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1 brick
brick [brɪk]1 noun(a) (for building) brique f;∎ a house made of brick une maison en brique;∎ to invest in bricks and mortar investir dans l'immobilier;∎ familiar to come down on sb like a ton of bricks passer un savon à qn;∎ proverb you can't make bricks without straw à l'impossible nul n'est tenu;(b) (of ice cream) pavé m∎ a box of bricks un jeu de construction∎ you're a brick! tu es vraiment ou super sympa!(building) en brique ou briques►► brick red rouge m brique inv;brick wall mur m de brique;∎ figurative to come up against a brick wall se heurter à un obstacle infranchissable;∎ it's like talking to a brick wall autant (vaut) parler à un mur ou un sourd;∎ it's like banging your head against a brick wall c'est peine perduemurermurermurer -
2 brick
brick [brɪk]1. nouna. brique f2. compounds[house] en brique(s)* * *[brɪk] 1.1) Construction brique f2) GB ( child's toy) cube m2.Phrasal Verbs:- brick up••it's like banging one's head against ou talking to a brick wall — autant parler à un mur
to run up against ou run into a brick wall — se heurter à un mur
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3 brick
A nit's like banging one's head against ou talking to a brick wall autant parler à un mur ; to brick it ◑, to shit bricks ◑ avoir les jetons ◑ ; to put one's money into bricks and mortar investir dans la pierre ; to run up against ou run into a brick wall se heurter à un mur ; to be thick as a brick ○ être bête comme ses pieds.■ brick up:▶ brick [sth] up, brick up [sth] murer [fireplace, window] ; boucher [hole]. -
4 course
course [kɔ:s]route ⇒ 1 (a) ligne de conduite ⇒ 1 (b) cours ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) plat ⇒ 1 (f) terrain ⇒ 1 (g) au cours de ⇒ 4 bien sûr ⇒ 51 noun∎ what is our course? quelle est notre route?;∎ to change course (ship, plane) changer de cap; figurative (argument, discussion) changer de direction, dévier; (company) changer de cap;∎ figurative the company is on course to achieve a record profit la société est bien partie pour atteindre des bénéfices record;∎ to be off course (ship, plane) dévier de son cap;∎ you're a long way off course (walking, driving) vous n'êtes pas du tout dans la bonne direction ou sur la bonne route; (with project, workflow) vous êtes en mauvaise voie;∎ to set a course for Marseilles (ship, plane) mettre le cap sur Marseille∎ course (of action) ligne f (de conduite);∎ what is the recommended course of action in such cases? quelle est la ligne de conduite conseillée dans de tels cas?;∎ what other course is open to us? quelle autre solution avons-nous?;∎ your best course of action is to sue la meilleure chose que vous ayez à faire est d'intenter un procès;∎ proverb the course of true love never runs smooth les grandes amours sont toujours orageuses(c) (development, progress → of history, war) cours m;∎ the law must take its course la loi doit suivre son cours;∎ the illness takes or runs its course la maladie suit son cours;∎ in the course of time avec le temps;∎ in the course of time he became a very wealthy man il a fini par devenir très riche;∎ you will forget him in the course of time tu finiras par l'oublier, avec le temps tu l'oublieras;∎ in the normal or ordinary course of events normalement, en temps normal;∎ a building in the course of construction/demolition un bâtiment en cours de construction/démolition∎ a geography/music course des cours mpl de géographie/musique;∎ he's giving a course of lectures on romanticism this term ce trimestre il fait un cours sur le romantisme;∎ it's a five-year course c'est un enseignement sur cinq ans;∎ we offer courses in a number of subjects nous offrons ou proposons des cours dans plusieurs domaines;∎ he has published a French course il a publié une méthode de français;∎ to go on a (training) course faire un stage;∎ I'm taking or doing a computer course je suis des cours ou un stage d'informatique;∎ what are the other people on the course like? comment sont les autres personnes qui suivent les cours?∎ a course of injections une série de piqûres;∎ a course of pills un traitement à base de comprimés;∎ course of treatment (for an illness) traitement m∎ first course entrée f;∎ they were halfway through the second course when the telephone rang ils en étaient au plat principal lorsque le téléphone sonna;∎ there's a cheese course as well il y a aussi du fromage∎ figurative to stay the course tenir le coup∎ tears coursed down his cheeks les larmes ruisselaient sur ses joues;∎ I could feel the blood coursing through my veins je sentais le sang bouillonner dans mes veines3 adverbfamiliar (of course) bien sûr□ ;∎ course I believe you bien sûr que je te croisau cours de;∎ in the course of the next few weeks dans le courant des semaines qui viennentbien sûr;∎ of course I believe you/she loves you bien sûr que je te crois/qu'elle t'aime;∎ no one believed me, of course évidemment ou bien sûr, personne ne m'a cru;∎ ironic I don't matter, of course évidemment ou naturellement, moi, je ne compte pas;∎ of course I'll tell you il va de soi que je vous le dirai;∎ may I use your phone? - of course! puis-je utiliser votre téléphone? - mais bien sûr!;∎ was there much damage? - of course! y a-t-il eu beaucoup de dégâts? - tu parles!;∎ of course not! bien sûr que non! -
5 empty
empty [ˈemptɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = containing nothing) vide• to be running on empty [car] avoir le réservoir pratiquement vide ; [person] avoir l'estomac vide ; [organization] être à bout de souffleb. ( = meaningless) [phrase, rhetoric] creux ; [dream, hope] vain• empty talk verbiage mc. ( = numb) [person] vidé ; [feeling] de vide• when I heard the news I felt empty quand j'ai appris la nouvelle, je me suis senti vidé2. plural nouna. [+ vehicle] décharger[water] s'écouler ; [building, room, washing machine] se vider5. compounds* * *['emptɪ] 1.1) [street] désert; [desk] libre; [container] vide; [page] vierge2) fig [promise, threat] en l'air; [dream, rhetoric] creux/creuse; [gesture] vide de sens; [life] vide2.transitive verb, intransitive verb = empty outPhrasal Verbs: -
6 brick
[brik]((a block of) baked clay used for building: a pile of bricks; ( also adjective) a brick wall.) (de/en) brique- brickbat- bricklayer -
7 cement
[sə'ment] 1. noun1) (a mixture of clay and lime (usually with sand and water added) used for sticking things (eg bricks) together in building and to make concrete for making very hard surfaces.) ciment2) (any of several types of glue.) ciment3) (a substance used to fill cavities in teeth.) amalgame2. verb(to join firmly with cement.) cimenter -
8 mortar
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9 lay
B n1 ◑ injur ( sexual partner) she's an easy lay injur c'est une fille facile offensive ; she's a good lay injur elle baise ● bien offensive ; ( sex act) baise ● f ;2 Literat lai m.C adj1 lit ( place) poser ; ( spread out) étaler [rug, blanket, covering] ; ( arrange) disposer ; (ceremonially, as offering) déposer [wreath] ; coucher [baby, patient] ; lay the cards face down posez les cartes face en dessous ; lay the blanket on the ground étalez la couverture sur le sol ; lay the slices of apple on top disposez les pommes coupées en tranches sur le dessus ; she laid the baby in the cot elle a couché le bébé dans le berceau ; to lay the newspaper on the table étaler le journal sur la table ; he laid his hand on my forehead il a posé sa main sur mon front ; he laid his cheek against hers il a mis sa joue contre la sienne ; to lay hands on sth fig ( find) mettre la main sur qch ; to lay hands on sb Relig imposer les mains à qn ;2 ( set for meal) mettre [table, cutlery, crockery] ; to lay the table for lunch mettre la table pour le déjeuner ; to lay the table for four mettre le couvert pour quatre ; to lay the table with the best china disposer la plus belle porcelaine sur la table ; to lay an extra place ajouter un couvert ;4 Constr, Hort, Mil poser [carpet, tiles, bricks, paving, turf, cable, mine, pipe] ; construire [railway, road, sewer] ;5 Zool pondre [egg] ;6 fig ( attribute) porter [charge, accusation] ; déposer [complaint] ; jeter [curse, spell] (on à) ; to lay stress ou emphasis on sth mettre l' accent sur qch ; to lay the blame for sth on sb rejeter la responsabilité de qch sur qn ;9 ◑ ( have sex with) baiser ● avec ; to get laid se faire sauter ●.2 Naut jeter l'ancre (off au large de ; alongside le long de).to lay it on the line ne pas mâcher ses mots ; to lay a finger ou hand on sb ( beat) lever la main sur qn ; ( touch) toucher.■ lay about:▶ lay about [sb] rouer [qn] de coups ; to lay about sb with a stick rouer qn de coups de bâton.■ lay aside:▶ lay aside [sth], lay [sth] aside1 lit ( for another activity) poser [book, sewing, toy] ; ( after one stage in process) mettre [qch] de côté [part-finished dish, model] ;2 fig ( relinquish) abandonner [studies, cares] ; renoncer à [responsibility, principle, feeling, inhibition, doubt].■ lay back:▶ lay back [sth], lay [sth] back coucher [ears, patient] ; poser [head].■ lay before:▶ lay [sth] before sb soumettre [qch] à qn [law, bill] ; exposer [qch] à qn [case, facts, evidence] ; I laid the facts before them je leur ai exposé les faits.■ lay by:▶ lay by [sth], lay [sth] by mettre [qch] de côté [money, provisions].■ lay down:▶ lay down [sth], lay [sth] down4 ( establish) établir [rule, procedure, plan, course of action] ; poser [condition] ; donner [order] ; fixer [price, charge, wage] ; it is laid down that… il est stipulé que… ;6 Wine mettre [qch] en cave [bottles, wine] ;7 ( record) enregistrer [track].■ lay in:▶ lay in [sth] faire provision de ; we've laid in plenty of beer nous avons fait une grande provision de bière ; to lay in supplies of sth s'approvisionner en qch.■ lay into:▶ lay into [sb]1 lit bourrer [qn] de coups ; she laid into me with her umbrella elle m'a donné des coups de parapluie ;2 ○ fig ( abuse) she laid into me elle m'est tombée dessus ○ ; the teacher laid into them for being late le professeur leur est tombé dessus ○ à cause de leur retard.▶ lay off [sb], lay [sb] off ( sack) ( temporarily) mettre [qn] en chômage technique ; ( permanently) licencier ;▶ lay off [sb] ( leave alone) ○ laisser [qn] tranquille.■ lay on:▶ lay on [sth], lay [sth] on1 ( apply) appliquer [paint, plaster, glue] ;2 GB ( install) [workman] installer [gas, electricity, water] ; [owner] faire installer [gas, electricity, water] ;3 ( supply) prévoir [meal, food, service, transport] ;5 ○ fig ( exaggerate) forcer un peu la dose sur ○ [praise, pathos, sarcasm, gratitude, flattery] ; you laid it on a bit (thick) tu as forcé un peu la dose ○.■ lay open:▶ lay [sth] open exposer (to à) ; to lay oneself open to s'exposer à [accusations, criticism, ridicule, exploitation].■ lay out:▶ lay [sth] out, lay out [sth]1 lit (spread out, display) disposer [goods, cards, food] ; ( unfold) étaler [map, garment, fabric] ; ( put ready) préparer [clothes] ;2 ( design) concevoir [building, book, magazine, advertisement] ; mettre [qch] en page [letter, illustrations] ; monter [page] ; dessiner [town, village, garden] ; disposer [buildings, pattern pieces] ;3 ( explain) exposer [reasons, demands, facts, information] ;4 ○ ( spend) débourser [sum of money] ;▶ lay out [sb], lay [sb] out1 ( prepare for burial) faire la toilette mortuaire de [dead person, corpse] ;2 ○ ( knock unconscious) mettre [qn] KO ○.■ lay up:▶ lay up [sth], lay [sth] up2 ( take out of service) désarmer [boat] ;▶ lay [sb] up ( confine to bed) forcer [qn] à s'aliter ; to be laid up être alité ; to be laid up with être au lit avec [illness, injury]. -
10 load
load [ləʊd]1 noun∎ maximum load 5 tonnes (sign) charge maximum 5 tonnes;∎ she was carrying a load of books/washing elle portait des livres/du linge;∎ to be carrying a heavy load être lourdement chargé;∎ a load of gravel un chargement de gravier;∎ one horse can't pull such a heavy load un seul cheval ne peut pas tirer une charge aussi lourde;∎ we moved all the stuff in ten loads nous avons tout transporté en dix voyages∎ the reforms should lighten the load of classroom teachers les réformes devraient faciliter la tâche des enseignants;∎ hire somebody to share the load embauchez quelqu'un pour vous faciliter la tâche∎ that's a load off my mind! me voilà soulagé d'un poids!;∎ take a load off! détends-toi!(c) (batch of laundry) machine f;∎ I've two more loads to do j'ai encore deux machines à faire∎ safe load charge f de sécurité;∎ the machine is working at full load la machine fonctionne ou travaille à pleine charge;∎ under load en charge;∎ Electricity to shed the load délester(e) Stock Exchange frais mpl d'achat ou d'acquisition∎ vulgar to shoot one's load (ejaculate) décharger(a) (person, animal, vehicle) charger;∎ to load sth with sth charger qch sur qch;∎ load the bags into the car chargez ou mettez les sacs dans la voiture;∎ the ship is loading grain on est en train de charger le navire de céréales;∎ he was loaded with shopping il avait les bras chargés de courses;∎ loaded with cares accablé de soucis;∎ I'm going to load some more work onto you je vais vous confier encore un peu de travail;∎ I don't think it's fair to load all the work onto one person je trouve que ce n'est pas juste de donner tout le travail à une seule personne(b) (camera, gun, machine) charger;∎ load! take aim! fire! chargez! en joue! feu!;∎ to load a film/tape mettre une pellicule/une cassette;∎ load the cassette into the recorder introduisez la cassette dans le magnétophone∎ to load a program into the memory charger un programme en mémoire(d) (insurance premium) majorer, augmenter∎ to load the dice piper les dés;∎ figurative to load the dice against sb défavoriser qn;∎ the dice are loaded against us nous n'aurons pas la partie facile(a) (receive freight) faire le chargement;∎ the ship is loading le navire est en cours de chargement;∎ the tankers load off shore les pétroliers font le chargement en mer;∎ Cars no loading or unloading between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. (sign) chargement ou déchargement interdits entre 9 h et 16 h(b) (camera, gun) se recharger∎ what a load of rubbish! c'est vraiment n'importe quoi!►► load bed (of truck) plateau m de chargement;load box (on vehicle) soute f;load carrying capacity charge f utile;load factor (of plane) coefficient m de remplissage; Electricity facteur m ou coefficient m de charge; Technology facteur m de charge;Nautical load line ligne f de charge;Computing load mode mode m chargement;Electricity load shedding délestage mcharger (lourdement);∎ he was loaded down with packages il avait des paquets plein les bras;∎ I'm loaded down with work je suis surchargé de travail;∎ to be loaded down with worry être accablé de soucis➲ load up(a) (truck, ship etc) charger;∎ load the wheelbarrow up with bricks remplissez la brouette de briquescharger -
11 mellow
mellow ['meləʊ](b) (bricks) patiné; (light) doux (douce), tamisé; (colour) doux (douce); (voice, music) doux (douce), mélodieux(c) (person, mood) serein, tranquille;∎ to become or to grow mellow s'adoucir; (with age) mûrir;∎ mellow thoughts des pensées langoureuses∎ to be mellow être parti, planer∎ see you at six? -- yeah, that's mellow on se voit à six heures? -- ouais, ça marche!(of age, experience) adoucir, faire mûrir; (of food, alcohol) détendre, décontracter(b) (light, colour) s'adoucir; (stone, brick, building) se patiner; (sound, music) s'adoucir, devenir plus mélodieux;∎ her voice has mellowed sa voix s'est adoucie∎ he's mellowed a lot since those days il s'est beaucoup adouci depuis cette époque;∎ after the second whisky he began to mellow après le deuxième whisky, il a commencé à se décontracter4 noun
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