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1 bury
∎ to be buried alive être enterré vivant;∎ he was buried at sea son corps a été immergé en haute mer;∎ buried treasure trésor m enterré ou enfoui;∎ figurative she's buried two husbands already elle a déjà enterré deux maris;∎ we agreed to bury our differences nous avons convenu d'oublier ou d'enterrer nos différends;∎ figurative to bury the hatchet enterrer la hache de guerre, faire la paix(b) (of snow, landslide → town, house) ensevelir;∎ she buried her feet in the sand elle a enfoncé ses pieds dans le sable;∎ figurative to bury one's head in the sand faire l'autruche∎ where have you buried my newspaper? où as-tu fourré mon journal?;∎ she buried her face in the pillow elle enfouit ou enfonça son visage dans l'oreiller;∎ to bury one's face in one's hands enfouir son visage dans ses mains;∎ he always has his nose buried in a book il a toujours le nez fourré dans un livre;∎ figurative to bury oneself in the country s'enterrer à la campagne;∎ long-buried memories began to surface des souvenirs oubliés depuis longtemps commencèrent à refaire surface;∎ it's buried in a drawer somewhere c'est enfoui dans un tiroir quelque part∎ to bury oneself in (one's) work se plonger dans son travail(e) (thrust, plunge → knife) enfoncer, plonger;∎ he buried his hands in his pockets il a fourré les mains dans ses pochescacher, enfouir;∎ the information was buried away in the small print l'information était perdue dans la foule des détails -
2 bury
bury [ˈberɪ]a. enterrer• to bury the hatchet or the tomahawk (US) enterrer la hache de guerreb. ( = conceal) enfouirc. ( = engross) plonger• to bury o.s. in one's studies se plonger dans ses étudesd. to bury one's hands/a knife in sth plonger les mains/un couteau dans qch* * *['berɪ]transitive verb1) ( after death) enterrer, inhumer [person]; enterrer [animal]2) [avalanche etc] ensevelir [person, building, town]3) ( hide) enterrer, enfouir [treasure, bone]4) ( suppress) enterrer [differences, hatred, memories]5) ( engross)to be buried in — être plongé dans [book, work]
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3 sand
A n1 ( beach) plage f ;2 ( desert) sables mpl ; the shifting sands of international politics fig le terrain fragile de la politique internationale.C vtr1 ( also sand down) ( smooth) poncer [floor] ; frotter or passer [qch] au papier de verre [car body, woodwork] ;2 ( put sand on) sabler [icy road, path].as happy as a sandboy gai comme un pinson ; to stick ou bury one's head in the sand pratiquer la politique de l'autruche ; the sands of time run slow le temps s'écoule lentement ; the sands of time are running out for the government les jours du gouvernement sont comptés ; to build on sand fig bâtir sur le sable.■ sand up [estuary, river] s'ensabler. -
4 sand
sand [sænd]1. nounsable m• to be built on sand [plan, agreement] ne reposer sur rien de solide( = sand down) poncer3. compounds* * *[sænd] 1.noun sable m2.sands plural noun1) ( beach) plage f2) ( desert) sables mpl3.transitive verb1) (also sand down) ( smooth) poncer [floor]; frotter or passer [quelque chose] au papier de verre [woodwork]2) ( put sand on) sabler [icy road]••to stick ou bury one's head in the sand — pratiquer la politique de l'autruche
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