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1 volume
volume [ˈvɒlju:m]1. nouna. volume mb. ( = book) volume m2. compounds* * *['vɒljuːm], US [-jəm] 1.1) gen, Audio, Physics volume m; ( of container) capacité f2) ( book) volume m; ( part of set) tome m2.•• -
2 volume
volume ['vɒlju:m]∎ to increase in volume augmenter de volume;∎ the volume of traffic has greatly increased le volume de la circulation a beaucoup augmenté;∎ a huge volume of work une énorme quantité de travail;∎ the volume of business/imports le volume des affaires/des importations;∎ this shampoo gives the hair more volume ce shampoing donne du volume aux cheveux(b) (acoustics) volume m;∎ to turn the volume up/down augmenter/baisser le volume;∎ Radio at full volume à fond, à plein volume∎ volume one volume m ou tome m premier, premier volume m;∎ an encyclopedia in twenty volumes une encyclopédie en vingt volumes;∎ the third volume of his memoirs le troisième tome ou volume de ses mémoires;∎ a rare volume un exemplaire ou un livre rare;∎ figurative to speak volumes (about) (of action, remark etc) en dire long (sur), être révélateur (de)►► Radio & Television volume control bouton m de réglage du volume;Marketing volume mailing multipostage m, publipostage m groupé -
3 fill
fill [fɪl]b. [+ post, job] [employer] pourvoir( = fill up) [bath, bus, hall] se remplir3. noun► fill ina. [+ form] remplir ; [+ report] compléterb. [+ hole] boucher[+ form] remplir► fill upa. [bath, bus, hall] se remplira. [+ tank] remplirb. [+ hole] boucher* * *[fɪl] 1.2.to eat/drink one's fill — manger/boire tout son content
transitive verb2) ( occupy) [crowd, sound] remplir [room, street, train]; [smoke, gas, light, protesters] envahir [building, room]; remplir [page, chapter, volumes, tape] ( with de); occuper [time, day, hours]; [emotion, thought] remplir [heart, mind, person] ( with de)4) ( fulfil) répondre à [need]5) ( appoint for) [company, university] pourvoir [post, vacancy]6) ( perform duties of) [applicant] occuper [post, vacancy]7) ( put filling in) garnir [cushion, pie, sandwich] ( with de)8) [dentist] plomber [tooth, cavity]9) Nautical [wind] gonfler [sail]3.1) [bath, theatre, streets, eyes] se remplir ( with de)2) Nautical [sail] se gonfler4.- filled combining form rempli desmoke-/book-filled room — pièce remplie de fumée/de livres
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4 ream
ream [ri:m][of paper] ≈ rame f (de papier)* * *[riːm]she wrote reams about it — fig elle en a écrit toute une tartine (colloq)
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5 volume
['voljum]1) (a book: This library contains over a million volumes.) volume2) (one of a series of connected books: Where is volume fifteen of the encyclopedia?) volume3) (the amount of space occupied by something, expressed in cubic measurement: What is the volume of the petrol tank?) volume4) (amount: A large volume of work remains to be done.) quantité5) (level of sound eg on a radio, television etc: Turn up the volume on the radio.) volume -
6 screed
screed [skri:d]∎ he wrote screeds and screeds on the French Revolution il écrivit des pages et des pages ou des volumes sur la Révolution française(b) Building industry (level) règle f à araser le béton; (depth guide) guide m; (plaster) plâtre m de ragrément ou de ragréage -
7 slipcase
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