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1 cast
cast [kα:st](verb: preterite, past participle cast)1. nounb. ( = model) moulage ma. ( = throw) jeter• to cast a shadow over sb/sth jeter une ombre sur qn/qchb. [+ plaster, metal] couler ; [+ statue] moulerc. [+ play, film] distribuer les rôles de4. compounds► cast about, ► cast around intransitive verb[+ stitch] rabattre ; [+ bonds, burden] s'affranchir de► cast on[+ stitch] monter* * *[kɑːst], US [kæst] 1.cast of characters — (in play, novel) liste f des personnages
2) ( mould) moule m; ( moulded object) moulage m3) ( arrangement)cast of mind — tournure f d'esprit
4) ( in fishing) lancer m5) ( squint) strabisme m6) Medicine (also plaster cast) plâtre m2.transitive verb (prét, pp cast)1) ( throw) jeter, lancer [stone, net, fishing line]; jeter [dice]; projeter [light, shadow]to cast (a) new light on — éclairer [quelque chose] d'un jour nouveau
2) ( direct) jeter [glance, look] (at sur)to cast one's eyes around the room/over a letter — parcourir la pièce/une lettre des yeux
3) Cinema, Theatre, Television distribuer les rôles de [play, film]she was cast in the role of ou as Blanche — elle a joué Blanche
4) ( shed) se dépouiller de [leaves, feathers]5) Art, Technology couler6) Politics•Phrasal Verbs:- cast off- cast on- cast out -
2 load
load [ləʊd]1 noun∎ maximum load 5 tonnes (sign) charge maximum 5 tonnes;∎ she was carrying a load of books/washing elle portait des livres/du linge;∎ to be carrying a heavy load être lourdement chargé;∎ a load of gravel un chargement de gravier;∎ one horse can't pull such a heavy load un seul cheval ne peut pas tirer une charge aussi lourde;∎ we moved all the stuff in ten loads nous avons tout transporté en dix voyages∎ the reforms should lighten the load of classroom teachers les réformes devraient faciliter la tâche des enseignants;∎ hire somebody to share the load embauchez quelqu'un pour vous faciliter la tâche∎ that's a load off my mind! me voilà soulagé d'un poids!;∎ take a load off! détends-toi!(c) (batch of laundry) machine f;∎ I've two more loads to do j'ai encore deux machines à faire∎ safe load charge f de sécurité;∎ the machine is working at full load la machine fonctionne ou travaille à pleine charge;∎ under load en charge;∎ Electricity to shed the load délester(e) Stock Exchange frais mpl d'achat ou d'acquisition∎ vulgar to shoot one's load (ejaculate) décharger(a) (person, animal, vehicle) charger;∎ to load sth with sth charger qch sur qch;∎ load the bags into the car chargez ou mettez les sacs dans la voiture;∎ the ship is loading grain on est en train de charger le navire de céréales;∎ he was loaded with shopping il avait les bras chargés de courses;∎ loaded with cares accablé de soucis;∎ I'm going to load some more work onto you je vais vous confier encore un peu de travail;∎ I don't think it's fair to load all the work onto one person je trouve que ce n'est pas juste de donner tout le travail à une seule personne(b) (camera, gun, machine) charger;∎ load! take aim! fire! chargez! en joue! feu!;∎ to load a film/tape mettre une pellicule/une cassette;∎ load the cassette into the recorder introduisez la cassette dans le magnétophone∎ to load a program into the memory charger un programme en mémoire(d) (insurance premium) majorer, augmenter∎ to load the dice piper les dés;∎ figurative to load the dice against sb défavoriser qn;∎ the dice are loaded against us nous n'aurons pas la partie facile(a) (receive freight) faire le chargement;∎ the ship is loading le navire est en cours de chargement;∎ the tankers load off shore les pétroliers font le chargement en mer;∎ Cars no loading or unloading between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. (sign) chargement ou déchargement interdits entre 9 h et 16 h(b) (camera, gun) se recharger∎ what a load of rubbish! c'est vraiment n'importe quoi!►► load bed (of truck) plateau m de chargement;load box (on vehicle) soute f;load carrying capacity charge f utile;load factor (of plane) coefficient m de remplissage; Electricity facteur m ou coefficient m de charge; Technology facteur m de charge;Nautical load line ligne f de charge;Computing load mode mode m chargement;Electricity load shedding délestage mcharger (lourdement);∎ he was loaded down with packages il avait des paquets plein les bras;∎ I'm loaded down with work je suis surchargé de travail;∎ to be loaded down with worry être accablé de soucis➲ load up(a) (truck, ship etc) charger;∎ load the wheelbarrow up with bricks remplissez la brouette de briquescharger
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