bottom

bottom
bottom [ˈbɒtəm]
1. noun
   a. fond m ; [of heap, page] bas m ; [of tree, hill] pied m
• at the bottom of page ten en bas de la page dix
• at the bottom of the hill au pied de la colline
• the name at the bottom of the list le nom en bas de la liste
• he's at the bottom of the list il est en queue de liste
• to be at the bottom of the heap être en bas de l'échelle
• to be bottom of the class être le dernier de la classe
• the bottom has fallen out of the market le marché s'est effondré
• the ship went to the bottom le navire a coulé
   b. ( = buttocks) derrière m
   c. ( = origin) to be at the bottom of sth être à l'origine de qch
• to get to the bottom of a mystery aller jusqu'au fond d'un mystère
• we must get to the bottom of it il faut découvrir le fin fond de cette histoire
► at bottom au fond
2. adjective
[shelf] du bas ; [step] premier ; [price] le plus bas
• bottom floor [of building] rez-de-chaussée m
• bottom gear première f (vitesse)
• bottom half [of class, list] deuxième moitié f
• the bottom line ( = financial result) le résultat financier
• the bottom line is that ... le fond du problème c'est que ...
• the bottom right-hand corner le coin en bas à droite
► bottom out (inf) intransitive verb atteindre son niveau plancher ; [recession] atteindre son plus bas niveau
* * *
['bɒtəm] 1.
noun
1) (base) (of hill, pile, steps, wall) pied m; (of page) bas m; (of bag, bottle, hole, river, sea) fond m

to sink ou go to the bottom — [ship] couler

from the bottom of one's heart — du fond du cœur

the bottom has fallen ou dropped out of the market — le marché s'est effondré

2) (underside) (of boat) œuvres fpl vives, carène f; (of vase, box) dessous m
3) (lowest position) (of list) bas m; (of league) dernière place f; (of hierarchy) dernier rang m, bas m

at the bottom of the heap ou pile — fig au bas de l'échelle

to be ou come bottom of the class — être dernier/-ière de la classe

to hit rock bottom — fig toucher le fond

4) (far end) (of garden, field) fond m; (of street) bout m
5) (colloq) (buttocks) derrière (colloq) m
6) fig (root) fond m

to get to the bottom of a matter — découvrir le fin fond d'une affaire

2.
(colloq) bottoms plural noun

pyjama bottoms — pantalon m de pyjama

bikini bottoms — bas m de maillot de bain

3.
adjective
1) (lowest) [rung, shelf] du bas; [sheet] de dessous; [apartment] du rez-de-chaussée; [bunk] inférieur; [division, half, part] dernier/-ière

bottom of the range — bas de gamme

2) (last) [place, team] dernier/-ière; [score] le plus bas
Phrasal Verbs:
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bottoms up! — (colloq) (drink up) cul sec! (colloq); (cheers) santé!


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