lace

lacet

Cordon fin qu'on passe dans des trous puis qu'on noue pour fermer une chaussure ou un vêtement.

En anglais simple : A thin cord you pull through holes and tie to hold a shoe or piece of clothing closed.

• One lace is broken.
• Tie your laces before you run.
• She replaced the laces in her boots.

Synonymes : shoelace

Expressions courantes : shoe lace, boot lace, tie a lace

dentelle

Tissu fin aux motifs formés de petits trous, souvent utilisé pour décorer des vêtements ou des rideaux.

En anglais simple : Thin cloth with a pattern of small holes, often used to decorate clothes or curtains.

• Her dress has a lace collar.
• White lace curtains covered the windows.
• She sewed a strip of lace onto the skirt.

Expressions courantes : lace dress, lace curtains, white lace, lace collar

lacer

Fermer ou serrer des chaussures ou des vêtements en passant des lacets dans des trous et en les nouant.

En anglais simple : To close or tighten shoes or clothing by pulling cords through holes and tying them.

• Please lace your shoes.
• She laced up her boots tightly.
• He helped her lace the back of the dress.

Comment l'utiliser : lace something up (He laced his boots up before going outside.)

Synonymes : lace up

Contraires : unlace

Expressions courantes : lace up, lace your boots, lace something tightly

entrelacer

Joindre des choses en faisant passer leurs différentes parties les unes entre les autres.

En anglais simple : To join things by passing parts of each between parts of the others.

• He laced his fingers together.
• She laced the thin strands into a single cord.
• They laced willow branches together to form a fence.

Comment l'utiliser : lace something together (She laced her fingers together in her lap.); lace something through something (He laced the flexible branches through the fence.)

Synonymes : interweave, interlace

Expressions courantes : lace fingers together, lace branches together, lace something through

galonner, orner

Décorer quelque chose avec des bandes étroites de tissu ou des rubans tissés.

En anglais simple : To decorate something with narrow strips or woven bands of material.

• They laced the coat with silver braid.
• Her ceremonial gown was laced with gold.
• The tailor carefully laced the sleeves with narrow ribbons.

Comment l'utiliser : lace something with something (The tailor laced the jacket with gold braid.)

Synonymes : trim, adorn, decorate

Expressions courantes : lace with silver, lace with gold, lace a coat