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21 odd
odd [ɒd]1. adjectivea. ( = strange) bizarre• the odd thing about it is... ce qui est bizarre c'est...b. [number] impairc. [shoe, sock] dépareillé• £5 and some odd pennies 5 livres et quelques penniese. ( = occasional) he has written the odd article il a écrit un ou deux articles• in odd moments he... à ses moments perdus, il...• to do odd jobs about the house ( = housework) faire un peu de ménage ; ( = do-it-yourself) bricoler dans la maison2. compounds* * *[ɒd] 1.1) (strange, unusual) [person, object, occurrence] bizarrethere is something odd about — il y a quelque chose de bizarre dans [appearance, statement]
it is odd how... — c'est bizarre de voir comme...
he's a bit odd — il est un peu loufoque (colloq)
2) ( occasional)3) [socks, gloves] dépareillés4) ( miscellaneous)5) Mathematics [number] impair6) ( different)2.spot the odd man ou one out — trouvez l'intrus
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22 whittle
whittle [ˈwɪtl][+ piece of wood] tailler au couteau[+ costs, amount] réduire• he had whittled eight candidates down to two sur les huit candidats, il en avait retenu deux* * *['wɪtl], US ['hwɪt-]transitive verb tailler [quelque chose] au couteauPhrasal Verbs: -
23 bat
I 1. [bæt] noun(a shaped piece of wood etc for striking the ball in cricket, baseball, table-tennis etc.) bâton, raquette2. verb1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) manier le bâton, la raquette2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) frapper avec une batte•- batsman- off one's own bat II [bæt] noun(a mouse-like animal which flies, usually at night.) chauve-souris- batty -
24 batten
['bætn](a piece of wood used for keeping other pieces in place: These strips are all fastened together with a batten.) latte, planche -
25 beam
[bi:m] 1. noun1) (a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings.) poutre2) (a ray of light etc: a beam of sunlight.) rayon3) (the greatest width of a ship or boat.) largeur2. verb1) (to smile broadly: She beamed with delight.) rayonner2) (to send out (rays of light, radio waves etc): This transmitter beams radio waves all over the country.) diffuser -
26 board
[bo:d] 1. noun1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) planche2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) panneau3) (meals: board and lodging.) pension (complète)4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) conseil2. verb1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) monter dans2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) être en pension chez•- boarder- boarding-house - boarding-school - across the board - go by the board -
27 boomerang
(a curved piece of wood used by Australian aborigines which, when thrown, returns to the thrower.) boomerang -
28 clamp
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29 domino
['dominəu]plural - dominoes; noun(an oblong piece of wood etc marked with spots with which the game of dominoes is played.) domino -
30 float
[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) flotter2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) flotteur2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) fourgon, voiture de livraison•- floating restaurant -
31 match
[mæ ] I noun(a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) allumette- matchboxII 1. noun1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) match2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) chose qui va bien avec3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) égal4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) mariage2. verb1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) aller bien avec2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) opposer•- matched- matchless - matchmaker -
32 oar
[o:](a long piece of wood with a flat end for rowing a boat.) aviron, rame -
33 palette
['pælit](a small flat piece of wood etc, with a hole for the thumb, on which an artist mixes his colours.) palette -
34 panel
['pænl]1) (a flat, straight-sided piece of wood, fabric etc such as is put into a door, wall, dress etc: a door-panel.) pan(neau)2) (a group of people chosen for a particular purpose eg to judge a contest, take part in a quiz or other game: I will ask some questions and the panel will try to answer them.) jury, comité•- panelled- panelling -
35 peg
[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) piquet2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) patère3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) pince à linge2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) accrocher- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two - take someone down a peg - take down a peg -
36 plank
[plæŋk](a long, flat piece of wood: The floor was made of planks.) planche -
37 pole
I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) pôle2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) pôle3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) pôle4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) pôle•- polar- polar bear - the pole star - be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) poteau, mât -
38 post
I [pəust] noun(a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) poteau- keep somebody posted - keep posted II 1. [pəust] noun((the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?) poste, courrier2. verb(to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) poster- postage- postal - postage stamp - postal order - postbox - postcard - postcode - post-free - post-haste - posthaste - postman - postmark - postmaster - post office III 1. [pəust] noun1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) poste2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) poste3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) comptoir2. verb(to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) poster, affecterIV [pəust] -
39 rod
[rod](a long thin stick or piece of wood, metal etc: an iron rod; a fishing-rod; a measuring-rod.) tige, baguette, canne, règle -
40 rudder
1) (a flat piece of wood, metal etc fixed to the back of a boat for steering.) gouvernail2) (a similar device on an aircraft.) gouvernail
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