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shape
- noun forme f;
a square ~ une forme carrée;
what ~ is the room? quelle forme a la pièce?;
to take ~ prendre forme;
to be in/out of ~ (person) être/ne pas être en forme;
to get in ~ se mettre en forme;
to knock sth into ~ mettre qch au point (project, idea, essay).
- transitive verb
- modeler (clay);
sculpter (wood);
- (person, event) déterminer (future, idea);
modeler (character).
- modeler (clay);
- (develop) (person) s'en sortir;
- (meet expectations) être à la hauteur.
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| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||||||||
| shape | n | (physical form) | forme nf | ||||||
| The candy was in the shape of an egg. | |||||||||
| Le bonbon était en forme d'œuf. | |||||||||
| shape | n | (figure, polygon, etc.) | forme nf | ||||||
| It was in a hexagonal shape. | |||||||||
| C'était de forme hexagonale. | |||||||||
| shape | n | (condition) | état nm | ||||||
| That house we saw was in bad shape. It needs a lot of repair. | |||||||||
| Cette maison que nous avons vu était en mauvais état. Elle a besoin d'être retapée. | |||||||||
| shape | vtr | (form, mould) terre, argile, pâte, etc. | modeler vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| pierre, bois, etc. | sculpter, façonner vtr ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||||
| cheveux | couper vtr ⇒ | ||||||||
| He shaped the clay to form a pot. | |||||||||
| Il a modelé l'argile pour créer une poterie. | |||||||||
| * La pluie et le vent ont sculpté (or: façonné) les montagnes de cette région depuis des millénaires. | |||||||||
| * Le coiffeur m'a coupé les cheveux au carré. | |||||||||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||||||||
| shape | n | (ghost) vague, indistincte | forme nf | ||||||
| This shape emerged from the wall and started speaking to me. | |||||||||
| Cette forme est sortie du mur et s'est mise à me parler. | |||||||||
| shape | n | (woman: figure) | silhouette nf | ||||||
| Yes, she has a nice shape. | |||||||||
| Oui, elle a une jolie silhouette. | |||||||||
| shape | n | (sb: fitness) physique | forme nf | ||||||
| Yes, he is in good shape because he runs and goes to the gym. | |||||||||
| Oui, il est en pleine forme parce qu'il court et qu'il va à la gym. | |||||||||
| shape | vi | (take a shape) | prendre forme vtr | ||||||
| You could see that the bread was shaping properly. | |||||||||
| * Sa sculpture commence à prendre forme. | |||||||||
| shape | vtr | (adapt) cuisine: pâte | pétrir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| The cook shaped the plastic wrap to fit the bowl. | |||||||||
| * Le boulanger pétrit sa pâte tous les matins à l'aube. | |||||||||
| shape | vtr | (determine, influence) | influencer vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| déterminer, formuler vtr ⇒ ⇒ | |||||||||
| The new boss shaped the way things were done so that the company was more efficient. | |||||||||
| * Le nouveau patron a influencé nos méthodes de travail pour rentabiliser davantage la production. | |||||||||
| * Le gouvernement a déterminé (or: formulé) une nouvelle loi qui sera effective en juin prochain. | |||||||||
| Améliorer les traductions "shape" ci-dessus.Cacher les phrases | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||||||||
| fine shape | nf | bonne forme | |||||||
| get back in shape | v | retrouver la forme | |||||||
| get back in shape | v | se remettre en forme | |||||||
| good shape | bon maintien | ||||||||
| in fine shape | adj | en pleine forme | |||||||
| in good shape | en pleine forme | ||||||||
| in shape | adj | en forme | |||||||
| out of shape | ne pas être en forme | ||||||||
| rough-shape | nf | ébauche | |||||||
| S-shape | nm inv | s (forme) | |||||||
| shape note | nf | note de musique de forme géométrique (ancienne notation musicale pour le chant) | |||||||
| shape up (shape up or ship out!) | être à la hauteur de (d'une tache) | ||||||||
| shape up | v | se mettre en forme | |||||||
| shape up | v | s'en sortir ⇒ | |||||||
| squashed shape | adj | camus | |||||||
| take shape | v | prendre forme | |||||||
| take shape | v | sourdre ⇒ (idée réflexion) | |||||||
| take the shape of | v | prendre la forme de | |||||||
| Suggest additional English compound forms. | |||||||||
| Report an error. | |||||||||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot "shape".
"the shape of"
Assume their shape
Auld alliance helps shape a new century
bad shape/shambolic
fit shape
head bent out of shape
I think sports is a great way to stay in shape
More specifically, it aims at giving hints on how Novotel should shape its new restau
My room is rectangular in shape
negative shape
shape of things to come
Shape the course of?
Shape tomorrow
She cut it in the shape of a boy
Spring into Shape
stay in shape
Take shape of a ball
the NASA foam sheets to memorize your shape
to be bent out of shape
to shape a silhouette
to shape an image
to shape-shift
whip into shape
Assume their shape
Auld alliance helps shape a new century
bad shape/shambolic
fit shape
head bent out of shape
I think sports is a great way to stay in shape
More specifically, it aims at giving hints on how Novotel should shape its new restau
My room is rectangular in shape
negative shape
shape of things to come
Shape the course of?
Shape tomorrow
She cut it in the shape of a boy
Spring into Shape
stay in shape
Take shape of a ball
the NASA foam sheets to memorize your shape
to be bent out of shape
to shape a silhouette
to shape an image
to shape-shift
whip into shape
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