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1 multitude
multitude [myltityd]feminine noun* * *myltityd1) ( grand nombre)une multitude de — (d'objets, de touristes) a mass of; (d'idées, de raisons) a lot of, many
2) ( foule de gens) multitude, throng* * *myltityd nf1) (= grand nombre) multitudeune multitude de — a vast number of, a multitude of
2) (= quantité) [informations, données] mass* * *multitude nf1 ( grand nombre) une multitude de (d'objets, de touristes) a mass of; (d'idées, de raisons) a lot of, many;2 ( foule de gens) multitude, throng.[myltityd] nom féminin1. [grande quantité]une multitude de a multitude of, a vast number of2. (littéraire) [foule]la multitude the multitude, the masses -
2 presser
presser [pʀese]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ éponge, fruit] to squeeze ; [+ raisin] to press• un citron pressé ( = boisson) a glass of freshly-squeezed lemon juiceb. ( = façonner) [+ disque, pli de pantalon] to pressc. ( = hâter) [+ affaire] to speed up• presser le pas or l'allure to speed upd. ( = harceler) [+ débiteur] to put pressure on2. intransitive verb( = être urgent) to be urgent3. reflexive verb► se presser ( = se hâter) to hurry up• pressez-vous, il est tard hurry up, it's getting late• allons, pressons ! come on, come on!* * *pʀese
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1) ( inciter)2) ( harceler) [personne] to press [personne, débiteur]; [armée] to harry [ennemi]presser de questions — to ply [somebody] with questions
3) ( éperonner) [faim, nécessité] to drive [somebody] on [personne]4) ( hâter) to increase [cadence, rythme]presser le pas or mouvement — to hurry
5) ( appuyer sur) to press [bouton]6) ( serrer) to squeeze [main, bras, objet]presser quelque chose contre or sur — to press something against
7) ( comprimer) to squeeze [orange, éponge, peau]; to press [raisin]8) Technologie to press [disque]
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verbe intransitif ( être urgent) [affaire] to be pressing; [travail, tâche] to be urgent
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se presser verbe pronominal1) ( se serrer)se presser sur or contre — to press oneself against
se presser autour de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to press around somebody/something
2) ( se hâter) to hurry uppressons, pressons! — (colloq) get a move on! (colloq)
3) ( être en nombre) [foule] to throng; ( aller en nombre) [foule] to flock (à, dans, sur, vers to)* * *pʀese1. vt1) (en serrant) [fruit, éponge] to squeeze2) (= appuyer sur) [interrupteur, bouton] to press3) (= accélérer)4) (= faire pression sur) [débiteur] to presspresser qn de faire — to urge sb to do, to press sb to do
2. vi[tâche, réparation] to be urgent* * *presser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( inciter) presser qn de faire to urge sb to do;2 ( harceler) [personne] to press [personne, débiteur]; [armée] to harry [ennemi]; cessez de me presser stop pestering me; presser qn de questions to ply sb with questions;3 ( tourmenter) [faim, nécessité] to drive [sb] on [personne];4 ( hâter) to increase [cadence, rythme]; presser le pas or mouvement to hurry; presser son départ to hurry one's departure; qu'est-ce qui vous presse tant? what's the hurry?;6 ( serrer) to squeeze [main, bras, objet]; presser qn dans ses bras/contre sa poitrine to clasp sb in one's arms/to one's chest;8 Tech to press [disque].B vi ( être urgent) [affaire, temps] to be pressing; [travail, tâche] to be urgent; le temps presse time is running out; rien ne presse there's no hurry ou rush.C se presser vpr1 ( se serrer) se presser sur or contre to press oneself against; se presser autour de qn/qch to press around sb/sth;2 ( se hâter) to hurry up; se presser de faire to hurry up and do; presse-toi de terminer hurry up and finish; pressons, pressons○! get a move on○!; presse-toi un peu get a move on;3 ( être en nombre) [foule] to throng; ( aller en nombre) [foule] to flock (à, dans, sur, vers to); on ne se presse pas cette année dans les cinémas people aren't flocking to the cinemas GB ou movies US this year.[prese] verbe transitif1. [extraire le jus de] to squeezepresser le citron à quelqu'un (familier) , presserquelqu'un comme un citron (familier) to exploit somebody to the full, to squeeze somebody dryon presse l'orange et on jette l'écorce Frédéric II (allusion) you use people and then cast them aside2. [faire se hâter] to rushqu'est-ce qui te presse? what's the hurry?, what's (all) the rush for?3. [serrer] to squeezeil pressait sur son cœur la photo de sa fille he was clasping a picture of his daughter to his heart4. [inciter à faire]5. [accabler]presser quelqu'un de questions to ply ou to bombard somebody with questionsêtre pressé par le temps/l'argent to be pressed for time/money6. TECHNOLOGIE [disque, pli] to press————————[prese] verbe intransitifrien ne presse, ça ne presse pas there's no (need to) rush ou hurry————————se presser verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se dépêcher] to hurryil n'est que 2 h, il n'y a pas de raison de se presser it's only 2 o'clock, there's no point in rushing ou no need to hurryallons les enfants, pressons-nous un peu come on children, get a move on2. [se serrer]————————se presser verbe pronominal transitif -
3 cohue
cohue [kɔy]feminine noun* * *kɔyc'est la cohue — it's a crush ou scramble
* * *kɔy nf* * *[kɔy] nom féminin2. [bousculade]dans la cohue amidst the general pushing and shoving, in the (general) melee -
4 essaim
essaim [esɛ̃]masculine noun* * *esɛ̃nom masculin lit, fig swarm* * *esɛ̃ nm* * *[esɛ̃] nom masculin1. ENTOMOLOGIE swarm2. [foule]a. [supporters, admirateurs] a throng ou swarm ofb. [adolescentes] a gaggle of (péjoratif) -
5 presse
presse [pʀεs]feminine nouna. ( = institution) press• presse féminine/automobile women's/car magazines• avoir bonne/mauvaise presse to be well/badly thought of• agence/conférence de presse press agency/conferenceb. ( = machine) press* * *pʀɛs
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1) ( journaux) press; ( journalistes) press; ( magazines) magazines (pl)avoir bonne/mauvaise presse — fig to be well/not well thought of ( auprès de among)
2) ( machine à presser) press3) ( machine à imprimer) pressmettre sous presse — to send [something] to press
‘sous presse’ — ‘in preparation’
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presses nom féminin pluriel ( maison d'édition) press (sg)* * *pʀɛs nf1) (= média) press2) (= affluence)* * *A nf1 ( journaux) press; ( journalistes) press; ( magazines) magazines (pl); presse écrite/économique written/economic press; article de presse press article; présenter à or devant la presse to present to the press; convoquer la presse to summon the press; presse automobile/féminine/du cœur motoring GB ou car US/women's/romantic magazines; avoir bonne/mauvaise presse to be well/not well thought of (auprès among); que dit la presse? what do the papers say?; ⇒ grand;2 ( machine à presser) press; presse hydraulique/de 100 tonnes hydraulic/100-ton press; presse à la main/à vis/mécanique hand/screw/power press; presse à relier/à emboutir holding/stamping press;3 ( machine à imprimer) press; presse à cylindres or rotative cylinder press; presse à bras hand press; presse à platine platen press; mettre sous presse to send [sth] off to press; être mis sous presse to go to press; ‘sous presse’ ‘in preparation’;4 ( hâte) dans les moments de presse when things get busy.[prɛs] nom féminin1. [journaux, magazines etc]la presse (écrite) the press, the paperspresse féminine/financière/sportive women's/financial/sports magazinesavoir bonne/mauvaise pressea. (sens propre) to have a good/bad pressb. (figuré) to be well/badly thought of2. IMPRIMERIE presspresse hydraulique/mécanique hydraulic/power press————————de presse locution adjectivale1. [campagne, coupure, attaché] press (modificateur)The main newspapers in France are:l'Équipe: a popular daily sports newspaper;le Figaro: a quality broadsheet newspaper (it has a predominantly conservative readership);France-Dimanche: a popular weekend broadsheet with a tendency to sensationalism;France-Soir: a conservative broadsheet newspaper;l'Humanité ("l'Huma"): a quality daily broadsheet (it is the organ of the French Communist Party);Libération ("Libé"): a quality daily tabloid. (with a predominantly left-of-centre readership);le Monde: aquality broadsheet newspaper which appears in the evening (its readership is predominantly left-of-centre). -
6 métro
n. m.1. Le Métro: 'The Tube', the underground railway system in Paris. " Métro, boulot, dodo". Standard and disillusioned comment uttered by those only too conscious of the rut of their lives.2. Throng, crowd of pcople. Avant les fêtes il y a un sacré metro dans les grands magasins: Before Christmas the stores are jam-packed with shoppers. -
7 foule
army, crowd, host, throng -
8 presser
press, squeeze, throng, urge on
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Throng — Throng, n. [OE. [thorn]rong, [thorn]rang, AS. ge[thorn]rang, fr. [thorn]ringan to crowd, to press; akin to OS. thringan, D. & G. dringen, OHG. dringan, Icel. [thorn]ryngva, [thorn]r[ o]ngva, Goth. [thorn]riehan, D. & G. drang a throng, press,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
throng´er — throng «thrng, throng», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. a crowd; great number; multitude: »The streets were filled with throngs of people (Dickens). Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, But in ourselves are triumph and defeat (Longfellow) … Useful english dictionary
Throng — Throng, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Thronged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thronging}.] To crowd together; to press together into a close body, as a multitude of persons; to gather or move in multitudes. [1913 Webster] I have seen the dumb men throng to see him.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Throng — Throng, a. Thronged; crowded; also, much occupied; busy. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Bp. Sanderson. [1913 Webster] To the intent the sick . . . should not lie too throng. Robynson (More s Utopia). [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Throng — Throng, v. t. 1. To crowd, or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings. [1913 Webster] Much people followed him, and thronged him. Mark v. 24. [1913 Webster] 2. To crowd into; to fill closely by crowding or pressing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
throng — (n.) c.1300, probably shortened from O.E. geþrang crowd, tumult (related to verb þringan to push, crowd, press ), from P.Gmc. *thrangan (Cf. O.N. þröng, Du. drang, Ger. Drang crowd, throng ). The verb, in the sense of go in a crowd, is first… … Etymology dictionary
throng — [thrôŋ] n. [ME < OE (ge)thrang (akin to Ger drang) < base of thringan, to press, crowd: for IE base see THRALL] 1. a great number of people gathered together; crowd 2. a crowding together of people; crowded condition 3. any great number of… … English World dictionary
throng — index assemblage, collection (assembly), congregate, mass (body of persons), meet Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
throng — n *crowd, press, crush, mob, rout, horde Analogous words: *multitude, army, host, legion: assembly, congregation, gathering, collection (see under GATHER) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
throng — [n] large crowd assemblage, assembly, bunch, collection, concourse, congregation, crush, drove, everybody, flock, gathering, horde, host, jam, mass, mob, multitude, pack, press, push, sellout, swarm; concepts 417,432 … New thesaurus
throng — ► NOUN ▪ a large, densely packed crowd. ► VERB ▪ gather in large numbers in (a place). ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary