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1 bust
∎ to go bust faire faillite□∎ I'm bust je suis fauché∎ or bust! = expression indiquant la détermination à arriver quelque part2 noun∎ a large bust une forte poitrine;∎ she has a small bust elle a peu de poitrine;∎ what (size) bust are you? combien est-ce que vous faites de tour de poitrine?∎ there was a big drugs bust in Chicago il y a eu un beau coup de filet chez les trafiquants de drogue de Chicago∎ figurative to bust a gut or blood vessel se casser la nénette;∎ American very familiar to bust one's ass doing sth se crever ou se casser le cul à faire qch;∎ American very familiar I'm not going to bust my ass for him! je ne vais pas me casser le cul pour lui!∎ he was busted on a drugs charge il s'est fait choper ou embarquer pour une affaire de drogue;∎ the police busted the house at 3 a.m. la police a fait une descente dans la maison à 3 heures du matin∎ he got busted to sergeant il est repassé sergent∎ you're busted! je t'y prends!, je t'ai eu!∎ American to be busting to do sth crever d'envie de faire qch∎ three prisoners have busted out (of jail) trois prisonniers se sont fait la belle ou la paire(a) (boyfriend, girlfriend) rompre (après une dispute)□ ;∎ he's bust up with his girlfriend il a rompu avec sa copine après une engueulade∎ demonstrators busted up the meeting des manifestants sont venus semer la pagaïe dans la réunion(b) (damage, destroy → bar, flat) saccager -
2 ample
ample [ˈæmpl]a. ( = more than adequate) that's ample c'est amplement suffisantb. ( = large) [bust] généreux ; [garment] ample* * *['æmpl]2) ( of generous size) [proportions, bust] généreux/-euse; [garment] large -
3 ample
1 ( plenty) [provisions, resources] largement suffisant (for pour) ; [illustration] ample ; [evidence] écrasant ; there's ample room for five people il y a largement la place pour cinq personnes ; there is ample parking il y a largement assez de places de parking ; to have ample opportunity/time to do avoir largement la possibilité/le temps de faire ; he was given ample warning il a été largement prévenu ; he's been given ample opportunity to apologize on lui a donné toutes les chances de s'excuser ; to be more than ample suffire plus que largement ; thank you that's more than ample! ( when offered food) merci c'est plus qu'assez! ; -
4 pad
A n1 ( of paper) bloc m ;2 ( to prevent chafing or scraping) protection f ; foam/rubber/felt pad protection f de mousse/de caoutchouc/de feutre ;3 ( to absorb or distribute liquid) tampon m ; make-up remover/scouring pad tampon m démaquillant/à recurer ;5 (sticky part on object, plant, animal) ventouse f ;9 ( sanitary towel) serviette f hygiénique ;1 (put padding in, on) rembourrer [chair, shoulders, bra, jacket] (with avec) ; capitonner [walls, floor, large surface] ; to pad a wound with cotton wool mettre un tampon de coton sur une plaie ;2 ( make longer) = pad out.■ pad out:▶ pad out [sth], pad [sth] out1 fig étoffer, délayer pej [essay, book, speech] (with à l'aide de) ; allonger [meal, course, dish] (with avec) ; gonfler ○ [bill, expense account] (with avec) ;2 lit rembourrer [shoulders, bust, costume].
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