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1 opening
opening ['əʊpənɪŋ](part, chapter) premier; (day, hours) d'ouverture; (ceremony) d'ouverture, d'inauguration; (remark) préliminaire, préalable;∎ Theatre the opening lines les premières lignes;∎ the play's opening scene la première scène de la pièce2 noun(a) (act of opening) ouverture f;∎ the opening of a new supermarket l'ouverture f d'un nouveau supermarché;∎ at the play's New York opening lors de la première de la pièce à New York;∎ the opening of negotiations has been postponed l'ouverture f des négociations a été ajournée;∎ the opening of Parliament l'ouverture f du Parlement(b) (gap, hole, entrance) ouverture f;∎ we came to an opening in the fence nous avons trouvé un passage ou une ouverture dans la clôture;∎ an opening in the clouds une trouée ou une percée dans les nuages;∎ the opening to the mine l'entrée f de la mine∎ the opening of the film is in black and white le début du film est en ou les premières scènes du film sont en noir et blanc(e) (opportunity → gen) occasion f; (→ for employment) débouché m; Marketing (→ in market) débouché m, ouverture f;∎ we have exploited an opening in the market nous avons exploité une ouverture sur le marché;∎ her remarks about the company gave me the opening I needed ses observations au sujet de l'entreprise m'ont fourni le prétexte dont j'avais besoin;∎ there are lots of good openings in industry l'industrie offre de nombreux débouchés intéressants;∎ there's an opening with Smith & Co il y a un poste vacant chez Smith & Co►► Accountancy opening balance solde m d'ouverture;Accountancy opening balance sheet bilan m d'ouverture;opening batsman (in cricket) premier batteur m;Cards opening bid annonce f d'entrée ou d'indication;opening bracket parenthèse f ouvrante;Stock Exchange opening day jour m d'ouverture;Accountancy opening entry écriture f d'ouverture;Commerce opening hours heures fpl d'ouverture;Chess opening gambit gambit m; figurative premier pas m;Stock Exchange opening price (at start of trading) cours m d'ouverture, premier cours m; (of new shares) cours m d'introduction;opening quotation marks guillemets mpl ouvrants;Finance opening session séance f d'ouverture;Finance opening stock stock m initial ou d'ouverture;Theatre opening night première f;Computing opening tag balise f de début;Commerce opening time heure f d'ouverture -
2 close
I.A n1 ( road) passage m ;2 ( of cathedral) enceinte f.B adj1 ( with close links) [relative] proche ; [resemblance] frappant ; to bear a close resemblance to sb/sth ressembler beaucoup à qn/qch ; close links with Pol liens étroits avec [country] ; liens d'amitié avec [group, twinned town etc] ; to work in close collaboration with sb collaborer étroitement avec qn ; in close contact with en contact permanent avec [government department etc] ; en contact avec [friend etc] ; in close harmony Mus dans une tessiture rapprochée ;2 ( intimate) [friend, adviser] proche (to de) ; they have a close friendship ils sont très bons amis ;3 ( almost equal) [contest, finish, result, vote] serré ; ‘is it the same?’-‘no but it's close’ ‘c'est le même?’-‘non mais c'est proche’ ; a close copy of his signature une imitation presque parfaite de sa signature ; it's a close match (of colour, hairpiece) c'est presque la même couleur ;4 (careful, rigorous) [scrutiny, examination, study] minutieux/-ieuse ; [supervision] étroit ; to pay close attention to sth faire une attention toute particulière à qch ; to keep a close watch ou eye on sb/sth surveiller étroitement qn/qch ;5 ( compactly aligned) [texture, grain] dense ; [print, military formation] serré ; [handwriting] ramassé ;7 ○ ( secretive) she's been very close about it elle n'a rien voulu dire.C adv1 ( nearby) to live/work quite close (by) habiter/travailler tout près ; they look closeer than they are ils semblent plus près qu'ils ne le sont ; how close is the town? est-ce que la ville est loin? ; it's close, I can hear it il ne doit pas être loin, je l'entends ; the closer he came plus il approchait ; to bring sth closer approcher qch ; to follow close behind suivre de près ; to hold sb close serrer qn ; close together serrés les uns contre les autres ; to come closer together se rapprocher ; ⇒ draw ;2 ( close temporally) the time is close when dans peu de temps ; how close are they in age? combien ont-ils de différence d'âge? ; Christmas is close Noël approche ; ⇒ draw ;3 ( almost) that's closer (to) the truth ça c'est plus proche de la vérité ; ‘is the answer three?’-‘close!’ ‘est-ce que la réponse est trois?’-‘tu y es presque’.1 ( sufficiently near) that's close enough ( no nearer) tu es assez près ; ( acceptable as answer) ça ira ; to be/come close enough to do être assez près/s'approcher suffisamment pour faire ;2 ( approximately) there were 20 yachts or close enough il y avait à peu près 20 yachts.1 lit près de [place, person, object] ; close to where près de l'endroit où ; closer to plus près de ; how close are we to…? à quelle distance sommes-nous de…? ;2 ( on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria, collapse] ; to be close to doing être sur le point de faire ;3 ( almost at) closer to 30 than 40 plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30 ; to come closest to s'approcher le plus de [ideal, conception] ; to come close to doing faillir faire ; he came close to giving up il a failli abandonner ; how close are you to completing…? est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir…? ; close to the time when à peu près au moment où ; it's coming close to the time when we must decide l'heure de nous décider approche ;4 ( also close on ○) ( approximately) close to ou on ○ 60 people près de or presque 60 personnes ; close to ou on ○ a century ago il y a près d'un siècle.F close by prep phr, adv phr près de [wall, bridge] ; the ambulance is close by l'ambulance n'est pas loin.(from) close to ○, (from) close up de près ; it was a close call ○ ou shave ○ ou thing je l'ai/tu l'as etc échappé belle.II.A n1 gen, Sport fin f ; to bring sth to a close mettre fin à qch ; to draw to a close tirer à sa fin ; to come to a close se terminer ; at the close of day littér à la tombée du jour liter ;B vtr1 ( shut) fermer [container, door, window, eyes, mouth, mind, book, file, museum, office, shop] ;2 ( block) fermer [border, port, airport] ; boucher [pipe, opening] ; barrer [road] ; interdire l'accès à [area of town] ;3 = close down ;4 ( bring to an end) mettre fin à [meeting, discussion, investigation, case] ; fermer [account] ; to close the meeting, we have pour clore la réunion nous avons ; the subject is now closed le sujet est clos ; ‘this correspondence is now closed’ journ ‘cette rubrique est interrompue’ ;5 ( reduce) to close the gap fig réduire l'écart (between entre) ; to close the gap on sb/sth lit, fig rattraper qn/qch ; to close the gaps ( improve fault) remédier aux lacunes (in dans) ;6 ( agree) conclure [deal, contract, sale] ;7 Elec fermer [circuit].C vi1 ( shut) [airport, factory, office, polls, shop, station] fermer (for pour) ; [door, window, container, lid, eyes, mouth] se fermer ; [hand, arms] se (re)fermer (around sur) ; the museum has closed le musée est fermé au public ;2 ( cease to operate) [business, factory, mine, institution] fermer définitivement ;3 ( end) [meeting, enquiry, play, concert, season] prendre fin ; to close with se terminer par [scene, event, song] ;4 Fin [currency, index, shares, market] clôturer (at à) ; the market closed down/up le marché a clôturé en baisse/en hausse ; the pound closed up against the euro la livre (sterling) a clôturé en hausse contre l’euro ;5 ( get smaller) se réduire ; the gap is closing between X and Y fig l'écart entre X et Y se réduit ; lit la distance entre X et Y se réduit ;6 ( get closer) [pursuer, enemy] se rapprocher (on de) ;7 ( heal) [wound] se refermer.1 ( shut) [door, window, container, business, public building, shop] fermé ; [fist, mouth, eyes] fermé ; ‘closed’ ( sign in shop) ‘fermé’ ; ( in theatre) ‘relâche’ ; ‘closed for lunch/for repairs’ ‘fermé pour le déjeuner/pour cause de réparations’ ; ‘road closed’ ‘route barrée’ ; ‘closed to the public’ ‘interdit au public’ ; ‘closed to traffic’ ‘circulation interdite’ ; behind closed doors fig à huis clos ;2 ( restricted) [community, circle, meeting, organization, economy] fermé ; to have a closed mind avoir l'esprit fermé ;3 Math [set] fermé ;4 Ling [syllable] fermé.■ close down:▶ close down [shop, business, club, institution] fermer définitivement ; GB, Radio, TV we are now closing down nos émissions sont terminées pour ce soir ;▶ close down [sth], close [sth] down fermer [qch] définitivement [business, factory].■ close in [pursuers, enemy] se rapprocher (on de) ; [winter, night] approcher ; [darkness, fog] descendre (on sur) ; [jungle, forest] se refermer ; the nights are closing in les jours commencent à raccourcir.■ close off:▶ close off [sth], close [sth] off fermer [qch] au public [district, street, wing].■ close out:■ close up:▶ close up1 [flower, petals, wound] se refermer ; [group] se serrer ; [troops] serrer les rangs ;2 [shopkeeper, caretaker] fermer ;3 he just closes up il refuse d'en parler ;▶ close up [sth], close [sth] up1 fermer [bank, office, shop] ;2 boucher [hole, entrance, pipe].■ close with:▶ close with [sb]1 Comm tomber d'accord avec [dealer, trader] (for pour) ;2 Mil engager le combat avec [enemy] ; -
3 shot
shot [∫ɒt]1. noun• to fire a shot at sb/sth tirer sur qn/qch• good shot! joli coup !• he is a good/bad shot il est bon/mauvais tireur• good shot! bien joué !• have a shot at it! ( = try it) essayez ! ; ( = guess) devinez !e. ( = injection) piqûre ff. [of alcohol] put a shot of gin in it ajoute une goutte de gin2. adjectivea. ( = suffused) black hair shot through with silver des cheveux noirs striés d'argentb. ( = rid) (inf) to be shot of sb/sth être débarrassé de qn/qch• to get shot of sb/sth se débarrasser de qn/qch3. compounds* * *[ʃɒt] 1. 2.1) ( from gun etc) coup m (de feu)to fire ou take a shot at somebody/something — tirer sur quelqu'un/quelque chose
to fire the opening shot — fig ouvrir le feu
to have ou take a shot at goal — ( in football) tirer au but
‘good shot!’ — ‘bien joué!’
3) Photography photo f (of de)4) Cinema plan m (of de)action shot — scène f d'action
out of shot — Cinema hors champ
5) ( injection) piqûre f6) ( attempt)7) ( in shotputting) poids m8) ( pellet) [C] balle f, plomb m; ( pellets collectively) [U] plomb m9) ( person who shoots)10) (colloq) ( dose)3.a shot of — une lampée (colloq) de [whisky]
1) (also shot through) [silk] changeantshot (through) with — [material] strié de [gold etc]
2) (colloq) (also shot away)••
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