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1 substance
substance ['sʌbstəns]1 noun∎ tobacco contains harmful substances le tabac contient des substances nocives;∎ illegal substances stupéfiants mpl(b) (solidity) solidité f;∎ it seemed to have as little substance as a ghost cela semblait aussi immatériel qu'un fantôme∎ that's the substance of what he said voilà en substance ce qu'il a dit;∎ the substance of the charges l'essentiel m de l'inculpation;∎ the substance of the case le fond de l'affaire;∎ I agree in substance je suis d'accord sur le fond(d) (significance, weight) étoffe f, poids m;∎ these developments add substance to our hypothesis ces développements donnent davantage de poids à notre hypothèse;∎ I find his stories lack substance je trouve que ses histoires manquent d'étoffe;∎ their claim lacks substance leur revendication est sans fondement ou n'est pas fondée∎ a woman of substance (rich) une femme riche ou aisée; (powerful) une femme puissante; (influential) une femme influente(generally) en gros, en substance; (basically) à la base, au fond; (in brief) en substance, en somme►► substance abuse abus m de stupéfiants -
2 lace
lace [leɪs]1. nouna. ( = fabric) dentelle fb. ( = shoelace) lacet ma. lacerb. to lace with [+ alcohol] arroser de4. compounds[collar, curtains] en dentelle* * *[leɪs] 1.1) [U] ( fabric) dentelle f2) [C] (on shoe, boot, dress) lacet m; ( on tent) cordon m2. 3.transitive verb1) ( tie) lacer [shoes, corset]; attacher [tent flap]2) ( add substance to)•Phrasal Verbs:- lace up -
3 lace
A n2 ∁ (on shoe, boot, dress) lacet m ; ( on tent) cordon m ; shoe laces lacets mpl de chaussures ; to tie one's laces nouer or attacher ses lacets.C vtr1 (fasten, tie) lacer [shoes, corset, dress] ; attacher [tent flap] ; to lace sb into lacer qn dans [corset] ;2 ( add substance to) to lace a drink with sth mettre qch dans une boisson [alcohol, poison] ; his drink was laced with whisky on avait mis du whisky dans sa boisson ; to be laced with fig être mêlé de [irony, humour, colour].■ lace up:▶ lace up [shoe, corset, dress] se lacer ; the dress laces up at the back la robe se lace dans le dos ;▶ lace [sth] up, lace up [sth] lacer [shoes, boots, corset, dress] ; attacher [tent flap]. -
4 mix
A n2 Culin, Constr (for cement, paste, cake) mélange m ; a cake mix ( in packet) une préparation pour gâteau ;B vtr1 ( combine) mélanger [ingredients, colours] (with avec ; and à) ; mélanger, mêler [objects] ; combiner [styles, types, methods, systems] (with avec ; and à) ; to mix sth into ( add to) incorporer qch à ; to mix one's drinks faire des mélanges ; to mix and match assortir [colours, styles] ;2 ( make) préparer [drink, cocktail] ; malaxer [concrete, cement, paste] ; to mix the flour and the water into a paste malaxer la farine et l'eau pour obtenir une pâte ;3 Mus mixer [record, track].C vi2 ( socialize) être sociable ; to mix with fréquenter.■ mix around:▶ mix [sth] around, mix around [sth]1 ( blend) mélanger, remuer [mixture, ingredients, paste] ;■ mix in:▶ mix [sth] in, mix in [sth] incorporer [ingredient, substance] (with à).■ mix up:▶ mix [sth] up, mixup [sth]1 ( get confused over) confondre [dates, names, tickets] ; to mix up A and B/A with B confondre A et B/A avec B ; to get two things mixed up confondre deux choses ;2 ( confuse) embrouiller, désorienter [person] (about, over à propos de) ; to get mixed up about s'embrouiller à propos de ;3 ( jumble up) mélanger, mêler [papers, photos, clothes] ;4 ( involve) to mix sb up in impliquer qn dans, mêler qn à ; to get mixed up in se trouver mêlé à ; to be mixed up with sb gen fréquenter qn ; ( having affair with) avoir une liaison avec qn ; to get mixed up with sb se mettre à fréquenter qn. -
5 chalk
chalk [tʃɔ:k]1 noun∎ a piece of chalk un morceau de craie;∎ British chalk and talk = méthode d'enseignement traditionnelle;∎ British they're as different as chalk and cheese c'est le jour et la nuit∎ a set of coloured chalks un assortiment de craies de couleur∎ by a long chalk de beaucoup, de loin;∎ not by a long chalk loin de là, tant s'en faut;∎ the best by a long chalk le meilleur, et de loin(write) écrire à la craie; (mark) marquer à la craie; (rub with chalk → gen) frotter de craie; (→ cue) enduire de craie;∎ to chalk one's name on a wall écrire son nom sur un mur à la craie;∎ Carpentry to chalk a line tringler une ligne(hills, cliffs) crayeux; (drawing) à la craie►► chalk line (drawn) trait m à la craie; Carpentry (string) cordeau m; (made by string) ligne f faite au cordeau(draw → line, pattern) esquisser ou tracer (à la craie)(a) (write in chalk) écrire à la craie∎ chalk that one up to me mettez cela sur mon compte;∎ figurative to chalk sth up to experience mettre qch au compte de l'expérience;∎ they chalked their defeat up to lack of practice ils ont mis leur défaite sur le compte du manque d'entraînement(c) (add up → points, score) totaliser, marquer -
6 sum
1 noun(a) (amount of money) somme f;∎ it's going to cost us a considerable sum (of money) ça va nous coûter beaucoup d'argent ou très cher∎ the whole is greater than the sum of its parts l'ensemble est encore meilleur que la somme des éléments qui le compose(c) (arithmetical operation) calcul m;∎ British to do sums faire du calcul;∎ British he's very weak at sums il est très faible en calcul;∎ I tried to do the sum in my head j'ai essayé de faire le calcul de tête;∎ figurative they've really got their sums right ils ont bien calculé leur coup∎ in sum en somme, somme toute;∎ the sum and substance of her argument les grandes lignes de son raisonnement(add) additionner, faire le total de; (calculate) calculer►► Finance sum payable charge f à payer;sum total totalité f, somme f totale;∎ the report contains the sum total of research in the field ce rapport contient tous les résultats de la recherche en ce domaine;∎ that is the sum total of our knowledge voilà à quoi se résume tout ce que nous savons;∎ is that the sum total of what you've done today? c'est tout ce que vous avez fait aujourd'hui?➲ sum up(a) (summarize) résumer, récapituler;∎ one word sums the matter up un mot suffit à résumer la question;∎ he summed us up immediately il nous a jaugés ou classés sur-le-champ;∎ I summed up the situation at a glance un simple coup d'œil m'a suffi pour jauger la situation∎ to sum up I will say that… en résumé je dirai que…;∎ in summing up the judge said… dans son résumé, le juge a dit…
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