bottom

bottom
bottom [{{t}}'bɒtəm]
1 noun
(a) (lowest part → of garment, heap) bas m; (→ of water) fond m; (→ of hill, stairs) bas m, pied m; (→ of outside of container) bas m; (→ of inside of container) fond m; (→ of chair) siège m, fond m; {{}}Nautical{{}} (→ of ship) carène f;
at the bottom of my bag au fond de mon sac;
at the bottom of the staircase au pied ou bas de l'escalier;
at the bottom of page one au bas de la page un, en bas de page un;
to send a ship to the bottom envoyer un bâtiment par le fond;
the ship sank to the bottom le navire a coulé;
the ship touched (the) bottom le navire a touché le fond;
{{}}figurative{{}} I believe, at the bottom of my heart, that... je crois, au fond de moi-même, que...;
he thanked them from the bottom of his heart il les a remerciés du fond du cœur;
my reasoning knocked the bottom out of his argument mon raisonnement a démoli son argument;
the bottom fell out of the grain market le marché des grains s'est effondré;
the bottom dropped out of her world when he died lorsqu'il est mort, pour elle le monde s'est effondré;
to put sth bottom up(wards) mettre qch sens dessus dessous;
{{}}familiar{{}} bottoms up! cul sec!;
{{}}Sport{{}} at the bottom of the fifth (inning) (in baseball) à la fin de la cinquième manche
(b) (last place)
he's (at the) bottom of his class il est le dernier de sa classe;
you're at the bottom of the list vous êtes en queue de liste;
you have to start at the bottom and work your way up vous devez commencer au plus bas et monter dans la hiérarchie à la force du poignet
(c) (far end) fond m, bas m;
at the bottom of the street/garden au bout de la rue/du jardin
(d) {{}}figurative{{}} (origin, source) base f, origine f;
I'm sure she's at the bottom of all this je suis sûr que c'est elle qui est à l'origine de cette histoire;
I intend to get to the bottom of this affair j'entends aller au fin fond de cette affaire ou découvrir le pot aux roses
(e) (buttocks) derrière m, fesses fpl
(f) (of two-piece garment) bas m;
pyjama bottoms bas m de pyjama;
bikini bottom bas m de maillot de bain
(g) (in billiards, snooker)
to put bottom on a ball faire de l'effet à revenir ou de l'effet rétrograde
(h) {{}}British{{}} {{}}Cars{{}} (gear) première f
2 adjective
it's on the bottom shelf il se trouve sur l'étagère du bas;
the bottom book in the pile le livre qui est en bas de la pile;
the bottom half of the chart la partie inférieure du tableau;
the bottom half of the class/list la deuxième moitié de la classe/liste;
the bottom floor le rez-de-chaussée;
the bottom stair (going up) la marche du bas, la première marche; (going down) la dernière marche;
{{}}Sport{{}} the bottom end of the table le bas de la table;
{{}}British{{}} she's collecting things for her bottom drawer elle réunit des choses pour son trousseau
3 intransitive verb
{{}}Nautical{{}} (ship) toucher le fond
4 at bottom adverb
au fond;
at bottom, their motives are purely mercenary au fond, leurs intentions sont purement intéressées
►► bottom feeder {{}}Ichthyology{{}} poisson m de fond; {{}}figurative{{}} {{}}pejorative{{}} (unsuccessful person) raté(e) m,f; (team, company) ratés mpl;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}Cars{{}} bottom gear première f (vitesse f);
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Geography{{}} bottom land or bottom lands terre f ou plaine f alluviale;
{{}}Accountancy{{}} & {{}}Finance{{}} bottom line résultat m net, solde m final, résultat m financier;
all he's interested in is the bottom line la seule chose qui l'intéresse c'est de faire de l'argent;
{{}}figurative{{}} the bottom line is we can't afford it le fait est que nous ne pouvons pas nous le permettre;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Cookery{{}} bottom round gîte m à la noix
bottom out intransitive verb
{{}}Finance{{}} (prices) atteindre son niveau plancher; {{}}Economics{{}} (recession, inflation, unemployment) atteindre son plus bas niveau

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