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

noun

Courant d'air, courant

A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.

"A cool draft from the open window made the classroom feel much more comfortable. "

Un courant d'air frais venant de la fenêtre ouverte rendait la salle de classe beaucoup plus confortable.

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noun

Tirage

Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.

"The strong draft from the fireplace made the smoke rise quickly. "

Le fort tirage de la cheminée a fait monter la fumée rapidement.

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noun

Tirage, gorgée

An act of drinking.

"After the soccer game, the thirsty players took a quick draft of water. "

Après le match de foot, les joueurs assoiffés ont pris une gorgée d'eau rapide.

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noun

Gorgée, rasade

The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.

"She took a deep draft from the bottle of water."

Elle prit une profonde gorgée de la bouteille d'eau.

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noun

Dose

A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.)

"The doctor prescribed a small draft of cough medicine. "

Le médecin a prescrit une petite dose de médicament contre la toux.

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noun

Bière pression

Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.

"The pub served a delicious draft beer, so I ordered a pint. "

Le pub servait une délicieuse bière pression, alors j'ai commandé une pinte.

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noun

Tirant d'eau

Depth of water needed to float a ship; depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's hull; depth of water drawn by a vessel.

"The ship's draft was so deep that it could only navigate the harbor's deepest part. "

Le tirant d'eau du navire était si profond qu'il ne pouvait naviguer que dans la partie la plus profonde du port.

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Illustration visuelle de draft: Ébauche, brouillon - Image 1

noun

Ébauche, brouillon

An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.

"Before sending the email, I reviewed the draft several times. "

Avant d'envoyer l'e-mail, j'ai relu l'ébauche plusieurs fois.

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Illustration visuelle de draft: Ébauche, projet - Image 1

noun

Ébauche, projet

A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.

"Before the big presentation, Sarah created a draft of her speech to help organize her thoughts. "

Avant la grande présentation, Sarah a créé une ébauche de son discours pour l'aider à organiser ses pensées.

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Illustration visuelle de draft: Chèque - Image 1

noun

Chèque

A cheque, an order for money to be paid.

"My grandmother wrote a draft for the groceries, and I took it to the store. "

Ma grand-mère a écrit un chèque pour les courses, et je l'ai apporté au magasin.

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noun

La conscription, le service militaire obligatoire

Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.

"He left the country to avoid the draft."

Il a quitté le pays pour éviter la conscription.

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La conscription, le tirage au sort

A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.

"The school's student council faced a draft to fill the vacant president position. "

Le conseil étudiant de l'école a été confronté à la conscription pour pourvoir le poste de président vacant.

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Repêchage, système de sélection

A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.

"The NHL draft assigned the top rookie players to their respective teams. "

Le repêchage de la LNH a affecté les meilleurs joueurs recrues à leurs équipes respectives.

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noun

Force de traction

The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.

"The draft on the train car couplers was significant during the slow, uphill climb. "

La force de traction sur les attelages du wagon était importante pendant la lente montée.

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noun

Dégagement

The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.

"The pattern maker added a careful draft to the model so the casting could be easily removed from the mold. "

Le modeleur a ajouté un dégagement précis au modèle afin que la pièce puisse être facilement retirée du moule.

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Traction

(possibly obsolete) The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.

"using oxen for draft shot forth an arrow with a mighty draft"

utilisant des bœufs pour la traction, lança une flèche avec une puissante traction

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noun

Halage, action de tirer le filet

(possibly obsolete) The act of drawing in a net for fish.

"The fisherman's draft of the net brought in a large catch of fish. "

Le halage du filet du pêcheur a rapporté une grosse prise de poissons.

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noun

Prise, pêche

(possibly obsolete) That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.

"he cast his net, which brought him a very great draft"

Il a jeté son filet, ce qui lui a rapporté une très grosse prise.

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Illustration visuelle de draft: Contingent, conscription - Image 1

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noun

Contingent, conscription

A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.

"The school's student council submitted a draft of their proposed budget to the principal. "

Le conseil étudiant de l'école a soumis un projet de budget au principal.

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Illustration visuelle de draft: Rédiger, esquisser - Image 1

verb

Rédiger, esquisser

To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.

"Before the presentation, she drafted a few slides to outline the key points. "

Avant la présentation, elle a rédigé quelques diapositives pour exposer les points clés.

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verb

Esquisser, dessiner

To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.

"The architect drafted a preliminary sketch of the new house. "

L'architecte a esquissé une ébauche préliminaire de la nouvelle maison.

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Illustration visuelle de draft: Rédiger, élaborer - Image 1

verb

Rédiger, élaborer

To write a law.

"The committee is drafting a new law about student absences. "

Le comité rédige une nouvelle loi sur les absences des étudiants.

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Illustration visuelle de draft: Rappeler, mobiliser - Image 1

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verb

Rappeler, mobiliser

To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.

"He was drafted during the Vietnam War."

Il a été mobilisé pendant la guerre du Vietnam.

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verb

Sélectionner, recruter

To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.

"There was a campaign to draft Smith to run for President."

Il y a eu une campagne pour sélectionner Smith comme candidat à la présidence.

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verb

Sélectionner, trier

To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.

"The calves were drafted from the cows."

Les veaux ont été sélectionnés parmi les vaches.

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Sélectionner, recruter

To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.

"After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins."

Après sa dernière année de football universitaire, il a été recruté par les Dolphins de Miami.

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verb

Suivre de près (un autre véhicule) pour profiter de l'aspiration

To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.

"The cyclist drafted behind the lead rider, gaining speed and conserving energy for the final sprint. "

Le cycliste a suivi de près le coureur de tête, gagnant en vitesse et économisant de l'énergie pour le sprint final.

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verb

Rédiger, élaborer

To draw out; to call forth.

"The teacher drafted a few key ideas from the students' suggestions for the class project. "

Le professeur a rédigé quelques idées clés à partir des suggestions des élèves pour le projet de classe.

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verb

Étirer des fibres d'une masse

To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.

"The weaver carefully drafted the cotton fibers to prepare them for spinning into yarn. "

Le tisserand a soigneusement étiré les fibres de coton pour les préparer à être filées en fil.

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adjective

À la pression

Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

"The restaurant offered draft beer, but not bottled. "

Le restaurant proposait de la bière à la pression, mais pas en bouteille.

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adjective

De trait

Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.

"A Clydesdale is a draft horse."

Un Clydesdale est un cheval de trait.

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