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lot

/lɒt/

/lɑt/

lotnoun

lots

/lɒt/

/lɑt/

Translations

une quantité

She has a lot of friends in the city.

Elle a une quantité d'amis dans la ville.

terrainParcelle de terrain destinée à la construction ou à un usage précis.

They bought a lot on the outskirts of town to build their new house.

Ils ont acheté un terrain à la périphérie de la ville pour construire leur nouvelle maison.

lotAu sens de groupe d'objets vendus ou considérés ensemble.

The auctioneer sold the items in lots of ten.

Le commissaire-priseur a vendu les articles par lots de dix.

sortAu sens de destin ou de condition de vie.

He accepted his lot in life with grace and dignity.

Il a accepté son sort dans la vie avec grâce et dignité.

Additional translations

billetAu sens d'un billet servant à un tirage au sort.

lotLittéraire, au sens de destinée ou de condition.

Definitions

A large number or amount; a great deal.

She has a lot of friends in the city.

A plot of land assigned for a particular use, such as a building site.

They bought a lot on the outskirts of town to build their new house.

An object used in making a random choice, such as a slip of paper drawn from a container.

They drew lots to decide who would go first in the game.

A group or set of people or things having a specified common characteristic.

The auctioneer sold the items in lots of ten.

A person's luck or condition in life, particularly as determined by fate or destiny.

He accepted his lot in life with grace and dignity.

Synonyms

lotverb

lotted

Past Simple

lotted

Past Participle

lotting

ing-form

Transitive and intransitive; chiefly used with “out” or “off,” meaning ‘to divide or allocate by lots or into lots’.

Translations

lotirSurtout pour des terrains ou des parcelles.

After the survey, the company lotted out the farmland to smallholders.

Après le relevé, l'entreprise a loti les terres agricoles en petites parcelles.

Additional translations

répartir en lotsQuand il s'agit de diviser quelque chose en lots.

Definitions

To divide, allocate, or distribute (something, especially land) by or into lots; to allot.

After the survey, the company lotted out the farmland to smallholders.

Synonyms

parcel out

set aside

lotadjective

/lɒt/

/lɑt/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., lot number, lot size).

Translations

de lotEmployé surtout dans des groupes nominaux comme « numéro de lot ».

The inspector recorded the lot number on the shipment.

L'inspecteur a noté le numéro de lot sur l'envoi.

Definitions

Relating to a particular lot, especially a specific batch of goods or a numbered parcel of land.

The inspector recorded the lot number on the shipment.

Synonyms