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/ɡlɑːs/ /ɡlæs/

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verb

Vitrifier

To apply fibreglass to.

Examples :

"to fibreglass the hull of a fishing-boat"

Vitrifier la coque d'un bateau de pêche.

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noun

Verre

An amorphous solid, often transparent substance made by melting sand with a mixture of soda, potash and lime.

Examples :

"A popular myth is that window glass is actually an extremely viscous liquid."

Un mythe populaire veut que le verre des fenêtres soit en réalité un liquide extrêmement visqueux.

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noun

Verre

A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.

Examples :

"Fill my glass with milk, please."

Remplissez mon verre de lait, s'il vous plaît.

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noun

Verre

(metonymically) The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel.

Examples :

"There is half a glass of milk in each pound of chocolate we produce."

Il y a un demi-verre de lait dans chaque livre de chocolat que nous produisons.

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noun

Verrerie

Examples :

"We collected art glass."

Nous avons collectionné de la verrerie d'art.

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noun

Miroir

Examples :

"She adjusted her lipstick in the glass."

Elle a ajusté son rouge à lèvres dans le miroir.

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noun

Loupe, télescope

A magnifying glass or telescope.

Examples :

"Using the magnifying glass, the student could see the tiny details of the insect's wing. "

En utilisant la loupe, l'étudiant pouvait voir les minuscules détails de l'aile de l'insecte.

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noun

Verre

A barrier made of solid, transparent material.

Examples :

"The classroom window is a glass, allowing the sunlight to stream in. "

La fenêtre de la salle de classe est en verre, ce qui permet à la lumière du soleil d'entrer.

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noun

Baromètre

Examples :

"The weather forecast said there would be a storm, so I checked the glass to see how high the pressure was. "

Les prévisions météorologiques annonçaient une tempête, alors j'ai vérifié le baromètre pour voir à quel point la pression était élevée.

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noun

Transparent, translucide

(in names of species) Transparent or translucent.

Examples :

"glass frog; glass shrimp; glass worm"

Grenouille de verre ; crevette de verre ; ver de verre

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noun

Sablier

Examples :

"My grandfather used a glass to time how long it took to tell a story. "

Mon grand-père utilisait un sablier pour chronométrer le temps qu'il mettait à raconter une histoire.

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noun

Lunettes

Lenses, considered collectively.

Examples :

"Her new camera was incompatible with her old one, so she needed to buy new glass."

Son nouvel appareil photo était incompatible avec l'ancien, elle a donc dû acheter de nouvelles lunettes.

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verb

Vitrer, glacer

To fit with glass; to glaze.

Examples :

"The carpenter will glass the windows of the new classroom. "

Le menuisier va vitrer les fenêtres de la nouvelle salle de classe.

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verb

Mettre sous verre

To enclose in glass.

Examples :

"The florist glassed the delicate orchids to protect them from dust. "

Le fleuriste a mis les orchidées délicates sous verre pour les protéger de la poussière.

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verb

Frapper (quelqu'un) avec un verre

To strike (someone), particularly in the face, with a drinking glass with the intent of causing injury.

Examples :

"The angry student glassed the bully in the hallway. "

L'élève en colère a frappé le tyran avec un verre dans le couloir.

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verb

Vitrifie

To bombard an area with such intensity (nuclear bomb, fusion bomb, etc) as to melt the landscape into glass.

Examples :

"The nuclear test glassed the entire desert region, leaving behind a barren wasteland. "

L'essai nucléaire a vitrifié toute la région désertique, laissant derrière lui un désert aride.

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verb

Observer avec des jumelles

To view through an optical instrument such as binoculars.

Examples :

"To see the distant mountains clearly, we needed to glass them through the binoculars. "

Pour voir clairement les montagnes lointaines, nous avons dû les observer avec des jumelles.

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verb

Glacer, polir

To smooth or polish (leather, etc.), by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.

Examples :

"The cobbler carefully glassed the leather to make it smooth for the new shoes. "

Le cordonnier a glacé soigneusement le cuir pour le rendre lisse pour les nouvelles chaussures.

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verb

Glacer, refléter

To reflect; to mirror.

Examples :

"The teacher's words glassed the students' faces, reflecting their confused expressions. "

Les mots du professeur ont glacé les visages des élèves, reflétant leurs expressions confuses.

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verb

Glacer

To make glassy.

Examples :

"The artist carefully heated the clay, hoping to glass it and give it a smooth, shiny surface. "

L'artiste a soigneusement chauffé l'argile, espérant la glacer et lui donner une surface lisse et brillante.

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verb

Glacer

To become glassy.

Examples :

"The freshly baked bread began to glass over as it cooled on the counter. "

Le pain fraîchement cuit a commencé à glacer en refroidissant sur le comptoir.

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