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bridge [brɪdʒ]1. nouna. pont mc. [of nose] arête fd. (Dentistry) bridge m• to bridge the gap or divide (between people) combler le fossé3. compounds* * *[brɪdʒ] 1.3) ( intermediate stage) ( transitional) passerelle f ( between entre); ( springboard) tremplin m (to vers)4) ( on ship) passerelle f5) ( of nose) arête f6) ( of spectacles) arcade f7) (on guitar, violin) chevalet m8) ( for teeth) bridge m9) Games bridge m2.transitive verb1) lit construire un pont sur [river]2) figto bridge the gap between two adversaries — effectuer un rapprochement entre or rapprocher deux adversaires
to bridge a gap in [something] — combler un vide dans [conversation]; combler un trou dans [budget]; combler une lacune dans [knowledge]
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A n1 Constr pont m (over sur ; across au-dessus de) ;3 ( intermediate stage) ( transitional) passerelle f (between entre) ; ( springboard) tremplin m (to vers) ; a bridge between school and university une passerelle entre l'école et l'université ; a bridge to a new career un tremplin vers une nouvelle carrière ;4 ( on ship) passerelle f ;5 ( of nose) arête f ;6 ( of spectacles) arcade f ;7 (on guitar, violin) chevalet m ;8 Dent bridge m ;C vtr1 lit construire un pont sur [river] ;2 fig to bridge the gap between two countries/adversaries effectuer un rapprochement entre or rapprocher deux pays/adversaires ; to bridge the gap between the two lifestyles/levels réduire l'écart entre les deux modes de vie/niveaux ; a snack bridges the gap between lunch and dinner un goûter comble l'attente entre le déjeuner et le dîner ; to bridge a gap in [sth] combler un vide dans [conversation] ; combler un trou dans [budget] ; combler une lacune dans [knowledge] ;a lot of water has flowed under the bridge beaucoup d'eau a coulé sous les ponts ; it's all water under the bridge c'est du passé ; don't cross your bridges before you come to them Prov chaque chose en son temps Prov ; we'll cross that bridge when we come to it on s'occupera de ce problème en temps voulu.
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