line
noun
/laɪn/
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/lɑɪn/
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[lɑe̯n]
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- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
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ligne,
trait
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- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
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ligne,
réplique
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- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
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ligne,
droite
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- (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
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droite
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- (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [from mid-16th c.]
- A verse (in poetry).
- (slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. [from early 19th c.]
- Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:
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ligne
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- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
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ride,
ligne
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- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. [from earlier 17th c.]
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ligne de conduite
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- (genetics) A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
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lignée
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line
verb
/laɪn/
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/lɑɪn/
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[lɑe̯n]
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- (intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
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ligne
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line
verb
/laɪn/
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/lɑɪn/
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[lɑe̯n]
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- (transitive, now, rare, of a dog) To copulate with, to impregnate.
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accoupler,
croiser
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line
verb
/laɪn/
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/lɑɪn/
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[lɑe̯n]
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- (transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
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doubler,
fourrer
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lining
noun
/ˈlaɪnɪŋ/
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- A covering for the inside surface of something.
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doublure,
garniture,
revêtement
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- The material used for such a covering.
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doublure
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lined
adjective
/laɪnd/
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- (of paper) Having lines, ruled.
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rayé
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