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1 cyclone
(a violent wind-storm: The cyclone ripped the roofs off houses and tore up trees.) cyclone -
2 tile
1. noun1) (a piece of baked clay used in covering roofs, walls, floors etc: Some of the tiles were blown off the roof during the storm.) tuile; carreau2) (a similar piece of plastic material used for covering floors etc.) carreau2. verb(to cover with tiles: We had to have the roof tiled.) couvrir de tuiles, de carreaux- tiled -
3 tiler
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4 drip
∎ the rain is dripping down my neck la pluie me dégouline dans le cou;∎ sweat dripped from his brow son front ruisselait de sueur;∎ I was dripping with sweat j'étais en nage;∎ her hands dripped with blood du sang dégoulinait de ses mains;∎ figurative she was dripping with diamonds elle était couverte de diamants;∎ figurative dripping with sentimentality dégoulinant de sentimentalité(b) (tap) fuir, goutter; (nose) couler; (washing) s'égoutter; (walls) suinter; (hair, trees) dégoutter, ruisselerlaisser tomber goutte à goutte;∎ you're dripping coffee everywhere tu mets du café partout3 noun(a) (falling drops → from tap, gutter, ceiling) égouttement m, dégoulinement m;∎ the drip method of making coffee la méthode filtre de faire le café(b) (sound → from trees, roofs) bruit m de l'eau qui goutte; (→ from tap) bruit m d'un robinet qui fuit ou goutte∎ she's on a drip elle est sous perfusion(f) Architecture larmier m►► Marketing drip advertising publicité f continue, publicité f goutte à goutte;drip mat dessous-de-verre m inv;drip pan lèchefrite f;drip tray lèchefrite f -
5 huddle
huddle ['hʌdəl]1 noun∎ familiar to go into a huddle se réunir en petit comité(a) (crowd together) se blottir;∎ the sheep huddled under the trees les moutons se blottissaient les uns contre les autres sous les arbres;∎ they huddled round the fire ils se sont blottis autour du feu∎ he huddled in a corner of his cell il s'est recroquevillé dans un coin de sa cellule;∎ she was huddling under a blanket elle se blottissait sous une couverturese serrer ou se blottir les uns contre les autres; (for talk) se mettre en petit groupe ou cercle serré;∎ they huddled together for warmth ils se serraient ou se blottissaient les uns contre les autres pour se tenir chaudse blottir -
6 mount
mount [maʊnt]1 noun(a) (mountain) mont m, montagne f(c) (support → of photo) carton m, support m; (→ of gem, lens, tool) monture f; (→ of machine) support m; (→ for stamp in collection) charnière f; (→ for object under microscope) lame f(a) (climb → slope, steps) monter∎ a truck mounted the pavement un camion monta sur le trottoir(c) (organize, put on → exhibition, campaign etc) monter, organiser;∎ Military to mount an offensive lancer une offensive;∎ Military to mount guard monter la garde;∎ they mounted an attack on the party leadership ils montèrent une attaque contre la direction du parti(d) (fix, support) monter;∎ to mount a gem monter une pierre;∎ to mount photographs/stamps coller des photos/timbres (dans un album);∎ they mounted machine guns on the roofs ils installèrent des mitrailleuses sur les toits;∎ an old sword mounted in a glass case une épée de collection exposée dans une vitrine(e) (mate with) monter, saillir, couvrir(a) (onto horse) monter (à cheval), se mettre en selle(b) (rise, increase) monter, augmenter, croître;∎ her anger mounted sa colère montait;∎ the cost was mounting le coût augmentait►► Mount Ararat le mont Ararat;Mount Athos le mont Athos;Mount Etna le mont Etna, l'Etna m;Mount Everest le mont Everest, l'Everest m;Mount Fuji le (mont) Fuji-Yama;Mount Kilimanjaro le Kilimandjaro;the Mount of Olives le mont des Oliviers;Mount Olympus le mont Olympe, l'Olympe m;Mount Palomar le mont Palomar;Mount Parnassus le mont Parnasse;Mount Rushmore le mont Rushmore (dans lequel sont sculptés les visages des Présidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln et Th. Roosevelt);Mount Rushmore State = surnom donné au Dakota du Sud;Mount Sinaï le (mont) Sinaï;Mount Vernon = propriété où vécut George Washington et où il est enterré;Mount Vesuvius le (mont) Vésuve;Mount Whitney le mont Whitney(a) (increase) monter, augmenter, s'accroître;∎ the bill was mounting up la facture augmentait(b) (accumulate) s'accumuler, s'amonceler;∎ you'll be amazed how quickly the money mounts up vous serez stupéfait de voir la somme qu'on peut atteindre en si peu de temps -
7 roof
1 noun(a) (of building) toit m; (of cave, tunnel, mine) plafond m; (of branches, trees) voûte f; (of car) toit m, pavillon m; (of furnace) dôme m;∎ to live under the same roof vivre sous le même toit;∎ shops and sports facilities under one or the same roof des boutiques et des aménagements sportifs dans un même endroit;∎ I won't have this sort of behaviour under my roof je ne tolérerai pas ce genre de comportement sous mon toit ou chez moi;∎ to be without a roof over one's head être à la rue;∎ at least you have a roof over your head au moins, tu as un endroit pour vivre;∎ figurative the roof of the world le toit du monde;∎ figurative the Celestial roof la voûte céleste;∎ familiar to go through or to hit the roof (person) piquer une crise, sortir de ses gonds; (prices) flamber;∎ familiar to raise the roof (make noise) faire le diable à quatre; (cause fuss) protester à grands cris(b) (roof covering) toiture f∎ roof of the mouth voûte f du palaiscouvrir d'un toit;∎ roofed with corrugated iron avec un toit en tôle ondulée►► roof garden jardin m sur le toit;roof support solive frecouvrir
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