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1 French beans
(the long green edible pods of a type of bean.) haricot(s) vert(s) -
2 French
[fren ](potato chips.) frites -
3 bean
A n1 Culin, Hort haricot m ; green bean, French bean haricot vert ; broad bean fève f ; cocoa bean fève f de cacao ; coffee bean grain m de café ;2 old bean GB ○ † mon vieux.to be full of beans ○ GB ( be lively) être en pleine forme ; US ( be wrong) se gourer ○ complètement ; I haven't got a bean ○ je n'ai pas un radis ○ ; I don't know a bean ou beans about it ○ je n'y connais rien ; it's not worth a bean ○ ça ne vaut rien. -
4 baked
baked ['beɪkt]►► Cookery baked Alaska omelette f norvégienne;baked beans British (in tomato sauce) haricots mpl blancs à la sauce tomate; American (dish) haricots au lard, French Canadian fèves fpl au lard;baked potato pomme f de terre en robe de chambre ou en robe des champs -
5 string
1 noun∎ a piece of string un bout ou un morceau de ficelle;∎ familiar to have sb on a string mener qn par le bout du nez;∎ to keep sb on a string (in uncertainty) laisser qn dans l'incertitude; (keep control over) tenir qn en laisse;∎ he pulls the strings c'est lui qui tire les ficelles;∎ familiar to pull strings for sb (obtain favours) user de son influence ou faire jouer ses relations pour aider qn□ ; (get job, promotion) pistonner qn;∎ she needs somebody to pull a few strings for her elle a besoin d'être pistonnée ou d'un coup de piston;∎ somebody pulled strings to get him the job il a eu le poste par piston;∎ familiar no strings attached sans condition ou conditions□ ;∎ there are no strings attached cela n'engage à rien(b) (for bow, tennis racket, musical instrument) corde f;∎ Music the strings les cordes;∎ to have more than one/a second string to one's bow avoir plus d'une/une seconde corde à son arc(c) (row, chain → of pearls) rang m, collier m; (→ of onions, sausages) chapelet m; (→ of visitors, cars) file f;∎ string of beads collier m; Religion chapelet m;∎ a string of islands un chapelet d'îles;∎ a string of fairy lights une guirlande (électrique);∎ she owns a string of shops elle est propriétaire d'une chaîne de magasins;∎ a string of race horses une écurie de course∎ he has a whole string of letters after his name il a toute une kyrielle de diplômes(b) (made of string) de ou en ficelle(b) (beads, pearls) enfiler∎ Christmas lights had been strung across the street des décorations de Noël avaient été suspendues en travers de la rue;∎ he strung the chain across the gateway il a tendu ou attaché la chaîne en travers de l'entrée►► string bag filet m à provisions;string band orchestre m à cordes;string bass contrebasse f;(a) (vegetable) haricot m vertstring orchestra orchestre m à cordes;string player musicien(enne) m,f qui joue d'un instrument à cordes;string quartet quatuor m à cordes;string section les cordes fpl;string tie = cordon noué autour du cou et orné d'une boucle;Computing string variable variable f alphanumérique;string vest tricot m de corps à grosses mailles(a) (tag along) suivre (les autres)□ ;∎ do you mind if I string along? est-ce que ça vous gêne si je viens avec vous ou si je vous accompagne?□∎ to string along with sb se ranger à l'avis de qn□ ;∎ he always strings along with everybody else il est toujours d'accord avec tout le monde□(person) faire marcher(a) (washing, lamps) suspendre (sur une corde);∎ lights were strung out along the runway des lumières s'échelonnaient le long de la piste;∎ armed guards were strung out along the route des gardes armés avaient été postés tout le long du parcours∎ to string sth out faire durer qch;∎ the TV series was strung out over six weeks le feuilleton (de) télé a traîné pendant six semaines∎ he can't string two sentences together il est incapable d'aligner trois mots;∎ she can barely string two words together in French c'est à peine si elle peut faire une phrase en français(b) (improvise → story) monter, improviser;∎ we managed to string together some story about missing the last bus on a raconté qu'on avait raté le dernier bus∎ figurative I could string her up! je lui tordrais bien le cou!
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