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1 measure
measure ⇒ Length measurement, Surface area measurements, Capacity measurement, Volume measurement, Weight measurement, SizesA n1 ( unit) unité f de mesure ; weights and measures les poids mpl et mesures fpl ; a measure of length une unité de longueur ; liquid measure mesure f de capacité pour les liquides ; to make sth to measure faire qch sur mesure ; it's made to measure ( garment) c'est fait sur mesure, c'est du sur mesure ;2 (standard amount, container) mesure f ; a double measure of vodka une double mesure de vodka ; he gave me short measure, I got short measure il a triché sur la quantité ;3 ( device for measuring) instrument m de mesure ;4 fig (qualified amount, extent) some ou a certain measure of un/-e certain/-e ; a measure of respect/success/change un certain respect/succès/changement ; to receive only a small measure of support ne recevoir qu'un soutien limité ; a good ou wide measure of autonomy une grande autonomie ; in large measure dans une large mesure ; she despised them and envied them in equal measure elle les méprisait autant qu'elle les enviait ; to distribute praise and blame in equal measure faire autant de compliments que de critiques ; in full measure [feel, possess, fulfil, contribute] pleinement ; [repay] entièrement ; [suffer] profondément ;5 (way of estimating, indication) ( of price rises) mesure f ; (of success, anger, frustration etc) mesure f, indication f ; (of efficiency, performance) critère m ; to be the measure of donner la mesure de ; to give some measure of donner une idée de [delight, failure, talent, arrogance etc] ; to use sth as a measure of utiliser qch pour mesurer [effects, impact, success] ; this is a measure of how dangerous it is ceci montre à quel point c'est dangereux ; this is a measure of how seriously they are taking the situation ceci montre à quel point ils prennent la situation au sérieux ; that is a measure of how well the company is run cela mesure la qualité de la gestion de la société ;6 ( assessment) beyond measure [change, increase] énormément ; [anxious, beautiful, difficult] extrêmement ; it has improved beyond measure il y a eu d'énormes progrès ; to take the measure of sb jauger qn ; I have the measure of them je sais ce qu'ils valent ;7 (action, step) mesure f (against contre ; to do pour faire) ; to take measures prendre des mesures ; safety ou security measure mesure de sécurité ; measures aimed at doing des mesures destinées à faire ; to do sth as a precautionary/an economy measure faire qch par mesure de précaution/d'économie ; as a preventive measure à titre préventif ; as a temporary measure provisoirement ; the measure was defeated Pol Jur la mesure a été rejetée ;B vtr1 ( by standard system) [person, instrument] mesurer [length, rate, depth, person, waist] ; to measure sth in mesurer qch en [metres, inches] ; to get oneself measured for faire prendre ses mesures pour ; over a measured kilometre Sport sur un kilomètre (délimité par des balises) ; to measure sth into mesurer qch dans [container] ;2 ( have a measurement of) mesurer ; to measure four by five metres mesurer quatre mètres sur cinq ; a tremor measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale une secousse de 5,2 sur l'échelle de Richter ;3 ( assess) mesurer [performance, ability, success, popularity] ; they measure their progress by the number of ils mesurent leur progrès au nombre de ;C vi [person, instrument] mesurer.for good measure pour faire bonne mesure ; to do things by half-measures se contenter de demi-mesures ; there can be no half-measures il ne saurait être question de demi-mesures.■ measure off:▶ measure off [sth] mesurer [fabric, ribbon etc].■ measure out:▶ measure out [sth] mesurer [land, flour, liquid] ; doser [medicine] ; compter [drops].■ measure up:▶ measure up [person] avoir les qualités requises ; [product] être de qualité ; to measure up against sb être l'égal de qn ; to measure up to être à la hauteur de [expectations] ; soutenir la comparaison avec [achievement] ;▶ measure up [sth] mesurer [room etc]. -
2 yard
yard [jɑ:d](a) (of factory, farm, house, school) cour f;∎ parked in the yard garé dans la cour(b) (work site) chantier m;∎ builder's yard chantier m de construction;∎ Nautical repair yard chantier m de radoub(c) (for storage) dépôt m∎ the Yard Scotland Yard;∎ Wilson of the Yard Wilson de Scotland Yard∎ square yard = 0,836m2, yard m carré;∎ it was about ten yards away c'était à environ dix mètres;∎ it was ten yards wide il avait dix mètres de large;∎ to buy cloth by the yard acheter le tissu au mètre;∎ figurative we still have yards of green velvet nous avons toujours des quantités de velours vert;∎ figurative his calculations were yards out il s'était complètement trompé dans ses calculs;∎ his face was a yard long il en faisait une tête, il faisait une tête d'enterrement∎ the 100 yards, the 100 yards' dash le cent mètres;∎ she won the 3,000 yards' steeplechase elle a gagné le 3000 mètres steeple►► yard of ale (container) = long récipient à bière d'une contenance d'environ un litre et demi;∎ to do the yard of ale = boire un litre et demi de bière d'une seule traite dans un "yard of ale";Sport yard line (in American football) = l'une des deux lignes horizontales qui divisent le terrain en yards;American yard sale vide-grenier m;yard work jardinage m
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