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1 thousand
A n ( figure) mille m inv ; a thousand and two mille deux ; three thousand trois mille ; about a thousand un millier ; by the thousand ( exactly) par mille ; ( roughly) par milliers.B thousands npl (large numbers, amounts) milliers mpl (of de) ; in their thousands par milliers ; to earn/lose thousands gagner/perdre une fortune ; a cast of thousands des milliers de figurants.C adj mille inv ; four thousand pounds quatre mille livres ; about a thousand people un millier de personnes ; a thousand times mille fois ; a thousand times better mille fois mieux.to die a thousand deaths mourir de honte. -
2 supporting
supporting [sə'pɔ:tɪŋ](b) Cinema & Theatre (role) secondaire, de second plan; (actor) qui a un rôle secondaire ou de second plan;∎ with a supporting cast of thousands avec des milliers de figurants(c) (substantiating) qui confirme, qui soutient;∎ do you have any supporting evidence? avez-vous des preuves à l'appui?►► Building industry supporting beam sommier m;supporting film, supporting programme = film qui passe en première partie de la séance -
3 die
Ⅰ.die1 [daɪ]∎ she's dying (has incurable illness) elle est condamnée; (is in her death throes) elle est mourante ou à l'agonie;∎ she died of cancer elle est morte du ou d'un cancer;∎ he died from his wounds il est mort des suites de ses blessures;∎ thousands are dying of hunger des milliers de gens meurent de faim;∎ literary she died by her own hand elle s'est suicidée ou donné la mort, elle a mis fin à ses jours;∎ to die a hero mourir en héros;∎ he left us to die il nous a abandonnés à la mort;∎ to die in one's bed mourir dans son lit;∎ familiar I nearly died, I could have died (from fear) j'étais mort de trouille; (from embarrassment) j'aurais voulu rentrer sous terre, je ne savais plus où me mettre;∎ he'll do it or die in the attempt il y arrivera coûte que coûte;∎ to die with one's boots on or in harness mourir debout ou en pleine activité;∎ never say die! (don't give up) il ne faut jamais désespérer!; (stay cheerful) courage!, tenez bon!(b) (animal, plant) mourir(d) (fire, love, memory) s'éteindre, mourir; (tradition) s'éteindre, disparaître, mourir; (smile) disparaître, s'évanouir;∎ old habits die hard les mauvaises habitudes ne se perdent pas facilement;∎ her secret died with her elle a emporté son secret dans la tombe∎ to be dying for sth (want very much) avoir une envie folle de qch;∎ I'm dying for a drink j'ai une envie folle de boire qch;∎ to be dying to do sth mourir d'envie de faire qch;∎ she's dying to see him elle meurt d'envie de le voir∎ to die a natural/violent death mourir de sa belle mort/de mort violentes'affaiblir, s'éteindre, mourir(plant) dépérir(a) (wind) tomber, se calmer; (fire → in chimney) baisser; (→ in building, forest) s'apaiser, diminuer; (noise) diminuer; (anger, protest) se calmer, s'apaisermourir les uns après les autres(family, tribe, tradition) disparaître, s'éteindre; (fire) s'éteindre;∎ the panda is in danger of dying out le panda est menacé d'extinctionⅡ.∎ figurative the die is cast les dés sont jetés∎ stamping die étampe f;∎ as straight as a die franc comme l'or
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