frame

frame
frame
A n
1 (structure) (of building, boat, roof) charpente f ; (of car) châssis m ; (of bicycle, racquet) cadre m ; (of bed) sommier m ; (of tent) armature f ;
2 (border) (of picture, window) cadre m ; (of door) encadrement m ;
3 fig (context) cadre m ;
4 Anat (skeleton) ossature f ; (body) corps m ; his huge/athletic frame son corps énorme/athlétique ;
5 (picture) Cin photogramme m ; TV, Phot image f ;
6 (for weaving) métier m ;
7 (in snooker) (triangle) triangle m ; (single game) manche f ;
8 Comput (of transmitted data) bloc m ; (window) cadre m ;
9 ○ (set-up) coup m monté ; to put sb in the frame monter un coup contre qn.
B frames npl monture f.
C vtr
1 (enclose) lit, fig encadrer [picture, photograph, face, view] ; [hair] encadrer [face] ;
2 (formulate in words) formuler [question, reply etc] ;
3 (devise) élaborer [plan, policy] ; rédiger [legislation] ;
4 (mouth) articuler [words] ;
5 ○ (set up) [police] monter une machination contre [suspect] ; [criminal] faire porter les soupçons sur [associate] ; I've been framed! c'est un coup monté!
D -framed (dans composés) steel/timber-framed [house] à charpente d'acier/de bois.

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