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oak [əʊk]1 noun(a) (tree, wood) chêne m(c) British old-fashioned University = porte extérieure d'un appartement dans les universités d'Oxford et Cambridge;∎ to sport one's oak fermer sa porte aux visiteurs(furniture, door, panelling) de ou en chêne(oak-coloured) couleur chêne (inv)∎ the Oaks = course de plat pour pouliches qui se tient chaque année à Epsom►► oak apple noix f de galle;Oak Apple Day = le 29 mai, anniversaire de la Restauration en 1660 de Charles II d'Angleterre qui, dit-on, s'était caché dans un chêne creux pour échapper à Cromwell lors de sa défaite de 1651 face à ce dernier;oak forest forêt f de chênes, chênaie f;oak tree chêne m -
2 than
than [ðæn, unstressed ðən](a) (after comparative adj, adv) que;∎ he plays tennis better than I do il joue au tennis mieux que moi;∎ she can walk faster than I can run elle va plus vite en marchant que moi en courant;∎ it's quicker by train than by bus ça va plus vite en train qu'en bus;∎ I was less/more disappointed than angry j'étais moins/plus déçu que fâché∎ no sooner had he finished speaking than everyone made for the door à peine avait-il fini de parler que tout le monde s'est précipité vers la porte;∎ nothing is worse than to spend or spending the holidays on your own rien n'est pire que de passer les vacances tout seul(c) (with "rather", "sooner")∎ I'd do anything rather than have to see him je ferais n'importe quoi plutôt que d'être obligé de le voir;∎ I'd prefer to stay here rather than go out, I'd rather or sooner stay here than go out je préférerais rester ici que de sortir(d) (after "different")∎ he is different than he used to be il n'est plus le même(a) (after comparative adj, adv) que;∎ he plays tennis better than me or I il joue au tennis mieux que moi;∎ the cedars are older than the oaks les cèdres sont plus vieux que les chênes(b) (indicating quantity, number) de;∎ more than 15 people plus de 15 personnes;∎ fewer than 15 people moins de 15 personnes;∎ I've been invited more than once j'ai été invité plus d'une fois;∎ there are more policemen than demonstrators il y a plus de policiers que de manifestants(c) (after "other" in negative clauses)∎ we have no sizes other than 40 or 42 nous n'avons pas d'autres tailles que 40 ou 42;∎ it was none other than the Prime Minister who launched the appeal c'est le Premier ministre en personne ou lui-même qui a lancé l'appel(d) (after "different")∎ she seems different than before elle semble avoir changé;∎ she has different tastes than yours elle a des goûts différents des vôtres
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