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1 slate
slate [sleɪt]1 noun∎ British familiar figurative put it on the slate mettez-le sur mon compte□ ;∎ British familiar to have a slate loose (person) avoir une case de vide, avoir une araignée au plafond∎ the Republicans have a full slate les Républicains présentent des candidats dans toutes les circonscriptions∎ slate pencil crayon m d'ardoise;∎ slate quarry carrière f d'ardoise, ardoisière f(in colour) gris ardoise (inv)(a) (cover → roof) couvrir d'ardoises∎ Magee is slated for President Magee a été choisi comme candidat aux élections présidentielles∎ we're slating a full house nous comptons faire salle comble;∎ she was slated for a gold medal/for victory (destined) elle devait remporter une médaille d'or/la victoire∎ his latest novel was slated by the critics les critiques ont descendu son dernier roman►► slate blue bleu ardoise m inv -
2 loose
loose [lu:s](a) (not tightly fixed → nail) mal enfoncé; (→ screw, bolt) desserré; (→ button) qui pend, mal cousu; (→ knot) qui se défait; (→ floor tile) décollé; (→ shelf) mal fixé; (→ handle, brick) branlant; (→ floorboard) disjoint; (→ slate) mal fixé; (→ tooth) qui bouge;∎ your button's loose ton bouton est décousu;∎ he prised a brick loose il a réussi à faire bouger une brique;∎ remove all the loose plaster enlève tout le plâtre qui se détache;∎ the steering seems loose il y a du jeu dans la direction;∎ to work loose (nail) sortir; (screw, bolt) se desserrer; (knot) se défaire; (tooth, slate) bouger; (button) se détacher;∎ the wind blew some slates loose le vent a déplacé quelques ardoises;∎ British to have a loose cough avoir une toux grasse(b) (free, unattached) libre;∎ tie the loose end of the rope to the post attache le bout libre de la corde au poteau;∎ she picked up all the loose newspapers elle a ramassé tous les journaux qui traînaient;∎ a loose sheet of paper une feuille volante;∎ the cutlery was loose in the drawer les couverts étaient en vrac dans le tiroir;∎ her hair hung loose about her shoulders ses cheveux flottaient librement sur ses épaules;∎ several pages have come loose plusieurs pages se sont détachées;∎ I got one hand loose j'ai réussi à dégager une de mes mains;∎ if I manage to tear myself loose si je réussis à me libérer ou à me dégager;∎ he decided to cut loose from his family il a décidé de couper les ponts avec sa famille;∎ all the cows were loose in the village toutes les vaches se promenaient ou étaient en liberté dans les rues du village;∎ a lion got loose from the zoo un lion s'est échappé du zoo;∎ he set or let or turned a mouse loose in the kitchen il a lâché une souris dans la cuisine;∎ figurative he let loose a torrent of abuse il a lâché un torrent d'injures∎ loose coal charbon m en vrac;∎ loose cheese fromage m à la coupe;∎ I always buy vegetables loose j'achète mes légumes au poids(d) (slack → grip, hold) mou (molle); (→ skin, flesh) flasque; (→ bowstring, rope, knot) lâche; figurative (→ discipline) relâché;∎ she tied the ribbon in a loose bow elle noua le ruban sans le serrer;∎ his arms hung loose at his sides il avait les bras ballants;∎ to have a loose tongue ne pas savoir tenir sa langue(e) (not tight-fitting → dress, jacket) ample, flottant;∎ this skirt is much too loose at the waist cette jupe est bien trop large à la taille(f) (weak → connection, link) vague;∎ they have loose ties with other political groups ils sont vaguement liés à d'autres groupes politiques∎ a loose political grouping un regroupement politique peu organisé(h) (imprecise, broad → thinking, application) peu rigoureux; (→ translation, terminology) approximatif;∎ we can make a loose distinction between the two phenomena nous pouvons faire une vague distinction entre les deux phénomènes∎ to have loose bowels avoir la diarrhée∎ to keep or to stay loose rester cool;∎ familiar hang or stay loose! relax!, du calme!∎ I have a few loose ends to tie up j'ai encore quelques petits détails à régler;2 noun∎ (in rugby) in the loose dans la mêlée ouverte∎ she loosed her tongue or fury upon me elle s'est déchaînée contre moi∎ figurative he loosed a volley of threats/abuse at her il s'est répandu en menaces/invectives contre elle(c) (undo → knot) défaire; (→ hair) détacher; (unfasten → boat, raft) démarrer, détacher; (→ sail) déferler∎ a gang of hooligans on the loose une bande de jeunes voyous qui rôdent;∎ there was a gunman on the loose in the neighbourhood il y avait un homme armé qui rôdait dans le quartier;∎ humorous her husband's on the loose tonight son mari est en vadrouille ce soir►► loose change petite monnaie f;Electricity loose connection mauvais contact m;British loose cover (for armchair, sofa) housse f;loose insert (in newspaper, magazine) encart m libre;loose living débauche f, vie f dissolue;Finance loose money argent m disponible, liquidités fpl;loose talk des propos mpl lestes(with gun) tirer;∎ he loosed off into the crowd il tira au hasard dans la foule;∎ American figurative to loose off at sb (with insults, criticism etc) se déchaîner contre qn, s'en prendre violemment à qn
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