bay

bay
bay [{{t}}beɪ]
1 noun
(a) {{}}Geography{{}} baie f; (smaller) anse f
(b) {{}}Architecture{{}} travée f; (recess) renfoncement m, niche f; (window) fenêtre f en saillie
(c) {{}}British{{}} (in bus station, car park) aire f de stationnement; {{}}Railways{{}} voie f d'arrêt
(d) {{}}Botany{{}} & {{}}Cookery{{}} laurier m;
sweet bay laurier m commun, laurier m des poètes
(e) {{}}Hunting{{}} & {{}}figurative{{}}
to be at bay être aux abois;
{{}}Hunting{{}} to bring an animal to bay acculer un animal;
{{}}Military{{}} to keep or hold at bay (the enemy) tenir en échec; (assailant) tenir en respect; (creditors, persistent caller etc) tenir à distance;
to keep boredom at bay tromper l'ennui;
I'm managing to keep my cold at bay jusqu'ici j'ai réussi à combattre le rhume;
to keep or to hold hunger at bay tromper la faim;
use this product to keep ants at bay utilisez ce produit pour éloigner les fourmis
(f) {{}}Zoology{{}} (horse) cheval m bai
(g) {{}}Computing{{}} (for disk drive) baie f
(h) (compartment → in plane, ship) soute f
2 intransitive verb
(bark) aboyer, donner de la voix;
to bay at the moon hurler ou aboyer à la lune;
{{}}figurative{{}} to bay for sb's blood réclamer la tête de qn
3 adjective
(colour) bai
►► the Bay Area = région de la baie de San Francisco comprenant également les villes de Berkeley, Oakland et San José;
the Bay of Bengal le golfe du Bengale;
the Bay of Biscay le golfe de Gascogne;
{{}}Botany{{}} & {{}}Cookery{{}} bay laurel laurier m commun, laurier m des poètes;
{{}}Botany{{}} & {{}}Cookery{{}} bay leaf feuille f de laurier;
{{}}History{{}} the Bay of Pigs la baie des Cochons;
{{}}Pharmacy{{}} bay rum = lotion capillaire;
the Bay State = surnom donné au Massachusetts;
{{}}Botany{{}} bay tree laurier m;
bay window {{}}Architecture{{}} fenêtre f en saillie; {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (stomach) gros bide m
THE BAY OF PIGS On désigne ainsi la tentative de coup d'État contre Fidel Castro par des Cubains exilés aux États-Unis, en 1961. Équipés et entraînés par la CIA, ils débarquèrent dans cette baie, mais l'opération tourna au désastre.

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  • Bay — Bay, n. [See {Bay}, v. i.] 1. Deep toned, prolonged barking. The bay of curs. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. [OE. bay, abay, OF. abai, F. aboi barking, pl. abois, prop. the extremity to which the stag is reduced when surrounded by the dogs, barking… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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