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1 southernmost
southernmost ['sʌðənməʊst]le plus au sud;∎ the southernmost town in Chile la ville la plus au sud du Chili;∎ the southernmost limits of the Sahara les limites méridionales du SaharaUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > southernmost
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2 southernmost
southernmost [ˈsʌðənməʊst]• the southernmost le (or la) plus au sud* * *adjective à l'extrême sud -
3 southernmost
southernmost adj à l'extrême sud, le/la plus au sud. -
4 southernmost
adjective (being furthest south: the southernmost point on the mainland.) le plus au sud -
5 south
1. noun1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) sud2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) sud2. adjective1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) sud, méridional2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) du sud3. adverb(towards the south: This window faces south.) vers le sud- southern - southerner - southernmost - southward - southwards - southward - southbound - south-east / south-west 4. adjective1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) sud-est; sud-ouest2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) du sud-est; du sud-ouest5. adverb(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) vers le sud-est; vers le sud-ouest- south-eastern / south-western - the South Pole -
6 tip
A n1 ( end) (of stick, branch, shoot, leaf, sword, pen, shoe, nose, tongue, finger, wing) bout m, pointe f ; (of tail, feather, cue) bout m ; (of ski, spire, island, landmass) pointe f ; to stand on the tips of one's toes être sur la pointe des pieds ; at the southernmost tip of Italy à la pointe la plus au sud de l'Italie ;5 ( gratuity) pourboire m ; to give/leave a tip donner/laisser un pourboire ; a £5 tip 5 livres de pourboire ;6 ( hint) truc ○ m, conseil m ; sewing/safety tips conseils pour la couture/de sécurité ; a tip for doing ou on how to do un conseil pour faire ; I'll give you a tip, let me give you a tip un conseil d'ami ; take a tip from me, take my tip suis mon conseil ; take a tip from your sister prends exemple sur ta sœur ;1 (tilt, incline) incliner [object, bowl, seat] ; to tip sth forward/back/to one side incliner qch vers l'avant/vers l'arrière/sur le côté ; to tip sth onto its side mettre qch sur le côté ; to tip one's chair back se balancer sur sa chaise ; to tip sb off his ou her chair faire tomber qn de sa chaise ; to tip one's hat soulever son chapeau (to sb pour saluer qn) ; to tip the scales at 60 kg peser 60 kilos ;2 (pour, empty) to tip sth into/onto/out of sth verser qch dans/sur/de qch ; to tip sth upside down retourner qch ; to tip sth down the sink verser qch dans l'évier ; to tip sth away jeter qch ;3 fig (push, overbalance) to tip sth over 50% faire passer à qch la barre des 50% ; to tip the economy into recession faire basculer l'économie dans la récession ; to tip sb over the edge ( mentally) faire basculer qn ; to tip the balance ou scales faire pencher la balance (in favour of en faveur de) ; to tip the result the other way inverser les résultats ;4 (throw away, dump) [person, lorry] déverser [waste] ; to tip sth by the roadside/in the countryside déverser qch le long de la route/dans la campagne ; to tip sth into a pit verser qch dans un trou ;5 (forecast, predict) to tip sb/sth to win prédire que qn/qch va gagner ; to tip sb as the next president prédire que qn sera le prochain président ; to tip sb for a job prédire que qn aura un poste ; to be tipped as a future champion/for promotion être donné comme futur champion/candidat à une promotion ; to be tipped for the top se voir prédire un avenir brillant ;6 ( give money to) donner un pourboire à [waiter, driver] ; to tip sb £5 donner 5 livres de pourboire à qn ; how much should I tip (the porter)? combien dois-je laisser de pourboire (au porteur)? ;7 ( put something on the end of) recouvrir le bout de [sword, cane, heel] (with avec) ; to tip sth with red paint peindre le bout de qch en rouge ; to be tipped with red paint avoir le bout peint en rouge ; to tip an arrow with poison empoisonner la pointe d'une flèche ;8 Sport (touch, gently push) to tip the ball over the net/past the goalkeeper frapper la balle délicatement pour l'envoyer de l'autre côté du filet/dans le but.1 ( tilt) [seat, object] s'incliner ; to tip forward/back/onto one side pencher vers l'avant/vers l'arrière/sur le côté ;2 fig [balance, scales] pencher (in favour of sb, in sb's favour en faveur de qn).▶ it ou the rain is tipping (it) down il tombe des cordes ○.■ tip off:▶ tip off [sb], tip [sb] off avertir, donner un tuyau ○ à [person, police] ; to tip sb off about sth avertir qn de qch ; to be tipped off être averti.■ tip out:▶ tip out [sth], tip [sth] out vider [drawer, contents].■ tip over:▶ tip over [sth], tip [sth] over faire basculer [chair, cupboard] ; renverser [bucket, cup, stack, pile].■ tip up:▶ tip up s'incliner, se pencher ;▶ tip up [sth], tip [sth] up incliner [cup, bottle] ; pencher [chair, wardrobe]. -
7 extremity
(a) (furthermost tip) extrémité f;∎ at the southernmost extremity of the peninsula à l'extrémité sud de la péninsule(c) (extreme nature → of belief, view etc) extrémité f(d) (adversity, danger) extrémité f;∎ to be reduced to the last extremity en être réduit à la dernière extrémité;∎ to help sb in his/her extremity aider qn dans son malheur(e) (usu pl) (extreme measure) extrémité f;∎ to resort to extremities en venir à des extrêmes;∎ to drive sb to extremities pousser ou conduire qn à des extrêmes
См. также в других словарях:
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