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1 cask
(a barrel for holding liquids, usually wine: three casks of sherry.) tonneau -
2 length
length [leŋθ]1 noun(a) (measurement, distance) longueur f;∎ what length is the room? quelle est la longueur de la pièce?;∎ the room is 20 metres in length la pièce fait 20 mètres de long ou de longueur;∎ a river 200 kilometres in length un fleuve long de 200 kilomètres;∎ we walked the length of the garden nous sommes allés jusqu'au bout du jardin;∎ flower beds ran the length of the street il y avait des massifs de fleurs tout le long de la rue;∎ British the ship can turn in its own length le navire peut virer sur place;∎ throughout the length and breadth of the continent partout sur le continent;∎ what length skirts are in this year? (in fashion) quelle est la longueur des jupes cette année?∎ to go to considerable or great lengths to do sth se donner beaucoup de mal pour faire qch;∎ he would go to any lengths to meet her il ferait n'importe quoi pour la rencontrer;∎ I never dreamed that they would go to such lengths je n'aurais jamais imaginé qu'ils iraient si loin(c) (duration) durée f, longueur f;∎ the length of time required to do sth le temps qu'il faut pour faire qch;∎ the wine is kept in casks for a great length of time le vin séjourne très longtemps dans des fûts;∎ bonuses are given for length of service les primes sont accordées selon l'ancienneté∎ articles must be less than 5,000 words in length les articles doivent faire moins de 5 000 mots;∎ his essay was a bit over/under length sa dissertation était un peu trop longue/courte∎ to win by a length/by half a length gagner d'une longueur/d'une demi-longueur;∎ to have a three-length lead avoir trois longueurs d'avance;∎ I swam ten lengths j'ai fait dix longueurs(f) (piece → of string, tubing) morceau m, bout m; (→ of wood) morceau m; (→ of wallpaper) lé m; (→ of fabric) pièce f;∎ a length of curtain material une pièce de tissu pour faire des rideaux;∎ what length of material do I need to make these curtains? quel métrage faut-il pour faire ces rideaux?∎ to slip sb a length (have sex with) glisser un bout à qn, tringler qn(finally) finalement, enfin; (in detail, for a long time) longuement;∎ she went on or spoke at some length about her experience elle a parlé assez longuement de son expérience -
3 wood
wood [wʊd]1 noun∎ the stove burns wood and coal le poêle fonctionne au bois et au charbon;∎ a piece of wood un bout de bois;(b) (group of trees) bois m;∎ we went for a walk in the woods nous sommes allés nous promener dans les bois;∎ figurative he can't see the wood for the trees les arbres lui cachent la forêt;∎ figurative we're not out of the woods yet on n'est pas encore sortis de l'auberge, on n'est pas encore tirés d'affaire(c) (casks, barrels) tonneau m;∎ matured in the wood vieilli au tonneau;∎ drawn from the wood tiré au tonneau(d) (in bowls) boule f∎ a (number) 3 wood un bois 3∎ to get wood (erection) bander;∎ to put the wood to sb (have sex with) tringler qn(a) (wooden → floor, table, house) en bois, de boisMusic bois mpl►► wood alcohol esprit-de-bois m, alcool m méthylique;Botany wood anemone anémone f des bois;wood ant fourmi f rousse;Botany wood avens benoîte f;wood ash cendre f de bois;wood carver sculpteur m sur bois;wood chisel ciseau m à bois;Botany wood crane's bill géranium m des bois;wood fibre fibre f de bois;wood nymph nymphe f des bois, dryade f;wood panelling boiserie f;Ornithology wood pigeon ramier m;wood pulp pâte f à papier;Zoology wood rat rat m des bois;Ornithology wood sandpiper chevalier m sylvain;wood screw vis f à bois;Botany wood sorrel oxalis m, oxalide f;Botany wood speedwell véronique f des montagnes;wood spirit esprit-de-bois m;Botany wood spurge euphorbe f des bois;wood stain teinture f pour bois;Ornithology wood stork tantale m d'Amérique;wood stove poêle m à bois;wood tar goudron m de bois;Ornithology wood warbler pouillot m siffleur
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