life drawing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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life <pl lives> [Brit lʌɪf, Am laɪf] N

1. life (as opposed to death):

life
vie f
life and death
la vie et la mort
a matter of life and death
une question de vie ou de mort
to cling to life
s'accrocher à la vie
to have a love of life
aimer la vie
to bring sb back to life (gen)
rendre la vie à qn
to bring sb back to life MED
ranimer qn
to save sb's life
sauver la vie de qn
to put one's life at risk
risquer sa vie
to lay down or give one's life for sb
sacrifier sa vie pour qn
to lose/risk one's life doing
perdre/risquer sa vie à faire
to take one's own life
se donner la mort
to take sb's life form
donner la mort à qn
to run/swim for one's life
courir/nager aussi vite que possible
run for your life!
sauve qui peut!

2. life (period from birth to death):

life
vie f
short/long life
courte/longue vie
throughout one's life
pendant toute sa vie
his waking life
sa vie éveillée
in this life and the next
dans cette vie et dans l'autre
the first time in my life
la première fois de ma vie
a day/year in the life of
une journée/année de la vie de
romance/race of one's life
amour/course de sa vie
I got the fright of my life!
j'ai eu la frayeur de ma vie!
a job for life
un emploi à vie
a friend for life
un ami pour la vie
in later life
plus tard dans sa vie
to mark sb for life
marquer qn pour la vie
to go through or spend one's life doing
passer sa vie à faire
to make life worth living
donner un sens à la vie
to be all for an easy life
aimer la vie facile
early in life
très tôt
in adult life
à l'âge adulte
in the prime of life
dans la fleur de l'âge
at my time of life
à mon âge
have you lived here all your life?
est-ce que tu as toujours habité ici?
for the rest of one's life
pour le restant de ses jours
in her early life
quand elle était jeune
to depart this life liter
quitter ce monde
the life and times of X
la vie et l'époque de X
to write a life of sb
écrire une biographie de qn
to write a life of sb attr member, president, peer, peerage, membership
à vie
to write a life of sb ban
définitif/-ive
to write a life of sb annuity
viager/-ère

3. life (animation, vigour):

life
vie f
life
vitalité f
full of life
plein de vie or vitalité
there was no life in her voice
il n'y avait aucune vitalité dans sa voix
there's not much life in the town in winter
cette ville n'est pas très vivante l'hiver
to come to life person:
reprendre conscience
to come to life fig
sortir de sa réserve
to come to life fictional character:
prendre vie
to come to life party:
s'animer
to bring a subject to life
traiter un sujet de manière très vivante
to bring history/a character to life
donner de la vie à l'histoire/un personnage
to roar/splutter into life
se mettre en marche en vrombissant/en toussant
put a bit of life into it inf
mettez-y un peu de tonus inf
this drink will put new life into you
cette boisson te redonnera des forces

4. life (social activity, lifestyle):

life
vie f
to lead a busy/sheltered life
mener une vie occupée/protégée
to change one's life
transformer sa vie
private/family or home life
vie privée/de famille
working/social life
vie professionnelle/personnelle
his way of life
son mode de vie
a way of life
un style de vie
a life of luxury/crime
une vie de luxe/de criminel
to live the good or high life
mener la grande vie
the outdoor life
la vie au grand air
it's no life for a child
ce n'est pas une vie pour un enfant
to have a life of one's own
avoir sa propre vie
to make a new life for oneself
se forger une nouvelle vie
to get on with one's life
continuer sa vie
what a life!
quelle vie!
in public life
dans les affaires publiques

11. life ART:

from life draw, paint
d'après nature
anything for a quiet life
tout ce que tu voudras mais laisse-moi tranquille
for dear life
de toutes mes/ses etc forces
not for the life of me
absolument pas
he couldn't for the life of him see why
il n'arrivait absolument pas à comprendre pourquoi
get a life inf!
lâche-moi les baskets! inf
not on your life!
jamais de la vie!
this is the life!
c'est la belle vie!, voilà la vie qu'il me/nous etc faut!
to frighten the life out of sb
faire mourir qn de peur
to have the time of one's life
s'amuser comme un fou/une folle
you get out of life what you put into it
comme on fait son lit on se couche prov
to take one's life in one's hands
risquer sa vie

drawing [Brit ˈdrɔː(r)ɪŋ, Am ˈdrɔɪŋ] N

I.draw [Brit drɔː, Am drɔ] N

II.draw <pret drew, pp drawn> [Brit drɔː, Am drɔ] VB trans

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3. draw (pull):

draw animal, car, engine: object, cart, rope, plough
tirer
draw machine, suction: liquid, gas
aspirer
to draw a plough along
tirer une charrue
the water is drawn along the pipe
l'eau est aspirée dans le tuyau
I drew the book towards me
j'ai tiré le livre vers moi
he drew the child towards him
il a attiré l'enfant vers lui
to draw a bolt/the curtains
tirer un verrou/les rideaux
I drew the string as tight as I could
j'ai tiré sur la ficelle aussi fort que j'ai pu
she drew a ten pound note from her purse
elle a tiré un billet de dix livres de son porte-monnaie
he drew his finger along the shelf
il a passé un doigt sur l'étagère
to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead/a comb through ones' hair
se passer un mouchoir sur le front/un peigne dans les cheveux
she drew his arm through hers
elle a passé son bras sous le sien
she drew her shawl round her shoulders
elle a resserré son châle autour de ses épaules
to draw water from a well
tirer de l'eau d'un puits
to draw a pint of beer
≈ tirer un demi-litre de bière à la pression
to draw blood lit
provoquer un saignement
to draw a bow
bander un arc

6. draw (attract) person, event, film:

draw crowd, person
attirer (to vers)
draw reaction, criticism, praise, interest
susciter
the idea drew much criticism from both sides/from the experts
l'idée a suscité de nombreuses critiques des deux côtés/chez les experts
the course draws students from all over the world
le cours attire des étudiants du monde entier
his speech drew great applause
son discours a soulevé des applaudissements
to draw sb's attention to sth
attirer l'attention de qn sur qc
to draw attention to oneself
attirer l'attention sur soi
to feel drawn to sb
se sentir attiré vers qn
to draw sb to person, religion
attirer qn vers
to draw sb to profession
pousser qn vers
the sound of the explosion drew her to the window
le bruit de l'explosion l'a attirée à la fenêtre
to draw sb into conversation
mêler qn à
to draw sb into argument, battle
entraîner qn dans
I'm not going to be drawn into an argument with you
je ne vais pas me laisser entraîner dans une dispute avec toi
they were drawn together by their love of animals
leur amour des animaux les a rapprochés
to draw the enemy fire
offrir un cible au feu ennemi
I'll draw their fire
je ferai diversion

III.draw <pret drew, pp drawn> [Brit drɔː, Am drɔ] VB intr

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2. draw (move):

to draw ahead (of sth/sb) lit vehicle, person:
gagner du terrain (sur qc/qn)
to draw ahead (of sth/sb) fig person, company:
prendre de l'avance (sur qc/qn)
to draw alongside boat:
accoster
the car drew alongside the lorry
la voiture s'est mise à côté du camion
to draw close or near time, date, ordeal:
approcher
the time/day is drawing close when…
l'heure/le jour approche où…
they drew nearer to listen
ils se sont rapprochés pour écouter
to draw into bus: station
arriver à
the train drew into the station
le train est entré en gare
to draw level
se retrouver au même niveau
to draw level with the other athletes (in score)
se retrouver au même niveau que les autres athlètes
to draw level with the other athletes (in race)
rattraper les autres athlètes
to draw over vehicle (stop)
se ranger
to draw over (still moving)
se rabattre vers le bas-côté
the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road
le camion s'est rangé sur la voie de droite
to draw to one side person:
s'écarter
to draw round or around people:
se rassembler
they drew round the teacher
ils se sont rassemblés autour du professeur
to draw to a halt
s'arrêter
to draw to a close or an end day, event, life:
toucher à sa fin

IV.draw [Brit drɔː, Am drɔ]

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to be quick/slow on the draw inf (in understanding)
avoir l'esprit vif/lent
to be quick/slow on the draw (in replying)
avoir/ne pas avoir la repartie facile
to be quick/slow on the draw cowboy:
dégainer/ne pas dégainer vite
to beat sb to the draw rival, competitor:
devancer qn
to beat sb to the draw cowboy:
dégainer plus vite que qn
to draw the line
fixer des limites
you've got to draw the line somewhere
il faut savoir fixer des limites
to draw the line at doing
se refuser à faire
she drew the line at blackmail
elle se refusait à faire du chantage
I draw the line at violence
je n'irai pas jusqu'à la violence
the union agreed to longer working hours but drew the line at wage cuts
le syndicat a accepté une augmentation des heures de travail mais a refusé une baisse des salaires

life drawing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for life drawing in the English»French Dictionary

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II.draw <drew, drawn> [drɔ:, Am drɑ:] VB trans

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III.draw <drew, drawn> [drɔ:, Am drɑ:] VB intr

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It abolished an old taboo by conducting its life drawing (nude) classes with male and female students together.
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A life drawing is a work that has been drawn from an observation of a live model.
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The three workshop spaces host a range of art classes and workshops including ceramics and life drawing.
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She took courses in life drawing, anatomy, figure composition and other subjects over the next six years.
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In its heyday the arts centre provided art classes, including night classes in still life, life drawing, screen printing, needlework and photography.
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Music lessons, extra sports coaching and life drawing classes are charged extra and, thus, the costs for the vast majority of pupils amount to approximately 20,000 a year.
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Models for life drawing classes are usually nude, to provide for an unobstructed anatomical study.
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There are separate workshops for life drawing, colour study, painting, jewellery design, textile technology, accessories including millinery and shoe design, fashion photography and history of fashion.
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Models for life drawing classes are usually nude.
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Balance of a composition becomes more crucial and therefore more understood through life drawing.
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