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61 which
which [wɪt∫]1. adjective• which card did he take? quelle carte a-t-il prise ? laquelle des cartes a-t-il prise ?• which one? lequel (or laquelle) ?b. in which case... auquel cas...• he spent a week here, during which time... il a passé une semaine ici au cours de laquelle...2. pronoun• which of these maps is the best? quelle est la meilleure de ces cartes ? laquelle de ces cartes est la meilleure ?• which of you (two) is taller? lequel de vous deux est le plus grand ? qui est le plus grand de vous deux ?• which of you owns the red car? lequel d'entre vous est le propriétaire de la voiture rouge ?b. ( = the one or ones that) (subject) celui m (or celle f or ceux mpl or celles fpl) qui ; (object) celui que• I don't mind which n'importe lequel, ça m'est égalc. ( = that) (subject) qui ; (object) que ; (after prep) lequel m (or laquelle f or lesquels mpl or lesquelles fpl)• opposite which en face duquel (or de laquelle)• he said he knew her, which is true il a dit qu'il la connaissait, ce qui est vrai• she called me "Bobby", which I don't like elle m'a appelé « Bobby », ce que je n'aime pas* * *[wɪtʃ], US [hwɪtʃ] 1.1) (also which one) lequel m, laquelle fwhich do you want, the red skirt or the blue one? — laquelle est-ce que tu veux, la jupe rouge ou la bleue?
which of the groups...? — ( referring to one) lequel des groupes...?; ( referring to several) lesquels des groupes...?
show her which you mean — montre-lui celui/celle etc que tu veux dire
2) ( relative to preceding noun) ( as subject) qui; ( as object) que; ( after prepositions) lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquellesthe contract which he's spoken about ou about which he's spoken — le contrat dont il a parlé
3) ( relative to preceding clause or concept) ( as subject) ce qui; ( as object) ce quewhich reminds me... — ce qui me fait penser que...
we'll be moving, before which we need to... — nous allons déménager mais avant il faut que nous...
2.he's resigned, from which we must assume that — il a démissionné, d'où on peut déduire que
1) ( interrogative) quel/quelle/quels/quelles (before n)which one of the children? — lequel or laquelle des enfants?
2) ( relative)he left the room, during which time... — il a quitté la pièce et pendant ce temps-là...
you may wish to join, in which case... — vous voulez peut-être vous inscrire, auquel cas...
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62 check
1 noun(a) (restraint) frein m;∎ to put a check on production freiner la production(b) (verification) contrôle m, vérification fMARKETING check question question f de contrôle, question témoin;MARKETING check sample échantillon m témoin∎ to check the books pointer les écritures;∎ all the sales are checked toutes les ventes sont contrôlées▸ check in(baggage) (at airport) (faire) enregistrer; (at left-luggage) mettre à la consigne(at hotel) se présenter à la réception; (at airport) se présenter à l'enregistrement(goods) recenser;∎ to check sth off a list cocher qch dans une liste(leave hotel) quitter l'hôtel(goods) examiner, vérifier -
63 disk
∎ to put sth on disk enregistrer qch sur disque/disquettedisk access time temps m d'accès disque;disk box boîte f à disquettes;disk capacity capacité f de disque/disquette;disk controller contrôleur m de disque;disk controller card carte f contrôleur de disque;disk copy copie f de disquette;disk drive unité f ou lecteur m de disque/disquette;disk error erreur f disque;disk file fichier m disque;disk fragmentation fragmentation f de disque;disk mailer pochette f d'expédition de disquette;disk memory mémoire f à disque;disk operating system système m d'exploitation de disques;disk space espace m disque -
64 post
1 noun(job) poste m;∎ the post is still vacant nous n'avons pas encore pourvu à ce poste;∎ he got a post as an economist il a obtenu un poste d'économiste(assign) affecter;∎ to be posted to a different branch être affecté(e) à une autre succursale1 noun∎ by return of post par retour du courrier;∎ to send sth by post envoyer qch par la poste;∎ it's in the post c'est parti au courrier;∎ can you put the cheque in the post? pouvez-vous poster le chèque?post office account compte m chèque postal;post office box boîte f postale;post office cheque chèque m postal;COMPUTING post office protocol protocole m POP;British post office savings ≃ Caisse f (nationale) d'épargne;post office transfer virement m postal(a) (letter, parcel) mettre à la poste, poster;∎ I'll post it to you je vous l'enverrai par la poste∎ to post an amount passer un montant;∎ to post the books passer les écritures(c) (publicize)(results) annoncer;∎ they have posted a ten percent increase in profits ils ont annoncé une augmentation des bénéfices de dix pour cent∎ to post security déposer des garanties -
65 tick
1 noun∎ to buy sth on tick acheter qch à crédit∎ to put a tick against sth cocher qch(on form) cocher;∎ tick the appropriate box cocher la case correspondante -
66 black
[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) noir2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) noir3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) noir4) (without milk: black coffee.) noir5) (evil: black magic.) noir6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) noir7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) noir2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) noir2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) noir3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) Noir, Noire3. verb(to make black.) noircir- blacken - black art/magic - blackbird - blackboard - black box - the Black Death - black eye - blackhead - blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) mettre sur une/la liste noire5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) chantage- Black Maria - black market - black marketeer - blackout - black sheep - blacksmith - black and blue - black out - in black and white -
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68 into
['intu]1) (to or towards the inside of; to within: The eggs were put into the box; They disappeared into the mist.) dans2) (against: The car ran into the wall.) dans3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) en4) (expressing the idea of division: Two into four goes twice.) divisé (par, en) -
69 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) corde, ligne2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) ligne3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) ligne4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) ride5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) rang, rangée6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) mot7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) lignée8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) tracé, direction9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) voie10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) pipeline; ligne11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) ligne12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) ligne13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) gamme de produits; domaine14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) ligne2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) s'aligner (le long de)2) (to mark with lines.) ligner•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman - hard lines! - in line for - in - out of line with - line up - read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) doubler, tapisser2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) doubler•- lined- liner- lining -
70 oven
(a closed box-like space, usually part of a cooker, which is heated for cooking food: She put the cake into the oven.) four -
71 safe
I 1. [seif] adjective1) ((negative unsafe) protected, or free (from danger etc): The children are safe from danger in the garden.) à l'abri (de)2) (providing good protection: You should keep your money in a safe place.) sûr3) (unharmed: The missing child has been found safe and well.) sauf4) (not likely to cause harm: These pills are safe for children.) sans danger5) ((of a person) reliable: a safe driver; He's a very fast driver but he's safe enough.) fiable•- safeness- safely - safety - safeguard 2. verb(to protect: Put a good lock on your door to safeguard your property.) protéger- safety lamp - safety measures - safety-pin - safety valve - be on the safe side - safe and sound II [seif] noun(a heavy metal chest or box in which money etc can be locked away safely: There is a small safe hidden behind that picture on the wall.) coffre-fort -
72 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) être debout2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) se mettre debout3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) rester4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) maintenir5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) s'élever6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) dans l'état oû, dans ces conditions7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) être candidat (à)8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) poser (droit/debout)9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) supporter10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) offrir2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) poste2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) support3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) étalage4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribune5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barre•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) durée2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) importance•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) sans garantie5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) sans garantie- stand-in- standing-room - make someone's hair stand on end - stand aside - stand back - stand by - stand down - stand fast/firm - stand for - stand in - stand on one's own two feet - stand on one's own feet - stand out - stand over - stand up for - stand up to -
73 trunk
1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) tronc2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) malle3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) trompe4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) tronc5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) coffre•- trunks -
74 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) travail2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) travail3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) travail4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) oeuvre5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) travail6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) travail2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) (faire) travailler (sur/à)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) travailler3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) (faire) fonctionner4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) marcher5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) progresser (lentement)6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) devenir peu à peu7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) façonner•- - work- workable - worker - works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mécanisme2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) oeuvres•- work-box - workbook - workforce - working class - working day - work-day - working hours - working-party - work-party - working week - workman - workmanlike - workmanship - workmate - workout - workshop - at work - get/set to work - go to work on - have one's work cut out - in working order - out of work - work of art - work off - work out - work up - work up to - work wonders -
75 front
A n1 ( forward facing area) ( of house) façade f ; ( of shop) devanture f ; (of cupboard, box) devant m ; ( of sweater) devant m ; (of book, folder) couverture f ; (of card, coin, banknote) recto m ; (of car, boat) avant m ; ( of fabric) endroit m ; the dress buttons at the front la robe se boutonne sur le devant ; write the address on the front of the envelope écrivez l'adresse au recto de l'enveloppe ;2 ( furthest forward part) (of train, queue) tête f ; ( of building) devant m ; ( of auditorium) premier rang m ; at the front of the line/procession en tête de la file/procession ; at the front of the house sur le devant de la maison ; to sit at the front of the class s'asseoir au premier rang de la classe ; he pushed to the front of the crowd il s'est faufilé au premier rang de la foule ; face the front! regardez devant! ; I'll sit in the front with the driver je vais m'asseoir devant, à côté du chauffeur ; there's room at the front of the coach il y a de la place à l'avant du car ; from front to back of the house du devant à l'arrière de la maison ; how long is the car from front to back? la voiture fait combien de long? ;4 ( stomach) ventre m ; to sleep/lie on one's front dormir/se coucher sur le ventre ; to spill sth down one's front se renverser qch sur le devant ;5 GB ( promenade) front m de mer, bord m de mer ; on the sea/river front au bord de la mer/de la rivière ; a hotel on the front un hotel en bord de mer or sur le bord de mer ;6 Meteorol front m ;7 ( area of activity) côté m ; changes on the domestic ou home front Pol des changements côté politique intérieure ; there's nothing new on the wages front il n'y a rien de neuf côté salaires ; there are problems on the financial front il y a des problèmes sur le plan financier ;8 fig ( outer appearance) façade f ; his cynicism is just a front son cynisme n'est qu'une façade ; to put on a brave front faire bonne figure ; to present a united front présenter un front uni ;1 ( facing street) [entrance] côté rue ; [garden, window, wall] de devant ; [bedroom] qui donne sur la rue ;2 ( furthest from rear) [tyre, wheel] avant (after n) ; [seat] ( in cinema) au premier rang ; ( in vehicle) de devant ; [leg, paw, tooth] de devant ; [edge, panel] avant (after n) ; [carriage, coach] de tête (after n) ; in the front row au premier rang ; go and sit in the front seat va t'asseoir devant ;4 ( head-on) [view] de face (after n).C in front adv phr ( ahead) who's in front? qui gagne? ; I'm 30 points in front j'ai 30 points d'avance ; the Italian car is in front on the tenth lap c'est la voiture italienne qui mène au dixième tour.1 ( before) devant ; sit/walk in front of me asseyez-vous/marchez devant moi ; in front of the mirror/TV/house devant la glace/télé/maison ;2 ( in the presence of) devant ; not in front of the children! pas devant les enfants!E vtr2 ○ ( lead) être à la tête de [band, company, party] ;3 TV présenter [TV show].F vi -
76 match
A n1 Sport match m (against contre ; between entre) ;2 ( for lighting fire) allumette f ; a box/book of matches une boîte/pochette d'allumettes ; to put ou set a match to sth mettre le feu à qch ; (have you) got a match ○ ? tu as du feu? ;3 (equal, challenger) to be a match for sb être un adversaire à la mesure de qn ; to be no match for sb être trop faible pour qn ; to meet one's match trouver quelqu'un à sa hauteur ; he's met his match in her avec elle, il a trouvé quelqu'un à qui se mesurer ; to be more than a match for sb surpasser qn ;4 ( thing that harmonizes or corresponds) to be a good match for sth [shoes, curtains, colour] aller très bien avec qch ; those two cushions are a good match ces deux coussins vont bien ensemble ; I couldn't find an exact match for the broken cup je n'ai pas pu trouver de tasse exactement pareille à celle qui avait été cassée ; the blood sample is a perfect match with that found at the scene of the crime l'échantillon de sang correspond parfaitement au sang trouvé sur les lieux du crime ;5 ( marriage) union f, mariage m ; to make a good match épouser un bon parti ; to be a good match for sb être un bon parti pour qn ;6 ( wick on explosive) mèche f.B vtr1 (correspond to, harmonize with) [colour, bag, socks] être assorti à ; [blood type, sample, bone marrow] correspondre à ; [product, outcome, supply] répondre à [demand, expectations] ; [item, word] correspondre à [definition, description] ; her talent did not match her mother's ambitions son talent n'était pas à la hauteur des ambitions de sa mère ; his job ideally matches his interests son travail correspond parfaitement à ses goûts ;2 ( compete with or equal) égaler [record, achievements] ; we will match our competitors' prices nous alignerons nos prix sur ceux de la concurrence ; the government will match your donation dollar for dollar le gouvernement donnera la même somme que vous au dollar près ; his wit cannot be matched il a une intelligence hors pair ; she more than matched him in aggression elle le valait bien sur le plan de l'agressivité ; he is to be matched against the world champion on a organisé une rencontre entre lui et le champion du monde ; when it comes to cheating there's nobody to match him pour ce qui est de tricher il n'y en a pas deux comme lui ;3 ( find a match for) to match sb with compatible people trouver les personnes avec lesquelles qn peut s'entendre ; to match trainees with companies mettre en rapport des stagiaires avec des sociétés ; to match a wire to the correct terminal raccorder un fil à la borne qui convient ; to match (up) the names to the photos trouver les noms qui correspondent aux photos.C vi [colours, clothes, curtains] être assortis/-ies ; [components, pieces] aller ensemble ; that button doesn't match ce bouton n'est pas identique aux autres ; a set of matching luggage un ensemble de bagages assortis ; with gloves to match, with matching gloves avec des gants assortis.■ match up:▶ match up [pieces, bits] aller ensemble ;▶ match up [sth], match [sth] up ajuster [pieces, sides, bits] ; to match up to être à la hauteur de [expectation, hopes, reputation]. -
77 shoe
A n1 ( footwear) chaussure f ; a pair of shoes une paire de chaussures ; to take off/put on one's shoes enlever/mettre ses chaussures ;2 ( for horse) fer m ;B modif [box, brush, cleaner, cream] à chaussures ; [factory, manufacturer, retailer, shop] de chaussures.it's a question of dead men's shoes il s'agit d'attendre la mort de quelqu'un pour prendre sa place ; to be in sb's shoes être à la place de qn ; what would you have done in my shoes? qu'aurais-tu fait à ma place? ; to save/wear out shoe leather ménager/user ses semelles ; to shake ou shiver in one's shoes avoir peur, avoir la frousse ○ ; to step into ou fill sb's shoes prendre la place de qn. -
78 tick
A n1 ( of clock) tic-tac m ;4 ○ GB ( short time) minute f fig, seconde f fig ; I'll be with you in a tick/two ticks je suis à toi dans une seconde/deux secondes ; I won't be a tick j'en ai (juste) pour une seconde ; it won't take a tick/two ticks ça ne prendra qu'une seconde/que deux secondes ;■ tick by [hours, minutes] passer.■ tick off:▶ tick [sth/sb] off, tick off [sth/sb]1 ( mark) cocher [name, item] ;■ tick over GB1 Aut [car, engine, meter] tourner ;2 fig [company, business] tourner ; ( not doing really well) tourner au ralenti ; [mind, brain] travailler. -
79 up
up❢ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs ( get up, pick up etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc).A adj1 ( out of bed) she's up elle est levée ; they're often up early/late ils se lèvent souvent tôt/tard ; we were up very late last night nous nous sommes couchés très tard hier soir ; they were up all night ils ont veillé toute la nuit ; she was up all night waiting for them elle a passé toute la nuit à les attendre ; I was still up at 2 am j'étais toujours debout à 2 heures du matin ; John isn't up yet John n'est pas encore levé ; we arrived before anyone was up quand nous sommes arrivés, personne n'était encore levé or tout le monde dormait encore ;2 (higher in amount, level) sales/prices/interest rates are up (by 10%) les ventes/les prix/les taux d'intérêt ont augmenté (de 10%) ; shares/numbers of students are up les actions sont/le nombre d'étudiants est en hausse ; tourism/production is up (by) 5% le tourisme/la production a augmenté de 5% ; his temperature is up 2 degrees sa température a augmenté de 2° ; oranges/carrots are up again le prix des oranges/carottes augmente de nouveau ; sales/prices are 10% up on last year les ventes/les prix ont augmenté de 10% par rapport à l'an dernier ; I came out of the deal £5,000 up j'ai fait 5 000 livres sterling de bénéfice dans cette affaire ;3 ○ ( wrong) what's up? qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; what's up with him? qu'est-ce qu'il lui arrive? ; is there something up? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas? ; there's something up il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas ; there's something up with him/your dad il/ton père n'a pas l'air bien ; what's up with the TV? qu'est-ce qu'elle a la télé? ; what's up with your arm? qu'est-ce que tu as au bras? ; there's something up with the brakes il y a un problème avec les freins ; there's something up with my back mon dos me fait mal ;4 (erected, affixed) the notice/the photograph is up on the board l'annonce/la photographie est affichée sur le panneau ; is the tent up? est-ce que la tente est déjà montée? ; the building will be up in three months time le bâtiment sera terminé dans trois mois ; how long have those curtains been up? depuis quand est-ce que ces rideaux sont pendus or là? ; he had his hand up for five minutes il a gardé la main levée pendant cinq minutes ;5 ( open) he had his umbrella up il avait son parapluie ouvert ; the hood GB of the car was up la capote de la voiture était fermée ; the blinds were up les stores étaient levés ; when the switch/lever is up the machine is off si le bouton/levier est vers le haut la machine est arrêtée ; when the barrier is up you can go through quand la barrière est levée vous pouvez passer ;6 ( finished) ‘time's up!’ ‘le temps est épuisé!’ ; his leave/military service is almost up son congé/service militaire est presque terminé ; when the four days/months were up à la fin des quatre jours/mois ; it's all up ○ with this government c'est la fin du gouvernement ; it's all up ○ with him il est fini ○ ;7 ( facing upwards) ‘this side up’ (on parcel, box) ‘haut’ ; he was lying/floating face up il était allongé/flottait sur le dos ; the bread landed with the buttered side up la tartine est tombée côté beurré vers le haut ;8 ( rising) the river is up la rivière est en crue ; the wind is up le vent est fort ; his colour's up il est tout rouge ; his blood's up fig la moutarde lui monte au nez ;9 ( pinned up) her hair was up elle avait les cheveux relevés ;10 ( cheerful) he's up at the moment il est en forme en ce moment ;12 ( in upward direction) the up escalator l'escalator® qui monte ;13 ( on trial) to be up before a judge passer devant le tribunal ; he's up for murder/fraud il est accusé de meurtre/fraude ;B adv1 ( high) up here/there là-haut ; up on the wardrobe/the top shelf/the hill sur l'armoire/l'étagère la plus haute/la colline ; up in the tree/the clouds dans l'arbre/les nuages ; up at the top of the house tout en haut de la maison ; up on top of the mountain au sommet de la montagne ; up in London à Londres ; up to/in Scotland en Écosse ; up to Aberdeen à Aberdeen ; up North au nord ; four floors up from here quatre étages au-dessus ; I live two floors up j'habite au deuxième étage ; he lives ten floors up from her il habite dix étages au-dessus d'elle ; on the second shelf up sur la deuxième étagère en partant du bas ; I'm on my way up je monte ; I'll be right up je monte tout de suite ; he's on his way up to see you/to the fifth floor il est en train de monter vous voir/au cinquième étage ; it needs to be a bit further up ( picture etc) il faut le mettre un peu plus haut ; all the way up jusqu'en haut, jusqu'au sommet ;2 ( ahead) d'avance ; to be four points up (on sb) avoir quatre points d'avance (sur qn) ; they were two goals up ils menaient avec deux buts d'avance ; she's 40-15 up ( in tennis) elle mène 40-15 ;3 ( upwards) t-shirts from £2 up des t-shirts à partir de deux livres ; from (the age of) 14 up à partir de 14 ans ; everyone in the company from the cleaning lady up tout le monde dans l'entreprise, de la femme de ménage au patron ;4 (at, to high status) to be up with ou among the best/the leaders faire partie des meilleurs/des leaders ; up the workers! vive les travailleurs! ; ‘up with Manchester United’ ‘vive Manchester United’.C prep1 (at, to higher level) up the tree dans l'arbre ; up a ladder sur une échelle ; the library is up the stairs la bibliothèque se trouve en haut de l'escalier ; he ran up the stairs il a monté l'escalier en courant ; the road up the mountain la route qui gravit la montagne ; the spider crawled up my back l'araignée a grimpé le long de mon dos ; the pipe runs up the front of the house le tuyau monte le long de la façade de la maison ;2 ( in direction) the shops are up the road les magasins sont plus loin dans la rue ; she lives up that road there elle habite dans cette rue ; he lives just up the road il habite juste à côté ; the boathouse is further up the river le hangar à bateaux est plus loin au bord de la rivière ; his office is up the corridor from mine son bureau est dans le même couloir que le mien ; he walked up the road singing il a remonté la rue en chantant ; the car drove up the road la voiture a remonté la rue ; I saw him go up that road there je l'ai vu partir dans cette rue ; she's got water up her nose elle a de l'eau dans le nez ; he put it up his sleeve il l'a mis dans sa manche ;E up against prep phr lit up against the wall contre le mur ; fig to be up ou come up against difficulties/opposition rencontrer des difficultés/de l'opposition ; they're up against a very strong team ils sont confrontés à une équipe très forte ; it helps to know what you are up against il faut savoir ce contre quoi on se bat ; we're really up against it on a vraiment des problèmes.F up and about adv phr ( out of bed) debout, réveillé ; ( after illness) to be up and about again être de nouveau sur pied.1 ( to and fro) to walk ou pace up and down aller et venir, faire les cent pas ; he was walking up and down the garden il faisait les cent pas dans le jardin ; they travelled up and down the country ils ont sillonné le pays ; she's been up and down all night ( in and out of bed) elle n'a pas arrêté de se lever pendant la nuit ; he's a bit up and down at the moment fig ( depressed) il n'a pas le moral en ce moment ; ( ill) il n'est pas en forme en ce moment ;2 ( throughout) up and down the country/region dans tout le pays/toute la région.H up and running adj phr, adv phr to be up and running [company, project] bien marcher ; [system] bien fonctionner ; to get sth up and running faire marcher or fonctionner qch.I up for prep phr he's up for election il se présente aux élections ; the subject up for discussion/consideration is… le sujet qu'on aborde/considère est…1 ( to particular level) jusqu'à ; up to here jusqu'ici ; up to there jusque là ; I was up to my knees in water j'étais dans l'eau jusqu'aux genoux ;2 ( as many as) jusqu'à, près de ; up to 20 people/50 dollars jusqu'à 20 personnes/50 dollars ; up to 500 people arrive every day près de 500 personnes arrivent tous les jours ; reductions of up to 50% des réductions qui peuvent atteindre 50% ; tax on profits of up to £150,000 les impôts sur les bénéfices de moins de 150 000 livres sterling ; to work for up to 12 hours a day travailler jusqu'à 12 heures par jour ; a hotel for up to 500 people un hôtel qui peut accueillir jusqu'à 500 personnes ;3 ( until) jusqu'à ; up to 1964 jusqu'en 1964 ; up to 10.30 pm jusqu'à 22 h 30 ; up to now jusqu'à maintenant ; up to chapter two jusqu'au chapitre deux ;4 ( good enough for) I'm not up to it ( not capable) je n'en suis pas capable ; ( not well enough) je n'en ai pas la force ; I'm not up to going to London/going back to work je n'ai pas le courage d'aller à Londres/de retourner travailler ; I'm not up to writing a book je ne suis pas capable d'écrire un livre ; the play wasn't up to much la pièce n'était pas formidable ; this piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard ce travail n'est pas au niveau de ce que vous faites d'habitude ;5 ( expressing responsibility) it's up to you/him to do c'est à toi/lui de faire ; ‘shall I leave?’-‘it's up to you!’ ‘est-ce que je devrais partir?’-‘c'est à toi de décider!’ ; if it were up to me/him si ça dépendait de moi/de lui ;6 ( doing) what is he up to? qu'est-ce qu'il fait? ; what are those children up to? qu'est-ce qu'ils fabriquent ○ ces enfants? ; they're up to something ils mijotent ○ quelque chose.L ○ vi ( p prés etc - pp-) he upped and left/hit him tout d'un coup il s'est levé et il est parti/l'a frappé ; she upped and married someone else elle a épousé quelqu'un d'autre sans attendre.the company is on the up and up ça marche très bien pour l'entreprise ; to be one up on sb faire mieux que qn ; to be up for it ○ être partant ○ ; to be (well) up on s'y connaître en [art, history etc] ; être au courant de [news, developments, changes] ; the ups and downs les hauts et les bas (of de) ; up yours ◑ ! va te faire foutre ◑ ! -
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alert [ə'lɜ:t]1 nounalerte f;∎ to give the alert donner l'alerte;∎ the sentries were told to be on the alert for an attack les sentinelles avaient ordre de se tenir prêtes en cas d'attaque;∎ the navy has been put on full alert l'alerte générale a été déclarée dans la marine;∎ they're always on the alert for interesting stories ils sont toujours à l'affût d'histoires intéressantes(a) (vigilant) vigilant, sur le qui-vive;∎ you should be alert to the possible dangers soyez conscient des éventuels dangers(b) (lively → child, mind) vif, éveilléalerter, donner l'alerte à;∎ to alert sb to a danger avertir qn d'un danger;∎ a noise alerted her to the presence of an intruder un bruit l'avertit de la présence d'un intrus►► Computing alert box message m d'alerte
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