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bald [bɔ:ld](a) (having no hair) chauve;∎ he's going bald il devient chauve, il se dégarnit;∎ his bald head son crâne chauve;∎ he's got a bald patch or spot il a le sommet du crâne chauve, il a une tonsure;∎ familiar as bald as a coot chauve comme un œuf ou comme une boule de billard(c) (unadorned → facts) brutal;∎ the bald truth la pure vérité, la vérité toute nue;∎ a bald statement of the facts une simple exposition des faits►► Ornithology bald eagle pygargue m à tête blancheⓘ BALD EAGLE Cet oiseau est le symbole des États-Unis et figure sur le sceau officiel. -
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A vi1 lit, gen s'éloigner ; [tide] descendre ; fig [hope, memory, prospect] s'estomper ; [threat] s'éloigner ; [prices] baisser ;2 ( go bald) [person] se dégarnir.B receding pres p adj [chin, forehead] fuyant ; he has a receding hairline son front se dégarnit ; to have receding gums avoir les gencives qui s'atrophient. -
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cue [kju:]1 noun∎ Theatre to give sb their cue donner la réplique à qn;∎ he took his cue il a entamé sa réplique∎ on cue au bon moment;∎ to take one's cue from sb prendre exemple sur qn;∎ her cough was my cue to enter elle devait tousser pour signaler que je pouvais entrer;∎ her yawn was our cue to leave nous avons compris qu'il fallait partir quand elle s'est mise à bâiller;∎ right on cue, the door opened la porte s'est ouverte juste au bon moment ou à point nommé(c) (for snooker, pool) queue f (de billard);∎ cue rack porte-queue m(in snooker, pool) queuterCards cue bid = annonce qui montre un as ou un vide -
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patch [pæt∫]1. nouna. (for clothes) pièce f ; (for inner tube) rustine ® f ; (over eye) cache m ; (nicotine, HRT) patch mb. [of colour] tache f ; [of sky] coin m ; [of land] parcelle f ; [of vegetables] carré m ; [of ice] plaque f ; [of water] flaque f• it isn't a patch on... ça ne soutient pas la comparaison avec...[+ clothes] rapiécer ; [+ tyre] réparer3. compounds* * *[pætʃ] 1.1) ( in clothes) pièce f; (on tyre, airbed) rustine® f; ( on eye) bandeau m2) ( small area) (of snow, ice) plaque f; (of colour, damp, rust, sunlight) tache f; ( of fog) nappe f; ( of oil) flaque f; ( of blue sky) coin m3) ( area of ground) gen zone f; ( for planting) carré m4) GB (colloq) ( territory) (of gangster, salesman) territoire m; (of policeman, official) secteur m5) (colloq) ( period) période f2.transitive verb1) rapiécer [hole, trousers]; réparer [tyre]2) Computing corriger•Phrasal Verbs:- patch up•• -
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3 ( small area) (of snow, ice) plaque f ; (of colour, damp, rust, sunlight) tache f ; ( of fog) nappe f ; ( of oil) flaque f ; ( of blue sky) coin m ; to have a bald patch être un peu dégarni ; in patches par endroits ;4 ( area of ground) gen zone f ; ( for planting) carré m ; strawberry/vegetable patch carré m de fraises/de légumes ; a patch of grass un coin d'herbe ; a patch of daisies une touffe de marguerites ;7 ○ ( period) période f ; to go through ou have a bad patch traverser une mauvaise passe ○ ; in patches par moments ;9 Comput correction f provisoire.B vtr2 Electron raccorder [circuits] ;3 Comput corriger [software].he's not a patch on his father il n'arrive pas à la cheville de son père ; the film isn't a patch on the book le film est loin de valoir le livre.▶ patch [sth] together rafistoler ○ [pieces, fragments] ; concocter [deal, report, team].■ patch up:▶ patch up [sth], patch [sth] up soigner [person] ; rapiécer [hole, trousers] ; réparer [ceiling, tyre] ; fig rafistoler ○ [marriage] ;▶ patch up [sth] résoudre [differences, quarrel] ; we've patched it up nous nous sommes réconciliés. -
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A adj2 ( in depth) [slice, layer] fin, mince ; the ice is thin la couche de glace n'est pas très épaisse ;4 ( lean) [person, face, arm, leg] maigre ; he looks thin and haggard il est hâve et maigre ; to get thin maigrir ;5 ( fine) [card, paper] fin ; [fabric, garment] léger/-ère ; [mist, smoke] léger/-ère ; the mist is getting thinner la brume se dissipe ;8 ( sparse) [population, crowd, hair, beard] clairsemé ;9 fig ( unconvincing) [excuse] peu convaincant ; [evidence] insuffisant ; [plot] squelettique ; to wear thin [joke, excuse] être usé ; my patience is wearing thin je commence à perdre patience ;10 [air] ( at altitude) raréfié.D vi ( p prés etc - nn-) ( also thin out) [fog, mist] se dissiper ; [crowd] se disperser ; [hair] se raréfier.as thin as a rake ou lath maigre comme un clou ; to be thin on the ground être rare ; to get thin on top ( bald) se dégarnir ; to have a thin time of it traverser une période difficile.■ thin down US maigrir.■ thin out:▶ thin [sth] out, thin out [sth] éclaircir [seedlings, hedge] ; réduire [population].
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bald-head — Rasta Dictionary a straight person; one without dreadlocks; one who works for babylon … English dialects glossary