to |
1. prep. À, vers. | |
Let's go to Paris! | |
Allons à Paris ! | |
2. prep. Moins, pour indiquer l'heure. | |
Ten to eleven. | |
Onze heures moins dix. | |
Quarter to five. | |
Cinq heures moins le quart. | |
3. art. Marqueur de l'infinitif. | |
apply |
1. v. Appliquer. | |
She solved the problem by applying a 50-year old result to it. | |
2. v. (Apply for) Postuler. | |
She heard about the job opening, and applied for it. | |
3. v. (Vieilli) Se dédier. | |
Apply yourself, young man, and you'll go far in this world. | |
4. v. Enduire, étaler. | |
The mason applied a thick coat of plaster to the wall. | |
5. v. (Apply to) Concerner, être en relation avec. | |
This new rule applies to you, too. | |
with |
1. prep. Avec, en compagnie de | |
I came with him. | |
2. prep. Avec (indiquant la manière, l'instrument, etc.). | |
He is walking with crutches. | |
3. prep. Avec, contre (peut être ambigu). | |
He is fighting with the best | |
a |
1. art. Un, Une. | |
A book. | |
Un livre. | |
A girl. | |
Une fille. | |
brush |
1. n. Brosse. | |
Soldier! Get down on your hands and knees, and scrub the floor with this brush. | |
2. n. Pinceau. | |
paint brush | |
3. n. La queue de quelques animaux, en particulier du renard. | |
a fox's brush | |
4. n. Brousse, broussailles, broussaille. | |
The brush was so thick that it was difficult to travel more than a mile per day. | |
5. v. Brosser. | |
6. v. Appliquer (avec une brosse), passer (avec une brosse). | |
He brushed out the stray marks. | |
7. v. Effleurer. | |
The stranger brushed by him in the crowd. | |
8. v. Apprendre de nouveau. | |
You'll have to brush up on your skills if you want to pass the exam and get your license. | |