sheet

sheet
sheet [{{t}}ʃi:t]
1 noun
(a) (for bed) drap m; (for furniture) housse f; (shroud) linceul m; (tarpaulin) bâche f;
∎ to change the sheets (on a bed) changer les draps (d'un lit);
∎ to get between the sheets se mettre au lit;
∎ {{}}familiar{{}} what's he like between the sheets? comment est-il au lit?
(b) (of paper) feuille f; (of glass, metal) feuille f, plaque f; (of cardboard, plastic) feuille f; (of iron, steel) tôle f, plaque f;
∎ loose sheet feuille f volante;
∎ a sheet of newspaper une feuille de journal;
∎ the book is still in sheets le livre n'a pas encore été relié;
∎ order sheet bulletin m de commande
(c) (newspaper) feuille f, journal m;
∎ it's a weekly union sheet c'est une feuille syndicale hebdomadaire
(d) (of water, snow) nappe f, étendue f; (of rain) rideau m, torrent m; (of flames) rideau m;
∎ a sheet of ice une plaque de glace; (on road) une plaque de verglas;
∎ the rain came down in sheets il pleuvait des hallebardes ou à torrents
(e) {{}}Cookery{{}}
∎ baking sheet plaque f de four ou à gâteaux
(f) {{}}Nautical{{}} écoute f;
∎ {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} to be three sheets to the wind avoir du vent dans les voiles
2 transitive verb
(figure, face) draper, couvrir d'un drap; (furniture) couvrir de housses;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} sheeted (over) in snow couvert de neige
►► sheet anchor {{}}Nautical{{}} ancre f de veille; {{}}figurative{{}} ancre f de salut;
{{}}Nautical{{}} sheet bend nœud m d'écoute;
{{}}Computing{{}} sheet feed avancement m du papier;
{{}}Computing{{}} sheet feeder bac m d'alimentation papier;
sheet ice plaque f de glace; (on road) (plaque f de) verglas m;
sheet lightning éclair m en nappe ou en nappes;
sheet metal tôle f;
sheet music (UNCOUNT) partitions fpl;
sheet steel tôle f d'acier
➲ sheet down intransitive verb
(rain, snow) tomber à torrents

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  • Sheet — Sheet, n. [OE. shete, schete, AS. sc[=e]te, sc[=y]te, fr. sce[ a]t a projecting corner, a fold in a garment (akin to D. schoot sheet, bosom, lap, G. schoss bosom, lap, flap of a coat, Icel. skaut, Goth. skauts the hem of a garment); originally,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sheet — W2S2 [ʃi:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for a bed)¦ 2¦(paper)¦ 3¦(thin flat piece)¦ 4¦(large flat area)¦ 5¦(of rain/fire)¦ 6¦(on a ship)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: scyte] 1.) ¦(FO …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • sheet — ‘cloth’ [OE] and sheet ‘rope attached to a sail’ [OE] are distinct words, although they have a common ancestor. This was the Germanic base *skaut , *skut ‘project’, which also produced English scot free, scuttle ‘sink a ship’, shoot, shot, shout …   Word origins

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