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1. adjectiveintime ; [link, bond] étroit2. nounintime mfa. ( = hint) laisser entendreb. ( = make known officially) annoncer━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque intimate est un adjectif ou un nom, la fin se prononce comme it: ˈɪntɪmɪt ; lorsque c'est un verbe, elle se prononce comme eight: ˈɪntɪmeɪt.* * *1. ['ɪntɪmət]noun intime mf2. ['ɪntɪmət]1) ( personal) gen intime; [belief, friendship] profond; [life] privé2) [relationship] intimeto be intimate with — euph avoir des relations sexuelles avec
3) ( cosy) intime4) ( close) [bond, connection] intime3. ['ɪntɪmeɪt]transitive verb1) ( hint) laisser entendre [wishes]2) ( announce) annoncer -
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(a) (friend, relationship) intime;∎ we were never very intimate nous n'avons jamais été (des amis) intimes;∎ we're on intimate terms with them nous sommes très amis, ils font partie de nos amis intimes(b) (small and cosy) intime;∎ an intimate little bar un petit bar intime;∎ an intimate dinner for two un dîner en amoureux;∎ an intimate (little) dinner party un dîner en tête-à-tête, un petit dîner à deux∎ they were intimate on more than one occasion ils ont eu des rapports (intimes) à plusieurs reprises;∎ he admitted to having had intimate relations with her il a reconnu avoir eu des rapports avec elle(d) (personal, private) intime;∎ humorous spare me the intimate details! fais-moi grâce de tous ces détails!(e) (thorough) profond, approfondi;∎ she has an intimate knowledge of the field elle connaît le sujet à fond(f) (close, direct) étroit;∎ an intimate link un lien étroit2 noun['ɪntɪmət] intime mf(a) (hint, imply) laisser entendre, insinuer;∎ he intimated that he had had an affair with her il a laissé entendre qu'il avait eu une liaison avec elle;∎ her speech intimated strong disapproval son discours laissait paraître son profond désaccord -
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A n intime mf.B adj1 ( personal) [biography, detail, diary, friend, secret, style] intime ; [belief, friendship] profond ; [life] privé ; intimate apparel US lingerie f ; to have an intimate relationship with sb être intime avec qn ; to be on intimate terms with sb être intime avec qn ;3 ( cosy) [atmosphere, occasion, meal, restaurant] intime ;4 ( close) [bond, connection] intime ; to have an intimate acquaintance with, to have an intimate knowledge of avoir une connaissance approfondie de.C vtr -
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1. ['intimət] adjective1) (close and affectionate: intimate friends.) intime2) (private or personal: the intimate details of his correspondence.) intime3) ((of knowledge of a subject) deep and thorough.) approfondi2. noun(a close friend.) intime3. [-meit] verb(to give information or announce.) annoncer- intimacy - intimately -
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B adj1 ( vertically) [hole, ditch, water, wound, wrinkle, breath, sigh, curtsey, armchair] profond ; [mud, snow, carpet] épais/épaisse ; [container, drawer, saucepan, grass] haut ; deep roots Bot racines fpl profondes ; fig bases fpl ; deep cleansing Cosmet nettoyage en profondeur ; a deep-pile carpet une moquette de haute laine ; how deep is the river/wound? quelle est la profondeur de la rivière/blessure? ; the lake is 13 m deep le lac a 13 m de profondeur ; a hole 5 cm deep, a 5 cm deep hole un trou de 5 cm ; the floor was 10 cm deep in water le sol se trouvait sous 10 cm d'eau ; the sound/spring came from a source deep in the earth le son/la fontaine provenait des profondeurs de la terre ;2 ( horizontally) [border, band, strip] large ; [shelf, drawer, cupboard, alcove, stage] profond ; a shelf 30 cm deep une étagère de 30 cm de profondeur ; people were standing six deep les gens étaient debout sur six rangées ; cars were parked three deep les voitures étaient garées sur trois files ;3 fig ( intense) [admiration, concern, depression, dismay, love, faith, impression, sorrow] profond ; [interest, regret, shame] profond, grand ; [desire, need, pleasure] grand ; [difficulty, trouble] gros/grosse ; Physiol [coma, sleep] profond ; my deepest sympathy parfois hum toutes mes condoléances ;4 ( impenetrable) [darkness, forest, jungle, mystery] profond ; [secret] grand ; [person] réservé ; they live in deepest Wales hum ils habitent au fin fond du pays de Galles ; you're a deep one ○ ! tu caches bien ton jeu ○ ! ;5 ( intellectually profound) [idea, insight, meaning, truth, book, thinker] profond ; [knowledge, discussion] approfondi ; [thought] ( concentrated) profond ; ( intimate) intime ; at a deeper level plus en profondeur ;8 (involved, absorbed) to be deep in être absorbé dans [thought, entertainment] ; être plongé dans [book, conversation, work] ; to be deep in debt être endetté jusqu'au cou ;9 [shot, serve] en profondeur.C adv1 ( a long way down) [dig, bury, cut] profondément ; he thrust his hands deep into his pockets/the snow il a enfoncé ses mains dans ses poches/la neige ; she dived deep into the lake elle a plongé dans les profondeurs du lac ; he plunged the knife deep into her body il lui a planté le couteau dans le corps ; deep in the cellars tout au fond des caves ; deep beneath the sea/the earth's surface à une grande profondeur sous la mer/la surface de la terre ; to sink/dig deeper s'enfoncer/creuser plus profondément ; to dig deeper into an affair fig creuser (plus loin) une affaire ; to sink deeper into debt fig s'endetter davantage ; he drank deep of the wine littér il a bu une large rasade de vin ;2 ( a long way in) deep in ou into au cœur de ; deep in the forest, all was still au cœur de la forêt, le silence régnait ; to go deep into the woods s'enfoncer au cœur des bois ; deep in the heart of the maquis/of Texas au cœur du maquis/du Texas ; deep in space loin dans l'espace ; deep in my heart tout au fond de mon cœur ; to be deep in thought/discussion être plongé dans ses pensées/dans une discussion ; to work/talk deep into the night travailler/causer jusque tard dans la nuit ; he gazed deep into my eyes littér il s'est noyé dans mon regard ;3 fig (emotionally, in psyche) deep down ou inside dans mon/ton etc for intérieur ; deep down she was frightened dans son for intérieur elle avait peur ; deep down she's a nice woman elle a un bon fond ; to go deep [faith, emotion, loyalty, instinct] être profond ; his problems go deeper than that ses problèmes sont bien plus graves que cela ; to run deep [belief, feeling, prejudice] être bien enraciné ;4 Sport [hit, kick, serve] en profondeur.to be in deep ○ y être jusqu'au cou ○ ; to be in deep water être dans de beaux draps ○.
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