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1 période
période [peʀjɔd]feminine nouna. period• période bleue/blanche (Transport) slack/relatively slack period when discounts are available on ticketsb. (Sport) première/seconde période first/second half* * *peʀjɔd1) gén periodelle traverse une période Elvis — hum she's going through an Elvis phase
2) Météorologie period; ( plus court) spell* * *peʀjɔd nftraverser une période difficile — to be going through a difficult period, to be going through a difficult patch
* * *période nf1 gén period; pendant la période d'essai/de Pâques during the trial/Easter period; la période Brejnev the Brezhnev era; elle traverse une période Elvis hum she's going through an Elvis phase; en période de crise at a time of crisis; en période électorale at election time; on est en (pleine) période électorale/de crise we are (right) in the middle of an election/a crisis; par périodes periodically;2 Météo period; ( plus court) spell;3 Mil période (d'instruction) training;[perjɔd] nom féminin2. MILITAIRE4. TRANSPORTSpériode bleue/blanche/rougeperiod during which tickets are cheapest/medium-priced/most expensive————————par périodes locution adverbiale -
2 franchir
franchir [fʀɑ̃∫iʀ]➭ TABLE 2 transitive verb[+ obstacle] to get over ; [+ rivière, ligne d'arrivée, seuil] to cross ; [+ porte] to go through ; [+ distance] to cover ; [+ mur du son] to break through ; [+ borne, limite] to overstep• ne pas réussir à franchir la barre de... [chiffres, vote] to fall short of...* * *fʀɑ̃ʃiʀverbe transitif to cross [fossé, seuil, montagne]; to get over [mur, barrière]; to cover [distance]franchir un obstacle — lit to clear an obstacle; fig to overcome an obstacle
••* * *fʀɑ̃ʃiʀ vt[obstacle] to clear, to get over[seuil, ligne, rivière] to cross* * *franchir verb table: finir vtr to cross [fossé, ligne d'arrivée, seuil, montagne, océan]; to get over [mur, barrière, clôture]; to cover [distance]; franchir un obstacle lit to clear an obstacle; fig to overcome an obstacle; le perchiste a franchi les six mètres the pole vaulter cleared six metresGB; franchir la barre des 10% to pass the 10% mark; franchir un cap difficile to get through a difficult period; l'équipe a franchi le cap des quarts de finale the team got past the quarterfinals; franchir le cap de la cinquantaine to turn fifty; l'entreprise a franchi un cap décisif en rachetant sa rivale buying up its rival was an important turning point for the company.franchir le pas to take the plunge.[frɑ̃ʃir] verbe transitif1. [passer par-dessus - barrière, mur] to get over (inseparable)2. [outrepasser - ligne, limite, date] to crossau moment de franchir le seuil, je m'arrêtai I halted just as I was stepping across the thresholdfranchir le cap de la trentaine/cinquantaine to turn thirty/fifty3. [dans le temps] to last throughsa renommée a franchi les siècles his reputation has lasted ou come down intact through the centuries -
3 traversée
traversée [tʀavεʀse]feminine noun[de rue, mer, pont] crossing ; [de ville, forêt, tunnel] going through• la traversée de la ville en voiture peut prendre deux heures it can take two hours to cross the town by car► traversée du désert [de politicien, parti, artiste] time spent in the wilderness• après une traversée du désert de cinq ans, il est revenu au pouvoir after spending five years in the political wilderness, he returned to power* * *tʀavɛʀse1) (de mer, pont, pays, d'océan) crossingla traversée du désert — lit crossing the desert; fig ( d'homme politique) the wilderness years (pl); ( entreprise) a difficult period
2) (de ville, tunnel)* * *tʀavɛʀse nf* * *traversée nf1 (de mer, pont, pays, d'océan) crossing; faire une bonne traversée to have a good crossing; faire la traversée du fleuve en pirogue to cross the river in a dugout; la traversée de la Chine en voiture crossing China by car; faire la traversée du Vercors à pied to cross the Vercors on foot; la traversée du désert lit crossing the desert; fig ( d'homme politique) a period in the wilderness; ( entreprise) a difficult period;2 (de ville, tunnel) évitez la traversée de Paris aux heures de pointe avoid going through Paris in the rush hour.[travɛrse] nom féminin1. [d'une route, d'un pont, d'une frontière] crossing[d'une agglomération, d'un pays] going ou getting through ou across[au ski] traverse -
4 passe
I.passe1 [pαs]feminine nounb. [de prostituée] c'est 200 € la passe it is 200 euros a timeII.masculine noun( = passe-partout)* * *
I(colloq) pɑs nom masculin1) ( passe-partout) master key2) ( laissez-passer) pass
II pɑs1) Sport pass2) (de prestidigitateur, torero) pass3) ( situation)être dans une passe difficile/une mauvaise passe — to be going through a difficult/a bad patch
* * *pɒs1. nf1) SPORT pass2) (magnétique) pass3) NAVIGATION channel2. nm(passe-partout) master key, skeleton key* * *A ○nm1 ( passe-partout) master key;2 ( laissez-passer) pass.B nf1 Sport pass; faire une passe to pass the ball (à to);2 (de prestidigitateur, torero) pass;3 (de magnétiseur, d'hypnotiseur) pass; il m'a fait des passes he made passes over me;4 ◑( de prostituée) trick○; faire une passe to turn a trick○; le prix d'une passe the cost of a trick;5 ( situation) être dans une passe difficile/une mauvaise passe to be going through a difficult/bad patch; être en passe de faire to be (well) on the way to doing; c'est une méthode révolue ou en passe de l'être it's an outdated method or soon will be;[pas] nom masculin1. [passe-partout] master ou pass key2. [laissez-passer] pass————————[pas] nom fémininfaire une passe to pass (the ball), to make a pass[en tauromachie] pass3. [situation]4. GÉOGRAPHIE [col] pass5. [d'un prestidigitateur] pass8. FINANCE9. INFORMATIQUE pass[à la roulette] passe11. [sur un cours d'eau] passage12. [d'un chapeau] rimen passe de locution prépositionnelleils sont en passe de prendre le contrôle des médias they're poised ou set to gain control of the media -
5 vache
I.n. f.1. (pej.): 'Copper', policeman. Les vaches: 'The fuzz'. (This seemingly injurious appellation, as well as the expression Mort aux vaches!, has nothing to do with the bovine species. Mort aux vaches! is said to have originated after 1870 in occupied AlsaceLorraine where the German military police force, die Wache (the watch), focused discontent among the occupied, and the jeer was originally Mort à la Wache!)2. (also: peau de vache): 'Pig of a character', very awkward so-and-so.3. Coup de pied en vache (fig.): Dirty trick, sly and malicious act.4. Vache à lait: 'Sucker', wealthy dupe, the kind of rich gullible fool who keeps cadgers and hangers-on in food and money.5. Vache laitière (pej.): 'Big fat biddy' (the kind of 'silly moo' whose ample mammaries are her dominant feature).6. Etre plein comme une vache: To be 'pissed to the eye-balls', to be rolling drunk.7. Il pleut comme vache qui pisse! It's raining cats and dogs!8. Bouffer de la vache enragée: To have to rough it, to go through a tough period in life. (The image here is of the impoverished individual whose meat rations, when he can afford them, are of the 'shoe-leather' variety.)9. Oh, la vache! Damn and blast! — Drat! (This exclamation and its English equivalents are equally innocuous and dated.)10. Vache de¼! This colloquial intensifier can either be damning as in Quel vache de temps! What bloody (awful) weather! or loaded with admiration as in C'est un vache de mec! He's one hell of a guy!11. La croix des vaches: Punishment inflicted by old-time pimps on recalcitrant prostitutes or by members of the underworld on a traitor. These deep facial cuts in the shape of a cross made with a razor blade, were encouraged to fester and leave a scar by the application of a chemical.II.adj.1. (of person): Weak, all limp. Je me sens tout vache aujourd'hui! I'm really feeling weak at the knees today!2. (of person): 'Beastly', 'mean', nasty. Son père est drôlement vache avec lui, côté discipline! His father's a right Colonel Blimp! Sois pas vache, prête-moi des sous! Come on, be a pal, lend us some money! Tu es vraiment vache, ces temps-ci! You're a right swine these days!3. (of problem, poser): 'Stinking difficult', awkward and loaded with (intentional) snags. Ses questions d'examen sont toujours vaches! The papers he sets are right stinkers!4. Un vache¼, une vache ¼: An incredible¼(When the adjective precedes the noun, it acts as an intensifier nearly always with a positive connotation. Une vache nana: A smashing bird. Il m'est arrivé une vache histoire! You won't believe what happened to me!)5. Amour vache: Tempestuous sort of love affair (the kind where the partners seem to be exchanging as many blows as kisses). -
6 lendemain
lendemain [lɑ̃dmɛ̃]masculine noun* * *lɑ̃dəmɛ̃
1.
nom masculin1) ( jour suivant)le lendemain, la journée du lendemain — the following day
le lendemain matin/soir — the following morning/evening
2) ( période qui suit)3) ( avenir)le lendemain — tomorrow, the future
sans lendemain — [bonheur, succès] short-lived
2.
lendemains nom masculin pluriel1) ( issue) outcome (sg); ( conséquences) consequences2) ( perspectives) future (sg)••il ne faut jamais remettre au lendemain ce qu'on peut faire le jour même — Proverbe never put off till tomorrow what you can do today
* * *lɑ̃dmɛ̃ nm1) (= journée)le lendemain — the next day, the following day
le lendemain matin — the next morning, the following morning
le lendemain soir — the next evening, the following evening
au lendemain de — in the days following, figin the wake of
2) (= avenir)* * *A nm1 ( jour suivant) le lendemain the following day; dès le lendemain the (very) next day; jusqu'au lendemain until the next ou following day; le lendemain de l'accident the day after the accident; il est venu nous voir le lendemain de son arrivée he came to see us the day after he arrived; la journée du lendemain the following day; le lendemain matin/soir the following morning/evening; le lendemain dans l'après-midi/la soirée the next day in the afternoon/the evening; lendemain de fête day after a public holiday GB ou the holiday US; du jour au lendemain from one day to the next;2 ( période qui suit) au lendemain de (in the period) after; au lendemain de la guerre just after the war;3 ( avenir) le lendemain tomorrow, the future; songer au lendemain to think of the future; sans lendemain [bonheur, succès] short-lived.B lendemains nmpl1 ( issue) outcome; ( conséquences) consequences;2 ( perspectives) future; cela nous promet de beaux or d'heureux lendemains the future looks very promising ou bright for us; des lendemains difficiles difficult days ahead; promettre des lendemains qui chantent to promise a brighter future.il ne faut jamais remettre au lendemain ce qu'on peut faire le jour même Prov never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.[lɑ̃dmɛ̃] nom masculin1. [le jour suivant]le lendemain the next ou the following day, the day afterle lendemain matin the next ou the following morningles lendemains de fête sont souvent difficiles it's often hard to get through the morning after the night before (humoristique)il ne faut pas remettre au lendemain ce qu'on peut faire le jour même (proverbe) never put off till tomorrow what you can do today (proverbe)2. [futur]le lendemain tomorrow, the future————————lendemains nom masculin pluriel[avenir] futureau lendemain de locution prépositionnelleau lendemain de la Révolution immediately ou just after the Revolution————————sans lendemain locution adjectivale -
7 connaître
connaître° [kɔnεtʀ]➭ TABLE 571. transitive verba. to know• connais-tu un bon restaurant ? do you know of a good restaurant?• connaître qn de vue/nom/réputation to know sb by sight/name/reputation• il l'a connu à l'université he met or knew him at university• vous connaissez la dernière (nouvelle) ? have you heard the latest (news)?b. [+ langue, science, auteur] to know• connaître les oiseaux/les plantes to know about birds/plants• il n'y connaît rien he doesn't know anything or a thing about itc. ( = éprouver) [+ faim, privations] to know ; [+ humiliations] to experienced. ( = avoir) [+ succès] to enjoy• cette pièce l'a fait connaître en Angleterre this play brought him to the attention of the English public2. reflexive verba.se connaître (soi-même) to know o.s.b. ( = se rencontrer) to meet• quand il s'agit d'embêter les autres, il s'y connaît ! (inf) when it comes to annoying people he's an expert! (inf)* * *kɔnɛtʀ
1.
1) to know [fait, nom, événement]il ne tient jamais ses promesses, c'est (bien) connu — it is common knowledge that he never keeps his promises
2) to know, to be acquainted with [sujet, méthode, auteur]la mécanique, je ne connais que ça or ça me connaît! — I know quite a bit about mechanics
3) to know [faim]; to experience [crise]; to enjoy [gloire]; to have [difficultés]les problèmes d'argent, ça me connaît! — (colloq) I could tell you a thing or two (colloq) about money problems!
connaître des hauts et des bas — to have one's/its ups and downs
4) to know [personne, acteur]c'est bien mal la connaître — they/you're misjudging her
5) (dated) ( coucher avec) to know (dated), to have a sexual relationship with6) Droitconnaître de — to have jurisdiction over [affaire, cause]
avoir à connaître de — to judge ou hear [cas]
2.
se connaître verbe pronominal1) ( soi-même) to know oneself‘connais-toi toi-même’ — ‘know thyself’
il ne se connaissait plus de joie — fml he was beside himself with joy
2) ( l'un l'autre) to know each other3) ( être compétent)c'est le carburateur qui est bouché ou je ne m'y connais pas — (colloq) if I know anything about it, it's the carburettor GB ou carburetor US that's blocked
••on connaît la chanson or musique! — we've heard it all before!
* * *kɔnɛtʀ vt1) [technique, matière] to know2) [ville, personne] to knowJe ne connais pas du tout cette région. — I don't know this area at all.
Je le connais de vue. — I know him by sight.
faire connaître qch [région, culture] — to introduce people to sth
se faire connaître en faisant qch; Le groupe s'est fait connaître en gagnant le concours Eurovision. — the group found fame when it won the Eurovision song contest.
3) [personne] (= éprouver) [sensation, sentiment] to experience, (= faire l'expérience de) [difficultés, misère, guerre] to experienceIl a fini dans la misère après avoir connu le faste et la gloire. — He ended up destitute, after having known fame and riches.
4) [film, chanson, économie, secteur] (= avoir, rencontrer) to have, to enjoyL'industrie du tourisme connaît une période exceptionnelle. — The tourist industry is having a very good period.
Ce film connaît actuellement un grand succès. — This film is currently enjoying a huge success.
* * *connaître verb table: connaîtreA vtr1 ( avoir connaissance de) to know [fait, nom, événement, résultat]; ne pas connaître sa force not to know one's own strength; vous connaissez la suite you know the rest; je connais les raisons de ta colère I know why you're angry; il nous a fait connaître son avis/ses intentions he made his opinion/his intentions known (to us); tu connais l'histoire de Toto qui… do you know the one about Toto who…; il ne tient jamais ses promesses, c'est (bien) connu it is common knowledge that he never keeps his promises; tes promesses, on connaît! we know all about your promises!; la rue de la Glacière? connais pas○! rue de la Glacière? never heard of it!; je lui connais de grands talents I know that he/she is very talented; je ne leur connais aucun vice I don't know them to have any vices; on te connaît plusieurs amants we know you to have several lovers; ne connaître ni le pourquoi ni le comment de qch not to know the whys and the wherefores of sth; leur vie privée est connue de tous everybody knows about their private life; tu connais la nouvelle? have you heard the news?; tu ne connais pas ta chance you don't know how lucky you are; j'en connais long sur ton passé I know a lot about your past; ne connaître que son plaisir/devoir to think of nothing but one's pleasure/duty; ⇒ Dieu, loup;2 ( pour avoir étudié) to know, to be acquainted with [sujet, méthode, auteur]; la mécanique, je ne connais que ça or ça me connaît! I know quite a bit about mechanics; elle connaît tout du solfège she knows all about music theory; c'est lui qui m'a fait connaître la musique cajun it was he who introduced me to Cajun music; connaître un poème/une partition musicale par cœur to know a poem/a score (off) by heart; en connaître un rayon○ en histoire/théâtre to know one's stuff○ when it comes to history/the theatreGB;3 ( faire l'expérience de) to know, to experience [faim, froid, pauvreté, amour]; to experience [crise, défaite, échec]; to enjoy [gloire, succès]; to have [difficultés, problèmes]; il connaît l'humiliation de la défaite he knows ou has experienced the humiliation of defeat; ils ont connu la défaite they were defeated; il a connu la prison he's been to prison before; il ne connaît pas la pitié/la honte he knows no pity/shame; c'est un homme qui connaît la vie he's a man who knows what life is about; connaître les femmes/hommes to know something about women/men; il a connu son heure de gloire he has had his hour of glory; les problèmes d'argent, ça me connaît○! I could tell you a thing or two○ about money problems!; connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's/its ups and downs; connaître une fin tragique to come to a tragic end; connaître une situation difficile to be in a difficult situation; connaître une forte croissance to show a rapid growth; le club sportif connaît un nouvel essor the sports club is having a new lease of GB ou on US life; ils auraient pu connaître un meilleur sort they could have had a better fate;4 ( de réputation) to know [personne, acteur]; elle est très connue she's (very) well-known; connaître qn de nom/vue to know sb by name/sight; je le connais de réputation mais je ne l'ai jamais rencontré I know ou I've heard of him but I've never met him; une œuvre connue/peu connue a well-known/little-known work (de by); être d'abord connu comme violoniste to be chiefly known as a violinist;5 ( personnellement) to know [ami, parent, relation]; je le connais depuis longtemps I've known him for a long time; vous ne me connaissez pas you don't know me; j'ai appris à connaître mon père en grandissant I got to know my father as I grew up; j'aimerais bien la connaître I'd really like to get to know her; c'est bien mal la connaître que de croire que… they/you're misjudging her if they/you think that…; je le connais trop bien I know him only too well; faire connaître qn à qn to introduce sb to sb; mes parents? je les connais, ils seront ravis! my parents? if I know them, they'll be delighted; Bernadette? je ne connais qu'elle! Bernadette? I know her very well!; il ne me connaît plus depuis qu'il est passé officier he ignores me now that he's an officer;6 †( coucher avec) to know†, to have a sexual relationship with;7 Jur connaître de to have jurisdiction over [affaire, cause]; avoir à connaître de to judge ou hear [cas].B se connaître vpr1 ( soi-même) to know oneself; il se connaît mal he doesn't know himself very well; ‘connais-toi toi-même’ ‘know thyself’; il ne se connaissait plus de joie fml he was beside himself with joy; quand il a bu, il ne se connaît plus when he's drunk, he goes berserk;2 ( l'un l'autre) to know each other; nous nous sommes connus chez des amis communs we met (each other) at the home of some mutual friends;3 ( être compétent) s'y connaître en électricité/théâtre to know all about electricity/theatre; c'est le carburateur qui est bouché ou je ne m'y connais pas if I know anything about it, it's the carburettor GB ou carburetor US that's blocked.on connaît la chanson or musique! we've heard it all before!, it's the same old story!; c'est un air connu it's the same old story; connaître qch comme sa poche to know sth like the back of one's hand, to know sth inside out.[kɔnɛtr] verbe transitifA.[AVOIR UNE IDÉE DE]1. [avoir mémorisé - code postal, itinéraire, mot de passe] to know2. [être informé de - information, nouvelle] to knowje suis impatient de connaître les résultats I'm anxious to know ou to hear the resultsa. [avis, sentiment] to make knownb. [décision, jugement] to make known, to announceje vous ferai connaître ma décision plus tard I'll inform you of my decision ou I'll let you know what I've decided later3. [avoir des connaissances sur - langue, ville, appareil, œuvre] to know, to be familiar with ; [ - technique] to know, to be acquainted with ; [ - sujet] to know (about)je ne connais pas l'italien I don't know ou can't speak Italianje connais un peu l'informatique I have some basic knowledge of computing, I know a little about computingson dernier film l'a fait connaître dans le monde entier his latest film has brought him worldwide famesa traduction a fait connaître son œuvre en France her translation has brought his work to French audiencescette émission est destinée à faire connaître des artistes étrangers this programme is aimed at introducing foreign artistsça me/le connaît (familier) : les bons vins, ça le connaît! he knows a thing or two about ou he's an expert on good wine!connaît pas (familier) : à cet âge-là, la propreté, connaît pas at that age they don't know the meaning of the word cleanlinessy connaître quelque chose en to have some idea ou to know something aboutje ne mange pas de cette horreur! — tu n'y connais rien! I won't eat that horrible stuff! — you don't know what's good for you!B.[IDENTIFIER, ÊTRE EN RELATION AVEC]1. [par l'identité] to knowconnaître quelqu'un de vue/nom/réputation to know somebody by sight/name/reputationa. [révéler son identité] to make oneself knownb. [devenir une personne publique] to make oneself ou to become knownnotre auditeur n'a pas voulu se faire connaître our listener didn't want his name to be known ou wished to remain anonymousla connaissant, ça ne me surprend pas knowing her, I'm not surprisedsi tu fais ça, je ne te connais plus! if you do that, I'll have nothing more to do with you!je te connais comme si je t'avais fait! (familier) I know you as if you were my own ou like the back of my hand!2. [rencontrer] to meetah, si je t'avais connue plus tôt! if only I'd met you earlier!C.[ÉPROUVER]2. [faire l'expérience de] to experienceah, l'insouciance de la jeunesse, j'ai connu ça! I was young and carefree once!enfin, elle connut la consécration she finally received the highest accolade3. [subir - crise] to go ou to live through (inseparable), to experience ; [ - épreuve, humiliation, guerre] to live through (inseparable), to suffer, to undergoil a connu bien des déboires he has had ou suffered plenty of setbacksD.[ADMETTRE]1. [suj: chose] to haveson ambition ne connaît pas de bornes ou limites her ambition is boundless ou knows no bounds2. [suj: personne]ne connaître que: il ne connaît que le travail work is the only thing he's interested in ou he knowscontre les rhumes, je ne connais qu'un bon grog there's nothing like a hot toddy to cure a cold————————se connaître verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)je n'oserai jamais, je me connais I'd never dare, I know what I'm like————————se connaître verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se connaître verbe pronominal intransitifc'est un escroc, ou je ne m'y connais pas! I know a crook when I see one!
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