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2 creuser
creuser [kʀøze]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ bois, falaise] to hollow out ; [+ sol, roc] to dig a hole in ; (au marteau-piqueur) to drill a hole inb. [+ puits, fondations, canal, tranchée] to dig ; [+ sillon] to plough (Brit), to plow (US) ; [+ trou] to dig ; (au marteau-piqueur) to drillc. ( = approfondir) [+ problème, sujet] to go into• la promenade, ça creuse (l'estomac) (inf) walking gives you a real appetite2. reflexive verba. [joues, visage] to become gauntb. [personne] se creuser (la cervelle or la tête) (inf) to rack one's brains• il ne s'est pas beaucoup creusé ! (inf) he didn't exactly overexert himself!* * *kʀøze
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1) ( ôter de la matière dans) [personne] to dig a hole in [terre]; to hollow out [tronc, fruit]; to drill a hole in [dent]; to dig into [roche]; [mer, eau] to eat into, to erode [falaise]2) ( pratiquer) to dig [trou, canal, tombe, terrier]; to sink [puits]; to plough GB, to plow US [sillon] ( dans in); [rivière] to hollow out [lit]3) ( marquer) [rides] to furrow [front, visage]elle avait le visage creusé par la faim/le chagrin — her face was gaunt with hunger/grief
4) ( accentuer la cambrure de)creuser le dos or les reins — to arch one's back
5) ( accentuer) to deepen, to increase [déficit, fossé]6) ( approfondir) [personne] to go into [something] in depth [sujet, théorie]
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se creuser verbe pronominal [joues, visage] to become hollow; [mer, vagues] to be whipped up; [rides] to deepen; [écart] to widen••ça creuse — (colloq) it really gives you an appetite
se creuser (la tête or la cervelle) — (colloq) to rack one's brains
* * *kʀøze1. vt1) [trou, tunnel] to dig2) [sol] to dig a hole in, [bois] to hollow out3) fig to go into, to go deeply into2. vi* * *creuser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( ôter de la matière dans) [personne] to dig a hole in [terre]; to hollow out [tronc, fruit]; to drill a hole in [dent]; [bulldozer] to dig into [roche]; [mer, eau] to eat into, to erode [falaise, rochers]; [ver] to burrow through [terre];2 ( pratiquer) [personne] to dig [trou, souterrain, tombe, fossé]; to sink [puits, fondations]; to cut, to dig [canal, tunnel]; to plough GB, to plow US [sillon] (dans in); [lapin, renard] to dig [terrier]; [rivière] to hollow out [lit]; creuser un trou à la pelleteuse to dig a hole with a mechanical digger; creuser sa propre tombe lit, fig to dig one's own grave;3 ( marquer) [rides] to furrow [front, visage]; elle avait le visage creusé par la faim/le chagrin/l'épuisement her face was gaunt with hunger/grief/exhaustion;4 ( accentuer la cambrure de) creuser le dos or les reins to arch one's back;5 ( accentuer) to deepen, to increase [déficit, fossé, inégalités]; creuser l'écart entre to widen the gap between;6 ( approfondir) [personne] to go into [sth] in depth, to research [question, sujet, théorie]; vous ne creusez pas assez votre analyse your analysis does not go far enough; si tu creuses un peu, tu t'aperçois vite que if you scratch the surface you soon realize that.B vi creuser dans la craie/la roche/l'argile to dig into the chalk/the rock/the clay.C se creuser vpr1 ( devenir concave) [joues, visage] to become hollow; [mer, vagues] to be whipped up;2 ( s'accentuer) [rides] to deepen; [écart, différence] to widen.ça creuse○ it really gives you an appetite; se creuser (la tête or la cervelle)○ to rack one's brains.[krøze] verbe transitif1. [excaver - puits, mine] to dig, to sink ; [ - canal] to dig, to cut ; [ - tranchée] to dig, to excavate ; [ - sillon] to plough ; [ - passage souterrain, tunnel] to make, to bore, to diga. [à la pelle] to dig a holeb. [en grattant] to scratch a holeça a creusé un abîme ou fossé entre eux this has opened up a gulf between them2. [faire un trou dans - généralement] to hollow (out) ; [ - avec une cuillère] to scoop (out)3. [ployer]creuser les reins ou le dos to arch one's back4. [marquer - traits du visage]5. (familier) [ouvrir l'appétit de] to make hungryla marche m'a creusé (l'estomac) the walk gave me an appetite ou whetted my appetite ou made me feel hungry6. [approfondir - idée] to look ou to go into (inseparable) ; [ - problème, question] to look ou to delve into (inseparable)il paraît intelligent, mais il vaut mieux ne pas creuser (trop loin) he seems intelligent, but it might be better not to go into it too deeply7. COUTURE [décolleté] to make deeper ou lower[emmanchure] to make bigger————————se creuser verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)tu ne t'es pas beaucoup creusé pour écrire ce texte! you didn't overtax yourself when you wrote this text!————————se creuser verbe pronominal intransitif1. [yeux, visage] to grow hollow[joues] to grow gaunt ou hollow[fossettes, rides] to appear2. [augmenter - écart] to grow bigger -
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4 creux
creux, creuse [kʀø, kʀøz]1. adjectivea. [objet, joues, paroles] hollow ; [idées] futileb. ( = sans activité) les jours creux slack days2. masculine nouna. ( = cavité) holeb. ( = dépression) hollowc. ( = activité réduite) slack periodd. [de vague] trough• être au creux de la vague [marché] to have hit rock bottom ; [économie, entreprise] to be in the doldrums* * *
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- euse kʀø, øz adjectif1) ( vide à l'intérieur) [tronc, dent, tube] hollow; [son, voix] hollow; [estomac] empty2) ( concave) [joues, visage] hollowassiette creuse — soup dish ou plate
3) ( vide de sens) [discours] empty; [débat, analyse] shallow4) ( à l'activité réduite) [jour, période] slack, off-peak
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sonner creux — lit to make a hollow sound; fig to ring hollow
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nom masculin invariable1) ( dépression) hollowle creux des reins or du dos — the small of the back
le creux de la vague — lit the trough of the wave
être au creux de la vague — fig to be at rock bottom
2) (colloq) ( petite faim)avoir un (petit) creux — to feel peckish (colloq) GB, to have the munchies (colloq)
3) Arten creux — [fresque, motif] incised
4) ( sur un graphique) trough5) ( ralentissement d'activité) slack period* * *kʀø, kʀøz (-euse)1. adj1) (objet, forme) hollow2) (promesses) empty3) (période) slack2. nm1) (du terrain, dans un objet) hollowau creux de la vague (mouvement, économie, parti, équipe) — at a low ebb
2) (sur graphique) trough3) [activité] off-peak period4) (= faim)3. advsonner creux — to sound hollow, fig, [promesses] to ring hollow
* * *A adj2 ( concave) [joues, visage] hollow; un plat creux a shallow dish; assiette creuse soup dish ou plate;3 ( vide de sens) [discours] empty; [débat, raisonnement, analyse] shallow; c'est un beau gosse mais totalement creux! he's good-looking but he's completely shallow!;4 ( à l'activité réduite) [heure, période] off-peak; pendant la saison creuse during the off-season; août est un mois creux pour les affaires August is a slack month for business; un jour creux a slack day.C nm inv1 ( légère dépression) hollow, dip; les creux et les bosses the hollows and the bumps; le creux d'un arbre/rocher the hollow of a tree/rock; le creux de l'épaule the hollow of one's shoulder; le creux des reins or du dos the small of the back; le creux de l'aisselle the armpit; il l'a frappé au creux de l'estomac he hit him in the pit of the stomach; ça tient dans le creux de la main it fits into the palm of the hand; l'oiseau a mangé/bu dans le creux de ma main the bird ate/drank from my hand; le creux de la vague lit the trough of the wave; être au creux de la vague fig to be at rock bottom; au creux de la vallée in the bottom of the valley;4 ( sur un graphique) trough, dip; la courbe fait un creux there is a trough in the curve;5 ( ralentissement d'activité) slack period; pendant les heures de creux during slack periods.1. [évidé - dent, tronc] hollowj'ai le ventre creux my stomach feels hollow, I feel hungry4. (péjoratif) [inconsistant - discours, phrases] empty, meaningless ; [ - promesses] hollow, empty ; [ - argumentation] weak5. [sans activité]a. [au travail] slack periodsb. [dans une tarification] off-peak periodsa. [pour le commerce] during the slack seasonb. [pour les vacanciers] during the off-peak seasonheures creuses: la communication/le trajet aux heures creuses ne vous coûtera que 5 euros the phone call/journey will cost you only 5 euros off-peak————————nom masculinla route est pleine de creux et de bosses the road is bumpy ou is full of potholes3. [dépression - d'une courbe, d'une vague] trough4. [inactivité] slack periodil y a un creux des ventes en janvier business slows down ou slackens off in January————————adverbesonner creux to give ou to have a hollow sound————————au creux de locution prépositionnelle -
5 décharné
décharné, e [de∫aʀne]adjective* * *décharnée deʃaʀne adjectif [corps, bras, visage] emaciated; [doigt] bony* * *deʃaʀne adj décharné, -e(corps) emaciated* * *A pp ⇒ décharner.B pp adj2 ( sans chair) [squelette] fleshless. -
6 amaigri
ameɡʀi adj amaigri, -e(visage, personne)Je l'ai trouvée très amaigrie depuis ma dernière visite. — I thought she was a lot thinner than the last time I visited her., I thought she'd lost a lot of weight since the last time I visited her.
* * *[visage] gaunt[trait] (more) pinchedje le trouve très amaigri he looks a lot thinner ou as if he's lost a lot of weight
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