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41 post
post [pəʊst]courrier ⇒ 1 (a) poste ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (f), 1 (g) poteau ⇒ 1 (c)-(e) pieu ⇒ 1 (c) poster ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) muter ⇒ 2 (c) affecter ⇒ 2 (c) afficher ⇒ 2 (d)1 noun(a) British (letters) courrier m; (postal service) poste f, courrier m; (delivery) (distribution f du) courrier m; (collection) levée f (du courrier);∎ has the post come? est-ce que le facteur est passé?;∎ by return of post par retour du courrier;∎ there's no post today il n'y a pas de courrier aujourd'hui;∎ did it come through the post or by post? est-ce que c'est arrivé par la poste?;∎ I sent it by post je l'ai envoyé par la poste;∎ it's in the post c'est parti au courrier;∎ can you put the cheque in the post? pouvez-vous envoyer le chèque par la poste?;∎ do you want the letters to go first or second class post? voulez-vous envoyer ces lettres au tarif normal ou au tarif lent?;∎ a parcel came in this morning's post un paquet est arrivé au courrier de ce matin;∎ I don't want to miss the post je ne veux pas manquer la levée;∎ will we still catch the post? pourrons-nous poster le courrier à temps ou avant la levée?;∎ I missed the post quand je suis arrivé, la levée était déjà faite ou le courrier était déjà parti;∎ can you take the letters to the post? (post office) pouvez-vous porter les lettres à la poste?; (post them) pouvez-vous poster les lettres ou mettre les lettres à la boîte?(c) (of sign, street lamp) poteau m; (of fence) pieu m; (of four-poster bed) colonne f; (upright → of door, window) montant m(d) (in racing) poteau m;∎ starting/finishing or winning post poteau m de départ/d'arrivée;∎ also figurative to be left at the post rater le départ;∎ also familiar figurative to be beaten or pipped at the post se faire coiffer ou battre sur le poteau∎ the near/back post le premier/deuxième poteau∎ he got a post as an economist il a obtenu un poste d'économiste;∎ a university/diplomatic post un poste universitaire/de diplomate;∎ a government post un poste au gouvernement(g) Military etc (duty station) poste m; American (permanent station) camp m, fort m; (garrison) garnison f;∎ remain at your post restez à votre poste;∎ a sentry post un poste de sentinelle;∎ advanced or outlying post (place, group of men) poste m avancé;∎ lookout post poste m de guet ou d'observation;∎ frontier post poste m frontière∎ first post première partie f de la sonnerie de la retraite;∎ to sound the last post (over the grave) jouer la sonnerie aux morts(a) esp British (letter → put in box) poster, mettre à la poste; (→ send by post) envoyer par la poste;∎ to post sth to sb envoyer qch à qn par la poste, poster qch à qn∎ they posted men all around the house ils ont posté des hommes tout autour de la maison;∎ figurative she posted herself at the window elle s'est postée à la fenêtre∎ to be posted to a different branch être muté dans une autre succursale;∎ Military to be posted to a unit/a ship être affecté à une unité/un navire;∎ to be posted overseas être en poste à l'étranger∎ he has been posted missing il a été porté disparu;∎ figurative to keep sb posted tenir qn au courant∎ to post an entry passer une écriture;∎ to post the books passer les écritures∎ to post bail déposer une caution∎ to post security déposer des garanties►► post chaise chaise f de poste;post horn trompe f (de la malle-poste);post house relais m de poste;post office (place) (bureau m de) poste f; (service) (service m des) postes fpl, poste f; American (game) = jeu d'enfant dans lequel un des joueurs fait semblant de distribuer des lettres, en échange desquelles il reçoit un baiser;the Post Office (government department) ≃ la Poste;post office account compte m chèque postal;post office box boîte f postale;post office and general store = petite épicerie de village faisant office de bureau de poste;Computing post office protocol protocole m POP;British post office savings ≃ Caisse f (nationale) d'épargne;∎ we have a little money in post office savings nous avons un peu d'argent à la Caisse d'épargne;the Post Office Tower = ancien nom de la "Telecom Tower"(letters) faire suivre;∎ can you post my letters on to me? pouvez-vous faire suivre mon courrier? -
42 flood
flood [flʌd]1 noun(a) (of water) inondation f;∎ Bible the Flood le Déluge;∎ to be in flood (river) être en crue;∎ you've caused a flood in the bathroom tu as inondé la salle de bains∎ floods of tears un déluge ou torrent de larmes;∎ to be in floods of tears pleurer à chaudes larmes(d) (floodlight) projecteur m∎ the river flooded its banks la rivière est sortie de son lit, la rivière a débordé;∎ you've flooded the bathroom tu as inondé la salle de bains;(c) (river → of rain) faire déborder∎ to be flooded with applications/letters être submergé de demandes/lettres;∎ to be flooded in light (room, valley) être inondé de lumière∎ to flood the market (with sth) inonder le marché (de qch)(b) (land, area) être inondé∎ to flood into the streets envahir les rues;∎ spectators were flooding into the stadium les spectateurs affluaient dans le stade;∎ refugees are still flooding across the border les réfugiés continuent à passer la frontière en foule ou en masse;∎ light was flooding through the window la lumière entrait à flots par la fenêtre;∎ new energy was flooding through his veins une énergie nouvelle coulait dans ses veines(d) (woman → menstruate heavily) saigner abondamment►► flood barrier digue f de retenue;flood control contrôle m des crues;flood plain plaine f d'inondation, lit m majeur;flood tide marée f montante;flood wall mur m de protection contre les crues;flood warning avis m de crue;flood water inondation f;∎ the flood waters have receded les inondations ont diminué(people) revenir en foule ou en masse; (strength, memories) revenir à flots, affluer;∎ suddenly it all came flooding back soudain tout m'est revenu en mémoire(people) entrer en foule ou en masse, affluer; (applications, letters) affluer; (light, sunshine) entrer à flotsinonder;∎ hundreds of families have been flooded out (from homes) l'inondation a forcé des centaines de familles à quitter leurs maisons∎ light flooded out of the open casement des flots de lumière s'échappaient de la fenêtre ouverte;∎ money flooded out of the country il y eut d'énormes fuites de capitaux -
43 batch
batch [bæt∫]* * *[bætʃ]noun (of loaves, cakes) fournée f; ( of cement) gâchée f; (of eggs, fish) arrivage m; ( of letters) tas m, liasse f; (of books, text, goods, orders) lot m; (of candidates, prisoners etc) groupe m; Computing lot m -
44 block
block [blɒk]1. nounb. [of buildings] pâté m de maisonsc. ( = part of prison, hospital) pavillon m• I've got a block [writer] c'est la panne totale• a block of tickets/seats plusieurs billets/places (acheté(e)s en même temps)a. [+ pipe] boucher ; [+ road, traffic] bloquer ; [+ progress] entraver ; [+ transaction, credit, negotiations] bloquer3. compounds• in block letters en majuscules ► block vote noun mode de scrutin où le vote d'un délégué syndical est proportionnel au nombre de voix des personnes qu'il représentea. [+ light] empêcher de passerb. [+ thoughts, idea] refouler* * *[blɒk] 1.1) ( slab) bloc m2) ( building)block of flats — immeuble m (d'habitation)
administration block — bâtiment m administratif
3) ( group of buildings) pâté m de maisons4) (for butcher, executioner) billot mto put one's head on the block — fig donner sa tête à couper
6) ( obstruction)to be a block to — être un obstacle à [reform, agreement]
2. 3.to put a block on — bloquer [price, sale]; entraver [initiative]; Sport obstruction f
transitive verb1) ( obstruct) bloquer [exit, road]; boucher [drain, hole, artery]; gêner [traffic]to block somebody's way ou path — barrer le passage à quelqu'un
2) ( impede) faire obstacle à [advance, escape, progress]; faire opposition à [bill]3) Finance bloquer [assets]•Phrasal Verbs:- block in- block up -
45 correspond
correspond [‚kɒrɪsˈpɒnd]b. ( = be equivalent) correspondre (to à)c. ( = exchange letters) correspondre* * *[ˌkɒrɪ'spɒnd], US [ˌkɔːr-]2) ( be equivalent) être équivalent (to à)3) ( exchange letters) correspondre ( with avec; about au sujet de) -
46 cross
cross [krɒs]1. nouna. ( = mark, emblem) croix f• to mark/sign with a cross marquer/signer d'une croixb. ( = mixture) hybride mc. [of material] biais m2. adjectivea. ( = angry) en colère• it makes me cross when... cela me met en colère quand...b. ( = traverse, diagonal) transversal, diagonala. [+ room, street, sea, river, bridge] traverser ; [+ threshold, border] franchir• it crossed my mind that... il m'est venu à l'esprit que...• to cross cultures [idea, practice] passer d'une culture à l'autreb. to cross one's arms/legs croiser les bras/les jambesc. to cross o.s. se signer• cross my heart (and hope to die)! (inf) croix de bois, croix de fer(, si je mens je vais en enfer) ! (inf)d. ( = thwart) [+ person] contrecarrer les projets de ; [+ plans] contrecarrerb. [letters, paths] se croiser5. compounds• cross-country race or running cross m► cross-examine transitive verb interroger (de façon serrée) ; (in court) faire subir un contre-interrogatoire à• to be at cross-purposes with sb ( = misunderstand) comprendre qn de travers• we were talking at cross-purposes il y avait un quiproquo ► cross-question transitive verb faire subir un interrogatoire à[+ item on list] rayer[+ word] barrer* * *[krɒs], US [krɔːs] 1.1) ( shape) croix fthe Cross — Religion la Croix
to put a cross against — cocher [name, item]
‘put a cross in the box’ — ‘faites une croix dans la case’, ‘cochez la case’
a cross between X and Y — fig un mélange de X et de Y
3) ( in sewing)2.1) ( angry) fâchéto get cross — se fâcher ( with contre)
to make somebody cross — mettre quelqu'un en colère, agacer quelqu'un
2) ( contrary to general direction) [breeze] contraire3.transitive verb1) ( go across by moving) lit traverser [road, room]; traverser, passer [river]; franchir [border, line, mountains]; ( span) [bridge] franchir, enjamber; ( have route across) [road, railway line, river] traverser; fig dépasser [limit, boundary]it crossed his mind that — il lui est venu à l'esprit or l'idée que
2) ( intersect with) couper3) ( place in shape of a cross) croiserto cross one's legs/arms — croiser les jambes/bras
5) ( oppose) contrarier [person]6) ( draw line across) barrer [cheque]4.1) (also cross over)2) ( intersect) se croiser; [lines] se couper3) [letters] se croiser5. 6.crossed past participle adjective Telecommunications [line] brouilléPhrasal Verbs:••to have a ou one's cross to bear — porter sa croix
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47 flood
flood [flʌd]1. noun• "flood" (notice on road) ≈ « attention route inondée »• a flood of letters/protests un déluge de lettres/de protestations[river] déborder4. compounds[memories, worries] resurgir* * *[flʌd] 1.1) lit inondation f‘flood!’ — ( on roadsign) ‘attention, route inondée!’
2) fig2.a flood of — un flot de [people, light, memories]; un déluge de [letters, complaints]
transitive verb1) lit inonder [area]; faire déborder [river]2) fig [light, mail] inonder4) Automobile noyer [engine]3.1) [meadow, street, cellar] être inondé; [river] déborder‘road liable to flooding’ — ‘chaussée inondable’
2) figto flood into something — [light] inonder quelque chose; [people] envahir quelque chose
to flood over somebody — [emotion] envahir quelqu'un
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48 post
post [pəʊst]1. noun• has the post come yet? le facteur est passé ?• is there any post for me? est-ce qu'il y a du courrier pour moi ?b. ( = job) poste mc. (of wood, metal) poteau ma. [+ letter] posterb. [+ notice, list] afficherd. [+ sentry, guard] postere. ( = move) [+ soldier] poster ; [+ employee] affecter3. compounds* * *[pəʊst] 1.1) Administration ( job) poste m (as comme; of de)3) (duty, station) gen, Military poste m4) ( pole) gen, Sport poteau m2.to be the first past the post — Sport être le premier à l'arrivée; fig Politics obtenir la majorité
post- combining form post-3.transitive verb1) GB ( send by post) poster or expédier (par la poste); ( put in letterbox) mettre [quelque chose] à la poste2) ( stick up) afficher [notice, poster]; annoncer [details, results]3) gen, Military ( send abroad) affecter (to à)4) ( station) gen, Military poster [guard, sentry]•Phrasal Verbs:- post on•• -
49 print
print [prɪnt]1. noun• out of print [book] épuiséa. [+ text] imprimerb. [+ textile] imprimer ; [+ negative] tirerc. ( = write in block letters) écrire en majusculesa. [machine] imprimer• "printing" « impression en cours »b. (on form) "please print" « écrivez en majuscules »4. compounds* * *[prɪnt] 1.1) [U] ( typeface) caractères mplthe small ou fine print — fig les détails
2) ( published form)to put ou get something into print — publier quelque chose
‘at the time of going to print’ — ‘à l'heure où nous mettons sous presse’
4) Photography épreuve f5) Cinema copie f6) (of finger, hand, foot) empreinte f; ( of tyre) trace f7) ( fabric) tissu m imprimé8) ( handwriting) script m2. 3.transitive verb1) ( on press) imprimer also Art2) ( publish) publier3) Photography tirer [copy]; faire développer [photos]4) ( write) écrire [quelque chose] en script4.1) ( write) écrire en script2) ( on press) imprimer5.printed past participle adjective imprimé‘printed matter’ — Postal services ‘imprimés’ mpl
printed notepaper — papier m à lettres à en-tête
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50 letter
(a) (communication) lettre f;∎ to notify sb by letter informer qn par lettre;∎ your letter of 4 October votre lettre (en date) du 4 octobreletter of acknowledgement accusé m de réception;STOCK EXCHANGE letter of allotment avis m d'attribution ou de répartition;letter of apology lettre d'excuse;letter of application (for job) lettre de demande d'emploi; STOCK EXCHANGE (for shares) lettre de souscription;letter of appointment lettre de nomination ou d'affectation;letter of complaint lettre de réclamation;letter of confirmation lettre de confirmation;letter of consent lettre d'agrément;letters of credence lettres de créance;letter of dismissal lettre de licenciement;letter of guarantee lettre de garantie;letter of indemnity cautionnement m, lettre de garantie;letter of notification lettre notificative;letter opener coupe-papier m;COMPUTING letter quality qualité f courrier;∎ near letter quality qualité quasi-courrier;letter rate tarif m lettres;letter of recommendation lettre de recommandation;letter of reference lettre de recommandation;letter scales pèse-lettre m;letter tray corbeille f ou panier m à courrier(b) letters patent brevet m d'invention, lettres f pl patentesletter of credit lettre de crédit;letter of exchange lettre de change;letter of guaranty lettre d'aval;letter of intent lettre d'intention -
51 alphabet
['ælfəbit](the letters of a written language arranged in order: I have learned all the letters of the Greek alphabet.) alphabet- alphabetically -
52 apostrophe
[ə'postrəfi](a mark (') which is used to show that a letter or letters has/have been omitted from a word, and which is also used in possessive phrases and in the plurals of letters: the boy's coat; the boys' coats; There are two n's in `cannot' but only one in `can't'.) apostrophe -
53 censor
['sensə] 1. noun1) (an official who examines films etc and has the power to remove any of the contents which might offend people: Part of his film has been banned by the censor.) censeur/-eure2) (an official (eg in the army) who examines letters etc and removes information which the authorities do not wish to be made public for political reasons etc.) censeur2. verbThis film has been censored; The soldiers' letters are censored.) censurer- censorship -
54 fan
I 1. [fæn] noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) éventail2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilateur2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) (s')éventer2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) attiserII [fæn] noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) admirateur -
55 lettering
1) (the way in which letters are formed: the art of lettering.) lettrage2) (letters which have been drawn, painted etc: He repainted the lettering over the shop door.) lettrage -
56 mailbag
noun (a bag for letters etc: The letters are put into mailbags and sent to London by train.) sac postal -
57 pigeon-hole
noun (a small compartment for letters, papers etc in a desk etc or eg hung on the wall of an office, staffroom etc: He has separate pigeon-holes for bills, for receipts, for letters from friends and so on.) casier -
58 print
[print] 1. noun1) (a mark made by pressure: a footprint; a fingerprint.) trace, empreinte2) (printed lettering: I can't read the print in this book.) caractères3) (a photograph made from a negative: I entered three prints for the photographic competition.) épreuve4) (a printed reproduction of a painting or drawing.) gravure2. verb1) (to mark (letters etc) on paper (by using a printing press etc): The invitations will be printed on white paper.) imprimer2) (to publish (a book, article etc) in printed form: His new novel will be printed next month.) publier3) (to produce (a photographic image) on paper: He develops and prints his own photographs.) tirer une épreuve4) (to mark designs on (cloth etc): When the cloth has been woven, it is dyed and printed.) imprimer5) (to write, using capital letters: Please print your name and address.) écrire en majuscules•- printer- printing - printing-press - print-out - in / out of print -
59 spell
I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) épeler2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) donner3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) savoir l'orthographe4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) signifier, mener à•- speller- spelling II [spel] noun1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) formule magique2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) charmeIII [spel] noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) tour (de travail)2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) période3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) certain temps -
60 type
I noun(a kind, sort; variety: What type of house would you prefer to live in?; They are marketing a new type of washing powder.) type, sorteII 1. noun1) ((a particular variety of) metal blocks with letters, numbers etc used in printing: Can we have the headline printed in a different type?) caractère2) (printed letters, words etc: I can't read the type - it's too small.) caractères2. verb(to write (something) using a typewriter: Can you type?; I'm typing a letter.) dactylographier- typing- typewriting - typist - typewriter
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