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81 give and take
(willingness to allow someone something in return for being allowed something oneself.) concessions mutuelles -
82 give away
1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) donner2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).) révéler -
83 give way
1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) céder2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) s'effondrer3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) céder (à) -
84 global village
noun (the world thought of as a small place, because modern communication allow fast and efficient contact even to its remote parts.) village planétaire -
85 grow
[ɡrəu]past tense - grew; verb1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) pousser2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) grandir3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) laisser pousser4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) devenir5) (to become: It's growing dark.) devenir•- grower- grown - growth - grown-up - grown-up - grow on - grow up -
86 he etc will
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) ne pas vouloir entendre parler de -
87 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) frapper2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) (r)envoyer3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) toucher4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) atteindre2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) coup2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) coup réussi3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) (à) succès•- hit-or-miss - hit back - hit below the belt - hit it off - hit on - hit out - make a hit with -
88 indulgent
adjective (willing to allow people to do or have what they wish (often to too great an extent): an indulgent parent.) indulgent -
89 keep back
1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) ne pas s'approcher (de)2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) cacher3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) retenir -
90 keep down
1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) ne pas bouger2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) limiter3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) garder, digérer -
91 keep in
1) (not to allow to go or come out or outside: The teacher kept him in till he had finished the work.) empêcher qqn de sortir2) (to stay close to the side of a road etc.) rester bien au bord (à droite) -
92 keep out
(not to (allow to) enter: The notice at the building site said `Keep out!'; This coat keeps out the wind.) empêcher qqn d'entrer -
93 leeway
1) (the drifting of a ship etc away from its true course, or the amount of this.) dérive2) (lost time: He has a lot of leeway to make up at school after being away ill.) retard (à rattraper)3) (extra space, time etc allowed: Book the later flight so as to allow yourself some leeway in case you're delayed.) marge (de sécurité) -
94 let
I [let] present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) laisser2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) faire en sorte que3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!)•- let someone or something alone/be - let alone/be - let down - let fall - let go of - let go - let in - out - let in for - let in on - let off - let up - let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) louer- to let -
95 let in
(to allow to come in, go out: Let me in!; I let the dog out.) faire entrer/sortir -
96 let in on
(to allow to share (a secret etc): We'll let her in on our plans.) mettre au courant -
97 let off
1) (to fire (a gun) or cause (a firework etc) to explode: He let the gun off accidentally.) faire partir, faire éclater2) (to allow to go without punishment etc: The policeman let him off (with a warning).) laisser partir -
98 let well alone
(to allow things to remain as they are, in order not to make them worse.) le mieux est l'ennemi du bien -
99 out
(to allow to come in, go out: Let me in!; I let the dog out.) faire entrer/sortir -
100 pension off
(to allow to retire, or to dismiss, with a pension: They pensioned him off when they found a younger man for the job.) mettre à la retraite
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