-
1 waste
waste [weɪst]1. nouna. [of resources, food, money] gaspillage m• what a waste! quel gaspillage !2. adjectivea. [+ resources, food, electricity, energy] gaspiller ; [+ time] perdre ; [+ opportunity] laisser passer• I wasted a whole day on that journey/trying to find it j'ai perdu toute une journée avec ce voyage/à essayer de le trouver• you're wasting your breath! (inf) tu perds ton temps !• caviar is wasted on him il ne sait pas apprécier le caviar (PROV) waste not want not il n'y a pas de petites économies4. compounds► waste products plural noun (industrial) déchets mpl industriels ; (from body) déchets mpl (de l'organisme)• you're not exactly wasting away! tu ne fais pas vraiment pitié !* * *[weɪst] 1.1) ( squandering) gen gaspillage m (of de); ( of time) perte f (of de)there is no waste, every part is used — il n'y a pas de déchets, chaque élément est utilisé
3) ( wasteland) désert m2.wastes plural noun1) ( wilderness) étendues fpl sauvages2) US = waste 1. 23.1) [food] inutilisé; [heat, energy] gaspillé; [water] uséwaste materials ou matter — déchets mpl
waste products — Industry déchets mpl de fabrication; Biology, Medicine déchets mpl
waste plastics — plastiques mpl de rebut
2) [land] inculte3)4.transitive verb1) ( squander) gaspiller [food, energy, money, talents]; perdre [time, opportunity]; user [strength]; gâcher [youth]2) ( make weaker) atrophier3) (colloq) US ( kill) supprimer (colloq)5.intransitive verb se perdrePhrasal Verbs:••waste not want not — Prov l'économie protège du besoin
-
2 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
-
3 HUEHHUELOA
huehhueloa > huehhueloh.*\HUEHHUELOA v.t. tê-., disperser, déranger des gens.*\HUEHHUELOA v.t. tla-., détruire, défaire, anéantir, renverser une chose.Esp., deshacer, desbaratar o derrocar algo (M).Angl., to destroy, undo, lay waste something (K).Attesté par Clavigero Reglas.Form: redupl. sur hueloa. -
4 store
store [stɔ:r]1. noun• to set great store/little store by sth faire grand cas/peu de cas de qch► in store• what does the future have in store for him? que lui réserve l'avenir ?► stores ( = supplies) provisions fplc. ( = shop) magasin ma. ( = keep in reserve) [+ food, fuel, goods] stocker ; [+ electricity, heat] accumuler ; [+ facts, information] enregistrerb. ( = place in store) [+ food, fuel, goods, computer data] stocker ; [+ furniture] mettre au garde-meuble ; [+ crops] engranger• he stored the information away (in filing system) il a archivé les renseignements ; (in his mind) il a noté les renseignements• I've got the camping things stored away till we need them j'ai rangé les affaires de camping en attendant que nous en ayions besoin• where do you store your wine? où entreposez-vous votre vin ?3. compounds→ store→ store* * *[stɔː(r)] 1.2) ( supply) (of food, fuel, paper) réserve f, provision f; ( of information) fonds mpl3) ( place) (for food, fuel) réserve f; ( for furniture) garde-meuble m; ( for military supplies) magasin m4) ( storage)2. 3.to put something in(to) store — mettre quelque chose au garde-meuble [furniture]; mettre quelque chose en magasin, entreposer [goods]; fig
transitive verb1) ( keep till needed) conserver [food, information]; ranger [objects, furniture]; stocker [nuclear waste, chemicals]; engranger [crops, grain]2) Computing mettre [quelque chose] en mémoire, mémoriser [data]•Phrasal Verbs:- store up••
См. также в других словарях:
lay waste to (or lay something (to) waste) — completely destroy. → waste … English new terms dictionary
lay waste to something — lay something waste/lay waste to something/ phrase to cause very serious damage to a place, especially in a war Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym Main entry: lay … Useful english dictionary
lay waste to something — lay waste (to (something)) to destroy something. Last night, rabbits laid waste to the lettuce I was going to pick today. The army laid waste to the countryside as it moved south … New idioms dictionary
lay waste to — lay waste (to (something)) to destroy something. Last night, rabbits laid waste to the lettuce I was going to pick today. The army laid waste to the countryside as it moved south … New idioms dictionary
lay waste — (to (something)) to destroy something. Last night, rabbits laid waste to the lettuce I was going to pick today. The army laid waste to the countryside as it moved south … New idioms dictionary
lay waste (to) something — lay sth ˈwaste | lay ˈwaste (to) sth idiom (formal) to destroy a place completely • The invading army laid waste to towns and villages on their way to the capital. • an area laid waste by war M … Useful english dictionary
lay waste — To lay waste to something is to destroy it … The small dictionary of idiomes
lay waste to — verb cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion • Syn: ↑waste, ↑devastate, ↑desolate, ↑ravage, ↑scourge • Derivationally related forms: ↑scourge … Useful english dictionary
To lay waste — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lay something waste — lay something waste/lay waste to something/ phrase to cause very serious damage to a place, especially in a war Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym Main entry: lay * * * lay something (to) waste s … Useful english dictionary