∎ a bare pass isn't good enough in my father's eyes pour mon père réussir un examen de justesse n'est pas suffisant;∎ they manage to scrape a bare living from the land ils arrivent tout juste à vivoter en travaillant la terre∎ to bare one's head se découvrir la tête;∎ to bare one's soul mettre son âme à nu -
3 bare
A adj1 ( naked) [body, flesh, leg] nu ; a child with bare feet un enfant aux pieds nus ; to walk with bare feet marcher pieds nus or nu-pieds (inv) ; to sit in the sun with one's head bare s'asseoir au soleil la tête nue ou nu-tête (inv) ; bare to the waist torse nu ; with one's bare hands à mains nues ;2 ( exposed) [blade, boards, wall, wood] nu ; to lay bare dévoiler [plan, private life, secret] ; to lay one's soul ou heart bare mettre son cœur à nu ;3 ( empty) [cupboard, house, room] vide ; bare of vide de [furniture, food] ; to strip sth bare vider qch ;4 ( stark) [branch, mountain, rock] nu ; [earth, landscape] dénudé ; bare of dépourvu de [leaves, flowers] ;5 ( mere) a bare 3%/20 dollars à peine 3%/20 dollars ; to last a bare 30 seconds durer à peine 30 secondes ; the barest sign/indication of le moindre signe/la moindre indication de ;6 ( absolute) strict (before n) ; the bare minimum le strict minimum ; the bare essentials ou necessities le strict nécessaire ;7 ( unembellished) [facts, statistics] brut ;8 ( in Bridge) [ace, king] sec/sèche.B vtr to bare one's chest se découvrir la poitrine ; to bare one's teeth montrer les dents ; to bare one's head se découvrir ; to bare one's heart/soul to ouvrir son cœur/âme à. -
4 lay
lay [leɪ](verb: preterite, past participle laid)1. verba. ( = place) [+ cards, objects] poser ; ( = stretch out) [+ cloth] étendre• if you so much as lay a finger on me... si tu oses lever la main sur moi...• I wish I could lay my hands on a good dictionary si seulement je pouvais mettre la main sur un bon dictionnaireb. ( = put down) poserc. [+ egg] pondre• to lay o.s. open to criticism s'exposer à la critiqueg. [+ money] parierh. [+ accusation, charge] porter• to get laid se faire sauter (inf !)4. nouna. [of countryside] configuration f• he's/she's a good lay c'est un bon coup (inf !)5. compoundsa. ( = save) mettre de côtéb. [+ prejudice, principles] laisser de côté ; [+ disagreements] faire tairea. [+ object] poserb. [+ rule] établir ; [+ condition, price] fixer• it is laid down in the rules that... il est stipulé dans le règlement que...[+ goods, reserves] faire provision de• he laid into him ( = attacked) il lui est rentré dedans (inf) ; ( = scolded) il lui a passé un savon (inf)► lay off[+ workers] licencier( = leave alone) (inf) you'd better lay off drinking for a while tu ferais mieux de t'abstenir de boire pendant un temps• lay off him! fiche-lui la paix ! (inf)b. [+ clothes] préparer ; [+ goods for sale] étalerc. [+ reasons, events] exposere. ( = knock out) mettre KOa. [+ provisions] amasser* * *[leɪ] 1. 2.1) gen [helper, worker] non initié2) Religion [preacher, member, reader] laïque; [brother, sister] lai3.transitive verb (prét, pp laid)1) lit ( place) poser [object, card] (in dans; on sur); ( spread out) étaler [rug, covering, newspaper] (on sur); ( arrange) disposer (on sur); déposer [wreath]to lay hands on something — fig ( find) mettre la main sur quelque chose
to lay hands on somebody — Religion imposer les mains à quelqu'un
2) ( set for meal)3) ( prepare) préparer [plan, trail]; poser [basis, foundation]; tendre [trap]4) ( fix in place) poser [carpet, tiles, paving, turf, cable, mine]; construire [railway, road, sewer]5) Zoology pondre [egg]to lay stress ou emphasis on something — mettre l'accent sur quelque chose
7) ( bet)4.to lay a bet ou money on something — parier sur quelque chose
intransitive verb (prét, pp laid) [bird] pondrePhrasal Verbs:- lay by- lay down- lay in- lay into- lay off- lay on- lay open- lay out- lay up••to lay a finger ou hand on somebody — ( beat) lever la main sur quelqu'un
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5 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) poser2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) coucher3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) mettre, préparer4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) coucher5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) dissiper6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) pondre7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) parier•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) couper en dégradé- layabout- lay-by - layout - laid up - lay aside - lay bare - lay by - lay down - lay one's hands on - lay hands on - lay in - lay low - lay off - lay on - lay out - lay up - lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laïque2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) profane•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) -
6 bone
bone [bəʊn]1 noun∎ the handle was made from bone le manche était en os;∎ she's got good bone structure elle a les pommettes saillantes;∎ her finger was cut to the bone elle s'est coupé le doigt jusqu'à l'os;∎ to work one's fingers to the bone se tuer au travail;∎ to be as dry as a bone (earth) être desséché; (well) être à sec; (washing) être complètement sec (sèche);∎ bone of contention pomme f de discorde;∎ chilled or frozen to the bone glacé jusqu'à la moelle (des os);∎ his comments were a bit close to or near the bone ses commentaires frôlaient l'indécence;∎ I have a bone to pick with you j'ai un compte à régler avec toi;∎ he hasn't got a suspicious/generous bone in his body il n'est pas méfiant/généreux pour un sou;∎ there's trouble ahead, I can feel it in my bones quelque chose me dit qu'il va y avoir du grabuge;∎ to make no bones about doing sth ne pas hésiter à faire qch;∎ he made no bones about it il y est allé carrément, il n'y est pas allé par quatre chemins;∎ she made no bones about her displeasure elle n'a pas caché son mécontentement;∎ he'll never make old bones il ne fera sûrement pas de vieux os;∎ he's nothing but skin and bone or bones, he's nothing but a bag of bones il est maigre comme un clou(c) (essential) essentiel m;∎ the bare bones of sth l'essentiel de qch;∎ to cut spending down to the bone réduire les dépenses au strict minimum4 bones∎ to lay sb's bones to rest enterrer qn2 noun∎ the bones le toubib►► Ceramics bone china porcelaine f tendre;Anatomy bone marrow moelle f;Medicine bone marrow transplant greffe f de moelle;Agriculture bone meal engrais m (de cendres d'os)∎ to bone up on sth potasser qch
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