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1 floor
floor [flɔ:r]1. noun• last year, sales went through the floor l'année dernière les ventes ont chutéb. ( = storey) étage mc. ( = silence) (inf) réduire au silence3. compounds* * *[flɔː(r)] 1.dance floor — piste f de danse
to take the floor — [dancer] se lancer sur la piste de danse
2) (of sea, tunnel, valley) fond m3) ( of Stock Exchange) parquet m; ( of debating Chamber) auditoire m; ( of factory) atelier m4) ( storey) étage mon the first floor — GB au premier étage; US au rez-de-chaussée
ground floor —
bottom floor — GB rez-de-chaussée m
2.six floors up — ( on the sixth storey) au sixième étage; ( six storeys above this storey) six étages plus haut
transitive verb1)2) ( knock over) terrasser [attacker, boxer]3) fig ( silence) réduire [quelqu'un] au silence [person, critic]; ( stump) [question] décontenancer [candidate]•• -
2 floor
A n1 ( of room) ( wooden) plancher m, parquet m ; ( stone) sol m ; (of car, lift) plancher m ; dance floor piste f de danse ; to polish the floor cirer le parquet ; to fall/sit/sleep on the floor tomber/s'asseoir/coucher par terre ; to take the floor [dancer] se lancer sur la piste de danse ;3 ( of Stock Exchange) parquet m ; ( of debating Chamber) auditoire m ; ( of factory) atelier m ; questions from the floor des questions de l'auditoire ; to have/hold/take the floor avoir/garder/prendre la parole ; the floor is yours la parole est à vous ; to be elected from the floor être élu à vote ouvert ;4 ( storey) étage m ; on the first floor GB au premier étage ; US au rez-de-chaussée ; the top floor le dernier étage ; ground floor, bottom floor GB rez-de-chaussée m ; we're six floors up ( on the sixth storey) nous sommes au sixième étage ; ( six storeys above this storey) nous sommes six étages plus haut ;B vtr1 ( in cement) faire le sol de ; ( in wood) mettre un plancher dans [room] ; an oak-floored room une pièce avec un parquet de chêne ;2 ( knock over) terrasser [attacker, boxer] ;3 fig ( silence) réduire [qn] au silence [person, critic] ; ( stump) [question] décontenancer [candidate] ; the news floored me la nouvelle m'a laissé sans voix ;to wipe the floor with sb battre [qn] à plates coutures ; to cross the floor changer de camp.
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