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A n1 ( for building) bois m (de construction) ; ( for furniture) bois m (d'œuvre) ; seasoned/green timber bois séché/vert ; roof timbers bois de charpente ;2 ( lumber) troncs mpl d'arbre ; to fell timber abattre des arbres ; ‘Timber!’ ‘Attention (à l'arbre qui tombe)!’ ;B modif [importer, exporter] de bois ; [treatment, preservative, trade] du bois ; [building, frame] en bois ; timber plantation futaie f.C timbered pp adj [slopes] boisé ; [house] en bois ; timbered ceiling plafond à poutres apparentes ; half-timbered house maison f à colombage. -
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timber ['tɪmbə(r)]1 noun(a) (wood → for building work) bois m de construction ou de charpente; (→ for carpentry) bois m de menuiserie∎ to fell timber abattre ou couper des arbres;∎ land under timber terre f boisée;∎ to put land under timber boiser un terrain;∎ standing timber bois m sur pied(roof, fence) en bois(tunnel) boiserattention!►► Nautical timber hitch nœud m de bois ou d'anguille;British timber merchant marchand m de bois;timber trade commerce m du bois;timber wolf loup m gris -
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['timbə]1) (wood, especially for building: This house is built of timber.) bois de construction2) (trees suitable for this: a hundred acres of good timber.) arbres, bois3) (a wooden beam used in the building of a house, ship etc.) poutre, madrier -
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A n1 ( rot) (of timber, meat, vegetation) pourriture f ; (of building, area, façade) délabrement m ; to fall into decay [building] se délabrer ;2 Dent carie f ; tooth ou dental decay la carie dentaire ; to have decay avoir des caries ; to prevent decay éviter les caries ;3 Geol décomposition f ;4 Phys désintégration f ;5 fig (of society, culture) déclin m ; (of economy, institution, industry) délabrement m, déclin m ; (of nation, civilization) décadence f, déchéance f ; moral decay déchéance morale.C vi1 ( rot) [timber, vegetation, food] pourrir ; [corpse] se décomposer, se putréfier ; [tooth] se gâter, se carier ; [bone] se détériorer, se carier spec ;4 Geol se décomposer ;5 Phys se désintégrer. -
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decay [dɪˈkeɪ]a. [food, vegetation, corpse, flesh] se décomposer ; [tooth] se carierb. [building] se délabrerc. [radioactive particle] se désintégrerd. [civilization] décliner ; [district, system] se délabrer[+ tooth] carier3. nouna. [of food, vegetation] pourriture fb. [of tooth] carie fc. [of building] délabrement md. [of radioactive particle] désintégration fe. [of system, region, city] déclin m• social/industrial decay déclin m social/industriel* * *[dɪ'keɪ] 1.1) ( rot) (of timber, vegetation) pourriture f; (of house, area) délabrement mto fall into decay — [building] se délabrer
2) ( dental) carie f2.1) ( rot) [timber, vegetation, food] pourrir; [corpse] se décomposer; [tooth] se carier; [bone] se détériorer2) ( disintegrate) [building] se détériorer -
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frame [freɪm]1. noun2. plural nouna. [+ picture] encadrer• to frame a subject [photographer] cadrer un sujet4. compounds* * *[freɪm] 1.1) (of building, boat, roof) charpente f; ( of car) châssis m; (of bicycle, racquet) cadre m; ( of bed) sommier m; ( of tent) armature f2) (of picture, window) cadre m; ( of door) encadrement m3) ( context) cadre m5) ( picture) Cinema photogramme m; Television, Photography image f6) ( for weaving) métier m7) ( in snooker) ( triangle) triangle m; ( single game) manche f2.frames plural noun ( of spectacles) monture f3.transitive verb1) (enclose, surround) lit, fig encadrer [picture, face, view]2) ( formulate in words) formuler3) ( devise) élaborer [plan, policy]; rédiger [legislation]4) ( mouth) articuler5) (colloq) ( set up) [police] monter une machination contre; [criminal] faire porter les soupçons sur4.- framed combining form -
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spruce [spru:s] (pl inv)1 noun∎ spruce white curtains des rideaux blancs impeccables;∎ she looked very spruce in her uniform elle était toute pimpante dans son uniforme∎ a coat of paint will spruce the room up une couche de peinture rafraîchira la pièce;∎ his image needs sprucing up son image de marque a besoin d'être rafraîchie;∎ to spruce oneself up, to get spruced up se faire beau;∎ he was all spruced up il était tiré à quatre épingles, il était sur son trente et un -
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1 noun(a) (nail, spike) clou m (à grosse tête); (decorative) clou m (décoratif); (on shoe) clou m (à souliers), caboche f; (on belt) clou m; British (on football boots, track shoes) crampon m; (on tyre) clou m(c) (on roadway) catadioptre m(d) (on shirt) bouton m (servant à fermer un col, un plastron etc)(g) (on chain) étai m(h) (reproduction) monte f;∎ animals kept for stud animaux destinés à la monte;∎ to put a stallion (out) to stud mener un étalon à la monte;∎ to be at stud saillir(i) (stud farm) haras m(j) (stallion) étalon m∎ figurative stars studded the night sky le ciel était parsemé d'étoiles(b) Building industry latter►► stud earring clou m d'oreille;stud farm haras m;stud fastener pression f (bouton);stud mare (jument f) poulinière f;stud poker stud-poker m (variété de poker où certaines cartes sont exposées) -
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1 [timber, vegetation] en train de pourrir ; [tooth] en train de se carier or se gâter ; [corpse, carcass] en décomposition, en train de pourrir ; Med [bone] en train de se détériorer or se carier spec ;2 [building, street, suburb] qui se dégrade, qui se détériore ;3 [civilization, order, nation] en déclin. -
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A n1 ( structure) (of building, boat, roof) charpente f ; ( of car) châssis m ; (of bicycle, racquet) cadre m ; ( of bed) sommier m ; ( of tent) armature f ;4 Anat ( skeleton) ossature f ; ( body) corps m ; his huge/athletic frame son corps énorme/athlétique ;6 ( for weaving) métier m ;C vtr2 ( formulate in words) formuler [question, reply etc] ;4 ( mouth) articuler [words] ;5 ○ ( set up) [police] monter une machination contre [suspect] ; [criminal] faire porter les soupçons sur [associate] ; I've been framed! c'est un coup monté! -
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A n1 ( in town) place f ; ( in barracks) cour f ; main square grand-place f ; town square place f (de la ville) ; village square place f du village ;2 ( four-sided shape) carré m ; (in board game, crossword) case f ; (of glass, linoleum) carreau m ; to arrange/fold sth into a square disposer/plier qch en carré ; to divide a page up into squares quadriller une feuille ; a pattern of blue and white squares un motif à carreaux bleus et blancs ;5 ○ ( old-fashioned) ringard/-e m/f.1 (at 90°) au carré, à angle droit ; to cut sth on the square couper qch au carré or à angle droit ;2 ○ ( honest) honnête, réglo ○ inv ; is the business on the square ○ ? l'affaire est réglo? ; to do things on the square faire les choses dans les règles.C adj1 ( right-angled) [shape, hole, building, box, jaw, face, shoulders] carré ; ( correctly aligned) bien droit ; the photo should be square with the frame il faut mettre la photo bien droit dans le cadre ; the shelf isn't square with the sideboard l'étagère est de travers par rapport au buffet ; a man of square build un homme trapu ;2 ⇒ Surface area measurements Math, Meas [metre, mile, kilometre, centimetre] carré ; four square metres quatre mètres carrés ; an area four metres/kilometres square une surface de quatre mètres/kilomètres sur quatre ; the Square Mile GB Econ la City (cœur financier de Londres) ;3 fig (balanced, level, quits) to be (all) square [books, accounts] être équilibré ; [people] être quitte ; [teams, players] être à égalité ; I'll give you £5 and we'll be square je te donnerai cinq livres et nous serons quittes ; they're all square at two all, it's all square at two all ils sont à égalité or il y a égalité à deux partout ; to get the accounts square balancer les comptes ;4 ( honest) [person, transaction] honnête (with avec) ; a square deal une proposition honnête ; to give sb a square deal traiter qn de façon honnête ;5 ○ ( boring) vieux jeux inv (after v), ringard.D adv ( directly) [fall, hit, strike] en plein milieu ; he hit me square on the jaw il m'a frappé en plein dans la mâchoire ; she looked me square in the eye elle m'a regardé droit dans les yeux.E vtr1 lit ( make right-angled) équarrir [stone, timber] ; couper [qch] au carré or à angle droit [corner, end, section] ; to square one's shoulders redresser les épaules ;2 ( settle) régler [account, debt, creditor] ; to square one's account(s) with sb lit, fig régler ses comptes avec qn ;4 ( win over) ( by persuasion) s 'occuper de [person] ; ( by bribery) graisser la patte à ○ [person] ; I'll square him je m'occuperai de lui ; go home early ; I'll square it with the boss pars avant l'heure, j'arrangerai ça avec le patron ; I have problems squareing this with my conscience/my beliefs j'ai du mal à concilier cette action avec ma conscience/mes croyances.1 [paper] quadrillé ;to go back to square one retourner à la case départ, recommencer ; to be back at square one se retrouver au point de départ ; to be on the square ○ GB être franc-maçon ; to be out of square ne pas être d'équerre ; ⇒ circle.■ square off:▶ square off [sth], square [sth] off équarrir [end, edge, section].■ square up:1 ( prepare to fight) lit se mettre en garde (to face à) ; fig faire face (to à) ; to square up for se préparer pour [fight, row] ;2 ( settle accounts) régler ses comptes ; I'll square up with you tomorrow nous règlerons nos comptes demain ;▶ square up [sth], square [sth] up1 ( cut straight) couper [qch] au carré [paper, wood, corner] ;2 ( align correctly) mettre [qch] bien droit ; square the picture up with the mirror mets le tableau bien droit par rapport au miroir.■ square with:▶ square with [sth] ( be consistent with) correspondre à, cadrer avec [evidence, fact, statement, theory]. -
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trimmer ['trɪmə(r)](a) Building industry linçoir m, linsoir m∎ (hedge) trimmer taille-haie m(c) Electronics trimmer m, condensateur m ajustable
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