-
1 confectioner
confectioner [kən'fekʃənə(r)](of sweets) confiseur(euse) m,f; (of pastry, cakes) pâtissier(ère) m,f;►► confectioner's custard crème f pâtissière, French Canadian costarde f;American confectioner's sugar sucre m glaceUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > confectioner
-
2 short
short [∫ɔ:t]1. adjectivea. court ; ( = not tall) petit• I know it's short notice, but... je sais que le délai est assez court mais...b. ( = abbreviated) "PO" is short for "post office" « PO » est l'abréviation de »post office »c. ( = lacking) to be short of sth manquer de qchd. ( = curt) brusque2. adverb• to cut short [+ speech, TV programme, class, visit, holiday] écourter• I'm £2 short il me manque 2 livres• not far short of £100 pas loin de 100 livres• we are £2,000 short of our target il nous manque encore 2 000 livres pour atteindre notre objectif• it's nothing short of robbery c'est du vol, ni plus ni moins• nothing short of a revolution will satisfy them ils veulent une révolution, rien de moins• I don't see what you can do short of asking him yourself je ne vois pas ce que vous pouvez faire si ce n'est lui demander vous-même3. noun4. plural noun7. compounds• to short-change sb (in shop) ne pas rendre assez à qn ► short-circuit noun court-circuit m transitive verb court-circuiter intransitive verb faire court-circuit• I took a short cut through the fields j'ai pris un raccourci à travers champs ► short-haired adjective [person] aux cheveux courts ; [animal] à poil ras► short-range adjective [missile] à courte portée ; [aircraft] à court rayon d'action ; [plan, weather forecast] à court terme• to be short-staffed manquer de personnel ► short-stay car park noun parc m de stationnement de courte durée* * *[ʃɔːt] 1.1) ( drink) alcool m fort2) Electricity = short circuit3) Cinema court métrage m2. 3.1) ( not long-lasting) [stay, memory, period] court (before n); [course] de courte durée; [conversation, speech, chapter] bref/brève; [walk] petit (before n)the days are getting shorter — les jours diminuent or raccourcissent
2) ( not of great length) court (before n)3) ( not tall) [person] petit4) ( scarce)5) ( inadequate) [rations] insuffisanthe gave me a short measure — ( in shop) il a triché sur le poids
6) ( lacking)to be short on — [person] manquer de [talent, tact]
to go short of —
to run short of — manquer de [clothes, money, food]
my wages are £30 short — il me manque 30 livres sterling sur mon salaire
7) ( in abbreviation)this is Nicholas, Nick for short! — je te présente Nicholas, mais on l'appelle Nick
8) ( abrupt)9) Linguistics [vowel] bref/brève10) Finance [loan, credit] à court terme11) Culinary [pastry] brisé4. 5.in short adverbial phrase bref6.short of prepositional phrase1) ( just before) un peu avant2) ( just less than) pas loin dethat's nothing short of blackmail! — c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins!
3) ( except)7.transitive verb, intransitive verb Electricity = short-circuit••short and sweet — bref/brève
to bring ou pull somebody up short — couper quelqu'un dans son élan
to make short work of something/somebody — expédier quelque chose/quelqu'un
the long and short of it is that they... — en un mot (comme en cent), ils...
-
3 short
A n1 ( drink) alcool m fort ;2 Elec = short-circuit ;3 Cin court métrage m ;C adj1 ( not long-lasting) [time, stay, memory, period] court (before n) ; [course] de courte durée ; [conversation, speech, chapter] bref/brève ; a short time ago il y a peu de temps ; that was a short hour/month c'était une petite heure/un petit mois ; in four short years en quatre brèves années ; to work shorter hours travailler moins d'heures ; the days are getting shorter les jours diminuent or raccourcissent ; to go for a short walk faire une petite promenade or un petit tour ; the meeting was short and sweet la réunion a été brève ; let's keep it short (and sweet) soyons brefs! ; the short answer is that la réponse est tout simplement que ;2 ( not of great length) [hair, dress, distance, stick] court (before n) ; [animal's coat, fur] court (before n) ; ( very short) ras ; the suit is too short in the sleeves les manches du costume sont trop courtes ; to have one's hair cut short se faire couper les cheveux court ; to win by a short head Turf l'emporter d'une courte tête ;3 ( not tall) [person] petit ;4 ( scarce) [water, food] difficile à trouver ; to be in short supply être difficile à trouver ; food/coal is getting short la nourriture/le charbon se fait rare ; time is getting short le temps presse ;5 ( inadequate) [rations] insuffisant ; we're short by three il nous en manque trois ; he gave me a short measure ( in shop) il a triché sur le poids ;6 ( lacking) I am/he is short of sth il me/lui manque qch ; to be short on [person] manquer de [talent, tact] ; to go short of manquer de [clothes, money, food] ; my wages are £30 short il me manque 30 livres sur mon salaire ; I don't want you to go short je ne veux pas qu'il te manque quoi que ce soit ; to be running short of sth commencer à manquer de qch ;7 ( in abbreviation) Tom is short for Thomas Tom est le diminutif de Thomas ; this is Nicholas, Nick for short! je te présente Nicholas, mais on l'appelle Nick ;8 ( abrupt) [person, personality] ( jamais épith) brusque ; [laugh] bref/brève ; to be short with sb être brusque avec qn ;9 Ling [vowel] bref/brève ;11 Culin [pastry] brisé.D adv ( abruptly) [stop] net ; to stop short of doing se retenir pour ne pas faire ; ⇒ cut short (cut).1 ( just before) un peu avant ; the ball landed (just) short of the green la balle est tombée un peu avant le green ;2 ( just less than) pas loin de ; a little short of £1,000 pas loin de 1 000 livres ; that's nothing short of blackmail! c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins! ;3 ( except) à moins de ; short of locking him in, I can't stop him leaving à moins de l'enfermer à clé, je ne peux pas l'empêcher de partir.to bring ou pull sb up short couper qn dans son élan ; to have a short temper, to be short-tempered être coléreux or soupe au lait ○ ; to have sb by the short hairs ◑ US ou short and curlies ○ GB tenir qn à la gorge ; to sell oneself short se sous-estimer ; to make short work of sth/sb expédier qch/qn ; to be taken ou caught short être pris d'un besoin pressant ; the long and short of it is that they… en un mot (comme en cent), ils… -
4 cake
cake [keɪk]1 noun∎ a chocolate/cherry cake un gâteau au chocolat/aux cerises;∎ to make or to bake a cake faire un gâteau;∎ familiar it's a piece of cake c'est du gâteau ou de la tarte;∎ proverb you can't have your cake and eat it on ne peut pas avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre∎ caked with mud/blood couvert de boue/sang séché(e)durcir;∎ the mud had caked on his boots la boue avait séché sur ses bottes►► cake decoration décoration f pour gâteau;cake fork fourchette f à dessert ou à gâteaux;cake mix préparation f (instantanée) pour gâteau;American cake pan moule m à gâteau;cake shop pâtisserie f;cake stall (at fair) stand m à gâteaux;cake stand plat m à gâteaux;cake tin moule m à gâteau
См. также в других словарях:
pastry\ shop — verb when some (man) goes out specifically to pick up men or boys at less than classy places Rory turned his cell phone off he s out pastry shopping and he doesn t want to be disturbed … Dictionary of american slang
pastry\ shop — verb when some (man) goes out specifically to pick up men or boys at less than classy places Rory turned his cell phone off he s out pastry shopping and he doesn t want to be disturbed … Dictionary of american slang
pastry shop — baked goods shop … English contemporary dictionary
shop — I n. store 1) to manage, operate a shop 2) an antique shop; barbershop (esp. AE), barber s shop (BE); bookshop; butcher (AE), butcher s (BE); chemist s (BE); duty free; gift; novelty; pastry shop; sweetshop (BE); thrift; toy shop 3) a draper s… … Combinatory dictionary
Pastry War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=The Pastry War partof= caption= date=November 1838 March 1839 place=Mexico territory= result=French victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1= commander2= strength1=30,000 strength2=3,000 casualties1=… … Wikipedia
Berliner (pastry) — A Berliner Pfannkuchen (also called Berliner Ballen, Berliner, or Bismarck) is a predominantly German and Central European doughnut made from sweet yeast dough fried in fat or oil, with a marmalade or jam filling and usually icing, powdered sugar … Wikipedia
Pie shop — A pie shop is a take away (fast food) outlet specialising in pies, especially meat pies. Common in some parts of the United Kingdom and Australia.Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk news/politics/5301158.stm|title=Eel and pie… … Wikipedia
tuck|shop — «TUHK SHOP», noun. British Slang. a shop that sells pastry, candy, and other delicacies, especially to schoolboys: »Arm in arm…the two friends went down to the tuckshop for tea (Punch) … Useful english dictionary
tuck-shop — /tuk shop /, n. Brit. a shop where pastry, candy, or the like is sold. [1855 60] * * * … Universalium
Pierre Hermé — (born November 20, 1961, Colmar) is a French pastry chef that Vogue called the Picasso of Pastry . Career beginnings Pierre Hermé began his career at the age of 14 as an apprentice to Gaston Lenôtre. At 24, he became a pastry chef. Independent… … Wikipedia
Mixed Vegetables — Cover of Mixed Vegetables volume 1 as published by Shueisha ミックスベジタブル (Mikkusu Bejitaburu) … Wikipedia