bare

bare
bare [{{t}}beə(r)] (compar barer, superl barest)
1 adjective
(a) (naked → body, feet) nu;
they were bare to the waist ils étaient nus jusqu'à la taille;
in one's bare feet pieds nus;
he killed a tiger with his bare hands il a tué un tigre à mains nues;
{{}}Boxing{{}} to fight with bare hands boxer à main nue
(b) (unadorned, uncovered) nu; {{}}Electricity{{}} (wire) dénudé;
we had to sleep on bare floorboards nous avons dû coucher à même le plancher;
his head was bare il était nu-tête;
bare wood bois m naturel;
the tree was bare of leaves l'arbre était dépouillé ou dénudé;
the lawn was just a bare patch of grass la pelouse consistait en un maigre carré d'herbe;
a wall of bare rock une paroi de roche nue;
to lay bare one's heart mettre son cœur à nu;
to lay bare a plot révéler ou dévoiler un complot
(c) (empty) vide;
the cupboard was bare le garde-manger était vide;
the room was bare of furniture/pictures la pièce ne comportait aucun meuble/tableau
(d) (basic, plain) simple, dépouillé;
I just told him the barest details je lui ai donné le minimum de détails;
the bare facts les faits mpl bruts;
{{}}figurative{{}} the bare bones of the story le squelette de l'histoire
(e) (absolute) absolu, strict;
the house was stripped to the bare essentials la maison ne contenait que le strict nécessaire;
the bare necessities of life le minimum vital;
the bare minimum le strict minimum;
I took the barest minimum of cash j'ai pris le minimum d'argent
(f) (meagre)
a bare 20 percent of the population is literate à peine 20 pour cent de la population est alphabétisée;
he earned a bare £200 il a gagné tout juste 200 livres;
they won by a bare majority ils ont gagné de justesse;
he got a bare pass il a eu son examen en ayant juste la moyenne;
a bare pass isn't good enough in my father's eyes pour mon père réussir un examen de justesse n'est pas suffisant;
they manage to scrape a bare living from the land ils arrivent tout juste à vivoter en travaillant la terre
2 transitive verb
(a) (part of body) découvrir; (teeth) montrer;
to bare one's head se découvrir la tête;
to bare one's soul mettre son âme à nu
(b) (unsheath → dagger, sword) dégainer, tirer du fourreau; {{}}Electricity{{}} (→ wire) dénuder

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