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1 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. -
2 bare
bare [bεər]1. adjectiveb. ( = empty) [ground] dénudé ; [wall] nuc. ( = absolute) the bare necessities le strict nécessaired. ( = mere, small) the match lasted a bare 18 minutes le match n'a pas duré plus de 18 minutes• to bare one's teeth [person, animal] montrer les dents* * *[beə(r)] 1.1) ( naked) [flesh, leg, boards, wall] nuto sit in the sun with one's head bare — s'asseoir au soleil la tête nue ou nu-tête (inv)
2) ( empty) [cupboard, house, room] vide3) ( stark) [branch, mountain, rock] nu; [earth, landscape] dénudébare of — dépourvu de [leaves, flowers]
4) ( mere)a bare 3%/20 dollars — à peine 3%/20 dollars
5) ( absolute) strict (before n)6) ( unembellished) [facts, statistics] brut2.transitive verb -
3 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
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