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A n1 ( metal hoop) (for ornament, gymnast, attaching rope) anneau m ; to have a ring in one's/its nose avoir un anneau au nez ; a diamond/engagement ring une bague de diamants/de fiançailles ; she wasn't wearing a (wedding) ring elle ne portait pas d'alliance ;2 ( circle) (of people, on page) cercle m ; to form a ring former un cercle: to put a ring round entourer [qch] d'un cercle [name, ad] ; to have rings under one's eyes avoir les yeux cernés ;3 ( sound) ( at door) coup m de sonnette ; ( of phone) sonnerie f ; ( of crystal) tintement m ; hang up after three rings laisse sonner trois fois et puis raccroche ; to have a hollow ring lit, fig sonner creux ; to have the ring of truth sonner vrai ; to have a nice ring to it sonner bien ; that story has a familiar ring (to it) j'ai déjà entendu cette histoire quelque part ;5 Sport (for horses, circus) piste f ; ( for boxing) ring m ; to retire from the ring aged 35 se retirer de la boxe à l'âge de 35 ans ;6 (of smugglers, pornographers) réseau m ; (of dealers, speculators) syndicat m ; drugs ring réseau de trafiquants de drogue ;9 ( on cooker) ( electric) plaque f ; ( gas) brûleur m ; three-ring hob cuisinière f à trois plaques or brûleurs ;10 ( set of bells) jeu m (of de).B vtr1 ( cause to sound) ( prét rang ; pp rung) faire sonner [bell] ; to ring the doorbell ou bell sonner ;3 ( encircle) ( prét, pp ringed) [trees, buildings] entourer ; [police, troops, protesters] encercler ; to be ringed in black/by cliffs être entouré de noir/par des falaises ;1 ( sound) [bell, telephone] sonner ; the doorbell rang on a sonné à la porte ; it ou the number is ringing ça sonne ;2 ( sound bell) [person] sonner ; to ring at the door sonner à la porte ; to ring for sb sonner qn ; you rang, Sir? Monsieur a sonné? ; ‘please ring for service’ ‘prière de sonner’ ;3 ( resonate) [footsteps, laughter, words] résonner ; his words were still ringing in my ears ses mots résonnaient encore à mes oreilles ; their steps rang down the corridor leurs pas résonnaient dans le couloir ; the house rang with laughter la maison résonnait de rires ; that noise makes my ears ring ce bruit fait bourdonner mes oreilles ; to ring true sonner vrai ; to ring false ou hollow fig sonner creux/creuse ;to ring down/up the curtain baisser/lever le rideau ; fig to ring down the curtain on an era marquer la fin d'une ère ; to ring in the New Year fêter le Nouvel An ; ring out the old, ring in the new tournons le dos au passé et faisons confiance à l'avenir ; to run rings round éclipser.■ ring around GB ( haphazardly) téléphoner un peu partout ; ( transmitting message) appeler tous les intéressés.■ ring back GB:▶ ring back rappeler ;▶ ring [sb] back rappeler [caller].■ ring in GB ( to work) téléphoner au bureau ; to ring in sick téléphoner (au bureau) pour dire qu'on est souffrant.■ ring off GB raccrocher.■ ring out:▶ ring out [sth] [bells] carillonner [news, message].■ ring round = ring around.■ ring up GB:▶ ring up téléphoner ;▶ ring up [sth], ring [sth] up1 ( on phone) téléphoner à [enquiries, station] ;2 ( on cash register) enregistrer [figure, total] ;▶ ring up [sb], ring [sb] up téléphoner à [friend, operator]. -
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ring [rɪŋ]1. noun• wedding ring alliance fb. ( = circle) cercle ma. [bell, alarm clock, telephone] sonnerb. ( = telephone) téléphonera. ( = sound) sonnerb. ( = phone) téléphoner à4. compoundsa. (British) ( = phone) téléphoner à* * *[rɪŋ] 1.1) ( hoop) (for gymnast, attaching rope) anneau ma diamond/wedding ring — une bague de diamants/une alliance
2) ( circle) (of people, on page) cercle mto put a ring round — entourer [quelque chose] d'un cercle [ad]
4) GB ( phone call) coup m de téléphone or fil (colloq)6) ( of smugglers) réseau m; (of dealers, speculators) syndicat m7) ( to mark bird) bague f8) ( round planet) anneau m2.transitive verb1) ( cause to sound) (prét rang; pp rung) faire sonner [bell]3.to ring the doorbell ou bell — sonner
1) ( sound) [bell, telephone] sonner2) ( sound bell) [person] sonner‘please ring for service’ — ‘prière de sonner’
3) ( resonate) [footsteps, laughter, words] résonnerto ring true/false — sonner vrai/creux
4) GB Telecommunications téléphonerto ring for — appeler [taxi]
•Phrasal Verbs:- ring in- ring off- ring out- ring up••to ring down/up the curtain — baisser/lever le rideau; fig
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3 curtain
A n1 ( drape) rideau m ; a pair of curtains des rideaux ; to open/draw the curtains ouvrir/tirer les rideaux ; a curtain of rain un rideau de pluie ;2 Theat rideau m ; after the final curtain après la chute du rideau ; the curtain has fallen on fig c'est la fin de [career, era].it will be curtains ○ ce sera la fin (for de) ; to bring down the curtain on mettre fin à.■ curtain off:▶ curtain [sth] off, curtain off [sth] fermer [qch] par un rideau ; to be curtained off from sth être séparé de qch par un rideau.
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