bed

• Meuble sur lequel on dort ou se repose, généralement composé d'un matelas posé sur un cadre ou une structure.

1. Furniture for sleepingA1formal

   A piece of furniture used for sleeping or resting, typically consisting of a mattress on a frame.

   lit

   • She made her bed before leaving for school.
   • He fell asleep as soon as he got into bed.
   • The hotel room had a very comfortable bed.

   Synonymesbedsteadberthbunkcotpallettrundle bed

2. Garden areaA2formal

   A plot of ground in a garden where plants are grown.

   Plate-bande de jardin

   • She planted roses in the flower bed.
   • We need to weed the vegetable bed this weekend.
   • The garden bed is full of colorful tulips.

   Synonymesborderflowerbedpatchplotseedbed

3. River or lake bottomB1formal

   The bottom of a river, lake, or sea.

   Lit (d'un cours d'eau, d'un lac)

   • The river bed was dry after the long drought.
   • They found ancient fossils in the lake bed.
   • The ocean bed is home to many unique creatures.

   Synonymesbottomfloorriverbedseabedstreambed

   Antonymessurfacetop

4. C1formalscientific

   A distinct layer of rock or other material in the earth's crust.

   Couche géologique

   • Geologists studied the coal bed for its mineral content.
   • The sedimentary bed contains fossils from millions of years ago.
   • They drilled through a thick bed of sandstone.

   Synonymesbandlayerseamstratum

• Verbe désignant l'action de mettre ou d'installer quelque chose dans un lit, ou de fixer solidement ou d'encastrer quelque chose dans une base.

A verb used to indicate the act of providing or placing something in a bed, or to fix or embed something firmly in a base.

1. To provide with a bedB1formal

   To provide a place for someone to sleep.

   coucher, loger

   • The innkeeper bedded the travelers in the spare room.
   • We bedded the guests in the guesthouse.
   • They bedded the children down for the night.

   Synonymesaccommodatehouselodgeput upquartershelter

2. To plant or embedB2formal

   To set or fix something firmly in a base or foundation.

   sceller, enchâsser

   • The gardener bedded the young plants in rich soil.
   • The stones were bedded in concrete.
   • He bedded the fence posts securely in the ground.

   Synonymesburyembedfiximplantplantsetsink

3. To have sex with (slang)C1informal

   To have sexual intercourse with someone.

   coucher avec (qqn)

   • He boasted about bedding many women.
   • The novel's protagonist bedded the countess.
   • In the movie, the hero beds the villain's wife.

   Synonymesbangbonkfuckhumplayscrewshagsleep with

   Antonymesabstainchastise

Variantes phrasalbed down