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weave [wi:v] (vt senses (a), (b), (c) & vi senses (a) & (b) pt wove [wəʊv], pp woven ['wəʊvən], vt sense (d) & vi sense (c) pt & pp weaved)∎ she wove the strands together into a necklace elle a tressé ou entrelacé les fils pour en faire un collier∎ also figurative to weave a spell over sb ensorceler qn;∎ the witch wove a spell to make sure that they could not escape la sorcière leur a jeté un sort pour les empêcher de s'échapper;∎ a tightly woven plot une intrigue bien ficelée(c) (introduce) introduire, incorporer;∎ he managed to weave all the facts together to make a fascinating report il a réussi à incorporer tous les faits dans un rapport passionnant;∎ political elements have been woven into the plot des éléments politiques ont été introduits dans ou intégrés à l'intrigue∎ he weaved his way across the room/towards the bar il s'est frayé un chemin à travers la salle/vers le bar;∎ I had to weave my way through the crowd j'ai dû me frayer un chemin à travers la foule;∎ the cyclist weaved his way through the traffic le cycliste se faufilait entre les voitures(b) (road, river) serpenter(c) (as verb of movement) se faufiler, se glisser;∎ he weaved unsteadily across the street il a traversé la rue en titubant ou en zigzaguant;∎ to weave through the traffic se faufiler entre les voitures;∎ to weave in and out of the crowd se faufiler dans la foule ou parmi la foule;∎ the boxer ducked and weaved le boxeur a esquivé tous les coups;∎ familiar come on, get weaving! allons, grouillez-vous!3 nountissage m;∎ the basket has a loose/tight weave le panier a un tissage lâche/serré -
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A n tissage m ; open weave, loose weave tissage lâche ; close weave, fine weave tissage serré or fin.1 Tex tisser [thread, fabric, blanket, rug] ; to weave sth on a loom tisser qch sur un métier ; to weave silk into cloth, to weave cloth out of silk tisser de l'étoffe de soie ;2 (interlace, make by interlacing) tresser [cane, raffia, flowers, basket, garland, wreath] ; [spider] tisser [web] ; to weave sth out of sth tresser qch de qch ; to weave flowers into a garland tresser une guirlande de fleurs ;3 fig ( create) inventer [story, narrative, plot] ; to weave the plot around one's own experience inventer l'intrigue à partir de sa propre expérience ; to weave sth into sth introduire qch dans qch ; to weave together sth and sth mêler qch à qch ; to weave two things together mêler deux choses ; the writer weaves a spell l'écrivain nous tient sous le charme ;4 ( move) to weave one's way through/around sth se faufiler entre/autour de qch ; to weave a path/course through sth s'ouvrir un chemin/un passage à travers qch.C vi ( prét wove ou weaved ; pp woven ou weaved) to weave in and out se faufiler (of entre) ; he was weaving in and out of the traffic il se faufilait entre les voitures ; to weave between se faufiler entre ; to weave towards sth ( drunk) s'approcher en titubant de qch ; ( avoiding obstacles) se frayer un chemin vers qch ; he was weaving unsteadily il titubait.to get weaving on ou with sth se mettre à qch ; get weaving! remue-toi! -
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weave [wi:v](past tense and past participle in general weaved)* * *[wiːv] 1.noun tissage m2.1) tisser2) ( interlace) gen tresser; [spider] tisser3) fig inventer [story]4) ( move)3.to weave in and out — se faufiler (of entre)
4.to weave towards something — ( drunk) s'approcher en titubant de quelque chose; ( avoiding obstacles) se frayer un chemin vers quelque chose
woven past participle adjective [fabric, cloth, jacket] tissé
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