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41 spoon
A n1 ( utensil) cuiller f, cuillère f ; (for tea, coffee) petite cuiller f ; soup-/dessert spoon cuillère à soupe/à dessert ;B vtr1 (in cooking, serving) to spoon sth into a dish/bowl mettre qch dans un plat/bol avec une cuillère ; to spoon sauce over sth arroser qch de sauce à la cuillère ; to spoon sth up/out ramasser/servir qch à la cuillère ;to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth naître dans la soie. -
42 thread
A n1 Sewing fil m ; gold/silver thread fil m d'or/d'argent ; cotton/silk thread fil m de coton/soie ; to be hanging by a thread lit, fig ne tenir qu'à un fil ;2 fig (of argument, story) fil m ; to follow/lose the thread suivre/perdre le fil ; central thread fil m conducteur ; common thread point m commun ; to pull all the threads together faire la synthèse ; to pick up the thread of reprendre le fil de [conversation, story] ; to pick up the threads of reprendre le cours de [career, life] ; to pick up the thread of a relationship with sb renouer avec qn ;4 ( on Internet) fil m de discussion.C vtrD vi [beads, needle] s'enfiler ; [film, tape] passer.■ thread up:▶ thread up [sth] enfiler le fil de [sewing machine]. -
43 born
born [bɔ:n]∎ to be born naître;∎ she was born blind elle est née aveugle;∎ the town where I was born la ville où je suis né, ma ville natale;∎ Victor Hugo was born in 1802 Victor Hugo est né en 1802;∎ two children were born to her elle a mis au monde deux enfants;∎ born of an American father né d'un père américain;∎ a child born into this world un enfant qui vient au monde;∎ born and bred né et élevé;∎ she was born and bred in Boston c'est une Bostonienne de souche;∎ they were born to riches ils sont nés riches;∎ she was born Elizabeth Hughes, but writes under the name E.R. Johnson elle est née Elizabeth Hughes mais écrit sous le nom d'E.R. Johnson;∎ figurative the place where communism was born le lieu où est né le communisme;∎ anger born of frustration une colère née de ou due à la frustration;∎ familiar in all my born days de toute ma vie□ ;∎ familiar I wasn't born yesterday! je ne suis pas né d'hier ou de la dernière pluie!;∎ she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth elle est née avec une cuillère en argent dans la bouche;∎ she was born lucky elle est née coiffée, elle est née sous une bonne étoile;∎ familiar there's one born every minute! il y en a toujours un qui tombe dans le panneau!∎ he's a born musician il est né musicien, c'est un musicien né;∎ you're a born fool tu es un parfait idiot;∎ she's a born worrier elle s'inquiète à tout propos;∎ he's a born loser il est né sous une mauvaise étoile
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