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1 pressure
pressure [ˈpre∫ər]1. nounpression f• don't pressure me! (inf) ne me bouscule pas !3. compounds* * *['preʃə(r)] 1.1) gen, fig, Technology, Meteorology pression fshe has come under a lot of pressure to do — on exerce de fortes pressions sur elle pour l'amener à faire
2) ( volume) (of traffic, tourists, visitors) flux m2.transitive verb = pressurize -
2 unable
unable [ˈʌnˈeɪbl]• to be unable to do sth ne (pas) pouvoir faire qch ; ( = not know how to) ne pas savoir faire qch ; ( = be incapable of) être incapable de faire qch ; ( = be prevented from) être dans l'impossibilité de faire qch* * *[ʌn'eɪbl]to be unable to do — ( lacking means or opportunity) ne pas pouvoir faire; ( lacking knowledge or skill) ne pas savoir faire; (incapable, not qualified) être incapable de faire
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3 wash
wash [wɒ∫]1. noun• to give one's hands/face a wash se laver les mains/le visageb. ( = laundry) I do a big wash on Mondays je fais une grande lessive le lundi• your shirt is in the wash ( = being washed) ta chemise est à la lessivea. laver• to wash o.s. [person] se laver ; [cat] faire sa toilette• to wash one's hands/face se laver les mains/le visagea. ( = have a wash) [person] se laver ; [cat] faire sa toilettec. [waves, sea, flood] to wash over sth balayer qch• a wave of sadness/tiredness washed over him il a soudain ressenti une profonde tristesse/une grande fatigue4. compounds[stain] s'en aller au lavagea. [+ stain] faire partir au lavageb. [waves, sea, flood] ( = carry away) emporter ; [+ footprints] balayera. [+ deck, car] laver (à grande eau) ; [+ wall] lessiverb. [+ medicine, pill] faire descendre ; [+ food] arroser► wash off► wash outa. [dye, colours] passer au lavagea. ( = remove) [+ stain] faire partir au lavageb. ( = rinse) [+ bottle, pan] laverc. the match was washed out ( = prevented by rain) le match a été annulé à cause de la pluie► wash upa. (British) ( = wash dishes) faire la vaisselleb. (US) ( = have a wash) se débarbouillerb. [sea, tide] rejeter (sur le rivage) ; [river] rejeter (sur la berge)* * *1. [wɒʃ]1) [U] ( by person)to give [something] a wash — laver [window, floor]; nettoyer [object]; lessiver [paintwork]; se laver [hands, face]
to give somebody a wash — débarbouiller [child]
2) ( laundry process) lavage mweekly wash — lessive f hebdomadaire
in the wash — ( about to be cleaned) au sale; ( being cleaned) au lavage
3) ( from boat) remous m4) ( coating) gen couche f (de peinture); Art lavis m5) ( for face) lotion f2.noun modifierfrequent wash shampoo — shampooing m pour lavages fréquents
3. [wɒʃ], US [wɔːʃ]pen and wash drawing — dessin m à la plume et au lavis
transitive verb1) ( clean) laver [person, clothes, floor]; nettoyer [object, wound]; lessiver [surface]to wash one's hands/face — se laver les mains/le visage
2) ( carry along) entraîner [silt, debris]to wash somebody/something overboard — emporter quelqu'un/quelque chose par-dessus bord
3) littér ( lap against) lécher4) ( coat) Art laver; gen, Technology passer une légère couche de peinture sur [wall]4.intransitive verb ( clean oneself) [person] se laver, faire sa toilette; [animal] faire sa toilette; ( clean clothes) faire la lessive; ( become clean) se laver5.that excuse won't wash with me — (colloq) fig cette excuse ne me satisfait pas
to wash oneself — [person] se laver; [animal] faire sa toilette
Phrasal Verbs:- wash off- wash out- wash up••it will all come out in the wash — ( be revealed) tout finira bien par se savoir; ( be resolved) tout finira par s'arranger
to wash one's hands of — se laver les mains de [matter]; se désintéresser de [person]
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4 -bound
((as part of a word) prevented from making progress by a particular thing: The ship was fogbound.) retenu (par) -
5 be bogged down
(to be hindered in movement; to be prevented from making progress: The tractor is bogged down in the mud.) être embourbé -
6 bonsai
(a small decorative evergreen shrub or tree grown in a pot, which has been prevented from growing to its usual size by various methods.) bonsaï -
7 depth
[depƟ]1) (the distance from the top downwards or from the surface inwards especially if great: Coal is mined at a depth of 1,000 m.) profondeur2) (intensity or strength especially if great: The depth of colour was astonishing; The depth of his feeling prevented him from speaking.) intensité•- depths- in-depth - in depth -
8 education
noun (instruction and teaching, especially of children and young people in schools, universities etc: His lack of education prevented him from getting a good job.) études -
9 prevent
[pri'vent](to stop (someone doing something or something happening): He prevented me from going.) empêcher (de)- preventive -
10 rein
[rein]1) ((usually in plural) one of two straps attached to a bridle for guiding a horse.) rêne2) ((in plural) straps fitted round a toddler so that he can be prevented from straying in the street etc.) rênes•- rein in -
11 smutty
adjective ((of a conversation, film etc) indecent: vulgar: He could not be prevented from telling smutty stories.) cochon -
12 stifle
1) (to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate: He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat!) étouffer2) (to extinguish or put out (flames).) étouffer3) (to suppress (a yawn, a laugh etc).) réprimer•- stifling -
13 stormbound
adjective (prevented by storms from continuing with a voyage, receiving regular supplies etc: stormbound ships.) bloqué par la tempête -
14 traffic jam
(a situation in which large numbers of road vehicles are prevented from proceeding freely.) embouteillage -
15 ill health
ill health n ( chronic) mauvaise santé f ; ill health prevented him from taking part ( temporary) un problème de santé l'a empêché de participer. -
16 pride
A n1 ( satisfaction) fierté f (in sb/sth éprouvée pour qn/qch) ; with pride avec fierté ; to take pride in être fier/fière de [ability, achievement, talent] ; soigner [appearence, work] ;2 ( self-respect) amour-propre m ; péj orgueil m ; to hurt ou wound sb's pride blesser l'amour-propre de qn ; her pride was hurt elle était blessée dans son amour-propre ; she has no pride elle n'a aucune fierté ; pride alone prevented him from… il avait trop d'amour-propre pour… ; family pride honneur m familial ; national pride sentiment m de fierté nationale ;3 ( source of satisfaction) fierté f ; to be the pride of être la fierté de ; to be sb's pride and joy être la (grande) fierté de qn ;4 ( group of lions) troupe f (of de).to have pride of place être mis en vedette ; to give sth pride of place mettre qch en vedette ; pride comes before a fall Prov péché d'orgueil ne va pas sans danger. -
17 together
❢ Together in its main adverbial senses is almost always translated by ensemble. together frequently occurs as the second element in certain verb combinations ( get together, pull together, put together, tie together etc). For translations for these, see the appropriate verb entry (get, pull, tie etc). For examples and further uses, see the entry below.A adv1 ( as a pair or group) ensemble ; they're always together ils sont toujours ensemble ; we were in school together nous étions à l'école ensemble ; let's go there together allons-y ensemble ; they're not married but they're living together ils ne sont pas mariés mais ils vivent ensemble ; to get back together again se remettre ensemble ; to be close together [objects, trees, plants etc] être rapprochés ; his eyes are too close together ses yeux sont trop rapprochés ; she's cleverer than all the rest of them put together elle est plus intelligente que tous les autres réunis ; acting together, they could have prevented the invasion en agissant conjointement, ils auraient pu empêcher l'invasion ; she kept the family together during the war c'est grâce à elle que la famille s'en est sortie pendant la guerre ; we're all in this together nous sommes tous impliqués dans cette affaire ; they belong together ( objects) ils vont ensemble ; ( people) ils sont faits l'un pour l'autre ; these two documents, taken together, provide crucial evidence à eux deux, ces documents fournissent des preuves décisives ; these findings, taken together, indicate that ces conclusions, considérées dans leur ensemble, indiquent que ;2 ( so as to be joined) ensemble ; he nailed the two planks together il a cloué les deux planches ensemble ; his argument doesn't hold together very well son argument ne tient pas vraiment debout ;3 ( in harmony) those colours don't go together ces couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ; the talks brought the two sides closer together les négociations ont rapproché les deux parties ; the soprano and the orchestra weren't quite together la soprano et l'orchestre n'étaient pas à l'unisson ;4 ( at the same time) à la fois, en même temps ; they were all talking together ils parlaient tous à la fois or tous en même temps ; all my troubles seem to come together tous mes ennuis semblent arriver en même temps ; all together now! tous ensemble maintenant! ;5 ( without interruption) d'affilée ; for four days/three weeks together pendant quatre jours/trois semaines d'affilée.B ○ adj équilibré ; he's a very together guy c'est un mec ○ très équilibré, c'est un mec ○ qui est bien dans sa peau ○.C together with prep phr ( as well as) ainsi que, avec ; ( in the company of) avec ; he put his wallet, together with his passport, in his pocket il a mis son portefeuille, ainsi que son passeport, dans sa poche ; I went there together with George j'y suis allé avec George ; taken together with the rest of the evidence, this proves that he is guilty si on ajoute ça aux autres preuves, cela prouve qu'il est coupable.to get one's act together, to get it together ○ s'organiser. -
18 prevent
prevent [prɪ'vent](accident, catastrophe, scandal) empêcher, éviter; (illness) prévenir;∎ to prevent sb (from) doing sth empêcher qn de faire qch;∎ there is nothing to prevent our going or to prevent us from going rien ne nous empêche d'y aller;∎ a sudden storm prevented the match from going ahead une tempête soudaine a empêché le déroulement du match;∎ to prevent a disease from spreading empêcher une maladie de s'étendre, éviter qu'une maladie ne s'étende;∎ I couldn't prevent her je n'ai pas pu l'en empêcher;∎ we were unable to prevent the bomb from exploding nous n'avons rien pu faire pour empêcher la bombe d'exploser;∎ they couldn't prevent his departure ils n'ont pu l'empêcher de partir -
19 unable
unable [‚ʌn'eɪbəl]∎ to be unable to do sth (gen) ne pas pouvoir faire qch; (not know how to) ne pas savoir faire qch; (be incapable of) être incapable de faire qch; (not be in a position to) ne pas être en mesure de faire qch; (be prevented from) être dans l'impossibilité de faire qch;∎ children who are unable to read/swim les enfants qui ne savent pas lire/nager;∎ he seems totally unable to understand il semble tout à fait incapable de comprendre;∎ he was unable to pay il n'était pas en mesure de payer;∎ unfortunately I'm unable to come malheureusement, je ne peux pas venir ou il m'est impossible de venir -
20 vestigial
vestigial [ve'stɪdʒɪəl](a) (remaining) résiduel;∎ some vestigial sense of decency prevented him from doing it le peu de décence qui lui restait l'a empêché de le faire
См. также в других словарях:
prevented — index arrested (checked) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Prevented — Prevent Pre*vent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prevented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preventing}.] [L. praevenire, praeventum; prae before + venire to come. See {Come}.] 1. To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prevented — un·prevented; … English syllables
prevented — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. obviated, stopped, interfered with; see interrupted … English dictionary for students
prevented — pre·vent || prɪ vent v. cause not to happen, avert; delay, impede, hinder … English contemporary dictionary
PREVENTED — … Useful english dictionary
unavoidably prevented — Prevented without fault attributable to any person. Anno: 31 ALR 631 … Ballentine's law dictionary
prevented the spreading of the disease — succeeded in stopping the further distribution of the disease … English contemporary dictionary
quasi-prevented — adj. * * * … Universalium
quasi-prevented — adj … Useful english dictionary
discouraged him — prevented him from going through with it, dissuaded him … English contemporary dictionary