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litter ['lɪtə(r)]1 noun∎ his desk was covered in a litter of papers son bureau était envahi par les papiers(c) (of animal) portée f;∎ five young at a litter or in one litter cinq petits d'une portée;∎ figurative the pick of the litter le gratin, le dessus du panier(e) Agriculture (of straw, hay → to bed animals) litière f; (→ to protect plants) paille f, paillis m(a) (make untidy → public place) laisser des détritus dans; (→ house, room) mettre du désordre dans; (→ desk) encombrer;∎ don't litter the table (up) with your tools n'encombre pas la table avec tes outils∎ beer cans littered the dance floor la piste de danse était jonchée de cannettes de bière;∎ his life is littered with failed love affairs sa vie est jalonnée d'échecs amoureux;∎ her works are littered with allusions to the classics ses écrits sont encombrés d'allusions aux auteurs classiques;∎ the pages of the book are littered with obscenities le livre est un tissu d'obscénités;∎ figurative beaches littered with tourists des plages jonchées de touristes∎ to litter (down) a stable étendre de la paille dans une écurie∎ no littering (sign) respectez la propreté des lieux►► litter basket (in street) poubelle f, boîte f à ordures;British litter bin poubelle f, boîte f à ordures;litter tray caisse f (pour litière) -
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A n1 ( rubbish) détritus mpl ; ( more substantial) ordures fpl ; ( paper) papiers mpl ; to drop litter jeter des détritus ; the streets are full of litter les rues sont pleines de détritus or d'ordures ; ( on sign) ‘no litter, penalty £500’ ‘défense de déposer des ordures sous peine d'une amende de 500 livres sterling’ ;2 ( random collection) fouillis m (of de) ; you can hardly see the floor for the litter of books on aperçoit à peine le plancher à cause du fouillis de livres ;4 (for farm stock, cat) litière f ;B vtr [leaves, books] joncher [ground, floor] ; to litter clothes around a room laisser traîner ses vêtements partout dans une pièce ; to litter a house with sth semer qch dans toute la maison [clothes, magazines] ; to litter the floor/ground with sth recouvrir le plancher/sol de qch ; to litter a surface with sth couvrir une surface de qch ; to be littered with papers/corpses [ground, field] être jonché de papiers/cadavres ; to be littered with allusions/references fig être parsemé d'allusions/de références ; history is littered with crooks l'histoire est pleine d'escrocs. -
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litter [ˈlɪtər]1. noun• "litter" (on bin) « papiers »b. ( = animal's offspring) portée f3. compounds* * *['lɪtə(r)] 1.1) ( rubbish) détritus mpl; ( more substantial) ordures fpl; ( paper) papiers mpl‘no litter’ — ‘défense de déposer des ordures’
2) ( random collection) fouillis m (of de)4) ( for casualty) brancard m; ( for dignitary) litière f5) ( for pet tray) litière f2.transitive verb [leaves, books] joncher [ground]to litter the house with something — [person] semer quelque chose dans toute la maison
to be littered with corpses — [ground] être jonché de cadavres
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['litə(r)] 1. noun1) (an untidy mess of paper, rubbish etc: Put your litter in that bin.) ordures2) (a heap of straw etc for animals to lie on etc.) litière3) (a number of animals born to the same mother at the same time: a litter of kittens.) portée2. verb(to cover (the ground etc) with scattered objects: Papers littered the table.) couvrir -
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awake [əˈweɪk]• to awake to the fact that... se rendre compte que...a. [+ person] réveillerb. [+ suspicion, hope, curiosity] éveiller ; [+ memories] réveiller3. adjective• are you awake? tu es réveillé ?* * *[ə'weɪk] 1. 2.1) ( from sleep) réveiller2) fig éveiller [fear, suspicion]3.intransitive verb (prét awoke ou awaked littér, pp awoken ou awaked littér) ( from sleep) se réveiller -
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awaken [əˈweɪkən]= awake* * *[ə'weɪkən] 1.1) ( from sleep) réveiller2) ( generate) faire naître [fear, interest]; éveiller [suspicions]2.intransitive verb (prét awoke ou awakened littér, pp awoken ou awakened littér) ( from sleep) se réveiller
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