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spire

/spaɪə/ /spaɪɹ/

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Tige

The stalk or stem of a plant.

Examples :

"The sunflower's spire reached up towards the bright afternoon sun. "

La tige du tournesol s'élevait vers le soleil brillant de l'après-midi.

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Pousse, jeune pousse; lance

A young shoot of a plant; a spear.

Examples :

"The young plant's spire poked through the cracked pavement. "

La pousse de la jeune plante perçait le pavé fissuré.

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Flèche, clocher

Any of various tall grasses, rushes, or sedges, such as the marram, the reed canary-grass, etc.

Examples :

"The farmer used the tall spires of marram grass to create a natural windbreak. "

L'agriculteur a utilisé les hautes flèches de l'oyat pour créer un brise-vent naturel.

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Flèche, pointe

A sharp or tapering point.

Examples :

"The church spire pointed sharply towards the sky. "

La flèche de l'église pointait vivement vers le ciel.

architecture point building

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Flèche, clocher

A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof.

Examples :

"The spire of the church rose high above the town."

La flèche de l'église s'élevait haut au-dessus de la ville.

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Flèche, sommet

The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit.

Examples :

"The spire of the school's new building was visible from miles away. "

La flèche du nouveau bâtiment scolaire était visible à des kilomètres.

architecture part building

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Mèche, amorce

A tube or fuse for communicating fire to the charge in blasting.

Examples :

"The demolition crew carefully placed the spire into the dynamite before triggering the controlled explosion to remove the old building. "

L'équipe de démolition a soigneusement placé la mèche dans la dynamite avant de déclencher l'explosion contrôlée pour démolir l'ancien bâtiment.

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Germer, pousser

(of a seed, plant etc.) to sprout, to send forth the early shoots of growth; to germinate.

Examples :

"The tiny seed spired quickly after being planted in the garden soil. "

La minuscule graine a germé rapidement après avoir été plantée dans la terre du jardin.

plant agriculture biology seed process

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S'élever, s'élancer

To grow upwards rather than develop horizontally.

Examples :

"The young plant spired quickly, reaching for the sunlight. "

La jeune plante s'est élancée rapidement, cherchant la lumière du soleil.

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Coiffer d'une flèche

To furnish with a spire.

Examples :

"The architect designed the new school building to spire the main hall with a tall, pointed roof. "

L'architecte a conçu le nouveau bâtiment scolaire pour coiffer le hall principal d'un toit pointu et élancé.

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Respirer

Examples :

"The exhausted marathon runner could only spire shallowly after crossing the finish line. "

Le marathonien épuisé ne pouvait que respirer superficiellement après avoir franchi la ligne d'arrivée.

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Enroulement, spire

One of the sinuous foldings of a serpent or other reptile; a coil.

Examples :

"The snake's movements were slow and deliberate, each spire carefully placed as it slithered across the lawn. "

Les mouvements du serpent étaient lents et délibérés, chaque enroulement étant soigneusement placé alors qu'il glissait sur la pelouse.

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Spirale

Examples :

"The staircase had a beautiful spire, winding upward to the second floor. "

L'escalier avait une belle spirale, s'enroulant vers le deuxième étage.

architecture appearance building

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Spire, tour

The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole.

Examples :

"The chalk dust spiraled upwards, with a tiny spire forming as the air currents finally dissipated it. "

La poussière de craie montait en spirale, une petite spire se formant lorsque les courants d'air l'ont finalement dissipée.

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