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41 compose
compose [kəmˈpəʊz]• to compose o.s. se calmer* * *[kəm'pəʊz] 1.transitive verb1) ( write) gen, Literature, Music composer2) ( arrange) composer [painting]; agencer [elements of work]3) ( order) composer [features]; rassembler [thoughts]4) ( constitute) composer5) ( in printing) composer2.intransitive verb ( all contexts) composer3. -
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composition [‚kɒmpəˈzɪ∫ən]b. ( = activity) composition fc. ( = make-up) composition f* * *[ˌkɒmpə'zɪʃn]1) ( make-up) composition f (of de)2) Music, Literature composition f (of de)of my/her own composition — de ma/sa composition
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45 device
device [dɪˈvaɪs]• left to his own devices, he'd never have finished par lui-même, il n'aurait jamais fini* * *[dɪ'vaɪs]1) ( household) appareil mlabour-saving device — appareil m électroménager
2) Technology dispositif m3) ( system) système msecurity device — système m de sécurité
4) (also explosive device, incendiary device) engin m explosif5) ( means) gen moyen m (for doing, to do de or pour faire); Economics mesure f (for doing, to do pour faire)6) Literature procédé m•• -
46 dramatic
dramatic [drəˈmætɪk]a. [art] dramatiqueb. ( = marked) [fall, change, increase, effect] spectaculaire━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] Except in the theatrical sense, [b]dramatic is not translated by dramatique.* * *[drə'mætɪk]1) [literature, art, irony, effect] dramatique; [gesture, entrance, exit] théâtral2) (tense, exciting) [situation, event] dramatique3) ( sudden) [change, impact, landscape] spectaculaire -
47 dramatically
dramatically [drəˈmætɪkəlɪ][change, improve, increase, affect] de façon spectaculaire ; [different, effective, successful] extraordinairement━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] [b]dramatically ≠ dramatiquement* * *[drə'mætɪklɪ]adverb ( radically) radicalement; ( causing excitement) de façon spectaculaire; Literature, Theatre du point de vue théâtral; [gesture, pause] de façon théâtrale -
48 erotica
erotica [ɪˈrɒtɪkə]* * *[ɪ'rɒtɪkə]plural noun Literature littérature f érotique; Cinema films mpl érotiques; Art art m érotique -
49 escapism
escapism [ɪsˈkeɪpɪzəm]• it's sheer escapism! c'est simplement s'évader du réel !* * *[ɪ'skeɪpɪzəm] -
50 essay
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51 fiction
fiction [ˈfɪk∫ən]b. ( = falsehood) fiction f• there is still this fiction that you can find a job if you try hard enough il y a encore des gens qui s'imaginent qu'il suffit d'un peu de persévérance pour trouver du travail* * *['fɪkʃn]1) ( literary genre) le roman2) ( books) romans mpl3) ( delusion) illusion f4) ( untruth) histoire f5) ( creation of the imagination) fiction f6) ( pretence) -
52 figure
figure [ˈfɪgər]1. nouna. ( = number) chiffre m• to bring inflation down to single figures faire passer l'inflation en dessous de la barre des 10 %b. ( = diagram) figure fc. ( = shape) [of person] ligne fd. ( = human form) silhouette fe. ( = important person) personnage ma. ( = appear) figurer4. compounds• I wasn't figuring on having to do that je ne m'attendais pas à devoir faire ça► figure out separable transitive verba. ( = understand) arriver à comprendreb. ( = plan) calculer* * *['fɪgə(r)], US ['fɪgjər] 1.1) (number, amount) chiffre ma four-/six-figure sum — un montant de quatre/six chiffres
to have a head for figures —
2) ( person) personnalité f3) ( human form) gen personnage m; Art figure freclining figure — Art figure allongée
4) ( symbol)father figure — image f du père
authority figure — symbole m de l'autorité
5) ( body shape) ligne fto have a great figure — (colloq) avoir une silhouette sensationnelle (colloq)
6) ( geometric or other shape) figure f7) ( diagram) figure f2.transitive verb1) (colloq) ( suppose)to figure (that) — penser or se dire que
2) Literature ( express) symboliser3.1) ( appear) figurer (in dans)2) (colloq) ( make sense) se comprendre•Phrasal Verbs: -
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55 form
form [fɔ:m]1. nouna. forme f• her letters are to be published in book form ses lettres doivent être publiées sous forme de livre• to study form (British) ≈ préparer son tiercé• he's in the sixth form ≈ il est en premièrea. [+ shape, character, government] formerb. ( = develop) [+ habit] contracterc. ( = constitute) composer[queue, company, blood clots] se former ; [idea] prendre forme* * *[fɔːm] 1.1) (kind, manifestation) (of exercise, transport, government, protest) forme f; (of entertainment, taxation, disease) sorte f2) ( document) formulaire m3) ( shape) forme f4) (of athlete, horse, performer) forme fto be in good form — être en bonne or pleine forme
true to form, she... — fidèle à elle-même, elle...
6) ( etiquette)it is bad form — cela ne se fait pas ( to do de faire)
purely as a matter of form — purement par politesse or pour la forme
7) GB School classe fin the first form — ≈ en sixième
8) ( prescribed set of words) formule f9) Linguistics forme f2.transitive verb1) ( organize or create) gen former ( from avec); nouer [friendship, relationship]2) ( conceive) se faire [impression, opinion]; concevoir [admiration]3) ( mould) former4) ( constitute) former [jury, cabinet, panel]3.intransitive verb ( all contexts) se formerPhrasal Verbs: -
56 formal
formal [ˈfɔ:məl]1. adjectivea. [person, behaviour, welcome] cérémonieux ; [dinner, function] protocolaire ; [letter] respectant les convenancesb. ( = official) [talks, complaint, surrender] officielc. ( = professional) he had no formal training il n'avait pas vraiment de formation2. compounds* * *['fɔːml]1) ( official) [agreement, complaint, interview, invitation, reception] officiel/-ielle2) ( not casual) [language] soutenu; [occasion] solennel/-elle; [manner] cérémonieux/-ieuse; [clothing] habillé; ( on invitation)‘dress: formal’ — ‘tenue de soirée’
3) ( structured) [logic, linguistics] formel/-elle4) ( in recognized institution) [training] professionnel/-elle; [qualification] reconnu5) Literature, Art formel/-elle -
57 Georgian
Georgian [ˈdʒɔ:dʒən]a. [architecture] géorgien (entre 1714 et 1830)* * *['dʒɔːdʒjən] 1.1) ( person) Géorgien/-ienne m/f2) ( language) géorgien m2.1) Geography ( all contexts) géorgien/-ienne2) GB History, Architecture, Literature georgien/-ienne -
58 go for
go for [somebody/something]1) (colloq) (favour, have liking for) craquer (colloq) pour [person]; aimer [style of music, literature etc]2) ( apply to) être valable pour, s'appliquer àgo for [somebody]3) ( attack) attaquer4)go for [something]5) ( attempt to achieve) essayer d'obtenir [honour, victory]go for it! — (colloq) vas-y, fonce! (colloq)
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59 gothic
Gothic [ˈgɒθɪk]gothique m* * *1.Gothic ['gɒθɪk] noun gothique m2.adjective Architecture, Literature ( also in printing) gothique; fig [gloom, horror] noir -
60 haiku
['haɪkuː]noun Literature haïku m
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