loaf

pain

Pièce entière de pain cuit que l’on peut couper en tranches.

En anglais simple : A whole piece of baked bread that can be cut into slices.

• I bought a loaf of bread.
• She sliced the warm loaf.
• How many loaves should we bake?

Comment l'utiliser : loaf of bread (We need another loaf of bread.)

Expressions courantes : loaf of bread, fresh loaf, wholemeal loaf

pain, bloc

Morceau compact d’aliment en forme de bloc, souvent à base de viande ou de sucre.

En anglais simple : A solid piece of food shaped like a block, often made from meat or sugar.

• She baked a meat loaf for dinner.
• Cut the loaf into thick slices.
• Sugar once came in large loaves.

Expressions courantes : meat loaf, sugar loaf

paresser, flemmarder

Passer son temps sans rien faire d’utile, souvent alors qu’on devrait travailler.

En anglais simple : To spend time doing nothing useful, often when you should be working.

• Stop loafing and help me.
• We loafed around all afternoon.
• He likes to loaf about on Sundays.

Comment l'utiliser : loaf around/about (They loafed around instead of cleaning the house.)

Synonymes : laze, idle

Contraires : work

Expressions courantes : loaf around, loaf about