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1 blend
A n1 ( fusion) (of sounds, smells) mélange m (of de) ; (of styles, colours, ideas) mariage m (of de) ; (of qualities, skills) combinaison f (of de) ;2 ( mixture) (of coffees, teas, whiskies) mélange m ; ( of wines) coupage m (of de) ; our own special blend notre mélange maison ;B vtr mélanger, marier [foods, colours, styles, sounds, tastes] ; allier [qualities, ideas] (with à) ; blend all the ingredients together mélanger tous les ingrédients.C vi to blend (together) [colours, tastes, styles] se fondre ensemble ; to blend with [colours, tastes, sounds] se marier à ; [smells, visual effects] se mêler à ; [buildings, styles, ideas] s'accorder à.■ blend in:▶ blend in [colour, building] s'harmoniser (with avec) ;▶ blend in [sth], blend [sth] in incorporer.■ blend into:▶ blend into sth se fondre dans [setting, landscape] ; to blend into the background se fondre dans le paysage. -
2 merge
merge [mɜ:dʒ]• to merge into [+ darkness, background] se fondre dansb. [companies] fusionnera. unifierb. [+ company] fusionner* * *[mɜːdʒ] 1.transitive verb1) ( join)to merge something with something — fusionner quelque chose avec quelque chose [company, group]
2) ( blend) mélanger [colour, design]2.1) (also merge together) [companies, departments] fusionner; [roads, rivers] se rejoindreto merge with — fusionner avec [company, department]; rejoindre [river, road]
2) ( blend) [colours, sounds] se confondreto merge into — se fondre avec [colour, sky, trees]
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3 shade
A n1 ( shadow) ombre f ; 40° in the shade 40° à l'ombre ; in the shade of à l'ombre de ; to provide shade donner de l'ombre ;2 ( tint) ( of colour) ton m ; fig (of opinion, meaning) nuance f ; pastel shades tons pastels ; an attractive shade of blue un beau bleu ; to turn a deep shade of red devenir tout rouge ; this word has several shades of meaning ce mot a plusieurs nuances ; a solution that should appeal to all shades of opinion une solution qui devrait plaire à toutes les tendances ;3 (small amount, degree) a shade too loud un tout petit peu or un tantinet ○ hum trop fort ; a shade of envy/resentment un soupçon de jalousie/ressentiment ;1 ○ ( sunglasses) lunettes fpl de soleil ;2 ( undertones) shades of Mozart/of the sixties ça fait penser à Mozart/aux années soixante.C vtr1 ( screen) [tree, canopy, sunshade] donner de l'ombre à, protéger [qn/qch] du soleil ; the hat shaded her face le chapeau projetait une ombre sur son visage ; the garden was shaded by trees le jardin était ombragé par des arbres ; to shade one's eyes (with one's hand) s'abriter les yeux de la main ;2 = shade in.D vi ( blend) [colour, tone] se fondre (into en) ; the blue shades off into green le bleu se fond en vert ; right shades into wrong le bien et le mal se confondent.1 ( shady) [place] ombragé ;2 ( covered) [light, lamp] avec un abat-jour ;■ shade in:▶ shade in [sth], shade [sth] in [artist] ombrer [drawing] ; ( by hatching) hachurer [area, map] ; [child] colorier [picture].
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