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1 alive
alive [ə'laɪv]∎ he is still alive il est toujours vivant ou en vie;∎ while he was alive de son vivant;∎ to be burnt alive être brûlé vif;∎ to bury sb alive enterrer qn vivant;∎ no one got out of the building alive personne n'est sorti vivant de l'immeuble;∎ they kept her memory alive ils sont restés fidèles à sa mémoire;∎ to stay alive rester en vie, survivre;∎ he felt that he was the luckiest man alive il se sentit l'homme le plus heureux du monde;∎ no man alive could endure such pain personne au monde ne pourrait endurer de telles souffrances;∎ it's good to be alive il fait bon vivre;∎ he's still alive and kicking (not dead) il est toujours bien en vie; (lively) il est toujours d'attaque ou plein de vie;∎ Mr Evans was last seen alive on 21 June c'est le 21 juin qu'on a vu M. Evans vivant pour la dernière fois;∎ the oldest man alive l'homme le plus vieux au monde(b) (lively, full of life) plein de vie, vif, actif;∎ he came alive when someone mentioned food il s'est réveillé quand quelqu'un a parlé de manger;∎ the town centre comes alive after lunchtime le centre-ville s'anime après l'heure du déjeuner;∎ familiar look alive! grouille-toi!, remue-toi!(c) (alert, aware) conscient, sensible;∎ to be alive to the dangers of sth être conscient des ou sensible aux dangers de qch;∎ he was fully alive to the risk he was taking il était pleinement conscient ou avait pleinement conscience du risque qu'il encourait;∎ I am alive to the fact that… je n'ignore pas que…(d) (full, crowded)∎ the evening air was alive with insects il y avait des nuées d'insectes dans l'air ce soir-là;∎ the streets were alive with people les rues fourmillaient ou grouillaient de monde -
2 lucky
∎ familiar to get lucky avoir un coup de bol; (sexually) faire une touche;∎ you're lucky to have escaped with your life vous avez eu de la chance de vous en tirer vivant;∎ what a lucky escape! on l'a échappé belle!;∎ it was lucky for them that we were there heureusement pour eux que nous étions là;∎ it's my lucky day c'est mon jour de chance;∎ to be born lucky être né coiffé;∎ who's the lucky man? (she's going to marry) qui est l'heureux élu?;∎ familiar you lucky devil or thing! sacré veinard!;∎ I'd like a pay rise - you'll be lucky or you should be so lucky! j'aimerais une augmentation - tu peux toujours courir!;∎ lucky you! vous en avez de la chance!(b) (token, number) porte-bonheur (inv)►► familiar lucky break coup m de pot ou de bol;lucky charm porte-bonheur m inv;British lucky dip = jeu consistant à chercher des cadeaux enfouis dans une caisse remplie de sciure ou dans un sac;∎ figurative the job market is a real lucky dip at the moment de nos jours, trouver un emploi, c'est vraiment une question de chance;Sport lucky loser = perdant que l'on repêche, le plus souvent pour avoir un nombre pair de participants
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