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loaf [ləʊf]1. noun( = loaf around) traîner* * *[ləʊf]Phrasal Verbs:••half a loaf is better than none — Prov faute de grives on mange des merles
use your loaf! — (colloq) fais marcher tes méninges! (colloq)
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half a loaf is better than no bread Prov faute de grives on mange des merles ; use your loaf ○ ! fais marcher tes méninges ○ ! ⇒ rhyming slang.■ loaf about, loaf around traînasser. -
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1 noun∎ two loaves (of bread) please deux pains, s'il vous plaît;∎ proverb half a loaf is better than none faute de grives, on mange des merles(b) British familiar (rhyming slang loaf of bread = head) to use one's loaf faire marcher son ciboulot;∎ use your loaf! fais un peu marcher ton ciboulot!familiar fainéanter□, traîner;∎ I spent the day loafing about or around the house j'ai passé la journée à traîner chez moi►► loaf sugar sucre m en pains; -
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5 loaf tin
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6 loaf about
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7 loaf sugar
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8 bran loaf
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9 cottage loaf
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10 farmhouse loaf
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11 French loaf
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12 meat loaf
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13 milk loaf
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14 sandwich loaf
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15 sliced loaf
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16 split tin (loaf)
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17 sugar loaf
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18 sugar loaf
arg., Stups. pain de sucre [= crack]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > sugar loaf
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20 French loaf
noun baguette f
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loaf — Ⅰ. loaf [1] ► NOUN (pl. loaves) ▪ a quantity of bread that is shaped and baked in one piece. ● half a loaf is better than no bread Cf. ↑half a loaf is better than no bread ● use one s loaf Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
Loaf — Loaf, n.; pl. {Loaves}. [OE. lof, laf, AS. hl[=a]f; akin to G. laib, OHG. hleip, Icel. hleifr, Goth. hlaifs, Russ. khlieb , Lith. kl[ e]pas. Cf. {Lady}, {Lammas}, {Lord}.] Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly shaped or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loaf — loaf; loaf·er·ish; loaf·ing·ly; loaf·er; … English syllables
Loaf — Loaf, v. t. To spend in idleness; with away; as, to loaf time away. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loaf — loaf1 [lōf] n. pl. loaves [lōvz] [ME lof < OE hlaf, akin to Ger laib, OHG hlaib, ON hleifr, Goth hlaifs] 1. a portion of bread baked in one piece, commonly of oblong shape and in a size convenient for table use 2. any mass of food shaped… … English World dictionary
Loaf — Loaf, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loafed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loafing}.] [G. laufen to run, Prov. G. loofen. See {Leap}.] To spend time in idleness; to lounge or loiter about. Loafing vagabonds. W. Black. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loaf — [n] block of something bun, cake, cube, dough, lump, mass, pastry, roll, slab, twist; concepts 436,457,460,461 loaf [v] be idle, lazy be inactive, be indolent, be slothful, be unoccupied, bum*, bum around*, dally, dillydally*, dream, drift, evade … New thesaurus
loaf — index procrastinate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
loaf — vb *idle, lounge, loll, laze Analogous words: rest, repose, relax (see corresponding nouns at REST): *saunter, stroll, amble Contrasted words: work, labor, toil, travail (see corresponding nouns at WORK) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
loaf — The plural form of the noun is loaves; the third person singular of the verb is loafs … Modern English usage
loaf|er — «LOH fuhr», noun. 1. a person who loafs; idler. 2. a) a shoe resembling a moccasin, but with sole and heel stitched to the upper. b) Loafer, a trademark for such a shoe … Useful english dictionary