lace

[US]/leɪs/
[UK]/leɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. un tissu délicat fait de fil ou de fil dans un motif ouvert en forme de toile, souvent utilisé pour des garnitures décoratives ou pour des lacets.
vt. & vi. attacher ou sécuriser avec un lacet; nouer fortement.
Word Forms
Passé simplelaced
Troisième personne du singulierlaces
Participe passélaced
Participe présentlacing
Pluriellaces

Phrases & Collocations

lace dress

robe dentelle

lace-up shoes

chaussures à lacets

lace trim

dentelle

lace fabric

tissu en dentelle

lace up

laçage

shoe lace

lacet de chaussure

Example Sentences

a dainty lace handkerchief.

un mouchoir délicat en dentelle

a black lace peekaboo dress.

une robe peekaboo en dentelle noire.

an elaborate lace pattern;

un motif de dentelle élaboré ;

Lace your boots firmly or the lace will come undone.

Lacez fermement vos bottes, sinon les lacets se déferont.

lace garlands through a trellis.

Guirlandes en dentelle à travers un treillis.

laced the eggnog with rum and brandy.

laced the eggnog with rum and brandy.

handmade lace; ready-made suits.

dentelle faite à la main ; costumes prêts à porter.

tea laced with brandy

tea laced with brandy

These shoes lace easily.

Ces chaussures se lacent facilement.

Reviewers laced into the play.

Reviewers laced into the play.

The cloth is laced with silver.

The cloth is laced with silver.

Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.

Les bijoux et la dentelle sont principalement des biens féminins.

she couldn't breathe, laced into this frock.

she couldn't breathe, laced into this frock.

the shoes laced at the front.

the shoes laced at the front.

he gave us coffee laced with brandy.

he gave us coffee laced with brandy.

his voice was laced with derision.

his voice was laced with derision.

Real-world Examples

It had a moldy-looking lace frill at the collar and matching lace cuffs.

Elle avait une dentelle défraîchie et moisie au niveau du col et des poignets assortis.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

He knows how to lace and tie them.

Il sait comment les lacer et les attacher.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

You'll wear white lace and carry a bouquet.

Vous porterez de la dentelle blanche et porterez un bouquet.

Source: Roman Holiday Selection

But they didn't literally lace a stink.

Mais ils n'ont pas littéralement parfumé.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2020 Collection

Lansdead asks, Nike is developing the power laces from Back to the Future.

Lansdead demande, Nike développe les lacets motorisés tirés de Retour vers le futur.

Source: Connection Magazine

Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti.

Charlie choisit d'abord les lacets et les mange comme s'ils étaient des spaghettis.

Source: People's Education Press High School English Required Volume 4

I do the double loop and swoop and then you tuck the laces away, so.

Je fais la double boucle et le balayage, puis vous rangez les lacets, quoi.

Source: Connection Magazine

Your drink was laced with pills for...erectile dysfunction.

Votre boisson était mélangée à des pilules pour... la dysfonction érectile.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

12. The lace placed in the palace is replaced first, and displaced later.

12. La dentelle placée dans le palais est remplacée en premier lieu et déplacée plus tard.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

He laced up his breeches. " Why not" ?

Il s'est lacé les culottes. " Pourquoi pas ?"

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

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