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1 well foundation
fondation par puits f, fondation sur piles-caissons f, fondation sur piles-colonnes f, fondation sur puits fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > well foundation
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2 foundation on well
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > foundation on well
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3 lay
lay [leɪ](verb: preterite, past participle laid)1. verba. ( = place) [+ cards, objects] poser ; ( = stretch out) [+ cloth] étendre• if you so much as lay a finger on me... si tu oses lever la main sur moi...• I wish I could lay my hands on a good dictionary si seulement je pouvais mettre la main sur un bon dictionnaireb. ( = put down) poserc. [+ egg] pondre• to lay o.s. open to criticism s'exposer à la critiqueg. [+ money] parierh. [+ accusation, charge] porter• to get laid se faire sauter (inf !)4. nouna. [of countryside] configuration f• he's/she's a good lay c'est un bon coup (inf !)5. compoundsa. ( = save) mettre de côtéb. [+ prejudice, principles] laisser de côté ; [+ disagreements] faire tairea. [+ object] poserb. [+ rule] établir ; [+ condition, price] fixer• it is laid down in the rules that... il est stipulé dans le règlement que...[+ goods, reserves] faire provision de• he laid into him ( = attacked) il lui est rentré dedans (inf) ; ( = scolded) il lui a passé un savon (inf)► lay off[+ workers] licencier( = leave alone) (inf) you'd better lay off drinking for a while tu ferais mieux de t'abstenir de boire pendant un temps• lay off him! fiche-lui la paix ! (inf)b. [+ clothes] préparer ; [+ goods for sale] étalerc. [+ reasons, events] exposere. ( = knock out) mettre KOa. [+ provisions] amasser* * *[leɪ] 1. 2.1) gen [helper, worker] non initié2) Religion [preacher, member, reader] laïque; [brother, sister] lai3.transitive verb (prét, pp laid)1) lit ( place) poser [object, card] (in dans; on sur); ( spread out) étaler [rug, covering, newspaper] (on sur); ( arrange) disposer (on sur); déposer [wreath]to lay hands on something — fig ( find) mettre la main sur quelque chose
to lay hands on somebody — Religion imposer les mains à quelqu'un
2) ( set for meal)3) ( prepare) préparer [plan, trail]; poser [basis, foundation]; tendre [trap]4) ( fix in place) poser [carpet, tiles, paving, turf, cable, mine]; construire [railway, road, sewer]5) Zoology pondre [egg]to lay stress ou emphasis on something — mettre l'accent sur quelque chose
7) ( bet)4.to lay a bet ou money on something — parier sur quelque chose
intransitive verb (prét, pp laid) [bird] pondrePhrasal Verbs:- lay by- lay down- lay in- lay into- lay off- lay on- lay open- lay out- lay up••to lay a finger ou hand on somebody — ( beat) lever la main sur quelqu'un
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4 stress
stress [stres]1 noun(a) (nervous tension) stress m, tension f nerveuse;∎ to suffer from stress être stressé;∎ she's been under a lot of stress lately elle a été très stressée ces derniers temps;∎ how does he react under stress? comment réagit-il sous le stress ou sous la pression?;∎ it puts our relationship under stress ça crée des tensions dans nos relations;∎ the stresses and strains of city life le stress de la vie urbaine;∎ the stresses and strains of being a parent les angoisses qu'on éprouve lorsqu'on a des enfants;∎ she copes well in times of stress elle sait faire face dans les moments difficiles;∎ I always work better under stress je travaille toujours mieux quand je suis sous pression∎ to be in stress (beam, girder) être sous contrainte;∎ there is too much stress on the foundations la contrainte que subissent les fondations est trop forte;∎ we have measured the stresses produced in the metal plates nous avons mesuré l'effort que produisent les plaques métalliques;∎ can the girders take the stress? est-ce que les poutres peuvent soutenir la charge ou la tension?;∎ earthquakes are caused by subterranean stresses les tremblements de terre sont provoqués par des tensions souterraines(c) (emphasis) insistance f;∎ to lay stress on sth (fact, point, detail) insister sur, souligner; (qualities, values, manners) insister sur, mettre l'accent sur;∎ the stress has always been on productivity nous avons toujours mis l'accent sur la productivité(d) Linguistics (gen) accentuation f; (accent on syllable) accent m (tonique); (accented syllable) syllabe f accentuée;∎ the rules of English sentence stress les règles d'accentuation de la phrase anglaise;∎ the stress is or falls on the third syllable l'accent tombe sur la troisième syllabe;∎ there are three stresses in the sentence il y a trois syllabes accentuées dans la phrase(a) (emphasize → fact, point, detail) insister sur, faire ressortir, souligner; (→ value, qualities) insister sur, mettre l'accent sur;∎ this point cannot be stressed enough on ne saurait trop insister sur ce point;∎ she stressed that no decision had been taken elle a insisté sur ou souligné le fait qu'aucune décision n'avait été prise(b) (in phonetics, poetry, music) accentuer(c) Building industry & Technology (structure, foundation) mettre sous tension ou en charge; (concrete, metal) solliciterfamiliar stresser►► Medicine stress fracture fracture f de surmenage;stress management gestion f du stress;Linguistics stress mark marque f d'accent
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