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21 downstairs
downstairs [ˈdaʊnˈstεəz]1. adverben bas ; ( = to or on floor below) à l'étage du dessous ; ( = to or on ground floor) au rez-de-chaussée2. adjective( = on ground floor) du rez-de-chaussée* * *[ˌdaʊn'steəz] 1.noun rez-de-chaussée m inv2.adjective [room] gen en bas; ( on ground-floor) du rez-de-chaussée3.the downstairs flat GB ou apartment US — l'appartement du rez-de-chaussée
adverb en basto go ou come downstairs — descendre (l'escalier)
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22 either
either [ˈaɪðər, ˈi:ðər]1. adjective• either way, I can't do anything about it (inf) de toute façon, je n'y peux rienb. ( = each) chaque2. pronoun• there are two boxes on the table, take either il y a deux boîtes sur la table, prenez n'importe laquelle3. adverb• I have never heard of him -- no, I haven't either je n'ai jamais entendu parler de lui -- moi non plus4. conjunctiona. ► either... or ou (bien)... ou (bien) soit... soit• he must either change his policy or resign il faut soit qu'il change de politique soit qu'il démissionne• either be quiet or get out! ou tu te tais ou tu sors d'ici !b. ( = moreover) that's an idea, and not a bad one either c'est une idée, pas mauvaise d'ailleurs* * *['aɪðər], US ['iːðər] 1.1) ( one or other) l'un/l'une ou l'autrethere was no sound from either of the rooms — aucun bruit ne provenait ni d'une chambre ni de l'autre
2) ( both)2.‘which book do you want?’ - ‘either’ — ‘quel livre veux-tu?’ - ‘n'importe’
1) ( one or the other) n'importe lequel/laquelle; ( in the negative)2) ( both)either way, you win — vous gagnez dans les deux cas
3.either way, it will be difficult — de toute manière, ce sera difficile
adverb non plus4.1) ( as alternatives)I was expecting him either Tuesday or Wednesday — je l'attendais soit mardi, soit mercredi
2) ( in the negative)3) ( as an ultimatum)put the gun down, either that or I call the police — pose ton arme sinon j'appelle la police
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23 interconnecting
[ˌɪntəkə'nektɪŋ]adjective [rooms] communicant; [cable] de connexion -
24 knock
knock [nɒk]1. nounc. ( = setback) revers ma. [+ object] frapper• to knock one's head on or against sth se cogner la tête contre qchb. [+ person] to knock sb to the ground jeter qn à terre• go out there and knock 'em dead! (inf) montre-leur de quoi tu es capable !• his wife's death really knocked him sideways (inf) (British) la mort de sa femme l'a profondément ébranlé• don't knock it! arrête de dénigrer !( = bump) frapper• to knock against or into sb/sth se cogner contre qn/qch4. compounds• what are all these boxes knocking about in the garage? que font tous ces cartons dans le garage ?• who's he knocking around with these days? qui est-ce qu'il fréquente en ce moment ?( = beat) taper surb. ( = cost) coûter• how much did it knock you back? ça vous a coûté combien ?a. [+ person] renverserc. [+ price] baisser( = leave work) (inf) quitter son travailb. ( = reduce price by) faire une remise de• I'll knock off £10 je vous fais une remise de 10 livresd. ( = stop) knock it off! (inf) ça suffit !b. ( = exhaust) mettre à plat (inf)d. [+ electricity] couper[+ object, pedestrian] renversera. [+ meal] improviser ; [+ shed] bricoler (en vitesse)b. ( = make pregnant) (inf!) engrosser (inf !)* * *[nɒk] 1.I'll give you a knock at 7.30 — je frapperai à ta porte à 7 h 30
2) onomat2.to take the knocks — encaisser (colloq) (les coups)
transitive verb1) ( strike) cogner [object]to knock somebody unconscious ou silly — (colloq) assommer quelqu'un
2) ( cause to move)to knock something off ou out of something — faire tomber quelque chose de quelque chose
to knock somebody/something over something — envoyer quelqu'un/quelque chose par-dessus quelque chose
to knock somebody off his feet — [blast, wave] soulever quelqu'un
3) (colloq) ( criticize) critiquer [method, achievement]; dénigrer [person]3.1) ( make sound) [branch, engine, object] cogner (on, against contre); [person] frapper (at, on à)2) ( collide)to knock into ou against something — heurter quelque chose
•Phrasal Verbs:- knock in- knock up••to knock something on the head — (colloq) mettre fin à quelque chose
to be knocking on a bit — (colloq) commencer à se faire vieux
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25 layout
layout [ˈleɪaʊt][of house, school] agencement m ; [of district] disposition f ; [of essay] plan m ; [of advertisement, newspaper article] mise f en page* * *['leɪaʊt]noun (of page, book, computer screen) mise f en page; (of advertisement, article) présentation f; ( of building) agencement m; (of rooms, cards) disposition f; (of town, estate, engine) plan m; (of garden, park) dessin m -
26 lead
I.lead1 [li:d]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun2. adjective5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► vb: pret, ptp led━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun• to have a two-minute/ten-metre lead over sb avoir deux minutes/dix mètres d'avance sur qnb. ( = initiative) to follow sb's lead suivre l'exemple de qnc. ( = clue) piste f• male/female lead premier rôle m masculin/féminine. ( = leash) laisse ff. ( = electrical flex) fil m• the financial crisis is the lead in this morning's papers ( = headlines) la crise financière fait les gros titres des journaux ce matin2. adjectivea. ( = show the way to) [+ person, horse] conduire (to à ) ; [+ procession, parade] être à la tête de• to lead sb in/out/across faire entrer/sortir/traverser qn• he led the way to the garage il nous (or les etc) a menés jusqu'au garage• will you lead the way? passez devant, nous vous suivonsb. ( = be leader of) [+ government, team] être à la tête de ; [+ regiment] commanderc. ( = be ahead of) they were leading us by 10 metres ils avaient une avance de 10 mètres sur nousd. [+ life, existence] menere. ( = induce, bring) amener• I am led to the conclusion that... je suis amené à conclure que...• what led you to think that? qu'est-ce qui vous a amené à penser ça ?• which horse is leading? quel est le cheval en tête ?• to lead by half a length/three points avoir une demi-longueur/trois points d'avanceb. ( = go ahead) aller devant ; ( = show the way) montrer le chemin• you lead, I'll follow passez devant, je vous suisc. [dancer] menerd. [road, corridor, door] mener (to à)• where is all this leading? (trend, events) où cela va-t-il nous mener ? ; (questions, reasoning) où veut-il (or voulez-vous etc) en venir ?• the streets that lead into/from the square les rues qui débouchent sur/partent de la placee. ► to lead to• one thing led to another and we... une chose en amenant une autre, nous...5. compounds• they led him away to the cells ils l'ont conduit en cellule► lead back separable transitive verb ramener( = begin) commencer[corridor, path] partir de= lead away► lead on( = lead the way) marcher devant( = tease) taquiner ; ( = fool) duper ; ( = raise hopes in) donner de faux espoirs à ; (sexually) allumer (inf)► lead up intransitive verba. [path] conduireb. ( = precede) précéderc. ( = lead on) what are you leading up to? où voulez-vous en venir ?II.lead2 [led]1. nouna. ( = metal) plomb mb. [of pencil] mine f2. adjective[object, weight] en plomb3. compounds► lead replacement petrol noun ≈ super m* * *I 1. [liːd]1) ( winning position)to be in the lead —
to go into the lead —
2) ( amount by which one is winning) avance f ( over sur)3) ( initiative)to take the lead in doing — être le premier/la première à faire
4) ( clue) piste f6) ( in newspaper)to be the lead — être à la une (colloq)
7) Electricity ( wire) fil m8) GB ( for dog) laisse f2. 3.transitive verb (prét, pp led)1) (guide, escort) mener, conduire [person] ( to something à quelque chose; to somebody auprès de quelqu'un; out of hors de; through à travers)2) ( bring) [path, sign, smell] mener [person] (to à)he led me to expect that... — d'après ce qu'il m'avait dit je m'attendais à ce que (+ subj)
3) ( be leader of) mener [army, team, attack, strike, procession]; diriger [orchestra, research]4) Sport, Commerce ( be ahead of) avoir une avance sur [rival, team]to lead the field — (in commerce, research) être le plus avancé; ( in race) mener, être en tête
5) (conduct, have) mener [active life]4.intransitive verb (prét, pp led)1) (go, be directed)to lead to — [path] mener à; [door] s'ouvrir sur; [exit, trapdoor] donner accès à
2) ( result in)to lead to — entraîner [complication, discovery, accident, response]
one thing led to another, and we... — de fil en aiguille, nous...
3) ( be ahead) [runner, car, company] être en tête; [team, side] mener4) ( go first) (in walk, procession) aller devant; (in action, discussion) prendre l'initiative5) ( in dancing) conduire6) ( in newspaper)to lead with — mettre [quelque chose] à la une (colloq) [story, headline]
7) ( in boxing)to lead with one's left/right — attaquer de gauche/de droite
•Phrasal Verbs:- lead on••II [led]to lead the way — ( go first) passer devant; ( guide others) montrer le chemin; (be ahead, winning) être en tête
1) ( metal) plomb m2) (colloq) fig ( bullets) pruneaux (colloq) mpl3) (also black lead) ( graphite) mine f de plomb; ( in pencil) mine f4) ( of window) (baguette f de) plomb mleads — ( of windows) plombure f [U]
5) GB ( for roofing) couverture f de plomb [U]••to fill ou pump somebody full of lead — (colloq) cribler quelqu'un de balles (colloq)
to get the lead out — (colloq) US ( stop loafing) se bouger; ( speed up) se grouiller (colloq)
to go over US ou down GB like a lead balloon — (colloq) tomber à plat (colloq)
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27 light
light [laɪt](verb: preterite, past participle lit)1. nouna. lumière f• can you throw any light on this question? pouvez-vous donner des éclaircissements sur cette question ?► adjective + light• in a good/bad light sous un jour favorable/défavorable• to cast a new light on a subject jeter un éclairage nouveau sur un sujet► to see the light ( = understand) comprendre• to see the light of day ( = be born) venir au monde ; ( = be published) paraître► to bring to light faire apparaîtrec. ( = lamp) lampe f• have you got your lights on? as-tu mis tes phares (or tes feux) ?e. ( = traffic light) feu mf. (for cigarette) feu m• have you got a light? avez-vous du feu ?2. adjectivea. [evening, room] clairb. [hair, colour, skin] clairc. ( = not heavy) légera. [+ candle, cigarette, gas] allumerb. ( = illuminate) éclairer5. adverb6. compounds► light upa. s'allumer• her eyes/face lit up son regard/visage s'est éclairéb. ( = start to smoke) (inf) allumer une cigarette (or une pipe etc)( = illuminate) éclairer* * *[laɪt] 1.1) ( brightness) lumière fby the light of — à la lumière de [fire]; à la clarté de [moon]
in the light of day — lit, fig au grand jour
to cast ou throw ou shed light on — lit projeter de la lumière sur; fig éclaircir
to put ou turn a light on/off — allumer/éteindre une lumière
3) (part of gauge, indicator, dashboard) voyant m (lumineux)5) ( flame)to put a light to — allumer [fire, gas]
have you got a light? — ( for cigarette) tu as du feu?
looking at it in that light... — vu sous cet angle...
to review something in the light of — réexaminer quelque chose à la lumière de [evidence, experience]
to bring to light — découvrir [fact, evidence, truth]
2.to come to ou be brought to light — être découvert
lights plural noun1)(traffic) lights — feu m, feux mpl
to shoot (colloq) ou jump (colloq) the lights — griller (colloq) un feu rouge
2) ( decorative display) illuminations fpl3.1) ( bright) [evening, room] clairto get ou grow lighter — [sky] s'éclaircir
2) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] clair; [hair] blondlight blue — bleu clair inv
3) ( not heavy) [material, substance, snow, wind, clothing, meal] léger/-ère; [rain] fin; [drinker] modéré; [damage, sentence] léger/-ère4) ( delicate) [knock, footsteps] léger/-ère; [movement] délicat5) ( not tiring) [work] peu fatigant; [exercise] léger/-èrelight duties — petits travaux mpl
6) [music, verse] léger/-ère4.to make light of — traiter [quelque chose] à la légère [rumour, problem]; ne pas attacher d'importance à [injury]
1) allumer [candle, oven, cigarette]; enflammer [wood, paper]; tirer [firework]; craquer [match]to light a fire — faire un or du feu
2) ( illuminate) éclairer5.intransitive verb (prét, pp lit) [fire] prendre; [gas, match] s'allumerPhrasal Verbs:- light on- light up••many hands make light work — Prov à plusieurs la besogne va vite
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28 adjacent
[ə'‹eisənt]((often with to) lying next (to): We had adjacent rooms in the hotel; They have bought the house adjacent to mine.) adjacent -
29 airport
noun (a place where passenger aircraft arrive and depart, with buildings for customs, waiting-rooms etc.) aéroport -
30 balcony
['bælkəni]plural - balconies; noun1) (a platform built out from the wall of a building: Many hotel rooms have balconies.) balcon2) (in theatres etc, an upper floor: We sat in the balcony of the cinema; ( also adjective) balcony seats.) (de) balcon -
31 consist
[kən'sist]((with of) to be composed or made up: The house consists of six rooms.) consister (en) -
32 corridor
['korido:](a passageway, especially one off which rooms open: Go along the corridor and up the stairs.) corridor -
33 decorator
noun (a person who decorates rooms, houses etc: He was a painter and decorator.) décorateur/-trice -
34 dormitory
['do:mitri]plural - dormitories; noun1) (a room used for sleeping in, with many beds.) dortoir2) ((American) a building with rooms for university students to live in.) -
35 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) plat2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) ennuyeux3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) net4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) à plat5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) éventé6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) en dessous du ton2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) à plat3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) appartement2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bémol3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) plat4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) marécages, bas-fonds•- flatly- flatten - flat rate - flat out -
36 floor
[flo:] 1. noun1) (the surface in a room etc on which one stands or walks.) plancher2) (all the rooms on the same level in a building: My office is on the third floor.) étage2. verb1) (to make or cover a floor: We've floored the kitchen with plastic tiles.) recouvrir2) (to knock down: He floored him with a powerful blow.) terrasser•- - floored - floorboard - flooring -
37 gloomy
1) (sad or depressed: Don't look so gloomy.) triste2) (depressing: gloomy news.) sombre3) (dim; dark: gloomy rooms.) sombre -
38 lodge
[lo‹] 1. noun1) (a small house, especially one at a gate to the grounds of a large house.) pavillon (de gardien)2) (a room at a college gate etc for an attendant: the porter's lodge.) loge2. verb1) (to live in rooms for which one pays, in someone else's house: He lodges with the Smiths.) habiter (chez)2) (to make or become fixed: The bullet was lodged in his spine.) (se) loger3) (to make (an objection, an appeal etc) formally or officially.) présenter, formuler•- lodger- lodging -
39 lodger
noun (a person who lives in a room or rooms, for which he pays, in someone else's house: She rented a room to a lodger.) pensionnaire -
40 lodging
1) ((often in plural) a room or rooms hired in someone else's house: She lives in lodgings.) chambre meublée2) (a place to stay: He paid the landlady for board and lodging.) pension
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