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I 1. [bʌst]1) (breasts) busto m. (anche art.), petto m., seno m.2) AE colloq. (binge)3) AE colloq. (failure) (person) fallito m. (-a); (business, career) fallimento m., fiasco m.2. 3.aggettivo colloq.1) (broken) rotto, sfasciato2) (bankrupt)II 1. [bʌst]to go bust — fare fallimento, fallire
1) (break) spaccare, sfasciare2) [ police] smantellare [ drugs ring]; fare irruzione in [ premises]; arrestare [ suspect]3) (financially) rovinare, fare fallire [person, firm]2.- bust up••to bust a gut doing sth. — colloq. rompersi la schiena a fare qcs
* * *past participle; see bust II* * *I [bʌst] n(bosom) petto, seno, Art busto- bust upII [bʌst] fam1. adj(broken) rotto (-a), scassato (-a)to go bust — (bankrupt) fallire, fare fallimento
2. vt1)See:burst 2.2) (Police: arrest) pizzicare, beccare, (raid) fare irruzione in3) (break) scassare* * *bust (1) /bʌst/n.2 (scult.) busto.bust (2) /bʌst/n.1 (econ.) congiuntura negativa; recessionebust (3) /bʌst/A pass. e p. p.di to bustB a. ( slang)1 rotto; scassato2 fallito; in bancarotta: to go bust, fallire, fare fallimento; andare in rovina NOTA D'USO: - failed o bankrupt?-.(to) bust /bʌst/A v. t.1 (fam.) rompere; spaccare; fracassare; sfasciare; scassinare; far saltare; far scoppiare: He busted my nose, mi ha spaccato il naso; to bust a safe, scassinare una cassaforte; I've busted a tyre, mi è scoppiata una gomma2 ( slang USA) colpire; dare, mollare un pugno a: He busted me on the nose, mi ha mollato un pugno sul naso7 ( slang USA) fare fiasco in; ( a scuola) essere bocciato in, cannare (pop.); I busted math, ho cannato matematicaB v. i.1 (fam.) rompersi; spaccarsi; scassarsi; fracassarsi; scoppiare: The main pipe has busted, s'è spaccato il tubo principale● (volg. USA) to bust one's ass, ammazzarsi di lavoro; farsi un culo così (volg.) □ ( slang) to bust a gut, crepare dal ridere; ridere a crepapelle; ( anche) fare l'impossibile (per riuscire a fare qc.), fare i salti mortali, dannarsi l'anima □ (fam. USA) to bust st. wide open, portare alla luce (un imbroglio, ecc.); denunciare; far scoppiare ( un caso).* * *I 1. [bʌst]1) (breasts) busto m. (anche art.), petto m., seno m.2) AE colloq. (binge)3) AE colloq. (failure) (person) fallito m. (-a); (business, career) fallimento m., fiasco m.2. 3.aggettivo colloq.1) (broken) rotto, sfasciato2) (bankrupt)II 1. [bʌst]to go bust — fare fallimento, fallire
1) (break) spaccare, sfasciare2) [ police] smantellare [ drugs ring]; fare irruzione in [ premises]; arrestare [ suspect]3) (financially) rovinare, fare fallire [person, firm]2.- bust up••to bust a gut doing sth. — colloq. rompersi la schiena a fare qcs
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bust [bʌst]1. nouna. ( = chest) poitrine fb. ( = sculpture) buste m2. adjectiveb. ( = arrest) (inf!) arrêter ; ( = raid) (inf!) perquisitionner4. compounds• to have a bust-up with sb s'engueuler avec qn (inf !)* * *[bʌst] 1.1) ( breasts) poitrine f2) Art buste m3) (colloq) US ( binge)to go on the bust — faire la bringue (colloq)
4) (colloq) US ( failure) ( person) raté/-e m/f; (business, career) échec m; Economics effondrement m5) (colloq) ( police raid) rafle f; ( arrest) arrestation f2.noun modifierbust size —
3.bust measurement — tour m de poitrine
adjective (colloq)1) ( broken) fichu (colloq)2) ( bankrupt)4.1) ( break) bousiller (colloq)2) ( break up) démanteler [drugs ring]; ( raid) faire une descente dans [premises]; ( arrest) épingler (colloq) [suspect]3) ( financially) ruiner [person, firm]4) (colloq) US ( demote) rétrograder [soldier, policeman] (to au rang de)5.Phrasal Verbs:- bust up••to bust a gut doing — (colloq) se donner un mal de chien (colloq) pour faire
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A n1 ( breasts) poitrine f ;2 Art buste m ;C adj ○1 ( broken) fichu ○, foutu ◑ ;1 ( break) bousiller ○ [machine, object] ;2 [police] ( break up) démanteler [organization, drugs ring etc] ; ( raid) faire une descente dans [premises] ; ( arrest) épingler ○ [suspect] ;3 ( financially) ruiner [person, firm] ;6 US dresser [horse] ;7 ○ = burst B.1 Brighton or bust! c'est parti pour Brighton, quoi qu'il arrive! ;2 = burst C.to bust a gut doing sth ○ se donner un mal de chien ○ pour faire qch ; to bust one's ass doing sth ◑ se casser le cul ◑ pour faire qch.■ bust up ○:▶ bust [sth] up, bust up [sth] flanquer en l'air ○ [meeting, party, relationship]. -
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I noun1) (sculpture) Büste, dieII 1.bust [measurement] — Oberweite, die
(coll.)adjective1) (broken) kaputt (ugs.)2) (bankrupt) bankrott; pleite (ugs.)2. transitive verb, 3. intransitive verb,* * *past participle; see bust II* * *bust1[bʌst]I. nbust2[bʌst]I. n2. (sl) Razzia fdrug \bust Drogenrazzia f2. (bankrupt)III. vtto \bust a record einen Rekord brechen▪ to \bust sb jdn festnehmen; SCH, UNIVhe got \busted cheating er wurde beim Spicken erwischt fam4.▶ to \bust one's arse [or AM ass] [or AM balls] (fam!) sich akk kaputt machen fam, sich dat den Arsch aufreißen derb▶ to \bust a gut (fam!: work hard) sich dat ein Bein ausreißen fam; (laugh) sich akk kaputtlachen fam* * *I [bʌst]nBüste f; (ANAT ALSO) Busen mII vb: pret, ptp bust ( inf)bust measurement — Brustumfang m, Oberweite f
1. adj1) (= broken) kaputt (inf)2) (= bankrupt) pleite (inf)2. adv(= bankrupt)to go bust — pleitegehen or Pleite machen (inf)
3. n(US: failure) Pleite f (inf)4. vt1) (= break) kaputt machen (inf)to bust a gut — sich (dat) den Arsch aufreißen (sl)
he just about bust a gut doing it — er hat sich (dat) dabei fast einen abgebrochen (inf)
don't bust my chops! ( US : expressing annoyance and disbelief ) — na, na, na! (inf), jetzt hör aber auf! (inf)
2) (= catch, convict) hinter Schloss und Riegel bringen; drugs ring, syndicate auffliegen lassen (inf)5. vi(= break) kaputtgehen (inf)* * *bust1 [bʌst] s1. Büste f:a) Brustbild n (aus Stein, Bronze etc)b) Busen mwhat bust are you? welche Oberweite haben Sie?;bust (measurement) Brustumfang mbust2 [bʌst] umgA v/i prät und pperf busted, bust1. a) kaputtgehen:and if I bust und wenn es mich umbringtb) (zer)platzen2. pleitegehen3. bust upa) Krach haben,b) sich verkrachenB v/tb) zum Platzen bringen,e) eine Versammlung, eine Blockade etc sprengen2. Pleite machen3. a) festnehmen, verhaften ( beide:for wegen)b) eine Razzia machen in (dat)c) durchsuchen4. MIL US degradieren (to zu)5. US ein Pferd zureiten6. besonders US jemandem einen (Faust)Schlag versetzen:he busted him on the jaw er verpasste ihm einen KinnhakenC s1. Pleite f, auch weitS. Reinfall m2. a) Festnahme f, Verhaftung fb) Razzia fc) Durchsuchung f3. MIL US Degradierung f4. besonders US (Faust)Schlag m:give sb a bust on the jaw jemandem einen Kinnhaken verpassen5. a) Sauferei fb) Sauftour f:go on a bust eine Sauftour machenD adj1. kaputt, im Eimer2. pleite:go bust pleitegehen* * *I noun1) (sculpture) Büste, die2) (woman's bosom) Busen, derII 1.bust [measurement] — Oberweite, die
(coll.)adjective1) (broken) kaputt (ugs.)2) (bankrupt) bankrott; pleite (ugs.)2. transitive verb, 3. intransitive verb,* * *n.Büste -n f. v.Pleite gehen ausdr. -
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( circumference) große/kleine Oberweite nmodifier (measurement, size) Brust-1) ( recession) [wirtschaftlicher] Niedergang;( bankruptcy) Pleite f2) (sl) Razzia f;drug \bust Drogenrazzia fpred, inv fam2) ( bankrupt)to go \bust bankrottgehen, Pleite machen ( fam) vt < bust or ( Am usu) busted, bust or ( Am usu) busted>to \bust sth etw kaputtmachen ( fam)to \bust a record einen Rekord brechento \bust sb jdn festnehmen sch, univhe got \busted cheating er wurde beim Spicken erwischt ( fam)PHRASES: -
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1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) medida2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) medidas3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) mediciónmeasurement n medidatr['meʒəmənt]1 (act) medición nombre femenino2 (length etc) medida\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take somebody's measurements tomarle las medidas a alguienchest measurement contorno de pecholeg measurement largo de piernameasurement ['mɛʒərmənt, 'meɪ-] n1) measuring: medición f2) dimension: medida fn.• aforo s.m.• medición s.f.• medida s.f.'meʒərmənt, 'meʒəmənta) u c ( act) medición fb) c ( dimension) medida f['meʒǝmǝnt]N1) (=size) medida fbust/hip measurement — contorno m de pecho/de caderas
inside leg measurement — largo m de entrepierna
waist measurement — cintura f, talle m
2) (=act, system) medición f* * *['meʒərmənt, 'meʒəmənt]a) u c ( act) medición fb) c ( dimension) medida f -
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* * *Ober|wei|tefbust measurementdie hat eine ganz schöne Óberweite! — she's very well-endowed
* * *Ober·wei·tef bust size [or measurement]* * *Oberweite f bust (measurement);sie hat eine beachtliche Oberweite hum she has an ample bosom -
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m chest( seno) breastpetto di pollo chicken breasta doppio petto double-breasted* * *petto s.m.1 chest; breast: a petto nudo, bare-chested; circonferenza di petto, chest measurement; (mus.) do di petto, high C from the chest; (mus.) voce, nota di petto, voice, note from the chest; malato di petto, consumptive; malattie di petto, chest complaints; battersi il petto, to beat one's chest; (fig.) to beat one's breast; incrociare le braccia sul petto, to fold one's arms across one's chest // petto a petto, face to face // fino al petto, chest-high: immerso nell'acqua fino al petto, up to one's armpits (o chest) in water // prendere, affrontare qlcu., qlco. di petto, to face up to s.o., sthg.2 ( di donna) breast: aveva un bambino al petto, she was nursing a baby (o she had a child at her breast); si stringeva al petto della madre, he clung to his mother's breast // essere forte di petto, to have an ample bosom3 ( cuore, animo) heart: mi sono liberato il petto da un grosso peso, I got a load off my chest; prendersi a petto qlco., to have sthg. at heart5 ( di abito) breast; ( di camicia) front: giacca a doppio petto, a un petto, double-breasted, single-breasted coat.* * *['pɛtto]sostantivo maschile1) (torace) chestmalato di petto — ant. consumptive
2) (seno) bosom, breasts pl.circonferenza di petto — bust size o measurement
stringersi qcn. al petto — to hug o press sb. to one's bosom o breast
3) gastr. breast4) (di abito)••battersi il petto — to beat one's breast, to pound one's chest
prendere qcs. di petto to tackle sth. head-on; prendere qcn. di petto — to face up to sb
* * *petto/'pεtto/ ⇒ 4sostantivo m.1 (torace) chest; essere debole di petto to have a bad chest; petto in fuori! chest out! voce di petto voice from the chest; malato di petto ant. consumptive2 (seno) bosom, breasts pl.; non ha molto petto she's rather small-breasted; circonferenza di petto bust size o measurement; stringersi qcn. al petto to hug o press sb. to one's bosom o breast3 gastr. breast; petto di pollo chicken breast4 (di abito) giacca a un petto single-breasted jacket; giacca (a) doppio petto double-breasted jacketbattersi il petto to beat one's breast, to pound one's chest; prendere qcs. di petto to tackle sth. head-on; prendere qcn. di petto to face up to sb. -
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m (G obwodu) 1. Mat. (prostokąta, wieloboku, koła) perimeter; (koła) circumference- obwód trójkąta/ogrodu the perimeter of a triangle/garden2. (wielkość) size, measurement- obwód pasa/bioder/biustu waist/hip/bust size- jaki masz obwód głowy? what size hat do you wear?3. Admin. (obszar) district- obwód wyborczy a. głosowania a voting a. an electoral district□ obwód drukowany Elektr. printed circuit- obwód elektryczny Fiz. electric circuit- obwód magnetyczny Fiz. magnetic circuitThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > obw|ód
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I.tour1 [tuʀ]1. feminine nouna. ( = édifice) tower ; ( = immeuble très haut) tower block2. compounds• enfermé dans sa or une tour d'ivoire shut away in an ivory tower ► la tour de Londres the Tower of LondonII.tour2 [tuʀ]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = excursion, parcours) trip ; ( = promenade) (à pied) walk ; (en voiture) drive ; (en vélo) ride• on en a vite fait le tour [de lieu] there's not much to see ; [de livre, théorie] there isn't much to it ; [de personne] there isn't much to him (or her)► faire le tour de [+ parc, pays, magasins] to go round ; [+ possibilités] to explore ; [+ problème] to consider from all anglesb. (dans un ordre, une succession) turn• attends, tu parleras à ton tour wait - you'll have your turn to speak• chacun son tour ! wait your turn!• à qui le tour ? whose turn is it?c. (Sport, politics) roundd. ( = circonférence) [de partie du corps] measurement ; [de tronc, colonne] girth ; [de surface] circumferencee. ( = rotation) revolution ; [d'écrou, clé] turn• régime de 2 000 tours (minute) speed of 2,000 revs per minute► à tour de bras [frapper, taper] with all one's strength ; [composer, produire] prolifically ; [critiquer] with a vengeance• ils licenciaient à tour de bras they were laying people off left, right and centref. ( = tournure) [de situation, conversation] turn ; ( = phrase) turn of phraseg. ( = exercice) [d'acrobate] feat ; [de jongleur, prestidigitateur] trick• et le tour est joué ! and there you have it!• c'est un tour à prendre ! it's just a knack!h. ( = duperie) tricki. ( = machine) lathe2. <• le premier tour de manivelle est prévu pour octobre [de film] the cameras should begin rolling in October ► tour de piste (Sport) lap ; (dans un cirque) circuit (of the ring)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━The famous annual cycle race takes about three weeks to complete in daily stages « étapes » of approximately 110 miles. The leading cyclist wears a yellow jersey, the « maillot jaune ». The route varies and is not usually confined only to France, but the race always ends on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.* * *
I tuʀnom masculin1) ( mouvement rotatif) gén turn; ( autour d'un axe) revolutionfaire un tour sur soi-même — [danseur] to spin around; [planète] to rotate
un (disque) 33/45/78 tours — an LP/a 45 ou single/a 78
à tour de bras — (colloq) [frapper] with a vengeance; [investir, racheter] left, right and centre [BrE] (colloq)
2) ( mouvement autour de)faire le tour de quelque chose — gén to go around something; ( en voiture) to drive around something
3) ( pourtour) ( bords) edges (pl); ( circonférence) circumference; ( mensuration) measurement; ( mesure standard) sizede 15 mètres de tour — 15 metres [BrE] in circumference, 15 metres [BrE] around
4) ( déplacement) ( à pied) walk, stroll; ( à bicyclette) ride; ( en voiture) drive, spinfaire un (petit) tour — ( à pied) to go for a walk ou stroll
je suis allé faire un tour à Paris/en ville — I went to Paris/into GB ou down US town
faire des tours et des détours — lit [route, rivière] to twist and turn; fig [personne] to beat about the bush
5) ( examen) lookon en a vite fait le tour — (colloq) pej there's not much to it/her/them etc
6) ( moment d'agir) gén turn; (de compétition, tournoi, coupe) roundil perd plus souvent qu'à son tour — ( il regrette) he loses more often than he would like; ( je critique) he loses more often than he should
tour à tour — ( alternativement) by turns; ( à la suite) in turn
7) ( consultation électorale)tour de scrutin — ballot, round of voting
8) (manœuvre, ruse) tricket le tour est joué — ( c'est fait) that's done the trick; ( ce sera fait) that will do the trick
en un tour de main — ( habilement) deftly; ( rapidement) in a flash
tour de force — feat; ( œuvre) tour de force
9) (allure, aspect) turntour (de phrase) — Linguistique turn of phrase
10) Technologie ( machine-outil) lathe•Phrasal Verbs:
II tuʀ1) Architecture tower; ( immeuble) tower block GB, high rise US2) ( aux échecs) rook, castle3) ( machine de guerre) siege-tower•Phrasal Verbs:* * *
I tuʀ nf1) (de château, d'église, gratte-ciel) tower2) (= immeuble locatif) high-rise block Grande-Bretagne high-rise building USA tower block Grande-BretagneIl y a beaucoup de tours dans ce quartier. — There are a lot of tower blocks in this area.
3) ÉCHECS castle, rook
II tuʀ nmfaire un tour (à pied) — to go for a walk, (en voiture) to go for a drive
Allons faire un tour dans le parc. — Let's go for a walk in the park.
faire le tour de — to go around, (à pied) to walk around, (en voiture) to drive around, fig, [sujet] to review
Le tour de l'île prend trois heures. — It takes three hours to go around the island.
On a fait un tour des Pyrénées. — We toured the Pyrénées.
4) SPORT (tour de piste) lap5) (d'être servi ou de jouer) turnc'est au tour de...; C'est au tour de Renée. — It's Renée's turn.
C'est ton tour de jouer. — It's your turn to play.
à tour de rôle; tour à tour — in turn
6) (= tournure) turn7) (avec une vis ou clef) turn8) [roue] revolutionfaire 2 tours — to turn twice, to revolve twice
9) (= circonférence)de 3 m de tour — 3 m around, with a circumference of 3 m
10) (= ruse) trick, [prestidigitation, cartes] trick11) [potier] wheel, (à bois, métaux) lathe12) (autre locution)à tour de bras — non-stop, relentlessly
* * *A nm1 ( mouvement rotatif) gén turn; Mécan, Mes revolution; 5 000 tours (par) minute 5,000 revolutions ou revs○ per minute; l'essieu grince à chaque tour de roue the axle squeaks at every turn of the wheel; donner un tour de vis to give the screw a turn; donner un tour de clé to turn the key; être à quelques tours de roue de to be just around the corner from; faire un tour de manège to have a go on the merry-go-round; faire un tour de valse to waltz around the floor; la Terre fait un tour sur elle-même en 24 heures the Earth rotates once in 24 hours; faire un tour sur soi-même [danseur] to spin around; un (disque) 33/45/78 tours an LP/a 45 ou single/a 78; fermer qch à double tour to double-lock sth; s'enfermer à double tour fig to lock oneself away; à tour de bras○ [frapper] with a vengeance; [investir, racheter] left right and centreGB○; ⇒ quart;2 ( mouvement autour de) faire le tour de qch gén to go around sth; ( en voiture) to drive around sth; le train fait le tour du lac en deux heures the train takes two hours to go around the lake; faire le tour du monde to go around the world; la nouvelle a vite fait le tour du village the news spread rapidly through the village; il a fait le tour de l'Afrique en stop he hitchhiked around Africa; faire le grand tour fig to go the long way round GB ou around US; en deuxième tour de circuit Sport on the second lap of the circuit; faire un tour d'honneur to do a lap of honourGB; avec plusieurs tours de corde, ça tiendra with the rope wound around a few times, it'll hold; mettre trois tours de corde to wind the rope around three times; donner plusieurs tours à la pâte Culin to fold the dough several times; ⇒ cadran, propriétaire, repartir B, sang;3 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur, Les tailles ( pourtour) ( bords) edges (pl); ( circonférence) circumference; ( mensuration) measurement; ( mesure standard) size; le tour de l'étang est couvert de jonquilles there are daffodils all around the edges of the pond; elle a le tour des yeux fardé au kohl she has kohl around her eyes; tronc de 15 mètres de tour trunk 15 metresGB in circumference ou 15 metres around; tour de tête/cou/taille/hanches head/neck/waist/hip measurement; faire du 90 de tour de poitrine ≈ to have a 36-inch bust; ⇒ poitrine;4 ( déplacement bref) ( à pied) walk, stroll; ( à bicyclette) ride; ( en voiture) drive, spin; faire un (petit) tour ( à pied) to go for a walk ou stroll; si nous allions faire un tour? shall we go for a walk?; je suis allé faire un tour à Paris/en ville I went to Paris/into GB ou down town; je vais faire un tour chez des amis I'm just going to pop round GB ou go over US to some friends; fais un tour à la nouvelle exposition, ça vaut le coup go and have a look round GB ou around US the new exhibition, it's worth it; faire des tours et des détours lit [route, rivière] to twist and turn; fig [personne] to beat about the bush;5 ( examen bref) look; faire le tour d'un problème/sujet to have a look at a problem/subject; faire un (rapide) tour d'horizon to have a quick overall look (de at), to make a general survey (de of); faire le tour de ses ennemis/relations to go through one's enemies/acquaintances; on en a vite fait le tour○ pej (de problème, sujet, d'ouvrage) there's not much to it; ( de personne) there's not much to him/her/them etc;6 ( moment d'agir) gén turn; (de compétition, tournoi, coupe) round; à qui le tour? whose turn is it?; c'est ton tour it's your turn; chacun son tour each one in his turn; jouer avant son tour to play out of turn; à mon tour de faire it's my turn to do; récompensé à mon tour rewarded in my turn; attendre/passer son tour to wait/miss one's turn; c'est au tour de qn it 's sb's turn; notre équipe a été battue au second tour our team was defeated in the second round; la cuisine est nettoyée, maintenant c'est au tour du salon the kitchen is cleaned up, now for the living-room; il perd plus souvent qu'à son tour ( il regrette) he loses more often than he would like; ( je critique) he loses more often than he should; tour à tour ( alternativement) by turns; ( à la suite) in turn; être tour à tour gentil et agressif to be nice and agressive by turns; il a été tour à tour patron d'entreprise, ministre et professeur d'économie he has been in turn a company boss, a minister and an economics teacher; ⇒ rôle;7 Pol ( consultation) ballot; les résultats du premier/second tour the results of the first/second ballot; au second tour on the second ballot; scrutin à deux tours two-round ballot; tour de scrutin ballot, round of voting;8 (manœuvre, ruse) trick; jouer un bon/mauvais/sale tour à qn to play a good/nasty/dirty trick on sb; ma mémoire me joue des tours my memory is playing tricks on me; et le tour est joué that's done the trick; un peu de peinture et le tour est joué a bit of paint will do the trick; ça te jouera des tours it's going to get you into trouble one of these days; ⇒ pendable, sac;9 ( manipulation habile) trick; tour de cartes card trick; tour de prestidigitation conjuring trick; tour d'adresse feat of skill; tour de main knack; en un tour de main ( habilement) deftly; ( rapidement) in a flash; tour de force gén amazing feat; ( performance) tour de force; constituer un tour de force to be an amazing feat; réussir le tour de force de faire to achieve the amazing feat of doing; ⇒ passe-passe;10 (allure, aspect) (de situation, relations) turn; (de création, mode) twist; tour (de phrase) Ling turn of phrase; le tour qu'ont pris les événements the turn events have taken; donner un tour nouveau à qch to give a new twist to sth; c'est un tour assez rare en français it's a somewhat unusual turn of phrase in French;B nftour de Babel Relig, Ling, fig Tower of Babel; tour de chant Art, Mus song recital; tour de contrôle Aviat control tower; tour Eiffel Eiffel Tower; tour de forage Tech derrick; tour de France ( de cycliste) Tour de France; ( de compagnon) journeyman's travellingGB apprenticeship; tour de garde Mil turn of duty; tour de guet Mil watchtower; tour d'ivoire fig ivory tower; s'enfermer or se retrancher dans sa tour d'ivoire to shut oneself away in an ivory tower; tour de Londres Tower of London; tour mort Naut round turn; tour de Pise Leaning Tower of Pisa; tour de potier Art potter's wheel; tour de refroidissement Nucl cooling tower; tour de rein(s) Méd back strain; se donner or attraper un tour de rein(s) to strain one's back; tour de table Fin pool; faire un tour de table ( à un réunion) to sound out everybody ou to go round GB ou around US the table; après un rapide tour de table having gone round GB ou around US the table quickly (to see what people think).I[tur] nom féminintour d'habitation tower ou high-rise block2. (familier) [personne grande et corpulente]c'est une vraie tour he's/she's built like the side of a house4. CHIMIEII[tur] nom masculinA.[CERCLE]1. [circonférence - d'un fût, d'un arbre] girth ; [ - d'un objet, d'une étendue] circumference2. [mensuration]tour de taille/hanches waist/hip measurementquel est votre tour de taille/hanches? what size waist/hips are you?a. [d'une femme] bust measurement ou sizeb. [d'un homme] chest measurement ou size3. [parure]a. JOAILLERIE chokerb. [vêtement en fourrure] fur collarb. [à pied] to walk round a parkc. [en voiture] to drive round a parkfaire le tour du monde en auto-stop/voilier to hitch-hike/to sail round the worldfaire le tour de (figuré) : l'anecdote a fait le tour des bureaux the story went round the offices ou did the rounds of the officesje sais ce qu'il vaut, j'en ai vite fait le tour I know what he's worth, it didn't take me long to size him upa. [cycliste] the Tour de Franceb. [des compagnons] the Tour de France (carried out by an apprentice to become a journeyman)b. ÉQUITATION round5. [promenade - à pied] walk, stroll ; [ - en voiture] drive, ride ; [ - à bicyclette, à cheval, en hélicoptère] ridea. [à pied] to go for a walkb. [en voiture] to go for a drive ou ridec. [à vélo] to go for a rideB.[PÉRIODE, ÉTAPE]1. [moment dans une succession] turn[aux échecs] movea. [généralement] it's your turn ou gob. [échecs] it's your moveà qui le tour whose turn is it?, who's next?c'est à ton tour de mettre la table it's your turn to lay ou to set the tabletour de garde [d'un médecin] spell ou turn of dutyau premier tour in the first ballot ou roundC.[ACTION HABILE OU MALICIEUSE]1. [stratagème] trickjouer un sale ou mauvais tour à quelqu'un to play a nasty ou dirty trick on somebodyça vous jouera un mauvais ou vilain tour you'll be sorry for it!, it'll catch up with you (one day)!ma mémoire/vue me joue des tours my memory/sight is playing tricks on me2. [numéro, technique]tour d'adresse skilful trick, feat of skillD.[ASPECT]1. [orientation] turntour d'esprit turn ou cast of minda. (Suisse) [maladie] to take a turn for the betterb. [personne] to wrap up[en syntaxe] constructionE.[ROTATION][d'un outil] turnfaire un tour/trois tour s sur soi-même to spin round once/three times (on oneself)donner deux tours de clef to give a key two turns, to turn a key twice3. MÉDECINEF.technologie lathe————————à tour de bras locution adverbiale[frapper] with all one's strength ou might————————à tour de rôle locution adverbialetour à tour locution adverbiale————————tour de chant nom masculin————————tour de force nom masculinil a réussi le tour de force de la convaincre he managed to convince her, and it was quite a tour de force ou quite an achievement————————tour de main nom masculin1. [savoir-faire] knackavoir/prendre le tour de main to have/to pick up the knack2. (locution)en un tour de main in no time (at all), in the twinkling of an eye————————tour de table nom masculin2. [débat]The world-famous annual cycle race starts in a different town each year, but the home stretch is always the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The widespread excitement caused by the race, along with the heroic status of many coureurs-cyclistes, reflects the continuing fondness of the French towards cycling in general. -
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a. [d'une femme] bust measurement ou sizeb. [d'un homme] chest measurement ou size
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