we stripped the walls

1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.) quitar, desprender; arrancar; despojar

2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.) desnudar(se), quitar(se) la ropa

3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.) vaciar

4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.) despojar (de)

1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) tira, franja

2) (a strip cartoon.) tira cómica, historieta

3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) equipo

•

- strip cartoon

a strip-tease show.) de strip-tease, de destape

- strip off

strip¹ n tira

strip² vb

1. quitar

2. desnudarse / quitarse la ropa

tr[strɪp]

noun

1 (of paper, leather) tira; (of land) franja; (of metal) tira, cinta

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (colours, kit) equipo

3 (airstrip) pista (de aterrizaje)

1 (Also strip (cartoon)) historieta, tira cómica

\

strip lighting alumbrado fluorescente

strip mining SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL explotación nombre femenino a cielo abierto

tr[strɪp]

transitive verb (pt & pp stripped, ger stripping)

1 (person) desnudar, quitarle la ropa a; (bed) quitar la ropa de; (room, house) vaciar; (wallpaper, paint) quitar; (leaves, bark) arrancar

■ he was stripped and searched lo desnudaron y cachearon

■ we'll have to strip the paint (off) first primero tendremos que quitar la pintura

■ the thieves stripped the house bare los ladrones desvalijaron la casa

2 (property, rights, titles) despojar (of, de)

■ the major was stripped of his rank el comandante fue despojado de su graduación

3 (engine) desarmar, desmontar ( down, -); (ship) desaparejar

intransitive verb

1 (undress) desnudarse ( off, -), quitarse la ropa; (perform striptease) hacer un strip-tease

noun

1 (striptease) strip-tease nombre masculino

\

to strip somebody naked desnudar a alguien

to strip to the buff desnudarse (completamente)

strip club / strip joint club nombre masculino de strip-tease

strip poker variedad del póquer en la que los jugadores, al perder, se van quitando la ropa

strip search cacheo obligando a desnudarse

strip ['strɪp] v, stripped ; stripping vt

: quitar (ropa, pintura, etc.), desnudar, despojar

strip vi

undress: desnudarse

strip n

: tira f

a strip of land: una faja

• banda (Textil) s.f.

• cinta s.f.

• faja s.f.

• faja de tierra s.f.

• jira s.f.

• lista s.f.

• loncha s.f.

• lonja s.f.

• lámina s.f.

• tabla s.f.

• tira s.f. (Paint)

• descascarillarse v.

• desabrigar v.

• descorchar v.

• descortezar v.

• desmontar v.

• desnudar v.

• desnudarse v.

• despojar v.

• empelotarse v.

• estropear v.

• quitar v.

1)

a) ( remove covering from) \<\<bed\>\> deshacer*, quitar la ropa de; \<\<wood/furniture\>\> quitarle la pintura (or el barniz etc) a, decapar

b) ( remove contents from) \<\<room/house\>\> vaciar*

c) stripped past p ( without extras) (AmE) (after n) sin accesorios, sin extras

d) ( deprive)

2) (Auto, Tech)

a) ( damage) \<\<gears\>\> estropear

b) strip (down) ( dismantle) desmontar

a) ( undress) desnudarse, desvestirse*

b) ( do striptease) hacer* striptease

- strip off

1) c

a) (of leather, cloth, paper) tira f; (- of metal) tira f, cinta f

b) (of land, sea, forest, light) franja f

2) c (BrE Sport) (colores mpl del) equipo m

3) ( striptease) (no pl) striptease m

1. N

1) [of paper etc] tira f ; [of metal] fleje m

- tear sb off a strip

2) [of land] franja f, faja f ; (Aer) (=landing strip) pista f

3) (Brit) (Ftbl etc) (=clothes) uniforme m ; (=colours) colores mpl

4) * (=striptease) striptease m, despelote * m

5) (=strip cartoon) tira f

2. VT

1) [+ person] desnudar

2) [+ bed] quitar la ropa de; [+ wall] desempapelar; [+ wallpaper] quitar

3) (=deprive)

4) (Tech)

a) (also: strip down) [+ engine] desmontar

b) (=damage) [+ gears] estropear

3. VI

1) (=undress) desnudarse

2) (=do striptease) hacer striptease

- strip down

- strip off

* * *

1)

a) ( remove covering from) \<\<bed\>\> deshacer*, quitar la ropa de; \<\<wood/furniture\>\> quitarle la pintura (or el barniz etc) a, decapar

b) ( remove contents from) \<\<room/house\>\> vaciar*

c) stripped past p ( without extras) (AmE) (after n) sin accesorios, sin extras

d) ( deprive)

2) (Auto, Tech)

a) ( damage) \<\<gears\>\> estropear

b) strip (down) ( dismantle) desmontar

a) ( undress) desnudarse, desvestirse*

b) ( do striptease) hacer* striptease

- strip off

1) c

a) (of leather, cloth, paper) tira f; (- of metal) tira f, cinta f

b) (of land, sea, forest, light) franja f

2) c (BrE Sport) (colores mpl del) equipo m

3) ( striptease) (no pl) striptease m

strip [strɪp] (pt & pp stripped)

1 noun

(a) (of paper, material, carpet) bande f; (of metal) bande f, ruban m; (of land) bande f, langue f;

∎ there was a thin strip of light under the door il y avait un mince rai de lumière sous la porte;

∎ each house had a strip of grass in front of it il y avait une bande de gazon devant chaque maison;

∎ a narrow strip of water (sea) un étroit bras de mer; (river) un étroit ruban de rivière;

∎ can you cut off a strip of material? pouvez-vous couper une bande de tissu?;

∎ she cut the dough/material into strips elle coupa la pâte en lamelles/le tissu en bandes;

∎ to tear sth into strips déchirer qch en bandes;

∎ figurative to tear sb off a strip sonner les cloches à qn

(b) American (street with businesses) avenue f commerçante;

∎ the Strip, Sunset Strip = artère de Las Vegas où se trouvent tous les casinos

(c) Aviation piste f

(d) (light)

∎ neon strip néon m, tube m (au) néon

(e) Sport tenue f;

∎ the Liverpool strip la tenue ou les couleurs de l'équipe de Liverpool

(f) (striptease) strip-tease m;

∎ to do a strip faire un strip-tease

(g) (cartoons) bande f dessinée, BD f

2 transitive verb

(a) (undress) déshabiller, dévêtir;

∎ they were stripped to the waist ils étaient torse nu, ils étaient nus jusqu'à la ceinture;

∎ to strip sb naked déshabiller qn (complètement)

(b) (remove everything from → tree) dépouiller, dénuder; (→ house, room) vider; (→ door, furniture) décaper; (→ wire) dénuder;

∎ to strip a tree (of its bark) écorcer un arbre;

∎ the walls need to be stripped first (of wallpaper) il faut d'abord enlever ou arracher le papier peint; (of paint) il faut d'abord décaper les murs;

∎ to strip a bed défaire un lit;

∎ to strip a room/house vider une pièce/maison;

∎ thieves have stripped the house bare les cambrioleurs ont complètement vidé la maison;

∎ the windows had been stripped of their curtains on avait enlevé les rideaux des fenêtres;

∎ the Christmas tree looks odd stripped of its decorations le sapin a un drôle d'air une fois qu'on lui a enlevé ses décorations;

∎ the liner is to be completely stripped and refitted le paquebot doit être refait de fond en comble

(c) (remove → gen) enlever; (→ paint) décaper;

∎ we stripped the wallpaper from the walls nous avons arraché le papier peint des murs;

∎ the birds have stripped the cherries from the trees les oiseaux ont fait des ravages dans les cerisiers;

∎ the storm stripped the leaves off the trees la tempête a dépouillé les arbres de leurs feuilles;

∎ the years of suffering had stripped away all pretence les années de souffrance avaient effacé toute trace d'affectation

(d) (deprive) dépouiller, démunir;

∎ to strip sb of their privileges/possessions dépouiller qn de ses privilèges/biens;

∎ he was stripped of his rank/title on lui a retiré son grade/titre;

∎ overcooking strips vegetables of all their nutritional value une cuisson prolongée élimine tous les éléments nutritifs des légumes

(e) (dismantle → engine, gun) démonter

(f) Technology (screw, bolt) arracher le filet de; (gear) arracher les dents de

(g) Commerce (sell off → assets) revendre

3 intransitive verb

(a) (undress) se déshabiller, se dévêtir;

∎ to strip to the waist se mettre torse nu

(b) (do a striptease) faire un strip-tease

►► British strip cartoon bande f dessinée;

strip club boîte f de strip-tease;

strip cropping (UNCOUNT) culture f en bande (pour limiter l'érosion);

(a) History système m des openfields

(b) Agriculture culture f en bande (pour limiter l'érosion);

familiar strip joint boîte f de strip-tease^□ ;

British strip light néon m, tube m (au) néon;

British strip lighting éclairage m fluorescent ou au néon;

American strip mall = centre commercial qui longe une route;

Metallurgy strip mill démouleur m; esp American strip mining extraction f à ciel ouvert;

strip poker strip-poker m;

strip search fouille f corporelle (la personne fouillée devant se déshabiller);

strip show (spectacle m de) strip-tease m

➲ strip down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (bed) défaire (complètement); (wallpaper) arracher, enlever; (door, furniture) décaper;

∎ to strip the walls down (remove wallpaper) arracher ou enlever le papier peint des murs; (remove paint) décaper les murs;

∎ figurative the text has been stripped down to its bare essentials le texte a été réduit à l'essentiel

(b) (dismantle → engine, mechanism) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se déshabiller;

∎ he stripped down to his underpants il s'est déshabillé, ne gardant que son slip

➲ strip off

1 separable transitive verb

(gen) enlever, arracher; (clothes, shirt) enlever; (paint) décaper; (wallpaper) décoller;

∎ to strip the leaves off a tree dépouiller un arbre de ses feuilles;

∎ to strip the bark off a tree écorcer un arbre

2 intransitive verb

se déshabiller, se mettre nu

➲ strip out separable transitive verb

(engine, mechanism) démonter, démanteler

1) ausziehen [Person]; leerräumen, ausräumen [Haus, Schrank, Regal]; abziehen [Bett]; entrinden [Baum]; abbeizen [Möbel, Türen]; ausschlachten, (dismantle) auseinander nehmen [Maschine, Auto]

2) (remove) entfernen (from, off von); abziehen [Laken]; abstreifen [Hülle]

- pp- sich ausziehen

- academic.ru/92190/strip_down">strip down

- strip off

1) (narrow piece) Streifen, der

2) see strip cartoon

* * *

1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch( of its bark) with his knife.) abziehen

2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.) (zich)ausziehen

3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.) ausräumen

4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.) entblößen

1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) schmaler Streifen

2) (a strip cartoon.) der Komikstrip

3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) der Sportdress

•

- strip cartoon

a strip-tease show.) Striptease

- strip off

* * *

I. n

1. (narrow piece) Streifen m

\strip of cloth Stoffstreifen m

Gaza S\strip Gaza-Streifen m

narrow \strip of land schmales Stück Land

\strip of metal Metallstreifen m

coastal \strip Küstenstreifen m

magnetic \strip Magnetstreifen m

thin \strip schmaler Streifen

2. BRIT, AUS (soccer kit) Trikot nt

3. (undressing) Strip[tease] m

4. esp AM (long road) sehr lange, belebte Einkaufsstraße

5. AM ECON Abtrennen nt des Ertragsscheins von einem Wertpapier

II. vt

1. (lay bare)

▪ to \strip sth house, cupboard etw leer räumen [o ausräumen]

to \strip a bed die Bettlaken [o ein Bett] abziehen

to \strip a tree einen Baum entrinden

to \strip a tree of fruit einen Baum abernten

\stripped pine abgebeizte Kiefer

\stripped pine furniture Möbel pl aus abgebeizter Kiefer

to \strip sth bare etw kahl fressen

2. (undress)

▪ to \strip sb jdn ausziehen

to \strip sb naked/to the skin jdn nackt/splitternackt ausziehen

3. (dismantle)

▪ to \strip sth etw auseinandernehmen

we \stripped the engine down to see what was wrong with it wir nahmen den Motor auseinander, um herauszufinden, was ihm fehlte

4. usu passive (remove)

▪ to \strip sb of sth jdn einer S. gen berauben

the court ruled that she should be \stripped of all her property das Gericht bestimmte, dass ihr ihr gesamtes Eigentum abgenommen werden sollte

to \strip sb of their office jdn seines Amtes entheben

to \strip sb of their power jdn seiner Macht berauben, jdm die Macht nehmen

to \strip sb of their title jdm seinen Titel aberkennen

5. COMPUT

▪ to \strip sth etw strippen

III. vi

AM, AUS sich akk ausziehen

\stripped to the waist mit nacktem Oberkörper

to \strip [down] to one's underwear sich akk bis auf die Unterwäsche ausziehen

* * *

1. n

1) (= narrow piece) Streifen m; (of metal) Band nt → comic strip, tear off

2) (Brit SPORT) Trikot nt, Dress m

3) (US: main street) Hauptgeschäftsstraße f

4) (inf: airstrip) Start-und-Lande-Bahn f, Piste (inf) f

5) (inf

2. vt

1) (= remove clothes etc from) person ausziehen; bed abziehen; wall (= remove paint from) abkratzen; (= remove paper from) die Tapeten abziehen von; floor abziehen, abschleifen; paint abbeizen; wallpaper abziehen; (= remove contents from) ausräumen

2) (fig: deprive of) berauben (

3) (TECH) (= damage) gear kaputt machen (inf), beschädigen; screw überdrehen; (= dismantle) engine, car, gun auseinandernehmen, zerlegen

3. vi

* * *

strip [strıp]

A v/t

1. auch strip off Haut etc abziehen, abstreifen, (ab)schälen, Farbe abkratzen, Früchte enthülsen, einen Baum abrinden, ein Bett etc abziehen:

strip the paint off a wall die Farbe von einer Wand abkratzen

2. a) strip off ein Kleid etc ausziehen, abstreifen

b) jemanden ausziehen ( to the skin bis auf die Haut): → stripped 2

3. fig

a) strip sb of their office jemanden seines Amtes entkleiden;

strip sb of their power jemanden seiner Macht berauben

b) auch strip off etwas Äußerliches wegnehmen

4. ein Haus etc ausräumen, eine Fabrik demontieren

5. auch strip down SCHIFF abtakeln

6. auch strip down TECH zerlegen, auseinandernehmen

7. ELEK einen Draht abisolieren

8. TECH ein Gewinde überdrehen

9. CHEM die flüchtigen Bestandteile oder das Benzol abtreiben von

10. Tabakblätter

a) entstielen

b) entrippen

11. AGR eine Kuh ausmelken

B v/i

1. a) auch strip off sich ausziehen, (beim Arzt) sich frei machen:

strip down to sich ausziehen bis auf (akk);

strip to the waist den Oberkörper frei machen; → buff¹ A 3

b) strippen (einen Striptease vorführen)

2. auch strip off sich (ab)schälen, sich lösen

3. TECH sich lockern

C s

1. a) Ausziehen n, (beim Arzt) Freimachen n

b) Strip m (Striptease):

do a strip einen Strip vorführen

2. Streifen m, schmales, langes Stück:

a strip of cloth (bacon, land);

tear sb off a strip, tear strips ( oder a strip) off sb umg jemanden zur Minna oder Schnecke machen

3. Philatelie: (Marken)Streifen m

4. (comic strip) → comic A 2

5. FLUG Start-u.-Lande-Streifen m

6. TECH

a) Walzrohling m

b) Bandeisen n, -stahl m

7. CHEM, TECH Abbeizbad n

8. Fußball: Br Dress m

* * *

1) ausziehen [Person]; leerräumen, ausräumen [Haus, Schrank, Regal]; abziehen [Bett]; entrinden [Baum]; abbeizen [Möbel, Türen]; ausschlachten, (dismantle) auseinander nehmen [Maschine, Auto]

2) (remove) entfernen (from, off von); abziehen [Laken]; abstreifen [Hülle]

- pp- sich ausziehen

- strip down

- strip off

1) (narrow piece) Streifen, der

2) see strip cartoon

* * *

Streifen - m.

schmaler Streifen m. v.

abschneiden v.

abstreifen v.

ausräumen v.

entkleiden v.

isolieren v.

strip [strɪp]

1. noun

   a. bande f

• to tear sb off a strip (inf!) sonner les cloches à qn (inf)

   b. also comic strip = strip cartoon

   c. (British Football) ( = clothes) tenue f

• the England strip la tenue de l'équipe d'Angleterre

   d. ( = striptease) (inf) strip-tease m

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = remove everything from) [+ person] déshabiller ; [+ room, house] vider ; ( = take paint off) [+ furniture, door] décaper

• to strip a bed défaire un lit complètement

• to strip the walls arracher le papier peint

• stripped pine pin m décapé

• to be stripped to the waist être torse nu

   b. [+ wallpaper, decorations, old paint] enlever

   c. ( = deprive) [+ person, object] dépouiller

• to strip a tree of its bark écorcer un arbre

• to strip sb of his rank dégrader qn

3. intransitive verb

se déshabiller ; [striptease artist] faire du strip-tease

• to strip naked se mettre nu

4. compounds

► strip cartoon noun (British) bande f dessinée

► strip club, strip joint (US) noun boîte f de striptease

► strip light noun néon m

► strip lighting noun (British) éclairage m au néon

► strip-search noun fouille f corporelle

► strip show noun strip-tease m

► strip away separable transitive verb

[+ pretence, hypocrisy] démasquer

► strip down

1. intransitive verb

2. separable transitive verb

[+ machine, engine] démonter complètement

► strip off intransitive verb se déshabiller complètement

* * *

1) ( narrow piece) bande f (of de)

2) ( striptease) strip-tease m

3) Sport tenue f

transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

1) (also strip off) ( remove) enlever [clothes, paint]

2) ( remove everything from) déshabiller [person]; vider [house, room]; dépouiller [tree, plant]; défaire [bed]; ( remove paint from) décaper; ( dismantle) démonter

3) ( damage) écraser le filet de [screw]

intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-) se déshabiller

stripped past participle adjective [pine, wood] décapé

- strip down

- strip off

••

off [ɒf]

1 adverb

(a) (indicating removal)

∎ to take sth off enlever ou ôter qch;

∎ to come off (sticker, handle) se détacher; (lipstick, paint) partir;

∎ you can leave your jacket off ce n'est pas la peine de remettre votre veste;

∎ with his jacket off sans sa veste;

∎ she kicked off her shoes elle ôta ses chaussures d'un coup de pied;

∎ the knob had broken off la poignée était cassée;

∎ peel off the wallpaper décollez le papier peint;

∎ she cut off her hair elle s'est coupé les cheveux;

∎ could you take two centimetres off? (off sleeves, hemline) est-ce que vous pourriez enlever deux centimètres?;

∎ off with those wet clothes! retire(-moi) ou enlève(-moi) ces vêtements humides!;

∎ off with his head! coupez-lui la tête!

(b) (indicating departure)

∎ the truck drove off le camion démarra;

∎ to run off partir en courant;

∎ when are you off to Dublin? quand partez-vous pour Dublin?;

∎ we'd better be off on doit partir;

∎ Sport they're off! ils sont partis!;

∎ familiar I'm off! j'y vais!^□ ;

∎ off you go, you'll be late! sauve-toi ou vas-y, tu vas être en retard!;

∎ off we go! c'est parti!;

∎ off to bed with you! au lit!;

∎ isn't it time you were off to bed? n'est-il pas l'heure que tu ailles te coucher?;

∎ familiar be off with you! va-t'en!^□ ;

∎ (get) off! enlevez-vous de là!;

∎ humorous oh no, he's off again! ça y est, ça le reprend!

(c) (indicating movement away from a surface)

∎ the ball hit the wall and bounced off la balle a heurté le mur et a rebondi;

∎ I knocked the glass off with my elbow j'ai fait tomber le verre d'un coup de coude

(d) (indicating location)

∎ it's off to the right c'est sur la droite;

∎ she's off playing tennis elle est partie jouer au tennis

(e) (indicating disembarkment, dismounting etc)

∎ to get off descendre;

∎ to jump off sauter

(f) (indicating absence, inactivity)

∎ to take a week off prendre une semaine de congé;

∎ Monday's my day off le lundi est mon jour de congé;

∎ have you any time off during the week? avez-vous des heures libres pendant la semaine?;

∎ I get two hours off for lunch j'ai deux heures de libres pour le déjeuner

(g) (indicating distance in time or space)

∎ Paris/Christmas is still a long way off Paris/Noël est encore loin;

∎ it's a few miles off c'est à quelques kilomètres d'ici

(h) Theatre off;

∎ voice off voix f off;

∎ noises/voices off bruits mpl/voix fpl en coulisses

(i) (indicating disconnection)

∎ to put or switch or turn the light off éteindre la lumière;

∎ to turn the tap off fermer le robinet;

∎ leave the lights off n'allume pas

(j) (indicating separation, partition)

∎ the playing area is divided off by a low wall l'aire de jeu est délimitée par un petit mur;

∎ to fence off land clôturer un terrain;

∎ the police have cordoned off the area la police a bouclé le quartier

(k) (indicating price reduction)

∎ special offer: £5 off (sign) offre spéciale: 5 livres de réduction;

∎ the salesman gave me $20/20 percent off le vendeur m'a fait une remise de 20 dollars/20 pour cent

(l) (indicating relief from discomfort)

∎ to sleep/to walk sth off faire passer qch en dormant/marchant

2 preposition

(a) (indicating movement away from) de;

∎ he fell off his chair il est tombé de sa chaise;

∎ she knocked the vase off the table elle a fait tomber le vase de la table;

∎ take your elbows off the table enlève tes coudes de la table;

∎ off the sofa! (don't stand on it) descends du canapé!; (don't sit on it) lève-toi du canapé!;

∎ couples started drifting off the dance floor les couples commencèrent à quitter la piste de danse;

∎ drinks must not be taken off the premises (sign) les boissons doivent être consommées sur place;

∎ figurative it'll take your mind off it ça te changera les idées

(b) (indicating removal) de;

∎ take the top off the bottle enlève le bouchon de la bouteille;

∎ to cut a slice off sth couper une tranche de qch;

∎ I've stripped the wallpaper off the walls j'ai décollé le papier peint des murs;

∎ get that knife off him! prends-lui son couteau!;

∎ off the peg en confection, en prêt-à-porter

(c) (from)

∎ to buy sth off sb acheter qch à qn;

∎ I bought it off a stall je l'ai acheté sur le marché;

∎ can I borrow £5 off you? je peux t'emprunter 5 livres?;

∎ I caught a cold off my brother mon frère m'a passé son rhume

(d) (from the direction of) de;

∎ a cool breeze off the sea une brise fraîche venant du large

(e) (indicating location)

∎ a few miles off the coast à quelques kilomètres de la côte;

∎ off the coast of Spain au large de la côte espagnole;

∎ most students live off campus la plupart des étudiants vivent à l'extérieur du campus;

∎ we ate in a small restaurant off the main road nous avons mangé dans un petit restaurant à l'écart de la grand-route;

∎ the bathroom's off the bedroom la salle de bains donne dans la chambre;

∎ an alley off Oxford Street une ruelle qui part d'Oxford Street;

∎ just off Oxford Street there's a pretty little square à deux pas d'Oxford Street il y a une petite place ravissante

(f) (absent from)

∎ Mr Dale is off work today M. Dale est absent aujourd'hui;

∎ you need a few days off work vous avez besoin de quelques jours de congé;

∎ Wayne's off school with the flu Wayne est à la maison avec la grippe;

∎ I've been off work for over a year now voilà un an que je ne travaille plus

(g) (by means of)

∎ it runs off gas/electricity/solar power ça marche au gaz/à l'électricité/à l'énergie solaire;

∎ the radio works off the mains la radio fonctionne sur secteur

(h) (indicating source of nourishment) de;

∎ to live off vegetables vivre de légumes;

∎ to live off the land vivre (des produits) de la terre;

∎ we dined off a leg of lamb nous avons dîné d'une tranche de gigot

(i) (reduced from)

∎ I can get $20/20 percent off the list price je peux avoir une remise de 20 dollars/20 pour cent sur le prix de vente;

∎ familiar they'll knock or take something off it if you pay cash ils vous feront une remise si vous payez en liquide^□ ;

∎ that's 2 seconds off the record c'est 2 secondes de moins que le record

(j) familiar (no longer wanting or needing)

∎ to be off one's food ne pas avoir faim^□ ;

∎ I'm off whisky je n'aime plus le whisky^□ ;

∎ I'm off him at the moment j'en ai marre de lui en ce moment;

∎ she's off antibiotics now elle ne prend plus d'antibiotiques maintenant^□ ;

∎ he's off heroin now il ne touche plus à l'héroïne maintenant^□

3 adjective

(a) (not working → electricity, light, radio, TV) éteint; (→ tap) fermé; (→ engine, machine) arrêté, à l'arrêt; (→ handbrake) desserré;

∎ the gas is off (at mains) le gaz est fermé; (under saucepan) le gaz est éteint; (for safety reasons) le gaz est coupé;

∎ off (on switch, appliance) arrêt;

∎ make sure the switches are in the off position vérifiez que les interrupteurs sont sur (la position) arrêt;

∎ the off button le bouton d'arrêt

(b) (bad, tainted) mauvais, avarié;

∎ the milk is off le lait a tourné;

∎ this beer's off cette bière est éventée;

∎ it smells/tastes off on dirait que ce n'est plus bon

(c) (cancelled) annulé;

∎ tonight's match is off le match de ce soir est annulé;

∎ if that's your attitude, the deal's off! si c'est comme ça que vous le prenez, ma proposition ne tient plus!

(d) (on vacation, not working) en congé, en vacances;

∎ to be off sick être absent parce qu'on est malade, être malade;

∎ he's off today il n'est pas là aujourd'hui;

∎ are you off tomorrow? tu travailles demain?; (no school) tu (n')as (pas d')école demain?; (no college) tu (n')as (pas) cours demain?;

∎ I'm off from 3 to 5 je ne travaille pas entre 3 et 5 heures

(e) British (not available)

∎ I'm afraid the salmon's off je regrette, mais il n'y a plus de saumon

(f) (unwell)

∎ I felt decidedly off the next morning le lendemain matin, je ne me sentais vraiment pas bien;

∎ everyone has their off days on a tous nos mauvais jours

(g) (inaccurate)

∎ his timing was a bit off (when he asked for a rise etc) il n'a pas choisi un très bon moment

(h) familiar (unacceptable)

∎ that's a bit off! vous y allez un peu fort!;

∎ I thought it was a bit off the way she just ignored me je n'ai pas apprécié qu'elle m'ignore comme ça^□

(i) British Cars (when driving on right) (du côté) gauche; (when driving on left) (du côté) droit

(j) (having a certain amount of)

∎ how are we off for milk? combien de lait nous reste-t-il?

4 noun

familiar (start) départ^□ m;

∎ they're ready for the off ils sont prêts à partir^□ ;

∎ right from the off dès le départ

5 transitive verb

American familiar (kill) buter, refroidir, zigouiller

6 off chance noun

∎ on the off chance au cas où, à tout hasard;

∎ I called by just on the off chance je suis passé au cas où ou à tout hasard;

∎ I phoned on the off chance of catching him at home j'ai appelé en espérant qu'il serait chez lui;

∎ she kept it on the off chance (that) it might prove useful elle l'a gardé pour le cas où cela pourrait servir

7 off and on adverb

par intervalles;

∎ we lived together off and on for three years on a plus ou moins vécu ensemble pendant trois ans

►► Cinema & Television off camera hors champ, off;

British off sales = vente à emporter de boissons alcoolisées

нагой, голый;
обнаженный - * knees голые коленки - * feet, босые ноги - * to the waist обнаженный /голый/ до пояса - with one's head * с непокрытой /обнаженной/ головой вскрытый, разоблаченный - to lay * обнажать, раскрывать, разоблачать - he laid * his heart before her от открыл ей душу - their plans were laid * их замыслы были раскрыты /разоблачены/ голый, непокрытый;
пустой - * walls голые стены (без картин) - * floor пол без ковра - * pate голый /лысый/ череп - * flank( военное) открытый /обнаженный/ фланг - to sleep on * boards спать на голых досках - to fight with * hands драться голыми руками( без оружия) - the trees are already * листья с деревьев уже облетели - the country was eaten * by locusts саранча опустошила поля - the dog picked the bone * собака обглодала кость начисто (электротехника) неизолированный, голый (of) лишенный (чего-л.) - * of thought /ideas/ бедный мыслями - * of fear не знающий страха - room * of furniture комната без мебели - to be * of credit не пользоваться доверием;
иметь плохую репутацию неприкрашенный, голый - * dislike нескрываемая неприязнь - * facts голые факты - * recital of the proceedings простое изложение происходившего - to tell the * truth сказать чистую правду неподтвержденный, голословный - * excuses пустые отговорки, неубедительные /необоснованные/ оправдания - to believe smb. on his * word, to take smb. at his * word (редкое) поверить кому-л. (просто) на слово едва достаточный, скудный, минимальный;
незначительный - * possibility /chance/ минимальная вероятность /возможность/ - * civility элементарная вежливость;
холодное обхождение (на грани неучтивости) - * subsistence wage зарплата, обрекающая на полуголодное существование, скудный прожиточный минимум - deprived of the * necessities of life лишенный самого необходимого - elected by a * majority избранный незначительным большинством - he earned a * living он едва зарабатывал на жизнь - he gets a * third of a column in the encyclopaedia в энциклопедии ему отведено не более трети столбца - he offered the man a * fiver to do the job он предложил человеку жалкую /всего лишь/ пятерку за это дело( эмоционально-усилительно) малейший, один только - at the * mention of his name she would begin to cry при одном /простом/ упоминании о нем она начинала плакать - the * thought of such a crime made her shudder одна мысль о таком преступлении заставила ее содрогнуться поношенный, изношенный;
потертый( об одежде) > * bones суть;
голые факты > these are the * of their policy в этом суть их политики;
такова их политика без прикрас > * weight чистый вес > * contract (юридическое) безусловное обещание( чего-л.) или отказ( от чего-л.) > in one's * skin совершенно голый;
в чем мать родила > as * as Job обездоленный;
сир и наг (как Иов) > * as the back of my hand голый как колено > the * flesh cannot stand it этого человек не в состоянии вынести оголять, обнажать - to * one's arm for vaccination обнажить руку для прививки - to * one's head обнажить голову - to * a sword обнажить меч /шпагу/ открывать, раскрывать - to * one's heart открыть сердце опустошать - they burned the houses and *d the gardens они сжигали дома и опустошали сады (of, from) снимать, обдирать;
лишать (чего-л.)

at the ~ mention of при одном упоминании о

bare голый, обнаженный;
bare feet босые ноги;
to lay bare раскрыть, обнаружить;
разоблачить ~ едва достаточный;
a bare majority незначительное большинство ~ малейший;
bare possibility малейшая возможность ~ эл. неизолированный ~ неприкрашенный, простой ~ обнажать;
раскрывать;
to bare one's head снимать шляпу ~ поношенный ~ пустой;
лишенный (of - чего-л.) ;
бедный ~ пустой

(as) ~ as the palm of one's hand = хоть шаром покати, совершенно пустой

bare голый, обнаженный;
bare feet босые ноги;
to lay bare раскрыть, обнаружить;
разоблачить

~ едва достаточный;
a bare majority незначительное большинство

~ обнажать;
раскрывать;
to bare one's head снимать шляпу

~ малейший;
bare possibility малейшая возможность

to believe (smth.) on (smb.'s) ~ word верить (кому-л.) на слово

in ~ outlines в общих чертах

in one's ~ skin голый

bare голый, обнаженный;
bare feet босые ноги;
to lay bare раскрыть, обнаружить;
разоблачить

SUBJECT AREA: Architecture and building

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The name of Le Corbusier is synonymous with the International style of modern architecture and city planning, one utilizing functionalist designs carried out in twentieth-century materials with modern methods of construction. Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, born in the watch-making town of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the Jura mountain region, was the son of a watch engraver and dial painter. In the years before 1918 he travelled widely, studying building in many countries. He learned about the use of reinforced concrete in the studio of Auguste Perret and about industrial construction under Peter Behrens. In 1917 he went to live in Paris and spent the rest of his life in France; in 1920 he adopted the name of Le Corbusier, one derived from that of his ancestors (Le Corbesier), and ten years later became a French citizen.

Le Corbusier's long working life spanned a career divided into three distinct parts. Between 1905 and 1916 he designed a number of simple and increasingly modern houses; the years 1921 to 1940 were ones of research and debate; and the twenty years from 1945 saw the blossoming of his genius. After 1917 Le Corbusier gained a reputation in Paris as an architect of advanced originality. He was particularly interested in low-cost housing and in improving accommodation for the poor. In 1923 he published Vers une architecture, in which he planned estates of mass-produced houses where all extraneous and unnecessary features were stripped away and the houses had flat roofs and plain walls: his concept of "a machine for living in". These white boxes were lifted up on stilts, his pilotis, and double-height living space was provided internally, enclosed by large areas of factory glazing. In 1922 Le Corbusier exhibited a city plan, La Ville contemporaine, in which tall blocks made from steel and concrete were set amongst large areas of parkland, replacing the older concept of city slums with the light and air of modern living. In 1925 he published Urbanisme, further developing his socialist ideals. These constituted a major reform of the industrial-city pattern, but the ideas were not taken up at that time. The Depression years of the 1930s severely curtailed architectural activity in France. Le Corbusier designed houses for the wealthy there, but most of his work prior to 1945 was overseas: his Centrosoyus Administration Building in Moscow (1929–36) and the Ministry of Education Building in Rio de Janeiro (1943) are examples. Immediately after the end of the Second World War Le Corbusier won international fame for his Unité d'habitation theme, the first example of which was built in the boulevard Michelet in Marseille in 1947–52. His answer to the problem of accommodating large numbers of people in a small space at low cost was to construct an immense all-purpose block of pre-cast concrete slabs carried on a row of massive central supports. The Marseille Unité contains 350 apartments in eight double storeys, with a storey for shops half-way up and communal facilities on the roof. In 1950 he published Le Modular, which described a system of measurement based upon the human male figure. From this was derived a relationship of human and mathematical proportions; this concept, together with the extensive use of various forms of concrete, was fundamental to Le Corbusier's later work. In the world-famous and highly personal Pilgrimage Church of Notre Dame du Haut at Ronchamp (1950–5), Le Corbusier's work was in Expressionist form, a plastic design in massive rough-cast concrete, its interior brilliantly designed and lit. His other equally famous, though less popular, ecclesiastical commission showed a contrasting theme, of "brutalist" concrete construction with uncompromisingly stark, rectangular forms. This is the Dominican Convent of Sainte Marie de la Tourette at Eveux-sur-l'Arbresle near Lyon, begun in 1956. The interior, in particular, is carefully worked out, and the lighting, from both natural and artificial sources, is indirect, angled in many directions to illuminate vistas and planes. All surfaces are carefully sloped, the angles meticulously calculated to give optimum visual effect. The crypt, below the raised choir, is painted in bright colours and lit from ceiling oculi.

One of Le Corbusier's late works, the Convent is a tour de force.

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