store

store

A n

1 ⇒ Shops, trades and professions (shop) magasin m ; (smaller) boutique f ; the big stores les grands magasins ;

2 (supply) (of food, fuel, paper) réserve f, provision f (of de) ; (of knowledge, information) fonds mpl (of de) ; to keep/lay in a store of sth avoir/constituer une réserve or provision de qch ;

3 (place of storage) (for food, fuel) réserve f ; (for furniture) garde-meuble m ; Comm entrepôt m, magasin m ; Mil magasin m ; (for nuclear waste) réservoir m de stockage ;

4 (storage) to put sth in(to) store mettre qch au garde-meuble [furniture] ; mettre qch en magasin, entreposer [goods] ; fig there' s a surprise/a nasty shock in store for him une surprise/une mauvaise surprise l'attend ; I wonder what the future has in store (for us) je me demande ce que l'avenir nous réserve.

B stores npl

1 (supplies) provisions fpl ; to take on stores Naut ravitailler ;

2 (storage area) magasin m.

C vtr

1 (put away) conserver [food] ; ranger [objects, furniture] ; stocker [nuclear waste, chemicals] ; conserver [information] ; Agric engranger [crops, grain] ;

2 (accumulate) faire des provisions de [food, supplies, fuel] ; accumuler [energy, heat, water] ;

3 (hold) [cupboard, fridge, freezer] contenir [food, objects] ;

4 Comput mettre [qch] en mémoire, mémoriser [data, records] (on sur).

D stored pp adj [food, wine, supplies] gen mis de côté ; Comm stocké ; fig [troubles, unhappiness] accumulé.

Idioms

to set great store by sth attacher beaucoup d'importance à qch ; not to set great store by sth, to set little store by sth ne pas attacher beaucoup d'importance à qch.

Phrasal verbs

■ store away :

▶ store [sth] away, store away [sth] mettre de côté, ranger [clothes, furniture, objects].

■ store up :

▶ store up [sth] accumuler [food, supplies, energy, heat] ; fig accumuler [hatred, resentment, unhappiness] ; you're storing up trouble/problems for yourself tu ne fais qu'accumuler les ennuis/les problèmes.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.