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1 roof timber-work
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timber ['tɪmbə(r)]1 noun(a) (wood → for building work) bois m de construction ou de charpente; (→ for carpentry) bois m de menuiserie∎ to fell timber abattre ou couper des arbres;∎ land under timber terre f boisée;∎ to put land under timber boiser un terrain;∎ standing timber bois m sur pied(roof, fence) en bois(tunnel) boiserattention!►► Nautical timber hitch nœud m de bois ou d'anguille;British timber merchant marchand m de bois;timber trade commerce m du bois;timber wolf loup m gris -
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A n1 ( for building) bois m (de construction) ; ( for furniture) bois m (d'œuvre) ; seasoned/green timber bois séché/vert ; roof timbers bois de charpente ;2 ( lumber) troncs mpl d'arbre ; to fell timber abattre des arbres ; ‘Timber!’ ‘Attention (à l'arbre qui tombe)!’ ;B modif [importer, exporter] de bois ; [treatment, preservative, trade] du bois ; [building, frame] en bois ; timber plantation futaie f.C timbered pp adj [slopes] boisé ; [house] en bois ; timbered ceiling plafond à poutres apparentes ; half-timbered house maison f à colombage. -
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frame [freɪm]1. noun2. plural nouna. [+ picture] encadrer• to frame a subject [photographer] cadrer un sujet4. compounds* * *[freɪm] 1.1) (of building, boat, roof) charpente f; ( of car) châssis m; (of bicycle, racquet) cadre m; ( of bed) sommier m; ( of tent) armature f2) (of picture, window) cadre m; ( of door) encadrement m3) ( context) cadre m5) ( picture) Cinema photogramme m; Television, Photography image f6) ( for weaving) métier m7) ( in snooker) ( triangle) triangle m; ( single game) manche f2.frames plural noun ( of spectacles) monture f3.transitive verb1) (enclose, surround) lit, fig encadrer [picture, face, view]2) ( formulate in words) formuler3) ( devise) élaborer [plan, policy]; rédiger [legislation]4) ( mouth) articuler5) (colloq) ( set up) [police] monter une machination contre; [criminal] faire porter les soupçons sur4.- framed combining form -
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A n1 ( structure) (of building, boat, roof) charpente f ; ( of car) châssis m ; (of bicycle, racquet) cadre m ; ( of bed) sommier m ; ( of tent) armature f ;4 Anat ( skeleton) ossature f ; ( body) corps m ; his huge/athletic frame son corps énorme/athlétique ;6 ( for weaving) métier m ;C vtr2 ( formulate in words) formuler [question, reply etc] ;4 ( mouth) articuler [words] ;5 ○ ( set up) [police] monter une machination contre [suspect] ; [criminal] faire porter les soupçons sur [associate] ; I've been framed! c'est un coup monté! -
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A n2 ○ ‡( sailor) matelot m.B modif [road] goudronné ; tar paper papier m goudronné ; tar content ( of cigarette) taux m de goudron ; low-/high-tar cigarette cigarette f à faible/forte teneur en goudrons.to tar and feather sb enduire qn de goudron et de plumes ; to tar everyone with the same brush mettre tout le monde dans le même sac ; they're tarred with the same brush ils sont à mettre dans le même sac ; to spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar tout gâcher pour s'économiser quelques sous.
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