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1 comble
comble [kɔ̃bl]1. adjective[pièce, autobus] packed2. masculine nouna. ( = degré extrême) height• c'est le comble du ridicule ! that's the height of absurdity!• être à son comble [joie, colère] to be at its peak• c'est le or un comble ! that's the last straw!b. ( = charpente) les combles the attic* * *kɔ̃bl
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adjectif [salle] packedfaire salle comble — ( pour une conférence) to have a capacity audience; ( à un spectacle) to play to packed houses
la mesure est comble, je démissionne! — that's the last straw, I resign!
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nom masculin1) ( point extrême)être à son comble — [émotion, suspense] to be at its height
pour comble de malchance j'ai raté mon avion! — to crown it all, I missed my plane!
et, comble du raffinement, les draps étaient en soie! — and, as the ultimate in refinement, there were silk sheets!
c'est un or le comble! — (colloq) that's the limit!
2) Architecture roof spacede fond en comble — [fouiller, nettoyer] from top to bottom; [changer, détruire] completely
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combles nom masculin pluriel attic (sg)* * *kɔ̃bl1. adj(salle) packed, packed full2. nm1) [bonheur, plaisir] heightc'est vraiment un comble! — that's the limit!, that beats everything!
c'est le comble! — that's the limit!, that beats everything!
3. combles nmplCONSTRUCTION attic sg loft sg* * *A adj [salle] packed; faire salle comble ( pour une conférence) to have a capacity audience; ( à un spectacle) to play to packed houses; la mesure est comble, je démissionne! that's the last straw, I resign!B nm1 ( point extrême) le comble de l'injustice/du mauvais goût the height of injustice/of bad taste; c'est le comble de l'horreur/du ridicule it's absolutely horrific/ridiculous; il était au comble de la colère/joie he was absolutely furious/delighted; être à son comble [émotion, tension, suspense] to be at its height; porter qch à son comble to take sth to its extreme; être au comble du désespoir to be in the depths of despair; c'est le comble du paradoxe it's a complete paradox; pour comble de malheur or malchance j'ai raté mon avion! to crown it all ou as if that wasn't enough, I missed my plane!; et, comble du raffinement, les draps étaient en soie! and, as the ultimate in refinement, there were silk sheets!; c'est un or le comble○! that's the limit!;2 Archit roof space; faux comble, comble perdu Archit lost roof space, unused roof space; comble aménageable usable roof space; de fond en comble [fouiller, nettoyer] from top to bottom; [changer, détruire] completely.[kɔ̃bl] adjectif————————[kɔ̃bl] nom masculin1. [summum]le comble de the height ou epitome ofdu champagne et, comble du luxe, du caviar champagne and, oh, height of luxury, caviare(c'est) un ou le comble! that beats everything!, that takes the biscuit! (UK) ou takes the cake! (US)le comble, c'est que... to crown ou to cap it all...les objectifs ne sont pas atteints, un comble pour une usine-pilote! they haven't fulfilled their objectives, which is just not on for a model factory!2. [charpente] roof timbers ou gable————————à son comble locution adverbialeau comble de locution prépositionnelleau comble de la douleur prostrate with ou in a paroxysm of griefpour comble de locution prépositionnelleet pour comble de malchance, la voiture est tombée en panne and then, to cap it all, the car broke downpour comble d'hypocrisie, ils envoient leur fille chez les sœurs then, to compound the hypocrisy, they send their daughter to a convent -
2 objectif
objectif, -ive [ɔbʒεktif, iv]1. adjective2. masculine nouna. ( = but, cible) objectiveb. [de caméra, télescope] lens* * *
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- ive ɔbʒɛktif, iv adjectif objective
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nom masculin1) ( dessein) objective2) Photographie lens; (de microscope, jumelles, télescope) objective3) ( cible) target; ( position à saisir) objective* * *ɔbʒɛktif, iv (-ive)1. adj(avis) objective2. nm1) OPTIQUE, PHOTOGRAPHIE lens sg2) (= but) objectiveLeur objectif est l'éradication de la maladie. — Their objective is the eradication of the disease.
Notre objectif est de faire connaître cette nouvelle méthode dans les écoles. — Our objective is to raise awareness of this new method in schools.
* * *A adj objective; tu n'es pas objectif you're not being objective.B nm1 ( dessein) objective; nous avons pour objectif de faire our objective is to do; se donner pour objectif de faire to set oneself the objective of doing; se donner qch pour objectif to set oneself sth as an objective; l'objectif est double there are two objectives;2 Phot lens; (de microscope, jumelles, télescope) objective; objectif à focale variable zoom lens; braquer son objectif sur qn to point one's camera at sb;3 ( cible) target; ( position à saisir) objective.2. [concret, observable] objective————————nom masculinse fixer/atteindre un objectif to set oneself/to reach an objective
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