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

noun

Sol, terre

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

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

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

geography nature environment world geology

noun

Terrain, domaine

Terrain.

"The hiking club chose the rocky grounds behind the school for their training exercise. "

Le club de randonnée a choisi le terrain rocheux derrière l'école pour son exercice d'entraînement.

area place property environment

noun

Sol, terre

Soil, earth.

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

Le renard a échappé aux chiens en se réfugiant sous terre.

nature geology environment

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Fond

The bottom of a body of water.

"The sunken ship rested on the grounds of the deep ocean floor. "

Le navire coulé reposait sur le fond des grands fonds marins.

geography ocean

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Base, fondement, motif

Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.

"The teacher canceled the field trip on grounds of safety concerns due to the bad weather. "

Le professeur a annulé l'excursion scolaire pour des raisons de sécurité en raison du mauvais temps.

theory philosophy business law point

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Motifs, raisons

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

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

philosophy logic law

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Contexte, cadre, environnement

Background, context, framework, surroundings.

"The teacher explained the assignment's instructions, providing the necessary grounds for understanding. "

Le professeur a expliqué les instructions de la tâche, fournissant ainsi le contexte nécessaire à la compréhension.

area place environment

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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".

"The retreating army gave grounds slowly to the advancing enemy, fighting for every inch of land. "

L'armée en retraite a cédé du terrain lentement à l'ennemi en progression, se battant pour chaque centimètre de terrain.

military war place area

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Avantage, motif

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

"Having strong evidence and a well-structured argument gave her a significant grounds in the debate. "

Avoir des preuves solides et un argument bien structuré lui a donné un avantage significatif dans le débat.

sport game position achievement

noun

Fond, arrière-plan

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

"crimson flowers on a white ground"

Des fleurs cramoisies sur un fond blanc.

art

noun

Fond

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

"The sculpture showed a family group in relief on a smooth, light-grey grounds. "

La sculpture montrait un groupe familial en relief sur un fond lisse et gris clair.

art

noun

Fond, réseau

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

"Brussels ground"

Fond de Bruxelles

art material style

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Vernis

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.

"The etcher carefully applied the grounds to the copper plate, ensuring no spots were missed, before beginning to scratch the design. "

Le graveur a soigneusement appliqué le vernis sur la plaque de cuivre, en s'assurant qu'aucun endroit ne soit manqué, avant de commencer à graver le dessin.

art substance material technical

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Les fonds

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

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

Les fonds sont généralement posés en premier et l'enduit est ensuite appliqué à fleur.

architecture building material

noun

Terrain de football, stade

A soccer stadium.

"The big game will be played at the grounds near the river. "

Le grand match se jouera sur le terrain de football près de la rivière.

sport place entertainment

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Masse

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

"The computer's metal chassis acts as a ground, ensuring electrical safety for the user. "

Le châssis métallique de l'ordinateur sert de masse, assurant la sécurité électrique de l'utilisateur.

electronics technology physics electric machine utility

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Terrain, aire de jeu

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).

"The cricket match was held on the school grounds, which had been carefully prepared for the game. "

Le match de cricket s'est déroulé sur le terrain de l'école, qui avait été soigneusement préparé pour le jeu.

sport area place

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Un fond, une base

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

"The music teacher explained that a "ground" is like a musical foundation: the repeated bass line provides the grounds upon which the rest of the song is built. "

Le professeur de musique a expliqué qu'un « fond » est comme une base musicale : la ligne de basse répétée fournit la base sur laquelle le reste de la chanson est construit.

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