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1 shelve
A vtr1 ( postpone) mettre [qch] en suspens [plan, project] ;2 ( store on shelf) mettre [qch] sur les rayons [library, book, product] ;3 ( provide with shelves) garnir [qch] d'étagères.B vi [beach, sea bottom etc] descendre en pente ; to shelve quickly être en pente raide ; to shelve gently descendre en pente douce. -
2 shelve
shelve [∫elv][+ plan, project] mettre en sommeil( = slope) descendre en pente douce* * *[ʃelv] 1.transitive verb1) ( postpone) mettre [quelque chose] en suspens [plan]2) ( store on shelf) mettre [quelque chose] sur les rayons3) ( provide with shelves) garnir [quelque chose] d'étagères2.intransitive verb [beach, sea bottom etc] descendre en pente -
3 shelve
shelve [ʃelv](a) (put aside, suspend) laisser en suspens;∎ the project was shelved for two years le projet a été mis en veilleuse pendant deux ans;∎ the problem has been shelved le problème reste en suspens;∎ all discussion on the question has been shelved toute discussion sur la question a été ajournée ou suspendue(ground) être en pente douce;∎ the land shelves down to the sea le terrain descend en pente douce jusqu'à la mer;∎ the beach shelves steeply la plage descend en pente raide -
4 shelve
[ʃelv]1) (to put aside, usually for consideration, completion etc later: The project has been shelved for the moment.) mettre en suspens2) (to put up shelves in.) garnir d'étagères3) ((of land) to slope gradually: The land shelves towards the sea.) aller en pente -
5 to shelve
Pol.1) classer2) Pol. enterrer; mettre au frigo [un rapport]3) Org. ajourner; reporter; suspendreEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to shelve
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6 to shelve a deal
Fin., Jur. mettre un contrat/marché en veillÉUse; renoncer [provisoirement] à un contratEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to shelve a deal
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7 to close a case
see shelve a case [Police] Jur. clàsser une affaireEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to close a case
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8 shelf
[ʃelf]plural - shelves; noun1) (a board for laying things on: There are shelves on the kitchen walls.) étagère2) (a rock surface shaped like a shelf, especially on a mountain or under water.)•- shelve- on the shelf
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shelve — [ʆelv] verb [transitive] to decide not to continue with a plan, idea etc, although you might continue with it at a later time: • Plans for the project have been shelved. • The company agreed to shelve its 300 billion warrant bond issue. * * *… … Financial and business terms
Shelve — Shelve, v. t. 1. To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library. [1913 Webster] 2. To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely; as, to shelve an officer; to shelve… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shelve — Shelve, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shelved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shelving}.] [Perhapss originally from the same source as shallow, but influenced by shelf a ledge, a platform.] To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shelve — [shelv] vi. [< SHELF] shelved, shelving to incline or slope gradually vt. [< pl. of SHELF] 1. to equip with shelves 2. to put on a shelf or shelves 3 … English World dictionary
shelve — index continue (adjourn), defer (put off), delay, hold up (delay), postpone, pretermit … Law dictionary
shelve — [ʃelv] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: shelves, plural of shelf] 1.) [T] to decide not to continue with a plan, idea etc, although you might continue with it at a later time ▪ Plans to reopen the school have been shelved . 2.) [I always +… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shelve — [ ʃelv ] verb transitive to decide not to use something such as a plan or suggestion now, although you may use it later … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shelve — (v.) 1590s, to overhang, back formation from shelves, plural of SHELF (Cf. shelf). Meaning put on a shelf first recorded 1650s; metaphoric sense of lay aside, dismiss is from 1812. Meaning to slope gradually (1610s) is from M.E. shelven to slope … Etymology dictionary
shelve — [v] defer, postpone delay, dismiss, drop, freeze*, give up, hang up, hold, hold off, hold over, hold up, lay aside, mothball*, pigeonhole*, prolong, prorogue, put aside, put off, put on back burner*, put on hold, put on ice*, scrub*, sideline,… … New thesaurus
shelve — ► VERB 1) place on a shelf. 2) abandon or defer (a plan or project). 3) fit with shelves. DERIVATIVES shelver noun. ORIGIN from shelves, plural of SHELF(Cf. ↑shelf) … English terms dictionary
shelve — verb (shelved; shelving) Etymology: shelf Date: 1598 transitive verb 1. to furnish with shelves 2. to place on a shelf < shelve books > 3. a. to remove from active service b. to put off or … New Collegiate Dictionary