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121 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) mensonge2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) mentir- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) (s')allonger2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) (se) trouver, résider3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) rester4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) résider (dans)•- lie back- lie down - lie in - lie in wait for - lie in wait - lie low - lie with - take lying down -
122 on
[on] 1. preposition1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) sur2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) dans3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) à4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sur, de5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.)6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) sur7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.)8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) dans; sur9) (towards: They marched on the town.) sur10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) sur, au bord de11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) à12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) sur13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) à14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) après2. adverb1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) mis sur2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) sans discontinuer3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) en marche, allumé4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) à l'affiche5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) à bord3. adjective1) (in progress: The game was on.) en cours2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) toujours tenir•- oncoming- ongoing - onwards - onward - be on to someone - be on to - on and on - on time - on to / onto -
123 rarely
adverb (not often: I rarely go to bed before midnight.) rarement -
124 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) se passer de2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) réserver à3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) épargner qqn4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) épargner5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) ménager6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) épargner (qqch. à qqn)2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) disponible2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) libre3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) pièce de rechange2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) roue de secours•- sparing- sparingly - spare part - spare rib - and to spare - to spare -
125 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) (s')étirer2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) s'étendre2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) étirement2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) bout/partie; période•- stretchy - at a stretch - be at full stretch - stretch one's legs - stretch out -
126 by
by ⇒ Usage note: byA prep1 (showing agent, result) par ; he was bitten by a snake il a été mordu par un serpent ; the house was designed by an architect la maison a été conçue par un architecte ; a building destroyed by fire un bâtiment détruit par le feu ; we were overwhelmed by the news nous avons été bouleversés par la nouvelle ; by working extra hours, he was able to earn more money en faisant des heures supplémentaires, il a pu gagner plus d'argent ; by selling some valuables, she was able to raise some money en vendant quelques objets de valeur, elle a pu rassembler des fonds ; to begin by saying that commencer par dire que ; any money paid by you will be reimbursed tout ce que vous avez payé vous sera remboursé ;2 ( through the means of) to travel by bus/train voyager en bus/train ; by bicycle à bicyclette, en vélo ; to pay by cheque payer par chèque ; you can reach me by phone vous pouvez me contacter par téléphone ; by candlelight [dine] aux chandelles ; [read] à la bougie ; I know her by sight je la connais de vue ; I took him by the hand je l'ai pris par la main ; he grabbed me by the hair il m'a attrapé par les cheveux ; she was holding it by the handle elle le tenait par le manche ; he has two children by his first wife il a deux enfants de sa première femme ;3 (according to, from evidence of) à ; by my watch it is three o'clock à ma montre, il est trois heures ; I could tell by the look on her face that she was angry rien qu'à la regarder je savais qu'elle était fâchée ; what did you understand by her remarks? comment est-ce que tu as compris ses remarques? ; I knew him by his walk je l'ai reconnu à sa démarche ; it's all right by me ça me va ;4 (via, passing through) par ; we entered by the back door nous sommes entrés par la porte de derrière ; we'll get there quicker if we go by Birmingham nous y arriverons plus rapidement si nous passons par Birmingham ; we travelled to Rome by Venice and Florence nous sommes allés à Rome en passant par Venise et Florence ;5 (near, beside) à côté de, près de ; by the bed/the window à côté du lit/de la fenêtre ; by the sea au bord de la mer ; come and sit by me viens t'asseoir à côté de moi ;6 ( past) to go ou pass by sb passer devant qn ; she walked by me elle est passée devant moi ; they passed us by in their car ils nous ont dépassés dans leur voiture ; please let us get by s'il vous plaît, laissez-nous passer ;7 ( showing authorship) de ; a film by Claude Chabrol un film de Claude Chabrol ; a novel by Virginia Woolf un roman de Virginia Woolf ; who is it by? c'est de qui? ;8 (before, not later than) avant ; it must be done by four o'clock/next Thursday il faut que ce soit fait avant quatre heures/jeudi prochain ; by this time next week d'ici la semaine prochaine ; by the time she had got downstairs he was gone le temps qu'elle descende, il était parti ; he ought to be here by now il devrait être déjà là ; by now it was clear that they were going to win à ce moment-là il était clair qu'ils allaient gagner ; but by then it was too late mais il était déjà trop tard ;9 ( during) by day as well as by night de jour comme de nuit ; by daylight au jour ; by moonlight au clair de lune ;10 ( according to) forbidden by law interdit par la loi ; to play by the rules jouer selon les règles ; it seems primitive by western standards cela a l'air primitif selon or d'après les critères occidentaux ;11 ( to the extent or degree of) de ; prices have risen by 20% les prix ont augmenté de 20% ; he's taller than me by two centimetres il fait deux centimètres de plus que moi, il est plus grand que moi de deux centimètres ; by far de loin ; she is by far the cleverest/the youngest elle est de loin la plus intelligente/la plus jeune ; it's better by far c'est beaucoup mieux ;12 ( in measurements) sur ; a room 20 metres by 10 metres une pièce de 20 mètres sur 10 ;14 (showing rate, quantity) à ; to be paid by the hour être payé à l'heure ; by the dozen à la douzaine ;15 (in successive degrees, units) little by little peu à peu ; day by day jour après jour ; one by one un par un, un à un ;16 ( with regard to) de ; he is an architect by profession ou trade il est architecte de son métier ; by birth de naissance ;18 ( used with reflexive pronouns) he did it all by himself il l'a fait tout seul ; she was sitting by herself elle était assise toute seule ;19 (in promises, oaths) by God, I could kill him! je le jure, je pourrais le tuer! ; I swear by heaven je jure devant Dieu ;B adv1 ( past) to go by passer ; the people walking by les gens mpl qui passent/passaient, les passants mpl ; he walked on by without stopping il est passé sans s'arrêter ; a lot of time has gone by since then il s'est écoulé beaucoup de temps depuis lors ; as time goes by avec le temps ;2 ( near) près ; he lives close by il habite tout près ;3 (aside, in reserve) to put money by mettre de l'argent de côté ;4 ( to one's house) come by for a drink passe prendre un verre ; she called by during the week elle est passée dans la semaine.by and by bientôt ; by the by, by the bye à propos ; but that's by the by mais ça c'est un détail, mais ça c'est autre chose. -
127 confine
A vtr1 (in room, cell, prison, ghetto) confiner [person] (in, to dans) ; interner [mental patient] (in, to dans) ; enfermer [animal] (in dans) ; to be confined to bed être alité ; to be confined to the house être obligé de rester à la maison ; to be confined to barracks Mil être consigné au quartier ;2 ( limit) limiter [comments etc] (to à) ; the problem is not confined to old people le problème ne concerne pas uniquement les personnes âgées ;3 † Med to be confined être en couches. -
128 foot
1 gen, Anat (of person, horse) pied m ; (of rabbit, cat, dog, cow) patte f ; (of stocking, sock, chair) pied m ; on foot à pied ; to be soft under foot être doux sous le pied ; he hasn't set foot in this house/in England for 10 years il n'a pas mis les pieds dans cette maison/en Angleterre depuis 10 ans ; from head to foot de la tête aux pieds ; to rise to one's feet se mettre debout, se lever ; to help sb to their feet aider qn à se lever ; her speech brought the audience to its feet toute l'audience s'est levée pour applaudir son discours ; to be on one's feet lit être debout ; to be on one's feet again fig être rétabli ; to get sb back on their feet ( after illness) rétablir or remettre qn d'aplomb ; to get sb/sth back on their/its feet ( after setback) remettre qn/qch sur pied ; to be quick on one's feet être rapide ; bound ou tied hand and foot pieds et poings liés ; to put one's foot down ( accelerate) appuyer sur le champignon ○ ; ( act firmly) mettre le holà ; to sweep sb off their feet lit faire perdre l'équilibre à qn ; fig faire perdre la tête à qn ; to sit at sb's feet lit s'asseoir aux pieds de qn ; fig être aux pieds de qn ; my foot ○ ! mon œil ○ ! ;2 ( measurement) pied m (anglais) (= 0,3048 m) ;3 ( bottom) ( of mountain) pied m (of de) ; at the foot of au pied de [bed] ; à la fin de [list, letter] ; en bas de [page, stairs] ; en bout de [table] ;4 Sewing pied m ;5 Mil infanterie f ;not to put a foot wrong ne pas commettre la moindre erreur ; to be/get under sb's feet être/se mettre dans les jambes de qn ; to be rushed off one's feet être débordé ; to catch sb on the wrong foot prendre qn au dépourvu ; to cut the ground from under sb's feet couper l'herbe sous les pieds de qn ; to dance/walk sb off their feet faire danser/marcher qn jusqu'à l'épuisement ; to fall ou land on one's feet retomber sur ses pieds ; to keep both ou one's feet on the ground avoir les pieds sur terre ; to have two left feet être maladroit ; to leave somewhere feet first sortir de quelque part les pieds devant ; to put one's foot down ○ ( accelerate) appuyer sur le champignon ○ ; ( be firm) mettre le holà ; to put one's best foot forward ( do one's best) faire de son mieux ; ( hurry) se dépêcher ; to put one's foot in it ○ faire une gaffe ; to put one's feet up se reposer, décompresser ○ ; to stand on one's own (two) feet se débrouiller tout seul ; to start off ou get off on the wrong/right foot mal/bien commencer (with sb avec qn) ; to wait on sb hand and foot faire tout pour qn.
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