dresser
French → English
(culinary) To carefully arrange food on a plate or set up a table for a meal; to plate / set
Dressez vivement ce râble de lièvre dans une assiette décorée.
(English) Quickly plate this saddle of hare on a decorated dish.
Les domestiques sont en train de dresser la table pour le banquet.
(English) The servants are currently setting the table for the banquet.
(documentation) To draw up or prepare a list, a plan, or a formal document with care; to draw up / compile
L'expert doit dresser la liste exhaustive des dégâts après l'incendie.
(English) The expert must compile an exhaustive list of the damage after the fire.
Le policier a commencé à dresser un constat d'accident sur les lieux.
(English) The officer began to draw up an accident report at the scene.
(physical) To make something stand upright or vertically; to stand up / erect
Un oryx dressa la tête et interrompit soudainement sa mastication.
(English) An oryx raised its head and suddenly stopped its chewing.
On a décidé de dresser une statue en bronze sur la place du village.
(English) They decided to erect a bronze statue in the village square.
Entry ID: fr:en:dresser · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary