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1 fromage
fromage [fʀɔmaʒ]masculine noun* * *fʀɔmaʒnom masculin1) cheese2) (colloq) ( situation rentable)il a trouvé un bon fromage — he's found a nice little earner GB, he's hit pay dirt US
•Phrasal Verbs:••faire un fromage de quelque chose — (colloq) to make a big deal (colloq) out of something
* * *fʀɔmaʒ nm* * *fromage nm1 cheese; manger du fromage to eat cheese; trois fromages three cheeses; fromage rapé grated cheese; fromage fondu melted cheese; soufflé au fromage cheese soufflé; fromage (au lait) de vache/chèvre/brebis cow's/goat's/ewe's milk cheese; fromage à pâte molle soft cheese; fromage à pâte cuite hard cheese; fromage à pâte persillée blue cheese; fromage fait/pas fait ripe/unripe cheese;2 ○( situation rentable) little earner○ GB; il a trouvé un bon fromage he's found a nice little earner GB, he's hit pay dirt US; se partager le fromage to split the profits.fromage blanc or frais fromage frais; fromage maigre low-fat cheese; fromage à tartiner cheese spread; fromage de tête brawn GB, head cheese US.faire un fromage de qch○ to make a big deal○ out of sth.[frɔmaʒ] nom masculin1. [laitage] cheesefromage de vache/brebis/chèvre cow's/sheep's/goat's milk cheesefromage frais ≃ cream cheese2. (familier) [sinécure] cushy job ou number————————au fromage locution adjectivale[omelette, soufflé] cheese (modificateur)fromage de tête nom masculin -
2 charge payante
fpay dirt (US), pay load (UK)Dictionnaire d'ingénierie, d'architecture et de construction > charge payante
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3 charge utile
fapplied load, duty load, imposed load, pay dirt, pay load (UK), payload, superimposed load, carrying capacityDictionnaire d'ingénierie, d'architecture et de construction > charge utile
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Pay dirt — Pay dirt, Pay rock Pay rock, etc. 1. (Mining) Earth, rock, etc., which yields a profit to the miner. [Western U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. a discovery, especially after an exploratory process, which yields a profit or sought after benefit;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pay dirt — ☆ pay dirt n. soil, gravel, ore, etc. rich enough in minerals to make mining profitable hit pay dirt or strike pay dirt Informal to discover a source of wealth, success, etc … English World dictionary
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pay dirt — pay ,dirt noun hit/strike pay dirt INFORMAL to get or find something valuable or useful … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pay dirt — dirt in which much gold is found, a valuable discovery The company hit pay dirt when they invented the new Internet equipment … Idioms and examples
pay dirt — pay′ dirt n. 1) min soil, gravel, or ore that can be mined profitably 2) inf Informal. any source of success or wealth • Etymology: 1855–60, amer … From formal English to slang
pay dirt — [n] profit accumulation, benefit, bottom line*, cleanup, earnings, gate*, goods*, gravy*, harvest, killing*, net, payoff, proceeds, receipts, return, revenue, score*, split*, surplus, take*, winnings; concepts 332,344,693 … New thesaurus
pay dirt — noun 1. ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner • Hypernyms: ↑ore 2. a profitable success the inventor worked for years before hitting pay dirt • Hypernyms: ↑success * * * noun 1. : earth or ore that … Useful english dictionary
pay dirt — {n.}, {slang} 1. The dirt in which much gold is found. * /The man searched for gold many years before he found pay dirt./ 2. {informal} A valuable discovery. Often used in the phrase strike pay dirt . * /When Bill joined the team, the coach… … Dictionary of American idioms
pay dirt — {n.}, {slang} 1. The dirt in which much gold is found. * /The man searched for gold many years before he found pay dirt./ 2. {informal} A valuable discovery. Often used in the phrase strike pay dirt . * /When Bill joined the team, the coach… … Dictionary of American idioms
pay\ dirt — noun slang 1. the dirt in which much gold is found. The man searched for gold many years before he found pay dirt. 2. informal A valuable discovery. Often used in the phrase strike pay dirt . When Bill joined the team, the coach struck pay dirt.… … Словарь американских идиом