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raft

/ɹɑːft/ /ɹæft/

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noun

Radeau

A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.

Examples :

"An inflatable raft. A log raft."

Un radeau gonflable. Un radeau de bois.

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noun

Radeau

(by extension) Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a similar fashion.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a wide, flat raft of wood to carry the heavy tools across the creek. "

Le charpentier a utilisé un radeau de bois large et plat pour transporter les outils lourds à travers le ruisseau.

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noun

Radeau, groupe

A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals, particularly a group of penguins when in the water.

Examples :

"A large raft of penguins waddled into the icy water. "

Un grand groupe de manchots se sont empressés dans l'eau glacée.

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noun

Radeau

A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. which obstructs navigation in a river.

Examples :

"The river was blocked by a large raft of fallen trees, making it impossible to continue our canoe trip. "

La rivière était bloquée par un grand radeau d'arbres tombés, ce qui rendait impossible de continuer notre voyage en canoë.

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noun

Une tranche de pain grillé

(when ordering food) A slice of toast.

Examples :

"For breakfast, I ordered two rafts of toast and a glass of juice. "

Pour le petit-déjeuner, j'ai commandé deux tranches de pain grillé et un verre de jus.

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noun

Réseau de capteurs

A square array of sensors forming part of a large telescope.

Examples :

"The telescope's primary raft of sensors detected a distant galaxy. "

Le réseau de capteurs principal du télescope a détecté une galaxie lointaine.

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verb

Transporter sur un radeau

To convey on a raft.

Examples :

"The hikers rafted their supplies down the river. "

Les randonneurs ont transporté leurs provisions sur un radeau en descendant la rivière.

nautical vehicle sailing

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verb

Assembler en radeau

To make into a raft.

Examples :

"The children rafted the fallen branches together to make a floating platform on the pond. "

Les enfants ont assemblé les branches tombées pour faire un radeau flottant sur l'étang.

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verb

Faire du radeau

To travel by raft.

Examples :

"We plan to raft down the river next summer for a fun family adventure. "

Nous prévoyons de faire du radeau sur la rivière l'été prochain pour une aventure familiale amusante.

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verb

Ancrer, arrimer

To dock (toolbars, etc.) so that they share horizontal or vertical space.

Examples :

"The teacher rafted the student workbooks together on the shelf to save space. "

Le professeur a ancré les cahiers des élèves ensemble sur l'étagère pour gagner de la place.

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noun

Un tas, beaucoup

A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.

Examples :

"The teacher assigned a raft of homework problems for the weekend. "

Le professeur a donné un tas de problèmes de devoirs pour le week-end.