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1 curves
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3 curve
curve [kɜ:v]1 noun(a) (gen) courbe f; (in road) tournant m, virage m; Architecture (of arch) voussure f; (of beam) cambrure f;∎ the curve of the bay la courbe de la baie;∎ a woman's curves les rondeurs fpl d'une femme(b) Mathematics courbe f∎ figurative to throw sb a curve prendre qn de court∎ the road curves up the mountainside la route monte en lacets le long de la montagne;∎ the path curved round to the left le chemin tournait vers la gauche;∎ the river curves through the valley la rivière serpente dans la vallée(gen) courber; Technology cintrer -
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A n (in line, graph) courbe f ; ( of arch) voussure f ; ( of beam) cambrure f ; ( in road) ( gentle) courbe f ; ( sharper) virage m ; (of landscape, cheek, hips) courbe f ; learning curve courbe f d'apprentissage ; price curve Econ courbe f des prix.C vi [line, wall, arch] s'incurver ; [edge] se recourber ; [road, railway] faire une courbe ; the road curves down to the sea le chemin descend en courbe vers la mer ; the stream curves through the valley le ruisseau décrit une courbe à travers la vallée. -
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[kə:l] 1. verb1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) friser2) ((sometimes with up) to move in curves; to bend or roll: The paper curled (up) at the edges.) s'enrouler2. noun1) (a coil of hair etc.) boucle2) (the quality of being curled: My hair has very little curl in it.) ondulation•- curler- curly - curliness - curl up -
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7 indented
adjective (having an edge, outline etc with V-shaped cuts or inward curves.) dentelé -
8 meander
[mi'ændə]1) ((of a river) to flow slowly along with many bends and curves: The stream meandered through the meadows.) serpenter2) ((of people etc) to wander about in various directions: His writing meanders all over the page.) vagabonder -
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adjective ((of the edge of a garment etc) cut into curves and notches: The collar of the blouse has a scalloped edge.) festonné -
10 slice
1. noun1) (a thin broad piece (of something): How many slices of meat would you like?) tranche2) (a part or share: Who got the largest slice of the profits?) part2. verb1) (to cut into slices: He sliced the sausage/cucumber.) couper en tranches/rondelles2) (to cut (as) with a sharp blade or knife: The blade slipped and sliced off the tip of his forefinger.) couper (net)3) (in golf etc, to hit (a ball) in such a way that it curves away to the right (or in the case of a left-handed player, to the left).) couper•- sliced- slicer -
11 wave
[weiv] 1. noun1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) vague2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) onde3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) ondulation4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) vague5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) signe de la main2. verb1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) flotter (au vent)2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) onduler3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) saluer d'un signe de la main•- wavy- waviness - waveband - wave - wavelength - wave aside -
12 behave
behave [bɪ'heɪv]∎ why are you behaving this way? pourquoi agis-tu de cette façon?;∎ to behave badly/well mal/bien se comporter;∎ what a way to behave! quelles manières!;∎ to know how to behave savoir vivre;∎ he behaved badly towards her il s'est mal conduit envers elle;∎ she's behaving very strangely elle se comporte de façon bizarre;∎ she was sorry for the way she'd behaved towards him elle regrettait la façon dont elle l'avait traité(b) (act properly) se tenir bien;∎ will you behave! sois sage!, tiens-toi bien!(c) (function) fonctionner, marcher;∎ she studies how matter behaves in extremes of cold and heat elle étudie le comportement de la matière dans des conditions de froid ou de chaleur extrêmes;∎ the car behaves well on curves la voiture tient bien la route dans les virages;∎ the television hasn't behaved properly since la télévision ne marche pas bien depuis∎ to behave oneself se tenir bien;∎ behave yourself! sois sage!, tiens-toi bien!;∎ to behave itself (machine, clock etc) marcher, fonctionner -
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form [fɔ:m]forme ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (f)-(m), 1 (r), 1 (s) silhouette ⇒ 1 (b) formulaire ⇒ 1 (e) classe ⇒ 1 (n) former ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (e), 2 (f) façonner ⇒ 2 (a) se former ⇒ 2 (c), 3 (a), 3 (b) créer ⇒ 2 (d) composer ⇒ 2 (e)1 noun∎ in the form of a heart en forme de cœur;∎ her plan began to take form son projet a commencé à prendre tournure ou forme(b) (body, figure) forme f, silhouette f;∎ a slender form appeared at the door une silhouette élancée apparut à la porte;∎ the human form la forme humaine(c) (aspect, mode) forme f;∎ it's written in the form of a letter c'est écrit sous forme de lettre;∎ the Devil appeared in the form of a goat le diable apparut sous la forme d'une chèvre;∎ the same product in a new form le même produit présenté différemment;∎ what form should my questions take? comment devrais-je formuler mes questions?;∎ the interview took the form of an informal chat l'entrevue prit la forme d'une discussion informelle;∎ her anxiety showed itself in the form of anger son inquiétude se manifesta par de la colère(d) (kind, type) forme f, sorte f;∎ one form of cancer une forme de cancer;∎ we studied three different forms of government nous avons examiné trois systèmes de gouvernement ou trois régimes différents;∎ all forms of sugar le sucre sous toutes ses formes;∎ she sent some flowers as a form of thanks elle a envoyé des fleurs en guise de remerciements∎ to fill in or out a form remplir un formulaire;∎ printed form imprimé m(f) (condition) forme f, condition f;∎ in good form en pleine forme, en excellente condition;∎ John was British on or American in good form at lunch John était en forme ou plein d'entrain pendant le déjeuner;∎ British on or American in their current form they're unlikely to win étant donné leur forme actuelle ils ont peu de chances de gagner;∎ to study (the) form (in horse racing) examiner le tableau des performances des chevaux∎ form and content la forme et le fond;∎ his writing lacks form ce qu'il écrit n'est pas clair;∎ her ideas lack form ses idées sont confuses(h) (standard practice) forme f, règle f;∎ to do sth as a matter of form faire qch pour la forme;∎ what's the usual form in these cases? que fait-on d'habitude ou quelle est la marche à suivre dans ces cas-là?;∎ Law in due form en bonne et due forme∎ it's bad form cela ne se fait pas;∎ it's good form c'est de bon ton, cela se fait;∎ it is bad form to ask a lady her age ce n'est pas poli de demander son âge à une dame∎ form of address formule f de politesse;∎ the correct form of address for a senator la manière correcte de s'adresser à un sénateur;∎ it's only a form of speech ce n'est qu'une façon de parler;∎ the form of the marriage service les rites mpl du mariage∎ the masculine form la forme du masculin, le masculin∎ she's in the first/sixth form ≃ elle est en sixième/première∎ has he got form? est-ce qu'il a un casier judiciaire?(a) (shape) former, construire; (character, mind) former, façonner; (sentence) construire; Metallurgy former, façonner;∎ he formed the model out of or from clay il a sculpté ou façonné le modèle dans l'argile;∎ form the dough into a ball pétrissez la pâte en forme de boule;∎ she has trouble forming certain words elle a du mal à prononcer certains mots;∎ it was certainly a character-forming experience c'est sans aucun doute une expérience qui forme ou façonne le caractère(b) (take the shape of) former, faire;∎ the coastline forms a series of curves la côte forme une série de courbes;∎ the children formed a circle les enfants formèrent un cercle;∎ form a line please faites la queue s'il vous plaît;∎ the applicants formed a queue les candidats firent la queue∎ he's wary of forming friendships il hésite à nouer des amitiés;∎ to form an impression avoir une impression(d) (organize → association, club) créer, fonder; (→ committee, government) former; Commerce (→ company) fonder, créer;∎ they formed themselves into a committee ils se constituèrent en comité(e) (constitute) composer, former;∎ to form the basis of sth constituer la base de ou servir de base à qch;∎ to form (a) part of sth faire partie de qch;∎ the countries forming the alliance les pays qui constituent l'alliance∎ how to form the past tense comment former le passé composé(a) (materialize) se former, prendre forme;∎ doubts began to form in his mind des doutes commencèrent à prendre forme dans son esprit, il commença à avoir des doutes(b) (take shape) se former;∎ form into a line! alignez-vous!;∎ we formed into groups nous nous sommes mis en groupes, nous avons formé des groupes►► Linguistics form class catégorie f grammaticale;Computing form document document m canevas;Computing form feed avancement m du papier;form letter lettre f circulaire;British School form teacher, form tutor ≃ professeur m principal;Linguistics form word mot-outil m, mot m faisant fonction de désinenceBritish se mettre en ligne, s'aligner -
14 generous
generous ['dʒenərəs](a) (with money, gifts) généreux;∎ she's always generous with her time elle n'est pas avare de son temps;∎ he was very generous in his praise il ne tarissait pas d'éloges∎ generous mark (for homework etc) note f généreuse∎ a generous portion une part copieuse ou généreuse;∎ food and drink were in generous supply il y avait à boire et à manger en abondance;∎ she cut him a generous slice of cake elle lui a servi une bonne tranche de gâteau;∎ they serve generous helpings of cream ils ne lésinent pas sur la crème;∎ a generous harvest une récolte abondante(e) (physically → size) généreux, ample;∎ euphemism to have generous curves avoir des formes généreuses -
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