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1 clash
clash [klæʃ]1 noun∎ clash of personalities, personality clash incompatibilité f de caractères;∎ clashes on the border des affrontements mpl à la frontière(c) (incompatibility → of ideas, opinions) incompatibilité f; (→ of interests) conflit m; (→ of colours) discordance f(d) (of appointments, events) coïncidence f fâcheuse∎ to clash with sb over sth avoir un différend avec qn à propos de qch;∎ police clashed with protestors il y a eu des heurts entre la police et les manifestants(c) (be incompatible → ideas, opinions) se heurter, être incompatible ou en contradiction; (→ interests) se heurter, être en conflit; (→ colours) jurer, détonner;∎ that shirt clashes with your trousers cette chemise jure avec ton pantalon(d) (appointments, events) tomber en même temps(metallic objects) heurter ou entrechoquer bruyamment; (cymbals) faire résonner -
2 rent-a-crowd
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3 street
street [stri:t]1 nounrue f;∎ a street of houses une rue résidentielle;∎ the whole street knows about it toute la rue est au courant;∎ to put or to turn sb out into the street mettre qn à la rue;∎ to be on the street or streets (as prostitute) faire le trottoir; (homeless person) être à la rue;∎ to take to the streets (protestors) descendre dans la rue;∎ to walk the streets (as prostitute) faire le trottoir ou familiar le tapin; (from idleness) battre le pavé, flâner dans les rues; (in search) faire les rues;∎ they walked the streets looking for her ils ont parcouru la ville à pied à sa recherche;∎ humorous that'll keep him off the streets! ça l'empêchera de faire des bêtises!;∎ that's right up his street! (competence) c'est tout à fait son rayon ou dans ses cordes!; (interest) c'est tout à fait son truc!(noises) de la rue; (musician) des rues∎ familiar to be streets ahead of sb dépasser qn de loin□ ;∎ she's streets ahead of the rest of the class elle dépasse largement ou de loin le reste de la classe, elle est largement en tête de la classe;∎ they're streets apart in the way they think ils ne partagent pas du tout les mêmes opinions►► British old-fashioned street Arab gamin(e) m,f ou gosse mf des rues;street art peintures fpl murales (dans la rue);street atlas plan m de la ville;British street café café m avec terrasse;∎ we had breakfast at a street café nous avons pris le petit déjeuner à la terrasse d'un café;familiar street cred, street credibility image f cool ou branchée;∎ she thinks that the leather jacket gives her more street cred elle trouve que son blouson en cuir fait très branché ou lui donne l'air encore plus cool;∎ this won't do much for my street cred ça va craindre pour mon image de marque;street cry cri m de colporteur;∎ the street cries of old Paris le cri des colporteurs du vieux Paris;Stock Exchange street dealing transactions fpl hors Bourse;street directory plan m de la ville;street door porte f (qui donne) sur la rue, porte f d'entrée;street fighting combats mpl de rue;street furniture mobilier m urbain;street guide plan m de la ville;street hawker colporteur(euse) m,f;street level rez-de-chaussée m inv;∎ below street level au sous-sol;street lighting éclairage m public;∎ the street lighting comes on at sunset on allume la lumière dans les rues au coucher du soleil;street map plan m de la ville;street market marché m en plein air ou à ciel ouvert; Stock Exchange marché m hors Bourse;street musician musicien(enne) m,f des rues;street organ orgue m de Barbarie;street party = fête de rue organisée pour célébrer un événement;street person SDF mf;street photographer photostoppeur(euse) m,f;street plan plan m de la ville;Stock Exchange street price cours m hors Bourse; (of drugs) prix m à la revente;street theatre théâtre m de rue ou de foire;street trader marchand(e) m,f ambulant(e);street trading vente f ambulante;old-fashioned street urchin gamin(e) m,f ou gosse mf des rues;street value (of drugs) valeur f marchande;American street vendor marchand(e) m,f ambulant(e) -
4 strength
strength [streŋθ]1 noun(a) (UNCOUNT) (physical power → of person, animal, muscle) force f, puissance f; (health) forces fpl;∎ she doesn't know her own strength elle ne connaît pas sa force;∎ his strength failed him ses forces l'ont trahi ou abandonné;∎ I haven't the strength to lift these boxes je n'ai pas assez de force ou je ne suis pas assez fort pour soulever ces cartons;∎ he has great strength in his arms/hands il a beaucoup de force dans les bras/les mains;∎ to lose strength perdre des forces, s'affaiblir;∎ by sheer strength de force;∎ with all my strength de toutes mes forces;∎ to get one's strength back reprendre des ou recouvrer ses forces;∎ to go from strength to strength (sick person) aller de mieux en mieux; figurative (business) être en plein essor(b) (of faith, opinion, resolution) force f, fermeté f; (of emotion, feeling) force f; (of music, art) force f;∎ strength of character force f de caractère;∎ strength of purpose résolution f;∎ they have no strength of purpose ils n'ont aucune détermination;∎ they have great strength of purpose ils sont très déterminés;∎ strength of will volonté f;∎ I haven't the strength to start again je n'ai pas le courage de recommencer;∎ give me strength! pitié!(c) (intensity → of earthquake, wind) force f, intensité f; (→ of current, light) intensité f; (→ of sound, voice, lens, magnet) force f, puissance f(d) (strong point, asset) force f, point m fort;∎ her ambition is her main strength son ambition fait l'essentiel de sa force;∎ the nation's strength lies in its young people ce sont les jeunes qui font la force du pays;∎ it's one of their strengths c'est un de leurs points forts(e) (solidity) solidité f; figurative (of claim, position, relationship) solidité f; (vigour → of argument, protest) force f, vigueur f; Finance (→ of currency, economy) solidité f;∎ to argue from a position of strength être en position de force;∎ the dollar has gained/fallen in strength le dollar s'est consolidé/a chuté∎ solution at full strength, full-strength solution solution f concentrée∎ the office staff is below or under strength il nous manque du personnel de bureau;∎ we're at full strength nos effectifs sont au complet;∎ the staff must be brought up to strength il faut engager du personnel;∎ the protestors turned up in strength les manifestants sont venus en force ou en grand nombreen vertu de, sur la foi de;∎ to do sth on the strength of what one has been told faire qch en se fiant à ou en s'appuyant sur ce qu'on vous a dit;∎ he was accepted on the strength of his excellent record il a été accepté grâce à ses excellents antécédents;∎ I was convicted on the strength of the flimsiest of evidence j'ai été condamné sur la foi de preuves bien minces
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