bare
[beəɼ](compar barer, superl barest )adjective
1. | [naked - body, feet] nu he killed a tiger with his bare hands il a tué un tigre à mains nues to fight with bare hands sport boxer à main nue |
2. | [unadorned, uncovered] nu electricity [wire] dénudé we had to sleep on bare floorboards nous avons dû coucher à même le plancher his head was bare il était nu-tête bare wood bois m naturel the lawn was just a bare patch of grass la pelouse consistait en un maigre carré d'herbe to lay bare one's heart mettre son cœur à nu to lay bare a plot révéler un complot |
3. | [empty] vide the cupboard was bare le garde-manger était vide |
4. | [basic, plain] simple, dépouillé I just told him the barest details je lui ai donné le minimum de détails the bare facts les faits bruts the bare bones of the story (figurative) le squelette de l'histoire |
5. | [absolute] absolu, strict the bare necessities of life le minimum vital |
6. | [meagre] a bare 20% of the population is literate à peine 20 % de la population est alphabétisée they won by a bare majority ils ont gagné de justesse |
bare
[beəɼ]transitive verb
1. | [part of body] découvrir electricity [wire] dénuder [teeth] montrer to bare one's head se découvrir la tête to bare one's soul mettre son âme à nu |
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