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1 home
home [həʊm]1. nouna. ( = place to live) maison f• to have a home of one's own avoir sa propre maison (or son propre appartement)• Warwick is home to some 550 international students Warwick accueille quelque 550 étudiants étrangers• to give sb/an animal a home recueillir qn/un animal chez soi• it's a home from home or away from home (British, US) c'est mon second chez-moi (or son second chez-soi etc)• "good home wanted for kitten" « cherche foyer accueillant pour chaton »• let's concentrate on problems closer to home occupons-nous de problèmes qui nous concernent plus directement• is Paul at home? est-ce que Paul est à la maison ?• to make o.s. at home se mettre à l'aise• make yourself at home! faites comme chez vous !• what's that when it's at home? (inf) qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ?• the Russians, at home and abroad les Russes, chez eux et à l'étranger2. adverba. chez soi (or lui or moi etc), à la maison• to be home and dry or home free (US) être arrivé au bout de ses peines• to hammer sth home ( = make a point) bien faire comprendre qch3. adjective4. compounds► home address noun (on forms) domicile m (permanent) ; (as opposed to business address) adresse f personnelle• to be on home ground être sur son terrain ► home-grown adjective ( = not foreign) du pays ; ( = from own garden) du jardin• to hit a home run réussir un coup de circuit ; (US figurative) réussir un beau coup ► Home Secretary noun (British) ≈ ministre mf de l'Intérieur► home shopping noun (by post, telephone) achat par correspondance ou par téléphone ; (by computer, television) téléachat m• to be in the home straight être dans la dernière ligne droite ► home team noun équipe f qui reçoit• my home town ( = place of birth) ma ville natale ; ( = where I grew up) la ville où j'ai grandi ► home truth noun• I'll tell him a few home truths je vais lui dire ses quatre vérités ► home video noun vidéo f amateur► home in on, home on to inseparable transitive verb[missile] ( = move towards) se diriger sur ; ( = reach) atteindre* * *[həʊm] 1.I've made my home in France — je suis installé or je vis en France
2) ( for residential care) maison f3) ( family base) foyer m‘good home wanted’ — ‘cherche foyer accueillant’
4) ( country) pays m5) ( source)2.home of — [country, area] pays m de [speciality]
noun modifier1) ( family) [ life] de famille; [ background] familial; [ comforts] du foyer3.1) [come, go, arrive] ( to house) à la maison, chez soi; ( to country) dans son payson the way home — en rentrant chez moi/nous etc; (by boat, plane) pendant le voyage de retour
to be home — ( around) être à la maison; ( from work) être rentré
2) ( to required effect)to bring something home to — fig faire voir quelque chose à
4.to strike home — fig toucher juste
at home adverbial phrase1) ( in house) à la maison2) Sport ( on own ground) [play] à domicile3) fig ( comfortable) à l'aise•Phrasal Verbs:••it's home from home GB —
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2 agent
['ei‹ənt]1) (a person or thing that acts: detergents and other cleaning agents.) agent/-ente2) (a person who acts for someone in business etc: our agent in London; a theatrical agent.) représentant/-ante3) ((especially secret agent) a spy: an agent for the Russians.) agent/-ente•- agency- by/through the agency of -
3 launch
I 1. [lo:n ] verb1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) lancer2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) lancer3) (to throw.) lancer2. noun((an) act of launching.) lancement- launch into - launch out II [lo:n ] noun(a large, power-driven boat, usually used for short trips or for pleasure: We cruised round the bay in a motor launch.) bateau de plaisance -
4 put
[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) mettre2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) soumettre3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) exprimer4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) écrire5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) prendre le large; rentrer•- put-on- a put-up job - put about - put across/over - put aside - put away - put back - put by - put down - put down for - put one's feet up - put forth - put in - put in for - put off - put on - put out - put through - put together - put up - put up to - put up with -
5 spy
1. noun(a secret agent or person employed to gather information secretly especially about the military affairs of other countries: She was arrested as a spy; industrial spies.) espion/-onne2. verb1) (to be a spy: He had been spying for the Russians for many years.) espionner2) (to see or notice: She spied a human figure on the mountainside.) apercevoir•- spyhole- spy on -
6 feeling
A n1 ( emotion) sentiment m ; feeling and reason le cœur et la raison ; a guilty feeling un sentiment de culpabilité ; it is a strange feeling to be c'est une sensation étrange que d'être ; to hide/show one's feelings cacher/montrer ses sentiments ; to put one's feelings into words trouver des mots pour dire ce que l'on ressent ; to spare sb's feelings ménager qn ; to hurt sb's feelings blesser qn ; what are your feelings for her? quels sont tes sentiments pour elle? ; to have tender feelings for ou towards sb éprouver de la tendresse pour qn ; I know the feeling! je connais ça! ; ‘never!’ she said with feeling ‘jamais!’ dit-elle avec emportement ;2 (opinion, belief) sentiment m ; there is a growing feeling that on a de plus en plus le sentiment que ; the feeling among Russians is that le sentiment des Russes est que ; my own feeling is that, my own feelings are that mon sentiment est que ; to have strong feelings about sth avoir des idées bien arrêtées sur qch ; popular/religious feeling le sentiment populaire/religieux ; feelings are running high les esprits s'échauffent ;3 ( sensitivity) sensibilité f ; a person of feeling une personne sensible ; have you no feeling? n'as-tu pas de cœur? ; he played with feeling son interprétation était pleine de sensibilité ; to speak with great feeling parler avec beaucoup de passion ; to have no feeling for nature être insensible à la nature ;4 ( impression) impression f ; it's just a feeling ce n'est qu'une impression ; a feeling of being trapped l'impression d'être coincé ; I've got a horrible feeling (that) I've forgotten my passport j'ai l'horrible impression d'avoir oublié mon passeport ; I had a feeling you'd say that je sentais que tu allais dire ça ; I had a feeling (that) I might see you je me disais bien que j'aurais des chances de te voir ; I get the feeling he doesn't like me iron j'ai comme l'impression qu'il ne m'aime pas iron ; I've got a bad feeling about this j'ai le pressentiment que cela va mal se passer ; I've got a bad feeling about her je me méfie d'elle ;5 ( physical sensation) sensation f ; a dizzy feeling une sensation de vertige ; a loss of feeling in sth une perte de sensation dans qch ;6 ( atmosphere) ambiance f ; an eerie feeling une ambiance sinistre ; there was a general feeling of tension l'ambiance était tendue ; the general feeling was that you were right la majorité des gens te donnent raison ;7 ( instinct) don m (for pour). -
7 ethnic
ethnic ['eθnɪk]∎ ethnic Albanians/Russians population f d'origine albanaise/russe;∎ ethnic pride revendication f d'une appartenance ethnique;∎ ethnic unrest tensions fpl ethniques(b) (traditional) folklorique, traditionnel(c) (exotic → food, furniture, clothes) exotique2 nounAmerican membre m d'une minorité ethnique►► ethnic cleansing purification f ethnique, nettoyage f ethnique;ethnic group ethnie f;ethnic minority minorité f ethnique;ethnic origin origine f ethnique -
8 informal
informal [ɪn'fɔ:məl]∎ he's very informal for a prime minister il est très décontracté pour un premier ministre;∎ British offices tend to be more informal than German ones en Grande-Bretagne l'ambiance dans les bureaux tend à être plus décontractée qu'en Allemagne∎ his dress was informal il était habillé simplement;∎ informal or evening dress? tenue de ville ou tenue de soirée?∎ I had an informal chat with the boss j'ai discuté un peu avec le patron;∎ they had informal talks with the Russians ils ont eu des entretiens non officiels avec les Russes(d) (colloquial → speech, language, words) familier►► Economics informal economy travail m au noir;Australian informal vote bulletin m nul
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