mold

moisissure

Couche de champignons verts, blancs ou noirs qui apparaît sur les aliments ou les surfaces humides.

En anglais simple : A soft green, white, or black growth that appears on food or damp surfaces.

• There is mold on the bread.
• We found black mold behind the cupboard.
• Damp rooms can encourage mold to grow.

Comment l'utiliser : mold on something (There is mold on the bathroom wall.)

Synonymes : mould, fungal growth

Expressions courantes : black mold, mold growth, mold on something

moule

Récipient creux qui donne sa forme à un liquide ou à une matière molle pendant qu’elle durcit.

En anglais simple : A hollow container that gives a liquid or soft material its shape as it becomes solid.

• Pour the chocolate into the mold.
• She removed the cake from its mold.
• These molds are used to make plastic toys.

Synonymes : mould, form

Expressions courantes : chocolate mold, silicone mold, fill a mold

moule, modèle, type

Type particulier de personne ou de chose, notamment lorsqu’il ressemble à d’autres.

En anglais simple : A particular type of person or thing, especially one similar to others.

• He does not fit the usual mold.
• They wanted a hero in the mold of old film stars.
• Her latest novel breaks the mold.

Comment l'utiliser : in the mold of someone/something (She is a leader in the mold of her grandfather.)

Synonymes : type, pattern, model

Expressions courantes : in the mold, break the mold, traditional mold

moule, forme

Cadre ou modèle autour duquel, ou sur lequel, on place une matière pour lui donner forme.

En anglais simple : A frame or model that material is placed around or over to give it a shape.

• He stretched the leather over a wooden mold.
• The hat took shape around the mold.
• They built the boat’s curved sides on large molds.

Synonymes : mould, form, model

Expressions courantes : wooden mold, hat mold, shaping mold

forme, empreinte

Forme ou motif donné à un objet par le moule utilisé pour le fabriquer.

En anglais simple : The shape or pattern given to something by the form used to make it.

• The casting kept the mold of the original.
• Each copy repeats the same mold.
• The ornament preserves the mold of the carved pattern.

Synonymes : mould, shape, pattern

Expressions courantes : original mold, same mold, mold of something

forme, contour

Forme ou contour d’une chose prise dans son ensemble.

En anglais simple : The overall shape or form of something.

• Her face had a delicate mold.
• The artist admired the graceful mold of his hands.
• Time had changed the mold of her features.

Synonymes : form, shape

Expressions courantes : oval mold, delicate mold, mold of something

modeler, façonner

Travailler ou presser une matière molle pour lui donner la forme voulue.

En anglais simple : To press or work a soft material until it has the shape you want.

• Mold the dough into a ball.
• He molded a face from wet clay.
• Can you mold the sand into a castle?

Comment l'utiliser : mold something into something (She molded the clay into a small bowl.)

Synonymes : shape, form, mould

Expressions courantes : mold clay, mold into something, mold by hand

mouler

Fabriquer un objet en mettant une matière liquide ou molle dans un moule.

En anglais simple : To make an object by putting liquid or soft material into a shaped container.

• The factory molds plastic toys.
• They molded the handles from rubber.
• These chocolate animals were molded by hand.

Synonymes : mould, cast

Expressions courantes : mold plastic, mold chocolate, mold something