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gore

/ɡɔː/ /ɡɔɹ/

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noun

Sang caillé

Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.

Examples :

"The accident victim's clothes were stained with the dark gore. "

Les vêtements de la victime de l'accident étaient tachés de sang caillé sombre.

body medicine anatomy substance

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Meurtre, effusion de sang, violence

Murder, bloodshed, violence.

Examples :

"The news report described the horrific gore of the street fight. "

Le reportage décrivait l'horrible violence de la bagarre de rue.

war inhuman action suffering society

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Saleté, boue

Dirt; mud; filth.

Examples :

"The muddy gore tracked into the house by the dog needed to be cleaned up. "

La saleté boueuse traînée dans la maison par le chien devait être nettoyée.

environment nature

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verb

Encourner

(of an animal) To pierce with the horn.

Examples :

"The bull gored the matador."

Le taureau a encourné le matador.

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Transpercer

To pierce with anything pointed, such as a spear.

Examples :

"The student carefully gores the balloon with a pin. "

L'étudiant transperce soigneusement le ballon avec une épingle.

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Triangle, terre-plein

A triangular piece of land where roads meet.

Examples :

"The new highway intersects with the old one at a sharp gore, making for a tricky turn. "

La nouvelle autoroute croise l'ancienne à un triangle aigu, ce qui rend le virage délicat.

area geography property

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Lambeau de terre, lopin

A small piece of land left unincorporated due to competing surveys or a surveying error.

Examples :

"The new subdivision had a small gore, a leftover piece of land that wasn't officially part of any lot. "

Le nouveau lotissement avait un petit lopin, un lambeau de terre qui ne faisait officiellement partie d'aucun lot.

property area geography

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Fuseau

The curved surface that lies between two close lines of longitude on a globe

Examples :

"The globe in my geography class showed the gore between the lines of longitude representing the prime meridian and the International Date Line. "

Le globe terrestre dans ma classe de géographie montrait le fuseau entre les lignes de longitude représentant le méridien de Greenwich et la ligne de changement de date.

geography space

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Gousset

A triangular or rhomboid piece of fabric, especially one forming part of a three-dimensional surface such as a sail, skirt, hot-air balloon, etc.Wp

Examples :

"The kite's colorful gore ripped, and it no longer flew properly. "

Le gousset coloré du cerf-volant s'est déchiré et il ne volait plus correctement.

material part nautical wear

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Gousset

An elastic gusset for providing a snug fit in a shoe.

Examples :

"The running shoes had a reinforced gore that kept my ankle snug and comfortable during my run. "

Les chaussures de course avaient un gousset renforcé qui maintenait ma cheville bien ajustée et confortable pendant ma course.

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Pointe, angle saillant

A projecting point.

Examples :

"The mountain climber used a sharp gore on his ice axe to secure his position on the slope. "

L'alpiniste a utilisé une pointe acérée sur son piolet pour sécuriser sa position sur la pente.

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Gousset

One of the abatements, made of two curved lines, meeting in an acute angle in the fesse point.

Examples :

"The architect's design for the building included a striking gore, two curved lines meeting at a sharp point on the roof. "

La conception de l'architecte pour le bâtiment comprenait un gousset saisissant, deux lignes courbes se rejoignant en une pointe vive sur le toit.

heraldry technical

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Découper en forme triangulaire

To cut in a triangular form.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully gores the wood to create a precise triangular notch. "

Le charpentier découpe soigneusement le bois en forme triangulaire pour créer une encoche triangulaire précise.

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Pourvoir d'un gousset

To provide with a gore.

Examples :

"to gore an apron"

Pourvoir un tablier d'un gousset.