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81 moon
[mu:n] 1. noun1) (the heavenly body that moves once round the earth in a month and reflects light from the sun: The moon was shining brightly; Spacemen landed on the moon.) lune2) (any of the similar bodies moving round the other planets: the moons of Jupiter.) lune•- moonless- moonbeam - moonlight 2. verb(to work at a second job, often at night, in addition to one's regular job: He earns so little that he has to moonlight.)- moonlit - moon about/around -
82 plough
1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) charrue2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) labourer2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) avancer péniblement, peiner sur3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) défoncer -
83 seam
[si:m] 1. noun1) (the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc.) couture2) (the line where two things meet or join: Water was coming in through the seams of the boat.) joint3) (a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth: a coal seam.) veine2. verb(to sew a seam in: I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet.) faire une couture à- the seamy side of life - the seamy side -
84 sky
(the part of space above the earth, in which the sun, moon etc can be seen; the heavens: The sky was blue and cloudless; We had grey skies and rain throughout our holiday; The skies were grey all week.) ciel- sky-blue- sky-diving - sky-diver - sky-high - skyjack - skyjacker - skylight - skyline - the sky's the limit -
85 star
1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) étoile2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) étoile3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) étoile4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) vedette2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) être la vedette de2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) avoir pour vedette•- stardom- starry - starfish - starlight - starlit - star turn - see stars - thank one's lucky stars -
86 moon
A n Astron ( satellite) lune f ; the moon ( of the earth) la Lune ; the moons of Saturn les lunes de Saturne ; there will be a moon tonight il y aura clair de lune cette nuit ; there will be no moon tonight ce soir, ce sera une nuit sans lune ; by the light of the moon au clair de lune ; to put a man on the moon envoyer un homme sur la Lune.B vi1 ( daydream) rêvasser (over sth/sb à qch/qn) ;2 ○ ( display buttocks) montrer ses fesses.to be over the moon about sth être aux nues à propos de qch ; many moons ago littér il y a des lustres ; once in a blue moon tous les trente-six du mois ○ ; the man in the moon le visage de la Lune ; to shoot the moon US déménager à la cloche de bois ○.■ moon about ○, moon around ○ musarder. -
87 pit
A n1 (for storage, weapons, bodies) fosse f ;2 Mining mine f ; to work at the pit travailler à la mine ; to go down the pit aller travailler à la mine ; to work down the pit être mineur ;3 ( hollow) creux m ; the pit of the stomach le creux du ventre ; a pit of depravity fig un abîme de dépravation ;5 ( trap) trappe f ;6 US (in peach, cherry, olive) noyau m ;B modif Mining [closure, fire, gates] de mine ; [strike, village] de mineurs ; pit disaster désastre m minier.1 ( in struggle) to pit sb against opposer qn à [opponent] ; the match will pit Scotland against Brazil le match opposera l'Écosse au Brésil ;2 ( mark) [tool] marquer [surface, stone] ; [acid] ronger [metal] ; her skin was pitted by smallpox/acne elle avait la peau grêlée par la variole/marquée par l'acné ;it's the pits ○ ! (of place, workplace) c'est l'enfer! ; this place is the pits (of the earth) ○ c'est un des coins les plus moches du globe ○ ; to dig a pit for sb tendre un piège à qn. -
88 utmost
A n to do ou try one's utmost to come/help faire tout son possible pour venir/aider ; to do sth to the utmost of one's abilities faire qch au maximum de ses capacités ; at the utmost au maximum, au plus ; that's the utmost we can do c'est le maximum que nous puissions faire.B adj1 ( greatest) [caution, discretion, ease, secrecy] le plus grand/la plus grande (before n) ; [limit] extrême ; with the utmost care avec le plus grand soin ; it is of the utmost importance that she should come il est extrêmement important qu'elle vienne ; with the utmost haste aussi vite que possible ;2 ( furthest) the utmost ends of the earth les confins de la terre. -
89 furrow
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90 horizon
(the line at which the earth and the sky seem to meet: The sun went down below the horizon; A ship could be seen on the horizon.) horizon- horizontally -
91 make
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) faire2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) faire3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) rendre4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) gagner, faire5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) faire6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) faire7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) estimer (à)8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nommer9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) faire (...)2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marque- maker- making - make-believe - make-over - makeshift - make-up - have the makings of - in the making - make a/one's bed - make believe - make do - make for - make it - make it up - make something of something - make of something - make something of - make of - make out - make over - make up - make up for - make up one's mind - make up to -
92 period
['piəriəd] 1. noun1) (any length of time: a period of three days; a period of waiting.) période2) (a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc: the Pleistocene period; the modern period.) ère, période3) (the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.) point (final)2. adjective(of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old: period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). d'époque- periodic- periodically - periodical 3. adjective(see periodic.) -
93 physical
['fizikəl]1) (of the body: Playing football is one form of physical fitness.) physique2) (of things that can be seen or felt: the physical world.) matériel3) (of the laws of nature: It's a physical impossibility for a man to fly like a bird.) physique4) (relating to the natural features of the surface of the Earth: physical geography.) physique5) (relating to physics: physical chemistry.) physique•- physical education -
94 sea
[si:] 1. noun1) ((often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface: I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; ( also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.) mer; marin2) (a particular area of sea: the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas.) mer3) (a particular state of the sea: mountainous seas.) mer•- seawards- seaward - seaboard - sea breeze - seafaring - seafood 2. adjectiveseafood restaurants.) de fruits de mer- seafront- sea-going - seagull - sea level - sea-lion - seaman - seaport - seashell - seashore - seasick - seasickness - seaside - seaweed - seaworthy - seaworthiness - at sea - go to sea - put to sea -
95 surface
['sə:fis] 1. noun1) (the outside part (of anything): Two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered with water; This road has a very uneven surface.) surface2) (the outward appearance of, or first impression made by, a person or thing: On the surface he seems cold and unfriendly, but he's really a kind person.) apparence2. verb1) (to put a surface on (a road etc): The road has been damaged by frost and will have to be surfaced again.) revêtir2) ((of a submarine, diver etc) to come to the surface.) faire surface• -
96 year
[jiə] 1. noun1) (the period of time the earth takes to go once round the sun, about 365 days: We lived here for five years, from November 1968 to November 1973; a two-year delay.) an2) (the period from January 1 to December 31, being 365 days, except in a leap year, when it is 366 days: in the year 1945.) année•- yearly2. adverb(every year: The festival is held yearly.) annuellement- all the year round - all year round - long -
97 zone
[zəun]1) (an area or region, usually of a country, town etc, especially one marked off for a special purpose: a no-parking zone; a traffic-free zone.) zone2) (any of the five bands into which the earth's surface is divided according to temperature: The tropical zone is the area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer.) zone -
98 circle
circle ['sɜ:kəl]1 noun∎ we stood in a circle around him nous formions (un) cercle ou nous nous tenions en cercle autour de lui;∎ she had dark circles under her eyes elle avait les yeux cernés, elle avait des cernes sous les yeux;∎ he had us going or running round in circles trying to find the information il nous a fait tourner en rond à chercher les renseignements;∎ to come full circle revenir au point de départ, boucler la boucle(b) (group of people) cercle m, groupe m;∎ the family circle le cercle familial;∎ she has a wide circle of friends elle a beaucoup d'amis ou un grand cercle d'amis;∎ his circle of advisors son groupe de conseillers;∎ in artistic/political circles dans les milieux artistiques/politiques∎ stone circle cromlech m(a) (draw circle round) entourer (d'un cercle), encercler(b) (move round) tourner autour de;∎ the moon circles the earth la lune est en orbite autour ou tourne autour de la terre(c) (surround) encercler, entourer∎ to circle the wagons se préparer à se défendre(a) (bird, plane) faire ou décrire des cercles;∎ the plane circled overhead l'avion a décrit des cercles dans le ciel;∎ figurative she circled round the issue elle tournait autour du pot -
99 circuit
circuit ['sɜ:kɪt](a) (series of events, venues, places) circuit m;∎ the tennis circuit le circuit des matches de tennis∎ to be on the western circuit faire la tournée de l'ouest(c) (journey around) circuit m, tour m;∎ we made a circuit of the grounds nous avons fait le tour des terrains;∎ the Earth's circuit around the Sun l'orbite de la terre autour du soleil(d) Electricity circuit m∎ to make one circuit of the track faire un tour de circuit►► Electricity circuit board plaquette f (de circuits imprimés);Electricity circuit breaker disjoncteur m;Law circuit court = tribunal en service dans les principales villes de province lors du passage du "circuit judge";American History Circuit Court of Appeals = cour d'appel du système judiciaire des États-Unis avant 1948;Law circuit judge = juge itinérant;Sport circuit training programme m d'exercices en salle -
100 existence
existence [ɪg'zɪstəns]∎ ever since the existence of man depuis que l'homme existe;∎ the continued existence of life on this planet/of these old-fashioned procedures la survivance de la vie sur la planète/de ces procédures arriérées;∎ to come into existence (species) apparaître; (the earth) se former; (law, institution) naître, être créé;∎ it didn't come into existence until quite recently cela n'existait pas il y a encore peu de temps;∎ to be in existence exister;∎ the oldest manuscript in existence le plus ancien manuscrit existant;∎ it's the only one still in existence c'est le seul qui existe encore;∎ the only whale left in existence la dernière baleine encore en vie;∎ to go out of existence cesser d'exister∎ to lead a pleasant/wretched existence mener une existence agréable/misérable
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