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41 scale
scale [skeɪl]1 noun(a) (of model, drawing) échelle f;∎ the sketch was drawn to scale l'esquisse était à l'échelle;∎ the map is on a scale of 1 cm to 1 km l'échelle de la carte est de 1 cm pour 1 km;∎ the scale of the map is 1 to 50,000 la carte est au 50 millième;∎ the drawing is out of scale or is not to scale le croquis n'est pas à l'échelle(b) (for measurement, evaluation) échelle f; (of thermometer) échelle f (graduée), graduation f; (of salaries, taxes) échelle f, barème m; (of values) échelle f;∎ the social scale l'échelle f sociale;∎ at the top of the scale en haut de l'échelle;∎ it all depends on your scale of values tout dépend de votre échelle de valeurs;∎ to judge sth on a scale of one to ten noter qch sur dix∎ the scale of the devastation l'étendue f des dégâts;∎ the sheer scale of the problem/task l'énormité f du problème/de la tâche;∎ to do sth on a large scale faire qch sur une grande échelle;∎ on an industrial scale à l'échelle industrielle;∎ economies of scale économies fpl d'échelle∎ to practise or to do one's scales faire ses gammes;∎ the scale of D major la gamme de ré majeur∎ figurative the scales fell from her eyes les écailles lui sont tombées des yeux(g) (of paint, plaster, rust) écaille f, écaillure f(h) (scale pan) plateau m (de balance)(a) (climb over → wall, fence) escalader(paint, rust) s'écailler; (skin) peler, se desquamer(for food) balance f; (for letters) pèse-lettre m; (in bathroom etc) pèse-personne m; (for babies) pèse-bébé m; (public) bascule f;∎ pair of scales balance f à plateaux;∎ (a pair of) kitchen scales une balance de cuisine►► scale drawing dessin m à l'échelle;Entomology scale insect coccidé m;(b) (figures, demands) réduire, baisser, diminuer;∎ production is being scaled down on a entrepris de réduire la production(paint, rust) s'écaillerécailler(b) (figures, demands) réviser à la hausse, augmenter;∎ allowances were scaled up by 10 percent les allocations ont été augmentées de 10 pour cent -
42 shopping
shopping ['ʃɒpɪŋ]1 noun (UNCOUNT)(a) (for food, necessities) courses fpl; (for clothes, gifts etc) courses fpl, shopping m, French Canadian magasinage m;∎ I do all the shopping c'est moi qui fais toutes les courses;∎ we're going into town to do some shopping nous allons en ville pour faire des courses ou pour faire le tour des magasins;∎ this area is good for shopping ce quartier est bon pour faire les courses;∎ to do a bit of shopping faire quelques (petites) courses ou emplettes;∎ to do one's Christmas shopping faire ses achats de Noël;∎ there is late-night shopping on Thursdays les magasins restent ouverts tard le jeudi(b) (goods bought) achats mpl, courses fpl, emplettes fpl;∎ there were bags of shopping everywhere il y avait des cabas remplis de provisions partout(street, area) commerçant;∎ my weekly shopping trip mes courses fpl hebdomadaires;∎ only three shopping days to Christmas il ne reste plus que trois jours pour faire les courses avant Noël►► shopping arcade galerie f marchande;shopping bag sac m ou filet m à provisions, cabas m;shopping basket panier m (à provisions); Economics panier m de la ménagère; Computing (for Internet shopping) caddie m;shopping centre centre m commercial;Television shopping channel chaîne f de télé-achat;shopping list liste f des courses;American shopping mall galerie f marchande;shopping plaza centre m commercial;British shopping precinct centre m commercial;British shopping trolley chariot m, Caddie ® m -
43 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) racine2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) racine3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) origine, racine4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) racines, origines2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) (s')enraciner- root crop - root out - take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fouiller (avec le museau)2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) fouiller -
44 hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) chasser2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) pourchasser2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) chasse2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) recherche•- hunter- hunting - huntsman - hunt down - hunt for - hunt high and low - hunt out -
45 hungry
∎ to be hungry avoir faim;∎ we're very hungry nous avons très faim, nous sommes affamés;∎ he still felt hungry il avait encore faim;∎ she looked tired and hungry elle avait l'air fatiguée et affamée;∎ are you getting hungry? est-ce que tu commences à avoir faim?;∎ to go hungry souffrir de la faim;∎ he'd rather go hungry than cook for himself il se passerait de manger plutôt que de faire la cuisine;∎ that night he went hungry cette nuit-là il est resté sur sa faim;∎ this is hungry work! ce travail donne faim!∎ hungry for affection avide d'affection;∎ she was hungry for news of her family elle attendait avec impatience des nouvelles de sa famille;∎ figurative you have to be hungry to make it to the top ce sont les battants qui réussissent -
46 scavenge
scavenge [ˈskævɪndʒ][+ object] récupérer ; [+ information] aller chercher* * *['skævɪndʒ] 1.transitive verb lit récupérer ( from dans)2.to scavenge for food — [bird, animal] chercher de la nourriture
to scavenge in ou through the dustbins for something — [person] faire les poubelles à la recherche de quelque chose; [dog] fouiller les poubelles à la recherche de quelque chose
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47 bowl
A n1 ( basin) ( for food) bol m ; ( large) saladier m ; ( for soup) assiette f creuse ; ( for washing) cuvette f ; ( of lavatory) cuvette f ; ( of lamp) globe m ; a bowl(ful) of milk un bol de lait ; a bowl(ful) of water une cuvette d'eau ;3 Sport boule f (en bois).B vtr1 ( roll) faire rouler [hoop, ball] ;2 ( throw) lancer [ball] ;C vi1 Sport lancer ; to bowl to sb lancer la balle à qn ;2 US ( go bowling) aller au bowling ;■ bowl out:▶ bowl [sb] out mettre [qn] hors jeu.■ bowl over:▶ bowl [sb] over1 ( knock down) renverser [person] ; -
48 container
1 gen (for food, liquids) récipient m ; ( for plants) bac m ; (skip, for waste) conteneur m ; plastic/glass container récipient m en plastique/en verre ; water container récipient m à eau ;2 Transp conteneur m. -
49 greed
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50 greedy
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51 cellar
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53 preservative
preservative [prɪˈzɜ:vətɪv]* * *[prɪ'zɜːvətɪv] 1. 2.adjective [mixture, product, effect] de conservation -
54 scavenger
scavenger [ˈskævɪndʒər]a. ( = animal) charognard mb. ( = person) pilleur m de poubelles* * *['skævɪndʒə(r)]1) ( animal) charognard m2) ( for food) faiseur m de poubelles3) ( for objects) récupérateur m -
55 barley
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56 beggar
noun (a person who lives by begging: The beggar asked for money for food.) mendiant/-ante -
57 grub
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58 hunting
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59 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) lever2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) hausser3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) élever4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) élever5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) soulever6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) recueillir; rassembler7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provoquer8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) produire9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) élever10) (to give (a shout etc).) pousser11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) établir la communication2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) augmentation- raise hell/Cain / the roof - raise someone's spirits -
60 colouring
1 ( hue) (of plant, animal) couleurs fpl ; ( of pattern) combinaison f des couleurs ; ( complexion) teint m ;2 ¢ Art coloriage m ;3 ( dye) ( for food) colorant m ; ( for hair) teinture f ; artificial colouring Culin colorant m artificiel.
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