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 Translation for 'casting off' from English to French
VERB   to cast off | cast off | cast off
casting off | casts off
naut.
appareillage {m} [départ]
casting off
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tech.
moulage {m} [fabrication d'épreuve, reproduction]
casting
filmthéâtreRadioTV
casting {m}
casting
tech.
moulage {m} sous pression
die-casting
constr.matériel
coulage {m} de béton
concrete casting
tech.
coulée {f} à froid
cold casting
fin.occup.théâtre
responsable {m} de la distribution
casting agent
tech.
résine {f} de coulée
casting resin
filmoccup.théâtre
responsable {f} de la distribution
casting agent [female]
zool.
mue {f} [de cerf]
casting [of antlers]
épervier {m}casting net [fishing]
matériel
coulage {m}
casting [of metal]
inform.
off {adj} [fam.] [éteint]
off
partir à bride abattueto dash off
ruissellement {m} pluvialrun-off
météo.
se dissiper [brume]
to ease off
se dissiper [fatigue]to wear off
auto
partir à toute allure
to speed off
géogr.
bifurquer [route]
to branch off
inform.
hors ligne {adj} {adv}
off-line
filer à toute allure [personne]to dash off
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Usage Examples English
  • Under fire from shore batteries and Tripolitan gunboats, the Captain, William Bainbridge, tried to refloat her by casting off all of her guns and other objects that weighed it down.
  • for button holes, by binding/casting off and re-casting on again (horizontal) or by knitting the fabrics on either side of a vertical edge separately.
  • Note that in each placement of a bight over the post, the end's side of the bight should lead to the side away from the standing part—this will make casting off easier.
  • He now teaches Buddhism (Theravada), emphasizing the need to practice it in pure form (i.e. as in the Suttas) and casting off what is not advocated by the Buddha.
  • As the "Titanic" departed Southampton on 10 April, Pitman was assisting (now First) Officer Murdoch at the stern of the ship in supervising the casting-off of mooring ropes and taking on of tug lines.

  • Edges are introduced within a knitted fabric for button holes, pockets, or decoration, by binding/casting off and re-casting on again (horizontal) or by knitting the fabrics on either side of an edge separately.
  • "Only at this stage does self-activity coincide with material life, which corresponds to the development of individuals into complete individuals and the casting-off of all natural limitations.
  • As India was gaining its status as a sovereign democratic republic, this song depicted the casting off of the colonialist yoke and the recognition of the internationalist aim of uniting to make India and the world a better place.
  • In the midst of the attack, Hill led the ship's line-handling detail in casting off from the quays alongside Ford Island so that "Nevada" could get underway.
  • He hides for fear of disgracing his father, who is the local doctor. Casting off boats is considered unthinkable on The Broads, where the local economy is so dependent on boating.

  • Rana Hammira is credited with casting off the Turkic yoke and establishing the second Guhila dynasty of Chittor in 1335.
  • The Boogeyman emerges from the closet, casting off its disguise of Dr.
  • Xipe Totec emerging from rotting, flayed skin after twenty days symbolised rebirth and the renewal of the seasons, the casting off of the old and the growth of new vegetation.
  • Kalidasa is shown walking away from the palace-temple, implying his casting off his earlier ignorance and walking away from his previous life.
  • Common in the Sierra Nevada, these domes form by exfoliation, the spalling or casting off in scales, plates, or sheets of rock layers on otherwise unjointed granite.

  • She is casting off her cloak of oppression. Her position on top of the globe shows her spiritual freedom and parallels some representations of the Virgin Mary in Roman Catholic iconography, which depict her with one foot resting on the globe.
  • The best effort by local historians to place the actual site of the "Mayflower" finally casting off is roughly where a Victorian public house, the Admiral MacBride, now stands.
  • s log does not record "Racia" casting off. The two ships were still together on 30 June, but it is not clear whether the tug was still towing the cruiser by then.
  • "Augusta" anchored at Blue Hill Bay at 1228 on 14 August, and "Potomac" moored alongside to commence the transfer of baggage and other gear, ultimately casting off at 1418 for passage to Rockland, Maine.
  • The intromission approach saw vision as coming from objects casting off copies of themselves (called eidola) that were captured by the eye.

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