ply in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ply in the English»French Dictionary

I.ply [Brit plʌɪ, Am plaɪ] N (thickness)

ply

épaisseur f

two/three ply paper

papier double/triple épaisseur

two ply wool

laine deux fils

three/five ply wood

contreplaqué trois/cinq plis

II.ply [Brit plʌɪ, Am plaɪ] VB trans

1. ply (sell):

ply wares

vendre

2. ply (perform):

ply trade

exercer

3. ply (manipulate):

ply pen, oars

manier

to ply one's needle

tirer l'aiguille

4. ply (travel) boat:

ply sea

sillonner

to ply the route between two ports

faire la navette entre deux ports

5. ply (press):

to ply sb for information

harceler qn pour obtenir

to ply sb with questions

assaillir qn de

to ply sb with food/drink

ne cesser de remplir l'assiette/le verre de qn

III.ply [Brit plʌɪ, Am plaɪ] VB intr

ply boat, bus:

ply

faire la navette (between entre)

three-ply, three-ply wool N

three-ply

laine f triple

two-ply ADJ

two-ply rope, wool, yarn

à deux fils

two-ply wood

contreplaqué à double épaisseur

I.cross-ply [Brit ˈkrɒsplʌɪ, Am ˈkrɔsplaɪ] N MOTOR

cross-ply

pneu m à carcasse croisée

II.cross-ply [Brit ˈkrɒsplʌɪ, Am ˈkrɔsplaɪ] ADJ MOTOR

cross-ply

à carcasse croisée

four-ply ADJ

four-ply wool:

four-ply

quatre fils

bias ply tyre Brit, bias ply tire Am N

bias ply tyre

pneu m croisé ceinturé

Translations for ply in the French»English Dictionary

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radial (radiale)

radial(-ply)

exercer sa coupable industrie hum

to ply one's evil trade

tirer l'aiguille dated

to ply one's needle dated

manier l'aviron

to ply the oars liter

ply in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ply in the English»French Dictionary

ply¹ [plaɪ] N no pl

1. ply (thickness of cloth or wood):

ply

épaisseur f

2. ply (strand of rope):

ply

brin m

ply of wool

fil m

two-ply rope

corde f à deux brins

3. ply (plywood):

ply

contre-plaqué m

I.ply² <-ie-> [plaɪ] VB trans

1. ply (work at steadily):

ply a tool

manier

to ply one's trade

faire son travail

2. ply (supply continuously):

to ply sb with food

ne pas cesser de servir à manger à qn

to ply sb with questions

presser qn de questions

II.ply² <-ie-> [plaɪ] VB intr (travel)

ply

faire la navette

three-ply ADJ

1. three-ply (of three layers):

three-ply

à trois épaisseurs

2. three-ply (of three strands):

three-ply

à trois fils

ply Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

two-ply rope

corde f à deux brins

to ply one's trade

faire son travail

to ply sb with food

ne pas cesser de servir à manger à qn

to ply sb with questions

presser qn de questions

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The earlier ones, again like mine, are three-ply beech with reinforcing rings and rounded bearing edges.

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The cedar panels continue in the central pavilion, and a kitchen of cedar and ply with a black basalt bench top, with polished concrete floor.

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He would ply women with chocolates and flowers, and the attacks often followed rejection.

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The food bags are also three-ply for strength.

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Beneath the shield, the heroic name of our noble organization will be forever proclaimed on a roll of six-ply carbon paper.

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They were called cross-ply or bias ply tires.

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And the "bottom" line -- three-ply, no chlorine, inks, dyes or scents and 100% recycled.

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The name of this is sometimes a bit confusing, as it is 50 moves by each player, and therefore 100 half-moves, or ply.

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On all variants the pickguard is a 3-ply black/white/black beveled pickguard.

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The wood grain of each ply runs perpendicular to the ply below it.

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