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racecourse ['reɪskɔ:s](a) (for horses) champ m de courses, hippodrome m -
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noun ((a place with) a course over which horse races are run.) champ de courses -
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enclosure [ɪnˈkləʊʒər]• the enclosure [of racecourse] le pesage* * *[ɪn'kləʊʒə(r)]1) ( space) ( for animals) enclos m; ( for race-horses) paddock m; ( for officials) enceinte f2) ( fence) clôture f -
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lap [læp]1. noun• we're on the last lap (of project, task) on a fait le plus difficilea. [+ milk] laperb. [+ runner, car] prendre un tour d'avance sur[waves] clapoter3. compoundsa. [+ milk] laperb. [+ information] (inf) absorber ; [+ compliments] (inf) boire comme du petit-lait (inf) ; [+ attention] (inf) se délecter de* * *[læp] 1.1) ( area of body) genoux mplto be on the last lap — lit faire le dernier tour; fig en être à la dernière étape
3) ( part of journey) étape f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) Sport avoir un tour d'avance sur [person]2) ( drink) laper [water]3.Phrasal Verbs:- lap up•• -
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straight [streɪt]1. adjectivec. ( = unambiguous) clair• have you got that straight? est-ce bien clair ?d. ( = tidy) to put sth straight mettre de l'ordre dans qche. ( = simple) it was a straight choice between A and B il n'y avait que deux solutions, A ou Bf. ( = consecutive) [victories, defeats, games, months] consécutif• if I give you £5, then we'll be straight si je te donne 5 livres, nous serons quittesi. ( = unsmiling) to keep a straight face garder son sérieuxj. [person] (inf) ( = conventional) conventionnel ; ( = heterosexual) hétéro (inf) ; ( = not criminal) honnête• I've been straight for three years ( = not on drugs) ça fait trois ans que je n'ai pas pris de drogue2. nouna. the straight [of racecourse, athletics track] la ligne droite3. adverba. ( = in a straight line) [walk, stand, grow] droit ; [shoot] juste• to look sb straight in the face/the eye regarder qn bien en face/droit dans les yeux• to go straight towards sb/sth se diriger droit vers qn/qchb. ( = level) to hang straight [picture] être bien droitc. ( = directly) straight after this tout de suite après• to come straight back ( = without detour) revenir directement ; ( = immediately) revenir tout de suite• he went straight to London ( = without detour) il est allé directement à Londres ; ( = immediately) il s'est immédiatement rendu à Londrese. ( = neat) to drink one's whisky straight boire son whisky secf. ( = clearly) he couldn't think straight il n'avait plus les idées clairesh. ( = consecutively) for five days straight pendant cinq jours d'affilée► straight off ( = immediately) tout de suite ; ( = without hesitation) sans hésiter ; ( = without beating about the bush) sans ambages4. compounds* * *[streɪt] 1.noun Sport ligne f droite2.back straight — côté m opposé de la piste
1) ( not bent or curved) gen droit; [hair] raidedead straight — gen tout droit
2) (level, upright) gen bien droit; [bedclothes, tablecloth] bien misthe picture/your tie isn't straight — le tableau/ta cravate est de travers
3) (tidy, in order) en ordreto get ou put something straight — lit, fig mettre quelque chose en ordre
4) ( clear)to put ou set the record straight — établir la vérité
5) (honest, direct) [person] honnête, droit; [answer] clair6) ( unconditional) [majority, profit] net/nette; [choice] simplea straight fight — GB Politics une élection à deux candidats
7) ( undiluted) [drink] sec, sans eau8) ( consecutive) [wins, defeats] consécutif/-iveshe got straight ‘A’s — School elle a eu très bien partout
in straight sets — Sport en deux (or trois) sets
9) Theatre [actor, role] sérieux/-ieuse10) (colloq) ( heterosexual) hétéro (colloq) inv3.1) ( not obliquely) gen droit; [shoot] justeto go/keep straight ahead — aller/continuer tout droit
2) ( without delay) directementstraight away —
she told him straight out that — elle lui a dit carrément or sans ambages que
it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — cela semblait sortir tout droit du Moyen Âge
3) ( frankly) tout netgive it to me straight — (colloq) dis-moi la vérité
to play straight with somebody — fig jouer franc-jeu avec quelqu'un
4) Theatre [act, produce] de manière classique5) ( neat) [drink] sec or sans eau••to go straight — (colloq) [criminal] se ranger
straight up? — (colloq) GB sans blague? (colloq)
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((of a building etc) to have its back next to (something): My house backs on to the racecourse.) donner (par derrière) sur -
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[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) cours, série de2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) plat3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) terrain4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) cours5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) cours6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) ligne de conduite•- in due course - of course - off - on course -
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I [læp] past tense, past participle - lapped; verb1) (to drink by licking with the tongue: The cat lapped milk from a saucer.) laper2) ((of a liquid) to wash or flow (against): Water lapped the side of the boat.) clapoter (contre)•- lap upII [læp] noun1) (the part from waist to knees of a person who is sitting: The baby was lying in its mother's lap.) genoux2) (one round of a racecourse or other competition track: The runners have completed five laps, with three still to run.) tour de piste•- lap dog- the lap of luxury -
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I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) course2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) (faire) courir2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) faire une course avec3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) filer (à toute allure)•- racer- racecourse - racehorse - racetrack - racing-car - a race against time - the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) race; racial2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) race(s)3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) race•- racial- racialism - racialist - the human race - of mixed race -
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['steidiəm]plurals - stadiums, stadia; noun(a large sports-ground or racecourse usually with seats for spectators: The athletics competitions were held in the new Olympic stadium.) stade -
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[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) droit; raide2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) franc3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) droit4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) en ordre; clairement5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) sans eau, sec6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) impassible7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramatique2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) (tout) droit; directement2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) tout droit3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) franc-jeu3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) ligne droite- straightness - straightforward - straightforwardly - straightforwardness - straight talking - go straight - straight away - straighten out/up - a straight fight - straight off -
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A n1 ( area of body) genoux mpl ; to have sth in one's lap avoir qch sur les genoux ; to be in ou on sb's lap être sur les genoux de qn ; to spill sth in sb's lap renverser qch sur les genoux de qn ; I spilled coffee in his lap j'ai renversé du café sur son pantalon ;2 Sport ( of track) tour m de piste ; ( of racecourse) tour m de circuit ; to run a lap faire un tour de piste ; a ten-lap race une course en dix tours ; on the first lap au premier tour ; a lap of honour un tour d'honneur ; to be on the last lap lit faire le dernier tour ; fig en être à la dernière étape ;3 ( part of journey) étape f.1 Sport avoir un tour d'avance sur [person] ;2 ( drink) laper [water, milk] ;3 ( overlap) chevaucher.1 ( splash) [water] clapoter (against, at contre ; on sur) ;2 ( overlap) to lap over chevaucher.in the lap of the gods entre les mains des dieux ; in the lap of luxury dans le plus grand luxe ; to drop ou dump ○ a problem in sb's lap se décharger d'un problème sur qn ; to fall into sb's lap tomber tout cuit dans le bec de qn ○.■ lap up:▶ lap [sth] up, lap up [sth]1 lit laper [milk, water] ; -
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enclosure [ɪn'kləʊʒə(r)](a) (enclosed area) enclos m;∎ the lions' enclosure (in zoo) l'enclos m des lions;∎ public enclosure aire f réservée au public; (at racecourse) pesage m(b) (in letter) pièce f jointe ou annexée ou incluse;∎ enclosures pièces fpl jointesⓘ ENCLOSURE L'apparition de la "clôture des champs", vers la fin du XVème siècle en Angleterre, a accéléré le passage d'une forme communautaire à une forme individualiste d'économie agraire, provoquant une importante crise sociale. -
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parade [pə'reɪd]1 noun(a) (procession) défilé m;∎ fashion parade défilé m de mode∎ to be on parade (on parade ground) à l'exercice;∎ to go on parade (in procession) défiler(c) (along beach) boulevard m;∎ a parade of shops une rangée de magasins(d) (show, ostentation) étalage m;∎ to make a parade of one's grief faire étalage de son chagrin;∎ a parade of force une démonstration de force;∎ a street where you'll see all the new fashions on parade une rue où l'on arbore toutes les dernières créations de la mode;∎ all the world leaders were on parade il y avait tout une panoplie de chefs d'états(e) (in fencing) parade f(f) (at a racecourse) terrain m de manœuvres∎ supporters paraded through the streets les supporters défilaient dans les rues(b) (show off) se pavaner, parader;∎ the cockerel was parading up and down le coq allait et venait en se pavanant;∎ he was parading up and down as if he owned the place il se pavanait comme s'il était chez lui(a) (troops, prisoners etc) faire défiler;∎ the prisoners were paraded through the streets on fit défiler les prisonniers dans les rues(c) (show off) faire étalage de;∎ he likes to parade his knowledge il aime faire étalage de ses connaissances►► Horseracing parade ring terrain m de manœuvres -
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pole [pəʊl]1 noun∎ to travel from pole to pole parcourir la terre entière;∎ figurative they are poles apart ils n'ont absolument rien en commun;∎ their positions on disarmament are poles apart leurs positions sur le désarmement sont diamétralement opposées(b) (rod) bâton m, perche f; (for tent) montant m; (in fence, construction) poteau m, pieu m; (for gardening) tuteur m; (for climbing plants) rame f; (for polevaulting, punting) perche f; (for skier) bâton m; (of stretcher) bras m∎ to be up the pole (crazy) être cinglé ou dingue;∎ to be up the pole with worry être fou ou malade d'inquiétude;∎ he's driving me up the pole! il me rend dingue!(g) (unit of measure) ≃ perche f►► American pole bean haricot m à rames;pole jump saut m à la perche;pole position (in motor racing) pole position f;∎ to be in pole position être en pole position;Pole Star (étoile f) Polaire f;pole vault saut m à la perche
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