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carving ['kɑ:vɪŋ]∎ wood carving sculpture f sur bois►► carving fork fourchette f à découper;carving knife couteau m à découper;Skiing carving ski ski m carvé -
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carving [ˈkα:vɪŋ]( = sculpture) sculpture f* * *['kɑːvɪŋ]1) (figure, sculpture) sculpture f3) Culinary découpage mcarving knife — couteau m à découper
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > carving
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English-French architecture and construction dictionary > carving
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noun (a design, ornament etc carved from wood, stone etc.) sculpture -
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[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) soulagement2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) (de) secours3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) (de) relève4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) relève5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relief•- relieve- relieved -
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wood [wʊd]1. nouna. ( = material) bois m• touch wood! (inf) je touche du bois !b. ( = forest) bois m2. compounds* * *[wʊd] 1.1) (fuel, timber) bois m2) ( barrel) fût m3) ( forest) bois m2.woods plural noun bois mpl3.••touch wood! — GB
knock on wood! — US touchons du bois!
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1) (an art or skill: the craft of wood-carving.) métier2) ((plural craft) a boat or ship: sailing craft.) embarcation3) (cunning or trickery: craft and deceit.) ruse•- crafty- craftily - craftiness - craftsman - craftsmanship -
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[fri:z](a narrow strip around the walls of a room, building etc near the top, usually decorated with pictures, carving etc: The walls were decorated with a frieze of horses.) frise -
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[- ə]1) (the art of modelling or carving figures, shapes etc: He went to art school to study painting and sculpture.) sculpture2) (work done by a sculptor: These statues are all examples of ancient Greek sculpture.) sculpture -
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[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) poser2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) mettre3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) fixer4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) donner5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) déclencher6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) se coucher7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) durcir8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) régler9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) faire une mise en plis10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) poser11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) remettre en place2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) établi2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) résolu à3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) bien déterminé4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) figé5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) (bien) arrêté6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) incrusté de3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) ensemble, collection2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) poste3) (a group of people: the musical set.) groupe4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) mise en plis5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) décor6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback - set phrase - set-square - setting-lotion - set-to - set-up - all set - set about - set someone against someone - set against someone - set someone against - set against - set aside - set back - set down - set in - set off - set something or someone on someone - set on someone - set something or someone on - set on - set out - set to - set up - set up camp - set up house - set up shop - set upon -
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[wud]1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which the trunk and branches of trees are composed: My desk is (made of) wood; She gathered some wood for the fire; I like the smell of a wood fire.) (de) bois2) ((often in plural) a group of growing trees: They went for a walk in the woods.) bois3) (a golf-club whose head is made of wood.) bois•- wooded- wooden - woody - wood carving - woodcut - woodcutter - woodland - woodlouse - woodpecker - wood pulp - woodwind - woodwork - woodworm - out of the woods - out of the wood -
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A adj1 [system, network, apparatus, plan] complexe ; [solution, compromise, attempt, meal, ritual, game] compliqué ;2 [architecture, design, carving] travaillé ; [painting, sculpture] ouvragé ; [costume, clothes] recherché ;3 [joke, excuse, explanation, anecdote, question] compliqué ; [precaution, preparation] minutieux/-ieuse.C vi entrer dans les détails ; to elaborate on s'étendre sur [plan, proposal] ; développer [remark, offer, statement]. -
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A n1 (atmosphere, impression created) atmosphère f ; I like the feel of the place j'aime l'atmosphère de cet endroit ; there was a relaxed/conspiratorial feel about it il régnait une atmosphère détendue/de conspiration ; it has the feel of a country cottage cela a l'allure d'une maison de campagne ; the town has a friendly feel il y a une atmosphère accueillante dans cette ville ;2 ( sensation to the touch) toucher m, sensation f ; the feel of sand between one's toes la sensation du sable entre les orteils ; you can tell by the feel (that) on voit bien au toucher que ; to have an oily/slimy feel être huileux/gluant au toucher ; I like the feel of leather j'aime le contact du cuir ;3 (act of touching, feeling) to have a feel of sth, to give sth a feel tâter qch ; let me have a feel, give me a feel ( touch) laisse-moi toucher ; (hold, weigh) laisse-moi soupeser ;4 (familiarity, understanding) to get the feel of se faire à [controls, system] ; to get the feel of doing s'habituer à faire ; it gives you a feel of ou for the controls/the job market cela vous donne une idée des commandes/du marché du travail ;5 ( flair) don m (for pour) ; to have a feel for languages avoir le don des langues ; to have a feel for language bien savoir manier la langue.1 ( experience) éprouver, ressentir [affection, desire, envy, pride, unease] ; ressentir [bond, hostility, obligation, effects, consequences, strain] ; to feel a sense of isolation éprouver un sentiment de solitude ; I no longer feel anything for her je n'éprouve plus rien pour elle ; the impact of the legislation is still being felt les effets de la loi se font encore sentir ; the effects will be felt throughout the country les effets se feront sentir dans tout le pays ; to make one's displeasure felt manifester son mécontentement ; to feel sb's loss very deeply être très affecté par la perte de qn ; I felt my spirits rise j'ai senti que mon moral remontait ;2 (believe, think) to feel (that) estimer que ; she feels she has no option elle estime qu'elle n'a pas le choix ; I feel I should warn you je me sens dans l'obligation de vous prévenir ; I feel he's hiding something j'ai l'impression qu'il cache quelque chose ; I feel deeply ou strongly that they are wrong j'ai la profonde conviction qu'ils ont tort ; to feel sth to be estimer que qch est ; I felt it best to refuse j'ai estimé qu'il valait mieux refuser ; we feel it necessary to complain nous pensons que nous devons nous plaindre ;3 ( physically) sentir [blow, pressure, motion, draught, heat, object] ; ressentir [twinge, ache, stiffness, effects] ; I felt something soft j'ai senti quelque chose de mou ; you can feel the vibrations on sent les vibrations ; I can't feel anything in my leg je ne sens plus rien dans la jambe ; she feels/doesn't feel the cold elle est/n'est pas frileuse ; you'll feel the cold when you go back to England tu sentiras le froid quand tu rentreras en Angleterre ; I felt the house shake j'ai senti la maison qui tremblait ; I felt something crawl(ing) up my arm j'ai senti quelque chose qui grimpait le long de mon bras ; I can feel it getting warmer je sens que ça se réchauffe ; I felt the tablets doing me good j'ai senti que les cachets me faisaient du bien ;4 ( touch deliberately) tâter, toucher [carving, texture, washing, leaf, cloth] ; palper [patient, body part, parcel] ; to feel the weight of sth soupeser qch ; to tell what it is by feeling it dire ce que c'est au toucher ; to feel how cold/soft sth is sentir comme qch est froid/mou ; to feel one's breasts for lumps se palper les seins pour voir si on a des grosseurs ; to feel sb for weapons fouiller qn pour trouver des armes ; to feel one's way lit avancer à tâtons ; fig tâter le terrain ; to feel one's way out of the room se diriger à tâtons vers la sortie ; to feel one's way towards a solution avancer à tâtons vers une solution ;5 (sense, be aware of) sentir, avoir conscience de [presence, tension, resentment] ; avoir conscience de [importance, seriousness, justice, irony] ; I could feel her frustration je ressentais sa frustration ; can't you feel which notes come next? ne peux-tu pas deviner quelles notes viennent ensuite?1 ( emotionally) se sentir [sad, happy, stupid, nervous, safe] ; être [sure, angry, surprised] ; avoir l'impression d'être [trapped, betrayed, cheated] ; to feel afraid/ashamed avoir peur/honte ; to feel like a star avoir l'impression d'être une vedette ; to feel as if ou as though avoir l'impression que ; I felt as if nobody cared j'avais l'impression que tout le monde s'en moquait ; how do you feel? que ressens-tu? ; how do you feel about being in charge? qu'est-ce que ça te fait d'être responsable? ; how do you feel about marriage? qu'est-ce que tu penses du mariage? ; how do you feel about Tim? (for a job, role) que penses-tu de Tim? ; ( emotionally) que ressens-tu pour Tim? ; how does it feel ou what does it feel like to be a dad? qu'est-ce que ça fait d'être papa? ; now you know how it feels! maintenant tu sais ce que ça fait! ; how would you feel? qu'est-ce que ça te ferait, à toi? ; what made her feel that way? qu'est-ce qui lui a fait cet effet? ; if that's the way you feel… si c'est comme ça que tu le prends… ; ⇒ feel for ;2 ( physically) se sentir [ill, better, tired, young, fat] ; to feel hot/cold/hungry/thirsty avoir chaud/froid/faim/soif ; how do you feel?, how are you feeling? comment te sens-tu? ; I'll see how I feel ou what I feel like tomorrow je verrai comment je me sens demain ; it feels like being hit with a hammer c'est comme si on te frappait avec un marteau ; I feel as if ou as though I haven't slept a wink j'ai l'impression de ne pas avoir fermé l'œil ; it felt as if I was floating j'avais l'impression de flotter ; you're as young as you feel l'important c'est de se sentir jeune ; she isn't feeling herself today elle n'est pas dans son assiette aujourd'hui ○ ;3 ( create certain sensation) être [cold, soft, slimy, smooth] ; avoir l'air [eerie] ; the house feels empty la maison fait vide ; that feels nice! ça fait du bien! ; your arm will feel sore at first votre bras vous fera mal au début ; something doesn't feel right il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas ; it feels strange living alone ça me fait tout drôle de vivre seul ; it feels like leather on dirait du cuir ; it feels like (a) Sunday on se croirait un dimanche ; the bone feels as if it's broken on dirait que l'os est cassé ; it feels as if it's going to rain, it feels like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir ; it feels to me as if there's a lump j'ai l'impression qu'il y a une bosse ;4 ( want) to feel like sth/like doing avoir envie de qch/de faire ; I feel like crying j'ai envie de pleurer ; I feel like a drink je prendrais bien un verre ; what do you feel like for lunch? qu'est-ce qui te ferait envie pour le déjeuner? ; I don't feel like it je n'en ai pas envie ; stop whenever you feel like it arrête quand ça te chante ○ ; ‘why did you do that?’-‘I just felt like it’ ‘pourquoi as-tu fait ça?’-‘ça m'a pris comme ça’ ;5 (touch, grope) to feel in fouiller dans [bag, pocket, drawer] ; to feel along tâtonner le long de [edge, wall] ; to feel down the back of the sofa chercher (à tâtons) derrière le canapé ; ⇒ feel around, feel for.D v refl to feel oneself doing se sentir faire ; she felt herself losing her temper elle sentait la colère la gagner ; he felt himself falling in love il sentait qu'il tombait amoureux.■ feel around, feel about:▶ feel around tâtonner ; to feel around in fouiller dans [bag, drawer] ; to feel around for chercher [qch] à tâtons.■ feel for:▶ feel for [sth] chercher ; to feel for a ledge with one's foot chercher un appui du pied ; to feel for broken bones examiner qn pour savoir s'il s'est cassé quelque chose ;■ feel out US:▶ feel out [sb], feel [sb] out tester [person].■ feel up ○:▶ feel up [sb/sth], feel [sb/sth] up tripoter ○, peloter ○ [person, body part] ; to be felt up se faire peloter ○ ; to feel each other up se peloter ○.■ feel up to:▶ feel up to [sth] se sentir d'attaque ○ or assez bien pour ; to feel up to doing se sentir d'attaque ○ or assez bien pour faire ; do you feel up to it? est-ce que tu te sens d'attaque ○ ? -
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carving — /ˈkarvin(g), ingl. ˈkɑːvɪŋ/ [vc. ingl. dal v. to carve, intagliare, incidere] s. m. inv. (di sci) sciancrato … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
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Carving — Car|ving 〈[ vıŋ] n. 15; unz.; Sp.〉 das Carven [engl.] * * * Car|ving [ ka:ɐ̯vɪŋ], das; [s] [engl. carving, zu: to carve = (ein)schnitzen, (ein)kerben (die Kante des Skis schneidet wie ein Messer in den Schnee ein)]: (beim Ski u. Snowboardfahren)… … Universal-Lexikon
carving */ — UK [ˈkɑː(r)vɪŋ] / US [ˈkɑrvɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms carving : singular carving plural carvings an object, pattern, or piece of writing made by cutting stone or wood a beautiful wooden carving … English dictionary
Carving — Carve Carve (k[aum]rv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carved} (k[aum]rvd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Carving}.] [AS. ceorfan to cut, carve; akin to D. kerven, G. kerben, Dan. karve, Sw. karfva, and to Gr. gra fein to write, orig. to scratch, and E. graphy. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English