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62 fiddle
['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) violon2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) combine2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) jouer du violon2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) tripoter3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) traficoter•- fiddler- fiddler crab - on the fiddle -
63 follow
['foləu] 1. verb1) (to go or come after: I will follow (you).) suivre2) (to go along (a road, river etc): Follow this road.) suivre3) (to understand: Do you follow (my argument)?) suivre4) (to act according to: I followed his advice.) suivre•- follower- following 2. adjective1) (coming after: the following day.) suivant2) (about to be mentioned: You will need the following things.) suivant3. preposition(after; as a result of: Following his illness, his hair turned white.) à la suite de4. pronoun(things about to be mentioned: You must bring the following - pen, pencil, paper and rubber.) les choses suivantes- follow up -
64 stub
1. noun1) (a stump or short remaining end of eg a cigarette, pencil etc: The ashtray contained seven cigarette stubs.) bout, mégot2) (the counterfoil or retained section of a cheque etc.) talon2. verb(to hurt (especially a toe) by striking it against something hard: She stubbed her toe(s) against the bedpost.) se cogner (un orteil contre)- stubby- stub out -
65 soft
soft, US sO ;ftA adj1 (yielding, not rigid or firm) [ground, soil, clay] meuble ; Sport, Turf lourd ; [rock, metal] tendre ; [snow] léger/-ère ; [bed, cushion, pillow] moelleux/-euse ; [fabric, fur, skin, hand, cheek] doux/douce ; [brush, hair, leather] souple ; [muscle] flasque ; [mixture, dough, butter] mou/molle ; [pencil] doux/douce ; to get soft [soil, ground, butter, mixture] s'amollir ; [mattress] devenir mou ; [muscle] se ramollir ; to make sth soft amollir qch [ground] ; ramollir qch [butter, mixture] ; assouplir qch [fabric] ; adoucir qch [hard water, skin] ; soft to the touch doux au toucher ; soft ice cream glace f italienne ;2 ( muted) [colour, glow, light, tone, sound, laugh, music, note, voice, accent] doux/douce ; [step, knock] feutré ; soft lighting éclairage m tamisé ;3 (gentle, mild) [air, climate, rain, breeze, look, words] doux/douce ; [reply] apaisant ; [impact, pressure, touch] léger/-ère ; [eyes, heart] tendre ; [approach] gen diplomatique ; Pol modéré ; the soft left la gauche modérée ; to take a soft line with sb adopter une ligne modérée avec qn ;6 ( lenient) [parent, teacher] (trop) indulgent ; to be soft on sb/sth être (trop) indulgent envers qn/qch ;7 ○ ( in love) to be soft on sb en pincer ○ pour qn ;8 Chem [water] doux/douce ;9 (idle, agreeable) [life, job] peinard ○ ;10 ○ ( cowardly) trouillard ○ ;11 ○ ( stupid) stupide ; to be soft in the head être ramolli du cerveau ;12 Ling [consonant] doux/douce. -
66 scrounge
∎ he tried to scrounge $10 off me il a essayé de me taper de 10 dollars;∎ can I scrounge a cigarette off you? je peux te taper ou te taxer une cigarette?;∎ could I scrounge a lift from someone? est-ce que quelqu'un peut m'emmener?□∎ he came scrounging British round or American around to see what he could find il est venu faire un tour pour voir s'il n'y avait pas quelque chose à récolter;∎ to scrounge on or off sb (habitually) vivre aux crochets de qn;∎ he's always scrounging off his friends (gen) il tape toujours ses amis; (for food, meals) il fait toujours le pique-assiette chez ses amis;∎ I'm sorry to be always scrounging je suis désolé d'être toujours à quémander3 noun∎ to be on the scrounge (for food) venir quémander de quoi manger; (for cigarette) venir quémander une cigarette;∎ she's on the scrounge for a meal elle veut se faire inviter à manger;∎ he's always on the scrounge il vit toujours aux crochets des autres -
67 sharpen
sharpen ['ʃɑ:pən](a) (blade, knife, razor) affiler, aiguiser, affûter; (pencil) tailler, French Canadian affiler; (stick) tailler en pointe;∎ the cat sharpened its claws on the wood le chat aiguisait ses griffes ou se faisait les griffes sur le bois∎ the events sharpened my desire to travel les événements ont accru mon désir de voyager;∎ you'll need to sharpen your wits il va falloir te dégourdir(tone, voice) devenir plus vif ou âpre; (pain) s'aviver, devenir plus vif; (appetite) s'aiguiser; (wind, cold) devenir plus vif -
68 slate
slate [sleɪt]1 noun∎ British familiar figurative put it on the slate mettez-le sur mon compte□ ;∎ British familiar to have a slate loose (person) avoir une case de vide, avoir une araignée au plafond∎ the Republicans have a full slate les Républicains présentent des candidats dans toutes les circonscriptions∎ slate pencil crayon m d'ardoise;∎ slate quarry carrière f d'ardoise, ardoisière f(in colour) gris ardoise (inv)(a) (cover → roof) couvrir d'ardoises∎ Magee is slated for President Magee a été choisi comme candidat aux élections présidentielles∎ we're slating a full house nous comptons faire salle comble;∎ she was slated for a gold medal/for victory (destined) elle devait remporter une médaille d'or/la victoire∎ his latest novel was slated by the critics les critiques ont descendu son dernier roman►► slate blue bleu ardoise m inv -
69 stump
stump [stʌmp]1 noun∎ to be/go on the stump faire une tournée électorale(e) (in cricket) piquet m∎ the question had them stumped la question les a laissés sans voix□ ;∎ she's stumped for an answer (in quiz) elle ne connaît pas la réponse□ ; (for solution) elle ne trouve pas de solution□ ;∎ it stumps me how anybody could be so silly! que quelqu'un puisse être aussi bête, ça me dépasse!□(a) (walk heavily) marcher d'un pas lourd;∎ to stump in/out (heavily) entrer/sortir d'un pas lourd►► Art stump drawing estompe fcasquer, raquer ( for pour);∎ come on, stump up! allez, raque!;∎ I had to stump up for the taxi c'est moi qui ai dû payer le taxi□ -
70 fiddle
fiddle [ˈfɪdl]1. nouna. ( = violin) violon m• can't you stop fiddling (around)! tiens-toi donc tranquille !* * *['fɪdl] 1.1) (colloq) ( dishonest scheme) magouille (colloq) f [U]tax fiddle — fraude f fiscale
to be on the fiddle — traficoter (colloq)
2) ( violin) violon m2.transitive verb (colloq) ( illegally) falsifier [tax return, figures]3.1) ( fidget)2) ( adjust)to fiddle with — tourner [knobs, controls]
•Phrasal Verbs:••to play second fiddle to somebody — être le sous-fifre (colloq) de quelqu'un
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71 stroke
stroke [strəʊk]1. nouna. (Cricket, Golf), (Tennis) coup m ; (Swimming) mouvement m des bras (pour nager) ; ( = style) nage f ; (in rowing) coup m de rame• good stroke! bien joué !d. [of bell, clock] coup me. ( = illness) to have a stroke avoir une attaque[+ person, animal] caresser* * *[strəʊk] 1.1) ( blow) gen, Sport coup mat one ou at a single stroke — d'un seul coup
3) ( single movement in swimming) mouvement m des bras; ( particular style) nage f5) ( in punctuation) barre f oblique6) Medicine congestion f cérébrale7) ( caress) caresse f2.to give somebody/something a stroke — caresser quelqu'un/quelque chose
noun modifier Medicinestroke victim —
3.stroke patient — personne f victime d'une congestion cérébrale
transitive verb1) ( caress) caresser••to put somebody off their stroke — ( upset timing) faire perdre le rythme à quelqu'un; ( disconcert) faire perdre les pédales (colloq) à quelqu'un
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72 drawing
noun ((the art of making) a picture made with a pencil, crayon etc: the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci; I am no good at drawing.) dessin -
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74 in half
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75 write
past tense - wrote; verb1) (to draw (letters or other forms of script) on a surface, especially with a pen or pencil on paper: They wrote their names on a sheet of paper; The child has learned to read and write; Please write in ink.) écrire2) (to compose the text of (a book, poem etc): She wrote a book on prehistoric monsters.) écrire3) (to compose a letter (and send it): He has written a letter to me about this matter; I'll write you a long letter about my holiday; I wrote to you last week.) écrire•- writer- writing - writings - written - writing-paper - write down - write out -
76 lip
A n1 Anat ( of person) lèvre f ; (of dog, ape) babine f ; to kiss sb on the lips embrasser qn sur la bouche or les lèvres ; to lick one's lips ( to wet them) se passer la langue sur les lèvres ; ( in anticipation) se lécher les babines ○ ; to bite one's lip se mordre les lèvres ; to read sb's lips lire sur les lèvres de qn ; read my lips ○ ! écoutez bien! ; the name on everyone's lips le nom qui est sur toutes les lèvres ; my lips are sealed! bouche cousue ○ ! ;to keep a stiff upper lip rester flegmatique. -
77 lip
lip [lɪp]∎ her lip trembled ses lèvres tremblaient;∎ my lips are sealed je ne dirai rien;∎ her name is on everyone's lips son nom est sur toutes les lèvres;∎ to read sb's lips lire sur les lèvres de qn;∎ familiar read my lips (believe what I say) écoutez-moi bien□ ;∎ to do or pay lip service to sth faire semblant de s'intéresser à qch;∎ the company is paying lip service to the need for a crèche l'entreprise prétend s'intéresser à la nécessité d'une crèche(b) (of jug) bec m; (of cup, bowl) rebord m; (of wound) lèvre f, bord m; (of well) margelle f; (of crater, golf hole) bord m∎ enough of your lip! ne sois pas insolent!;∎ don't give me any of your lip! ne te fiche pas de moi!►► lip balm baume m pour les lèvres;lip gloss brillant m à lèvres;lip microphone microphone m labial;lip pencil crayon m à lèvres;lip salve pommade f ou baume m pour les lèvres -
78 handwriting
1) (writing with a pen or pencil: Today we will practise handwriting.) écriture2) (the way in which a person writes: Your handwriting is terrible!) écriture -
79 propel
[prə'pel]past tense, past participle - propelled; verb(to drive forward, especially mechanically: The boat is propelled by a diesel engine.) propulser- propulsion - propelling-pencil -
80 scribble
['skribl] 1. verb1) (to write quickly or carelessly: He scribbled a message.) griffonner2) (to make meaningless marks with a pencil etc: That child has scribbled all over the wall.) gribouiller2. noun1) (untidy, careless handwriting.) gribouillis2) (a mark etc made by scribbling.) gribouillage•
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