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1 incurver
incurver [ɛ̃kyʀve]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. reflexive verb* * *ɛ̃kyʀveverbe transitif, s'incurver verbe pronominal to curve, to bend* * *ɛ̃kyʀve vt[barre de fer] to bend into a curve* * *incurver verb table: aimerA vtr to curve, bend.B s'incurver vpr to curve, bend.[ɛ̃kyrve] verbe transitif————————s'incurver verbe pronominal intransitif2. [étagère] to sag -
2 creux
creux, creuse [kʀø, kʀøz]1. adjectivea. [objet, joues, paroles] hollow ; [idées] futileb. ( = sans activité) les jours creux slack days2. masculine nouna. ( = cavité) holeb. ( = dépression) hollowc. ( = activité réduite) slack periodd. [de vague] trough• être au creux de la vague [marché] to have hit rock bottom ; [économie, entreprise] to be in the doldrums* * *
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- euse kʀø, øz adjectif1) ( vide à l'intérieur) [tronc, dent, tube] hollow; [son, voix] hollow; [estomac] empty2) ( concave) [joues, visage] hollowassiette creuse — soup dish ou plate
3) ( vide de sens) [discours] empty; [débat, analyse] shallow4) ( à l'activité réduite) [jour, période] slack, off-peak
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sonner creux — lit to make a hollow sound; fig to ring hollow
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nom masculin invariable1) ( dépression) hollowle creux des reins or du dos — the small of the back
le creux de la vague — lit the trough of the wave
être au creux de la vague — fig to be at rock bottom
2) (colloq) ( petite faim)avoir un (petit) creux — to feel peckish (colloq) GB, to have the munchies (colloq)
3) Arten creux — [fresque, motif] incised
4) ( sur un graphique) trough5) ( ralentissement d'activité) slack period* * *kʀø, kʀøz (-euse)1. adj1) (objet, forme) hollow2) (promesses) empty3) (période) slack2. nm1) (du terrain, dans un objet) hollowau creux de la vague (mouvement, économie, parti, équipe) — at a low ebb
2) (sur graphique) trough3) [activité] off-peak period4) (= faim)3. advsonner creux — to sound hollow, fig, [promesses] to ring hollow
* * *A adj2 ( concave) [joues, visage] hollow; un plat creux a shallow dish; assiette creuse soup dish ou plate;3 ( vide de sens) [discours] empty; [débat, raisonnement, analyse] shallow; c'est un beau gosse mais totalement creux! he's good-looking but he's completely shallow!;4 ( à l'activité réduite) [heure, période] off-peak; pendant la saison creuse during the off-season; août est un mois creux pour les affaires August is a slack month for business; un jour creux a slack day.C nm inv1 ( légère dépression) hollow, dip; les creux et les bosses the hollows and the bumps; le creux d'un arbre/rocher the hollow of a tree/rock; le creux de l'épaule the hollow of one's shoulder; le creux des reins or du dos the small of the back; le creux de l'aisselle the armpit; il l'a frappé au creux de l'estomac he hit him in the pit of the stomach; ça tient dans le creux de la main it fits into the palm of the hand; l'oiseau a mangé/bu dans le creux de ma main the bird ate/drank from my hand; le creux de la vague lit the trough of the wave; être au creux de la vague fig to be at rock bottom; au creux de la vallée in the bottom of the valley;4 ( sur un graphique) trough, dip; la courbe fait un creux there is a trough in the curve;5 ( ralentissement d'activité) slack period; pendant les heures de creux during slack periods.1. [évidé - dent, tronc] hollowj'ai le ventre creux my stomach feels hollow, I feel hungry4. (péjoratif) [inconsistant - discours, phrases] empty, meaningless ; [ - promesses] hollow, empty ; [ - argumentation] weak5. [sans activité]a. [au travail] slack periodsb. [dans une tarification] off-peak periodsa. [pour le commerce] during the slack seasonb. [pour les vacanciers] during the off-peak seasonheures creuses: la communication/le trajet aux heures creuses ne vous coûtera que 5 euros the phone call/journey will cost you only 5 euros off-peak————————nom masculinla route est pleine de creux et de bosses the road is bumpy ou is full of potholes3. [dépression - d'une courbe, d'une vague] trough4. [inactivité] slack periodil y a un creux des ventes en janvier business slows down ou slackens off in January————————adverbesonner creux to give ou to have a hollow sound————————au creux de locution prépositionnelle -
3 détour
détour [detuʀ]masculine nouna. ( = déviation) detourb. ( = moyen indirect) roundabout meansc. ( = sinuosité) bend* * *detuʀnom masculin1) ( trajet) detour2) ( moyen indirect) roundabout means; ( dans le langage) circumlocutionêtre sans détours — ( explication) to be straight and to the point; ( personne) to be plain-speaking
3) ( tournant) bend* * *detuʀ nm1) (= chemin plus long) detour2) (= tournant) bend3) fig (= subterfuge) roundabout means* * *détour nm1 ( trajet) detour; faire un détour to make a detour; faire un détour par Oxford to make a detour via Oxford; ça vaut le détour it's worth the trip; faire du cinéma après un détour par le théâtre fig to go into films after a brief spell in the theatreGB; les négociations font un détour par les salaires fig the negotiations have branched off into discussions about salaries;2 ( moyen indirect) roundabout means; ( dans le langage) circumlocution; user de détours pour dire qch to say sth in a roundabout way; être sans détours ( explication) to be straight and to the point; ( personne) to be plain-speaking; il nous a parlé sans détours he spoke to us frankly; il me l'a dit sans détours he told me straight; il m'a expliqué son point de vue sans détours he told me straight out what his position was;3 ( tournant) bend; les détours d'une route/rivière the bends in a road/river; au détour de la route/rivière at the bend in the road/river; au détour de la conversation fig in the course of the conversation; faire des détours [route] to twist and turn; [rivière] to meander.[detur] nom masculinla route fait de nombreux détours jusqu'au bout/jusqu'en bas/jusqu'en haut de la vallée the road winds all the way through/down/up the valleyfaisons un petit détour par la psychanalyse (figuré) let's go off at a tangent for a minute and talk about psychoanalysisvaloir le détour [restaurant, paysage] to be worth the detour3. [faux-fuyant] roundabout way————————au détour de locution prépositionnelle1. [en cheminant le long de]2. [en consultant, en écoutant]au détour de votre livre/œuvre, on devine vos préoccupations leafing through your book/glancing through your work, one gets an idea of your main concerns————————sans détour locution adverbiale
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