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  • 61 condone

    [kən'dəun]
    (to excuse or forgive: He could not condone lying.) pardonner

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  • 62 couch

    I noun
    (a type of sofa for sitting or lying on: The doctor asked him to lie on the couch.) canapé
    II verb
    (to express (in words): He couched his reply in vague terms.) formuler

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  • 63 east

    [i:st] 1. noun
    1) (the direction from which the sun rises, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: The wind is blowing from the east; The village is to the east of Canton; in the east of England.) est
    2) ((also E) one of the four main points of the compass: He took a direction 10° E of N / east of north.) est
    2. adjective
    1) (in the east: the east coast.) est, oriental
    2) (from the direction of the east: an east wind.) d'est
    3. adverb
    (towards the east: The house faces east.) à/vers l'est
    - eastern - easternmost - eastward - eastwards - eastward - the East

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  • 64 easterly

    1) ((of a wind, breeze etc) coming from the east: an easterly wind.) d'est
    2) (looking, lying etc towards the east: We are travelling in an easterly direction.) vers l'est

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  • 65 embankment

    [im'bæŋkmənt]
    (a bank or ridge made eg to keep back water or to carry a railway over low-lying places etc.) digue, talus

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  • 66 exclude

    [ik'sklu:d]
    1) (to prevent (someone) from sharing or taking part in something: They excluded her from the meeting.) exclure (de)
    2) (to shut out; to keep out: Fill the bottle to the top so as to exclude all air.) chasser, exclure
    3) (to leave out of consideration: We cannot exclude the possibility that he was lying.) exclure
    - excluding

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  • 67 flat

    [flæt] 1. adjective
    1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) plat
    2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) ennuyeux
    3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) net
    4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) à plat
    5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) éventé
    6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) en dessous du ton
    2. adverb
    (stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) à plat
    3. noun
    1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) appartement
    2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bémol
    3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) plat
    4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) marécages, bas-fonds
    - flatten - flat rate - flat out

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  • 68 heaven

    ['hevn]
    1) (in some religions, the place where God or the gods live, and where good people go when they die.) paradis
    2) (the sky: He raised his eyes to heaven / the heavens.) ciel
    3) ((something which brings) great happiness: `This is heaven', she said, lying on the beach in the sun.) paradis
    - heavenliness - heavens - heavenly bodies - heaven-sent - for heaven's sake - heaven knows - thank heavens

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  • 69 hinterland

    ['hintəlænd]
    (the district lying inland from the coast.) arrière-pays

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  • 70 horizontal

    [hori'zontl]
    adjective (at right angles to vertical; parallel to the horizon; lying level or flat: a horizontal line; a horizontal surface.) horizontal

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  • 71 idle

    1. adjective
    1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) au repos
    2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) fainéant
    3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) vain
    4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) sans fondement, futile
    2. verb
    1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) paresser
    2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) (faire) tourner au ralenti
    - idleness - idly - idle away

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  • 72 in pieces

    1) (with its various parts not joined together: The bed is delivered in pieces and the customer has to put it together himself.) en pièces détachées
    2) (broken: The vase was lying in pieces on the floor.) en (mille) morceaux

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  • 73 lap

    I [læp] past tense, past participle - lapped; verb
    1) (to drink by licking with the tongue: The cat lapped milk from a saucer.) laper
    2) ((of a liquid) to wash or flow (against): Water lapped the side of the boat.) clapoter (contre)
    II [læp] noun
    1) (the part from waist to knees of a person who is sitting: The baby was lying in its mother's lap.) genoux
    2) (one round of a racecourse or other competition track: The runners have completed five laps, with three still to run.) tour de piste
    - the lap of luxury

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  • 74 lay

    I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
    1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) poser
    2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) coucher
    3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) mettre, préparer
    4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) coucher
    5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) dissiper
    6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) pondre
    7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) parier
    2. verb
    (to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) couper en dégradé
    - lay-by - layout - laid up - lay aside - lay bare - lay by - lay down - lay one's hands on - lay hands on - lay in - lay low - lay off - lay on - lay out - lay up - lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective
    1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laïque
    2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) profane
    IV [lei] noun
    (an epic poem.)

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  • 75 low

    I 1. [ləu] adjective
    1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) bas
    2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) bas
    3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) bas
    4) (small: a low price.) bas
    5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) bas
    6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) bas
    2. adverb
    (in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) bas
    - lowly - lowliness - low-down - lowland - lowlander - lowlands - low-lying - low-tech 3. adjective
    low-tech industries/skills.)
    - be low on II [ləu] verb
    (to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) meugler

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  • 76 maritime

    1) (of the sea, shipping etc: maritime law.) maritime
    2) (lying near the sea, and therefore having a navy, merchant shipping etc: a maritime nation.) maritime

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  • 77 mattress

    ['mætris]
    (a thick, firm layer of padding, covered in cloth etc, for lying on, usually as part of a bed.) matelas

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  • 78 next

    [nekst] 1. adjective
    (nearest in place, time etc: When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list?) prochain, suivant, voisin
    2. adverb
    (immediately after in place or time: John arrived first and Jane came next.) ensuite
    3. pronoun
    (the person or thing nearest in place, time etc: Finish one question before you begin to answer the next; One minute he was sitting beside me - the next he was lying on the ground.) le suivant, la suivante
    - biggest - oldest - next door - next to

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  • 79 north

    [no:Ɵ] 1. noun
    1) (the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.) nord
    2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) nord
    2. adjective
    1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) septentrional
    2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) du nord
    3. adverb
    (towards the north: The stream flows north.) vers le nord
    - northern - northerner - northernmost - northward - northwards - northward - northbound - north-east / north-west 4. adverb
    (towards the north-east or north-west: The building faces north-west.) au/vers le nord-est; au/vers le nord-ouest
    - north-eastern / north-western - the North Pole

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  • 80 north-east / north-west

    nouns, adjective ((in or from) the direction midway between north and east or north and west, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: the north-east counties; a north-west wind.) (du) nord-est; (du) nord-ouest

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  • Lying — • As defined by St. Thomas Aquinas, a statement at variance with the mind Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lying     Lying     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Lying-in — is an old childbirth practice involving a woman resting in bed for a period of time before giving birth. Though the term is now usually defined as the condition of a woman in the process of giving birth, it previously referred to a period of bed… …   Wikipedia

  • Lying in — may refer to:*Lying in, an old childbirth practice *Lying in repose, the process of displaying a deceased person *Lying in state, the process of displaying a coffin …   Wikipedia

  • Lying — Ly ing, p. pr. & vb. n. of {Lie}, to be supported horizontally. [1913 Webster] {Lying panel} (Arch.), a panel in which the grain of the wood is horizontal. [R.] {Lying to} (Naut.), having the sails so disposed as to counteract each other. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lying to — Lying Ly ing, p. pr. & vb. n. of {Lie}, to be supported horizontally. [1913 Webster] {Lying panel} (Arch.), a panel in which the grain of the wood is horizontal. [R.] {Lying to} (Naut.), having the sails so disposed as to counteract each other.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lying — pres part of lie Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. lying I …   Law dictionary

  • Lying-in — Ly ing in , n. 1. The state attending, and consequent to, childbirth; confinement; as, a lying in hospital. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of bearing a child. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lying-in — [lī′iŋin′] n. confinement in childbirth adj. of or for childbirth [a lying in hospital] …   English World dictionary

  • Lying — Ly ing, p. pr. & vb. n. of {Lie}, to tell a falsehood. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lying — mendacious, untruthful, *dishonest, deceitful Analogous words: *false, wrong: deceptive, *misleading, delusive, delusory Antonyms: truthtelling Contrasted words: honest, just, *upright, conscientious, scrupulous, honorable: candid, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • lying — [adj] dishonest committing perjury, deceitful, deceptive, delusive, delusory, dissembling, dissimulating, double crossing*, doubledealing*, equivocating, false, falsifying, fibbing, guileful, inventing, mendacious, misleading, misrepresenting,… …   New thesaurus

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