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121 Maigret
[mɛgrɛ] nom proprethe subtle detective hero of many of the novels of the Belgian writer Georges Simenon (1903-1989) -
122 Nantes
Nantes ⇒ Les villes npr Nantes.[nɑ̃t] nom propreSigned in 1598 by Henri IV, the Edict marked the end of the Wars of Religion and guaranteed a number of rights to the Protestant Huguenots, in particular freedom of conscience and the practice of their religion in certain prescribed areas. Its revocation in 1685 by Louis XIV resulted in a brutal repression which caused many Huguenots to emigrate to other European countries. -
123 Père-Lachaise
[pɛrlaʃɛz] nom proprele (cimetière du) Père-Lachaisethe chief cemetery of Paris, where many famous people are buried -
124 Québec
Québec [kebεk]1. noun( = ville) Quebec (City)2. masculine noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Quebec's history as a French-speaking province of Canada has meant that the French spoken there has developed many distinctive characteristics. Since the 1970s, the government of Quebec has been actively promoting the use of French terms instead of Anglicisms in everyday life in order to preserve the Francophone identity of the province, over 80% of whose inhabitants have French as their mother tongue. → LA RÉVOLUTION TRANQUILLE* * *kebɛk
1.
nom propre masculin ( province)
2.
nom propre ( ville) Quebec* * *kebɛk1. n(= ville) Quebec2. nmle Québec — Quebec, Quebec Province
* * *B ⇒ Les villes npr Quebec.[kebɛk] nom propre masculin1. [province]la province de ou du Québec Quebec State2. [ville] QuebecFounded by Champlain in 1608, this Canadian province remained predominantly French-speaking after Canada became a British possession in 1763. Today, with French as its official language, it is the centre of French-Canadian culture. -
125 absent
absent, e [apsɑ̃, ɑ̃t]1. adjectiveb. ( = distrait) [air] vacant2. masculine noun, feminine noun( = élève) absentee (PROV) les absents ont toujours tort it's always the people who aren't there that get the blame* * *
1.
absente apsɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( éloigné longtemps) away (jamais épith) (de from); ( éloigné brièvement) out (jamais épith) (de of)2) (qui ne s'est pas présenté, ne participe pas) [élève, employé] absent (de from)3) ( inexistant) absent (de from)4) ( absorbé) absent-minded
2.
nom masculin, féminin absentee‘absents excusés...’ — ‘apologies for absence...’
••les absents ont toujours tort — Proverbe those who are absent always get the blame
* * *apsɑ̃, ɑ̃t absent, -e1. adj1) (personne) absent2) (objet, élément) missing, lacking3) (air, regard) vacant, faraway2. nm/f* * *A adj1 ( éloigné longtemps) away ( jamais épith) (de from); ( éloigné brièvement) out ( jamais épith) (de of); il est absent pour deux mois he's away for two months; je serai absent du bureau tout l'après-midi I'll be out of the office all afternoon;2 ( qui ne s'est pas présenté) [élève, employé, candidat] absent;3 ( qui ne participe pas) absent (de from); la France est absente des débats France is absent from the debates;4 ( inexistant) absent (de from); mon nom est absent de la liste my name is not on ou is absent from the list; cette espèce est absente de nos régions this species is not found in our region; l'humour était absent des débats the debates were lacking in humourGB;5 ( absorbé) absent-minded; elle répondit d'une voix absente she replied absent-mindedly.B nm,f1 gén, Scol absentee; ‘absents excusés…’ ‘apologies for absence…’; Pinchon, autre absent remarqué de la réunion… Pinchon, also notably absent from the meeting…; le grand absent du tournoi, Leconte, était tombé malade la veille notably absent from the tournament was Leconte, who had fallen ill the day before;2 ( défunt) liter absent one; il a eu une pensée émue pour les absents he thought with emotion of those no longer with him;3 Jur missing person.les absents ont toujours tort Prov those who are absent always get the blame.( féminin absente) [apsɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif2. [inattentif] absent3. [chose] missing[sentiment] lacking————————, absente [apsɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom féminin[du travail, de l'école] absentee[dans une famille] absent personon ne fait pas cours, il y a trop d'absents we're not having a lesson today, there are too many pupils missing ou away -
126 abus
abus [aby]masculine noun* * *abynom masculin invariable abuse‘abus dangereux’ — ‘can seriously damage your health’
il y a de l'abus! — (colloq) that's a bit much! (colloq)
Phrasal Verbs:* * *aby1. nm1) (= excès) abuse, misusel'abus de; l'abus d'alcool — alcohol abuse
2) (= injustice) abuse2. abus nmpl* * *abus nm inv1 ( usage excessif) abuse; lutter contre l'abus d'alcool et de tabac to fight against alcohol and tobacco abuse; ‘abus dangereux’ ‘can seriously damage your health’;2 ( injustice) abuse; cette loi a donné lieu à de nombreux abus this law has given rise to a number of abuses; dénoncer les abus to denounce abuses; il y a de l'abus○! that's a bit much○!;3 ( mauvais usage) abuse; il a été fait un abus systématique du droit de grève there has been systematic abuse of the right to strike.abus d'autorité abuse of authority; abus de biens sociaux Jur fraudulent dealing with a company's assets; abus de confiance Jur breach of trust; abus de droit Jur abuse of process; abus de langage misuse of language; abus de pouvoir abuse of power.[aby] nom masculin1. [excès - de stupéfiants, de médicament] abuseabus d'alcool excessive drinking, alcohol abuse2. [injustice] injusticeabus d'autorité misuse ou abuse of authority4. LINGUISTIQUE -
127 abuser
abuser [abyze]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[escroc] to deceive• abuser de ( = profiter de) [+ situation, crédulité] to exploit ; [+ autorité, hospitalité, amabilité, confiance] to abuse• abuser de ses forces to overexert o.s.• il ne faut pas abuser des médicaments ( = prendre trop de) you shouldn't take too many medicines• alors là, tu abuses ! now you're going too far!* * *abyze
1.
verbe transitif liter to fool
2.
abuser de verbe transitif indirect2) ( profiter de)3) ( violenter)
3.
••* * *abyze1. viabuser de [force, droit] — to misuse, [autorité] to abuse, [effet, procédé] to overuse
abuser de l'alcool — to drink too much, to drink to excess
1) [femme] to abuse, to sexually abuse2) (= exploiter) [client, naïveté, situation] to take advantage of2. vi(= exagérer) to go too far, to overstep the mark3. vt(= tromper) to deceive, to mislead* * *abuser verb table: aimerA vtr liter to fool; ses promesses n'abusent plus personne his promises no longer fool anyone; j'ai été abusé par leur ressemblance I was fooled by their resemblance; se laisser abuser to be taken in.B abuser de vtr ind1 ( faire usage excessif) abuser de l'alcool to drink to excess; abuser des tranquillisants to rely too heavily on tranquillizersGB; abuser des sucreries/bonnes choses to overindulge in sweet things/good things; abuser de ses forces to overdo it;2 ( profiter) abuser de to exploit; abuser de la situation to exploit the situation; abuser de la crédulité/faiblesse des gens to exploit people's gullibility/weakness; abuser d'un ami/de la patience de qn to take advantage of a friend/of sb's patience; je ne voudrais pas abuser (de votre gentillesse) I don't want to impose (on your kindness); abuser de sa force/son autorité/ses fonctions to abuse one's strength/one's authority/one's post;3 ( violenter) abuser de qn to sexually abuse sb.C vi ( exagérer) to go too far; je suis patient mais il ne faut pas abuser I may be patient but don't push me too far.[abyze] verbe transitif————————abuser de verbe plus préposition1. [consommer excessivement] to overuseje veux bien t'aider mais là, tu abuses! I don't mind helping you but there is a limit!dites donc, la queue est faite pour tout le monde, faudrait pas abuser! (familier) hey, queue up like everybody else, can't you?4. (euphémisme) [violer] to sexually abuse————————s'abuser verbe pronominal intransitifsi je ne m'abuse if I'm not mistaken, correct me if I'm wrong -
128 académique
académique [akademik]adjectiveacademic ; (de l'Académie française) of the Académie française ; (School) of the regional education authority━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━This area of eastern Canada was under French rule until the early eighteenth century, when it passed into the hands of the British. Most French-speaking Acadiens were deported, those who went to Louisiana becoming known as « Cajuns ». Many later returned to the Maritime Provinces of Canada, and formed a French-speaking community with a strong cultural identity that present-day Acadiens are eager to preserve.* * *akademik1) gén academic; ( de l'Académie française) of the Académie française2) École, Université ≈ of the local education authority GB ou school district US3) ( en art) academic* * *akademik adj(enseignement, recherche, débat) academic, (art, style, langue) academic* * *académique adj1 gén academic; ( de l'Académie française) of the Académie française;3 Art academic.[akademik] adjectif1. [d'une société savante] academic[de l'Académie française] of the French Academy ou Académie française2. (péjoratif) [conventionnel] academic3. ÉDUCATION4. PHILOSOPHIE
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