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beam [bi:m]1 noun(a) Carpentry & Building industry (bar of wood → in house) poutre f; (→ big) madrier m; (→ small) poutrelle f; (→ in gymnastics) poutre f∎ on the beam par le travers;∎ on the port beam à babord;∎ on the starboard beam à tribord(c) Technology (of scales) fléau m; (of engine) balancier m; (of loom) ensouple f, rouleau m; Agriculture (of plough) age m(d) (ray → of sunlight) rayon m; (→ of searchlight, headlamp) faisceau m lumineux; Physics faisceau m; Aviation & Nautical chenal m de radioguidage;∎ to be off (the) beam Aviation ne pas être dans le chenal de radioguidage; British familiar figurative dérailler;∎ to be on the beam Aviation être dans le chenal radioguidage; British familiar figurative être sur la bonne voie∎ he greeted her with a beam il l'accueillit avec un sourire radieux∎ high beams phares mpl;∎ he flicked on his high beams il a mis ses phares;∎ the headlights were on full beam la voiture était en pleins phares∎ their faces were beaming with pleasure leurs visages étaient rayonnants de plaisir;∎ he beamed when he saw us il eut un sourire radieux en nous apercevant(b) (shine → sun) briller, darder ses rayons∎ the pictures were beamed all over the world les images ont été diffusées dans le monde entier∎ she beamed her thanks elle a fait un grand sourire en guise de remerciement►► Radio & Television British beam aerial, American beam antenna antenne f directive;Technology beam balance balance f à fléau;Geometry beam compass compas m à verge -
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A n1 (of light, torch, laser) rayon m ; (of vehicle lights, lighthouse, searchlight) also Phys faisceau m ; on full beam GB Aut, on high beam US Aut en (pleins) phares ; on low beam US Aut en code ;2 Constr poutre f ;3 ( in gymnastics) poutre f ;5 Aviat, Naut ( radio or radar course) faisceau m de guidage ; to be off beam GB, to be off the beam US être sorti du faisceau ; fig être à côté de la plaque ○ ;6 Naut ( cross-member) traverse f ; ( greatest width) largeur f ; on the port beam à bâbord ; on the starboard beam à tribord ;7 ( smile) grand sourire m.B vtr1 [radio, satellite] transmettre [programme, signal] ; the concert was beamed all over the world le concert a été diffusé partout dans le monde ;2 fig his father beamed his congratulations son père, rayonnant, l'a félicité.C vi1 [sun, moon] rayonner ; the sun beamed down on us le soleil rayonnait au-dessus de nous ;2 ( smile) rayonner.to be broad in the beam ○ être fort des hanches.
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