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A n1 the absolute l'absolu m ;2 (rule, principle) vérité f absolue ; rigid absolutes des vérités qui n'admettent aucune contradiction.B adj1 ( complete) [certainty, discretion, minimum, proof, right etc] absolu ; Pol [power, monarch] absolu ; absolute majority Pol majorité f absolue ; absolute beginner vrai débutant ;2 ( emphatic) [chaos, disaster, idiot, scandal] véritable ;4 Jur decree absolute décret m irrévocable ; the decree was made absolute le décret a été prononcé irrévocable ;5 Ling [ablative, construction] absolu ; -
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dead [ded]1. adjectivea. [person, animal, plant] mort• will he do it? -- over my dead body! (inf) il le fera ? -- il faudra d'abord qu'il me passe sur le corps !• I wouldn't be seen dead with him! (inf) pour rien au monde je ne voudrais être vu avec lui !• I wouldn't be seen dead in that pub! (inf) il est hors de question que je mette les pieds (inf) dans ce bar !• you're dead meat! (inf!) t'es un homme mort ! (inf)b. [limbs] engourdic. [battery] à plat ; [town] mortd. ( = absolute, exact) to hit sth dead centre frapper qch en plein milieu• it's a dead cert (inf!) c'est sûr et certain2. adverb3. noun4. plural noun5. compounds* * *[ded] 1.1)2.1) ( no longer living) mortthe dead man/woman — le mort/la morte
to play dead — faire le mort/la morte
dead and buried — lit, fig mort et enterré
I'm absolutely dead! — (colloq) ( exhausted) je suis mort! (colloq)
2) ( extinct) [language] mort; [custom] désuet/-ète; [issue] dépassé; [fire] mort3) (dull, not lively) [place] mort; [audience] apathique4) (not functioning, idle) [battery] à plat; [capital] inactif/-ivethe phone went dead — tout d'un coup, plus rien (sur la ligne)
5) ( impervious) insensible (to à)6) ( numb) [limb] engourdi7) ( absolute)3.adverb surtout GB (absolutely, completely) absolumentdead on time — pile (colloq) à l'heure
dead on six o'clock — à six heures pile (colloq)
dead easy — (colloq) simple comme bonjour (colloq)
they were dead lucky! — (colloq) ils ont eu du pot! (colloq)
dead drunk — (colloq) ivre mort
dead tired — (colloq) crevé (colloq), claqué (colloq)
I was dead scared! — (colloq) j'avais une trouille bleue! (colloq)
you're dead right! — (colloq) tu as parfaitement raison!
‘dead slow’ — Automobile ‘roulez au pas’
to be dead against — être totalement opposé à [idea, plan]
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pitch [pɪt∫]1. noun• football/cricket pitch terrain m de football/de cricketb. ( = degree) he had worked himself up to such a pitch of indignation that... il était parvenu à un tel degré d'indignation que...• tension has reached such a high pitch that... la tension est telle que...e. ( = argument) to make a pitch for sth plaider pour qchg. ( = tar) poix fa. ( = throw) [+ ball, object] lancer• the incident pitched him into the political arena cet incident l'a propulsé dans l'arène politiqueb. [+ musical note] donner• the speech must be pitched at the right level for the audience le ton du discours doit être adapté au publicc. ( = set up) to pitch a tent dresser une tenteb. [ship] tanguer4. compounds• it's pitch-black outside il fait noir comme dans un four dehors ► pitch blackness noun noir m complet• it's pitch-dark il fait noir comme dans un four ► pitch invasion noun (British Sport) invasion f du terrain( = try and get) chercher à obtenir* * *[pɪtʃ] 1.1) Sport terrain m2) ( sound level) gen (of note, voice) hauteur f; Music ton mabsolute pitch —
perfect pitch — oreille f absolue
3) ( degree) degré m; ( highest point) comble m4) ( sales talk) gen, Commerce boniment m5) Construction, Nautical ( tar) brai m6) ( for street trader) emplacement m2.transitive verbto be pitched forward — [person] être projeté vers l'avant
3) Music [singer] trouver [note]; [player] donner [note]to pitch one's voice higher/lower — hausser/baisser le ton de la voix
4) ( erect) planter [tent]3.1) ( be thrown) [rider, passenger] être projetéto pitch and roll ou toss — Nautical tanguer
2) US ( in baseball) lancer (la balle)•Phrasal Verbs:- pitch in -
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['pozətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) positif2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) indéniable3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) certain4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) vrai5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) positif6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) positif7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) positif8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) positif2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) positif2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) affirmatif•- positively -
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A n2 ( death) to rise/be raised from the dead ressusciter/être ressuscité d'entre les morts ;3 fig ( depths) at dead of night, in the dead of night en pleine nuit, au cœur de la nuit ; in the dead of winter en plein hiver, au cœur de l'hiver.B adj1 ( no longer living) [person] mort, décédé ; [animal, tree, flower, leaf, skin] mort ; the dead man/woman le mort/la morte ; a dead body un cadavre ; to drop (down) dead tomber raide mort ; to play dead faire le mort/la morte ; drop dead ○ ! va te faire voir ○ ! ; to shoot sb dead abattre qn ; dead and buried lit, fig mort et enterré ; they're all dead and gone now ils nous ont tous quittés maintenant ; more dead than alive plus mort que vif ; ‘wanted, dead or alive’ ‘recherché, mort ou vif’ ; to leave sb for dead laisser qn pour mort ; to give sb up for dead tenir qn pour mort ; I'm absolutely dead ○ after that walk! ( exhausted) je suis absolument mort ○ après cette marche! ;2 ( extinct) [language] mort ; [custom, law] désuet/-ète, tombé en désuétude ; [issue, debate] dépassé ; [cigarette] éteint ; [fire] éteint, mort ; [match] usagé ; are these glasses dead? GB avez-vous fini avec ces verres? ;4 (not functioning, idle) [battery] à plat ; [bank account] dormant ; [capital, money] improductif/-ive, inactif/-ive ; [file] qu'on ne consulte plus ; the phone went dead tout d'un coup il n'y avait plus de tonalité (sur la ligne) ;5 ( impervious) to be dead to sth être insensible à qch ;7 ( absolute) a dead calm un calme plat ; dead silence silence de mort ; to be a dead shot ○ être un tireur d'élite ; to come to a dead stop s'arrêter net ; she hit the target in the dead centre elle a atteint la cible en plein milieu.C adv surtout GB (absolutely, completely) absolument ; are you dead certain? est-ce que tu es absolument sûr?, est-ce que tu es sûr et certain? ; he was staring dead ahead il regardait droit devant lui ; sail dead ahead navigue droit devant ; dead in the middle of the street en plein milieu de la rue ; to be dead level être parfaitement plat ; to be dead on time être pile ○ à l'heure ; I left (at) dead on six o'clock je suis parti à six heures pile ○ or sonnantes ; it's dead easy ○ ! c'est simple comme bonjour ○ ! ; his shot was dead on target son coup était en plein dans le mille ; they were dead lucky ○ not to get caught! ils ont eu du pot ○ de ne pas se faire prendre! ; dead drunk ○ ivre mort ; dead tired ○ crevé ○, claqué ○ ; I was dead scared ○ ! j'avais une trouille bleue ○ ! ; you're dead right ○ ! tu as parfaitement raison! ; dead good! génial ○ ! ; ‘dead slow’ Aut ‘roulez au pas’ ; to drive dead slow rouler au pas ; dead straight absolument or tout à fait droit ; to be dead against être totalement opposé à [idea, plan] ; to be dead set on doing être tout à fait décidé à faire ; he's dead on ○ for that job US il est sûr de décrocher ce poste ; you're dead on ○ ! US tu as tout à fait raison! ; to stop dead s'arrêter net ; to cut sb dead snober qn.to be dead to the world dormir comme une souche, être dans les bras de Morphée liter ; I wouldn't be seen dead wearing that hat! je ne porterais ce chapeau pour rien au monde! ; I wouldn't be seen dead in a place like that! pour rien au monde je ne voudrais être vu dans un endroit pareil! ; the affair is dead but it won't lie down l'affaire est loin d'être enterrée ; dead men tell no tales Prov les morts ne parlent pas ; the only good traitor is a dead traitor un bon traître est un traître mort ; you do that and you're dead meat ○ ! US tu fais ça et je te tue!
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