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121 eye
eye [aɪ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. [of person, animal] œil m• a catastrophe is unfolding before our very eyes une catastrophe se déroule actuellement sous nos yeux• why don't you use your eyes? tu es aveugle ?• an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth œil pour œil, dent pour dent• will you keep an eye on the baby? vous pouvez surveiller le bébé ?• he chopped the onions under his mother's watchful eye il coupait les oignons sous l'œil attentif de sa mère• with a critical/an uneasy eye d'un œil critique/inquietd. ( = flair) customers with an eye for a bargain les clients qui savent flairer les bonnes affairese. eyes ( = attention) : he only had eyes for her il n'avait d'yeux que pour elle• "eyes only" (US) « top secret »f. eyes ( = opinion) : in the eyes of... aux yeux de...• one can't close one's eyes to the fact that... il faut bien reconnaître que...► to have one's eye on sth (inf)• to be up to one's eyes in debt être endetté jusqu'au cou► with + eyes( = look at) regarder3. compounds( = surprise) révélation f* * *[aɪ] 1.1) Anatomy œil min front of ou before your (very) eyes — sous vos yeux
to keep an eye on something/somebody — surveiller quelque chose/quelqu'un
to have one's eye on somebody/something — ( watch) surveiller quelqu'un/quelque chose; ( want) avoir envie de [house]; ( lust after) loucher (colloq) sur [person]; ( aim for) viser [job]
to keep one ou half an eye on something/somebody — garder un œil sur quelque chose/quelqu'un
to close ou shut one's eyes — fermer les yeux
to close ou shut one's eyes to something — fig se refuser à reconnaître quelque chose
to open somebody's eyes to something — fig ouvrir les yeux de quelqu'un sur quelque chose
to do something with one's eyes open — fig faire quelque chose en toute connaissance de cause
to go around with one's eyes shut — fig vivre sans rien voir
to keep an eye out ou one's eyes open for somebody/something — essayer de repérer quelqu'un/quelque chose
2) ( opinion)in his eyes... — à ses yeux...
3) ( flair)to have an eye for — avoir le sens de [detail, colour]; s'y connaître en [antiques]
4) ( hole in needle) chas m; ( to attach hook to) œillet m5) ( on potato) œil m6) ( on peacock's tail) œil m, ocelle m7) ( of storm) œil m2.the eye of the storm — fig l'œil de la tempête
noun modifier [ operation] de l'œil; [ muscle, tissue] de l'œil, oculaire; [ ointment, lotion] pour les yeux3.eye trouble — troubles mpl oculaires
- eyed combining form4.transitive verb1) ( look at) regarder [person, object]•Phrasal Verbs:- eye up••to be up to one's eyes in — être submergé de [mail, work]
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122 offer
offer [ˈɒfər]1. nounoffre f• make me an offer! faites-moi une offre !• £50 or nearest offer (in advertisement) 50 livres, à débattreoffrir ; [+ opinion] émettre* * *['ɒfə(r)], US ['ɔːf-] 1.1) ( proposition) gen, Finance offre f ( to do de faire)that's my final ou best offer — c'est mon dernier mot
or near(est) offer — ( in property ad) à débattre
offers in the region of £80,000 — prix 80000 livres, à débattre
3) ( available)the goods/cases on offer were dear — les marchandises/valises en vente étaient chères
2.there's a lot/nothing on offer — il y a beaucoup/peu de choix
transitive verb1) ( proffer) donner [advice, explanation, information, friendship]; offrir [cigarette, help, job, reward, suggestion, support]; émettre [opinion]; faire [reduction]; proposer [service]; accorder [discount]to offer somebody something, to offer something to somebody — offrir quelque chose à quelqu'un
2) ( provide) offrir [facilities, advantages, guarantee, resistance]; donner [insight]3) ( possess) posséder [language]; avoir [experience]4) ( sell) offrir [goods]5) ( present) présenter3.intransitive verb ( volunteer) se proposer4.to offer oneself — se proposer ( for pour)
to offer itself — [opportunity] se présenter
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123 say
say [seɪ](preterite, past participle said)a. dire ; [+ poem] réciter• to say yes/no to an invitation accepter/refuser une invitation• say after me... répétez après moi...• could you say that again? tu peux répéter ?• it's easier said than done! c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire !• "yes" she said « oui » dit-elle• "10 o'clock" he said to himself « 10 heures » se dit-il• it is said that... on dit que...• what would you say is the population of Paris? à votre avis, combien y a-t-il d'habitants à Paris ?• I'll say this for him, he's honest au moins, on peut dire qu'il est honnête• he's cleverer than his brother but that isn't saying much il est plus intelligent que son frère, mais ça n'est pas difficilec. ( = indicate) that doesn't say much for his intelligence cela en dit long (ironique) sur son intelligenced. ( = imagine) say you won £10,000, what would you spend it on? imaginons que tu gagnes 10 000 livres, à quoi les dépenserais-tu ?• say for argument's sake that... disons à titre d'exemple que...e. ( = admit) dire, reconnaîtref. (proposals) shall we say £5/Tuesday? disons 5 livres/mardi ?• what would you say to a round of golf? si on faisait une partie de golf ?g. [dial, thermometer] indiquer• enough said! (inf) je vois ce que tu veux dire !• let's say no more about it! n'en parlons plus !• it goes without saying that... il va sans dire que...• didn't I say so? je l'avais bien dit, n'est-ce pas ?• if there were, say, 500 people s'il y avait, mettons, 500 personnes• it seems rather rude, I must say cela ne me paraît guère poli, je l'avoue3. noun• to have one's say ( = say one's piece) dire ce qu'on a à dire• to have a say in selecting... avoir son mot à dire dans la sélection de...4. compounds* * *[seɪ] 1.to have a say/no say in something — avoir/ne pas avoir son mot à dire sur quelque chose
they want more ou a bigger say — ils veulent avoir davantage leur mot à dire
2.to have the most ou biggest say — avoir le plus de poids
transitive verb (prét, pp said)1) [person] dire [words, prayer, hello, no] (to à)‘hello,’ he said — ‘bonjour,’ dit-il
say after me... — répète après moi...
how nice of you to say so — merci, c'est gentil
if ou though I do say so myself! — je ne devrais pas le dire, mais...!
so they say — ( agreeing) il paraît
or so they say — ( doubtful) du moins c'est ce qu'on dit
as you say... — comme tu le dis...
people ou they say she's very rich —
what do you say to the argument that...? — que répondez-vous à l'argument selon lequel...?
what (do you) say we eat now? — (colloq) et si on mangeait maintenant?
you said it! — (colloq) tu l'as dit!
you can say that again! — (colloq) ça, tu peux le dire! (colloq)
I should say it is/they were! — et comment! (colloq)
say no more — (colloq) ça va, j'ai compris! (colloq)
enough said — (colloq) ça va, j'ai compris (colloq)
he was displeased, not to say furious — il était mécontent, pour ne pas dire furieux
I'll say this for her... — je dois dire à sa décharge que...
what have you got to say for yourself? — ( reprimand) qu'est-ce que tu as comme excuse?; ( jocular greeting) qu'est-ce que tu deviens?
that's saying a lot — (colloq) ce n'est pas peu dire
2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] exprimer; [sign, clock, poster, dial, gauge] indiquer; [gesture, signal] signifierit says on the radio/in the rules that — la radio/le règlement dit que
3) ( guess) direhow high would you say it is? — à ton avis, quelle en est la hauteur?
4) ( assume)to say (that) — supposer que (+ subj), mettre que (+ indic or subj)
3.let's say there are 20 — mettons ou supposons qu'il y en ait 20
intransitive verb (prét, pp said)1)you don't say! — iron sans blague!, pas possible!
says who? — (colloq)
2) (dated) GB4.adverb disons, mettons5.say, £50 for petrol — disons or mettons, 50 livres sterling pour l'essence
exclamation US dis-donc!••it says a lot for somebody/something — c'est tout à l'honneur de quelqu'un/quelque chose
that says it all — c'est tout dire, cela se passe de commentaires
when all is said and done — tout compte fait, en fin de compte
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124 snip
snip [snɪp]* * *[snɪp] 1.1) ( action) petit coup m (de ciseaux etc)2) ( onomat) cliquetis m3) ( piece of fabric) échantillon m4) (colloq) ( bargain) (bonne) affaire f5) ( horse) gagnant m sûr2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-) découper (à petits coups de ciseaux etc) [fabric, paper]; tailler [hedge]Phrasal Verbs:- snip off -
125 steal
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126 anticipate
1. v ожидать, предвидеть, предчувствовать; предвкушать2. v опасаться3. v предупреждать, предвосхищать; предугадывать, прогнозировать4. v опережать5. v фин. делать, использовать раньше времениСинонимический ряд:1. expect (verb) await; bargain on; contemplate; count on; depend on; expect; figure on; hope for; look for; look forward to; prepare; wait for2. forecast (verb) augur; divine; envision; forecast; jump the gun; predict; prognosticate; prophesy3. foresee (verb) apprehend; forefeel; foreknow; foresee; preknow; previse; prevision; see; visualize4. preclude (verb) forestall; hinder; intercept; nullify; obviate; preclude; preventАнтонимический ряд:cure; misapprehend; recall; recollect; remedy; remember; slow; terminate -
127 anticipated
предполагать; предполагается; предполагалось; ожидаемыйanticipated value — ожидаемое значение; ожидаемая величина
Синонимический ряд:1. due (adj.) due; scheduled2. expected (adj.) expected; foreseen; likely; predictable; predicted; prepared for3. expected (verb) awaited; bargain on; depend on; expected; figure on; look for4. foresaw/foreseen (verb) apprehended; forefelt; foreknew/foreknown; foresaw/foreseen; saw/seen; visualized5. prevented (verb) forestalled; prevented6. saw (verb) anticipated; divined; envisioned; foresaw; saw -
128 commute
1. n поездка на работу и обратно2. n расстояние от места работы до места жительства3. v заменять4. v юр. смягчать наказаниеto commute the death penalty to imprisonment for life — заменить смертную казнь пожизненным заключением
5. v обыкн. ездить ежедневно на работу из пригорода в город и обратно, по сезонному билету6. v эл. переключатьСинонимический ряд:1. exchange (verb) change; exchange; interchange; put in place of; substitute; supplant; surrogate; switch; trade; transpose2. reduce (verb) alleviate; decrease; diminish; mitigate; plea bargain; reduce; remit; shorten3. transform (verb) convert; metamorphize; metamorphose; mutate; transfer; transfigure; transform; translate; transmogrify; transmute; transubstantiate4. travel (verb) drive; go back and forth; shuttle; take the bus; take the subway; take the train; travel
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