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1 expose
expose [ɪkˈspəʊz]a. ( = uncover) exposer ; [+ wire, nerve, body part] mettre à nu• to expose o.s. to criticism s'exposer à la critique• the course exposes students to many points of view le cours présente aux étudiants de nombreux points de vue• to expose o.s. (indecently) commettre un outrage à la pudeur► to be exposed to [+ idea, experience] être confronté àb. ( = unmask) [+ vice, scandal, plot, lie] dévoiler ; [+ secret] éventer ; ( = denounce) démasquer (as comme étant)c. [+ photograph] exposer* * *[ɪk'spəʊz] 1.transitive verb1) ( display) exposer [skin]2) ( make public) révéler [identity]; dénoncer [injustice, person, scandal]3) ( uncover) exposer [inside, dirt]; [excavations] mettre à jour [fossil, remains]4) ( make vulnerable)to expose somebody/something to — exposer quelqu'un/quelque chose à [infection, light]; livrer quelqu'un/quelque chose à [ridicule, temptation]
5) Photography exposer [film]2.1)to expose oneself — Law commettre un outrage à la pudeur
2)3.to expose oneself to — ( make oneself vulnerable) s'exposer à [risk, danger]
exposed past participle adjective [area, film] exposé; [beam] apparent -
2 expose
expose [ɪk'spəʊz]∎ her low-cut dress leaves her shoulders exposed sa robe décolletée découvre ou laisse voir ses épaules;∎ to expose sb/sth to sth exposer qn/qch à qch;∎ to be exposed to attack être exposé aux attaques;∎ to be exposed to the elements être exposé aux intempéries;∎ he was exposed to German from the age of five il a été au contact de l'allemand depuis l'âge de cinq ans;∎ to expose sth to view exposer qch à la vue;∎ to expose oneself is an offence l'exhibitionnisme est un délit;∎ to expose oneself to sth (to criticism, ridicule, risk) s'exposer à qch∎ they're trying to expose him as… ils essaient de démontrer que c'est…;∎ he feared being exposed as a homosexual il craignait que son homosexualité ne soit découverte ou mise à jour(d) (abandon → baby) abandonner, exposer -
3 exposé
expose [ɪkˈspəʊz]a. ( = uncover) exposer ; [+ wire, nerve, body part] mettre à nu• to expose o.s. to criticism s'exposer à la critique• the course exposes students to many points of view le cours présente aux étudiants de nombreux points de vue• to expose o.s. (indecently) commettre un outrage à la pudeur► to be exposed to [+ idea, experience] être confronté àb. ( = unmask) [+ vice, scandal, plot, lie] dévoiler ; [+ secret] éventer ; ( = denounce) démasquer (as comme étant)c. [+ photograph] exposer* * *[ek'spəʊzeɪ], US [ˌekspə'zeɪ] -
4 open
open [ˈəʊpən]1. adjectivea. ( = not closed) ouvertb. ( = not enclosed) [car, carriage] découvertd. ( = available) [post, job] vacante. ( = frank) ouvert ; [admiration, envy] non dissimuléf. ( = undecided) let's leave the date open attendons avant de fixer une date2. noun• why can't we do it out in the open? ( = not secretly) pourquoi ne pouvons-nous pas le faire ouvertement ?a. ouvrirb. ( = begin) [+ meeting, exhibition, trial] ouvrir ; [+ conversation] entamer ; [+ new building, institution] inaugurera. [door, book, eyes, flower] s'ouvrir ; [shop, museum, bank] ouvrirb. ( = begin) [meeting, match] commencer ; [trial] s'ouvrir5. compounds• it's an open-and-shut case la solution est évidente ► open cheque noun (British) chèque m non barré► open learning noun enseignement universitaire à la carte, notamment par correspondance[passage, tunnel, street] s'élargir► open upb. ( = confide)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━L' Open University est une université ouverte à tous et fonctionnant essentiellement sur le principe du téléenseignement: cours par correspondance et émissions de radio et de télévision diffusées par la BBC. Ces enseignements sont complétés par un suivi pédagogique et par des stages, qui se tiennent généralement en été.* * *['əʊpən] 1.1) ( outside)in the open — dehors, en plein air
2) ( exposed position)in/into the open — en terrain découvert; fig
3) (also Open) Sport (tournoi m) open m2.1) ( not closed) [door, box, book, eyes, shirt, wound, flower] ouvert; [arms, legs] écarté; ( to the public) [bank, bridge, meeting] ouvertto burst ou fly open — s'ouvrir brusquement
the door was partly ou half open — la porte était entrouverte
2) ( not obstructed)to be open — [road] être ouvert (à la circulation); [canal, harbour] être ouvert (à la navigation); [telephone line, frequency] être libre
an open view — une vue dégagée (of de)
3) ( not covered) [car, carriage] découvert, décapoté; [mine, sewer] à ciel ouvert4) ( susceptible)to be open to — prêter le flanc à [criticism]
it is open to question whether — on peut douter que (+ subj)
5) ( accessible) (jamais épith) [job, position] libre, vacant; [access, competition] ouvert à tous; [meeting, session] public/-iquethere are several courses of action open to us — nous avons le choix entre plusieurs lignes de conduite
7) ( blatant) [hostility, contempt] non dissimulé; [disagreement, disrespect] manifeste8) ( undecided)open ticket — ( for traveller) billet m ouvert
9) ( with spaces) [weave] ajouré10) Sport [contest] open11) Music [string] à vide12) Linguistics ouvert3.transitive verb1) ( cause not to be closed) gen ouvrirto open a door slightly ou a little — entrouvrir une porte
2) ( begin) entamer [discussions, meeting]; ouvrir [account, enquiry, show, shop]3) ( inaugurate) inaugurer [shop, bridge]; ouvrir [exhibition]4) ( make wider) open up4.1) ( become open) [door, flower, curtain] s'ouvrirto open into ou onto something — [door, window] donner sur quelque chose
open wide! — ( at dentist's) ouvrez grand!
to open slightly ou a little — [window, door] s'entrouvrir
to open by doing — [person] commencer par faire
4) ( have first performance) [film] sortir (sur les écrans); [exhibition] ouvrir5) ( be first speaker) [person] ouvrir le débat6) ( become wider) open up7) Finance [shares] débuter•Phrasal Verbs:- open out- open up -
5 expose
[ik'spəuz]1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) exposer2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) dévoiler, démasquer3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) exposer•- exposure -
6 gaze
gaze [geɪz]∎ to gaze at sb/sth regarder qn/qch fixement ou longuement;∎ he was gazing at the ceiling il regardait fixement le plafond, il fixait le plafond du regard;∎ she gazed at the landscape dreamily elle regarda le paysage d'un air rêveur;∎ to gaze into space avoir le regard perdu dans le vague, regarder dans le vide2 nounregard m fixe;∎ to meet sb's gaze regarder qn dans les yeux;∎ exposed to the public gaze exposé aux regards inquisiteurs de tousregarder autour de soi
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