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pic [pik]masculine nouna. [de montagne, courbe] peak• arriver or tomber à pic (inf) to come just at the right timeb. ( = pioche) pickaxec. ( = oiseau) pic(-vert) (green) woodpecker* * *pik
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nom masculin1) (montagne, sommet) peak3) ( de courbe) peak4) ( oiseau) woodpecker
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à pic locution adjective [falaise] sheer; [ravin] very steep
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à pic locution adverbiale1) ( en pente raide)couler à pic — [personne, objet] to go straight down
2) (colloq) fig* * *pik nm1) (= instrument) pick, pickaxe Grande-Bretagne pickax USA2) (= montagne) peak3) fig, [courbe] peaklors des pics de pollution — when pollution levels peak, when pollution levels reach a peak
4) ZOOLOGIE woodpecker5)à pic (= à la verticale) — sheer, vertically
La falaise tombe à pic dans la mer. — The cliff drops sheer into the sea., The cliff drops vertically into the sea.
couler à pic [bateau] — to go straight down, to sink straight to the bottom
6)à pic (= à point nommé) — just at the right time
Tu es arrivé à pic. — You arrived just at the right time.
tomber à pic (= arriver à point nommé) — to come just at the right time
* * *A nm1 (montagne, sommet) peak;3 fig ( de courbe) peak; pic de natalité peak in the birthrate; pic de pollution air pollution peak;4 ( oiseau) woodpecker.C à pic loc adv1 ( en pente raide) s'élever à pic [paroi, falaise] to rise sheer; tomber à pic [falaise] to fall in a sheer drop; couler à pic [personne, objet] to go straight down ou straight to the bottom;2 ○[arriver, se trouver] ( juste à temps) in the nick of time; ( au bon moment) just at the right moment.[pik] nom masculin————————à pic locution adverbiale1. [verticalement] straight downcouler à pic to go straight down ou straight to the bottomtu tombes ou tu arrives à pic, j'allais t'appeler you've come just at the right time ou right on cue, I was about to call you -
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1. adjective2. feminine nounverticale ( = ligne) vertical line• la verticale ( = direction) the vertical• à la verticale [s'élever, tomber] vertically* * *1) Mathématique, gén [axe, plan, mouvement, position, décollage] vertical; [miroir, panneau] upright2) ( selon une hiérarchie) [intégration, organisation, croissance] vertical* * *vɛʀtikal, o vertical, -e verticaux mpl1. adj2. nf* * *A adj1 Math, gén [axe, plan, mouvement, position, décollage] vertical; [miroir, panneau] upright; la station verticale standing position;2 ( selon une hiérarchie) [intégration, organisation, croissance] vertical.B verticale nf Math, Phys vertical; mettre qch à la verticale to put sth upright; le rocher se dresse à la verticale the rock rises sheer.————————nom masculin————————verticale nom féminin————————à la verticale locution adjectivale————————à la verticale locution adverbialese mettre à la verticale to stand vertically ou uprights'élever/descendre à la verticale to rise/to descend vertically, to go vertically upwards/downwards
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