1. v. (Figuré) Établir des limites, arrêter quelque chose.
anglais > anglais
draw a line in the sand
1. v. (intransitive) To lay down a challenge; to provide a test of commitment (often one which carries a high risk) to a cause.
2. v. To create a real or artificial boundary or distinction between (two places, people or things).
3. v. To indicate the threshold or level above which something will become unacceptable or will provoke a response; to create a boundary and imply or declare that its crossing will provoke a (ne
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draw
1. n. Tirage au sort.
In the card game, everything depended on the next draw.
2. n. Match nul.
She fought the match to a draw.
3. v. Dessiner.
a
1. art. Un, Une.
A book.
Un livre.
A girl.
Une fille.
line
1. n. Corde, fil.
2. n. Ligne (droite / courbe), trait.
— this is a line. a line: une droite
— ceci est une ligne.
3. n. un tuyau, par exemple dans un système hydraulique
in
1. prep. Dans, en.
He is in the house.
Il est dans la maison.
2. prep. En (pour le mois).
I was born in May.
the
1. art. Le, la, les.
sand
1. n. Sable.
2. n. (Souvent au pluriel) Plage, étendue de sable.