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c black pont [pɔ̃]1. masculine nouna. bridgeb. (sur bateau) deck• pont avant/arrière fore/rear deck• tout le monde sur le pont ! all hands on deck!d. ( = vacances) extra day(s) off (taken between two public holidays or a public holiday and a weekend)• faire le pont to make a long weekend of it → FÊTES LÉGALES2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━The expression faire le pont refers to the practice of taking a Monday or Friday off to make a long weekend if a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday. The French commonly take an extra day off work to give four consecutive days' holiday at « l'Ascension », « le 14 juillet » and « le 15 août ».* * *pɔ̃
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nom masculin1) Architecture, Construction, Bâtiment bridge2) ( liens) link, tie3) ( vacances) extended weekend ( including day(s) between a public holiday and a weekend)4) Nautisme deck5) Automobile axle6) Sport crab
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ponts nom masculin plurielPhrasal Verbs:••il coulera beaucoup d'eau sous les ponts avant que... — it will be a long time before...
* * *pɔ̃ nm1) (= édifice) bridge2) NAVIGATION deck3) AUTOMOBILES4) (locutions)Nous faisons le pont pour la Pentecôte. — We're taking a long weekend for Whitsun.
* * *A nm2 ( liens) fig link (avec with), tie (avec with); couper les ponts to break off all contact; il a coupé les ponts avec sa famille he has broken with his family;3 ( vacances) extended weekend (including day(s) between a public holiday and a weekend); faire le pont to make a long weekend of it; lundi je fais le pont I'm taking Monday off;4 Naut deck; tout le monde sur le pont! all hands on deck!; pont principal/supérieur main/upper deck; pont avant/pont arrière foredeck/reardeck; bâtiment à deux ponts two-decker;5 Aut axle; pont avant/arrière front/rear axle;6 Sport crab; faire le pont to do the crab;7 Électrotech bridge (circuit).pont aérien airlift; pont aux ânes lit pons asinorum; fig truism; pont basculant bascule bridge; pont de bateaux pontoon bridge; pont à béquilles portal bridge; pont élévateur hydraulic ramp; pont d'envol flight deck; pont flottant pontoon bridge; pont de graissage hydraulic ramp; pont levant vertical-lift bridge; pont mobile movable bridge; pont à péage toll bridge; pont roulant (overhead) travellingGB crane; pont suspendu suspension bridge; pont thermique thermal bridge; pont tournant swing bridge; pont transbordeur transporter bridge; Pont des Soupirs Bridge of Sighs.coucher sous les ponts to sleep rough, to be a tramp; il coulera beaucoup d'eau sous les ponts avant que… it will be a long time before…; brûler les ponts derrière soi to burn one's boats ou bridges; faire un pont d'or à qn to offer sb a large sum to accept a job.[pɔ̃] nom masculinpont mobile/suspendu movable/suspension bridgepont à bascule ou basculant bascule ou balance bridgea. [routier] swing bridgeb. [ferroviaire] turntablefaire/promettre un pont d'or à quelqu'un to offer/to promise somebody a fortune (so that they'll take on a job)se porter ou être solide comme le Pont-Neuf to be as fit as a fiddlebateau à deux/trois ponts two/three deckerpont inférieur/principal lower/main deckpont arrière aft ou after deckpont supérieur upper ou top decka. [levez-vous] everybody up!b. [mettez-vous au travail] let's get down to business!3. [week-end] long weekendle 11 novembre tombe un jeudi, je vais faire le pont the 11th of November is on Thursday, I'll take Friday off (and have a long weekend)4. [structure de manutention]pont élévateur ou de graissage garage ramp, car lift, elevator platformpont roulant gantry ou travelling crane5. AUTOMOBILE6. AÉRONAUTIQUE7. GÉOMÉTRIE8. MILITAIREPonts et Chaussées nom masculin pluriel
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