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1 blank
blank [blæŋk](a) (paper → with no writing) vierge, blanc (blanche); (→ unruled) blanc (blanche); Administration (form) vierge, à remplir;∎ Administration fill in the blank spaces remplissez les blancs ou les (espaces) vides;∎ Administration leave this line blank n'écrivez rien sur cette ligne(b) (empty → screen, wall) vide; (→ cassette) vierge; (→ cartridge) à blanc; Computing (→ disk) vide; Computing (→ unformatted disk) vierge;∎ my mind went blank j'ai eu un trou;∎ Cards to be blank in clubs ne pas avoir de trèfles dans son jeu∎ she looked blank (expressionless) elle avait le regard vide; (confused) elle avait l'air déconcerté2 noun(a) (empty space, void) blanc m, (espace m) vide m;∎ fill in the blanks remplissez les blancs ou les (espaces) vides;∎ she filled in the blanks of her education elle a comblé les lacunes de son éducation;∎ the rest of his life is a blank on ne sait rien du reste de sa vie;∎ my mind was a total blank j'ai eu un passage à vide complet;∎ figurative to draw a blank (be unsuccessful in search) faire chou blanc; American (be unable to remember) avoir un trou de mémoire;∎ she searched everywhere for him but drew a blank elle l'a cherché partout mais sans succès;∎ Cards to have a blank in clubs ne pas avoir de trèfles dans son jeu(c) (cartridge) cartouche f à blanc;►► Finance blank cheque chèque m en blanc;∎ figurative to write sb a blank cheque donner carte blanche à qn;Finance blank credit crédit m en blanc;Finance blank endorsement endossement m en blanc;Literature blank verse vers mpl blancs ou sans rime(parts of text, tape) effacer;∎ Photography her face had been blanked out (on negative) on avait effacé son visage; Typography (on print) on avait caché son visage;∎ she's blanked out the memory elle a effacé cet événement de sa mémoire(lose consciousness) tomber dans les pommes -
2 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) dessiner2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) tirer3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) s'éloigner; s'approcher4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) faire match nul5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) retirer6) (to open or close (curtains).) tirer7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) attirer2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) match nul2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) attraction3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) tirage4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.)•- drawing- drawn - drawback - drawbridge - drawing-pin - drawstring - draw a blank - draw a conclusion from - draw in - draw the line - draw/cast lots - draw off - draw on1 - draw on2 - draw out - draw up - long drawn out
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blank — blankness, n. /blangk/, adj., blanker, blankest, n., v. adj. 1. (of paper or other writing surface) having no marks; not written or printed on: a blank sheet of paper. 2. not filled in, as a printed form: a blank check. 3. unrelieved or unbroken… … Universalium
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draw a blank — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To obtain nothing in return for an effort made or to get a negative result. * /I looked up all the Joneses in the telephone book but I drew a blank every time I asked for Archibald Jones./ 2. To fail to remember something … Dictionary of American idioms
draw a blank — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To obtain nothing in return for an effort made or to get a negative result. * /I looked up all the Joneses in the telephone book but I drew a blank every time I asked for Archibald Jones./ 2. To fail to remember something … Dictionary of American idioms
draw a blank — verb be unable to remember I m drawing a blank You are blocking the name of your first wife! • Syn: ↑forget, ↑block, ↑blank out • Ant: ↑remember (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
draw a blank — 1. to be unable to get information. Hoover asked the investigators to find out about Byrne, but they drew a blank. 2. to forget something. When Phil asked Lee which airline they were flying on, Lee drew a blank … New idioms dictionary
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draw a blank — If you try to find something out and draw a blank, you don t get any useful information. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you look for or try to remember something, and draw a blank, you fail to find it. I nearly won the quiz;… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
draw a blank — be unable to think of an answer, mind go blank For some reason, I drew a blank when the professor questioned me … English idioms