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1 knit together
knit together [bones] se souder; knit [something] together, knit together [something] lit tricoter [quelque chose] ensemble [strands]; fig entrelacer [themes]; unir [community] -
2 knit
B vtr ( prét, pp knitted, knit) tricoter [garment, blanket] (for pour) ; to knit sb sth tricoter qch pour qn ; knit one, purl one une maille à l'endroit, une maille à l'envers.1 ( with wool etc) [person] tricoter ;2 ( join together) [broken bones] se souder.to knit one's brows froncer les sourcils.1 ( join) [bones] se souder (les uns aux autres) ;2 ( unite) [community] s'unir ;▶ knit [sth] together, knit together [sth]1 lit tricoter [qch] ensemble [colours, strands] ;3 ( unite) unir [community, group].■ knit up:▶ knit up [wool] se tricoter ;▶ knit up [sth] tricoter [wool, garment]. -
3 knit
knit [nɪt](preterite, past participle knitted or knit)[+ garment] tricoter• "knit three, purl one" « trois mailles à l'endroit, une maille à l'envers »a. tricoter* * *[nɪt] 1. 2. 3.1) ( with wool) tricoter2) ( join together) [broken bones] se souder•Phrasal Verbs:•• -
4 knit
∎ he knitted himself a scarf il s'est tricoté une écharpe∎ knit 2 purl 2 (tricoter) 2 mailles à l'endroit, 2 mailles à l'envers;∎ knit 2 together tricoter 2 mailles ensemble∎ to knit one's brows froncer les sourcils(a) (make garment) tricoter;∎ I like to knit in the evenings j'aime bien tricoter ou faire du tricot le soir(b) (as opposed to purl) tricoter à l'endroit(heal → bones) se souder➲ knit up(garment) tricoter;∎ she knitted up a scarf from the spare wool elle a fait une écharpe avec la laine qui restait∎ (yarn) this wool knits up easily cette laine se tricote facilement -
5 knit
[nit]past tense, past participle - knitted; verb1) (to form (a garment) from yarn (of wool etc) by making and connecting loops, using knitting-needles: She is teaching children to knit and sew; She knitted him a sweater for Christmas.) tricoter2) ((of broken bones) to grow together: The bone in his arm took a long time to knit.) se souder•- knitter- knitting - knitting-needle - knit one's brows -
6 close
I.close1 [kləʊs]1. adjectivea. ( = near) proche• in close proximity to sb/sth dans le voisinage immédiat de qn/qch• she felt something close to loathing for the man elle éprouvait un sentiment proche de la haine pour cet hommeb. [friend, relative] proche ; [relationship, friendship] profond ; [cooperation, ties, links, connection] étroit ; [resemblance] fort• to be in/keep in close contact with sb être/rester en contact étroit avec qn• to be/feel close to sb être/se sentir proche de qnc. [examination, inspection, study] attentif ; [questioning] serré ; [investigation, enquiry, checking] minutieux ; [translation] fidèle• (up)on closer inspection or examination après un examen plus minutieux• to keep a close eye or watch on sb/sth surveiller qn/qch de prèsd. [texture] dense ; [election, contest, race, finish] serrée. [room] mal aéré ; [atmosphere] lourd2. adverb• close to sb/sth près de qn/qch• close behind (sb/sth) juste derrière (qn/qch)• close by (sb/sth) tout près (de qn/qch)• to get close (to sb/sth) s'approcher (de qn/qch)• to get closer (to sb/sth) se rapprocher (de qn/qch)• to be close at hand [object] être à portée de main ; [place] être à proximité ; [date, event] être proche• to look at sth close to/up regarder qch de très près3. compoundsII.close2 [kləʊz]1. noun( = end) fin f• to draw sth or bring sth to a close mettre fin à qcha. ( = shut) fermer ; [+ road] barrerb. [+ proceedings, discussion] mettre fin à ; [+ account] clorea. [door, drawer] se fermer ; [museum, theatre, shop] fermerb. [session] se terminer ; [speaker] terminer• the meeting closed abruptly la séance a pris fin or s'est terminée brusquement4. compounds► close season noun (British) (Hunting) période f de fermeture de la chasse ; (Fishing) période f de fermeture de la pêche ; (Football) intersaison f[business, shop] fermer (définitivement)[hunters, pursuers] se rapprocher ; [darkness, night] tomber• to close in on sb ( = approach) se rapprocher de qn ; (in race, pursuit) rattraper qn► close off separable transitive verb[+ room] interdire l'accès à ; [+ road] barrer► close up[people in line] se rapprocher ; [wound] se refermer[+ house, shop] fermer* * *I 1. [kləʊs]1) ( road) passage m2) ( of cathedral) enceinte f2.1) ( with close links) [relative] proche; [resemblance] frappantto bear a close resemblance to somebody/something — ressembler beaucoup à quelqu'un/quelque chose
close links with — liens mpl étroits avec [country]; liens mpl d'amitié avec [group]
2) ( intimate) [friend] proche (to de)3) ( almost equal) [contest, result] serré‘is it the same?’ - ‘no but it's close’ — ‘c'est le même?’ - ‘non mais c'est proche’
4) (careful, rigorous) [scrutiny] minutieux/-ieuse; [supervision] étroitto keep a close watch ou eye on somebody/something — surveiller étroitement quelqu'un/quelque chose
5) ( compact) [texture] dense; [print, formation] serré6) ( stuffy) [weather] lourd7) (colloq) ( secretive)3.1) ( nearby)it's close, I can hear it — il ne doit pas être loin, je l'entends
2) ( close temporally)3) ( almost)4.‘is the answer three?’ - ‘close!’ — ‘est-ce que la réponse est trois?’ - ‘tu y es presque’
close enough adverbial phrase5.that's close enough — ( no nearer) tu es assez près; ( acceptable) ça ira
close to prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase1) ( near) près de [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — à quelle distance sommes-nous de...?
2) ( on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria]3) ( almost at)closer to 30 than 40 — plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30
to come closest to — s'approcher le plus de [ideal, conception]
how close are you to completing...? — est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir...?
4) ( also close on (colloq)) ( approximately) près de, presque6.close by prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase près de [wall, bridge]••(from) close to — (colloq)
II 1. [kləʊz]it was a close call (colloq) ou shave (colloq) ou thing — je l'ai/tu l'as etc échappé belle
1) gen, Sport fin fat the close of day — littér à la tombée du jour liter
2) Finance2.transitive verb1) ( shut) fermer2) ( block) fermer [border, port]; boucher [pipe, opening]; barrer [road]; interdire l'accès à [area of town]3) ( bring to an end) mettre fin à [meeting, case]; fermer [account]4) ( reduce)to close the gap — fig réduire l'écart
5) ( agree) conclure [deal, contract]3.1) ( shut) [airport, polls, shop] fermer; [door, container, eyes, mouth] se fermer2) ( cease to operate) [business, mine] fermer définitivement3) ( end) [meeting, play] prendre finto close with — se terminer par [song]
4) Finance [currency, index] clôturer (at à)the market closed down/up — le marché a clôturé en baisse/en hausse
5) ( get smaller) se réduire6) ( get closer) se rapprocher (on de)4.closed past participle adjective1) ( shut) fermé‘closed’ — ( sign in shop) ‘fermé’; ( in theatre) ‘relâche’
‘closed for lunch/for repairs’ — ‘fermé pour le déjeuner/pour cause de réparations’
‘road closed’ — ‘route barrée’
‘closed to the public’ — ‘interdit au public’
‘closed to traffic’ — ‘circulation interdite’
behind closed doors — fig à huis clos
2) ( restricted) [community, meeting] fermé•Phrasal Verbs:- close in- close up -
7 closely
closely [ˈkləʊslɪ]a. [linked, connected, associated] étroitement ; [resemble] beaucoup• closely involved with a campaign/project étroitement associé à une campagne/un projetb. [look at, study] de près ; [listen] attentivement• a closely guarded secret/prisoner un secret/prisonnier bien gardéc. ( = tightly) he held her closely to him il la tenait serrée (tout) contre lui• closely followed by sb/sth suivi de près par qn/qchd. ( = intimately) to work closely with sb travailler en étroite collaboration avec qne. ( = keenly) [fought, contested] âprement* * *['kləʊslɪ]1) ( in close proximity) [follow, look] lit, fig de près2) ( not distantly) [resemble] beaucoup; [identify] tellement; [conform] tout à fait; [coordinated] biento be closely related — gen être étroitement lié (to à); ( of people) être proches parents
3) ( rigorously) [study, monitor] de près; [listen] attentivement; [question] avec attention4) ( evenly)closely contested ou fought — serré
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