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ply [plaɪ]1. noun[+ needle, tool, oar] manier• to ply between [ship, coach] faire la navette entre* * *[plaɪ] 1.noun épaisseur f2.transitive verb1) vendre [wares]2) (dated) manier [pen, oars]3)to ply somebody with — assaillir quelqu'un de [questions]
3.to ply somebody with food/drink — ne cesser de remplir l'assiette/le verre de quelqu'un
intransitive verb [boat, bus] faire la navette ( between entre) -
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A n ( thickness) épaisseur f ; two/three ply paper papier double/triple épaisseur ; two ply wool laine deux fils ; three/five ply wood contreplaqué trois/cinq plis.B vtr1 ( sell) vendre [wares] ;2 ( perform) exercer [trade] ;4 ( travel) [boat] sillonner [sea] ; to ply the route between two ports faire la navette entre deux ports ;5 ( press) to ply sb for harceler qn pour obtenir [information] ; to ply sb with assaillir qn de [questions] ; to ply sb with food/drink ne cesser de remplir l'assiette/le verre de qn.C vi [boat, bus] faire la navette (between entre). -
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1 noun∎ she plied us with food all evening elle nous a gavés toute la soirée;∎ he plied us with drinks il nous versait sans arrêt à boire;∎ we plied her with questions nous l'avons assaillie de questions∎ to ply one's trade exercer son métier∎ the barges that ply the Thames les péniches qui descendent et remontent le cours de la Tamise∎ to ply for hire (taxi) prendre des clients(b) (travel → ship, boat)∎ to ply between faire la navette entre -
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I verb1) (an old word for to work at: He plies his trade as weaver.) exercer (un métier)2) (to use (a tool etc) vigorously.) manier vigoureusement3) (to keep supplying: They plied their guests with drink.) fournir sans arrêtII noun(a thickness, layer or strand, as in three-ply / two-ply wool.) épaisseur, fil- plywood
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ply (someone) with (something) — to give someone a lot of something. We were plied with coffee, doughnuts, and refreshments. He plied me with liquor, hoping to get me drunk. Usage notes: often used in the form ply someone with questions to ask someone a lot of questions: Anxious … New idioms dictionary
ply sb with sth — UK US ply sb with sth Phrasal Verb with ply({{}}/plaɪ/ verb ► to keep giving a person something in order to persuade them to do something: »They use marketing tricks such as plying consumers with special discounts to get them to shop early … Financial and business terms
ply someone with — provide someone with (food or drink) in a continuous or insistent way. → ply … English new terms dictionary
ˈply sb with sth — phrasal verb to keep giving someone a lot of presents, food, or drinks … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ply somebody with something — … Useful english dictionary
ply — [plaɪ] verb plied PTandPP JOURNALISM 1. [transitive] to sell something: • 60 retailers were plying their products on the radio. 2. ply your trade to work at your job or business: • two outdoor … Financial and business terms
Ply — Ply, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plying}.] [OE. plien, F. plier to fold, to bend, fr. L. plicare; akin to Gr. ?, G. flechten. Cf. {Apply}, {Complex}, {Display}, {Duplicity}, {Employ}, {Exploit}, {Implicate}, {Plait}, {Pliant},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ply — ply1 plyingly, adv. /pluy/, v., plied, plying. v.t. 1. to work with or at diligently; employ busily; use: to ply the needle. 2. to carry on, practice, or pursue busily or steadily: to ply a trade. 3. to treat with or apply to (something)… … Universalium
ply — ply1 [plaı] v past tense and past participle plied present participle plying third person singular plies [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: apply] 1.) ply your trade literary to work at your business, especially buying and selling things on the street ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ply — I [[t]plaɪ[/t]] v. plied, ply•ing 1) to work with diligently; employ busily; wield: to ply the needle[/ex] 2) to carry on, practice, or pursue busily or steadily: to ply a trade[/ex] 3) to assail repeatedly or persistently: to ply horses with a… … From formal English to slang
ply — I. /plaɪ / (say pluy) verb (plied, plying) –verb (t) 1. to use; employ busily, or work with or at: to ply the needle. 2. to carry on, practise, or pursue: to ply a trade. 3. to treat with something repeatedly applied: I plied the fire with fresh… …
