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cram

/kɹæm/

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noun

Le bourrage, le remplissage forcé

The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).

Examples :

"The cram of books on the desk was so high, it almost toppled over. "

L'entassement des livres sur le bureau était si important qu'il a failli basculer.

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noun

Bourrage de crâne

Information hastily memorized.

Examples :

"a cram from an examination"

Un bourrage de crâne pour un examen.

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noun

Bourrage

A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.

Examples :

"The weaver used a special type of cram in the loom to create a strong, textured fabric. "

Le tisserand a utilisé un type spécial de bourrage dans le métier à tisser pour créer un tissu solide et texturé.

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noun

Mensonge, bobard

(British slang) A lie; a falsehood.

Examples :

"He told a cram about his weekend trip to the beach; it was all made up. "

Il a raconté un bobard à propos de son week-end à la plage ; tout était inventé.

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Cram, un jeu de société mathématique

A mathematical board game in which players take turns placing dominoes horizontally or vertically until no more can be placed, the loser being the player who cannot continue.

Examples :

"My brother and I played a game of cram after dinner. "

Mon frère et moi avons joué une partie de Cram après le dîner.

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noun

Carnet d'amitié

A small friendship book with limited space for people to enter their information.

Examples :

"My sister's new cram is filled with the names and contact information of her friends from school. "

Le nouveau carnet d'amitié de ma sœur est rempli des noms et des coordonnées de ses amis de l'école.

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verb

Entasser, bourrer, fourrer

To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.

Examples :

"to cram fruit into a basket; to cram a room with people"

Entasser des fruits dans un panier ; bourrer une pièce de monde

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verb

Se goinfrer, bourrer

To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.

Examples :

"The boy crammed himself with cake"

Le garçon s'est bourré de gâteau.

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verb

Bachoter, bûcher

To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.

Examples :

"A pupil is crammed by his tutor."

Un élève bachote avec son tuteur.

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verb

Bûcher, bachoter

To study hard; to swot.

Examples :

"Before the big test, Sarah crammed for hours to memorize the formulas. "

Avant le grand test, Sarah a bûché pendant des heures pour mémoriser les formules.

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verb

Engloutir, se goinfrer

To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.

Examples :

"Before the big test, Sarah crammed all night, stuffing herself with sandwiches and coffee, until she felt sick. "

Avant le grand examen, Sarah a englouti toute la nuit, se goinfrant de sandwichs et de café, jusqu'à ce qu'elle se sente mal.

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verb

Mentir, baratiner

(British slang) To lie; to intentionally not tell the truth.

Examples :

"He crammed about having a headache to avoid going to work. "

Il a menti en disant qu'il avait mal à la tête pour éviter d'aller travailler.

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verb

Bourrer le crâne à quelqu'un, embobiner

(British slang) To make (a person) believe false or exaggerated tales.

Examples :

"My uncle tried to cram me with stories about how much money he made in his old job. "

Mon oncle a essayé de me bourrer le crâne avec des histoires sur l'argent qu'il gagnait dans son ancien travail.

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