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

noun

Couche

A layer of material.

"two-ply toilet paper"

Papier toilette à deux épaisseurs

material part

noun

Brin, fil

A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn.

"The thick rope consisted of many strong plies twisted together for extra durability. "

La grosse corde était constituée de nombreux brins solides torsadés ensemble pour une durabilité accrue.

material part

noun

Contreplaqué

Short for plywood.

"The carpenter used three plies of wood to make a strong, durable shelf. "

Le charpentier a utilisé trois épaisseurs de contreplaqué pour fabriquer une étagère solide et durable.

material building

noun

Coups

In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players.

"He proposed to build Deep Purple, a super-computer capable of 24-ply look-ahead for chess."

Il a proposé de construire Deep Purple, un superordinateur capable d'anticiper 24 coups à l'avance aux échecs.

game technical

noun

Condition, état

A condition, a state.

"The old car was in poor plies; its paint was faded, and the engine sputtered. "

La vieille voiture était en mauvais état ; sa peinture était fanée et le moteur bégayait.

condition state

verb

Plier, replier, modeler, adapter, modifier, influencer, soumettre

To bend; to fold; to mould; to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.

"The salesman plies his customer with persuasive arguments to convince him to buy the car. "

Le vendeur use d'arguments persuasifs pour convaincre son client d'acheter la voiture.

action mind

verb

Plier, fléchir, céder

To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).

"The young tree plies in the strong wind, bending almost to the ground but not breaking. "

Le jeune arbre plie sous le vent fort, se courbant presque jusqu'au sol sans se casser.

physics material action

verb

S'appliquer, travailler avec diligence

To work at (something) diligently.

"He plied his trade as carpenter for forty-three years."

Il s'est appliqué à son métier de charpentier pendant quarante-trois ans.

work job action process

verb

Manier, utiliser

To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.

"He plied his ax with bloody results."

Il maniait sa hache avec des résultats sanglants.

action utensil weapon work

verb

Solliciter, supplier

To press upon; to urge persistently.

"to ply someone with questions or solicitations"

solliciter quelqu'un de questions ou de sollicitations

action attitude communication

verb

Proposer, supplier

To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.

"to ply someone with drink"

Proposer à quelqu'un de boire.

attitude action communication business demand

verb

Parcourir, desservir

To travel over (a route) regularly.

"The steamer plies between several ports on the coast."

Le bateau à vapeur dessert plusieurs ports sur la côte.

vehicle

verb

Travailler avec diligence, s'appliquer

To work diligently.

"To prepare for the big test, the student diligently plied her study skills. "

Pour se préparer au grand examen, l'étudiante a travaillé avec diligence ses compétences d'étude.

work job business achievement industry

verb

Virer de bord

To manoeuvre a sailing vessel so that the direction of the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to work to windward, to beat, to tack.

"The small sailboat plies across the lake, catching the wind first on one side of its sail, then the other, as it heads towards the opposite shore. "

Le petit voilier vire de bord sur le lac, captant le vent d'abord d'un côté de sa voile, puis de l'autre, alors qu'il se dirige vers la rive opposée.

nautical sailing nautical direction vehicle technical action ocean

noun

Pliés

A smooth and continuous bending of the knees

"The ballerina practiced her plies in front of the mirror, ensuring each one was deep and controlled. "

La ballerine pratiquait ses pliés devant le miroir, s'assurant que chacun était profond et contrôlé.

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