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measure ['meʒə(r)]1 noun(a) (measurement) mesure f;∎ the metre is a measure of length le mètre est une mesure de longueur;∎ weights and measures les poids mpl et mesures;∎ linear/square/cubic measure mesure f de longueur/de superficie/de volume;∎ to give good or full measure (in length, quantity) faire bonne mesure; (in weight) faire bon poids;∎ figurative for good measure pendant qu'il/elle y est;∎ then he painted the door, just for good measure et puis, pendant qu'il y était, il a peint la porte;∎ then she insulted the other man for good measure elle a aussi insulté l'autre pour ne pas faire de jaloux;∎ he gave him a couple of kicks for good measure il lui a donné quelques coups de pied en prime;∎ figurative to take or to get the measure of sb jauger qn, se faire une opinion de qn;∎ by now the authorities had taken the full measure of the gravity of the situation les autorités mesuraient désormais pleinement la gravité de la situation;∎ this award is a measure of their success ce prix ne fait que refléter leur succès;∎ her joy was beyond measure sa joie était incommensurable;∎ irritated/shocked beyond measure extrêmement irrité/choqué∎ a measure of success un certain succès;∎ the country has gained a measure of independence le pays a acquis une certaine indépendance;∎ in some measure dans une certaine mesure, jusqu'à un certain point;∎ in large measure dans une large mesure, en grande partie;∎ she inspired fear and respect in equal measure elle inspirait autant de crainte que de respect∎ a pint measure une mesure d'une pinte∎ she poured me a generous measure of gin elle m'a servi une bonne dose de gin(e) (step, legislation) mesure f;∎ to take measures prendre des mesures;∎ we have taken measures to correct the fault nous avons pris des mesures pour rectifier l'erreur;∎ as a precautionary measure par mesure de précaution;∎ parliament must draft measures to halt this trade le parlement doit élaborer des mesures pour mettre fin à ce trafic(a) (take measurement of) mesurer;∎ he measured me for a suit il a pris mes mesures pour me faire un costume;∎ a thermometer measures temperature un thermomètre sert à mesurer la température;∎ to measure oneself or one's strength against sb se mesurer à qn;∎ figurative to measure one's words mesurer ou peser ses parolesmesurer;∎ the room measures 18 feet by 12 la pièce mesure 18 pieds sur 12;∎ an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale un tremblement de terre d'une magnitude de 6,2 sur l'échelle de Richtermesurer;∎ he measured off a metre of ribbon il mesura un mètre de rubanmesurer;∎ measure out a pound of flour mesurez une livre de farine;∎ he measured out a double gin il versa un double gin(wood) mesurer;∎ to measure sb up for a suit prendre les mesures de qn pour un costume;∎ to get measured up for a new suit se faire prendre ses mesures pour un nouveau costume;∎ figurative to measure sb up jauger qn, prendre la mesure de qnêtre ou se montrer à la hauteur;∎ to measure up to sb's expectations être à la mesure des espérances de qn;∎ the hotel didn't measure up l'hôtel nous a déçus -
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measure [ˈmeʒər]1. nounb. ( = gauge) to be the measure of sth donner la mesure de qch• this exam is just a measure of how you're getting on cet examen sert simplement à évaluer votre progressionc. ( = step) mesure f• measures aimed at building confidence between states des mesures fpl visant à créer un climat de confiance entre Étatsmesurer ; [+ success, performance] évaluer• what does it measure? quelles sont ses dimensions ?3. compounds[+ wood] mesurer ; [+ person] jauger( = be adequate) être à la hauteur[+ task] être à la hauteur de* * *['meʒə(r)] 1.1) ( unit) unité f de mesureweights and measures — les poids mpl et mesures fpl
liquid measure — mesure f de capacité pour les liquides
it's made to measure — ( garment) c'est fait sur mesure, c'est du sur mesure
2) ( of alcohol) mesure f3) ( device for measuring) instrument m de mesure4) (qualified amount, extent)a good ou wide measure of autonomy — une grande autonomie
in full measure — [feel, possess, contribute] pleinement
5) ( way of estimating) ( of price rises) mesure f; (of success, anger) mesure f, indication f; (of efficiency, performance) critère mto give some measure of — donner une idée de [delight, talent]
to use something as a measure of — utiliser quelque chose pour mesurer [effects, impact]
beyond measure — [change] énormément; [beautiful] extrêmement
6) (action, step) mesure f2.transitive verb1) ( assess size) mesurer [length, rate, person]to measure something in — mesurer quelque chose en [metres]
2) ( have measurement of) mesurera tremor measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale — une secousse de 5,2 sur l'échelle de Richter
4) ( compare)to measure something against — comparer quelque chose à [achievement]
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portion ['pɔ:ʃən](a) (part, section) partie f;∎ I've read only a portion of the book je n'ai lu qu'une partie du livre;∎ this portion to be given up (on ticket) côté m à détacher∎ Law portion (of inheritance) part f d'héritage;∎ he cut the cake into five portions il a coupé le gâteau en cinq (parts);∎ three portions of flour to one portion of sugar trois mesures ou doses de farine pour une mesure ou dose de sucre(c) (helping → of food) portion f∎ it fell to my portion to break the news to her c'est à moi qu'échut le devoir de lui annoncer la nouvelle;∎ suffering is our portion here below la souffrance est notre part ici-bas∎ (marriage) portion dot fdistribuer, répartir
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