mould

mould
mould, mold (US) [məʊld]
1. noun
   a. ( = container) moule m ; ( = model) modèle m
• to cast metal in a mould couler du métal
• to break the mould ( = reorganize) rompre avec la tradition
• men of his mould des hommes de son calibre (inf)
   b. ( = fungus) moisissure f
2. transitive verb
   a. [+ metals] couler ; [+ plaster, clay] mouler ; [+ figure] modeler (in, out of en ) ; [+ sb's character] former
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1.
GB, mold US [məʊld] noun
1) (cast, container) moule m; fig moule m
2) (fungi) moisissure f
3) (soil) terreau m
2.
transitive verb lit modeler [plastic, clay] (into something pour en faire quelque chose); modeler [sculpture, shape] (out of, from, in en); fig façonner (into pour en faire)
3.
intransitive verb

to mould to something —

to mould round something — mouler quelque chose

to be moulded to somebody's body — [dress] mouler (le corps de) quelqu'un


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