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pace [peɪs]1. nouna. ( = measure) pas m• to put sb through his or her paces mettre qn à l'épreuve• to quicken one's pace [walker] presser le pas• to pace o.s. ménager ses forces* * *[peɪs] 1.noun (short stride, unit of measurement) pas m; ( rate of movement) (of person walking, of life) rythme mat a fast/slow pace — vite/lentement
I can't stand the pace — lit, fig je n'arrive pas à suivre
to step up/slow the pace — accélérer/ralentir le rythme
2.to set the pace — fig donner le ton
transitive verb arpenter [cage, room]3.to pace up and down — ( impatiently) faire les cent pas
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trail [treɪl]1 noun∎ to break a trail faire la trace, tracer;∎ figurative he hit the campaign trail il est parti en campagne (électorale);∎ American the end of the trail le bout de la piste (nom donné à la Californie par les pionniers américains);(b) (traces of passage) piste f, trace f;∎ to be on the trail of sb/sth être sur la piste de qn/qch;∎ the police were on his trail la police était sur sa trace;∎ the trail was cold by then la piste était déjà froide;∎ a false trail une fausse piste;∎ the storm left a trail of destruction l'orage a tout détruit sur son passage;∎ figurative she leaves a trail of broken hearts behind her elle laisse beaucoup de cœurs brisés derrière elle∎ she trailed her hand in the water elle laissait traîner sa main dans l'eau;∎ he was trailing a sack of coal behind him il traînait ou tirait un sac de charbon derrière lui;∎ figurative to trail one's coat chercher la bagarre(c) (lag behind) être en arrière par rapport à;∎ he trails all his classmates il est en retard par rapport aux autres élèves∎ smoke trailed from the chimney de la fumée sortait de la cheminée;∎ your skirt is trailing (on the ground) votre jupe traîne (par terre)(b) (move slowly) traîner;∎ he trailed along at a snail's pace il avançait comme un escargot;∎ the prisoners trailed slowly past les prisonniers passaient lentement à la queue leu leu;∎ Sport he trailed in last il est arrivé bon dernier(c) (lag behind) être à la traîne;∎ he's trailing in the polls il est à la traîne dans les sondages;∎ our team is trailing at the bottom of the league notre équipe se traîne en fin de classement∎ with five children trailing behind her avec cinq enfants dans son sillage►► trail bike moto f de cross;trail mix = mélange de cacahuètes et de fruits secs;Fishing trail net traîne f, chalut m, traîneau ms'estomper;∎ his voice trailed away to a whisper sa voix ne fut plus qu'un murmures'estomper;∎ he trailed off in mid sentence il n'a pas terminé sa phraseⓘ THE TRAIL OF TEARS On donna ce nom au chemin parcouru en 1838 par les Indiens d'Amérique transférés de force dans des réserves à l'ouest du Mississippi: nombre d'entre eux succombèrent à la maladie et aux mauvais traitements.
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