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carry ['kærɪ]porter ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c)-(e), 1 (h), 1 (i), 2 transporter ⇒ 1 (b) transmettre ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c), 1 (f) adopter ⇒ 1 (k) vendre ⇒ 1 (l) retenir ⇒ 1 (m)(pt & pp carried)∎ she carried her baby on her back/in her arms elle portait son enfant sur son dos/dans ses bras;∎ they carried the equipment across the bridge ils ont porté le matériel de l'autre côté du pont;∎ could you carry the groceries into the kitchen? pourrais-tu porter les provisions jusqu'à la cuisine?;∎ the porter carried the suitcases downstairs/upstairs le porteur a descendu/monté les bagages(b) (convey, transport → of vehicle) transporter; (→ of river, wind) porter, emporter; (→ of pipe) acheminer, amener; (→ of airwaves, telephone wire) transmettre, conduire;∎ she ran as fast as her legs would carry her elle a couru à toutes jambes;∎ the current carried the raft out to sea le courant a emporté le radeau au large;∎ she carries all the facts in her head elle a tous les faits en mémoire;∎ he carried the secret to his grave il a emporté le secret dans la tombe;∎ to carry a tune chanter juste;∎ figurative to carry coals to Newcastle porter de l'eau à la rivière∎ rats carry diseases les rats sont porteurs de maladies(d) (have on one's person → identity card, papers) porter, avoir (sur soi); (→ cash) avoir (sur soi); (→ gun) porter;∎ I don't carry much money about or on me je n'ai jamais beaucoup d'argent sur moi∎ to carry a risk comporter un risque;∎ to carry responsibility comporter des responsabilités;∎ our products carry a 6-month warranty nos produits sont accompagnés d'une garantie de 6 mois;∎ the crime carries a long sentence ce crime est passible d'une longue peine;∎ to carry weight/authority (of person, opinion) avoir du poids/de l'autorité∎ all the newspapers carried the story l'histoire était dans tous les journaux;∎ the banners carried anti-government slogans les bannières portaient des slogans anti-gouvernementaux(g) (take, lead, extend)∎ to carry an argument to its logical conclusion aller au bout d'un raisonnement;∎ to carry sth too far pousser qch trop loin;∎ Military to carry the battle or fight into the enemy's camp faire du territoire ennemi le lieu du conflit; figurative attaquer l'ennemi sur son propre terrain(h) (bear, hold) porter;∎ to carry one's head high porter la tête haute(i) (hold up, support → roof, weight) porter, supporter, soutenir;∎ also figurative to carry a heavy load porter un lourd fardeau∎ she carried the audience with her le public était avec elle;∎ he carried all before him ce fut un triomphe pour lui;∎ to carry the day l'emporter∎ the motion was carried la motion a été votée(m) Mathematics retenir;∎ add nine and carry one ajoute neuf et retiens un(n) (be pregnant with) attendre;∎ she's carrying their fourth child elle est enceinte de leur quatrième enfant(ball, sound) porter(b) (usu passive) (excite) he was carried away by his enthusiasm/imagination il s'est laissé emporter par son enthousiasme/imagination;∎ I got a bit carried away and spent all my money je me suis emballé et j'ai dépensé tout mon argent;∎ don't get too carried away! du calme!, ne t'emballe pas!∎ that carries me back to my youth cela me ramène à l'époque de ma jeunesse(a) (from upstairs) descendre(b) (usu passive) (tradition) transmettreAccountancy reporter;∎ carried forward report, à reporter;∎ carried forward from the previous year report de l'exercice précédent;∎ carried forward to the next year report à l'exercice suivant∎ the thieves carried off all their jewellery les voleurs se sont enfuis avec tous leurs bijoux(b) (award, prize) remporter∎ to carry it off réussir le coup;∎ she carried it off beautifully elle s'en est très bien tirée∎ hundreds were carried off by the epidemic des centaines de personnes ont été emportées par l'épidémie➲ carry on∎ I carried on working or with my work j'ai continué à travailler, j'ai continué mon travail;∎ they carried on to the bitter end ils sont allés jusqu'au bout∎ the way you carry on, you'd think I never did anything around the house à t'entendre, je n'ai jamais rien fait dans cette maison∎ to carry on with sb avoir une liaison□ avec qn;∎ he's carrying on with somebody else's wife il a une liaison avec ou il couche avec la femme d'un autre;∎ "Carry On" films = série de comédies britanniques des années 60 et 70 dont le titre commence toujours par "Carry On", célèbres pour leur humour plein de sous-entendus grivois(a) British (continue → conversation, work) continuer, poursuivre; (→ tradition) entretenir, perpétuer;∎ we can carry on this conversation later nous pourrons poursuivre ou reprendre cette conversation plus tard(b) (conduct → work) effectuer, réaliser; (→ negotiations) mener; (→ discussion) avoir; (→ correspondence) entretenir(a) (take away) emporter(b) (perform → programme, raid) effectuer; (→ idea, plan) réaliser, mettre à exécution; (→ experiment) effectuer, conduire; (→ investigation, research, survey) conduire, mener; (→ instruction, order) exécuter;∎ the police carried out a search (of house, premises) la police a effectué une perquisition∎ he failed to carry out his promise il a manqué à sa parole, il n'a pas tenu ou respecté sa promesse;∎ to carry out one's (professional) duties s'acquitter de ses fonctions(b) (defer, postpone) reporter;∎ to carry over one's holiday entitlement/tax allowance to the next year reporter ses congés/son abattement fiscal sur l'année suivante(c) Accountancy reporter;∎ to carry over a loss to the following year reporter une perte sur l'année suivante∎ to carry over goods from one season to another stocker des marchandises d'une saison sur l'autre(a) (accomplish) réaliser, mener à bien ou à bonne fin∎ her love of life carried her through her illness sa volonté de vivre lui a permis de vaincre sa maladie -
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A n2 ( individual piece) charbon m ; hot ou live coals charbons mpl ardents ; brown coal lignite m ; soft coal houille f grasse ; hard coal anthracite m.C vtr ravitailler [qch] en charbon.D vi [ship] être ravitaillé en charbon.as black as coal noir comme du charbon ; to carry coals to Newcastle porter de l'eau à la rivière ; to haul sb over the coals ○ passer un savon à qn ○. -
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coal [kəʊl]1 noun∎ a piece or lump of coal un morceau de charbon;∎ figurative he was treading on hot coals il était sur des charbons ardents;∎ figurative to carry coals to Newcastle porter de l'eau à la rivière∎ soft coal houille f grasse(chute) à charbon; (depot, fire) de charbon(supply with coal) fournir ou ravitailler en charbon; Nautical charbonnerNautical charbonner►► coal basin bassin m houiller;coal black noir m;coal cellar cave f à charbon;coal gas gaz m de houille;coal industry industrie f houillère;coal merchant charbonnier(ère) m,f, marchand(e) m,f de charbon;American coal oil kérosène m, pétrole m (lampant);coal scuttle seau m à charbon;coal seam couche f houillère, gisement m houiller;coal tar coaltar m, goudron m de houille;coal tar soap savon m au coaltar;coal tit mésange f noire
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carry coals to Newcastle — To take a thing where it is already most abundant • • • Main Entry: ↑coal * * * carry/take/coals to Newcastle british phrase to supply something to a place or person when they do not need it because they have a lot of it already Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
carry coals to Newcastle — {v. phr.} To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty. * /The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle./ * /Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he told the doctor how to… … Dictionary of American idioms
carry coals to Newcastle — {v. phr.} To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty. * /The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle./ * /Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he told the doctor how to… … Dictionary of American idioms
Carry coals to Newcastle — Newcastle New cast le, prop. n. A town in England. [PJC] {Carry coals to Newcastle} to do something utterly superfluous; to do something useless or wasteful; from the nearness of Newcastle to the coal mining district. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To carry coals to Newcastle — Carry Car ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carrying}.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from OF. car, char, F. car, car. See {Car}.] 1. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; often… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carry coals to Newcastle — carry/take coals to Newcastle British to take something to a place or a person that has a lot of that thing already. Exporting pine to Scandinavia is a bit like carrying coals to Newcastle … New idioms dictionary
carry\ coals\ to\ Newcastle — v. phr. To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty. The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle. Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he told the doctor how to cure a… … Словарь американских идиом
carry coals to Newcastle — Meaning To do something pointless and superfluous. Origin Newcastle in England was a well known coal mining area and the first coal exporting port. Taking coal there was an architypally pointless activity, on a par with selling snow to Eskimos … Meaning and origin of phrases
carry/take coals to Newcastle — Brit : to take something to a place where it is not needed because a large amount of it is already there • • • Main Entry: ↑coal … Useful english dictionary
carry coals to Newcastle — verb To do something that is unneeded or redundant … Wiktionary
carry coals to Newcastle — take an unnecessary item to an area where it is already plentiful (such as taking ice to Antarctica) … English contemporary dictionary