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1 cluster
cluster ['klʌstə(r)]1 noun(a) (of fruit) grappe f; (of dates) régime m; (of flowers) touffe f; (of trees) bouquet m; (of stars) amas m; (of diamonds) entourage m(c) Linguistics groupe m, agglomérat m∎ to cluster around sb/sth se grouper autour de qn/qch∎ pretty cottages clustered around the church l'église était entourée de petites maisons coquettes;∎ to cluster together se grouper►► Marketing cluster analysis analyse f par segments;cluster bomb bombe f à fragmentation;Medicine cluster headache migraine f ophtalmique;Marketing cluster sample échantillon m aréolaire, échantillon m par grappes;Marketing cluster sampling échantillonnage m aréolaire, échantillonnage m par grappes -
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mass [mæs]1. nouna. [of substance, objects] masse fb. ( = people) the masses les masses (populaires)c. (religious) messe f2. plural noun3. adjectivea. [unemployment, destruction] massif ; [resignations, redundancies] en masse ; [hysteria] collectifb. [culture, movement] de masse[troops] se masser ; [clouds] s'amonceler5. compounds* * *[mæs] 1.2) ( amount) ( of people) foule f (of de); ( of details) quantité f (of de)3) Religion messe f4) Physics, Art masse f2.masses plural noun1) ( the people)the masses — gen la foule; ( working class) les masses fpl
2) (colloq) GB ( lots)3.masses of work — beaucoup or plein (colloq) de travail
noun modifier1) ( large scale) [ audience] de masse; [ destruction, exodus, protest, unemployment] massif/-ive; [ sackings] en massemass meeting — rassemblement m de masse
2) ( of the people) [ movement, tourism] de masse4.intransitive verb [troops] se regrouper; [bees] se masser; [clouds] s'amonceler -
3 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.
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