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1 height
height [haɪt]∎ what height are you? combien mesurez-vous?;∎ height: 1 m 80 (on form) taille: 1 m 80;∎ I'm of average height je suis de taille moyenne;∎ redwoods grow to a height of 100 metres les séquoias peuvent atteindre 100 mètres (de haut)(b) (distance above ground → of mountain, plane) altitude f; (→ of ceiling, river, stars) hauteur f;∎ the plane was gaining/losing height l'avion prenait/perdait de l'altitude;∎ to be at a height of 3 metres above the ground être à 3 mètres au-dessus du sol;(c) (high position) hauteur f;∎ to fall from a great height tomber de haut;∎ Geography the heights les hauteurs fpl;∎ to have a good head for heights ne pas avoir le vertige;∎ fear of heights vertige m;∎ I'm afraid of heights j'ai le vertige;∎ figurative to reach new heights atteindre de nouveaux sommets(d) figurative (peak → of career, success) point m culminant; (→ of fortune, fame) apogée m; (→ of arrogance, stupidity) comble m;∎ at the height of her powers en pleine possession de ses moyens;∎ at its height the group had 300 members à son apogée, le groupe comprenait 300 membres;∎ the tourist season is at its height la saison touristique bat son plein;∎ the height of bad manners le comble de l'impolitesse ou de la grossièreté;∎ at the height of summer en plein été, au plus chaud de l'été;∎ at the height of the battle/storm au plus fort de la bataille/de l'orage;∎ to dress in the height of fashion s'habiller à la dernière mode;∎ it's the height of fashion c'est le dernier cri►► height restriction limitation f de hauteur -
2 height
height [haɪt]• what height are you? combien mesurez-vous ?b. ( = altitude) altitude fc. ( = utmost) [of fortune, success] apogée m ; [of glory, fame] sommet m ; [of absurdity, folly] comble m• at the height of summer/the storm au cœur de l'été/l'orage* * *[haɪt]1) ( of person) taille f; (of table, tower, tree) hauteur fto be 1 metre 60 cm in height — [person] mesurer 1 mètre 60; [object] faire 1 mètre 60 de haut
2) ( distance from ground) (of mountain, plane) altitude fto rise to great heights — fig aller loin
at the height of — au plus fort de [storm, crisis]
to be at the height of one's popularity/powers — être au sommet de sa popularité/son talent
the height of — le comble de [luxury, stupidity, cheek]
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3 giddy
(a) (dizzy → person)∎ to be or to feel giddy (afraid of height) avoir le vertige, être pris de vertige; (unwell) avoir un étourdissement;∎ I feel giddy just watching them j'ai la tête qui tourne ou le vertige rien que de les regarder∎ the giddy heights of success les hautes cimes de la réussite;∎ ironic he had reached the giddy heights of senior assistant il avait atteint le grade prestigieux d'assistant en chef(c) (frivolous → person, behaviour) frivole, écervelé;∎ she behaves just like a giddy schoolgirl elle se comporte vraiment comme une jeune idiote ou écervelée;∎ a giddy round of parties and social events un tourbillon de soirées et de sorties mondaines;∎ British familiar old-fashioned my giddy aunt! oh là là!(to horse) hue! -
4 fear
fear [fɪə(r)]1 noun∎ many people have an irrational fear of snakes beaucoup de personnes ont une peur irrationnelle des serpents;∎ have no fear ne craignez rien, soyez sans crainte;∎ he expressed his fears about their future il a exprimé son inquiétude en ce qui concerne leur avenir;∎ my one fear is that he will hurt himself je n'ai qu'une crainte, c'est qu'il se blesse;∎ there are fears that he has escaped on craint fort qu'il ne se soit échappé;∎ to be or to go in fear for one's life craindre pour sa vie;∎ she lives in a state of constant fear elle vit dans la peur;∎ fear drove him to desperate action sous l'effet de la peur, il a commis un acte désespéré;∎ for fear of what people would think par peur du qu'en-dira-t-on;∎ for fear that she might find out de peur qu'elle ne l'apprenne;∎ without fear or favour impartialement;∎ overcome with fear paralysé ou transi de peur;∎ (a) fear of heights (le) vertige∎ the fear of God la crainte ou le respect de Dieu;∎ familiar I put the fear of God into him (scared) je lui ai fait une peur bleue; (scolded) je lui ai passé un savon∎ there is no fear of her leaving elle ne risque pas de partir, il est peu probable qu'elle parte;∎ there's no fear of that ça ne risque pas d'arriver;∎ familiar will you tell him? - no fear! lui direz-vous? - pas de danger ou pas question!(a) (be afraid of) craindre, avoir peur de, redouter;∎ she fears nothing/no one elle n'a peur de rien/de personne;∎ he feared asking again il a eu peur de redemander ou de poser à nouveau la question;∎ he fears failure above all else l'échec est ce qu'il craint ou redoute par-dessus tout;∎ to fear the worst craindre le pire;∎ he is a man to be feared c'est un homme redoutable;∎ I fear he's in danger je crains ou j'ai peur qu'il ne soit en danger;∎ formal it is to be feared that... il est à craindre que... + subjunctive;∎ I fear it's too late je crois bien qu'il est trop tard(c) (revere → God) révérer, craindre∎ I fear for my children je crains ou je tremble pour mes enfants;∎ I was beginning to fear for her sanity je commençais à m'inquiéter pour son état mental;∎ he fears for his life il craint pour sa vie;∎ they fear for the future ils craignent ou sont inquiets pour l'avenir;∎ formal or old-fashioned never fear, fear not ne craignez rien, soyez tranquille;∎ we'll be here tomorrow, never fear nous serons là demain, n'aie pas peur
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