lace /BrE leɪs
, AmE leɪs
/
A
noun
1 (fabric) dentelle f
made of lace en dentelle
a piece of lace une dentelle
before n [curtain, dress, handkerchief] en dentelle; [industry] de la dentelle 2 (on shoe, boot, dress) lacet m; (on tent) cordon m
shoe laces lacets mpl
to tie one's laces nouer or
B
transitive verb
1 (fasten, tie) lacer [shoes, corset, dress]; attacher [tent flap]
to lace sb into lacer qn dans [corset]
2 (add substance to)
to lace a drink with sth mettre qch dans une boisson [alcohol, poison]
his drink was laced with whisky on avait mis du whisky dans sa boisson
to be laced with être mêlé de [irony, humour, colour]