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1 gratitude
gratitude ['grætɪtju:d]gratitude f, reconnaissance f;∎ to show/to express one's gratitude (towards sb/for sth) témoigner/exprimer sa gratitude (envers qn/pour qch) -
2 acknowledge
acknowledge [ək'nɒlɪdʒ]∎ we acknowledge (the fact) that we were wrong nous admettons notre erreur;∎ she acknowledged her guilt elle a avoué ou reconnu sa culpabilité;∎ the candidate acknow-ledged himself defeated le candidat a reconnu ou admis sa défaite;∎ acknowledged as the or to be the best Chinese restaurant in the city reconnu comme le meilleur restaurant chinois de la ville(b) (show recognition of → person)∎ he didn't even acknowledge my presence il a fait comme si je n'étais pas là;∎ she acknowledged him with a nod elle lui a adressé un signe de la tête;∎ they acknowledged him as their leader ils l'ont reconnu comme leur chef;∎ he acknow-ledged her child (as his) il a reconnu l'enfant (comme étant le sien)(c) (confirm receipt of → greeting, message) répondre à; Administration (→ letter, package) accuser réception de;∎ sign here to acknowledge receipt (on form) signez ici pour accuser réception∎ he acknowledged the cheers of the crowd il a salué en réponse aux applaudissements de la foule;∎ I'd like to acknowledge the help given me by my family j'aimerais remercier ma famille pour l'aide qu'elle m'a apportée►► Computing acknowledge character (in datacommunications) caractère m d'accusé de réceptionUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > acknowledge
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3 show
A n1 ( as entertainment) Theat, gen spectacle m ; ( particular performance) représentation f ; Cin séance f ; Radio, TV émission f ; ( of slides) projection f ; live show Radio, TV émission en direct ; US ( sex show) spectacle érotique ; to put on ou stage a show monter un spectacle ; family show spectacle pour tous ; on with the show! ( as introduction) place au spectacle! ; ( during performance) que la représentation continue! ; the show must go on lit la représentation doit avoir lieu vaille que vaille ; fig il faut continuer vaille que vaille ; to do ○ ou take in ○ a show s'offrir un spectacle ;2 Comm (as promotion, display) (of cars, boats etc) salon m ; ( of fashion) défilé m ; (of flowers, crafts) exposition f ; motor/boat show salon de l'auto/de la navigation ; flower show exposition florale ; to be on show être exposé ;3 ( outward display) ( of feelings) semblant m (of de) ; ( of strength) démonstration f (of de) ; ( of wealth) étalage m (of de) ; a show of affection/defiance un semblant d'affection/de rébellion ; a show of unity une démonstration d'unité ; to make ou put on a (great) show of doing s'évertuer pour la galerie à faire ; to put on a show poser pour la galerie ; he made a show of gratitude/concern il a affiché sa gratitude/sa sollicitude ; to be all show n'être que de la comédie ; to be all for ou just for show être de l'esbroufe ○ ; the glitter and show of the circus l'éclat et la splendeur du cirque ; the roses make a splendid show les roses sont un véritable ravissement pour l'œil ;4 ( performance) he put up a good/poor show c'était parfait/lamentable ; it was a poor show not to thank them ce n'était pas très adroit de ne pas les remercier ; good show old chap† bravo mon ami† ;5 ○ (business, undertaking) affaire f ; she runs the whole show c'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire ; to run one's own show avoir sa propre affaire ; it's not his show ce n'est pas lui qui prend les décisions ;1 ( present for viewing) montrer [person, object, photo] (to à) ; présenter [ticket, fashion collection] (to à) ; [TV channel, cinema] passer [film] ; the explosion was shown on the evening news ils ont montré l'explosion aux informations du soir ; to show sb sth montrer qch à qn ; show him your book montre-lui ton livre ; to show sb reclining/being arrested montrer qn étendu/en train d'être arrêté ; to be shown on TV/at the cinema passer à la télé/au cinéma ;3 ( reveal) montrer [feeling, principle, fact] ; [garment] laisser voir [underclothes, dirt, stain] ; [patient] présenter [symptoms] ; to show interest in montrer de l'intérêt pour ; to show that bien montrer que ; to show how/why/when etc montrer comment/pourquoi/quand etc ;4 ( indicate) montrer [object, trend, loss, profit, difficulty] ; indiquer [time, direction, area] ; to show sb where to go indiquer à qn où aller ; the lights are showing red les feux sont au rouge ;5 (demonstrate, express) [person, action] montrer [skill, principle] ; [writing] montrer [originality] ; [reply] témoigner de [wit, intelligence] ; [gesture, gift] témoigner de [respect, gratitude] ; show them what you can do montre-leur ce que tu sais faire ; to show consideration/favouritism towards sb, to show sb consideration/favouritism être gentil avec/favoriser qn ; to show sb that… montrer à qn que… ; just to show there's no ill-feeling juste pour montrer qu'il n'y a pas de rancune ; to show one's age accuser son âge ; as shown in diagram 12/scene two comme on le voit figure 12/dans la deuxième scène ;6 ( prove) démontrer [truth, validity, guilt] ; to show that [document] prouver que ; [findings] démontrer que ; [facial expression] montrer que ; this shows him to be a liar cela montre qu'il est menteur ; it all goes to show that… ça prouve que… ;7 ( conduct) to show sb to their seat [host, usher] placer qn ; to show sb to their room accompagner qn à sa chambre ; to show sb up/down the stairs accompagner qn en haut/en bas ; to show sb to the door reconduire qn ;8 ○ ( teach a lesson to) I'll show you/him! ( as revenge) je vais t'apprendre/lui apprendre ○ ; ( when challenged) je te/lui ferai voir ○.1 ( be noticeable) [stain, label] se voir ; [fear, anger, distress] (by actions, appearance) se voir ; ( in eyes) se lire ;2 ( be exhibited) [artist] exposer ; [film] passer ; to show to advantage [colour, object] faire bel effet ;3 ○ ( turn up) se montrer ○ ; he didn't show after all il ne s'est pas montré finalement ;D v refl ( prét showed ; pp shown) to show oneself [person, animal] se montrer ; to show oneself to be prouver qu'on est.it just goes to show c'est ça la vie ; show a leg ○ ! debout! ; to have nothing to show for sth ne rien avoir tiré de qch ; to show one's face ○ montrer son nez ○ ; to show one's hand abattre son jeu ; to show the way montrer la voie ; to show the way forward ouvrir la voie ; to steal ou stop the show être l'attraction ; ⇒ door.■ show in:▶ show [sb] in faire entrer.■ show off:▶ show off ○ faire le fier/la fière ; to show off to ou in front of sb faire l'intéressant/-e devant qn ;▶ show [sb/sth] off, show off [sb/sth] mettre [qch] en valeur [figure, special feature] ; faire admirer [skill, talent] ; exhiber [baby, boyfriend, car].■ show out:▶ show [sb] out accompagner [qn] à la porte.■ show round:▶ show [sb] round faire visiter.■ show through:▶ show through [courage, determination] transparaître ;▶ show through [sth] se voir à travers.■ show up:▶ show up1 ( be visible) [dust, mark] se voir ; [pollution, signs, symptoms] se manifester ; [details, colour] ressortir ;2 ○ ( arrive) se montrer ○ ;▶ show up [sth] révéler [fault, mark] ;▶ show [sb] up1 ( let down) faire honte à [person] ;2 ( reveal truth about) research has shown him up for what he is des recherches ont montré sa vraie nature. -
4 thank
[Ɵæŋk] 1. verb(to express appreciation or gratitude to (someone) for a favour, service, gift etc: He thanked me for the present; She thanked him for inviting her.) remercier- thankful- thankfully - thankfulness - thankless - thanklessly - thanklessness - thanks 2. interjection(thank you: Thanks (very much) for your present; Thanks a lot!; No, thanks; Yes, thanks.) merci- Thanksgiving - thanks to - thank you -
5 welcome
A n accueil m ; to give sb a warm welcome, to extend a warm welcome to sb fml faire un accueil chaleureux à qn.C adj1 ( gratefully received) [boost, initiative, relief, news] bienvenu ; that's a welcome sight/sound! ça fait plaisir à voir/entendre! ; nothing could be more welcome! rien ne pourrait tomber plus à propos! ; thank you for your most welcome gift sout merci de votre cadeau des plus opportuns fml ;2 ( warmly greeted) to be welcome, to be a welcome guest ou visitor être le bienvenu ; ‘children welcome’ ( on sign) ‘les enfants sont les bienvenus’ ; I never feel very welcome at their house je ne me sens jamais le bienvenu chez eux ; to make sb welcome ( on arrival) réserver un bon accueil à qn ; ( over period of time) accueillir qn à bras ouverts ;3 ( warmly invited) you are welcome to spend a few days with us si vous voulez passer quelques jours chez nous, n'hésitez pas or vous êtes le bienvenu ; if you want to finish my fries you're welcome to them ( politely) si tu veux finir mes frites, ne te gêne pas ; if you want to watch such rubbish you're welcome to it! ( rudely) si tu veux regarder ces idioties, libre à toi! ; you're welcome ( acknowledging thanks) de rien, je vous en prie fml.D excl welcome! ( to respected guest) soyez le bienvenu chez nous! ; ( greeting friend) entre donc! ; welcome back, welcome home! je suis content que tu sois de retour! ; welcome on board/to the United States! bienvenu à bord/aux États-Unis!E vtr accueillir [person] ; se réjouir de [news, decision, intervention, change] ; être heureux/-euse de recevoir [donation, contribution] ; accueillir favorablement [initiative, move] ; they said they would welcome a meeting ils ont dit qu'ils souhaiteraient une rencontre ; we would welcome your view on this matter nous aimerions savoir ce que vous pensez de cette affaire ; I welcome this opportunity to express my thanks je suis heureux d'avoir l'occasion d'exprimer ma gratitude ; ‘please welcome our guest tonight, Willie Mays’ ‘applaudissons notre invité d'honneur, Willie Mays’ ; I'd welcome a hot drink je prendrais bien une boisson chaude.to put out the welcome mat for sb fig faire un accueil chaleureux à qn ; to wear out one's welcome abuser de l'hospitalité de qn ; to welcome sb with open arms accueillir qn à bras ouverts.■ welcome back:▶ welcome back [sb], welcome [sb] back accueillir [qn] à son retour ; ( more demonstratively) faire fête à [qn] à son retour.■ welcome in:▶ welcome in [sb], welcome [sb] in faire entrer [qn] chez soi. -
6 at a loss
(not knowing what to do, say etc: He was at a loss for words to express his gratitude.) embarrassé
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