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1 attention
A n1 (notice, interest) attention f ; media attention attention des médias ; to attract (much) attention attirer (beaucoup) l'attention ; to get/hold/have sb's attention attirer/retenir/avoir l'attention de qn ; to be the centre ou focus of attention être le centre d'attention ; to draw attention to sth, to focus attention on sth attirer l'attention sur qch ; to seek ou demand attention [child] chercher à attirer l'attention ; to give one's full attention to sth prêter toute son attention à qch ; to divide one's attention between X and Y partager son attention entre X et Y ; to turn one's attention to sth tourner son attention sur qch ; I wasn't paying attention je ne faisais pas attention ; to bring sth to sb's attention porter qch à l'attention de qn ; it has come to my attention that il est venu à mon attention que ; it has been drawn to my attention that j'ai appris que ; attention please! votre attention s'il vous plaît! ; pay attention! écoutez! ;2 (treatment, care) gen attention f ; Med assistance f ; medical attention assistance médicale ; his spelling needs attention il doit faire attention à l'orthographe ; attention to detail le souci du détail ; to give some attention to sth s'occuper de qch ; the car needs attention il faut s'occuper de la voiture ; my hair needs attention il faut que je fasse quelque chose pour mes cheveux ; I will give the matter my earliest ou urgent attention sout je m'occuperai de la question dès que possible ; for the attention of à l'attention de ; some letters for your attention, sir pourriez-vous regarder ces lettres monsieur? ; with proper attention she will recover si elle est bien suivie, elle se rétablira ; with proper attention the washing machine will last for years bien entretenue, cette machine à laver marchera de nombreuses années ;3 Mil to stand to ou at attention être au garde-à-vous ; to come to attention se mettre au garde-à-vous. -
2 pay *****
[peɪ] paid vb: pt, pp1. n(gen) pagato be in sb's pay — essere pagato (-a) da or essere al servizio di qn
2. vt1) (gen) pagare, (debt, account) saldare, pagarehe paid him £10 — gli ha dato 10 sterline
I paid £15 for that record — quel disco l'ho pagato 15 sterline
to be or get paid on Fridays — prendere or riscuotere la paga il venerdì
to pay one's way — (to contribute one's share) pagare la propria parte, (to remain solvent: company) coprire le spese
to put paid to — (plan, person) rovinare, (trip) impedire
to pay dividends Fin — pagare dividendi, fig dare buoni frutti
2) (be profitable to: also), fig convenire aI wasn't paying attention to what the teacher was saying — non stavo prestando attenzione a quello che diceva l'insegnante
See:3. vi1) pagaredon't worry, I'll pay — non preoccuparti, pagherò io
2) (be profitable) rendere, convenirethe business doesn't pay — l'attività non rende or non è redditizia
3) (fig: to suffer) pagareshe paid for it with her life — le è costato la vita, ha pagato con la vita
•- pay back- pay down- pay for- pay in- pay off- pay out- pay up -
3 -distratto e distracted-
Nota d'usoLa parola distratto può essere tradotta con “distracted” solo quando si specificano le cause della distrazione: È distratta dal vostro continuo chiacchiericcio, she's distracted by your constant chattering. Distratto nel senso di disattento, viene espresso in inglese con una perifrasi: Scusa, ero distratto, sorry, I wasn't paying attention (non sorry, I was distracted). -
4 switch
switch [swɪtʃ]1 noun(a) Electricity (for light) interrupteur m; (on radio, television) bouton m; Technology & Telecommunications commutateur m;∎ is the switch on/off? est-ce que c'est allumé/éteint?;∎ two-way switch (interrupteur m) va-et-vient m∎ the switch to the new equipment went very smoothly on s'est très bien adaptés au nouveau matériel;∎ a sudden switch in foreign policy un subit revirement de la politique étrangère;∎ to make the switch from gas to electricity passer du gaz à l'électricité(c) (swap, trade) échange m(f) (hairpiece) postiche m∎ he switched subjects after two years at university il a changé de filière après deux ans d'université;∎ the two employees asked to switch jobs les deux employés ont demandé à échanger leurs postes;∎ to switch places with sb échanger sa place avec qn;∎ she offered to switch jobs with me elle a offert d'échanger son poste contre le mien;∎ can I switch it for another one? puis-je l'échanger contre un autre?;∎ he's been switched to another department il a été muté dans un autre service∎ she switched her attention back to the speaker elle reporta son attention sur le conférencier;∎ I tried to switch the discussion to something less controversial j'ai essayé d'orienter la discussion vers un sujet moins épineux∎ to switch channels/frequencies changer de chaîne/de fréquence∎ the freight train was switched to another track le train de marchandises fut aiguillé sur une autre voie(e) (hit with stick) donner un coup de baguette à;∎ to switch its tail (cow) battre l'air de sa queue∎ to switch a position reporter une position d'une échéance à une autre plus éloignéechanger;∎ she started studying medicine but switched to architecture elle a commencé par étudier la médecine, mais elle a changé pour faire architecture;∎ I'd like to switch to another topic j'aimerais changer de sujet;∎ can I switch to another channel? est-ce que je peux changer de chaîne?;∎ the committee switched to the problem of recruitment le comité passa au problème du recrutement;∎ we've switched to another brand nous avons changé de marque;∎ they've switched to American equipment ils ont adopté du matériel américain;∎ to switch (from gas) to electricity passer (du gaz) à l'électricité;∎ he switches effortlessly from one language to another il passe d'une langue à une autre avec une grande aisance►► Stock Exchange switch trading aribtrage m∎ to switch back from electricity to gas repasser (de l'électricité) au gaz;∎ we switched back to gas nous sommes revenus au gaz;∎ to switch back to BBC2 remettre sur BBC2∎ don't forget to switch the lights off when you leave n'oublie pas d'éteindre la lumière en partant;∎ the radio switches itself off la radio s'éteint ou s'arrête automatiquement;∎ they've switched off the power ils ont coupé le courant;∎ Cars to switch off the ignition or engine couper le contact, arrêter le moteur∎ how do you get the oven to switch off? comment tu éteins le four?∎ don't switch off! restez à l'écoute!∎ he switches off whenever we talk about politics il décroche chaque fois qu'on parle politique(a) (light, heating, oven, TV, radio) allumer; (engine, washing machine, vacuum cleaner) mettre en marche;∎ could you switch on the light? pourrais-tu allumer (la lumière)?;∎ the power isn't switched on il n'y a pas de courant;∎ Cars to switch on the ignition mettre le contact∎ to switch on the charm faire du charme;∎ to switch on the tears pleurer sur commande;∎ familiar they switched me on to new ideas ils m'ont initié aux idées nouvelles(a) (light, heating, oven, TV, radio) s'allumer; (engine, washing machine, vacuum cleaner) se mettre en marche;∎ the lights switch on and off automatically les lumières s'allument et s'éteignent automatiquement(b) (TV viewer, radio listener) allumer le poste;∎ don't forget to switch on at the same time tomorrow! soyez à l'écoute demain à la même heure!∎ can we switch over at 8 o' clock? est-ce que nous pouvons changer de chaîne à 20 heures?changer de place, déplacer;∎ why don't we switch the desks round? et si on changeait les bureaux de place?;∎ he switched the glasses round when she wasn't looking il échangea les verres pendant qu'elle ne regardait pas;∎ the manager has switched the team round again l'entraîneur a encore changé la composition de l'équipe(two people) changer de place;∎ she's switched round with her brother elle a changé de place avec son frère
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