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(a) (fashion → statue, vase) façonner, modeler;∎ to mould sth in or from or out of clay sculpter qch dans de l'argile;∎ the waves have moulded the cliff les vagues ont modelé la falaise;∎ figurative to mould sb's character façonner ou former le caractère de qn;∎ an easily moulded character un caractère docile ou malléable ou influençable;∎ figurative they're trying to mould public opinion ils essaient de façonner l'opinion publique∎ moulded metal métal m moulé;∎ moulded plastic chairs chaises fpl en plastique moulé(c) (cling to → body, figure) mouler(become mouldy) moisir3 noun(b) (moulded article) pièce f moulée;∎ rice mould gâteau m de riz∎ they're all cast in the same mould ils sortent tous du ou ils ont tous été coulés dans le même moule;∎ cast in a heroic mould fait de l'étoffe des héros;∎ a star in the John Wayne mould une star du style John Wayne;∎ to break the mould sortir des sentiers battus;∎ when they made him they broke the mould il n'y en a pas deux comme lui(d) Architecture moulure f -
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A n2 fig moule m ; in the mould of dans le moule de ; in the same mould dans le même moule ; to be cast in/to fit into a mould être coulé dans/entrer dans un moule ; to break the mould innover ;4 ( fungi) moisissure f ;5 ( soil) terreau m.B vtr1 lit modeler [plastic, clay] (into sth pour en faire qch) ; modeler [sculpture, shape] (out of, from, in en) ; to mould sth around sth mouler qch sur qch ;2 fig façonner [opinion, character, society] (into pour en faire).C vi to mould to sth, to mould round sth mouler qch ; to be moulded to sb's body [dress etc] mouler (le corps de) qn. -
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1. noun• to break the mould ( = reorganize) rompre avec la traditionb. ( = fungus) moisissure fa. [+ metals] couler ; [+ plaster, clay] mouler ; [+ figure] modeler (in, out of en ) ; [+ sb's character] former* * *1.GB, mold US [məʊld] noun1) (cast, container) moule m; fig moule m2) ( fungi) moisissure f3) ( soil) terreau m2.transitive verb lit modeler [plastic, clay] ( into something pour en faire quelque chose); modeler [sculpture, shape] (out of, from, in en); fig façonner ( into pour en faire)3.to mould to something —
to be moulded to somebody's body — [dress] mouler (le corps de) quelqu'un
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