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121 lay
lay [leɪ](verb: preterite, past participle laid)1. verba. ( = place) [+ cards, objects] poser ; ( = stretch out) [+ cloth] étendre• if you so much as lay a finger on me... si tu oses lever la main sur moi...• I wish I could lay my hands on a good dictionary si seulement je pouvais mettre la main sur un bon dictionnaireb. ( = put down) poserc. [+ egg] pondre• to lay o.s. open to criticism s'exposer à la critiqueg. [+ money] parierh. [+ accusation, charge] porter• to get laid se faire sauter (inf !)4. nouna. [of countryside] configuration f• he's/she's a good lay c'est un bon coup (inf !)5. compoundsa. ( = save) mettre de côtéb. [+ prejudice, principles] laisser de côté ; [+ disagreements] faire tairea. [+ object] poserb. [+ rule] établir ; [+ condition, price] fixer• it is laid down in the rules that... il est stipulé dans le règlement que...[+ goods, reserves] faire provision de• he laid into him ( = attacked) il lui est rentré dedans (inf) ; ( = scolded) il lui a passé un savon (inf)► lay off[+ workers] licencier( = leave alone) (inf) you'd better lay off drinking for a while tu ferais mieux de t'abstenir de boire pendant un temps• lay off him! fiche-lui la paix ! (inf)b. [+ clothes] préparer ; [+ goods for sale] étalerc. [+ reasons, events] exposere. ( = knock out) mettre KOa. [+ provisions] amasser* * *[leɪ] 1. 2.1) gen [helper, worker] non initié2) Religion [preacher, member, reader] laïque; [brother, sister] lai3.transitive verb (prét, pp laid)1) lit ( place) poser [object, card] (in dans; on sur); ( spread out) étaler [rug, covering, newspaper] (on sur); ( arrange) disposer (on sur); déposer [wreath]to lay hands on something — fig ( find) mettre la main sur quelque chose
to lay hands on somebody — Religion imposer les mains à quelqu'un
2) ( set for meal)3) ( prepare) préparer [plan, trail]; poser [basis, foundation]; tendre [trap]4) ( fix in place) poser [carpet, tiles, paving, turf, cable, mine]; construire [railway, road, sewer]5) Zoology pondre [egg]to lay stress ou emphasis on something — mettre l'accent sur quelque chose
7) ( bet)4.to lay a bet ou money on something — parier sur quelque chose
intransitive verb (prét, pp laid) [bird] pondrePhrasal Verbs:- lay by- lay down- lay in- lay into- lay off- lay on- lay open- lay out- lay up••to lay a finger ou hand on somebody — ( beat) lever la main sur quelqu'un
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122 layout
layout [ˈleɪaʊt][of house, school] agencement m ; [of district] disposition f ; [of essay] plan m ; [of advertisement, newspaper article] mise f en page* * *['leɪaʊt]noun (of page, book, computer screen) mise f en page; (of advertisement, article) présentation f; ( of building) agencement m; (of rooms, cards) disposition f; (of town, estate, engine) plan m; (of garden, park) dessin m -
123 leader
leader [ˈli:dər]1. nouna. [of expedition, gang] chef m ; [of club] dirigeant (e) m(f) ; ( = guide) guide m ; [of riot, strike] meneur m, - euse f ; [of group of soldiers] commandant m• they're the world leaders in the cosmetics industry ce sont les leaders mondiaux de l'industrie cosmétique2. compounds* * *['liːdə(r)]1) ( chief) ( of nation) chef m d'État, dirigeant/-e m/f; (of gang, group, team) chef m; (of council, club, association) président/-e m/f; (of party, opposition) leader m; ( of trade union) secrétaire mf; (of army, troops) commandant/-e m/f; ( of expedition) responsable mf; (of strike, movement) meneur/-euse m/f; (of project, operation) directeur/-trice m/f2) ( one in front) ( in race or competition) premier/-ière m/f; (of procession, line of walkers) chef m de file; ( horse) cheval m de tête; (in market, field) leader m3) ( in newspaper) éditorial m -
124 left
left [left]1. verbpast tense, past participle of leave• what's left? qu'est-ce qui reste ?• who's left? qui est-ce qui reste ?• how many are left? combien est-ce qu'il en reste ?• are there any left? est-ce qu'il en reste ?• I've got $6 left il me reste six dollars• have you got any left? est-ce qu'il vous en reste ?► left over• how much was left over? combien en reste-t-il ?2. adjective• my left arm/foot mon bras/pied gauche3. adverb[turn, look] à gauche4. nouna. gauche f5. compounds• the left-hand door/page la porte/page de gauche• he's very left-wing il est très à gauche ► left-winger noun (Politics) homme m (or femme f ) de gauche* * *[left] 1. 2.1) ( side or direction) gauche fkeep (to the) left — Automobile tenez votre or restez à gauche
2) Politics3) Sport (poing m) gauche m3.adjective gauche4.adverb à gauche••left, right and centre — ( everywhere) partout
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125 letter
letter [ˈletər]1. nouna. [of alphabet] lettre fb. ( = written communication) lettre f2. compounds* * *['letə(r)] 1.letters to the editor — ( in newspaper) courrier des lecteurs
2) ( of alphabet) lettre f; ( character) caractère m2.letters plural noun ( literature) belles-lettres fpla man/woman of letters — un homme/une femme de lettres
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127 local
local [ˈləʊkəl]1. adjective2. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] [b]local is not always translated by the French word local.* * *['ləʊkl] 1.1) ( person)the locals — les gens mpl du coin
2) ( pub) pub m du coin2.1) ( neighbourhood) [library, shop] du quartier2) ( of the town) [newspaper] local3) ( regional) [radio, news] régional; [speciality] du pays; [tradition] local; [business] de la région4) ( of a country) [currency, time] local -
128 main office
noun (of company, organization, newspaper) siège m (social)
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