tower block dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de tower block dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

tower block SUBST GB

tower block

tour f (d'habitation)

Traductions de tower block dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

the houses were dwarfed by the tower block

les maisons étaient écrasées par la tour

Traductions de tower block dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

building

tower block

tour (immeuble)

tower block GB

cage ou cabane à lapins (immeuble) fig, fam

tower block

Traductions de tower block dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.tower [GB ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] SUBST (gen)

tower INFOR

tour f

II.tower [GB ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] VERBE intr

1. tower:

to tower above, to tower over (dominate) village, countryside

dominer

to tower above or over sb (gen)

être plus grand que qn

to tower above or over sb (menacingly)

dominer qn de toute sa hauteur

Idiomes/Tournures:

to tower above (outstrip) rival, peer

dominer

III.tower [GB ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r]

to be a tower of strength

être solide comme un roc

she's been a tower of strength to me

elle a été d'un grand soutien pour moi

I.block [GB blɒk, Am blɑk] SUBST

1. block (slab):

block

bloc m

a block of ice/marble

un bloc de glace/marbre

a block of ice cream

une glace f (au litre)

2. block (building):

block of flats

immeuble m (d'habitation)

office/residential block

immeuble de bureaux/d'habitation

administration block

bâtiment m administratif

science block

bloc m scientifique

3. block (group of buildings):

block

pâté m de maisons

to drive round the block

faire le tour du pâté de maisons

he lives three blocks away Am

il habite à trois rues d'ici

the bank is two blocks south Am

la banque est à deux rues d'ici au sud

4. block (for butcher, executioner):

block

billot m

to put or lay one's head on the block fig

donner sa tête à couper

5. block (group):

block (of seats, tickets)

groupe m

block (of stamps)

bloc m

block (of shares)

paquet m

block (of shares)

tranche f

a block of three lessons

trois cours d'affilée

6. block (obstruction):

block

obstacle m

block

entrave f

to be a block to reform, agreement

être un obstacle à

to be a block to progress

être une entrave au progrès

to put a block on price, sale

bloquer

to put a block on initiative

entraver

7. block TYPO:

block

cliché m

8. block INFOR:

block

bloc m

9. block TEC (housing pulleys):

block

palan m

10. block (head):

block fam

caboche f fam

block fam

tête f

I'll knock your block off jarg

je vais te casser la figure fam

11. block CHEMDFER:

block

canton m

12. block SPORT:

block

obstruction f

II.blocks SUBST

blocks pl. tantum (ballet shoes):

blocks

chaussons mpl à pointes

III.block [GB blɒk, Am blɑk] VERBE trans

1. block (obstruct):

block exit, road, pass

bloquer

block drain, gutter, hole, artery

boucher

block traffic

gêner

to block sb's way or path

barrer le passage à qn

to have a blocked nose

avoir le nez bouché

2. block (impede):

block market, project

bloquer

block advance, escape, progress

faire obstacle à

block bill

faire opposition à

you're blocking my light

tu me caches la lumière

you're blocking my view

tu me bouches la vue

3. block FIN:

block assets, currency, funds

bloquer

4. block SPORT:

block ball, opponent, rope

bloquer

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Traductions de tower block dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

tower block SUBST GB

tower block

tour f

Traductions de tower block dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

tour

tower block

Traductions de tower block dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] SUBST

tower

tour f

Idiomes/Tournures:

a tower of strength

un roc

II.tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] VERBE intr

tower

s'élever

I.block [blɒk, Am blɑ:k] SUBST

1. block (solid lump of sth):

block

bloc m

block of wood

tronçon m

2. block (for executions):

block

billot m

to go to the block

monter à l'échafaud

to go on the block Am

être mis aux enchères

to put one's head on the block fig

mettre sa tête à prix

3. block INFOR:

block

bloc m

4. block ARCHIT:

block

pâté m de maisons

block of flats GB, apartment block Am

immeuble m

block of flats GB, apartment block Am

conciergerie f Québec

two blocks away Am

à deux rues d'ici

5. block (barrier):

block a. fig

entrave f

a block to sth

un obstacle à qc

mental block PSYCHO

blocage m

6. block JEUX:

building block

cube m de construction

II.block [blɒk, Am blɑ:k] VERBE trans

block road, passage

bloquer

block pipe

boucher

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

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In each episode, the three of them would descend in the lift from their flat in the tower block.

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The main building was a six storey tower block.

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A tower block extension was constructed in 1969 at a cost of 650,000, equal to about 6.6 million as at 2008.

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The final tower block is scheduled for demolition during 2010.

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The shopping centre itself was located underneath the tower block.

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In 1958 the company proposed building an office tower block, construction began the following year and was completed in 1962.

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The tower block is occupied mostly by office space, with only the ground, lower ground and top floors being retail.

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It makes the most of the small footprint of this tower block.

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In 2013 work was undertaken to replace many of the original aluminium-framed windows in the main tower block.

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Six are points more of a traditional tower block shape.

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