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poids [pwα]1. masculine nouna. weight2. compounds► poids lourd ( = boxeur) heavyweight ; ( = camion) heavy goods vehicle ; ( = entreprise) big name (inf)► poids à vide [de véhicule] tare* * *pwɑnom masculin invariable1) Physique weight2) ( importance) (de personne, pays, parti, d'électorat) influence; ( de paroles) weightil ne fait pas le poids devant un adversaire aussi redoutable — he's no match for such a formidable opponent
3) ( fardeau) lit weight; fig burden4) (pour peser, lester) weight5) ( en athlétisme) shot•Phrasal Verbs:••avoir or faire deux poids deux mesures — to have double standards
* * *pwɒ nm1) (= force exercée par un corps) weightIl a pris du poids. — He's put on weight.
Elle a perdu du poids. — She's lost weight.
2) fig, [années, responsabilités] weight3) SPORT (= épreuve) shot put* * *1 Phys weight; vaciller sous le poids de qch to stagger under the weight of sth; peser de tout son poids contre/sur qch to put all one's weight against/on sth; vendre au poids to sell by the weight; surveiller son poids to watch one's weight; prendre/perdre du poids to put on/lose weight; elle a pris un peu de poids she's put on a bit of weight; peser son poids to be very heavy; et voici deux kilos d'orange, bon poids! here's two good kilos of oranges for you!;2 ( importance) ( de personne) influence, stature; (de pays, parti, d'électorat) influence; (de paroles, mots, d'arguments) weight; le poids de l'État dans l'économie the influence of the state in the economy; argument de poids weighty argument; donner du poids à ses arguments to give ou lend weight to one's arguments; personne de poids person who carries a lot of weight; adversaire de poids opponent to be reckoned with; il n'y a aucune personnalité de poids pour la remplacer there's nobody of sufficient stature to replace her; il n'a aucun poids politique he hasn't got any political stature; peser de tout son poids dans la balance politique to carry great weight in the political balance; il ne fait pas le poids devant un adversaire aussi redoutable he's no match for ou he's out of his league against such a formidable opponent; je ne crois pas qu'il fera le poids à ce poste I don't think he's up to this job, I think this job is out of his league;3 ( fardeau) lit weight; fig burden; un poids de 200 kg a 200 kg weight; il est capable de soulever des poids énormes he can lift a terrific weight; le poids des ans/du passé/des habitudes the burden of the years/of the past/of habit; le poids des impôts the tax burden; être un poids pour qn to be a burden on sb;4 ( gêne) weight; vous m'ôtez un poids de la conscience you've taken a weight off my mind; avoir un poids sur la conscience to have a guilty conscience; avoir un poids sur la poitrine to feel as though there's a weight (pressing down) on one's chest;6 ( en athlétisme) shot; lancer le poids to put the shot; le lancer du poids the shot put; lanceur de poids shot-putter;7 ( pièce de mécanisme) weight; remonter les poids d'une horloge to wind up the weights in a clock; équilibrer les poids d'une bascule to balance the weights of a set of scales.poids atomique atomic weight; poids brut gross weight; poids coq Sport bantamweight; poids et haltères Sport weightlifting ¢; faire des poids et haltères to do weightlifting; un champion de poids et haltères a champion weightlifter; poids léger Sport lightweight; poids lourd Sport heavyweight; Transp heavy goods vehicle GB, heavy truck; poids mi-lourd Sport light heavyweight; poids mi-moyen Sport welterweight; poids moléculaire molecular weight; poids mort Tech dead weight, dead load; fig dead weight, drag○; poids mouche Sport flyweight; poids moyen Sport middleweight; poids net Ind net weight; poids net égoutt é Ind net weight drained; poids plume Sport featherweight; poids spécifique specific gravity; poids superléger Sport light middleweight; poids total en charge, PTC Transp gross weight; poids total à vide, PTAV Transp tare; poids volumique = poids spécifique; poids welter Sport welterweight.faire bon poids bonne mesure to be evenhanded; avoir or faire deux poids deux mesures [personne, institution, gouvernement] to have double standards; cette réglementation fait deux poids deux mesures these regulations show evidence of double standards.[pwa] nom masculinprendre/perdre du poids to gain/to lose weightreprendre du poids to put weight back on ou on againpoids brut/net gross/net weightpoids à vide unladen weight, tareil ne fait pas le poids face aux spécialistes he's no match for ou not in the same league as the experts2. [objet - généralement, d'une horloge] weight3. SPORT[lancer] shotputting, shot[instrument] shot[catégorie en boxe][aux courses] weight————————au poids locution adverbiale[vendre] by weight————————de poids locution adjectivale[alibi, argument] weightysous le poids de locution prépositionnelle1. [sous la masse de] under the weight of————————poids lourd nom masculin2. → link=poidspoids (sens 3)————————poids mort nom masculin -
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Sport heavyweight; ( camion) heavy goods vehicle GB, heavy truck* * *nm1) (= camion) HGV Grande-Bretagne heavy goods vehicle Grande-Bretagne heavy truck USApermis poids lourd — HGV licence Grande-Bretagne
2) BOXE heavyweight* * * -
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mdense concrete, heavy aggregate concrete, heavy concrete, heavyweight concrete, highdensity concreteDictionnaire d'ingénierie, d'architecture et de construction > béton lourd
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seigneur [sεɲœʀ]masculine noun* * *sɛɲœʀ
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nom masculin Lordle Seigneur l'a rappelé à lui — euph he has gone to meet his Maker
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exclamation Good Lord!* * *sɛɲœʀ nm* * *seigneur nm1 Hist (propriétaire, noble) lord; vivre en grand or comme un seigneur to live like a lord; se conduire en grand seigneur to behave in noble fashion; jouer au grand seigneur to flash one's money around; être grand seigneur to be generous;2 fig (de la finance, l'industrie) heavyweight; ( du sport) star; le seigneur des lieux hum the boss; mon seigneur et maître my lord and master.seigneur de la guerre warlord.à tout seigneur tout honneur Prov honourGB where honourGB is due.[sɛɲɶr] nom masculin1. HISTOIRE feudal lord ou overlord2. [maître] lordcomme un seigneur, en grand seigneura. [avec luxe] like a lordb. [avec noblesse] noblyêtre grand seigneur, faire le grand seigneur to spend money like water ou as if there were no tomorrow4. RELIGION
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