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1 snow-capped mountain
montagne couronnée de neige; montagne neigeuseEnglish-French dictionary of Geography > snow-capped mountain
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1 noun(a) (hat → with peak) casquette f; (→ without peak) bonnet m; (→ of jockey, judge) toque f; (→ of nurse, traditional costume) coiffe f; (→ of soldier) calot m; (→ of officer) képi m;∎ cap and bells marotte f (de bouffon);∎ cap and gown = expression britannique évoquant le milieu universitaire;∎ in cap and gown en costume d'apparat universitaire;∎ if the cap fits, wear it qui se sent morveux (qu'il) se mouche;∎ to go to sb cap in hand aller vers qn chapeau bas;∎ old-fashioned to set one's cap at sb jeter son dévolu sur qn;∎ to put on one's thinking cap réfléchir, méditer la question(b) (cover, lid → of bottle, container) capsule f; (→ of lens) cache m; (→ of tyre valve) bouchon m; (→ of pen) capuchon m; (→ of mushroom) chapeau m; (→ of tooth) couronne f; (→ of column, pedestal) chapiteau m∎ he has three England caps il a été sélectionné trois fois dans l'équipe d'Angleterre(f) (contraceptive device) diaphragme m(g) (spending limit) plafond m∎ the mountain was capped with snow le sommet de la montagne était recouvert de neige∎ he capped that story with an even funnier one il a raconté une histoire encore plus drôle que celle-là;∎ to cap it all pour couronner le tout, pour comble(d) Administration (impose limit on → spending) limiter, restreindre; (→ borough, region) limiter les dépenses de;∎ these measures have been effective in capping overall expenditure ces mesures ont permis de limiter les dépenses globales∎ she was capped five times elle a joué ou elle a été sélectionnée cinq fois►► Technology cap screw vis f à six pans creux
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