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

noun

Tige, pointe

In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument.

"The luthier carefully examined the violin's spikes to ensure they were properly fitted. "

Le luthier a examiné attentivement les pointes du violon pour s'assurer qu'elles étaient correctement ajustées.

music part technical

noun

Pique, pointe

The spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor and supports the weight of the instrument.

"The cellist adjusted the spike of her instrument to the correct height before starting to play. "

La violoncelliste a ajusté la pique de son instrument à la bonne hauteur avant de commencer à jouer.

music part

noun

Clou, pointe

A sort of very large nail.

"The construction workers used heavy hammers to drive the thick, iron spikes into the wooden beams of the bridge. "

Les ouvriers du bâtiment ont utilisé de lourds marteaux pour enfoncer les gros clous en fer dans les poutres en bois du pont.

material item thing

Illustration visuelle de spikes: Pointes, pics - Image 1

noun

Pointes, pics

A piece of pointed metal etc. set with points upward or outward.

"The trap was lined with spikes."

Le piège était garni de pointes.

material item

noun

Pointes, pics

Anything resembling such a nail in shape.

"The old fence had spikes along the top to deter climbers. "

L'ancienne clôture avait des pointes sur le dessus pour décourager les grimpeurs.

item thing

noun

Épi

An ear of corn or grain.

"The farmer harvested several spikes of corn from his field. "

L'agriculteur a récolté plusieurs épis de maïs dans son champ.

plant agriculture food

noun

Épi

A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.

"The gardener admired the tall spikes of lavender flowers in the garden, each one covered with tiny, fragrant blossoms. "

Le jardinier admirait les grands épis de fleurs de lavande dans le jardin, chacun couvert de minuscules fleurs parfumées.

plant biology

noun

Crampons

(chiefly in the plural) A running shoe with spikes in the sole to provide grip.

"The track team wears spikes to prevent slipping during races. "

L'équipe d'athlétisme porte des crampons pour éviter de glisser pendant les courses.

sport wear

noun

Pics, pointes

A sharp peak in a graph.

"The graph showed spikes in website traffic every evening after 8 PM. "

Le graphique a montré des pics de trafic sur le site web tous les soirs après 20 heures.

math statistics figure signal amount

noun

Pic, pointe

A surge in power or in the price of a commodity etc.

"There were unexpected spikes in the price of gasoline last week. "

Il y a eu des pics inattendus dans le prix de l'essence la semaine dernière.

energy business economy finance

noun

Talon aiguille

The long, narrow part of a high-heeled shoe that elevates the heel.

"She walked carefully across the uneven pavement, worried about getting her spikes caught in a crack. "

Elle marchait prudemment sur le pavé inégal, craignant que son talon aiguille ne se coince dans une fissure.

wear style appearance

noun

Pique, pointe; (par extension) poubelle

A long nail for storing papers by skewering them; (by extension) the metaphorical place where rejected newspaper articles are sent.

"The editor sighed and said the article was going to the spikes, meaning it wouldn't be published. "

L'éditeur soupira et dit que l'article irait à la poubelle, ce qui signifiait qu'il ne serait pas publié.

stationery media writing work

noun

Attaque, smash

An attack from, usually, above the height of the net performed with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.

"The volleyball team practiced their spikes to improve their offensive game. "

L'équipe de volley-ball a pratiqué ses attaques pour améliorer son jeu offensif.

sport

noun

Jeune cerf

An adolescent male deer.

"During our hike, we saw several deer, including a few spikes grazing in the meadow. "

Pendant notre randonnée, nous avons vu plusieurs cerfs, dont quelques jeunes cerfs broutant dans la prairie.

animal age nature

noun

Dortoir pour sans-abri, asile de nuit

The casual ward of a workhouse.

"During the harsh winter months, the spikes offered a meager but vital shelter for the homeless. "

Pendant les mois d'hiver rigoureux, les asiles de nuit offraient un abri maigre mais vital aux sans-abri.

building architecture history work society organization place

noun

Lavande aspic

Spike lavender.

"oil of spike"

Huile de lavande aspic

plant

verb

Fixer avec des pointes, clouer

To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails.

"to spike down planks"

Fixer des planches avec des pointes.

action building

Illustration visuelle de spikes: Clouer, garnir de pointes - Image 1

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verb

Clouer, garnir de pointes

To set or furnish with spikes.

"The construction worker spikes the wooden planks together to build a sturdy fence. "

L'ouvrier du bâtiment cloue les planches de bois ensemble pour construire une clôture solide.

action technical material

verb

Clouer, garnir de clous

To embed nails into (a tree) so that any attempt to cut it down will damage equipment or injure people.

"The activists threatened to spike the old-growth trees to prevent the logging company from cutting them down. "

Les militants ont menacé de clouer les arbres anciens pour empêcher la société d'exploitation forestière de les abattre.

environment property action law technology weapon

verb

Enfiler sur une pointe, empaler

To fix on a spike.

"The angry worker spikes the incorrect invoices onto the metal rod. "

L'ouvrier en colère enfile les factures incorrectes sur la tige métallique.

action weapon

verb

Rejeter, abandonner

To discard; to decide not to publish or make public.

"The editor decided to spike the article because it contained too many factual errors. "

Le rédacteur en chef a décidé de rejeter l'article car il contenait trop d'erreurs factuelles.

media communication writing

verb

Augmenter brusquement, grimper en flèche

To increase sharply.

"Traffic accidents spiked in December when there was ice on the roads."

Les accidents de la route ont grimpé en flèche en décembre, lorsqu'il y avait du verglas sur les routes.

amount business economy

verb

Corrompre, truquer

To covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance into a drink.

"She spiked my lemonade with vodka!"

Elle a truqué ma limonade avec de la vodka !

drink action

verb

Ajouter, incorporer

To add a small amount of one substance to another.

"The water sample to be tested has been spiked with arsenic, antimony, mercury, and lead in quantities commonly found in industrial effluents."

L'échantillon d'eau à tester a été additionné d'arsenic, d'antimoine, de mercure et de plomb, en quantités couramment rencontrées dans les effluents industriels.

substance chemistry

verb

Smash, attaquer

To attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.

"The volleyball player jumps high and spikes the ball over the net, aiming for the empty spot on the opponent's court. "

Le joueur de volley-ball saute haut et attaque le ballon par-dessus le filet, visant l'endroit vide sur le terrain adverse.

sport action

verb

Rendre inutilisable

To render (a gun) unusable by driving a metal spike into its touch hole.

"The retreating soldiers, knowing the enemy would soon arrive, spiked the cannons to prevent them from being used against their own forces. "

Les soldats en retraite, sachant que l'ennemi arriverait bientôt, ont rendu les canons inutilisables pour les empêcher d'être utilisés contre leurs propres forces.

military weapon