mass

mass
mass
A n
1 (voluminous body) masse f (of de) ; (cluster) amas m (of de) ; a mass of trees une masse d'arbres ; a mass of particles un amas de particules ; the tree was just a mass of flowers l'arbre était couvert de fleurs ;
2 (large amount) (of people) foule f (of de) ; (of evidence, legislation, details) quantité f (of de) ;
3 Relig messe f ; to celebrate/say mass célébrer/dire la messe ; to attend ou go to mass aller à la messe ;
4 Phys, Art masse f.
B masses npl
1 (the people) the masses gen la foule ; (working class) les masses fpl ; the labouring masses les masses laborieuses ;
2 GB (lots) to have masses of work/friends avoir beaucoup or plein de travail/d'amis ; there were masses of people il y avait une foule de gens ; there was masses of food il y avait un tas de choses à manger ; to have masses of time avoir tout son temps, avoir largement le temps.
C modif
1 (large scale) [audience] de masse ; [destruction, exodus, protest, unemployment] massif/-ive ; mass meeting rassemblement m de masse ; mass shooting massacre m ;
2 (of the people) [communications, consciousness, culture, demonstration, movement, tourism] de masse ; [hysteria] collectif/-ive ; to have mass appeal avoir un succès de masse ;
3 (simultaneous) [sackings, desertions] en masse.
D vi [troops] se regrouper ; [bees] se masser ; [clouds] s'amonceler.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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