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1 get to the bottom of
(to discover the explanation or the real facts of (a mystery etc).) aller jusqu'au fond de -
2 bottom
bottom [ˈbɒtəm]1. nounb. ( = buttocks) derrière mc. ( = origin) to be at the bottom of sth être à l'origine de qch2. adjective• bottom floor [of building] rez-de-chaussée m• bottom half [of class, list] deuxième moitié f• the bottom line ( = financial result) le résultat financier• the bottom line is that... le fond du problème c'est que...► bottom out (inf) intransitive verb atteindre son niveau plancher ; [recession] atteindre son plus bas niveau* * *['bɒtəm] 1.1) ( base) (of hill, pile, steps, wall) pied m; ( of page) bas m; (of bag, bottle, hole, river, sea) fond mto sink ou go to the bottom — [ship] couler
the bottom has fallen ou dropped out of the market — le marché s'est effondré
3) ( lowest position) ( of list) bas m; ( of league) dernière place f; ( of hierarchy) dernier rang m, bas mat the bottom of the heap ou pile — fig au bas de l'échelle
to be ou come bottom of the class — être dernier/-ière de la classe
to hit rock bottom — fig toucher le fond
5) (colloq) ( buttocks) derrière (colloq) m2.(colloq) bottoms plural nounpyjama bottoms — pantalon m de pyjama
3.bikini bottoms — bas m de maillot de bain
1) ( lowest) [rung, shelf] du bas; [sheet] de dessous; [apartment] du rez-de-chaussée; [bunk] inférieur; [division, half, part] dernier/-ière2) ( last) [place, team] dernier/-ière; [score] le plus bas•Phrasal Verbs:••bottoms up! — (colloq) ( drink up) cul sec! (colloq); ( cheers) santé!
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3 bottom
A n1 ( base) (of hill, pile, steps, wall) pied m ; ( of page) bas m ; (of bag, bottle, hole, river, sea) fond m ; at the bottom of the page en bas de la page ; to touch bottom toucher le fond ; to sink ou go to the bottom [ship] couler ; from the bottom of one's heart du fond du cœur ; to knock the bottom out of défoncer [box] ; démolir [argument] ; the bottom has fallen ou dropped out of the market le marché s'est effondré ;3 ( lowest position) ( of list) bas m ; ( of league) dernière place f ; ( of hierarchy) dernier rang m, bas m ; at the bottom of the list en bas de la liste ; to be at the bottom of the heap ou pile fig être au bas de l'échelle ; to be ou come bottom of the class être dernier/-ière de la classe ; I started at the bottom of the company j'ai débuté dans cette entreprise au bas de l'échelle ; to hit rock bottom fig toucher le fond ;6 fig ( root) fond m ; to get to the bottom of a mystery/of a matter découvrir le fin fond d'un mystère/d'une affaire ; at bottom, he's not reliable dans le fond, on ne peut pas lui faire confiance ; to be ou lie at the bottom of sth être à l'origine de qch ;B ○ bottoms npl pyjama/tracksuit bottoms pantalon m de pyjama/de survêtement ; bikini bottoms bas m de maillot de bain.C adj1 ( lowest) [layer, rung, shelf] du bas ; [sheet] de dessous ; [apartment] du rez-de-chaussée ; [bunk] inférieur ; [division, half, part] dernier/-ière ; bottom of the range bas de gamme ;■ bottom out [recession] atteindre son point le plus bas.
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