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1 élastique
élastique [elastik]1. adjectivea. elasticb. [principes, règlement] flexible2. masculine noun* * *elastik
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1) ( extensible) [bretelle, taille] elasticated GB, elasticized US2) Physique [gaz, métal, fibre] elastic3) [règlement, horaire] flexible; [budget] elastic
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nom masculin1) ( lien circulaire) rubber band; ( en mercerie) elastic2) ( jeu d'enfant)3) Sport ( pour sauter) bungee cord* * *elastik1. adj1) (objet, matière) elastic2) fig flexible2. nm1) [bureau] rubber band2) (pour la couture) elastic no pl* * *A adj3 [règlement, horaire] flexible; [budget] elastic; avoir la conscience élastique to have an elastic conscience, not to be overscrupulous.B nm1 ( lien circulaire) rubber band; ( en mercerie) elastic; le dos est en élastique the back is elasticated GB ou elasticized US;2 ⇒ Les jeux et les sports ( jeu d'enfant) jouer à l'élastique to play elastics ou French-skipping GB;3 ⇒ Les jeux et les sports Sport ( pour sauter) bungee cord; (faire du) saut à l'élastique (to go) bungee jumping; sauter à l'élastique to do a bungee jump.les lâcher avec un élastique○ to be tight-fisted.[elastik] adjectif[badine] supple————————[elastik] nom masculin1. [bracelet] elastic band2. [ruban] -
2 léger
léger, -ère [leʒe, εʀ]1. adjectivea. ( = de faible poids, délicat) lightb. ( = faible) [brise, accent, augmentation, amélioration] slight ; [bruit] faint ; [thé] weak ; [vin, coup, maquillage] light ; [blessure] minor ; [punition, tabac] mildc. ( = superficiel) [preuve, argument] flimsy► à la légère [parler, agir] thoughtlessly2. adverb* * *
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- ère leʒe, ɛʀ adjectif1) ( peu pesant) lightse sentir plus léger — fig to have a great weight off one's mind
2) Culinaire light3) ( souple) [danseur] nimble; [démarche] light; [pas] springy; [mouvement] nimble4) ( faible) [rire] gentle; [coup] soft, gentle; [blessure, progrès, baisse, faute, retard] slight; [crainte, condamnation] mild; [goût, odeur, tremblement, espoir] faint; [vent, pluie, brume] light; [accent, bruit] faint, slight; [couche, nuage] thin; [blessure] minor5) ( peu concentré) [café, thé, alcool] weak; [parfum, vin] light; [tabac] mild GB, light US6) ( superficiel) [action, initiative] ill-considered; [jugement, propos] thoughtless, careless; [argument, preuve] weak, flimsy7) (colloq) ( insuffisant)8) ( frivole) [femme] loose; [mœurs] loose, lax; [mari, caractère, humeur] fickle9) Armée [arme, division] light
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adverbe [voyager] light
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à la légère locution adverbiale [agir] without thinking* * *leʒe, ɛʀ (-ère)1. adj1) (poids) light2) (bruit, retard, amélioration, hausse) slight4) (couche, étoffe) thin5) (peu sérieux) lightweight2. nfà la légère [parler, agir] — thoughtlessly
Il a agi à la légère. — He acted thoughtlessly.
* * *A adj1 ( pesant peu) light; une valise légère à porter a suitcase which is light to carry; se sentir plus léger fig to have a great weight off one's mind; être/se sentir plus léger de 500 euros hum to be/feel 500 euros lighter;2 Culin [plat, repas, recette, cuisine] light;3 ( souple) [personne, danseuse] light, nimble; [allure, démarche] light; [pas] springy; [mouvement] nimble; [toucher] Mus light; avoir une démarche légère to have a light step; marcher d'un pas léger to walk with a light ou springy step;4 ( faible) [rire] gentle; [coup] soft, gentle; [caresse] light, gentle; [blessure, modification, progrès, baisse, hausse, faute, retard] slight; [douleur, crainte, condamnation] mild; [goût, odeur, tremblement, espoir] faint; [vent, pluie, brume, vapeur] light; [accent, bruit] faint, slight; [punition] mild, lenient; [couche, étendue, nuage] thin; [blessure] minor; l'accident a fait trois blessés légers three people were slightly injured in the accident;5 ( peu concentré) [café, thé, chocolat, alcool, bière] weak; [parfum, vin] light; [tabac] mild GB, light US;6 ( superficiel) [action, initiative] ill-considered; [jugement, propos] thoughtless, careless; [argument, preuve] weak, flimsy; il est un peu léger he doesn't really think about things; se montrer léger to act without thought;7 ○( insuffisant) c'est un peu léger it's a bit skimpy;9 Mil [arme, division] light.B adv [voyager] light; cuisiner/manger léger to cook/eat light meals; hier soir nous avons mangé léger we had a light meal yesterday evening.C à la légère loc adv ( sans réfléchir) [parler, agir, répondre] without thinking; [accuser] rashly; prendre qch à la légère not to take sth seriously.[métal, véhicule] light[brouillard] light3. [mobile - artillerie, industrie, matériel] light4. [modéré - consommation] moderate ; [ - bruit, odeur] faint, slight ; [ - maquillage] light, discreetune légère tristesse/ironie a hint of sadness/irony5. [sans gravité - blessure, perte] minor ; [ - peine] light ; [ - responsabilité] light, undemanding ; [ - erreur] slight, minor, unimportant ; [ - douleur, picotement] slight ; [ - grippe] mildun repas léger a snack, a light meal8. [irresponsable - personne, conduite] irresponsible, thoughtless, unthinking ; [ - raison, justification] lightweight, flimsy[insuffisant - excuse, devoir] flimsy————————adverbe————————à la légère locution adverbialeagir à la légère to act thoughtlessly ou rashly
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