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1 connecting
connecting [kə'nektɪŋ]Electricity (cable, wire) de connexion►► Electricity connecting block domino m;connecting door porte f de communication;connecting flight correspondance f;Technology connecting piece pièce f de raccordement;Technology connecting pipe tuyau m de raccordement ou de jonction;Technology connecting rod bielle f;connecting rooms (in hotel) pièces fpl communicantes;connecting train correspondance f -
2 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) corde, ligne2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) ligne3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) ligne4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) ride5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) rang, rangée6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) mot7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) lignée8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) tracé, direction9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) voie10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) pipeline; ligne11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) ligne12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) ligne13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) gamme de produits; domaine14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) ligne2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) s'aligner (le long de)2) (to mark with lines.) ligner•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman - hard lines! - in line for - in - out of line with - line up - read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) doubler, tapisser2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) doubler•- lined- liner- lining -
3 small
small [smɔ:l]∎ small children les jeunes enfants mpl;∎ small child (young) enfant mf en bas âge, petit(e) enfant mf; (small in size) enfant mf de petite taille;∎ a small coffee une petite tasse (de café);∎ euphemism the smallest room le petit coin;∎ the small screen le petit écran;∎ small sizes les petites tailles fpl;∎ to get or to grow smaller devenir plus petit, diminuer;∎ to make smaller (hole) réduire;∎ the new wallpaper makes the room look smaller le nouveau papier peint rapetisse la pièce;∎ to make oneself small se faire tout petit(b) (in number → crowd, family, population) peu nombreux; (in quantity → dose, amount, percentage) petit, faible; (→ resources) faible; (→ supply) petit; (→ salary, sum) petit, modeste; (→ helping) petit, peu copieux; (→ meal) léger;∎ the audience was very small l'assistance était très peu nombreuse, il y avait très peu de monde;∎ the smallest possible number of guests le moins d'invités possible;∎ in small numbers en petit nombre;∎ to get or to grow smaller diminuer, décroître;∎ the problems don't get any smaller les problèmes ne vont pas (en) s'amenuisant;∎ down to the smallest details jusqu'aux moindres détails;∎ a small voice une petite voix;∎ it's no small achievement c'est une réussite non négligeable;∎ it makes not the smallest difference ça ne fait pas la moindre différence;∎ there's the small matter of the £150 you still owe me il reste ce petit problème des 150 livres que tu me dois;∎ it's small wonder that they lost ce n'est guère étonnant qu'ils aient perdu;∎ I like to be able to help in a small way j'aime me sentir utile;∎ I do some acting, in a small way je fais un peu de théâtre;∎ he felt responsible in his own small way il se sentait responsable à sa façon;∎ in her own small way she had made a worthwhile contribution dans la limite de ses moyens, elle avait apporté une pierre à l'édifice;∎ familiar we're very British small beer or American small potatoes in the advertising world nous ne représentons pas grand-chose dans le monde de la publicité□∎ to make sb look or feel small humilier qn, rabaisser qn;∎ they've got small minds ce sont des esprits mesquins2 adverb∎ to cut sth up small couper qch en tout petits morceaux;∎ the cat curled itself up small le chat s'est roulé en boule;∎ to think small voir petit3 noun∎ small of the back creux m ou chute f des reins;∎ I have a pain in the small of my back j'ai mal aux reins ou au creux des reins;∎ he took her by the small of the waist il l'a prise par la taille∎ this T-shirt's a small ce tee-shirt est une petite taille∎ to wash one's smalls faire sa petite lessive►► small ad petite annonce f;small arms armes fpl portatives;∎ the sound of small arms fire des tirs mpl d'arme portative;small businessman petit entrepreneur m ou patron m;Typography & Computing small capitals, small caps petites capitales fpl;small change petite monnaie f;Cars small end (of connecting rod) pied m;small fry menu fretin m;small hours petit matin m;∎ in the small hours au petit matin;Anatomy small intestine intestin m grêle;Finance small investor petit porteur m;small letter (lettre f) minuscule f;∎ in small letters en (lettres) minuscules;small print petits caractères mpl;∎ make sure you read the small print before you sign lisez bien ce qui est écrit en petits caractères avant de signer;small scale petite échelle f;∎ on a small scale sur une petite échelle;small talk (UNCOUNT) banalités fpl;∎ to make small talk échanger des banalités;∎ to make small talk with sb faire la conversation à qn;∎ I'm no good at small talk je ne sais pas faire la conversation;Typography small type petits corps mpl
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