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2 rock formation
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fold [fəʊld]1. nouna. (in paper, cloth) pli m[+ paper, blanket] pliera. [chair, table] se (re)plier4. compounds[table, bed] se (re)plier* * *[fəʊld] 1.1) ( crease) (in fabric, paper, skin) pli m2) Geography repli m3) ( in rock formation) plissement m4) Agriculture parc m2.- fold combining form3.to increase twofold/threefold — doubler/tripler
transitive verb1) ( crease) plier [paper, shirt, chair, umbrella]; replier [wings]2) ( intertwine) croiser [arms]; joindre [hands]4.1) [chair] se plier2) ( fail) [play] quitter l'affiche; [company] fermer; [project] échouer; [course] cesser•Phrasal Verbs:- fold in- fold out- fold up•• -
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7 limestone
limestone ['laɪmstəʊn]1 nouncalcaire m, roche f calcaire(cave, rock formation) calcaire; (quarry) de calcaire►► limestone landscape relief m calcaire;limestone pavement lapiaz m -
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(a) (in age, style, ideas → person, clothes) jeune;∎ the young men and women of today les jeunes gens et les jeunes femmes d'aujourd'hui;∎ a young woman une jeune femme;∎ young people les jeunes mpl, la jeunesse f;∎ the younger generation la jeune génération;∎ families with young children les familles qui ont des enfants en bas âge;∎ my younger brother mon frère cadet, mon petit frère;∎ I'm ten years younger than she is j'ai dix ans de moins qu'elle;∎ I'm not as young as I was! je n'ai plus (mes) vingt ans!;∎ he is young for such responsibility il est bien jeune pour de telles responsabilités;∎ you're only young once! la jeunesse ne dure qu'un temps!;∎ in my younger days dans ma jeunesse, quand j'étais jeune;∎ British how is young Christopher? comment va le jeune Christopher?;∎ the young Mr Ford, Mr Ford the younger le jeune M. Ford, M. Ford fils;∎ now listen here young man! écoutez-moi bien, jeune homme!;∎ old-fashioned her young man son petit ami, son amoureux;∎ old-fashioned his young lady sa petite amie, son amoureuse;∎ young lady! mademoiselle!;∎ she's quite a young lady now c'est une vraie jeune fille maintenant;∎ what do you have to say for yourself, young lady? qu'avez-vous à dire, mademoiselle?(b) (youthful) jeune;∎ he is young for forty-five il fait jeune pour quarante-cinq ans;∎ she is a young forty-five elle a quarante-cinq ans, mais elle ne les fait pas;∎ he's young for his age il est jeune pour son âge, il ne fait pas son âge;∎ to be young at heart avoir la jeunesse du cœur(c) (recent → grass, plant) nouveau(elle); (→ wine) jeune, vert; Geology (→ rock formation) jeune, récent;∎ a young country/company un pays/une société de création récente∎ the young les jeunes (gens) mpl, la jeunesse;∎ a game suitable for young and old alike un jeu pour les jeunes et les moins jeunes(b) (of animal) petits mpl;∎ a lioness and her young une lionne et ses petits;∎ to be with young (animal) être pleine ou grosse►► young blood (new attitudes, ideas, people) sang m nouveau ou neuf;British Young Offenders' Institution = centre de détention pour mineurs;History the Young Pretender le jeune Prétendant (surnom de Charles Stuart, l'un des deux prétendants au trône);History & figurative Young Turk jeune-turc (jeune-turque) m,f -
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glace; glace naturelle*
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