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masse meaning in English

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amasser verbe

hoard [hoarded, hoarding, hoards]◼◼◻(to amass)
verb
[UK: hɔːd] [US: ˈhɔːrd]
A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy. = Un avare amasse de l'argent non pas parce qu'il est prudent mais parce qu'il est avide.

pile [piled, piling, piles]◼◼◻(to lay or throw into a pile)
verb
[UK: paɪl] [US: ˈpaɪl]

collect up(to find and put together)
verb

analyse spectrométrique par accélération de masse nom

accelerator mass spectrometry analysisnoun

biomasse nom {f}

biomass [biomasses]◼◼◼(total mass of living things)
noun
[UK: ˈbaɪəʊ.mæs] [US: ˈbaɪo.ʊ.mæs]

biomass [biomasses]◼◼◼(vegetation used as fuel)
noun
[UK: ˈbaɪəʊ.mæs] [US: ˈbaɪo.ʊ.mæs]

centre de masse nom {m}

center [centers]◼◼◼(point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates)
noun
[UK: ˈsen.tə(r)] [US: ˈsen.tər]

centre of mass◼◼◻(point where the mass can be considered concentrated)
noun
[UK: ˈsen.tə(r) əv mæs] [US: ˈsen.tər əv ˈmæs]

communication de masse nom {f}

mass communication [mass communications]◼◼◼(communication)
noun
[UK: mæs kə.ˌmjuː.nɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈmæs kə.ˌmjuː.nəˈk.eɪʃ.n̩]

éjection de masse coronale nom {f}

coronal mass ejection◼◼◼noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.rənl mæs ɪ.ˈdʒek.ʃn̩] [US: kəˈro.ʊ.nəl ˈmæs ɪ.ˈdʒek.ʃn̩]

en masse adverbe

en masse◼◼◼(in a single body or group)
adverb
[UK: ən ˈmæs] [US: ˈen ˈmæs]

être à la masse verbe

not know which end is up(to have no common sense)
verb

hommasse adjectif

butch◼◼◼(of a man)
adjective
[UK: bʊtʃ] [US: ˈbʊtʃ]

indice de masse corporelle nom {m}

body mass index [body mass indices]◼◼◼(the measure of the weight in comparison with the height of a person)
noun
[UK: ˈbɒ.di mæs ˈɪn.deks] [US: ˈbɑː.di ˈmæs ˈɪn.deks]

médias de masse nom
{Pl}

mass media◼◼◼(public communication that reaches a large audience)
noun
[UK: mæs ˈmiː.dɪə] [US: ˈmæs ˈmiː.diə]

mettre en masse verbe

bunch [bunched, bunching, bunches](to gather into a bunch)
verb
[UK: bʌntʃ] [US: ˈbəntʃ]

meurtrier de masse nom {m}

mass murderer◼◼◼(someone who commits a mass murder, see also: serial killer)
noun
[UK: mæs ˈmɜː.də.rə(r)] [US: ˈmæs ˈmɝː.də.rər]

minéralomasse nom {f}

mineralomass◼◼◼noun

pierre qui roule n'amasse pas mousse phrase

a rolling stone gathers no moss◼◼◼(a person who never settles in one place will never be successful)
phrase

qui cherche à soulever les masses adjectif

rabblerousingadjective
[UK: ˈræb.l̩ ˈraʊz.ɪŋ] [US: ˈræb.l̩ ˈraʊz.ɪŋ]

ramassé à la main adjectif

handpicked(selected with great care)
adjective
[UK: ˈhænd.ˈpɪkt] [US: ˈhænd.ˈpɪkt]

ramasse-miettes nom {m}

garbage collection◼◼◼(programming)
noun
[UK: ˈɡɑː.bɪdʒ kə.ˈlek.ʃn̩] [US: ˈɡɑːr.bɪdʒ kə.ˈlek.ʃn̩]

garbage collector◼◼◼(program)
noun

ramasser verbe

gather [gathered, gathering, gathers]◼◼◼(to bring parts of a whole closer)
verb
[UK: ˈɡæ.ðə(r)] [US: ˈɡæ.ðər]
She gathers nuts. = Elle ramasse des noix.

gather [gathered, gathering, gathers]◼◼◼(to bring together; to collect)
verb
[UK: ˈɡæ.ðə(r)] [US: ˈɡæ.ðər]
She gathers nuts. = Elle ramasse des noix.

gather [gathered, gathering, gathers]◼◼◼(—to harvest)
verb
[UK: ˈɡæ.ðə(r)] [US: ˈɡæ.ðər]
She gathers nuts. = Elle ramasse des noix.

ramasser la poussière verbe

collect dust◼◼◼(remain unused)
verb

ramasser les miettes verbe

garbage collect(to reclaim resources no longer in use)
verb

ramasser les ordures verbe

scavenge [scavenged, scavenging, scavenges](to collect and remove refuse)
verb
[UK: ˈskæ.vɪndʒ] [US: ˈskæ.vəndʒ]

ramasseur nom {m}

gatherer [gatherers]◼◼◼(person who gathers things)
noun
[UK: ˈɡæ.ðə.rə(r)] [US: ˈɡæ.ðə.rər]

ball boy◼◼◼(A male person responsible for retrieving balls)
noun
[UK: bɔːl ˌbɔɪ] [US: ˈbɒl ˌbɔɪ]

ramasseuse nom {f}

ball girl◼◼◼(female who clears balls)
noun
[UK: bɔːl ɡɜːl] [US: ˈbɒl ˈɡɝːl]

gatherer [gatherers]◼◼◻(person who gathers things)
noun
[UK: ˈɡæ.ðə.rə(r)] [US: ˈɡæ.ðə.rər]

s'amasser [intransitive] verbe

amass [amassed, amassing, amasses]◼◼◼(to collect into a mass or heap)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈmæs] [US: ə.ˈmæs]

se ramasser verbe

bomb [bombed, bombing, bombs]◼◼◼(fail spectacularly)
verb
[UK: bɒm] [US: ˈbɑːm]

tuerie de masse nom {f}

mass murder◼◼◼(successive killing of many people)
noun

tueur de masse nom {m}

mass murderer◼◼◼(someone who commits a mass murder, see also: serial killer)
noun
[UK: mæs ˈmɜː.də.rə(r)] [US: ˈmæs ˈmɝː.də.rər]

vibromasseur nom {m}

vibrator [vibrators]◼◼◼(device used for massage or sexual stimulation)
noun
[UK: vaɪ.ˈbreɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈvaɪ.bre.tər]

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