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lumber ['lʌmbə(r)]1 noun∎ to get a lumber faire une touche(a) (large person, animal) marcher pesamment;∎ I could hear him lumbering down the stairs je l'entendais descendre l'escalier d'un pas pesant;∎ she lumbered into the room elle entra dans la pièce d'un pas lourd;∎ the tanks lumbered into the centre of the town la lourde colonne de chars avançait vers le centre de la ville►► lumber jacket grosse veste f de bûcheron;British lumber room débarras m∎ (usu passive) (encumber) to lumber sb with sth refiler qch à qn;∎ I'll get lumbered with it ça va me retomber dessus;∎ they've lumbered me with the cooking c'est moi qui me suis tapé tous les repas;∎ I was lumbered with him for the whole evening je l'ai eu sur le dos pendant toute la soirée -
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lumber [ˈlʌmbər]1. noun( = wood) bois m de construction( = lumber along) [person, animal] marcher pesamment* * *['lʌmbə(r)] 1. 2.transitive verb (colloq) GB3.to get ou be lumbered with somebody/something — se retrouver avec quelqu'un/quelque chose sur les bras
1) (also lumber along) avancer d'un pas lourd; [vehicle] avancer péniblementto lumber away ou off — [person] s'éloigner d'un pas lourd
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A nB vtr1 ○ GB to be lumbered with sb/sth se taper ○ or se coltiner ○ qn/qch ; I'm lumbered with the ironing je me suis tapé ○ or coltiné ○ le repassage ; I get lumbered with the job of entertaining her parents on m'a infligé la corvée de divertir ses parents ; I'm lumbered with the house, I can't sell it j'ai la maison sur les bras, je n'arrive pas à la vendre ;2 US ( remove timber from) exploiter [qch] (pour le bois de construction).C vi1 ( also lumber along) [animal, person] avancer d'un pas lourd ; [vehicle] avancer péniblement ; to lumber away ou off [person] s'éloigner d'un pas lourd ; to lumber in/out entrer/sortir d'un pas lourd ; to lumber through sth traverser qch d'un pas lourd ;2 US ( cut timber) débiter le bois. -
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saddle ['sædəl]1 noun(a) (on horse, bicycle) selle f;∎ also figurative to be in the saddle être en selle;∎ you'll soon be back in the saddle again vous allez bientôt pouvoir vous remettre en selle∎ to saddle sb with sth refiler qch à qn;∎ I always get saddled with doing the nasty jobs c'est toujours moi qui fais le sale boulot;∎ she was saddled with the children elle s'est retrouvée avec les enfants sur les bras;∎ I don't want to saddle myself with any more work je ne veux pas me taper du travail supplémentaire;∎ saddled with debts grevé de dettes□►► American saddle blanket tapis m de selle;saddle horse cheval m de selle;saddle post (of bicycle) tube m de selle;saddle room sellerie f;American saddle shoes chaussures fpl basses bicolores;saddle soap cirage m pour selles;saddle sore (on rider) = meurtrissures provoquées par de longues heures en selle; (on horse) écorchure f ou excoriation f sous la selle;(rider) seller sa monture(horse) seller
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