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ply [plaɪ]1. noun[+ needle, tool, oar] manier• to ply between [ship, coach] faire la navette entre* * *[plaɪ] 1.noun épaisseur f2.transitive verb1) vendre [wares]2) (dated) manier [pen, oars]3)to ply somebody with — assaillir quelqu'un de [questions]
3.to ply somebody with food/drink — ne cesser de remplir l'assiette/le verre de quelqu'un
intransitive verb [boat, bus] faire la navette ( between entre) -
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A n ( thickness) épaisseur f ; two/three ply paper papier double/triple épaisseur ; two ply wool laine deux fils ; three/five ply wood contreplaqué trois/cinq plis.B vtr1 ( sell) vendre [wares] ;2 ( perform) exercer [trade] ;4 ( travel) [boat] sillonner [sea] ; to ply the route between two ports faire la navette entre deux ports ;5 ( press) to ply sb for harceler qn pour obtenir [information] ; to ply sb with assaillir qn de [questions] ; to ply sb with food/drink ne cesser de remplir l'assiette/le verre de qn.C vi [boat, bus] faire la navette (between entre). -
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1 noun∎ she plied us with food all evening elle nous a gavés toute la soirée;∎ he plied us with drinks il nous versait sans arrêt à boire;∎ we plied her with questions nous l'avons assaillie de questions∎ to ply one's trade exercer son métier∎ the barges that ply the Thames les péniches qui descendent et remontent le cours de la Tamise∎ to ply for hire (taxi) prendre des clients(b) (travel → ship, boat)∎ to ply between faire la navette entre -
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- ply [plaɪ]∎ two-/three-ply toilet tissue papier m hygiénique double/triple épaisseur;∎ five-ply wood contreplaqué m en cinq épaisseurs;∎ three-ply wool laine f trois fils -
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I verb1) (an old word for to work at: He plies his trade as weaver.) exercer (un métier)2) (to use (a tool etc) vigorously.) manier vigoureusement3) (to keep supplying: They plied their guests with drink.) fournir sans arrêtII noun(a thickness, layer or strand, as in three-ply / two-ply wool.) épaisseur, fil- plywood -
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couche f, placage m, pli m, pli du contreplaqué mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > ply
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8 bias ply tyre
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9 three-ply
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10 three-ply
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12 two-ply
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13 bias-ply tire
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > bias-ply tire
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14 diagonal-ply tyre
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15 four-ply
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16 radial-ply
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17 two-ply
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18 back of ply
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > back of ply
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19 centre ply
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > centre ply
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20 face ply
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > face ply
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