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drilling ['drɪlɪŋ](UNCOUNT) (in metal, wood) forage m, perçage m; (by dentist) fraisage m;∎ drilling for oil forage m pétrolier►► Petroleum industry drilling platform plate-forme f (de forage);Petroleum industry drilling rig (on land) derrick m, tour f de forage; (at sea) plate-forme f (de forage);Petroleum industry drilling ship navire m de forage -
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stack [stæk]1 noun∎ a huge stack of books une pile énorme de livres∎ stacks of… des tas de…;∎ I've written a stack of or stacks of postcards j'ai écrit un tas de cartes postales;∎ we've got stacks of time on a largement le temps;∎ she has stacks of money elle est bourrée de fric∎ the stack is twenty planes high il y a vingt avions qui attendent le feu vert de la tour de contrôle pour atterrir∎ the stack or stacks les rayons mpl∎ to blow one's stack exploser, piquer une crise(a) (pile → chairs, boxes etc) empiler;∎ stack the glasses in the cupboard empilez les verres dans l'armoire;∎ oil cans were stacked in pyramids des bidons d'huile étaient empilés en pyramide(c) (fill → room, shelf) remplir;∎ his desk was stacked high with files des piles de dossiers s'entassaient sur son bureau(f) (fix, rig → committee) remplir de ses partisans;∎ to stack the cards or the deck truquer les cartes;∎ figurative he's playing with a stacked deck (in his favour) les dés sont pipés en sa faveur; (against him) les dés sont pipés contre lui;∎ figurative the cards or the odds are stacked against us nous sommes dans une mauvaise situation;∎ a woman in this profession starts with the cards stacked against her dans ce métier les femmes partent avec un handicap;∎ the election system is heavily stacked against the smaller parties ce mode de scrutin défavorise fortement les petits partiss'empiler∎ it's stacks easier c'est vachement plus facile➲ stack up(pile up) empiler∎ I don't like the way things are stacking up je n'aime pas la tournure que prennent les événements□ ;∎ I wanted someone honest and dynamic and that's how Jan stacks up je voulais quelqu'un d'honnête et de dynamique et Jan fait parfaitement l'affaire□∎ our product stacks up well against theirs notre produit soutient bien la comparaison avec le leur;∎ how does he stack up against or with the other candidates? que vaut-il comparé aux autres candidats?
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