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beat [bi:t]1. nouna. [of heart, pulse, drums] battement m• we need to put more officers on the beat il faut augmenter le nombre de policiers affectés aux rondes2. adjectivea. ( = strike) battre• beat it! (inf!) fous le camp ! (inf !)b. [+ eggs etc] battrec. ( = defeat) battre• if you can't beat them, join them (inf) si tu ne peux pas les vaincre, mets-toi de leur côtéb. [heart, pulse, drum] battre5. compounds[+ enemy, flames] repousser( = reduce) [+ prices] faire baisser ; [+ person] faire baisser ses prix à• I beat him down to £8 je l'ai fait descendre à 8 livres[+ attacker, competition] repoussera. [+ fire] étouffer[+ person] battre* * *[biːt] 1.1) ( repeated sound) (of drum, feet) battement m5) ( in police force) ( area) secteur m de surveillance; ( route) ronde f2. 3.(colloq) adjective ( tired) claqué (colloq)4.1) ( strike) [person] battre [person, animal, metal, ground, drum]; [person] marteler [door] ( with avec); [wing] battre [air, ground]to beat somebody with a stick/whip — donner des coups de bâton/de fouet à quelqu'un
to beat somebody black and blue — (colloq) rouer quelqu'un de coups
to beat the hell (colloq) out of somebody — tabasser (colloq) quelqu'un
to beat time — Music battre la mesure
to beat its wings — [bird] battre des ailes
2) Culinary ( mix vigorously) battre [mixture, eggs]3) ( make escape)to beat one's way/a path through — se frayer un chemin/un passage à travers [crowd, obstacles]
to beat a retreat — gen, Military battre en retraite
beat it! — (colloq) fiche le camp! (colloq)
4) ( defeat) battre [opponent, team] (at à); vaincre [inflation, drug abuse]; surmonter [illness]; mettre fin à [child abuse, rape]5) ( confound)it beats me how/why — je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment/pourquoi
‘beats me!’ — (colloq)
‘it's got me beaten’ — ‘ça me dépasse!’
6) ( arrive earlier) éviter [rush, crowds]; devancer [person]7) ( outdo) gen, Sport battre [score]; dépasser [target]; surclasser [product]5.beat that (if you can)! — (colloq) qui dit mieux!
intransitive verb (prét beat, pp beaten) [waves, rain] battre ( against contre); [person] cogner (at, on à); [heart, drum, wings] battrePhrasal Verbs:- beat in- beat off- beat out- beat up••a rod ou stick to beat somebody with — une arme contre quelqu'un
if you can't beat 'em, join 'em — (colloq) il faut savoir hurler avec les loups
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122 black
black [blæk]1. adjectivea. noir• black and blue ( = bruised) couvert de bleus• "black tie" (on invitation) « smoking »b. [race, skin] noir• black woman Noire fc. ( = wicked) [crime, action] noir ; [thought] mauvais ; ( = gloomy) [thoughts, prospects, rage] noir ; [despair] sombre2. nouna. ( = colour) noir m4. compounds• Hull is an unemployment black spot Hull a un fort taux de chômage ► black swan noun cygne m noir ; (figurative) phénomène m (or événement m ) complètement imprévisible( = faint) s'évanouir(in wartime) [+ town, building] faire le black-out dans* * *[blæk] 1.1) ( colour) noir m3) Financeto be in the black — être créditeur/-trice
4) (in chess, draughts) noirs mpl; ( in roulette) noir m; ( snooker or pool ball) (bille f) noire f2.1) gen noir; [night] obscur2) (also Black) [skin, community, culture] noir; [school] pour les Noirs3) [coffee] noir; [tea] nature4) ( dirty) [face, mark, towel] noir5) ( macabre) [comedy, humour] noir6) ( gloomy) [mood, picture, thoughts] noir; [despair] profond; [future] sombre; [day] mauvais7) ( angry) [look] meurtrier/-ière; [mood] massacrant8) ( evil) [deed, magic] noir3.transitive verb1) ( put black onto) noircir [somebody's face, hands]; cirer [boots]2) GB ( boycott) boycotter•Phrasal Verbs: -
123 blender
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124 brew
brew [bru:]1. nounb. ( = mixture) mélange m[+ beer] brasser ; [+ tea] faire infusera. ( = make beer) brasser* * *[bruː] 1.1) ( beer) bière f2) ( tea) thé m, infusion f3) ( unpleasant mixture) mixture f2.transitive verb brasser [beer]; préparer [tea, mixture]; fig préparer, mijoter (colloq) [plot, scandal]3.1) lit [beer] fermenter; [tea] infuser; [brewer] brasser2) fig [storm, crisis] se préparer; [quarrel, revolt] se tramer -
125 chance
chance [t∫α:ns]1. nouna. ( = luck) hasard m• have you a pen on you by any chance? auriez-vous par hasard un stylo sur vous ?• the chances are that... il y a de grandes chances que... + subj il est très possible que... + subjc. ( = opportunity) occasion f• I had the chance to go or of going j'ai eu l'occasion d'y aller2. adjectiveb. ( = risk) [+ rejection, fine] risquer* * *[tʃɑːns], US [tʃæns] 1.1) ( opportunity) occasion fto have ou get the chance to do — avoir l'occasion de faire
when you get a ou the chance, can you...? — quand tu auras le temps est-ce que tu pourras...?
2) ( likelihood) chance fthe chances are that — il y a de grandes chances que (+ subj)
any chance of a coffee? — (colloq) est-ce que c'est possible d'avoir un café?
3) ( luck) hasard m4) ( risk) risque m5) ( possibility) chance f2. 3.do you have his address by any chance? — auriez-vous, par hasard, son adresse?
transitive verb1) ( risk)to chance one's arm —
2) ( happen to do)•Phrasal Verbs:••no chance! — (colloq) pas question! (colloq)
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126 coloured
a. ( = not black or white) [glass, water] coloré ; [chalk, pencil, bead, fabric, garment] de couleur ; [picture] en couleur(s)b. [person] (old-fashioned) de couleur* * *1.GB, colored US ['kʌləd] noun1) (in GB, US) injur personne f de couleur2) ( in South Africa) métis/-isse m/f2. 3.1) lit [pen, paper, bead] de couleur; [picture] en couleur; [light, glass] coloré2) ( non-white) injur GB, US de couleur; ( in South Africa) métis/-isse4.- coloured combining form -
127 decaffeinated
decaffeinated [‚di:ˈkæfɪneɪtɪd][coffee] décaféiné ; [tea] déthéiné* * *[ˌdiː'kæfɪneɪtɪd]adjective décaféiné -
128 die
die [daɪ]a. [person, animal, plant] mourir ; [engine] caler• to die of hunger/cold mourir de faim/froid• he died happy ( = died in peace) il est mort heureux• never say die! (inf) il ne faut jamais désespérer !• I'd rather die! plutôt mourir !• it's to die for! (inf!) ça me fait craquer ! (inf)• she was dying for him to kiss her elle n'attendait qu'une chose: qu'il l'embrasse• to die hard [tradition, attitude, prejudice] avoir la vie dure3. noun(plural dice) [daɪs]dé m[sound, voice, laughter] s'éteindre[emotion, protest] se calmer ; [wind] tomber ; [fire] s'éteindre ; [noise] diminuer ; [applause] cesser ; [violence, conflict] s'atténuer[species, family] s'éteindre ; [custom] disparaître• to be dying out [species, tribe] être en voie d'extinction ; [custom] être en train de disparaître* * *[daɪ] 1. 2. 3.1) ( expire) mourirto die of ou from — mourir de [starvation, disease]
he' d sooner ou rather die than do — il mourrait plutôt que de faire
to die for — mourir pour [beliefs, person]
3) ( wither) [plant, crop] crever4) fig ( of boredom etc) mourir (of de)5) (colloq) ( long)clothes to die for — (colloq) des vêtements à craquer (colloq)
6) ( go out) [light, flame] s'éteindre7) ( fade) [emotion, memory, fame] s'éteindre; [enthusiasm] tomber8) (colloq) ( cease functioning) [machine, engine] s'arrêter9) (colloq) ( on stage) faire un bide (colloq)•Phrasal Verbs:- die down- die out••
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