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/piːk/

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noun

Sommet, pointe

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

Examples :

"The peak of the mountain climber's hat was pulled down over his eyes. "

Le sommet du chapeau de l'alpiniste était tiré sur ses yeux.

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noun

Pic, sommet

The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.

Examples :

"The stock market reached a peak in September 1929."

Le marché boursier a atteint un pic en septembre 1929.

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noun

Sommet, pic

The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.

Examples :

"They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing."

Ils ont atteint le sommet après 8 heures d'escalade.

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noun

Sommet, pic

The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.

Examples :

"The peak of Mount Fuji is a famous landmark. "

Le sommet du Mont Fuji est un point de repère célèbre.

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noun

Point

The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.

Examples :

"peak-brails"

Les bras de pic.

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noun

L'étrave, l'avant du navire

The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.

Examples :

"The ship's peak was narrow and pointed, making it difficult to store heavy cargo in the hold. "

L'étrave du navire était étroite et pointue, ce qui rendait difficile le stockage de marchandises lourdes dans la cale.

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noun

Bec

The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.

Examples :

"The diver carefully examined the peak of the anchor, checking for damage. "

Le plongeur a examiné attentivement le bec de l'ancre, vérifiant les dommages.

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Sommet, maximum

A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.

Examples :

"The graph of my test scores showed a peak in October. "

Le graphique de mes résultats de test a montré un sommet en octobre.

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verb

Culminer, atteindre un sommet

To reach a highest degree or maximum.

Examples :

"Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay."

Les historiens débattent du moment où l'Empire romain a commencé à culminer et finalement à décliner.

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verb

Culminer, atteindre un sommet

To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.

Examples :

"The mountain range peaked dramatically, rising high above the clouds. "

La chaîne de montagnes a culminé de façon spectaculaire, s'élevant haut au-dessus des nuages.

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verb

Hisser, pointer vers le haut

To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.

Examples :

"The fisherman needed to peak his fishing gaff to get a better angle on the fish. "

Le pêcheur devait hisser sa gaffe de pêche pour obtenir un meilleur angle sur le poisson.

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adjective

Maximal, culminant, essentiel

Maximal, maximally quintessential or representative; constituting the culmination of

Examples :

"The team's performance reached its peak during the final week of the competition. "

La performance de l'équipe a atteint son apogée pendant la dernière semaine de la compétition.

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adjective

Mauvais

Examples :

"The teacher's instructions were peak confusing, making the lesson hard to follow. "

Les instructions du professeur étaient carrément mauvaises, rendant la leçon difficile à suivre.

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adjective

Malchanceux, infortuné

Unlucky; unfortunate

Examples :

"His attempt at a promotion was a peak effort, leading to a disappointing outcome. "

Sa tentative de promotion a été un effort malchanceux, menant à un résultat décevant.

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verb

Dépérir, s'affaiblir

To become sick or wan.

Examples :

"After the long flu season, my grandma peaked and missed several weeks of work. "

Après la longue saison de grippe, ma grand-mère a dépéri et a manqué plusieurs semaines de travail.

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S'amaigrir, dépérir

To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.

Examples :

"The young boy's illness made him peak and look very frail. "

La maladie du jeune garçon l'a fait dépérir et paraître très fragile.

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verb

Épier, jeter un coup d'œil furtif

To pry; to peep slyly.

Examples :

"The student peeked slyly at the answer key during the test, hoping to peak ahead. "

L'étudiant a épied furtivement le corrigé pendant le test, espérant jeter un coup d'œil en avant.

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noun

Wampum

Examples :

"The Native American student showed us examples of wampum, a type of decorative peak used in their culture. "

L'étudiant amérindien nous a montré des exemples de wampum, un type de wampum décoratif utilisé dans leur culture.

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