floor

floor
floor [flɔ:r]
1. noun
   a. sol m ; (wooden) plancher m ; (for dance) piste f (de danse) ; [of valley, ocean] fond m
• she was sitting on the floor elle était assise par terre
• last year, sales went through the floor l'année dernière les ventes ont chuté
   b. ( = storey) étage m
2. transitive verb
   a. faire le sol de ; (with wooden boards) parqueter
   b. ( = knock down) [+ opponent] terrasser ; (Boxing) envoyer au tapis
   c. ( = silence) (inf) réduire au silence
• this argument floored him il n'a rien trouvé à répondre
3. compounds
► floor area noun [of flat, offices] surface f au sol
► floor covering noun revêtement m de sol
► floor plan noun plan m de niveau
► floor polish noun cire f
► floor show noun spectacle m de variétés (dans un restaurant, cabaret etc)
* * *
[flɔː(r)] 1.
noun
1) (of room) (wooden) plancher m, parquet m; (stone) sol m; (of car, lift) plancher m

dance floor — piste f de danse

on the floor — par terre

to take the floor — [dancer] se lancer sur la piste de danse

2) (of sea, tunnel, valley) fond m

the forest floor — le tapis forestier

3) (of Stock Exchange) parquet m; (of debating Chamber) auditoire m; (of factory) atelier m

to hold the floor — garder la parole

4) (storey) étage m

on the first floor — GB au premier étage; US au rez-de-chaussée

ground floor —

bottom floor — GB rez-de-chaussée m

six floors up — (on the sixth storey) au sixième étage; (six storeys above this storey) six étages plus haut

5) Finance (of prices) plancher m (on sur)
2.
transitive verb
1)

an oak-floored room — une pièce avec un parquet de chêne

2) (knock over) terrasser [attacker, boxer]
3) fig (silence) réduire [quelqu'un] au silence [person, critic]; (stump) [question] décontenancer [candidate]
••

to wipe the floor with somebody — battre quelqu'un à plates coutures


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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