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1 wear
wear [wεər]1. noun• there is still some wear left in it (garment, shoe, carpet, tyre) cela fera encore de l'usage• to show signs of wear [clothes, shoes] commencer à être défraîchi ; [carpet, tyres] commencer à être usé ; [machine] commencer à être fatiguéa. ( = have on) porter ; [+ beard, moustache] avoir• he was wearing nothing but a pair of socks il n'avait pour tout vêtement qu'une paire de chaussettes• what shall I wear? qu'est-ce que je vais mettre ?b. [+ smile] arborer ; [+ look] afficher• the committee won't wear another £100 on your expenses vous ne ferez jamais avaler au comité 100 livres de plus pour vos frais (inf)a. ( = deteriorate with use) [garment, fabric, stone, wood] s'user• that excuse has worn thin! cette excuse ne prend plus !• that joke is starting to wear a bit thin! cette plaisanterie commence à être éculée !b. ( = last) a theory/friendship that has worn well une théorie/amitié qui a résisté à l'épreuve du tempsc. to wear to its end or to a close [day, year, sb's life] tirer à sa fin[heels, pencil] s'user ; [resistance, courage] s'épuiser[+ materials, patience, strength] user ; [+ courage, resistance] miner• the unions managed to wear the employers down les syndicats ont réussi à faire céder les employeurs[colour, design, inscription] s'effacer ; [pain] disparaître ; [anger, excitement] passer ; [effects, anaesthetic, magic] se dissiper[day, year, winter] avancer ; [battle, war, discussions] se poursuivre[clothes, material, machinery] s'user ; [patience, enthusiasm] s'épuisera. [+ shoes, clothes] user ; [+ one's strength, reserves, materials, patience] épuiserb. ( = exhaust) [+ person, horse] épuiser* * *[weə(r)] 1.noun [U]1) ( clothing) vêtements mplsports wear — tenue f de sport
2) ( use)3) ( damage) usure f (on de)wear and tear — usure f
to look the worse for wear — ( damaged) être abîmé
2.to be somewhat the worse for wear — ( drunk) être ivre; ( tired) être épuisé
1) ( be dressed in) porter2) (put on, use) mettre3) ( display)his face ou he wore a puzzled frown — il fronçait les sourcils d'un air perplexe
4) ( damage by use) user5) (colloq) ( accept) tolérer [behaviour]; accepter [excuse]3.1) ( become damaged) s'user2) ( withstand use)he's worn very well — fig il est encore bien pour son âge
•Phrasal Verbs:- wear off- wear on- wear out -
2 repair
repair [rɪ'peə(r)](a) (mend → car, tyre, watch, machine) réparer; (→ road, roof) réparer, refaire; (→ clothes) raccommoder; (→ hull) radouber, caréner; (→ tights) repriser;∎ he repaired the hole in his trousers il a raccommodé son pantalon;∎ she repaired her tights elle a reprisé ses bas;∎ to have one's shoes repaired faire réparer ses chaussures(b) (make amends for → error, injustice) réparer, remédier à∎ let us repair to bed allons nous coucher3 noun(a) (mending → of car, machine, building, roof) réparation f, remise f en état; (→ of clothes) raccommodage m; (→ of shoes) réparation f; (→ of road) réfection f, remise f en état; Nautical radoub m;∎ to carry out repairs to or on sth effectuer des réparations sur qch;∎ to be under repair être en réparation;∎ road under repair (sign) travaux;∎ closed for repairs (sign) fermé pour (cause de) travaux;∎ road repairs (sign) réfection de la chaussée;∎ the bridge was damaged beyond repair le pont avait subi des dégâts irréparables;∎ the repairs to the car cost him a fortune les travaux de réparation ou les réparations de la voiture lui ont coûté une fortune(b) (condition) état m;∎ to be in good/bad repair être en bon/mauvais état;∎ to keep sth in good repair bien entretenir qch;∎ the road is in a terrible state of repair la route est très mal entretenue ou en très mauvais état►► repair kit trousse f à outils;repair shop atelier m de réparations
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