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1 control
control [kən'trəʊl]direction ⇒ 1 (a) contrôle ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e), 1 (f) maîtrise ⇒ 1 (a) témoin ⇒ 1 (d) douane ⇒ 1 (e) diriger ⇒ 3 (a) contrôler ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c), 3 (d) régler ⇒ 3 (b) maîtriser ⇒ 3 (c)1 noun(a) (of country, organization) direction f; (of car, machine) contrôle m; (of one's life) maîtrise f; (of oneself) maîtrise f (de soi); Sport (of ball) contrôle m;∎ to have control of or over sb avoir de l'autorité sur qn;∎ to have control of or over sth avoir le contrôle de qch;∎ to gain control of sth prendre le contrôle de qch;∎ the rebels have gained control of the capital les rebelles ont pris le contrôle de la capitale;∎ to be in control of sth être maître de qch;∎ to lose control (of oneself) ne plus être maître de soi;∎ to regain control of oneself se ressaisir;∎ the situation is under control nous maîtrisons la situation;∎ everything's under control (organized, in hand) tout est en bonne voie; (there's no need to panic) tout va bien;∎ to keep sth under control maîtriser qch;∎ dogs must be kept under control les chiens doivent être tenus en laisse;∎ the fire was finally brought under control l'incendie fut finalement maîtrisé;∎ public spending is under the control of our department le budget national relève de notre département;∎ the country is no longer under British/government control le pays n'est plus sous contrôle britannique/gouvernemental;∎ beyond or outside one's control indépendant de sa volonté;∎ due to circumstances beyond our control en raison de circonstances indépendantes de notre volonté;∎ the fire was out of control on n'arrivait pas à maîtriser l'incendie;∎ the car went out of control le chauffeur a perdu le contrôle de sa voiture;∎ things/the situation had got out of control la situation était devenue incontrôlable;∎ the crowd got out of control la foule s'est déchaînée;∎ her children are completely out of control ses enfants sont intenables∎ volume control réglage m du volume;∎ controls (on car, aircraft, machine) commandes fpl;∎ the pilot was at the controls/took over the controls le pilote était aux commandes/a pris les commandes(d) (in experiment) témoin m∎ passport and custom controls formalités fpl de douane(f) (restraint) contrôle m;∎ price/wage controls contrôle m des prix/des salaires;∎ immigration controls contrôle m de l'immigration;∎ there are to be new government controls on financial practices il y aura de nouvelles réglementations gouvernementales sur les pratiques financières(button, switch) de commande, de réglage∎ this switch controls the central heating ce commutateur règle ou commande le chauffage central(c) (curb → inflation, prices, spending, fire) maîtriser; (→ imports) limiter; (→ disease) enrayer, juguler; (master, restrain → activities, emotions) maîtriser; (→ one's passions) dompter; (→ one's reactions) contrôler, maîtriser; (→ animal, pupil) tenir, se faire obéir de; (→ crowd) contenir;∎ try to control yourself essaie de te contrôler ou maîtriser;∎ she could barely control her anger elle avait du mal à maîtriser sa colère;∎ he can't control his pupils il ne tient pas ses élèves, il manque d'autorité sur ses élèves►► Finance control account compte m collectif;Computing control bit bit m de contrôle;Cars control box régulateur m de charge;Computing control bus bus m de contrôle;Computing control character caractère m de contrôle;Computing control code code m de commande;control column manche m à balai;control commands commandes fpl;Finance control commission commission f de contrôle;control desk bureau m de contrôle;control experiment expérience f de contrôle;control freak personne f qui veut tout contrôler;control freakery manie f de vouloir tout contrôler;Technology control gear appareils mpl ou organes mpl de commande;control group groupe m témoin;Computing control key touche f contrôle;Computing control knob molette f de réglage;Marketing control market marché m témoin;Computing control program programme m de contrôle;Marketing control question (in market research) question f de contrôle;Nuclear control rod barre f de commande;control room salle f des commandes; Nautical poste m de commande; Radio & Television (cabine f de) régie f;control tower tour f de contrôle -
2 flying
flying ['flaɪɪŋ]1 noun∎ to be afraid of flying avoir peur de prendre l'avion;∎ he goes flying at the weekends le week-end, il fait de l'aviation(a) (animal, insect) volant;∎ they were hurt by flying glass ils ont été blessés par des bris de verre∎ a flying jump or leap un saut avec élan;∎ she took a flying leap over the fence elle a sauté par-dessus la barrière∎ to pass with flying colours réussir brillamment►► flying ambulance avion-ambulance m;flying boat hydravion m;flying bomb bombe f volante;Building industry flying buttress arc-boutant m;flying club aéro-club m;Military flying column colonne f mobile, groupement m mobile;flying doctor médecin m volant;the Flying Dutchman (legend) le Hollandais volant;Ichthyology flying fish poisson m volant, exocet m;Aviation flying fortress forteresse f volante;Zoology flying fox roussette f;Zoology flying lemur galéopithèque m;flying lessons leçons fpl de pilotage (aérien);Zoology flying lizard dragon m volant;flying machine machine f volante;Aviation flying officer lieutenant m de l'armée de l'air;Industry flying picket piquet m de grève volant;flying saucer soucoupe f volante;Zoology flying snake serpent m volant;the Flying Squad = brigade de détectives britanniques spécialisés dans la grande criminalité;Zoology flying squirrel écureuil m volant;Sport flying start départ m lancé;∎ the runner got off to a flying start le coureur est parti comme une flèche;∎ figurative she got off to a flying start in the competition lors de la compétition, elle est partie comme une flèche ou elle a pris un départ foudroyant;∎ the campaign got off to a flying start la campagne a démarré sur les chapeaux de roues;∎ his experience gives him a flying start over the others son expérience lui donne un très net avantage sur les autres;flying suit combinaison f d'aviateur;Sport flying tackle = plongeon pour plaquer ou stopper quelqu'un;flying time heures fpl ou temps m de vol;∎ 200 hours' flying time 200 heures de vol;flying visit visite f éclair;∎ to pay a flying visit to London faire une visite éclair à Londres -
3 shaft
shaft [ʃɑ:ft]1 noun(a) (of spear) hampe f; (of feather) tuyau m; Architecture (of column) fût m; Anatomy (of bone) diaphyse f(b) (of axe, tool, golf club) manche m(c) (of cart, carriage) brancard m, limon m;∎ to put a horse between the shafts atteler un cheval∎ air or ventilation shaft puits m d'aérage, conduit m d'air∎ figurative a shaft of wit un trait d'esprit∎ he got the shaft (got shouted at) qu'est-ce qu'il s'est pris!; (got fired) il s'est fait virer; (got cheated) il s'est fait arnaquer∎ to get shafted se faire baiser ou entuber
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