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1 yearn
yearn [jɜ:n]* * *[jɜːn]1) ( desire)to yearn for — désirer (avoir) [child, food]; aspirer à [freedom]; attendre [era, event]
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yearn vi1 ( desire) to yearn for désirer (avoir) [child, food] ; aspirer à [freedom, unity] ; attendre [era, season, event] ; to yearn for sb désirer qn ; to yearn to do avoir très envie de faire ;2 ( miss) she yearns for her son/her homeland son fils/sa patrie lui manque terriblement. -
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yearn [jɜ:n]∎ she yearned for love or to be loved elle aspirait à l'amour, elle avait très envie d'être aimée;∎ to yearn to do sth brûler de faire qch;∎ he was yearning to see her again il brûlait de la revoir;∎ she yearned to see her home again, she yearned for home elle avait la nostalgie du pays -
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5 simple
simple ['sɪmpəl]∎ his reasons are never simple ses raisons ne sont jamais simples;∎ it's a simple operation c'est une opération simple;∎ getting there was the simple part ce n'est pas d'y aller qui était difficile;∎ it's a simple meal to prepare c'est un repas facile à préparer;∎ it would be simpler to do it myself ce serait plus simple que je le fasse ou si je le faisais moi-même;∎ it should be a simple matter to change your ticket tu ne devrais avoir aucun mal à changer ton billet;∎ to yearn for the simple life aspirer au retour à la nature;∎ let's hear your story, then, but keep it simple bon, racontez votre histoire, mais passez-moi les détails;∎ it's as simple as that c'est aussi simple que ça(b) (plain → tastes, ceremony, life, style) simple;∎ she wore a simple black dress elle portait une robe noire toute simple;∎ I want a simple "yes" or "no" répondez-moi simplement par "oui" ou par "non";∎ let me explain in simple terms or language laissez-moi vous expliquer ça en termes simples;∎ I did it for the simple reason that I had no choice je l'ai fait pour la simple raison que je n'avais pas le choix(c) (unassuming) simple, sans façons;∎ despite her success, she remains simple and unaffected malgré sa réussite, elle est restée simple et naturelle∎ he's a bit simple il est un peu simplet(e) (basic → substance, fracture, sentence) simple►► Law simple contract convention f verbale, acte m sous seing privé;Mathematics simple equation équation f du premier degré;Mathematics simple fraction fraction f ordinaire;Medicine simple fracture fracture f simple;Physics simple harmonic motion mouvement m harmonique simple;Finance simple interest (UNCOUNT) intérêts mpl simples;simple machine pièce f (d'un mécanisme);Simple Simon naïf m, nigaud m;Grammar simple tense temps m simple -
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A n2 ( emotional) chagrin m.B vi2 littér ( suffer emotionally) to ache with mourir de [humiliation, despair] ; my heart aches for the refugees j'ai le cœur qui se serre à la pensée des réfugiés ;3 ( yearn) brûler (to do de faire ; with de).to laugh till one's sides ache rire à se tenir les côtes.
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