frame

frame
frame [freɪm]
1. noun
[of picture, bicycle] cadre m ; [of building] charpente f ; [of window, door] chambranle m
2. plural noun
frames [of spectacles] monture f
3. transitive verb
   a. [+ picture] encadrer
• he appeared framed in the doorway il apparut dans l'encadrement de la porte
• to frame a subject [photographer] cadrer un sujet
   b. he claimed he had been framed (inf) il a prétendu être victime d'un coup monté
4. compounds
► frame of mind noun état m d'esprit
• I'm not in the right frame of mind to do this job je ne suis pas d'humeur à faire ce travail
• to be in a positive frame of mind être positif ► frame-up (inf!) noun coup m monté
* * *
[freɪm] 1.
noun
1) (of building, boat, roof) charpente f; (of car) châssis m; (of bicycle, racquet) cadre m; (of bed) sommier m; (of tent) armature f
2) (of picture, window) cadre m; (of door) encadrement m
3) (context) cadre m
4) Anatomy (skeleton) ossature f; (body) corps m
5) (picture) Cinema photogramme m; Television, Photography image f
6) (for weaving) métier m
7) (in snooker) (triangle) triangle m; (single game) manche f
8) Computing bloc m; (window) cadre m
2.
frames plural noun (of spectacles) monture f
3.
transitive verb
1) (enclose, surround) lit, fig encadrer [picture, face, view]
2) (formulate in words) formuler
3) (devise) élaborer [plan, policy]; rédiger [legislation]
4) (mouth) articuler
5) (colloq) (set up) [police] monter une machination contre; [criminal] faire porter les soupçons sur
4.
-framed combining form

timber-framed — à charpente de bois


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