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1 constable
constable, US [transcription]["kQn-"] ⇒ Forms of address n GB Police ( urban) agent m (de police) ; ( rural) gendarme m. -
2 shape
A n1 (form, outline) (of object, building etc) forme f ; ( of person) silhouette f ; a square/triangular/star shape une forme carrée/triangulaire/d'étoile ; what shape is it? de quelle forme est-ce? ; to change shape [substance] changer de forme ; to be an odd shape avoir une drôle de forme ; to be the right/wrong shape [object] avoir/ne pas avoir la forme qu'il faut ; [person] avoir/ne pas avoir la silhouette qu'il faut ; to be round/square in shape avoir la forme d'un rond/d'un carré ; it's like a leaf in shape de forme cela ressemble à une feuille ; in the shape of a star/a cat en forme d'étoile/de chat ; to carve/cut/mould sth into shape donner forme à qch en le sculptant/taillant/modelant ; to keep its shape [garment] garder sa forme ; to keep one's shape [person] garder sa ligne ; to take shape [sculpture, building] prendre forme ; to be out of shape [garment] ne plus avoir de forme ; to go out of shape, to lose its shape [garment] se déformer ; to bend/knock sth out of shape gauchir/défoncer qch ; in all shapes and sizes de toutes les formes et de toutes les tailles ; cookers come in all shapes and sizes il existe des cuisinières de toutes les formes et de toutes les tailles ; the prince took on the shape of a frog le prince a pris la forme d'une grenouille ;2 ( optimum condition) forme f ; to be in/out of shape être/ne pas être en forme ; to get in/keep in shape se mettre/se maintenir en forme ; to get/knock/lick ○ sb in(to) shape mettre qn en forme ; to get/knock/lick ○ /whip ○ sth into shape mettre qch au point or en état [project, idea, proposal, report, essay] ;3 fig (character, structure) gen forme f ; ( of organization) structure f ; technology that influences the shape of the labour market technologie qui influe sur la structure du marché du travail ; he determined the whole shape of 20th century poetry il a déterminé la forme de la poésie du vingtième siècle ; to take shape [plan, project, idea] prendre forme ; [events] prendre tournure ; the likely shape of currency union la forme que prendra probablement l'union monétaire ; this will determine the shape of political developments over the next decade ceci déterminera l'évolution politique de la prochaine décennie ; my contribution took the shape of helping/advising… j'ai contribué en aidant/en conseillant… ; whatever the shape of the new government ( in composition) quelle que soit la composition du nouveau gouvernement ; ( in style) quelle que soit la forme que prendra le nouveau gouvernement ; to spell out the shape of a proposal expliquer clairement les grandes lignes d'une proposition ; to decide what shape one's apology should take décider comment on va présenter ses excuses ; developments which have changed the shape of our lives des développements qui ont changé notre mode de vie ; the shape of things to come ce que sera or ce que nous réserve l'avenir ; X comes in many shapes and forms il y a toutes sortes de X ; tips in any shape or form are forbidden les pourboires de toutes sortes sont interdits ; I don't condone violence in any shape or form je ne pardonne pas la violence, sous quelque forme que ce soit ; I wasn't involved in the matter in any way, shape or form je n'étais, en aucune manière, impliqué dans cette affaire ;4 ( guise) in the shape of sous (la) forme de ; help arrived in the shape of a policeman/a large sum of money les secours sont arrivés en la personne d'un agent de police/sous (la) forme d'une importante somme d'argent ; he eats a lot of fat in the shape of chips and burgers il mange beaucoup de matière grasse sous (la) forme de frites et de hamburgers ;5 (vague, indistinguishable form) forme f, silhouette f ; the shape under the bedclothes groaned la forme sous les couvertures a grogné ;7 Culin ( moulded food) ( of jelly) gelée f ; (of pudding, rice) gâteau m ; ( of meat) pâté m, terrine f.B vtr1 (fashion, mould) [person] modeler [clay, dough] ; sculpter [wood, stone] ; [wind, rain] façonner, sculpter [rock, region] ; [hairdresser] couper [hair] ; he shaped my hair into a bob/into layers il m'a coupé les cheveux au carré/en dégradé ; we shaped the sand into a mound nous avons façonné le sable en forme de butte ; the statue had been shaped out of a single block of stone la statue avait été sculptée dans un seul bloc de pierre ; caves shaped out of the rock by the action of the water des grottes creusées dans la roche par l'action de l'eau ; shape the dough into balls faites des boules avec la pâte ; to shape the material/cardboard into a triangle faire un triangle dans le tissu/carton ;2 fig [person, event] influencer ; ( stronger) déterminer [future, idea] ; modeler [character] ; [person] formuler [policy, project] ; you could play a part in shaping this country's future vous pourriez avoir un rôle dans la détermination de l'avenir du pays ;■ shape up1 ( develop) [person] s'en sortir ; she's shaping up really well as a manager elle s'en sort bien comme directrice ; how are things shaping up at (the) head office? quelle tournure prennent les choses au siège? ; to be shaping up to be être en train de devenir ; this game is shaping up to be an enthralling contest ce jeu est en train de devenir un concours passionnant ;2 ( meet expectations) être à la hauteur ; if he doesn't shape up, fire him s'il n'est pas à la hauteur, renvoie-le ; shape up or ship out ○ ! si tu n'es pas à la hauteur prends la porte! ;3 ( improve one's figure) se mettre en forme.
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