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121 station
['steiʃən] 1. noun1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) gare2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) poste, caserne3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) poste2. verb(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) (se) poster -
122 swear in
(to introduce (a person) into a post or office formally, by making him swear an oath: The new Governor is being sworn in next week.) faire prêter serment à -
123 clear
A nB adj2 ( distinct) [image, outline, impression] net/nette ; [writing] lisible ; [sound, voice] clair ; I didn't get a clear look at the car je n'ai pas bien vu la voiture ; he had a clear view of the man il voyait très bien l'homme ;3 ( comprehensibly plain) [description, instruction, text] clair ; to make sth clear to sb faire comprendre qch à qn ; he made it clear to her that he disapproved il lui a bien fait comprendre qu'il désapprouvait ; I wish to make it clear that je tiens à préciser que ; is that clear?, do I make myself clear? est-ce que c'est clair? ; to make one's views/intentions clear exprimer clairement ses opinions/intentions ; let's get this clear que les choses soient claires ;4 ( obvious) [lack, need, sign] évident ; [advantage, lead] net/nette ; [example] beau (before n) ; [majority] large (before n) ; it is clear that il est clair que ; it's a clear case of fraud il est clair qu'il s'agit d'une fraude ;5 ( not confused) [idea, memory] clair ; [plan] précis ; to have a clear picture in one's mind of sth avoir une idée très claire de qch ; to have/keep a clear head avoir/garder les idées claires ; we need someone with a clear head on a besoin de quelqu'un qui a les idées claires ; a clear thinker un esprit lucide ; I'm not clear what to do/how to start je ne sais pas très bien quoi faire/par où commencer ; I have no clear idea how it happened je ne sais pas très bien comment ça s'est passé ; he had a clear understanding of the problem il comprenait très bien le problème ; she's quite clear about what the job involves elle sait exactement en quoi consiste le travail ;6 ( empty) [road, view, area] dégagé ; [table] débarrassé ; [space] libre ; the road is clear of obstacles/snow il n'y a plus d'obstacles/de neige sur la route ;7 ( not guilty) [conscience] tranquille ;8 ( unblemished) [skin, complexion] net/nette ;9 Med [X-ray, scan] normal ;10 ( cloudless) [sky] sans nuage, clair (after n) ; [day, night] clair ; on a clear day par temps clair ;11 ( frank) [gaze, look] franc/franche ;12 ( pure) [sound, tone, voice] clair ;14 ( exempt from) to be clear of être libre de [debt] ; être exempt de [blame] ; être lavé de [suspicion] ;15 ( free) [day, diary] libre ; keep the 24th clear, I'm having a party ne prévois rien d'autre le 24, je fais une fête ;16 ( whole) [week, day] entier/-ière ; you must allow three clear days il faut compter trois jours entiers ;17 ( net) [gain, profit] net inv (after n) ;18 Ling clair.C adv ( away from) to jump clear sauter sur le côté ; to jump clear of ( jump out of) sauter hors de [vehicle] ; ( avoid) he leapt clear of the car/rock il a évité la voiture/pierre en sautant sur le côté ; to pull sb clear of extraire qn de [wreckage] ; to stay ou steer clear of éviter [town centre, rocks] ; éviter [alcohol, trouble, troublemakers] ; he kept the boat clear of the rocks il a gardé le bateau au large des rochers ; stand clear of the gates! éloignez-vous des portes! ; to get clear of sortir de [traffic, town].D vtr1 ( remove) abattre [trees] ; arracher [weeds] ; enlever [debris, papers, mines] ; dégager [snow] (from, off de) ; to clear demonstrators from the streets, to clear the streets of demonstrators débarrasser les rues des manifestants ;2 ( free from obstruction) déboucher [drains] ; dégager [road] ; débarrasser [table, surface] ; déblayer [site] ; défricher [land] ; to clear the road of snow/obstacles dégager la neige/les obstacles de la route ; to clear sth out of the way (from table, seat) enlever qch ; ( from floor) enlever qch du passsage ; to clear the way for sth/sb lit libérer le passage pour qch/qn ; fig ouvrir la voie pour [developments] ; fig laisser la place à [person] ;4 ( empty) vider [desk, drawer] (of de) ; débarrasser [room, surface] (of de) ; lever [post box] ; évacuer [area, building] ; the judge cleared the court le juge a fait évacuer la salle ; to clear the office of furniture débarrasser le bureau de tous ses meubles ; you're fired, clear your desk vous êtes renvoyé, débarrassez votre bureau ; his singing cleared the room la pièce se vida au son de sa voix ;7 ( unblock) dégager [nose] ; to clear one's throat se racler la gorge ; the fresh air will clear your head un peu d'air frais t'éclaircira les idées ;8 Cosmet faire disparaître [dandruff, spots] ;9 Wine clarifier ;10 ( destroy) détruire [building] ;11 Comput effacer [screen, data] ;12 ( dispose of) liquider [stock] ; to clear the backlog rattraper le retard sur le travail ; ‘reduced to clear’ ‘solde’ ;15 ( make) se faire [profit] ;16 ( free from blame) [jury] innocenter [accused] (of de) ; to be cleared of suspicion être lavé de tout soupçon ; to clear one's name/reputation blanchir son nom/sa réputation ;17 Admin, Mil ( vet) mener une enquête administrative sur [employee] ; I've been cleared j'ai fait l'objet d'une enquête administrative ; she's been cleared to see the documents elle a été déclarée apte à consulter les documents ;18 ( officially approve) approuver [proposal, request] ; dédouaner [goods] ; to clear sth with sb obtenir l'accord de qn pour qch ; to be cleared for take-off/landing recevoir l'autorisation de décoller/atterrir ;19 ( jump over) franchir [fence, hurdle, wall] ; she cleared 2 m at the high jump elle a réussi 2 m au saut en hauteur ;20 ( pass through) passer sous [bridge] ; passer entre [gateposts] ; to clear customs passer à la douane ;21 Sport dégager [ball].E vi1 (become transparent, unclouded) [liquid, sky] s'éclaircir ;2 ( disappear) [smoke, fog, cloud] se dissiper ;3 ( become pure) [air] se purifier ;5 Fin [cheque] être compensé.the coast is clear fig le champ est libre ; to be in the clear ( safe) être hors de danger ; ( free from suspicion) être lavé de tout soupçon■ clear away:▶ clear away débarrasser ;▶ clear [sth] away, clear away [sth] balayer [snow, leaves] ; enlever [debris, rubbish] ; ranger [papers, toys].■ clear off:▶ clear off ○ GB1 ( run away) filer ○, se sauver ;2 ( go away) ficher le camp ○ ; clear off, I'm busy fiche le camp ○, je suis occupé ; clear off! fichez le camp ○ ! ;▶ clear off [sth] US débarrasser [table].■ clear out:▶ clear [sth] out, clear out [sth]2 ( empty) vider [room, house] ;3 ( throw away) jeter [old clothes, newspapers].■ clear up:▶ clear up1 ( tidy up) faire du rangement ; they must clear up after themselves ils doivent tout ranger derrière eux ;▶ clear up [sth], clear [sth] up1 ( tidy) ranger [mess, toys, papers] ; ramasser [litter, broken glass] ; ranger [room] ; nettoyer [beach, garden] ;2 ( resolve) résoudre [problem, difficulty] ; dissiper [misunderstanding] ; tirer [qch] au clair [mystery]. -
124 elect
B vtr1 ( by vote) élire [representative, president etc] (from, from among au sein de) ; to be elected to a post/an assembly être élu à un poste/à une assemblée ; to elect sb (as) president élire qn président ;2 ( choose) choisir [method, system etc] ; to elect to do choisir de faire ; to be elected a member/as leader être élu membre/chef.C elected pp adj [authority, government, officer, representative] élu ; elect office fonction f élective.D adj (after n) futur (before n) the president elect le président élu n'ayant pas encore pris ses fonctions. -
125 instal(l)
A vtr1 installer [computer system, new equipment etc] (in dans) ; poser [windows] ; we had a new kitchen instal(l)ed on a fait installer une nouvelle cuisine ;2 ( in official post) to instal(l) sb in office installer qn. -
126 job
A n1 ( employment) emploi m ; ( post) poste m ; to look for/get a job chercher/trouver un emploi ; to give sb a job donner un emploi à qn ; to give up/keep one's job quitter/conserver son emploi ; a job in a bookshop/an office un emploi dans une librairie/un bureau ; a teaching/civil service job un poste d'enseignant/de fonctionnaire ; to have a good job avoir un bon poste ; what's her job? qu'est-ce qu'elle fait (comme travail)? ; to have a job as a secretary/in local government être employé comme secrétaire/dans l'administration locale ; to be out of a job être sans emploi ; we'll all be out of a job nous nous retrouverons tous sans emploi ;2 ( rôle) fonction f ; the job of the curator is to… la fonction du conservateur est de… ; the job of the heart/liver is to… la fonction du cœur/du foie est de… ; to have the job of doing avoir pour fonction de faire ; it's the jury's/my job to do c'est au jury/à moi de faire ;3 ( duty) travail m ; her main job is to… son travail principal consiste à… ; she's only doing her job elle ne fait que son travail ;4 ( task) travail m, boulot ○ m ; to find/have a job for sb to do trouver/avoir du travail or un boulot ○ pour qn ; to do odd jobs around the house faire des bricoles ○ dans la maison ;5 ( assignment) ( of company) projet m ; ( of individual) tâche f ; to do a job for the local council exécuter un projet pour le conseil municipal ; the next job is to convince him la tâche suivante consistera à le convaincre ; to have the job of doing avoir la tâche de faire ; the job of building the theatre went to X la construction du théâtre a été confiée à X ;6 ( result of work to do) a good/poor/lovely job du bon/du mauvais/de l'excellent travail ; to make a good job of doing sth faire du bon travail en faisant qch ; you've made a good job of the chair tu as fait du bon travail avec la chaise ; you haven't made a very good job of it tu n'as pas fait du très bon travail ;7 ○ ( difficult activity) a real job, quite a job toute une affaire ○ (to do, doing de faire) ; we had a real job on there! on ne s'est pas amusés! ;8 ○ (crime, theft) coup ○ m ; to do ou pull off a job faire un coup ○ ; bank job attaque f de banque ; to do a bank job dévaliser une banque ;10 ○ ( thing) truc ○ m ;11 ○ ( plastic surgery) to have a nose job se faire refaire le nez.B modif [advert, offer, opportunities, title] d'emploi ; [analysis, evaluation, specification] de poste ; [pages, supplement] des emplois ; [creation, cuts, losses] d'emplois.C vi1 ( do casual work) faire des petits travaux ;2 ( do piece-work) travailler à la tâche.(and a) good job too! GB et c'est une bonne chose! ; it's a good job that GB heureusement que ; jobs for the boys des planques ○ pour les copains ; just the job tout à fait ce qu'il faut ; to do a big job ○ faire caca ○ ; on the job ( working) au travail or boulot ○ ; to learn on the job apprendre sur le tas ; to lie down ou fall asleep on the job s'endormir à la tâche ; to be on the job ○ GB hum être en train de faire l'amour ; to do the job fig faire l'affaire ; to give sth/sb up as a bad job GB laisser tomber qch/qn ; to make the best of a bad job GB faire contre mauvaise fortune bon cœur ; ⇒ on-the-job. -
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128 vacant
1 ( unoccupied) [flat, room, seat, place] libre, disponible ; [office, land] inoccupé ; ( on toilet door) libre ;2 ( available) [job, post] vacant, à pourvoir ; to become ou fall vacant se libérer ; ‘Situations vacant’ ( in newspaper) ‘offres d'emploi’ ;3 ( dreamy) [look, stare] absent ; [expression] vide ; [face, smile] vide d'expression ; he looks vacant il a l'air absent ; he gave me a vacant stare ou look il m'a regardé d'un air absent ;4 ( stupid) stupide.
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