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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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bois m, bois de construction m, bois en grumes m, élément en bois m, pièce de bois fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > lumber
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bois clair de construction m, bois sans défaut m, bois sans défauts mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > clear lumber
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16 coarse grain lumber
bois à grain grossier m, bois à grosses veines m, bois à larges zones d’accroissement m, bois à structure grossière m, bois à texture grossière mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > coarse grain lumber
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18 form lumber
bois de coffrage m, planche de coffrage fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > form lumber
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19 grade in lumber
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Lumber — Lum ber, n. [Prob. fr. Lombard, the Lombards being the money lenders and pawnbrokers of the Middle Ages. A lumber room was, according to Trench, originally a Lombard room, or room where the Lombard pawnbroker stored his pledges. See {Lombard}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lumber — lumber1 [lum′bər] n. [< ? LOMBARD: orig., pawnbroker s shop or storeroom, hence pawned articles in storage, hence stored articles, hence lumber] 1. miscellaneous discarded household articles, furniture, etc. stored away or taking up room ☆ 2.… … English World dictionary
Lumber — Lum ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lumbered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lumbering}.] 1. To heap together in disorder. Stuff lumbered together. Rymer. [1913 Webster] 2. To fill or encumber with lumber; as, to lumber up a room. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lumber — lum‧ber [ˈlʌmbə ǁ ər] noun [uncountable] wood that has been prepared for sale; = TIMBER: • The company operates 50 lumber and building material retail stores. * * * lumber UK US /ˈlʌmbər/ noun [U] NATURAL RESOURCES ► TIMBER( … Financial and business terms
lumber — [v1] walk heavily, clumsily barge, clump, galumph, lump, plod, shamble, shuffle, slog, stump, trudge, trundle, waddle; concept 151 Ant. glide lumber [v2] burden charge, cumber, encumber, impose upon, lade, land, load, saddle, tax, weigh; concept… … New thesaurus
Lumber — Lum ber, v. i. 1. To move heavily, as if burdened. [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. dial. Sw. lomra to resound.] To make a sound as if moving heavily or clumsily; to rumble. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 3. To cut logs in the forest, or prepare timber for market … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lumber — Lumber, so v.w. Fettgans … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
lumber — *stumble, trip, blunder, lurch, flounder, galumph, lollop, bumble … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lumber — ► VERB ▪ move in a slow, heavy, awkward way. ORIGIN perhaps symbolic of clumsy movement … English terms dictionary
Lumber — Timber redirects here. For other uses, see Timber (disambiguation). Timber in storage for later processing at a sawmill … Wikipedia
lumber — {{11}}lumber (n.) timber sawn into rough planks, 1660s, Amer.Eng. (Massachusetts), earlier disused bit of furniture; heavy, useless objects (1550s), probably from LUMBER (Cf. lumber) (v.), perhaps influenced by Lombard, from the Italian… … Etymology dictionary