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1 weave
A n tissage m ; open weave, loose weave tissage lâche ; close weave, fine weave tissage serré or fin.1 Tex tisser [thread, fabric, blanket, rug] ; to weave sth on a loom tisser qch sur un métier ; to weave silk into cloth, to weave cloth out of silk tisser de l'étoffe de soie ;2 (interlace, make by interlacing) tresser [cane, raffia, flowers, basket, garland, wreath] ; [spider] tisser [web] ; to weave sth out of sth tresser qch de qch ; to weave flowers into a garland tresser une guirlande de fleurs ;3 fig ( create) inventer [story, narrative, plot] ; to weave the plot around one's own experience inventer l'intrigue à partir de sa propre expérience ; to weave sth into sth introduire qch dans qch ; to weave together sth and sth mêler qch à qch ; to weave two things together mêler deux choses ; the writer weaves a spell l'écrivain nous tient sous le charme ;4 ( move) to weave one's way through/around sth se faufiler entre/autour de qch ; to weave a path/course through sth s'ouvrir un chemin/un passage à travers qch.C vi ( prét wove ou weaved ; pp woven ou weaved) to weave in and out se faufiler (of entre) ; he was weaving in and out of the traffic il se faufilait entre les voitures ; to weave between se faufiler entre ; to weave towards sth ( drunk) s'approcher en titubant de qch ; ( avoiding obstacles) se frayer un chemin vers qch ; he was weaving unsteadily il titubait.to get weaving on ou with sth se mettre à qch ; get weaving! remue-toi! -
2 wind
I.wind1 [wɪnd]1. nouna. vent m• which way is the wind? d'où vient le vent ?b. ( = breath) souffle m3. compounds• a wind-chill factor of 10° une baisse de 10° due au vent ► wind-chimes plural noun carillon m éolienII.wind2 [waɪnd](verb: preterite, past participle wound)1. noun( = bend) coude mb. [+ clock, watch] remonter• to wind along [river, path] serpenter• the line of cars wound slowly up the hill la file de voitures a lentement gravi la colline en serpentant( = relax) (inf) se détendrea. [+ car window] baisserb. [+ department, service] réduire progressivement (en vue d'un démantèlement éventuel)► wind upb. [+ car window] monterc. [+ watch] remonter* * *I 1. [wɪnd]1) Meteorology vent m2) ( breath) souffle mto get one's second wind — fig reprendre ses forces
3) fig vent m4) ( flatulence) vents mpl5) Music2.the wind — les instruments mpl à vent
transitive verb1) ( make breathless) [blow] couper la respiration à; [exertion] essouffler2) faire son rot à [baby]••to get the wind up — (colloq) avoir la trouille (colloq)
II 1. [waɪnd]to put the wind up somebody — (colloq) flanquer la trouille (colloq) à quelqu'un
1) ( of road) tournant m2.transitive verb (prét, pp wound)1) ( coil up) enrouler2) (also wind up) remonter [clock, toy]3) donner un tour de [handle]4)3.to wind one's ou its way — serpenter
Phrasal Verbs:- wind in- wind on- wind up
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