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A n gen, Miner craie f ; a stick ou piece of chalk un bâton de craie ; on chalk Hort sur un sol crayeux.B modif1 gen, Art [drawing] à la craie ; chalk mark ( on blackboard) trace de craie ; Sewing repère à la craie ;2 [cliff, landscape] de craie ;3 Geol [layer, period] crétacé.C vtr1 ( write) écrire [qch] à la craie ;2 ( apply chalk to) frotter [qch] avec de la craie.not by a long chalk ○ ! loin de là ○ ! ; not to be able to tell chalk from cheese ne pas savoir reconnaître un chat d'un chien ; to be as different as chalk and cheese être comme le jour et la nuit ; to be as white as chalk être blanc comme un linge.■ chalk out:▶ chalk out [sth], chalk [sth] out tracer [qch] à la craie [line, map].■ chalk up:▶ chalk [sth] up, chalk up [sth] lit, fig marquer [score, points] ; chalk them up to me, barman ○ marquez-les sur mon compte, barman ○ ; chalk it up to experience la prochaine fois vous saurez. -
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chalk [tʃɔ:k]1 noun∎ a piece of chalk un morceau de craie;∎ British chalk and talk = méthode d'enseignement traditionnelle;∎ British they're as different as chalk and cheese c'est le jour et la nuit∎ a set of coloured chalks un assortiment de craies de couleur∎ by a long chalk de beaucoup, de loin;∎ not by a long chalk loin de là, tant s'en faut;∎ the best by a long chalk le meilleur, et de loin(write) écrire à la craie; (mark) marquer à la craie; (rub with chalk → gen) frotter de craie; (→ cue) enduire de craie;∎ to chalk one's name on a wall écrire son nom sur un mur à la craie;∎ Carpentry to chalk a line tringler une ligne(hills, cliffs) crayeux; (drawing) à la craie►► chalk line (drawn) trait m à la craie; Carpentry (string) cordeau m; (made by string) ligne f faite au cordeau(draw → line, pattern) esquisser ou tracer (à la craie)(a) (write in chalk) écrire à la craie∎ chalk that one up to me mettez cela sur mon compte;∎ figurative to chalk sth up to experience mettre qch au compte de l'expérience;∎ they chalked their defeat up to lack of practice ils ont mis leur défaite sur le compte du manque d'entraînement(c) (add up → points, score) totaliser, marquer -
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chalk [t∫ɔ:k]craie f[+ success, victory] remporter* * *[tʃɔːk] 1.noun craie f2.noun modifierchalk mark — ( on blackboard) trace f de craie; ( in sewing) repère m à la craie
2) [cliff, landscape] de craie3.transitive verb1) ( write) écrire [quelque chose] à la craie2) ( apply chalk to) frotter [quelque chose] avec de la craie•Phrasal Verbs:- chalk up••not by a long chalk! — (colloq) loin de là! (colloq)
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cheese [t∫i:z]1. nounfromage m• "say cheese!" « un petit sourire ! »3. compounds[sandwich] au fromage* * *[tʃiːz]noun fromage mPhrasal Verbs:••say cheese! — ( for photo) souriez!
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A n (substance, variety) fromage m.to be a big cheese ○ être un gros bonnet (in dans le domaine de) ; they are as different as chalk and cheese c'est le jour et la nuit ; say cheese! ( for photo) souriez!■ cheese off ○:
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chalk and cheese — phrase used for saying that two people or things are completely different from each other Even though they’re twins, their personalities are chalk and cheese. Thesaurus: different and differentlysynonym Main entry: chalk * * * chalk and cheese,… … Useful english dictionary
chalk and cheese — Things, or people, that are like chalk and cheese are very different and have nothing in common … The small dictionary of idiomes
chalk and cheese — Things, or people, that are like chalk and cheese are very different and have nothing in common. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** Two people who are like chalk and cheese are completely different from each other. I m surprised they… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
chalk and cheese — used for saying that two people or things are completely different from each other Even though they re twins, their personalities are chalk and cheese … English dictionary
be chalk and cheese — be (like) chalk and cheese British & Australian, British & Australian if two people are like chalk and cheese, they are completely different from each other. I don t have anything in common with my brother. We re like chalk and cheese … New idioms dictionary
as chalk and cheese — as like (or as different) as chalk and cheese Completely unalike • • • Main Entry: ↑chalk … Useful english dictionary
be like chalk and cheese — be (like) chalk and cheese British & Australian, British & Australian if two people are like chalk and cheese, they are completely different from each other. I don t have anything in common with my brother. We re like chalk and cheese … New idioms dictionary
as different as chalk and cheese — ► as different as chalk and cheese Brit. fundamentally different. Main Entry: ↑chalk … English terms dictionary
as different as chalk and cheese — as different as (or like) chalk and cheese Brit. fundamentally different or incompatible … Useful english dictionary
different as chalk and cheese — adjective Two things which are different, particularly two things that are superficially alike but very different in substance. And thus ful ofte chalk for cheese he changeth with ful littel cost Syn: apples and oranges … Wiktionary
as different as chalk and cheese — Brit. fundamentally different or incompatible. → chalk … English new terms dictionary