Signification visuelle de 'cradles'? - apprendre avec des images, exemples du quotidien

noun

Berceau

A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.

"The nursery was filled with soft light, and gentle music played as the mother carefully placed her newborn in one of the two cradles prepared for the twins. "

La chambre d'enfant était remplie d'une douce lumière, et une musique douce jouait pendant que la mère plaçait délicatement son nouveau-né dans l'un des deux berceaux préparés pour les jumeaux.

family item utensil

noun

Berceau, origine

The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.

"a cradle of crime"

un berceau du crime

history place culture tradition

noun

L'enfance, le début de la vie

Infancy, or very early life.

"from the cradle to the grave"

Du berceau à la tombe

age family human period

noun

Faucille à bras

An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath.

"The farmer carefully sharpened his cradles before heading out to harvest the wheat. "

L'agriculteur a soigneusement affûté sa faucille à bras avant de partir récolter le blé.

agriculture utensil machine work

noun

Berceau

A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground.

"The artist used a variety of cradles to roughen the copper plate before beginning the mezzotint. "

L'artiste a utilisé une variété de berceaux pour rugir la plaque de cuivre avant de commencer la mezzotinte.

art utensil technical

noun

Berceau, charpente

A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.

"The shipyard used massive cradles to carefully lower the newly built ship into the water. "

Le chantier naval a utilisé d'énormes charpentes pour abaisser avec précaution le navire nouvellement construit dans l'eau.

nautical technology machine vehicle sailing

noun

Attelles, supports

A case for a broken or dislocated limb.

"The doctor carefully applied the two cradles to support the patient's fractured wrist and forearm. "

Le médecin a soigneusement appliqué les deux attelles pour soutenir le poignet et l'avant-bras fracturés du patient.

medicine body aid

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Cadre de lit

A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the sensitive parts of an injured person.

"After surgery, the patient used cradles to keep the heavy blanket from touching their sensitive legs. "

Après l'opération, le patient a utilisé des cadres de lit pour empêcher la couverture lourde de toucher ses jambes sensibles.

medicine device anatomy

noun

Berceau, batée

A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth.

"During the California Gold Rush, miners used cradles to separate gold from the dirt and gravel. "

Pendant la ruée vers l'or en Californie, les mineurs utilisaient des berceaux pour séparer l'or de la terre et du gravier.

machine geology industry technology

noun

Cages, berceaux

A suspended scaffold used in shafts.

"The miners used cradles to descend deep into the mine shaft. "

Les mineurs utilisaient des cages pour descendre profondément dans le puits de la mine.

building technical industry

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Cintres

A ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.

"The plaster ceiling of the old church was supported by a network of wooden cradles. "

Le plafond en plâtre de la vieille église était soutenu par un réseau de cintres en bois.

architecture building material

noun

Berceau de sauvetage, nacelle de sauvetage

A basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck.

"The cradle was ill-made. One victim fell into the sea and was lost and the ensuing delay cost three more lives."

Le berceau de sauvetage était mal fait. Une victime est tombée à la mer et a été perdue, et le retard qui s'en est suivi a coûté la vie à trois autres personnes.

nautical disaster aid technology vehicle device machine ocean

noun

Socle, support

A rest for the receiver of a telephone, or for certain computer hardware.

"He slammed the handset into the cradle."

Il a claqué le combiné dans le socle.

technology electronics computing communication device machine

noun

Berceau

(contact juggling) A hand position allowing a contact ball to be held steadily on the back of the hand.

"The contact juggler carefully shifted his hand, so that the sphere nestled securely in the cradles of his fingers on the back of his hand. "

Le jongleur de contact déplaça soigneusement sa main, de sorte que la sphère se nichait en toute sécurité dans les berceaux de ses doigts sur le dos de sa main.

sport entertainment action position