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A n3 US Pol liste f de candidature.C vtr1 lit couvrir [qch] d'ardoises [roof] ;2 ○ GB ( criticize) [press, critic] taper sur ○ [play, film, politician, policy] (for pour) ; [boss, teacher] blâmer [worker, pupil] (for pour) ;3 US Pol mettre [qn] sur la liste [candidate] ;to put sth on the slate ○ mettre qch sur l'ardoise ○ ; to start again with a clean slate repartir à zéro ; to wipe the slate clean faire table rase. -
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slate [sleɪt]1. nounardoise f3. adjective[roof] en ardoise* * *[sleɪt] 1.1) ( rock) ardoise f2) (piece, tablet) ardoise f3) US Politics liste f de candidature2.transitive verb1) lit couvrir [quelque chose] d'ardoises [roof]2) (colloq) GB ( criticize) [press, critic] taper sur (colloq) [film, politician, policy] ( for pour)3) US Politics mettre [quelqu'un] sur la liste [candidate]••to put something on the slate — (colloq) mettre quelque chose sur l'ardoise (colloq)
См. также в других словарях:
slate — slate1 [sleıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(rock)¦ 2¦(on a roof)¦ 3 slate blue/grey 4¦(politics)¦ 5¦(for writing on)¦ 6 put something on the slate ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: esclat thin piece split off , from esclater to burst, splinter ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
slate — 1 noun 1 ROCK (U) a dark grey rock that can easily be split into flat thin pieces: a slate mine 2 ON A ROOF (C) one of the small pieces of slate or similar material used for covering roofs: There were several slates missing from the roof. 3 slate … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
clean — clean1 W2 [kli:n] adj comparative cleaner superlative cleanest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not dirty)¦ 2¦(people/animals)¦ 3¦(environment)¦ 4¦(fair or legal)¦ 5¦(not offensive)¦ 6 come clean 7 make a clean breast of it … Dictionary of contemporary English
roof — roof1 W2S3 [ru:f US ru:f, ruf] n ↑chimney, ↑gutter [: Old English; Origin: hrof] 1.) the structure that covers or forms the top of a building, vehicle, tent etc ▪ They finally found the cat up on the roof. roof of ▪ We can probably strap the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
roof — 1 noun (C) 1 OF A BUILDING the outside surface or structure on top of a building, vehicle, tent etc: Our roof used to leak whenever it rained. | We can probably strap the cases to the roof of her car. 2 OF A PASSAGE the top of a passage under the … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
clean*/*/*/ — [kliːn] adj I 1) not dirty or polluted Go and put on a clean shirt.[/ex] the clean country air[/ex] Tom had scrubbed the floor clean.[/ex] I like to keep the place clean and tidy.[/ex] Everything in the house was spotlessly clean (= extremely… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
slam — slam1 [slæm] v past tense and past participle slammed present participle slamming ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door etc)¦ 2¦(put something somewhere)¦ 3¦(hit with force)¦ 4¦(criticize)¦ 5 slam on the brakes 6 slam the door in somebody s face ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600… … Dictionary of contemporary English
