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1 compact
I 1. [kəm'pækt] adjective(fitted neatly together in a small space: Our new house is very compact.) compact2. ['kompækt] noun(a small container for women's face-powder: a powder-compact with a mirror.) poudrierII ['kompækt](an agreement: The management and trade union leaders finally signed a compact.) convention -
2 canteen
[kæn'ti:n]1) (a place where meals are sold in a factory, barracks etc.) cantine2) (a case for, or of, cutlery.) ménagère3) (a small container used by soldiers for holding water etc.) bidon -
3 pepper-mill
noun (a small container in which peppercorns are ground into a powder.) moulin à poivre -
4 wastepaper basket
['weispeipə] (a basket or other (small) container for waste paper: Put those old letters in the wastepaper basket.) corbeille à papier -
5 tank
tank [tæŋk]1. nounb. ( = vehicle) char m (d'assaut)2. compounds* * *[tæŋk]1) ( container) ( for storage) réservoir m; ( for heating oil) cuve f; ( for water) citerne f; ( for processing) cuve f; ( small) bac m; ( for fish) aquarium m; Automobile réservoir m2) Military char m (de combat) -
6 tub
1) (a round (usually wooden) container for keeping water, washing clothes etc: a huge tub of water.) cuve2) (a bath: He was sitting in the tub.) baignoire3) (a small round container for ice-cream etc.) contenant•- tubby -
7 measure
measure ⇒ Length measurement, Surface area measurements, Capacity measurement, Volume measurement, Weight measurement, SizesA n1 ( unit) unité f de mesure ; weights and measures les poids mpl et mesures fpl ; a measure of length une unité de longueur ; liquid measure mesure f de capacité pour les liquides ; to make sth to measure faire qch sur mesure ; it's made to measure ( garment) c'est fait sur mesure, c'est du sur mesure ;2 (standard amount, container) mesure f ; a double measure of vodka une double mesure de vodka ; he gave me short measure, I got short measure il a triché sur la quantité ;3 ( device for measuring) instrument m de mesure ;4 fig (qualified amount, extent) some ou a certain measure of un/-e certain/-e ; a measure of respect/success/change un certain respect/succès/changement ; to receive only a small measure of support ne recevoir qu'un soutien limité ; a good ou wide measure of autonomy une grande autonomie ; in large measure dans une large mesure ; she despised them and envied them in equal measure elle les méprisait autant qu'elle les enviait ; to distribute praise and blame in equal measure faire autant de compliments que de critiques ; in full measure [feel, possess, fulfil, contribute] pleinement ; [repay] entièrement ; [suffer] profondément ;5 (way of estimating, indication) ( of price rises) mesure f ; (of success, anger, frustration etc) mesure f, indication f ; (of efficiency, performance) critère m ; to be the measure of donner la mesure de ; to give some measure of donner une idée de [delight, failure, talent, arrogance etc] ; to use sth as a measure of utiliser qch pour mesurer [effects, impact, success] ; this is a measure of how dangerous it is ceci montre à quel point c'est dangereux ; this is a measure of how seriously they are taking the situation ceci montre à quel point ils prennent la situation au sérieux ; that is a measure of how well the company is run cela mesure la qualité de la gestion de la société ;6 ( assessment) beyond measure [change, increase] énormément ; [anxious, beautiful, difficult] extrêmement ; it has improved beyond measure il y a eu d'énormes progrès ; to take the measure of sb jauger qn ; I have the measure of them je sais ce qu'ils valent ;7 (action, step) mesure f (against contre ; to do pour faire) ; to take measures prendre des mesures ; safety ou security measure mesure de sécurité ; measures aimed at doing des mesures destinées à faire ; to do sth as a precautionary/an economy measure faire qch par mesure de précaution/d'économie ; as a preventive measure à titre préventif ; as a temporary measure provisoirement ; the measure was defeated Pol Jur la mesure a été rejetée ;B vtr1 ( by standard system) [person, instrument] mesurer [length, rate, depth, person, waist] ; to measure sth in mesurer qch en [metres, inches] ; to get oneself measured for faire prendre ses mesures pour ; over a measured kilometre Sport sur un kilomètre (délimité par des balises) ; to measure sth into mesurer qch dans [container] ;2 ( have a measurement of) mesurer ; to measure four by five metres mesurer quatre mètres sur cinq ; a tremor measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale une secousse de 5,2 sur l'échelle de Richter ;3 ( assess) mesurer [performance, ability, success, popularity] ; they measure their progress by the number of ils mesurent leur progrès au nombre de ;C vi [person, instrument] mesurer.for good measure pour faire bonne mesure ; to do things by half-measures se contenter de demi-mesures ; there can be no half-measures il ne saurait être question de demi-mesures.■ measure off:▶ measure off [sth] mesurer [fabric, ribbon etc].■ measure out:▶ measure out [sth] mesurer [land, flour, liquid] ; doser [medicine] ; compter [drops].■ measure up:▶ measure up [person] avoir les qualités requises ; [product] être de qualité ; to measure up against sb être l'égal de qn ; to measure up to être à la hauteur de [expectations] ; soutenir la comparaison avec [achievement] ;▶ measure up [sth] mesurer [room etc]. -
8 jam
jam [dʒæm]1. nouna. confiture fb. ( = traffic jam) embouteillage ma. ( = stuff) entasser ; ( = thrust) fourrer• the prisoners were jammed into a small cell les prisonniers ont été entassés dans une petite celluleb. ( = stick) coincerc. ( = make unworkable) [+ lock, brake] bloquer ; [+ mechanism, gun, machine] enrayerd. ( = block) [+ street, corridor] encombrere. [+ station, broadcast] brouiller ; [+ switchboard] encombrera. ( = become stuck) [door, switch, lever, photocopier] se coincer ; [mechanism, gun] s'enrayer ; [brake] se bloquerb. ( = press tightly) the crowd jammed into the courtroom la foule s'est entassée dans la salle de tribunal4. compounds[tart] à la confiture* * *[dʒæm] 1.1) Culinary confiture f2) ( congestion) ( of people) foule f; ( of traffic) embouteillage m3) (of machine, system, department) blocage m4) (colloq) ( difficult situation) pétrin (colloq) m5) (also jam session) Music bœuf (colloq) m, jam-session f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - mm-)1) (stuff, pile)to jam things into — entasser des choses dans [small space, suitcase, box]
2) (fix firmly, wedge) coincer4) (also jam up) ( block) [dirt, malfunction, person] enrayer [mechanism]; coincer [lock, door, window, system]5) Radio, Telecommunications brouiller [frequency, transmission]3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - mm-)1) ( become stuck) [mechanism, switch] s'enrayer; [lock, door, window] se coincer, se bloquer2) Music improviser•Phrasal Verbs:- jam in -
9 packet
['pækit](a small often flat, usually paper or cardboard container, especially one in which food is sold or in which small objects are sent through the post: a packet of biscuits.) paquet -
10 sieve
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11 size
size [saɪz]a. taille f ; [of room, building, car, chair] dimensions fpl ; [of egg, fruit, jewel] grosseur f ; [of sum] montant m ; [of estate, park, country] étendue f ; [of problem, operation, campaign] ampleur f ; ( = format) format m• the small/large size [of packet, tube] le petit/grand modèle• to cut/make sth to size couper/faire qch sur mesure• it's the size of a house/elephant c'est grand comme une maison/un éléphant• that's about the size of it! c'est à peu près ça !• what size are you? (in dress) quelle taille faites-vous ? ; (in shoes) quelle pointure faites-vous ? ; (in shirts) vous faites combien d'encolure ?• what size shoes do you take? vous chaussez du combien ?• I take size 5 (in shoes) ≈ je chausse du 38• what size waist are you? quel est votre tour de taille ?• "one size" « taille unique »• I need a size smaller il me faut la taille (or la pointure) en-dessous[+ person] jauger ; [+ situation] mesurer• I can't quite size him up ( = don't know what he is like) je n'arrive pas vraiment à le juger ; ( = don't know what he wants) je ne vois pas bien où il veut en venir* * *[saɪz] 1.1) ( dimensions) (of person, head, tree, envelope, picture) taille f; (of container, room, building, region) grandeur f; (of apple, egg, book, parcel) grosseur f; (of carpet, bed, machine) dimensions fplit's about the size of an egg/of this room — c'est à peu près de la grosseur d'un œuf/de la grandeur de cette pièce
to increase in size — [tree] pousser; [company, town] s'agrandir
to be of a size — [people, boxes] être de la même taille
2) ( number) (of population, audience) importance f; (of class, school, company) effectif m3) ( of garment) taille f; ( of collar) encolure f; (of shoes, gloves) pointure fwhat size do you take? — ( in clothes) quelle taille faites-vous?; ( in shoes) quelle pointure faites-vous?, vous chaussez du combien?
to take size X — ( in clothes) faire du X; ( in shoes) chausser or faire du X
‘one size’ — ‘taille unique’
try this for size — lit essayez ceci pour voir si c'est votre taille; fig essayez ceci pour voir si cela vous convient
4) ( substance) (for paper, textiles) apprêt m; ( for plaster) colle f2.transitive verb1) classer [quelque chose] selon la grosseur [eggs, fruit]2) Technology apprêter [textile, paper]; encoller [plaster]3) Computing dimensionner [window]•Phrasal Verbs:- size up•• -
12 bag
[bæɡ] 1. noun1) (a container made of soft material (eg cloth, animal skin, plastic etc): She carried a small bag.) sac2) (a quantity of fish or game caught: Did you get a good bag today?) (bonne) pêche, (bonne) chasse2. verb1) (to put into a bag.) mettre en sac2) (to kill (game).) tuer•- baggy- bags of - in the bag - bag lady -
13 capsule
['kæpsju:l, ]( American[) -sl]1) (a small gelatine case containing a dose of medicine etc.) capsule2) (a closed metal container: a space capsule.) capsule -
14 egg-cup
noun (a small cup-shaped container for holding a boiled egg while it is being eaten.) coquetier -
15 pack
[pæk] 1. noun1) (things tied up together or put in a container, especially to be carried on one's back: He carried his luggage in a pack on his back.) paquet, sac2) (a set of (fifty-two) playing-cards: a pack of cards.) jeu (de cartes)3) (a number or group of certain animals: a pack of wolves / a wolf-pack.) bande4) (a packet: a pack of cigarettes.) paquet2. verb1) (to put (clothes etc) into a bag, suitcase or trunk for a journey: I've packed all I need and I'm ready to go.) mettre (dans une valise, etc.)2) (to come together in large numbers in a small space: They packed into the hall to hear his speech.) s'entasser•- packing- packing-case - packed out - packed - pack off - pack up -
16 tip
I 1. [tip] noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) bout, pointe2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) garnir le bout de- tipped- tip-top - be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) (faire) pencher2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) verser3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) déverser2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) dépotoir- tip overIII 1. [tip] noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) pourboire2. verb(to give such a gift to.) donner un pourboire àIV [tip] noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) conseil, tuyau- tip off -
17 churn
A n1 ( for butter) baratte f ;B vtr1 to churn butter baratter ;2 fig faire tourbillonner [water, air].C vi [ideas] tourbillonner ; [engine] tourner sur place ; my stomach was churning ( with nausea) mon cœur se soulevait ; ( with nerves) j'avais l'estomac noué.■ churn out:▶ churn [sth] out, churn out [sth] débiter [speeches] ; pondre [qch] en série [plays, novels, ideas, publicity, legislation] ; produire [qch] en série [goods].■ churn up:▶ churn [sth] up, churn up [sth] faire des remous dans [water] ; labourer [earth]. -
18 side
A n1 ( part) (of person's body, object, table) côté m ; (of animal's body, of hill, boat) flanc m ; (of ravine, cave) paroi f ; ( of box), ( outer) flanc m ; ( inner) paroi f ; the right/left side of the road le côté droit/gauche de la route ; on my left/right side à ma gauche/droite ; by my/her side à côté de moi/d'elle ; on one's/its side sur le côté ; side by side côte à côte ; he never leaves her side il ne la quitte jamais ; don't leave my side reste près de moi ; from every side de tous côtés ; on the mountain/hill side à flanc de montagne/de coteau ; go round the side of the building contournez le bâtiment ; the south side of the mountain le versant sud de la montagne ; the north/south side of town le nord/sud de la ville ; ‘this side up’ (on package, box) ‘haut’ ;2 ( surface of flat object) (of paper, cloth) côté m ; ( of record) face f ; the right side ( of cloth) l'endroit m ; ( of coin) l'avers m ; ( of paper) le recto m ; the wrong side ( of cloth) l'envers m ; ( of coin) le revers m ; ( of paper) le verso m ;3 ( edge) (of lake, road) bord m ; ( of building) côté m ; at ou by the side of au bord de [lake, road] ; à côté de [building] ;4 ( aspect) (of person, argument) côté m ; (of problem, question) aspect m ; (of story, case) version f ; there are two sides to every question chaque question a deux aspects ; whose side are we to believe? quelle version faut-il croire? ; try to see it from my side essayez de comprendre mon point de vue ; she's on the science/arts side ( academically) elle a opté pour les sciences/arts ; he's on the marketing/personnel side ( in company) il fait partie du service de marketing/du service du personnel ;5 ( opposing group) côté m, camp m ; to change sides changer de camp ; to take sides prendre position ;6 Sport ( team) équipe f ; which side does he play for? il joue dans quelle équipe? ; you've really let the side down fig tu nous as laissés tomber ;7 ( page) page f ;9 ○ ( TV channel) chaîne f ;C - sided (dans composés) four/six-sided figure figure f à quatre/six côtés ; glass-sided container récipient m à parois de verre ; many-sided problem problème m complexe.D on the side adv phr a steak with salad on the side un steak avec de la salade ; to do sth on the side ( in addition) faire qch à côté ; ( illegally) faire qch au noir.he's/she's like the side of a house il/elle est énorme ; to have a bit on the side ○ avoir une liaison ; time is on our side le temps travaille pour nous ; to be on the safe side ( allowing enough time) pour calculer large ; ( to be certain) pour être sûr ; to be (a bit) on the big/small side être plutôt grand/petit ; to be on the wrong/right side of 40 avoir/ne pas avoir dépassé la quarantaine ; to get on the wrong side of sb prendre qn à rebrousse-poil ; to have no side ne pas être prétentieux/-ieuse ; to have right on one's side être dans son droit ; to get/keep on the right side of sb se mettre/rester bien avec qn ; to put/leave sth to one side mettre/laisser [qch] de côté [object, task] ; to take sb to one side prendre qn à part.■ side with se mettre du côté de [person]. -
19 tank
A n1 ( container) ( for storage) réservoir m ; ( for heating oil) cuve f ; ( for water) citerne f ; ( for hot water) ballon m ; ( for processing) cuve f ; ( small) bac m ; ( for fish) aquarium m ; ( in fish-farming) vivier m ; Aut réservoir m ; gas/oxygen tank réservoir m à gas/oxygène ; fuel tank GB, petrol tank GB, gas tank US réservoir m à essence ; fill the tank! faites le plein! ;3 Mil char m (de combat).■ tank up1 US Aut faire le plein ;2 ○ to get tanked up ○ se bourrer ○, se soûler.
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