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grass [grα:s]1. nounherbe f• "keep off the grass" « défense de marcher sur la pelouse »[+ garden, square] gazonner ; [+ field, land] enherber3. compounds* * *[grɑːs], US [græs] 1.1) [U] ( wild) herbe fto put out to grass — lit, fig hum mettre au vert
2) [U] ( lawn) pelouse f3) [U] ( in tennis) gazon m4) Botany [C] graminée f5) (colloq) [U] ( marijuana) herbe (colloq) f6) (colloq) GB ( informer) mouchard (colloq) m2.•• -
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[bleid]1) (the cutting part of a knife etc: His penknife has several different blades.) lame2) (the flat part of a leaf etc: a blade of grass.) limbe, brin (d'herbe)3) (the flat part of an oar.) pale -
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grass, US [transcription][gr_s]A n1 ¢ ( wild) herbe f also Agric ; in the grass dans l'herbe ; a blade/a tuft of grass un brin/une touffe d'herbe ; to put out to grass lit, fig hum mettre au vert ;2 ¢ ( lawn) pelouse f ; on the grass sur la pelouse ; keep off the grass! défense de marcher sur les pelouses! ; to mow ou cut the grass tondre la pelouse ;4 Bot c graminée f ;5 ○ ¢ ( marijuana) herbe ○ f ;C vtr1 recouvrir [qch] d'herbe [field] ; gazonner [part of garden] ;2 US Agric donner du fourrage vert à [cattle].the grass is greener (on the other side of the fence) on croit toujours que c'est mieux ailleurs ; he doesn't let the grass grow under his feet il ne laisse pas traîner les choses ; it was so quiet you could hear the grass growing on aurait pu entendre une mouche voler.■ grass over:▶ grass over [sth], grass [sth] over recouvrir [qch] d'herbe [field, road] ; gazonner [area]. -
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blade [bleɪd]* * *[bleɪd]1) (of knife, sword, axe) lame f; (of fan, propeller, oar) pale f; ( of turbine) aube f; ( of windscreen wiper) balai m3) Linguistics ( of tongue) plat m -
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blade [bleɪd](b) Technology (of fan) pale f; (of propeller) pale f, aile f; (of helicopter) hélice f; (of turbine motor, water wheel) aube f; (of plough) soc m (tranchant); (of ice skates) lame f; (of oar, paddle) plat m, pale f; (of windscreen wiper) balai m, raclette f∎ wheat in the blade blé m en herbe -
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blade n2 ( for propulsion) (of fan, propeller, oar) pale f ; ( of turbine) aube f ; ( of windscreen wiper) balai m ;7 † ( man) gaillard m. -
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edge [edʒ]1 noun(a) (of blade) fil m, tranchant m;∎ a knife with a sharp or keen edge un couteau à la lame aiguisée ou affilée;∎ to put an edge on (knife, blade) aiguiser, affiler, affûter;∎ to take the edge off (knife, blade) émousser; figurative (pleasure) gâter; (argument) couper tout l'effet de;∎ seeing that film has taken the edge off my appetite ça m'a coupé l'appétit de voir ce film;∎ the sandwich took the edge off my hunger ce sandwich a calmé ma faim;∎ he smiled to take the edge off his words il souria pour atténuer l'effet de ses paroles;∎ the walk gave an edge to his appetite la promenade lui a ouvert l'appétit;∎ to have the edge on (be better than) avoir légèrement le dessus ou l'avantage sur; (have an advantage over) avoir l'avantage sur;∎ American familiar to have an edge on (be drunk) être éméché ou pompette;∎ to give sb/sth that extra edge donner un plus à qn/qch;∎ the performance lacked edge le spectacle manquait de ressort ou d'énergie;∎ with an edge in one's voice d'un ton légèrement agacé;∎ to speak with a sarcastic/nervous/contemptuous edge to one's voice parler avec une pointe de sarcasme/de nervosité/de mépris dans la voix(b) (outer limit → of table, cliff, road) bord m; (→ of page) bord m, marge f; (→ of forest) lisière f, orée f; (→ of cube, brick) arête f; (→ of coin, book) tranche f; (→ of ski) carre f;∎ at or by the water's edge au bord de l'eau;∎ to stand sth on its edge (coin, book) mettre qch sur la tranche; (brick, stone) poser ou mettre qch de ou sur chant;∎ it fell off the edge il est tombé;∎ pages with gilt edges pages aux tranches dorées, pages dorées sur tranches;∎ to be on the edge of (war, disaster, madness) être au bord de;∎ figurative I was on the edge of my seat (waiting for news) j'étais sur des charbons ardents;∎ figurative this film will have you on the edge of your seat ce film est d'un suspense à vous faire frémir;∎ to be close to the edge être près du bord; figurative être au bord du précipice;∎ figurative to push sb over the edge faire craquer qn;∎ to live on the edge prendre des risques(a) (give a border to) border;∎ to edge sth with sth border qch de qch∎ to edge one's way avancer ou progresser lentement;∎ she edged her way out onto the window ledge elle gagna le rebord de la fenêtre avec précaution;∎ to edge one's way along a ledge avancer ou progresser lentement le long d'une corniche;∎ to edge one's chair nearer sb/sth approcher sa chaise de qn/qch∎ to edge one's skis planter ses carresavancer ou progresser lentement;∎ to edge through the crowd se frayer un chemin à travers la foule;∎ to edge past sb/sth se faufiler à côté de qn/qch;∎ to edge into a room se faufiler dans une pièce;∎ to edge away (from sb/sth) s'éloigner doucement ou discrètement (de qn/qch);∎ he edged a little closer il s'est rapproché un peu;∎ the car edged forward/backward la voiture avança/recula doucement4 on edge∎ to be on edge être énervé ou sur les nerfs2 adverb∎ to set sb on edge crisper qn, énerver qn;∎ to set sb's teeth on edge faire grincer les dents à qn;∎ to set sb's nerves on edge mettre les nerfs de qn à fleur de peau►► edge cutter (for grass) coupe-bordure(s) m;edge tool outil m tranchant;edge trimmer (for grass) coupe-bordure(s) m➲ edge out∎ figurative she was edged out of her job elle a été évincée de son poste;∎ the runner was edged out of second place le coureur, qui avait longtemps été en deuxième place, a été dépassé peu avant l'arrivéesortir lentement;∎ to edge out of a room se glisser hors d'une pièce;∎ the driver/car edged out le conducteur/la voiture se dégagea lentement➲ edge up∎ to edge prices up faire monter les prix doucement∎ to edge up to sb/sth s'avancer lentement vers qn/qch -
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blade — noun (C) 1 the flat cutting part of a tool or weapon: Keep the blade of your penknife sharp. | a packet of razor blades 2 the flat wide part of an object that pushes against air or water: the blade of an oar | a ceiling fan with polished blades 3 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English