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1 land
land [lænd]1. nouna. terre fb. ( = farmland) terre fd. ( = country) pays m• buying the house landed him in debt l'achat de la maison l'a mis financièrement dans le pétrin (inf)d. (British) (inf) to be landed with sth ( = left with) rester avec qch sur les bras ; ( = forced to take on) devoir se coltiner qch (inf)• now we're landed with all this extra work maintenant il faut qu'on se coltine tout ce boulot en plus (inf)a. [aircraft] atterrir• to land on sth [falling object] tomber sur qch ; [person or animal jumping] retomber sur qch ; [bird, insect] se poser sur qch4. compounds* * *[lænd] 1.1) (terrain, property) terrain m; ( very large) terres fplthe lie GB ou lay US of the land — lit le relief du terrain
to get the lie GB ou lay US of the land — fig savoir de quoi il retourne
private/public land — propriété f privée/publique
2) Agriculture ( farmland) terre f3) ( countryside) campagne f4) ( country) pays m5) ( not sea) terre f2.noun modifier [ clearance, drainage, prices] du terrain; [ purchase, sale] de terrain; [ deal, tax] foncier/-ière; [ law] agraire; [ battle, forces, animal] terrestre3.transitive verb1) Aviation [pilot] poser [aircraft]; faire atterrir [space capsule]2) ( in fishing) prendre [fish]3) (colloq) fig ( secure) décrocher (colloq) [job, contract, prize]4) (colloq) ( leave with problem)he landed me with washing the car — il m'a refilé (colloq) la voiture à laver
to be landed with somebody/something — se retrouver avec quelqu'un/quelque chose sur les bras
now you've really landed her in it! — tu l'as vraiment fichue (colloq) dans de beaux draps!
5) (colloq) ( deliver) flanquer (colloq) [blow, punch]4.1) Aviation [aircraft, passenger] atterrir2) Nautical [passenger] débarquer; [ship] accoster3) Sport, gen [person, animal, object] atterrir; [ball] toucher le sol5.to land oneself in — se mettre dans [situation]
to land oneself with — (colloq) se retrouver avec [task, problem]
Phrasal Verbs:- land up•• -
2 milk
milk [mɪlk]1 nounlait m;∎ mother's milk lait m maternel;∎ cow's milk lait m de vache;∎ goat's milk lait m de chèvre;∎ Milk of Magnesia lait m de magnésie;∎ a land flowing with milk and honey un pays de cocagne;∎ figurative the milk of human kindness le lait de la tendresse humaine(bottle, churn, jug etc → empty) à lait; (→ full) de lait(a) (cow, goat) traire∎ to milk a country of its resources dépouiller un pays de ses ressources;∎ he really milks his clients il plume ses clients;∎ she milked the subject dry elle a épuisé le sujet;∎ the newspapers milked the story for all it was worth les journaux ont tiré tout ce qu'ils ont pu de l'histoire;∎ they just milked all his ideas ils se sont approprié toutes ses idées∎ the cow milks well la vache donne beaucoup de lait►► milk bank lactarium m;milk bar milk-bar m;American milk can bidon m de lait;milk chocolate chocolat m au lait;milk duct canal m galactophore;Veterinary medicine milk fever fièvre f lactée;British milk float camionnette f du laitier;milk gland glande f lactéale ou galactophore;milk loaf pain m brioché;milk powder lait m en poudre;British milk pudding entremets m au lait;formerly the Milk Race = course cycliste en Grande-Bretagne (ainsi nommée parce qu'elle était parrainée par l'industrie laitière);British milk round (for milk delivery) tournée f du laitier; University = tournée des universités par les employeurs pour recruter des étudiants en fin d'études;familiar milk run Aviation vol m sans histoire, partie f de rigolade; (regular journey) trajet m habituel□, tournée f habituelle□ ;milk shake milk-shake m, French Canadian lait m frappé;British milk stout bière f brune;milk tooth dent f de lait;milk train premier train m (du matin);American milk truck camionnette f du laitier;Botany milk vetch astragale m, tragacanthe f;Botany milk willowherb salicaire f
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