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1 disappointment
disappointment [‚dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt]* * *[ˌdɪsə'pɔɪntmənt]1) ( feeling) déception f2) ( source of upset) -
2 let in
let in [something], let [something] in [roof, window] laisser passer [rain]; [shoes] prendre [water]; [curtains] laisser passer [light]; let [somebody] in, let in [somebody]2)to let oneself in for — aller au devant de [trouble, disappointment]
I had no idea what I was letting myself in for — je n'avais aucune idée de là où je mettais les pieds (colloq)
3)to let somebody in on —
to let somebody into — mettre quelqu'un au courant de [secret, joke]
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3 well
well [wel]1. noun(for water, oil) puits m3. adverba. ( = satisfactorily, skilfully) [behave, sleep, eat, treat, remember] bien• well done! bravo !• well played! bien joué !• you're well out of it! c'est une chance que tu n'aies plus rien à voir avec cela !b. (intensifying = very much, thoroughly) bien• well over 1,000 people bien plus de 1 000 personnesc. ( = with good reason, with equal reason) one might well ask why on pourrait à juste titre demander pourquoi• you might (just) as well say that... autant dire que...• and it rained as well! et par-dessus le marché il a plu !e. ( = positively) to think/speak well of penser/dire du bien de4. exclamation• he has won the election! -- well, well, well! il a été élu ! -- tiens, tiens !• well, what do you think of it? alors qu'en dites-vous ?• well, here we are at last! eh bien ! nous voilà enfin !• you know Paul? well, he's getting married vous connaissez Paul ? eh bien il se marie• are you coming? -- well... I've got a lot to do here vous venez ? -- c'est que... j'ai beaucoup à faire ici5. adjective(comparative, superlative best)a. bien, bon• that's all very well but... tout ça c'est bien joli mais... (PROV) all's well that ends well(PROV) tout est bien qui finit bienb. ( = healthy) how are you? -- very well, thank you comment allez-vous ? -- très bien, merci• get well soon! remets-toi vite !c. (cautious) it is as well to remember that... il ne faut pas oublier que...6. prefix• well-chosen/dressed bien choisi/habillé7. compounds• you would be well-advised to leave vous auriez (tout) intérêt à partir ► well-appointed adjective [house, room] bien aménagé► well-kept adjective [house, garden, hair] bien entretenu ; [hands, nails] soigné ; [secret] bien gardé► well-meaning adjective [person] bien intentionné ; [remark, action] fait avec les meilleures intentions• you don't know when you're well-off ( = fortunate) tu ne connais pas ton bonheur ► well-paid adjective bien payé• he got many letters from well-wishers il a reçu de nombreuses lettres d'encouragement ► well-woman clinic noun (British) centre prophylactique et thérapeutique pour femmes* * *I 1. [wel]1) ( in good health)are you well? — vous allez bien?, tu vas bien?
‘how is he?’ - ‘as well as can be expected’ — ‘comment va-t-il?’ - ‘pas trop mal étant donné les circonstances’
2) ( in satisfactory state) bienthat's all very well, but — tout ça c'est bien beau, mais
it's all very well for you to laugh, but — tu peux rire, mais
3) ( prudent)4) ( fortunate)it was just as well for him that the shops were still open — il a eu de la chance que les magasins aient été encore ouverts
2.the flight was delayed, which was just as well — le vol a été retardé, ce qui n'était pas plus mal
1) ( satisfactorily) bienI did well in the general knowledge questions — je me suis bien débrouillé pour les questions de culture générale
to do well at school — être bon/bonne élève
to do well by somebody — se montrer généreux/-euse avec quelqu'un
some businessmen did quite well out of the war — certains hommes d'affaires se sont enrichis pendant la guerre
she didn't come out of it very well — ( of situation) elle ne s'en est pas très bien sortie; (of article, programme etc) ce n'était pas très flatteur pour elle
2) ( used with modal verbs)I can well believe it — je veux bien le croire, je n'ai pas de mal à le croire
‘shall I shut the door?’ - ‘you might as well’ — ‘est-ce que je ferme la porte?’ - ‘pourquoi pas’
she looked shocked, as well she might — elle a eu l'air choquée, ce qui n'avait rien d'étonnant
3) ( intensifier) bien, largementthe weather remained fine well into September — le temps est resté au beau fixe pendant une bonne partie du mois de septembre
she was active well into her eighties — elle était toujours active même au-delà de ses quatre-vingts ans
4) ( approvingly)5)3.exclamation ( expressing astonishment) eh bien!; (expressing indignation, disgust) ça alors!; ( expressing disappointment) tant pis!; (after pause in conversation, account) bon; ( qualifying statement) enfinwell, you may be right — après tout, tu as peut-être raison
well, that's too bad — c'est vraiment dommage
well then, what's the problem? — alors, quel est le problème?
oh well, there's nothing I can do about it — ma foi, je n'y peux rien
4.well, well, well, so you're off to America? — alors comme ça, tu pars aux États-Unis!
as well adverbial phrase aussi5.as well as prepositional phrase aussi bien quethey have a house in the country as well as an apartment in Paris — ils ont à la fois une maison à la campagne et un appartement à Paris
••to be well in with somebody — (colloq) être bien avec quelqu'un (colloq)
to leave well alone GB ou well enough alone US — ne pas s'en mêler
II 1. [wel] 2.you're well out of it! — (colloq) heureusement que tu n'as plus rien à voir avec ça!
Phrasal Verbs:- well up -
4 sell
sell [sel](preterite, past participle sold)a. vendre ; [+ stock] écouler• to sell sth for $25 vendre qch 25 dollars• he sold it to me for $10 il me l'a vendu 10 dollars• he was selling them for £10 a dozen il les vendait 10 livres la douzaine• to sell o.s. short ne pas se mettre en valeur• these books sell for $10 each ces livres se vendent 10 dollars pièce3. compounds► sell outb. ( = be used up)c. [shopkeeper] to sell out of sth (temporarily) être à court de qch ; ( = use up supply of) épuiser son stock de qch* * *[sel] 1.(colloq) noun (deception, disappointment) déception f2.transitive verb (prét, pp sold)1) gen, Commerce vendreto sell something at ou for £5 each — vendre quelque chose 5 livres sterling pièce
‘stamps sold here’ — ‘ici on vend des timbres’
2) ( promote sale of) faire vendre3) ( put across) faire accepter, vendre pej [idea, image, policy, party]4) (colloq) ( cause to appear true)to sell somebody something —
to sell something to somebody — faire avaler (colloq) quelque chose à quelqu'un [lie, story, excuse]
5) ( betray) trahir3.intransitive verb (prét, pp sold)1) [person, shop, dealer] vendre‘sell by June 27’ — ‘date limite de vente: 27 juin’
2) [goods, product, house, book] se vendre4.the new model is/isn't selling (well) — le nouveau modèle se vend bien/mal
reflexive verb (prét, pp sold)1) ( prostitute oneself)to sell oneself — lit, fig se vendre (to à; for pour)
2) ( put oneself across)to sell oneself — se vendre (colloq)
•Phrasal Verbs:- sell off- sell out- sell up••to be sold on — être emballé (colloq) par [idea, person]
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5 writ
writ [rɪt]* * *[rɪt] 1.2.to issue ou serve a writ against somebody — assigner quelqu'un en justice
transitive verb (prét, pp désuets du verbe write) fig
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