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1 engineer
engineer [‚endʒɪ'nɪə(r)]1 noun(a) (for roads, machines, bridges) ingénieur m, femme f ingénieur; (mechanic, repairer) dépanneur(euse) m,f;∎ civil engineer ingénieur m civil;∎ marine engineer ingénieur m du génie maritime;∎ mechanical engineer ingénieur m mécanicien;∎ mining engineer ingénieur m des mines;∎ consulting engineer ingénieur m conseil;∎ production engineer ingénieur m (chargé) de la production;∎ Telecommunications telephone engineer technicien(enne) m,f des télécommunications ou du téléphone∎ chief engineer chef m mécanicien;∎ second engineer officier m mécanicien en second∎ flight engineer (on military aircraft) mécanicien m navigant; (on civil aircraft) mécanicien m de bord;∎ aircraft engineer mécanicien m de piste∎ the engineers le génie, l'arme f du génie;∎ her ex-husband was the engineer of her downfall son ex-mari a été l'instigateur de sa ruine(a) (road, bridge, car) concevoir;∎ the bridge has been superbly engineered le pont est un superbe travail d'ingénierie(b) figurative pejorative (bring about → coup, downfall, defeat) machiner; (→ event, situation) manigancer;∎ she engineered his escape elle a organisé son évasion;∎ he had carefully engineered the seating arrangements il avait disposé les convives avec soin(c) (work → goal, victory) amener►► engineer officer ingénieur m mécanicien -
2 tail
tail [teɪl]1 noun(a) (of animal) queue f;∎ figurative with one's tail between one's legs la queue basse, la queue entre les jambes;∎ to be on sb's tail suivre qn de près;∎ the detective was still on his tail le détective le filait toujours;∎ familiar the car was right on my tail la voiture me collait au derrière ou aux fesses;∎ to turn tail and run prendre ses jambes à son cou;∎ it's a case of the tail wagging the dog c'est le monde à l'envers;∎ the tail of the hostages is wagging the dog of foreign policy le problème des otages décide de la politique étrangère∎ to put a tail on sb faire filer qn□ ;∎ we've got a tail quelqu'un nous file□, nous sommes suivis□∎ he worked his tail off il s'est vraiment décarcassé∎ he's looking for some tail il cherche une femme à se mettre sur le bout3 tailsfamiliar (tailcoat) queue f de pie□2 adverb∎ (of coin) it's tails! (c'est) pile!►► Aviation tail assembly dérive f;tail end (of storm, season, meeting, story) fin f; (of cloth) bout m; (of procession) queue f, fin f;tail feather penne f;Cars tail lamp feu m arrière;tail rotor (of helicopter) fenestron m;Aviation tail section arrière m;∎ a seat in the tail section une place à l'arrièresuivre;∎ she tailed along behind or after us elle traînait derrière nous(sound) s'affaiblir, décroître; (interest, enthusiasm, support) diminuer petit à petit; (book) se terminer en queue de poisson; (competitors in race) s'espacer;∎ his voice tailed slowly away peu à peu sa voix s'affaiblit∎ the line of cars tailed back for 10 miles la file de voitures s'étendait sur 16 km
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