ground Meaning

noun

Sol, terre

The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

Examples :

"Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!"

Regarde, j'ai trouvé un billet de dix dollars par terre !

noun

Terrain, sol

Terrain.

Examples :

"The hikers carefully navigated the uneven ground. "

Les randonneurs ont navigué avec précaution sur le terrain accidenté.

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noun

Sol, terre

Soil, earth.

Examples :

"The fox escaped from the hounds by going to ground."

Le renard a échappé aux chiens en se mettant à terre.

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noun

Fond

The bottom of a body of water.

Examples :

"The fishing boat anchored near the ground of the lake. "

Le bateau de pêche a jeté l'ancre près du fond du lac.

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noun

Base, fondement, assise

Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.

Examples :

"The teacher's lecture provided a solid ground for understanding the complex concept. "

Le cours du professeur a fourni une base solide pour comprendre le concept complexe.

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Motif, raison

(chiefly in the plural) Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.

Examples :

"He could not come on grounds of health, or on health grounds."

Il n'a pas pu venir pour des raisons de santé.

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Contexte, cadre, environnement, fond

Background, context, framework, surroundings.

Examples :

"The ground for the presentation was laid by the previous speaker's introduction. "

Le contexte de la présentation a été posé par l'introduction du conférencier précédent.

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noun

Terrain, champ de bataille

The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".

Examples :

"The opposing team held the ground advantage in the soccer field. "

L'équipe adverse avait l'avantage du terrain sur le terrain de football.

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Avantage, motif

(by extension) Advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.

Examples :

"The debate team gained significant ground in the final round, putting them in a strong position to win. "

L'équipe de débat a gagné un avantage significatif lors de la dernière manche, ce qui l'a mise en bonne position pour gagner.

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noun

Fond, arrière-plan

The plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.

Examples :

"crimson flowers on a white ground"

Des fleurs cramoisies sur un fond blanc.

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noun

Fond, plan

In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.

Examples :

"The sculptor carefully placed the clay figures on the ground of the large, flat slab of stone. "

Le sculpteur a soigneusement placé les figures en argile sur le fond de la grande dalle de pierre plate.

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noun

Fond

In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.

Examples :

"Brussels ground"

Fond de Bruxelles

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Vernis, couche protectrice

In etching, a gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.

Examples :

"The artist used a ground to protect the metal plate from the etching acid, allowing the design to be created only where the needle had pierced the ground. "

L'artiste a utilisé un vernis pour protéger la plaque de métal de l'acide de gravure, permettant au dessin de n'être créé qu'à l'endroit où l'aiguille avait percé la couche protectrice.

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noun

Les baguettes

(chiefly in the plural) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.

Examples :

"Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them."

Les baguettes sont généralement posées en premier et l'enduit est ensuite affleuré avec elles.

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noun

Stade

A soccer stadium.

Examples :

"The soccer team played their final match of the season at the new ground. "

L'équipe de football a joué son dernier match de la saison dans le nouveau stade.

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noun

Masse

An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).

Examples :

"The computer's metal chassis acts as a ground, ensuring safe electrical use. "

Le châssis métallique de l'ordinateur sert de masse, assurant une utilisation électrique sûre.

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noun

Terrain, champ

The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground).

Examples :

"The cricket team warmed up on the ground before their match. "

L'équipe de cricket s'est échauffée sur le terrain avant son match.

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noun

Une composition avec une basse obstinée

A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.

Examples :

"The teacher played a ground for the class to practice singing over. "

Le professeur a joué une composition avec une basse obstinée pour que la classe s'exerce à chanter par-dessus.

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Le chant de base, le plain-chant

The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.

Examples :

"The choir practiced the ground melody before adding their own elaborate descants. "

La chorale a répété le chant de base avant d'ajouter ses propres descants élaborés.

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noun

Parterre, fosse d'orchestre

The pit of a theatre.

Examples :

"The play was performed on the ground of the small community theatre. "

La pièce a été jouée au parterre du petit théâtre communautaire.

"The actors took their positions on the ground of the small community theatre. "

Les acteurs ont pris leurs positions au parterre du petit théâtre communautaire.

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verb

Mettre à la terre

To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.

Examples :

"To prevent a short circuit, the electrician grounded the new appliance. "

Pour éviter un court-circuit, l'électricien a mis le nouvel appareil à la terre.

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verb

Punir, interdire de sortir

To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing him/her to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.

Examples :

"Eric, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were last night!"

Eric, tu es puni jusqu'à nouvel ordre pour nous avoir menti sur tes allées et venues hier soir !

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verb

Interdire de vol

To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.

Examples :

"Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded."

En raison du mauvais temps, tous les vols ont été interdits de vol.

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verb

Former, initier

To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.

Examples :

"Jim was grounded in maths."

Jim a été formé en maths.

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verb

Frapper une balle au sol

To hit a ground ball. Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).

Examples :

"The batter ground the ball to shortstop. "

Le batteur a frappé la balle au sol vers l'arrêt-court.

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verb

Mettre à terre, échouer

To place something on the ground.

Examples :

"The little girl carefully ground the broken toy car onto the grass. "

La petite fille a soigneusement mis la voiture jouet cassée sur l'herbe.

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S'échouer, s'échouer sur le fond

To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.

Examples :

"The ship grounded on the bar."

Le navire s'est échoué sur le banc de sable.

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verb

Fonder, baser

To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.

Examples :

"The teacher's explanation grounded her students' understanding of the new math concept. "

L'explication du professeur a fondé la compréhension du nouveau concept mathématique par ses élèves.

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verb

Préparer, enduire

To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.

Examples :

"The artist ground the paper with a light gray tint to prepare it for the intricate drawings. "

L'artiste a préparé le papier avec une teinte gris clair pour le préparer aux dessins complexes.

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verb

Établir, fonder

To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.

Examples :

"I ground myself with meditation."

Je me fonde sur la méditation.

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Broyer, moudre

To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.

Examples :

"The chef ground the coffee beans to make a fresh pot of coffee. "

Le chef a moulu les grains de café pour faire une cafetière fraîche.

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verb

Broyer, meuler

To shape with the force of friction.

Examples :

"grind a lens; grind an axe"

Broyer une lentille ; meuler une hache.

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verb

Broyer, moudre

To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.

Examples :

"To prepare the wooden table for painting, I ground the surface with sandpaper. "

Pour préparer la table en bois à peindre, j'ai broyé la surface avec du papier de verre.

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verb

Broyer, moudre

To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.

Examples :

"Steel grinds to a sharp edge."

L'acier se broie pour former un bord tranchant.

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verb

Broyer, moudre

To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.

Examples :

"The old, worn-out shoes ground on the rough pavement. "

Les vieilles chaussures usées broyaient sur le pavé rugueux.

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verb

Grinder

To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.

Examples :

"The skateboarder ground the railing, smoothly sliding the board across its metal surface. "

Le skateur a grindé le rail, faisant glisser la planche en douceur sur sa surface métallique.

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verb

Réduire, opprimer

To oppress, hold down or weaken.

Examples :

"The strict rules at the school were designed to ground the students and prevent any disruptive behavior. "

Les règles strictes de l'école étaient conçues pour réduire les élèves et empêcher tout comportement perturbateur.

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Se déhancher de manière érotique

To rotate the hips erotically.

Examples :

"He ground his hips suggestively as he danced to the music. "

Il se déhanchait de manière suggestive en dansant sur la musique.

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Danser de manière suggestive et collée-serrée

To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.

Examples :

"The couple ground in the crowded club, their bodies pressed close together. "

Le couple a dansé de manière suggestive dans le club bondé, leurs corps collés l'un contre l'autre.

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Répéter, s'entraîner

To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.

Examples :

"The student had to ground the multiplication tables, repeating them over and over until she could recite them perfectly. "

L'élève a dû répéter les tables de multiplication, les répétant encore et encore jusqu'à ce qu'elle puisse les réciter parfaitement.

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verb

Actionner avec une manivelle

To operate by turning a crank.

Examples :

"to grind an organ"

actionner un organe avec une manivelle

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verb

Broyer, moudre

To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.

Examples :

"The machine ground out the reports, one after another, with monotonous clicking sounds. "

La machine broyait les rapports, les uns après les autres, avec des clics monotones.

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verb

Formater et indenter le code automatiquement

To automatically format and indent code.

Examples :

"The software automatically grounds the code for the school project, making it easy to read. "

Le logiciel formate et indente automatiquement le code pour le projet scolaire, ce qui le rend facile à lire.

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verb

Inculquer, marteler

To instill through repetitive teaching.

Examples :

"The teacher is grounding her students in the basic principles of math. "

Le professeur inculque à ses élèves les principes fondamentaux des mathématiques.

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verb

Broyer, moudre

To eat.

Examples :

"The baby bird ground the juicy worm. "

Le bébé oiseau a broyé le ver juteux.

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Travailler dur, bûcher

To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.

Examples :

"To succeed in the marathon, he had to ground himself with intense daily training. "

Pour réussir le marathon, il a dû bûcher avec un entraînement quotidien intense.

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Agacer, irriter

To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.

Examples :

"His constant complaining about the homework grounded me. "

Ses plaintes constantes concernant les devoirs m'ont agacé.

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adjective

Moulu, broyé

Crushed, or reduced to small particles.

Examples :

"ground mustard seed"

graines de moutarde moulues

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adjective

Moulu

Processed by grinding.

Examples :

"lenses of ground glass"

Des lentilles en verre moulu

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Meanings

Sol, terre

Examples :

"Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!"

Regarde, j'ai trouvé un billet de dix dollars par terre !

Terrain, sol

Examples :

"The hikers carefully navigated the uneven ground. "

Les randonneurs ont navigué avec précaution sur le terrain accidenté.

Sol, terre

Examples :

"The fox escaped from the hounds by going to ground."

Le renard a échappé aux chiens en se mettant à terre.

Fond

Examples :

"The fishing boat anchored near the ground of the lake. "

Le bateau de pêche a jeté l'ancre près du fond du lac.

Base, fondement, assise

Examples :

"The teacher's lecture provided a solid ground for understanding the complex concept. "

Le cours du professeur a fourni une base solide pour comprendre le concept complexe.

Motif, raison

Examples :

"He could not come on grounds of health, or on health grounds."

Il n'a pas pu venir pour des raisons de santé.

Contexte, cadre, environnement, fond

Examples :

"The ground for the presentation was laid by the previous speaker's introduction. "

Le contexte de la présentation a été posé par l'introduction du conférencier précédent.

Terrain, champ de bataille

Examples :

"The opposing team held the ground advantage in the soccer field. "

L'équipe adverse avait l'avantage du terrain sur le terrain de football.

Avantage, motif

Examples :

"The debate team gained significant ground in the final round, putting them in a strong position to win. "

L'équipe de débat a gagné un avantage significatif lors de la dernière manche, ce qui l'a mise en bonne position pour gagner.

Fond, arrière-plan

Examples :

"crimson flowers on a white ground"

Des fleurs cramoisies sur un fond blanc.

Fond, plan

Examples :

"The sculptor carefully placed the clay figures on the ground of the large, flat slab of stone. "

Le sculpteur a soigneusement placé les figures en argile sur le fond de la grande dalle de pierre plate.

Fond

Examples :

"Brussels ground"

Fond de Bruxelles

Vernis, couche protectrice

Examples :

"The artist used a ground to protect the metal plate from the etching acid, allowing the design to be created only where the needle had pierced the ground. "

L'artiste a utilisé un vernis pour protéger la plaque de métal de l'acide de gravure, permettant au dessin de n'être créé qu'à l'endroit où l'aiguille avait percé la couche protectrice.

Les baguettes

Examples :

"Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them."

Les baguettes sont généralement posées en premier et l'enduit est ensuite affleuré avec elles.

Stade

Examples :

"The soccer team played their final match of the season at the new ground. "

L'équipe de football a joué son dernier match de la saison dans le nouveau stade.

Masse

Examples :

"The computer's metal chassis acts as a ground, ensuring safe electrical use. "

Le châssis métallique de l'ordinateur sert de masse, assurant une utilisation électrique sûre.

Terrain, champ

Examples :

"The cricket team warmed up on the ground before their match. "

L'équipe de cricket s'est échauffée sur le terrain avant son match.

Une composition avec une basse obstinée

Examples :

"The teacher played a ground for the class to practice singing over. "

Le professeur a joué une composition avec une basse obstinée pour que la classe s'exerce à chanter par-dessus.

Le chant de base, le plain-chant

Examples :

"The choir practiced the ground melody before adding their own elaborate descants. "

La chorale a répété le chant de base avant d'ajouter ses propres descants élaborés.

Parterre, fosse d'orchestre

Examples :

"The play was performed on the ground of the small community theatre. "