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lumber [ˈlʌmbər]1. noun( = wood) bois m de construction( = lumber along) [person, animal] marcher pesamment* * *['lʌmbə(r)] 1. 2.transitive verb (colloq) GB3.to get ou be lumbered with somebody/something — se retrouver avec quelqu'un/quelque chose sur les bras
1) (also lumber along) avancer d'un pas lourd; [vehicle] avancer péniblementto lumber away ou off — [person] s'éloigner d'un pas lourd
2) US ( cut timber) débiter le bois -
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A nB vtr1 ○ GB to be lumbered with sb/sth se taper ○ or se coltiner ○ qn/qch ; I'm lumbered with the ironing je me suis tapé ○ or coltiné ○ le repassage ; I get lumbered with the job of entertaining her parents on m'a infligé la corvée de divertir ses parents ; I'm lumbered with the house, I can't sell it j'ai la maison sur les bras, je n'arrive pas à la vendre ;2 US ( remove timber from) exploiter [qch] (pour le bois de construction).C vi1 ( also lumber along) [animal, person] avancer d'un pas lourd ; [vehicle] avancer péniblement ; to lumber away ou off [person] s'éloigner d'un pas lourd ; to lumber in/out entrer/sortir d'un pas lourd ; to lumber through sth traverser qch d'un pas lourd ;2 US ( cut timber) débiter le bois.
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