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61 Sparta
SPARTA, SPARTERIEOriginally a plain weave straw cloth made from esparto grass and other fibres and used for covering wire hat frames. Used in Japan and several European countries for sun hats. A cotton canvas or matting piece-bleached and given a glazed stiff finish. The weave is usually 3 X 3 matt, 30's warp, 34's weft, 42 ends and 42 picks per inch. -
62 Sparterie
SPARTA, SPARTERIEOriginally a plain weave straw cloth made from esparto grass and other fibres and used for covering wire hat frames. Used in Japan and several European countries for sun hats. A cotton canvas or matting piece-bleached and given a glazed stiff finish. The weave is usually 3 X 3 matt, 30's warp, 34's weft, 42 ends and 42 picks per inch. -
63 bent
B n1 ( flair) dispositions fpl (for pour) ; ( liking) goût m, penchant m (for, towards pour) ; to have a bent for maths avoir des dispositions pour les maths ; to be of a studious bent avoir du goût pour l'étude ;2 Bot = bent grass.C adj2 to be bent on doing sth vouloir à tout prix faire qch ;3 ○ ( corrupt) [policeman etc] véreux/-euse ;to be/to get bent out of shape ○ US être/se mettre en rogne ○. -
64 bent
bent [bent]1 pt & pp of bend(a) (curved → tree, tube, wire) tordu, courbé; (→ branch) courbé; (→ back) voûté; (→ person) voûté, tassé; (out of shape → aerial, coathanger) tordu; (→ axle, lever) coudé;∎ he's bent on becoming an actor il est décidé à ou veut absolument devenir acteur;∎ she's bent on winning elle est décidée à gagner;∎ to be bent on self-destruction être porté à l'autodestruction∎ as bent as a nine bob note or as a three pound note pédé comme un phoque3 noun∎ they're of an artistic bent ils sont tournés vers les arts;∎ she has a natural bent for music (liking) elle a un goût naturel pour la musique; (talent) elle a des dispositions naturelles pour la musique;∎ he followed his (natural) bent il a suivi son penchant ou son inclination∎ to the top of one's bent au meilleur de sa forme►► Botany bent grass agrostide f -
65 strip
1 noun∎ 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;∎ 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∎ the Strip, Sunset Strip = artère de Las Vegas où se trouvent tous les casinos∎ neon strip néon m, tube m (au) néon∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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);(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∎ 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) démonterse déshabiller;∎ he stripped down to his underpants il s'est déshabillé, ne gardant que son slip∎ to strip the leaves off a tree dépouiller un arbre de ses feuilles;∎ to strip the bark off a tree écorcer un arbrese déshabiller, se mettre nu(engine, mechanism) démonter, démanteler -
66 vine
Allegheny vine дымянка грибовидная, Fumaria fungosabitter pea vine чина весенная, Lathyrus vernusCanary vine дымянка грибовидная, Fumaria fungosaChinese fever vine китайский хинный кустарник, Paederia scandenscommon matrimony vine дереза лебедолистная, Lycium halmifoliumcross vine бигнония усиковая, Bignonia capreolatacypress vine квамоклит, Quamoclitgrass pea vine чина посевная, Lathyrus sativusgroundnut pea vine чина клубненосная, Lathyrus tuberosusmilk vine ластовень, Antitoxicumnegro vine ластовень шерстистый, Antitoxicum hirsutumpartrige vine мичелла волнистая, Mitchella undulatapassion vine страстоцвет красноватый, Passiflora incarnatapepper vine виноградовник древовидный, Ampelopsis arboreapipe vine кирказон крупнолистный, Aristolochia macrophyllapotato vine картофель, Solanum tuberosumpucnture vine якорцы земляные, Tribulus terrestrisrattan vine берхемия лазящая, Berchemia scandensrubber vine криптостегия, Cryptostegiasand vine гонолобус гладкий, Gonolobus laevissargent glory vine сарджентодокса, Sargentodoxascrambling vine гонолобус гладкий, Gonolobus laevissilk vine обвойник греческий, Periploca graecastaff vine древогубец лазящий, Celastrus scandensstaunton vine стаунтония, Stauntoniatara vine актинидия аргута, Actinidia argutatrumpet vine кампсис укореняющийся, Campsis radicansuniverse vine толокнянка обыкновенная, Arctostaphylos uva-ursiwild vine виноград лабруска, Vitis labruscawire vine мюленбекия, MuehlenbeckiaEnglish-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > vine
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