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cement [səˈment]1. nounciment m3. compounds* * *[sɪ'ment] 1.1) Construction ciment m; ( for tiles) mastic m2) ( in dentistry) amalgame m3) fig ciment m2.transitive verb1) lit, fig cimenter2) [dentist] obturer -
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3 polish
polish ['pɒlɪʃ](a) (furniture, floor, tiles) cirer, encaustiquer; (brass, car, mirror) astiquer; (shoes) cirer, brosser; (gemstone, wood, metal) polir; (gold, silver) brunir∎ to polish one's prose/style polir sa prose/son style∎ his manners could do with polishing ses manières laissent à désirer2 noun(a) (product → for wood, furniture) encaustique f, cire f; (→ for shoes) cirage m; (→ for brass, car, silverware) produit m d'entretien; (→ for fingernails) vernis m∎ to give sth a polish (furniture, floor, tiles) cirer qch, encaustiquer qch; (brass, car, mirror) astiquer qch; (shoes) cirer qch, brosser qch;∎ give your shoes a quick polish donne un petit coup de brosse à tes chaussures;∎ the brass could do with a polish les cuivres auraient besoin d'être astiqués(c) (shine, lustre) brillant m, éclat m;∎ the silver has a lovely polish l'argent a un bel éclat;∎ his shoes have lost their polish ses chaussures ont perdu leur lustre;∎ to put a polish on sth faire briller qch∎ her writing lacks polish sa prose manque de brio∎ she has a lot of polish elle est très raffinée(a) (finish → meal) finir□, avaler□ ;∎ they polished off half a loaf between them ils ont avalé la moitié d'un pain à eux seuls;∎ they soon polished off the rest of the beer ils ont eu vite fait de finir ce qui restait de bière∎ brass polishes up well le cuivre est facile à faire briller(b) figurative (perfect → maths, language) perfectionner, travailler; (→ technique) parfaire, améliorer -
4 glaze
glaze [gleɪz]a. [+ door, window] vitrerb. [+ pottery, tiles] vernisser ; [+ cake, meat] glacer2. noun[person] prendre un air absent* * *[gleɪz] 1.2) ( for ceramics) glaçure f; ( in oil painting) glacis m; Culinary ( on pastry) dorure f; ( of jelly) nappage m; ( on meat) glaçage m3) US ( ice) verglas m2.transitive verb1) GB vitrer [window]; mettre [quelque chose] sous verre [picture]2) ( coat) vernisser [ceramics]; vernir [leather]; Photography glacer; Culinary glacer [meat]; dorer [pastry]3.intransitive verb (also glaze over) [eyes] devenir vitreux -
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1. noun1) (a piece of baked clay used in covering roofs, walls, floors etc: Some of the tiles were blown off the roof during the storm.) tuile; carreau2) (a similar piece of plastic material used for covering floors etc.) carreau2. verb(to cover with tiles: We had to have the roof tiled.) couvrir de tuiles, de carreaux- tiled -
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lay [leɪ]poser ⇒ 2 (a) mettre ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) étendre ⇒ 2 (a) préparer ⇒ 2 (d) pondre ⇒ 2 (e), 3 (a) imposer ⇒ 2 (f) porter ⇒ 2 (g) soumettre ⇒ 2 (h) dissiper ⇒ 2 (i) laïque ⇒ 4 (a) profane ⇒ 4 (b)(pt & pp laid [leɪd])1 pt of lie∎ to lay sb/sth flat coucher ou étendre qn/qch (par terre);∎ lay the cards face upwards posez les cartes face en l'air;∎ lay the photos on the shelf to dry mettez les photos à plat sur l'étagère pour qu'elles sèchent;∎ he laid the baby on the bed il a couché l'enfant sur le lit;∎ she laid her head on my shoulder elle a posé sa tête sur mon épaule;∎ euphemism to lay sb to rest enterrer qn;∎ she laid the blanket on the ground elle a étendu la couverture par terre;∎ familiar to lay eyes on sb/sth voir qn/qch□ ;∎ to lay it on the line ne pas y aller par quatre chemins(b) (tiles, bricks, pipes, cable, carpet, foundations) poser; (wreath) déposer; (mine) poser, mouiller; (concrete) couler;∎ to lay lino on the floor, to lay the floor with lino poser du linoléum;∎ a roof laid with zinc un toit recouvert de zinc;∎ figurative the plan lays the basis or the foundation for economic development le projet jette les bases du développement économique(c) (set → table) mettre;∎ lay the table for six mettez la table pour six (personnes), mettez six couverts;∎ they hadn't laid enough places ils n'avaient pas mis assez de couverts, il manquait des couverts(d) (prepare, arrange → fire) préparer;∎ to lay a trail tracer un chemin;∎ they laid a trap for him ils lui ont tendu un piège∎ American familiar figurative to lay an egg faire une gaffe;∎ to lay emphasis or stress on sth mettre l'accent sur qch;∎ to lay the blame (for sth) on sb faire porter la responsabilité (de qch) à qn;∎ to lay a curse on sb/sth jeter un sort à qn/qch∎ to lay a complaint déposer une plainte, porter plainte;∎ to lay a matter before the court saisir le tribunal d'une affaire;∎ to lay an accusation against sb porter une accusation contre qn;∎ charges have been laid against five men cinq hommes ont été inculpés∎ he laid all the facts before me il me présenta tous les faits;∎ she laid the scheme before him elle lui soumit le projet∎ I'll lay you ten to one that she won't come je te parie à dix contre un qu'elle ne viendra pas∎ to get laid s'envoyer en l'air∎ to lay a whip across sb's back fouetter qn∎ the rain helped to lay the dust la pluie a fait retomber la poussière∎ to lay oneself open to criticism s'exposer à la critique(a) (bird, fish) pondre(a) (non-clerical) laïque;∎ in lay dress en habit laïque(b) (not professional) profane, non spécialiste;∎ the book is intended for a lay audience le livre est destiné à un public de profanes5 noun∎ he's/she's a good lay c'est un bon coup(b) (poem, song) lai m►► Religion lay brother frère m lai;lay days starie f, jours mpl de planche;Art lay figure mannequin m;lay person profane mf, non-initié(e) m,f;lay preacher prédicateur(trice) m,f laïque;lay reader prédicateur(trice) m,f laïque;lay sister sœur f converse∎ she laid about him with her umbrella elle l'a attaqué à coups de parapluie, elle lui a tapé dessus avec son parapluie;∎ to lay about one (hit out) frapper de tous côtés(a) (put down) mettre de côté;∎ she laid her knitting aside to watch the news elle posa son tricot pour regarder les informations;∎ figurative you should lay aside any personal opinions you might have vous devez faire abstraction de toute opinion personnelle∎ we have some money laid aside nous avons de l'argent de côté(of horse → ears) rabattre, coucherBritish (provisions) mettre de côté(a) (put down) poser;∎ she laid her knife and fork down elle posa son couvert;∎ to lay down one's arms déposer ou rendre les armes(b) (renounce, relinquish) renoncer à;∎ to lay down one's life se sacrifier(c) (formulate, set out → plan, rule) formuler, établir; (→ condition) imposer; (→ duties) spécifier;∎ as laid down in the contract, the buyer keeps exclusive rights il est stipulé ou il est bien précisé dans le contrat que l'acheteur garde l'exclusivité(e) (store → wine) mettre en cave∎ he has laid down five acres of barley il a semé deux hectares et demi d'orge(stores) faire provision de;∎ to lay in provisions faire des provisions;∎ we've laid in plenty of food for the weekend nous avons prévu beaucoup de nourriture pour le week-end;∎ Commerce to lay in goods or stock faire provision de marchandises(a) (attack → physically) tomber (à bras raccourcis) sur; (→ verbally) prendre à partie, passer un savon à;∎ he really laid into his opponent il est tombé à bras raccourcis sur son adversaire;∎ she laid into the government for their hard-line attitude elle a pris le gouvernement à partie pour son attitude intransigeante(b) (eat greedily) se jeter sur➲ lay off(b) (in gambling → bet) couvrir∎ to lay off a risk effectuer une réassurance∎ to lay the ball off for sb placer le ballon en bonne position pour qn∎ just lay off me! fiche-moi la paix!;∎ I told her to lay off my husband je lui ai dit de laisser mon mari tranquille□∎ to lay off the chocolate ne plus manger de chocolat□ ;∎ to lay off the cigarettes s'arrêter de fumer□ ;∎ you'd better lay off the booze for a while tu devrais t'arrêter de boire pendant quelque temps□ ;∎ familiar lay off it, will you! laisse tomber, tu veux!familiar (drop the subject) laisser tomber;∎ lay off! (leave me alone) fiche-moi la paix!∎ drinks will be laid on les boissons seront fournies;∎ the meal was laid on by our hosts le repas nous fut offert par nos hôtes;∎ they had transport laid on for us ils s'étaient occupés de nous procurer un moyen de transport;∎ I'll lay on a car for you at the station j'enverrai une voiture vous chercher à la gare∎ the caravan has electricity laid on la caravane a l'électricité(c) (spread → paint, plaster) étaler;∎ let me lay some advice on you je vais te filer un bon conseil;∎ did she lay a heavy one on me! elle n'a pas mâché ses mots!∎ if you're not careful, I'll lay one on you! (hit) fais gaffe ou je t'en mets une!(a) (arrange, spread out) étaler;∎ he laid his wares out on the ground il a étalé ou déballé sa marchandise sur le sol(b) (present, put forward) exposer, présenter;∎ her ideas are clearly laid out in her book ses idées sont clairement exposées dans son livre∎ the house is badly laid out la maison est mal agencée∎ we've already laid out a fortune on the project nous avons déjà mis une fortune dans ce projet(f) (knock out) assommer, mettre K-O;∎ he was laid out cold il a été mis K-O(g) Typography faire la maquette de, monterAmerican (stop off) faire une halte, faire escalese mettre en pannemettre en panne(a) (store, save) mettre de côté;∎ figurative you're just laying up trouble for yourself tu te prépares des ennuis(b) (confine to bed) aliter;∎ she's laid up with mumps elle est au lit avec les oreillons∎ my car is laid up ma voiture est au garage -
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lay [leɪ](verb: preterite, past participle laid)1. verba. ( = place) [+ cards, objects] poser ; ( = stretch out) [+ cloth] étendre• if you so much as lay a finger on me... si tu oses lever la main sur moi...• I wish I could lay my hands on a good dictionary si seulement je pouvais mettre la main sur un bon dictionnaireb. ( = put down) poserc. [+ egg] pondre• to lay o.s. open to criticism s'exposer à la critiqueg. [+ money] parierh. [+ accusation, charge] porter• to get laid se faire sauter (inf !)4. nouna. [of countryside] configuration f• he's/she's a good lay c'est un bon coup (inf !)5. compoundsa. ( = save) mettre de côtéb. [+ prejudice, principles] laisser de côté ; [+ disagreements] faire tairea. [+ object] poserb. [+ rule] établir ; [+ condition, price] fixer• it is laid down in the rules that... il est stipulé dans le règlement que...[+ goods, reserves] faire provision de• he laid into him ( = attacked) il lui est rentré dedans (inf) ; ( = scolded) il lui a passé un savon (inf)► lay off[+ workers] licencier( = leave alone) (inf) you'd better lay off drinking for a while tu ferais mieux de t'abstenir de boire pendant un temps• lay off him! fiche-lui la paix ! (inf)b. [+ clothes] préparer ; [+ goods for sale] étalerc. [+ reasons, events] exposere. ( = knock out) mettre KOa. [+ provisions] amasser* * *[leɪ] 1. 2.1) gen [helper, worker] non initié2) Religion [preacher, member, reader] laïque; [brother, sister] lai3.transitive verb (prét, pp laid)1) lit ( place) poser [object, card] (in dans; on sur); ( spread out) étaler [rug, covering, newspaper] (on sur); ( arrange) disposer (on sur); déposer [wreath]to lay hands on something — fig ( find) mettre la main sur quelque chose
to lay hands on somebody — Religion imposer les mains à quelqu'un
2) ( set for meal)3) ( prepare) préparer [plan, trail]; poser [basis, foundation]; tendre [trap]4) ( fix in place) poser [carpet, tiles, paving, turf, cable, mine]; construire [railway, road, sewer]5) Zoology pondre [egg]to lay stress ou emphasis on something — mettre l'accent sur quelque chose
7) ( bet)4.to lay a bet ou money on something — parier sur quelque chose
intransitive verb (prét, pp laid) [bird] pondrePhrasal Verbs:- lay by- lay down- lay in- lay into- lay off- lay on- lay open- lay out- lay up••to lay a finger ou hand on somebody — ( beat) lever la main sur quelqu'un
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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]. -
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tile [taɪl]1. noun[+ roof] couvrir de tuiles ; [+ floor, wall] carreler* * *[taɪl] 1. 2.transitive verb poser des tuiles sur [roof]; carreler [floor, wall]••to have a night ou go out on the tiles — (colloq) GB faire la noce (colloq)
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to go out ou have a night on the tiles ○ GB faire la noce ○. -
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floor [flɔ:(r)]1 noun∎ earthen floor sol m en terre battue;∎ to put sth/to sit on the floor poser qch/s'asseoir par terre;∎ the forest floor le sol de la forêt, la couverture;∎ figurative to wipe the floor with sb (in match, fight) battre qn à plate couture, réduire qn en miettes; (in argument) descendre qn∎ we live ten floors up nous habitons au dixième étage;∎ their offices are two floors down leurs bureaux sont deux étages plus bas;∎ on the same floor au même étage;∎ on the floor below à l'étage en-dessous;(d) (for dancing) piste f (de danse);∎ to take the floor aller sur la piste (de danse);∎ shall we take the floor? voulez-vous m'accorder cette danse?(e) (in parliament, assembly etc) enceinte f;∎ to have/to take the floor (speaker) avoir/prendre la parole;∎ Mr Taylor has the floor la parole est à M. Taylor;∎ he had the floor for twenty minutes il a parlé ou a gardé la parole pendant vingt minutes;∎ to give sb the floor accorder ou donner la parole à qn;∎ questions from the floor questions fpl du public;∎ to cross the floor (in parliament) changer de parti(f) (of stock exchange) parquet m;∎ trading on the floor was quiet today la journée n'a pas été très animée à la Bourse(a) (building, house) faire le sol de; (with linoleum) poser le revêtement de sol dans; (with parquet) poser le parquet ou plancher dans, parqueter; (with tiles) poser le carrelage dans, carreler∎ that virus really floored me ce virus m'a complètement terrassé∎ to floor it (drive fast) mettre le pied au plancher►► Marketing floor ad, floor advertisement publicité f au sol;floor area (of room, office) surface f;Television floor assistant assistant(e) m,f de plateau;floor cleaner (produit m) nettoyant m pour sols;floor cloth serpillière f; (old rag) chiffon m;Television floor crew personnel m de plateau;floor exercise (in gymnastics) exercice m au sol;Building industry floor grid couchis m;American floor lamp lampadaire m;Politics floor leader = chef de file d'un parti siégeant au Sénat ou à la Chambre des représentants aux États-Unis;floor model modèle m d'exposition;floor plan plan m;floor polish encaustique f, cire f;floor polisher (machine) cireuse f;Commerce floor price prix m seuil;American floor sample modèle m d'exposition;floor show spectacle m de cabaret;floor tile carreau m;Stock Exchange floor trader commis m;Stock Exchange floor trading cotation f à la corbeille;floor wax cire f, encaustique f;floor work exercices mpl au sol -
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[ko:k] 1. noun1) (the outer bark of the cork tree (an oak of South Europe, North Africa etc): Cork floats well; ( also adjective) cork floor-tiles.) liège; (en) liège2) (a stopper for a bottle etc made of cork: Put the cork back in the wine-bottle.) bouchon (en liège)2. verb(to put a cork or stopper in: He corked the bottle.) boucher -
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A n2 ( substance) ( for ceramics) glaçure f ; ( in oil painting) glacis m ; Culin ( of icing) glaçage m ; (of jam, jelly) nappage m ;B vtr1 GB vitrer [door, window] ; mettre [qch] sous verre [picture] ;2 ( apply glaze to) vernisser [ceramics] ; vernir [leather] ; lustrer [fabric] ; Culin, Phot glacer ;3 US [ice] rendre [qch] lisse. -
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pave [peɪv](street, floor → with flagstones, tiles) paver; (→ with concrete, asphalt) revêtir;∎ bricks paved the courtyard la cour était pavée de briques;∎ figurative to pave the way for sth ouvrir la voie à ou préparer le terrain pour qch
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