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1 mass
A n1 ( voluminous body) masse f (of de) ; ( cluster) amas m (of de) ; a mass of trees une masse d'arbres ; a mass of particles un amas de particules ; the tree was just a mass of flowers l'arbre était couvert de fleurs ;2 ( large amount) ( of people) foule f (of de) ; (of evidence, legislation, details) quantité f (of de) ;3 Relig messe f ; to celebrate/say mass célébrer/dire la messe ; to attend ou go to mass aller à la messe ;1 ( the people) the masses gen la foule ; ( working class) les masses fpl ; the labouring masses les masses laborieuses ;2 ○ GB ( lots) to have masses of work/friends avoir beaucoup or plein ○ de travail/d'amis ; there were masses of people il y avait une foule de gens ; there was masses of food il y avait un tas ○ de choses à manger ; to have masses of time avoir tout son temps, avoir largement le temps.C modif1 ( large scale) [audience] de masse ; [destruction, exodus, protest, unemployment] massif/-ive ; mass meeting rassemblement m de masse ; mass shooting massacre m ;2 ( of the people) [communications, consciousness, culture, demonstration, movement, tourism] de masse ; [hysteria] collectif/-ive ; to have mass appeal avoir un succès de masse ;3 ( simultaneous) [sackings, desertions] en masse.D vi [troops] se regrouper ; [bees] se masser ; [clouds] s'amonceler. -
2 shroud
shroud [ʃraʊd]1 noun(a) (burial sheet) linceul m, suaire m∎ a shroud of mist/mystery un voile de brume/mystère;∎ literary under a shroud of darkness sous les voiles de la nuit(c) (shield → for spacecraft) coiffe f∎ she always shrouds herself in voluminous black clothes elle se drape toujours dans de grands vêtements noirs∎ the town was shrouded in mist/darkness la ville était noyée dans la brume/plongée dans l'obscurité;∎ its origins are shrouded in mystery ses origines sont entourées de mystère
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