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neat [ni:t](a) (tidy → person) ordonné, qui a de l'ordre; (→ in one's appearance) net, soigné; (→ work, handwriting) soigné; (→ exercise book) bien tenu, propre; (→ desk, room) net, bien rangé; (→ garden) bien tenu ou entretenu, soigné;∎ her clothes are always neat ses vêtements sont toujours impeccables;∎ to do a neat job faire un travail soigné;∎ she made a neat job of it elle a fait du bon travail;∎ the surgeon made a neat job of those stitches le chirurgien a très bien fait ces points de suture;∎ as neat as a new pin tiré à quatre épingles(b) (smart, pretty) joli;∎ a neat little house une gentille petite maison∎ that's a neat trick c'est malin∎ what a neat outfit! chouettes fringues!;∎ that's really neat c'est vraiment chouette, c'est super(g) (undiluted → spirits) sec (sèche), sans eau;∎ to take or drink one's whisky neat boire son whisky sec∎ we made a neat £100 on a fait 100 livres net -
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A adj1 ( tidy) [person] ( in habits) ordonné ; ( in appearance) soigné, propre ; [room, house, desk] bien rangé, ordonné ; [garden] soigné ; [village] coquet/-ette ; [handwriting] soigné ; [accounts, copybook] bien tenu ; their house is always neat and tidy leur maison est toujours impeccable ; she's a neat worker elle soigne toujours la présentation de son travail ; in neat piles en piles régulières ;2 ( adroit) [theory, explanation, solution] habile, astucieux/-ieuse ; [formula] bien trouvé ; [phrase, slogan] bien tourné, bien trouvé ; [category, division] bien défini, net/nette ; [summary] concis ; that's a neat way of doing it! c'est astucieux! ;3 ( trim) [figure] bien fait ; [waist] fin ; [features] régulier/-ière ; she has a neat little figure elle a une jolie silhouette ; she was wearing a neat little hat elle portait un joli petit chapeau ;4 ○ US ( very good) [plan, party, car] super ○, formidable ; [profit, sum of money] joli (before n), coquet/-ette ; that's a neat idea ○ ! c'est une super ○ idée! ;to be as neat as a new pin [house] être propre comme un sou neuf. -
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neat [ni:t]a. ( = ordered) [room, desk] bien rangé ; [garden] bien entretenu ; [hair] bien coiffé ; [handwriting, appearance] soignéb. ( = skilful and effective) [solution, plan] ingénieux ; [category] bien défini ; [explanation] ( = clever) astucieux ; ( = devious) habile* * *[niːt] 1.1) ( tidy) [person] ( in habits) ordonné; ( in appearance) soigné; [room, house, desk] bien rangé; [garden, handwriting] soigné2) ( adroit) [explanation, solution] habile; [formula, slogan] bien trouvé; [summary] concis3) ( trim) [figure] bien fait; [features] régulier/-ière4) (colloq) US ( very good) [plan, party, car] super (colloq); [sum of money] joli5) [alcohol, spirits] sans eau2.adverb sec, sans eau•• -
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net (propre) m, pur (ciment, plâtre)Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > neat
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Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > neat-looking
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Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > neat-handed
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8 neat cement
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > neat cement
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9 neat cement grout
lait de ciment m, pâte pure de ciment fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > neat cement grout
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10 neat line
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > neat line
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > neat plaster
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English-French architecture and construction dictionary > neat cement
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English-French architecture and construction dictionary > neat plaster
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pile [paɪl]1. nounc. ( = imposing building) édifice m2. plural noun( = stack up) empiler5. compounds► pile up[snow, leaves] s'amonceler ; [work, bills, debts, rubbish] s'accumulera. [+ objects] empilerb. [+ evidence, reasons, debts, losses] accumuler* * *[paɪl] 1.1) ( untidy heap) tas m (of de); ( stack) pile f (of de)2) (of fabric, carpet) poil m3) (colloq) ( large amount)a pile ou piles of — un tas (colloq) or des tas (colloq) de
4) Construction pilier m5) Electricity pile f2.piles plural noun Medicine hémorroïdes fpl3. 4.intransitive verb (colloq)to pile into — ( board) s'engouffrer dans [vehicle]; ( crash) rentrer dans [vehicle]
Phrasal Verbs:- pile in- pile on- pile up••to make one's pile — (colloq) faire fortune
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straight [streɪt]1. adjectivec. ( = unambiguous) clair• have you got that straight? est-ce bien clair ?d. ( = tidy) to put sth straight mettre de l'ordre dans qche. ( = simple) it was a straight choice between A and B il n'y avait que deux solutions, A ou Bf. ( = consecutive) [victories, defeats, games, months] consécutif• if I give you £5, then we'll be straight si je te donne 5 livres, nous serons quittesi. ( = unsmiling) to keep a straight face garder son sérieuxj. [person] (inf) ( = conventional) conventionnel ; ( = heterosexual) hétéro (inf) ; ( = not criminal) honnête• I've been straight for three years ( = not on drugs) ça fait trois ans que je n'ai pas pris de drogue2. nouna. the straight [of racecourse, athletics track] la ligne droite3. adverba. ( = in a straight line) [walk, stand, grow] droit ; [shoot] juste• to look sb straight in the face/the eye regarder qn bien en face/droit dans les yeux• to go straight towards sb/sth se diriger droit vers qn/qchb. ( = level) to hang straight [picture] être bien droitc. ( = directly) straight after this tout de suite après• to come straight back ( = without detour) revenir directement ; ( = immediately) revenir tout de suite• he went straight to London ( = without detour) il est allé directement à Londres ; ( = immediately) il s'est immédiatement rendu à Londrese. ( = neat) to drink one's whisky straight boire son whisky secf. ( = clearly) he couldn't think straight il n'avait plus les idées clairesh. ( = consecutively) for five days straight pendant cinq jours d'affilée► straight off ( = immediately) tout de suite ; ( = without hesitation) sans hésiter ; ( = without beating about the bush) sans ambages4. compounds* * *[streɪt] 1.noun Sport ligne f droite2.back straight — côté m opposé de la piste
1) ( not bent or curved) gen droit; [hair] raidedead straight — gen tout droit
2) (level, upright) gen bien droit; [bedclothes, tablecloth] bien misthe picture/your tie isn't straight — le tableau/ta cravate est de travers
3) (tidy, in order) en ordreto get ou put something straight — lit, fig mettre quelque chose en ordre
4) ( clear)to put ou set the record straight — établir la vérité
5) (honest, direct) [person] honnête, droit; [answer] clair6) ( unconditional) [majority, profit] net/nette; [choice] simplea straight fight — GB Politics une élection à deux candidats
7) ( undiluted) [drink] sec, sans eau8) ( consecutive) [wins, defeats] consécutif/-iveshe got straight ‘A’s — School elle a eu très bien partout
in straight sets — Sport en deux (or trois) sets
9) Theatre [actor, role] sérieux/-ieuse10) (colloq) ( heterosexual) hétéro (colloq) inv3.1) ( not obliquely) gen droit; [shoot] justeto go/keep straight ahead — aller/continuer tout droit
2) ( without delay) directementstraight away —
she told him straight out that — elle lui a dit carrément or sans ambages que
it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — cela semblait sortir tout droit du Moyen Âge
3) ( frankly) tout netgive it to me straight — (colloq) dis-moi la vérité
to play straight with somebody — fig jouer franc-jeu avec quelqu'un
4) Theatre [act, produce] de manière classique5) ( neat) [drink] sec or sans eau••to go straight — (colloq) [criminal] se ranger
straight up? — (colloq) GB sans blague? (colloq)
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[kli:n] 1. adjective1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) propre2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) propre3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) vierge4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) pur5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) net2. adverb(completely: He got clean away.) complètement3. verb(to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) nettoyer['klenli]
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1. adjective1) ((negative untidy) in good order; neat: a tidy room/person; Her hair never looks tidy.) net, ordonné2) (fairly big: a tidy sum of money.) coquet2. verb((sometimes with up, away etc) to put in good order; to make neat: He tidied (away) his papers; She was tidying the room (up) when her mother arrived.) ranger- tidily- tidiness -
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[trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.) tailler2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) border (de)3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) orienter2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) coupe (de cheveux)3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) net, soigné- trimly- trimness - trimming - in good trim - in trim -
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A n1 ( cut) ( of hair) coupe f d'entretien ; ( of hedge) taille f ; to have a trim se faire faire une coupe d'entretien ; to give sb ou sb's hair a trim faire une coupe d'entretien à qn ; to give one's beard a trim se tailler la barbe ; to give the lawn a trim tondre l'herbe ; the hedge needs a trim la haie a besoin d'être taillée ;2 ( good condition) to be in (good) trim être en bonne forme physique ; to keep oneself in trim se maintenir en bonne forme physique ; to get the garden in trim mettre le jardin en état ;3 ( border) ( on clothing) bordure f ; ( of braid) galon m ; ( on woodwork) moulure f ; (on furniture, work surface) baguette f ; ( on soft furnishings) frange f ;4 Aut finition f ; exterior trim finition f extérieure ; interior trim garniture f intérieure ; side trim baguette f de protection ;B adj1 ( neat) [appearance, garden, person] soigné ; [boat, house] en bon état ; [outline] net/nette ; to be neat and trim être très soigné ;1 ( cut) couper [branch, hair, grass, material, paper] ; tailler [beard, moustache, hedge] ; tondre [lawn] ; émarger [page] ; ébouter [wood] ; to trim (the wick of) a lamp moucher (la mèche d')une lampe ;2 ( reduce) réduire [budget, expenditure, workforce] (by de) ; raccourcir [article, speech] (by de) ; to trim 5% off the budget réduire le budget de 5% ;4 ( decorate) décorer [tree, furniture] (in en ; with avec) ; border [dress, curtain, handkerchief] (with de) ;6 ( modify) ajuster [opinion, utterances].■ trim away, trim off:▶ trim away [sth], trim [sth] away tailler [hair, fabric, branches] ; enlever [fat].■ trim down:▶ trim down [sth] réduire [budget, spending, workforce] ; réviser [qch] à la baisse [estimate, plans]. -
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straight [streɪt]ligne droite ⇒ 1 (a) droit ⇒ 2 (a)-(c), 2 (g), 3 (a)-(c) raide ⇒ 2 (a) honnête ⇒ 2 (c) franc ⇒ 2 (c) clair ⇒ 2 (d) en ordre ⇒ 2 (e) quitte ⇒ 2 (f) pur ⇒ 2 (h) consécutif ⇒ 2 (i) directement ⇒ 3 (c), 3 (d) franchement ⇒ 3 (e)1 noun(a) (on racetrack, railway track) ligne f droite;∎ the final or home straight la dernière ligne droite;∎ figurative we're on the home straight now nous sommes dans la dernière ligne droite;∎ to keep to the straight and narrow rester dans le droit chemin∎ to be out of straight être de biais ou de travers;∎ to cut a material on the straight couper une étoffe de droit fil(c) (in poker) quinte f∎ don't be such a straight! sois pas si sérieux!∎ Mathematics a straight line une (ligne) droite;∎ in a straight line en ligne droite;∎ to have a straight back avoir le dos bien droit, se tenir bien droit;∎ keep your back straight tiens-toi droit, redresse-toi;∎ figurative to play with or to keep a straight bat se conduire honorablement(b) (level, upright) droit;∎ the picture isn't straight le tableau n'est pas droit ou est de travers;∎ is my tie straight? est-ce que ma cravate est droite?;∎ hold or keep the tray straight tenez le plateau bien droit∎ straight as a die d'une droiture ou honnêteté absolue;∎ he's always been straight in his dealings with me il a toujours été honnête avec moi;∎ to be straight with sb être franc avec qn;∎ are you being straight with me? est-ce que tu joues franc jeu avec moi?;∎ to play a straight game jouer franc jeu;∎ to give sb a straight answer répondre franchement à qn;∎ to have a straight talk about sth parler franchement de qch;∎ to do some straight talking parler franchement;∎ at the meeting he did some straight talking il n'a pas mâché ses mots à la réunion;∎ it's time we did some straight talking il faut qu'on parle, tous les deux;∎ he's a straight arrow (person of integrity) on peut compter sur lui□ ; (too conventional) il est un peu coincé(d) (correct, clear) clair;∎ to put or to set the record straight mettre les choses au clair;∎ just to set the record straight pour que ce soit bien clair;∎ I'd like to get things straight before I leave je voudrais mettre les choses au clair avant de partir;∎ let's get this straight entendons-nous bien là-dessus;∎ let's get this straight, he left at two o'clock? mettons les choses au clair, il est parti à deux heures?;∎ have you put her straight? as-tu mis les choses au point avec elle?;∎ you ought to put her straight about what he's (really) like tu devrais lui dire comment il est vraiment;∎ now just you get this straight! mets-toi bien ceci dans la tête!, qu'on se mette bien d'accord sur ce point!(e) (tidy, in order → room, desk, accounts) en ordre;∎ to put or to set straight (room, house) mettre en ordre, mettre de l'ordre dans; (affairs, accounts) mettre de l'ordre dans;∎ put your desk straight rangez votre bureau;∎ put your things straight on the desk mettez un peu d'ordre sur le bureau∎ here's the £5 I owe you, now we're straight voilà les 5 livres que je te dois, maintenant nous sommes quittes;∎ I need five hundred pounds to get myself straight il me faut cinq cents livres pour me remettre d'aplomb ou me refaire∎ Boxing he hit him a straight left/right il lui a porté un direct du gauche/du droit;∎ American to vote a straight ticket voter pour une liste sans panachage(h) (pure, utter) pur;∎ it's just straight prejudice ce sont des préjugés, tout simplement;∎ it's just straight propaganda c'est de la propagande pure et simple(i) (consecutive) consécutif, de suite;∎ to have three straight wins gagner trois fois de suite ou d'affilée;∎ Sport to win in three straight sets (in tennis) gagner en trois sets;∎ he won in straight sets (best of three sets) il a gagné en deux sets; (best of five sets) il a gagné en trois sets;∎ we worked for three straight days nous avons travaillé trois jours d'affilée;∎ he got straight As all term il n'a eu que de très bonnes notes tout le semestre;∎ a straight A student un étudiant brillant;∎ a straight flush (in poker) une quinte flush(j) (neat → whisky, vodka) sec (sèche)∎ to keep a straight face garder son sérieux;∎ it's the first straight role she's played in years c'est son premier rôle sérieux depuis des années∎ a straight eight engine un moteur huit cylindres en ligne∎ this is the straight story of what happened voici comment ça s'est vraiment passé3 adverb(a) (in a straight line) droit, en ligne droite;∎ try and walk straight! essaie de marcher droit!;∎ the rocket shot straight up la fusée est montée à la verticale ou en ligne droite;∎ to shoot straight viser juste;∎ familiar to go straight (criminal) se ranger des voitures(b) (upright → walk, sit, stand) (bien) droit;∎ sit up straight! tiens-toi droit ou redresse-toi (sur ta chaise)!(c) (directly) (tout) droit, directement;∎ he looked me straight in the face/in the eye il me regarda bien en face/droit dans les yeux;∎ to drink straight from the bottle boire à (même) la bouteille;∎ it's straight across the road c'est juste en face;∎ the car came straight at me la voiture a foncé droit sur moi;∎ the ball went straight through the window la balle est passée par la fenêtre;∎ the knife went straight through my arm le couteau m'a transpercé le bras;∎ we drove straight through Nantes nous avons traversé Nantes sans nous arrêter;∎ to read a book straight through (from beginning to end) lire un livre d'un bout à l'autre; (without stopping) lire un livre d'une traite;∎ he looked straight through me il m'a regardé sans me voir;∎ it went straight to his heart cela lui est allé droit au cœur;∎ straight ahead tout droit;∎ where's the crossroads? - it's straight ahead où se trouve le carrefour? - c'est tout droit devant vous;∎ he looked straight ahead il regarda droit devant lui;∎ straight on tout droit;∎ go straight on till you come to a roundabout continuez tout droit jusqu'à ce que vous arriviez à un rond-point;∎ at the roundabout go straight over au rond-point allez tout droit;∎ familiar to let sb have it straight dire son fait à qn□ ;∎ to come straight out with sth dire qch tout net;∎ she gave it me straight from the shoulder elle me l'a dit sans ambages ou sans prendre de gants(d) (without delay) directement;∎ come straight home after the concert! rentre à la maison tout de suite après le concert!;∎ go straight to bed! va tout de suite te coucher!;∎ I'll be straight back je reviens directement;∎ they mostly go straight from school to university pour la plupart, ils passent directement du lycée à l'université;∎ to come straight to the point aller droit au fait;∎ to get straight on with one's work se mettre directement au travail;∎ straight away immédiatement, aussitôt, tout de suite;∎ familiar straight off tout de suite□(e) (frankly, honestly) franchement, carrément;∎ I told him straight (out) what I thought of him je lui ai dit franchement ce que je pensais de lui;∎ to play straight jouer franc jeu;∎ familiar I'm giving it to you straight je vous le dis tout net□ ;∎ straight up! sans blague!, je t'assure!∎ I can't see straight je ne vois pas bien;∎ I can't think straight je n'ai pas les idées claires(g) (neat, unmixed)∎ to drink whisky straight boire son whisky sec►► Theatre straight actor acteur(trice) m,f sérieux-(euse);straight four (in rowing) quatre m de pointe sans barreur;Theatre straight man (of comedian) faire-valoir m inv;Theatre straight part rôle m sérieux;American straight razor rasoir m à main;straight theatre le théâtre traditionnel;
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neat — S2 [ni:t] adj comparative neater superlative neatest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tidy)¦ 2¦(liking things tidy)¦ 3¦(good)¦ 4¦(small)¦ 5¦(clever)¦ 6¦(drinks)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : French; … Dictionary of contemporary English
neat — [ nit ] adjective ** ▸ 1 carefully arranged ▸ 2 simple but intelligent ▸ 3 good/nice ▸ 4 small and pleasing ▸ 5 drink: not mixed 1. ) carefully arranged and looking nice: His hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail. She arranged the papers into … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Neat — Neat, a. [Compar. {Neater}; superl. {Neatest}.] [OE. nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. {Nitid}, {Net}, a., {Natty}.] 1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy. [1913 Webster] If you were to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neat — neat, tidy, trim, trig, snug, shipshape, spick and span mean manifesting care and orderliness. Neat through all its variations in sense keeps as its basic implication clearness, such as the clearness from dirt or soil that is manifest chiefly in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Neat — may refer to: Neat (bartending), a single, unmixed liquor served in a rocks glass. An old word for an individual animal of the species of cattle Bos taurus Neat (TV series), a Canadian television series Neat Records, a British record label Cattle … Wikipedia
Neat — (n[=e]t), n. sing. & pl. [AS. ne[ a]t; akin to OHG. n[=o]z, Icel. naut, Sw. n[ o]t, Dan. n[ o]d, and to AS. ne[ o]tan to make use of, G. geniessen, Goth. niutan to have a share in, have joy of, Lith. nauda use, profit.] (Zo[ o]l.) Cattle of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neat — neat·en; neat·herd; neat; neat·ly; neat·ness; un·neat; … English syllables
Neat — Neat, a. [See {neat}, n.] Of or pertaining to the genus {Bos}, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
NEAT — may stand for: Near Earth Asteroid Tracking, a program run by NASA and the JPL to discover near Earth objects Neuroevolution of augmenting topologies,a genetic algorithm for the generation of evolving artificial neural networks Neue Eisenbahn… … Wikipedia
neat — neat1 [nēt] adj. [Fr net < L nitidus, shining, elegant, smart, trim < nitere, to shine < IE base * nei , to be active, shine > MIr nīam, luster, beauty] 1. unmixed with anything; undiluted; straight: said esp. of liquor drunk without… … English World dictionary
neat — [adj1] arranged well, uncluttered accurate, apple pie order*, chic*, correct, dainty, dapper, elegant, exact, fastidious, finical, finicky, immaculate, in good order, in good shape, methodical, natty, neat as a pin*, nice, orderly, precise, prim … New thesaurus