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1 reminder
reminder [rɪˈmaɪndər]• as a reminder that... pour (vous or lui etc) rappeler que...• his presence was a reminder of... sa présence rappelait...* * *[rɪ'maɪndə(r)](letter of) reminder — Administration (lettre f de) rappel m
reminders of the past — souvenirs mpl du passé
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2 reminder
noun (something said, done, written, noticed etc that reminds one to do something: Leave the bill on the table as a reminder that I still have to pay it.) aide-mémoire -
3 serve
serve [sɜ:v]a. ( = work for) servir• it will serve my (or your etc) purpose cela fera l'affaired. (in shop, restaurant) servir• are you being served? est-ce qu'on s'occupe de vous ?• "serves five" « pour cinq personnes »f. [library, hospital] desservir ; [utility] alimenterg. ( = work out) to serve one's apprenticeship (as) faire son apprentissage (de)a. servir• that table is not exactly what I want but it will serve cette table n'est pas exactement ce que je veux mais elle fera l'affaire• it serves to show/explain... cela sert à montrer/expliquer...• Murray to serve au service, Murray3. nouna. [+ meal, soup] servirb. [+ term of office, contract] finir ; [+ prison sentence] purger* * *[sɜːv] 1.noun Sport service m2.transitive verb1) ( work for) servir [country, cause, public]; travailler au service de [employer, family]to serve somebody/something well — rendre de grands services à quelqu'un/quelque chose
2) ( attend to customers) servir3) Culinary servirserves four — ( in recipe) pour quatre personnes
4) ( provide facility) [public utility, power station, reservoir] alimenter; [public transport, library, hospital] desservir5) ( satisfy) servir [interests]; satisfaire [needs]6) ( function) être utile àto serve a purpose ou function — être utile
to serve the ou somebody's purpose — faire l'affaire
7) ( spend time)to serve a term — Politics remplir un mandat
to serve one's time — ( in prison) purger sa peine
8) Lawto serve notice of something on somebody — Law, fig signifier quelque chose à quelqu'un
9) Sport servir3.1) (in shop, church) servir; ( at table) faire le service2) (on committee, in government) exercer ses fonctions (as de)to serve on — être membre de [committee, jury]
3) Military servir4) ( meet a need) faire l'affaire5) Sport servirBruno to serve — au service, Bruno
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4 sharp
sharp [∫α:p]1. adjectivea. ( = good for cutting) [knife, razor, blade] (bien) aiguisé ; [piece of glass, edge] coupantb. ( = pointed) [pencil] bien taillé ; [needle, pin] très pointu ; [teeth, fingernails, beak, chin] pointu ; [fang, point] acéré ; [features] anguleuxc. ( = well-defined) [contrast, TV picture, difference] net ; [division] fort• to bring into sharp focus [+ problem, issue] faire ressortir nettementd. ( = acute) [person] malin (- igne f) ; [intelligence, wit] vif ; [awareness] aigu (- guë f) ; [eyesight] perçant ; [hearing] fin• to keep a sharp look-out for sb/sth guetter qn/qchf. ( = intense) [pain, sensation, wind, cold] vif ; [frost] fort ; [blow] sec ( sèche f) ; [cry] aigu (- guë f)g. ( = severe) [criticism, attack] incisif ; [retort, words] cinglant ; [rebuke] vif ; [order, tone, voice] cassanth. (pejorative) [business practices] déloyall. [musical note] trop haut2. adverba. [stop] brusquement• to turn sharp left/right prendre un virage serré à gauche/à droiteb. [sing, play] trop hautc. ( = precisely) at 8 o'clock sharp à 8 heures pile3. noun4. compounds* * *[ʃɑːp] 1.noun Music dièse m2.1) [razor] tranchant; [edge] coupant; [blade, scissors, knife] bien aiguisé; [saw] bien affûté2) ( pointed) [tooth, fingernail, end, needle] pointu; [pencil] bien taillé; [features] anguleux/-euse; [nose] pointu3) ( abrupt) [angle] aigu/-uë; [bend, reflex] brusque; [drop, incline] fort; [fall, rise] brusque, brutal4) ( acidic) [taste, smell] âcre; [fruit] acide5) ( piercing) [pain, cold] vif/vive; [cry] aigu/-uë; [blow] sévère; [frost] fort, intense6) fig ( aggressive) [tongue] acéré; [tone] acerbe7) ( alert) [person, mind] vif/vive; [eyesight] perçant; [hearing] finto have a sharp eye for something — fig avoir l'œil pour quelque chose
sharp operator — filou m
9) ( clearly defined) [image, sound, distinction] net/nette; [contrast] prononcéto bring something into sharp focus — lit cadrer quelque chose avec netteté; fig faire passer quelque chose au premier plan
10) (colloq) GB [suit] tape-à-l'œil inv pej11) (colloq) US ( stylish) chic inv3.1) ( abruptly) [stop] net2) (colloq) ( promptly)at 9 o'clock sharp — à neuf heures pile (colloq)
3) Music [sing, play] trop haut••to look sharp — (colloq) se dépêcher
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5 prod
prod [prɒd]1. nounpique f* * *[prɒd] 1.to give something/somebody a prod — ( with implement) donner un petit coup à quelque chose/quelqu'un; ( with finger) toucher quelque chose/quelqu'un
2) (colloq) fig ( reminder)to give somebody a prod — secouer (colloq) quelqu'un
2.he/she needs a prod to do — il faut le/la pousser pour qu'il/elle fasse
1) ( poke) (with foot, instrument, stick) donner des petits coups à; ( with finger) toucher; ( with fork) piquer2) (colloq) ( remind) pousser3) ( interrogate) interroger -
6 memento
[mə'mentou]plural - memento(e)s; noun(something kept or given as a reminder or souvenir: They gave her a small gift as a memento.) souvenir -
7 remind
1) (to tell (someone) that there is something he or she ought to do, remember etc: Remind me to post that letter; She reminded me of my promise.) rappeler qqch. à qqn2) (to make (someone) remember or think of (a person, thing etc): She reminds me of her sister; This reminds me of my schooldays.) rappeler•- reminder
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