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41 constant
['konstənt]1) (never stopping: a constant noise.) incessant2) (unchanging: It must be kept at a constant temperature.) constant3) (faithful: He remained constant.) fidèle•- constancy -
42 dilly-dally
[dili'dæli](to waste time especially by stopping often: She's always dilly-dallying on the way to school.) -
43 draught
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) tirage, courant d'air2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) trait, gorgée3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) tirant d'eau•- draughts- draughty -
44 heart failure
(the sudden stopping of the heart's beating: the old man died of heart failure.) arrêt du coeur -
45 hiccough
1. noun1) ((the sound caused by) a sudden brief stopping of the breath caused by eg eating or drinking too much, too quickly.) hoquet2) ((in plural) the frequent repetition of this, at intervals of a few seconds: an attack of hiccoughs; I've got the hiccups.) hoquet2. verb(to make a hiccup or hiccups.) avoir le hoquet -
46 hiccup
1. noun1) ((the sound caused by) a sudden brief stopping of the breath caused by eg eating or drinking too much, too quickly.) hoquet2) ((in plural) the frequent repetition of this, at intervals of a few seconds: an attack of hiccoughs; I've got the hiccups.) hoquet2. verb(to make a hiccup or hiccups.) avoir le hoquet -
47 hit-and-run
1) ((of a driver) causing injury to a person and driving away without stopping or reporting the accident.) coupable du délit de fuite2) ((of an accident) caused by such a driver.) délit de fuite -
48 incessant
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49 intermittent
[intə'mitənt](happening occasionally; stopping for a while and then starting again: an intermittent pain.) intermittent -
50 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) (faire) travailler sans relâcheEnglish-French dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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51 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) (faire) travailler sans relâcheEnglish-French dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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52 peace
[pi:s]1) ((sometimes with a) (a time of) freedom from war; (a treaty or agreement which brings about) the end or stopping of a war: Does our country want peace or war?; ( also adjective) a peace treaty.) (de) paix2) (freedom from disturbance; quietness: I need some peace and quiet.) paix•- peaceably - peaceful - peacefully - peacefulness - peacemaker - peace-offering - peacetime - at peace - in peace - make peace - peace of mind -
53 relief
[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) soulagement2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) (de) secours3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) (de) relève4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) relève5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relief•- relieve- relieved -
54 resume
[rə'zju:m](to begin again after stopping: After tea, the meeting resumed; We'll resume the meeting after tea.) reprendre -
55 stoppage
[-pi‹]noun ((an) act of stopping or state or process of being stopped: The building was at last completed after many delays and stoppages.) interruption -
56 unceasing
(never stopping: his unceasing efforts to help the sick and wounded.) incessant -
57 untiring
((of a person or his efforts etc) never stopping or ceasing because of weariness: his untiring efforts/energy.) infatigable -
58 by
by ⇒ Usage note: byA prep1 (showing agent, result) par ; he was bitten by a snake il a été mordu par un serpent ; the house was designed by an architect la maison a été conçue par un architecte ; a building destroyed by fire un bâtiment détruit par le feu ; we were overwhelmed by the news nous avons été bouleversés par la nouvelle ; by working extra hours, he was able to earn more money en faisant des heures supplémentaires, il a pu gagner plus d'argent ; by selling some valuables, she was able to raise some money en vendant quelques objets de valeur, elle a pu rassembler des fonds ; to begin by saying that commencer par dire que ; any money paid by you will be reimbursed tout ce que vous avez payé vous sera remboursé ;2 ( through the means of) to travel by bus/train voyager en bus/train ; by bicycle à bicyclette, en vélo ; to pay by cheque payer par chèque ; you can reach me by phone vous pouvez me contacter par téléphone ; by candlelight [dine] aux chandelles ; [read] à la bougie ; I know her by sight je la connais de vue ; I took him by the hand je l'ai pris par la main ; he grabbed me by the hair il m'a attrapé par les cheveux ; she was holding it by the handle elle le tenait par le manche ; he has two children by his first wife il a deux enfants de sa première femme ;3 (according to, from evidence of) à ; by my watch it is three o'clock à ma montre, il est trois heures ; I could tell by the look on her face that she was angry rien qu'à la regarder je savais qu'elle était fâchée ; what did you understand by her remarks? comment est-ce que tu as compris ses remarques? ; I knew him by his walk je l'ai reconnu à sa démarche ; it's all right by me ça me va ;4 (via, passing through) par ; we entered by the back door nous sommes entrés par la porte de derrière ; we'll get there quicker if we go by Birmingham nous y arriverons plus rapidement si nous passons par Birmingham ; we travelled to Rome by Venice and Florence nous sommes allés à Rome en passant par Venise et Florence ;5 (near, beside) à côté de, près de ; by the bed/the window à côté du lit/de la fenêtre ; by the sea au bord de la mer ; come and sit by me viens t'asseoir à côté de moi ;6 ( past) to go ou pass by sb passer devant qn ; she walked by me elle est passée devant moi ; they passed us by in their car ils nous ont dépassés dans leur voiture ; please let us get by s'il vous plaît, laissez-nous passer ;7 ( showing authorship) de ; a film by Claude Chabrol un film de Claude Chabrol ; a novel by Virginia Woolf un roman de Virginia Woolf ; who is it by? c'est de qui? ;8 (before, not later than) avant ; it must be done by four o'clock/next Thursday il faut que ce soit fait avant quatre heures/jeudi prochain ; by this time next week d'ici la semaine prochaine ; by the time she had got downstairs he was gone le temps qu'elle descende, il était parti ; he ought to be here by now il devrait être déjà là ; by now it was clear that they were going to win à ce moment-là il était clair qu'ils allaient gagner ; but by then it was too late mais il était déjà trop tard ;9 ( during) by day as well as by night de jour comme de nuit ; by daylight au jour ; by moonlight au clair de lune ;10 ( according to) forbidden by law interdit par la loi ; to play by the rules jouer selon les règles ; it seems primitive by western standards cela a l'air primitif selon or d'après les critères occidentaux ;11 ( to the extent or degree of) de ; prices have risen by 20% les prix ont augmenté de 20% ; he's taller than me by two centimetres il fait deux centimètres de plus que moi, il est plus grand que moi de deux centimètres ; by far de loin ; she is by far the cleverest/the youngest elle est de loin la plus intelligente/la plus jeune ; it's better by far c'est beaucoup mieux ;12 ( in measurements) sur ; a room 20 metres by 10 metres une pièce de 20 mètres sur 10 ;14 (showing rate, quantity) à ; to be paid by the hour être payé à l'heure ; by the dozen à la douzaine ;15 (in successive degrees, units) little by little peu à peu ; day by day jour après jour ; one by one un par un, un à un ;16 ( with regard to) de ; he is an architect by profession ou trade il est architecte de son métier ; by birth de naissance ;18 ( used with reflexive pronouns) he did it all by himself il l'a fait tout seul ; she was sitting by herself elle était assise toute seule ;19 (in promises, oaths) by God, I could kill him! je le jure, je pourrais le tuer! ; I swear by heaven je jure devant Dieu ;B adv1 ( past) to go by passer ; the people walking by les gens mpl qui passent/passaient, les passants mpl ; he walked on by without stopping il est passé sans s'arrêter ; a lot of time has gone by since then il s'est écoulé beaucoup de temps depuis lors ; as time goes by avec le temps ;2 ( near) près ; he lives close by il habite tout près ;3 (aside, in reserve) to put money by mettre de l'argent de côté ;4 ( to one's house) come by for a drink passe prendre un verre ; she called by during the week elle est passée dans la semaine.by and by bientôt ; by the by, by the bye à propos ; but that's by the by mais ça c'est un détail, mais ça c'est autre chose. -
59 endlessly
1 ( unlimitedly) infiniment ; endlessly patient/tolerant infiniment patient/tolérant ;3 ( to infinity) [stretch, extend] à perte de vue, à l'infini. -
60 lose
1 ( mislay) perdre [object, person] ; to lose one's way lit se perdre, perdre son chemin ; fig s'égarer ;2 ( be deprived of) perdre ; the poem has lost something in translation le poème a perdu quelque chose à la traduction ; to lose interest in sth se désintéresser de qch ; to lose touch (with person, reality, situation) perdre contact (with avec) ; to lose the use of perdre l'usage de [limb, muscle] ; to lose one's life mourir ; many lives were lost il y a eu de nombreuses victimes ; 200 jobs will be lost 200 emplois vont être supprimés ; to lose one's breath s'essouffler ; to lose one's figure s'épaissir ; he's losing his looks il n'est plus aussi beau qu'autrefois ; we are losing a lot of business to our competitors nous avons perdu beaucoup d'affaires au profit de nos concurrents ; they lost both sons in the war ils ont perdu leurs deux fils pendant la guerre ; to be lost at sea périr en mer ; to have nothing/little to lose ○ n'avoir rien/pas grand-chose à perdre ; try it, you've nothing to lose ○ ! essaie, tu n'as rien à perdre! ; you've nothing to lose by applying tu ne risques rien en posant ta candidature ; I daren't, I've got too much to lose je n'ose pas, c'est trop risqué ;3 (miss, waste) manquer [chance] ; perdre [time] ; there's no time/not a moment to lose il n'y a pas de temps/un instant à perdre ; stopping meant losing vital seconds s'arrêter représentait une perte de secondes capitales ; he lost no time in replying il n'a pas perdu de temps pour répondre ; this allusion was not lost on him cette allusion ne lui a pas échappé ;4 ( be defeated in) gen, Jur, Pol, Sport perdre [fight, war, match, game, race, case, bet, election, vote] ; avoir le dessous dans [argument, debate] ; perdre en [appeal] ;5 ( not hear or understand) manquer [remark, word] ; ( not see) perdre [qch] de vue [moving object] ; you've lost me there ○ ! je ne vous suis plus! ; their cries were lost in the din leurs cris ont été étouffés par le vacarme ;6 (shake off, get rid of) se débarrasser de [habit, unwanted person or object] ; semer ○ [pursuer] ; supprimer [job] ; licencier [worker] ;8 ( cause to forfeit) to lose sb sth faire perdre qch à qn ; his speech lost the party a million votes son discours a fait perdre au parti un million de voix.1 ( be defeated) perdre (to sb devant qn) ; they lost to the French team ils se sont fait battre par l'équipe française ;2 (be worse off, deteriorate) perdre ; they lost on the sale of the house ils ont vendu la maison à perte ; the novel loses in translation le roman y perd à la traduction ; try it, you can't lose! essaie, tu n'as rien à perdre! ;3 [clock, watch] retarder.C v refl ( prét, pp lost) to lose oneself in se plonger dans [book] ; se perdre dans [contemplation].to lose it (totally) ○ péter les plombs ○.■ lose out être perdant ; to lose out on perdre dans [deal] ; manquer, rater ○ [chance, opportunity, bargain] ; to lose out to sb se faire dépasser par qn.
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