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1 change
A n1 ( alteration) ( by replacement) changement m ; ( by adjustment) modification f ; the change in the schedule la modification du programme ; change of air/of diet changement d'air/de régime ; change of direction changement de direction ; change of plan changement de programme ; a change for the better/worse un changement en mieux/pire ; a time of economic/social change une époque de changements économiques/sociaux ; to make a change in sth changer qch ; to make a small/big change in sth faire un petit/grand changement dans qch ; to make changes in apporter des changements à [text] ; faire des changements dans [room, company] ; there will have to be a change in your attitude il va falloir que vous changiez d'attitude ; people opposed to change les personnes qui sont contre le progrès ;2 (substitution, replacement) changement m (of de) ; costume/scene change Theat changement de costume/scène ; change of leader/government Pol changement de dirigeant/gouvernement ;3 (fresh, different experience) changement m ; the change will do you good le changement vous fera du bien ; it makes ou is a change from television/from staying at home cela change un peu de la télévision/de rester chez soi ; to make a change pour changer un peu ; that makes a nice ou refreshing change ça change agréablement ; she needs a change elle a besoin de se changer les idées ; to need a change of air fig avoir besoin de changer d'air ; for a change (for variety, as improvement) pour changer ; the train was late, for a change iron pour changer, le train était en retard ;4 ( of clothes) vêtements mpl de rechange ; a change of socks des chaussettes de rechange ; a change of suit un costume de rechange ; take a change of clothes emportez des vêtements de rechange ;5 ( cash) monnaie f ; small change petite monnaie ; she gave me 6p change elle m'a rendu 6 pence ; don't forget your change! n'oubliez pas votre monnaie! ; have you got change for £10? pouvez-vous me changer un billet de 10 livres? ; have you any change for the meter? as-tu de la monnaie pour le parcmètre? ; 60p in change 60 pence en petite monnaie ; ‘no change given’ ( on machine) ‘ne rend pas la monnaie’ ; keep the change! gardez la monnaie ; ‘exact change please’ ( on bus) ‘faites l'appoint, s'il vous plaît’ ; you won't get much change out of £20 ○ tu vas payer près de 20 livres ;7 ‡ Fin la Bourse.B vtr1 ( alter) ( completely) changer ; ( in part) modifier ; the baby has changed my life le bébé a changé ma vie ; we have changed the shape of the lawn/the look of the town nous avons modifié la forme de la pelouse/l'aspect de la ville ; to change X into Y transformer X en Y ; the road has been changed from a quiet street into a motorway d'une rue calme la route a été transformée en autoroute ; to change one's mind changer d'avis (about à propos de) ; to change one's mind about doing abandonner l'idée de faire ; to change sb's mind faire changer qn d'avis ; to change one's ways changer de mode de vie ; that won't change anything ça n'y changera rien ;2 ( exchange for sth different) gen changer de [clothes, name, car] ; ( in shop) échanger [faulty item, unsuitable purchase] (for pour) ; can I change it for a size 12? est-ce que je peux l'échanger contre une taille 12? ; if it's too big, we'll change it for you s'il est trop grand, nous vous l'échangerons ; to change colour changer de couleur ; he changed the colour il a changé la couleur ; hurry up and get changed! dépêche-toi de te changer! ; to change sth from X to Y (of numbers, letters, words) remplacer X par Y ; (of building, area etc) transformer X en Y ; to change X for Y ( in shop) échanger X contre Y ; they changed their car for a smaller one ils ont remplacé leur voiture par un modèle plus petit ;3 (replace sth dirty, old, broken) changer [battery, bulb, fuse, linen, accessory, wheel] ; to change a bed changer les draps ;4 ( exchange with sb) échanger [clothes, seats] ; she changed hats with her sister sa sœur et elle ont échangé leurs chapeaux ; to change places changer de place (with avec) ; fig ( roles) intervertir les rôles ; I wouldn't change places with the Queen je ne voudrais pas être à la place de la Reine ; to change ends Sport changer de côté ;5 ( actively switch) changer de [course, side, job, direction, transport, TV channel, hands, feet, doctor, dentist, agent, supplier] ; I'm tired, I have to change hands/feet je suis fatigué, il me faut changer de main/pied ; to change hands fig changer de propriétaire ; the hotel has changed hands l'hôtel a changé de propriétaire ; no money changed hands il n'y a pas eu d'échange d'argent ; she changed her bag from her left hand to her right elle a fait passer son sac de la main gauche à la main droite ;6 ( alter character) changer ; to change sb/sth into changer qn/qch en [frog, prince] ; sugar is changed into alcohol le sucre se transforme en alcool ; the accident changed him from an active young man into an invalid l'accident a transformé le jeune homme actif qu'il était en invalide ;7 ( replace nappy of) changer [baby] ;9 Comput modifier.C vi1 ( alter) gen changer ; [wind] tourner ; the price hasn't changed much le prix a peu changé ; times change les temps changent ; some things never change il y a des choses qui ne changent jamais ; to change from X (in)to Y passer de X à Y ; Chem virer de X à Y ; the lights changed from red to orange les feux sont passés du rouge à l'orange ; she changed from a friendly child into a sullen adolescent l'enfant aimable qu'elle était s'est transformée en adolescente maussade ;2 ( into different clothes) se changer ; he went upstairs to change for dinner il monta se changer pour le dîner ; to change into passer [different garment] ; I'm going to change into my jeans je vais passer un jean ; to change out of ôter, enlever [garment] ;3 (from bus, train) changer ; you must change at Sheffield vous devez changer à Sheffield ; do I have to change? est-ce qu'il y a un changement? ; ‘change at Tours for Paris’ ( over loudspeaker) ‘correspondance à Tours pour Paris’ ; we changed from a train to a bus après un voyage en train nous avons pris le car ; all change! tout le monde descend! ;4 ( become transformed) [person, face, Europe] se métamorphoser (from de ; into en).you'll get no change out of him/her ○ c'est peine perdue.■ change down GB Aut rétrograder.■ change over:▶ change over ( swap) [drivers] changer ; I don't like my part, let's change! je n'aime pas mon rôle, échangeons! ; to change over from sth to sth passer de qch à qch ; we changed over from gas to electric heating nous sommes passés du gaz à l'électricité pour le chauffage ;▶ change over [sth/sb], change [sth/sb] over intervertir [sequence, roles, people].■ change round GB changer de place ;▶ change [sth/sb] round, change round [sth/sb] déplacer [furniture, large objects] ; changer [qn/qch] de place [employers, workers, small objects, words, letters] ; she's changed the pictures round elle a changé les tableaux de place. -
2 seal
seal [si:l]1 noun(b) (on document, letter) sceau m; (on bottle of wine) cachet m; (on crate) plombage m; (on battery, gas cylinder) bande f de garantie; (on meter) plomb m;∎ to put one's seal to a document apposer son sceau à un document;∎ does the project have her seal of approval? est-ce qu'elle a approuvé le projet?;∎ under seal sous scellés;∎ figurative under (the) seal of secrecy/of silence ≃ sous le sceau du secret/du silence;∎ Religion under the seal of confession or of the confessional dans le secret de la confession∎ Administration the Great Seal le Grand Sceau (employé pour les actes publics)∎ Christmas seal timbre m de Noël(a) (document) apposer son sceau à, sceller;∎ sealed with a kiss scellé d'un baiser;∎ sealed orders des ordres scellés sous pli;∎ figurative her fate is sealed son sort est réglé;∎ figurative they finally sealed the deal ils ont enfin conclu l'affaire(b) (close → envelope, package) cacheter, fermer; (→ with sticky tape) coller, fermer; (→ jar) sceller, fermer hermétiquement; (→ can) souder; (→ tube, mineshaft) sceller; (window, door → for insulation) isoler;∎ figurative my lips are sealed mes lèvres sont scellées(c) Law (door) apposer des scellés sur; (evidence) mettre sous scellés; (at customs → goods) (faire) sceller►► Commerce seal of quality label m de qualité;seal ring chevalière fenfermer hermétiquement;∎ the flavour is sealed in by freeze-drying le produit garde toute sa saveur grâce à la lyophilisation;∎ fry the meat at a high temperature to seal in the flavour faites revenir la viande à feu vif afin de lui conserver toute sa saveur(passage, road) interdire l'accès de; (entrance) condamner;∎ the street had been sealed off la rue avait été fermée (à la circulation)(close → envelope) cacheter, fermer; (→ with sticky tape) coller, fermer; (→ jar) sceller, fermer hermétiquement; (→ can) souder; (→ tube, mineshaft) sceller; (window, door → for insulation) isoler
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