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1 pint-size(d)
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2 pint-size
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3 pint-sized
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4 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) vers le bas, en bas2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) par terre3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) jusqu'à4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) en/de moins5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) plus bas2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) vers le/en bas3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) le long de3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) s'envoyer- downward- downwards - downward - down-and-out - down-at-heel - downcast - downfall - downgrade - downhearted - downhill - downhill racing - downhill skiing - down-in-the-mouth - down payment - downpour - downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) direct, absolu- downstream - down-to-earth - downtown - downtown - down-trodden - be/go down with - down on one's luck - down tools - down with - get down to - suit someone down to the ground - suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) duvet- downie®- downy -
5 half
1 ( one of two parts) moitié f ; half (of) the page/the people/the wine la moitié de la page/des gens/du vin ; half (of) 38 is 19 la moitié de 38 est 19 ; he arrives late half (of) the time la moitié du temps il est en retard ; to cut/tear/break sth in half couper/déchirer/casser qch en deux ;3 Sport ( time period) mi-temps f ; ( pitch area) moitié f de terrain ; the first/second half la première/seconde mi-temps ;B adj a half apple une moitié de pomme ; a half circle un demi-cercle ; a half-cup, half a cup une demi-tasse ; a half-litre, half a litre un demi-litre ; a half-litre pot un pot d'un demi-litre ; a half-page advertisement une publicité d'une demi-page ; twelve and a half per cent douze et demi pour cent ; two and a half cups deux tasses et demie.C pron1 (50%) moitié f ; only half passed seule la moitié a réussi ; you can have half now, the rest later tu peux en avoir la moitié maintenant et le reste plus tard ; to cut/increase sth by half réduire/augmenter qch de moitié ; that was a meal and a half ○ ! ça a été un sacré repas ○ ! ;2 ( in time) an hour and a half une heure et demie ; half past two/six GB, half two/six ○ deux/six heures et demie ; it starts at half past ça commence à la demie ; the buses run at half past the hour les bus passent à la demie de chaque heure ;3 ( in age) she is ten and a half elle a dix ans et demi.D adv [full, over, asleep, drunk, cooked, dressed, eaten, hidden, understood, remembered] à moitié ; to half close one's eyes/the window fermer les yeux/la fenêtre à moitié ; it's half the price/the size c'est moitié moins cher/moins grand ; half as much money/as many people moitié moins d'argent/de personnes ; half as big/as heavy moitié moins grand/lourd ; half as much/as many again moitié plus ; half as tall again moitié plus grand ; he's half my age il est moitié moins âgé que moi ; she's half Italian elle est à moitié italienne ; he's half Spanish half Irish il est mi-espagnol mi-irlandais ; the word is half Latin half Greek le mot est moitié latin moitié grec ; half woman half fish mi-femme mi-poisson, moitié femme moitié poisson ; he was only half serious il n'était qu'à moitié sérieux ; half disappointed half relieved mi-déçu mi-soulagé ; to be only half right n'avoir qu'à moitié raison ; to be only half listening n'écouter qu'à moitié ; if it was half as easy as they say si c'était vraiment aussi facile qu'on le dit ; I was half hoping that j'espérais presque que ; I half expected it je m'y attendais plus ou moins ; not half old/half big pas jeune/petit iron ; he wasn't half angry/surprised ○ il était drôlement ○ en colère/surpris ; it doesn't half stink ○ ! ça pue drôlement ○ ! ; not half ○ ! et comment! ; not half bad ○ pas mauvais or mal du tout.half a minute ou second ou tick ○ GB ou mo ○ une petite minute, un instant ; how the other half lives comment vivent les riches ; if given half a chance à la première occasion ; to have half a mind to do avoir bien envie de faire ; one's better ou other half sa (douce) moitié ; that's not the half of it! ce n'est pas le meilleur! ; she doesn't know the half of it! elle ne sait pas le meilleur! ; to go halves with sb se mettre de moitié avec qn ; let's go halves faisons moitié-moitié ; never to do things by halves ne pas faire les choses à moitié ; too clever by half ○ un peu trop malin/-igne. -
6 imperial
imperial [ɪm'pɪərɪəl](a) (in titles) impérial;∎ His Imperial Majesty Sa Majesté Impériale(b) (majestic) majestueux, auguste(c) (imperious) impérieux(e) British (weights and measures) = relatif au système de mesure anglo-saxon utilisant les miles, les pints etc2 noun(b) (paper size) grand format m (Br = 762 mm × 559 mm, Am= 787 mm × 584 mm)►► Imperial College = établissement relevant de l'université de Londres et spécialisé dans la recherche scientifique, la mécanique et l'informatique;British imperial gallon gallon m (britannique);imperial pint pinte f (britannique);the Imperial War Museum = musée militaire à Londres
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pint-size or pint-sized — pint ,size or pint sized [ paınt ,saızd ] adjective INFORMAL very small … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pint-size — or pint sized adjective Date: 1936 small … New Collegiate Dictionary
pint-size — adjective pint sized … Wiktionary
pint-size — also pint sized adjective (only before noun) small, and unimportant or unsatisfactory … Longman dictionary of contemporary English