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81 effect
effect [ɪˈfekt]1. noun• this rule will have the effect of preventing... cette règle aura pour effet d'empêcher...• ... or words to that effect... ou quelque chose de ce genre► to the effect that...• an announcement to the effect that... un communiqué annonçant que...[+ reform, reduction, payment, transformation] effectuer ; [+ cure] obtenir ; [+ improvement] apporter ; [+ reconciliation, reunion] amener* * *[ɪ'fekt] 1.1) ( net result) effet m (of de; on sur)2) ( repercussions) répercussions fpl (of de; on sur)3) (power, efficacy) efficacité fto take effect — [price increases] prendre effet; [ruling] entrer en vigueur; [pills, anaesthetic] commencer à agir
to come into effect — Law, Administration entrer en vigueur
with effect from January 1 — à dater du 1er janvier
4) ( theme)5) ( impression) effet m2.effects plural noun Law ( belongings) effets mpl3.in effect adverbial phrase dans le fond4.transitive verb effectuer [repair, sale, change]; apporter [improvement]; parvenir à [reconciliation] -
82 flying
flying [ˈflaɪɪŋ]1. noun2. adjective[animal, insect] volant3. compounds• to get off to a flying start [racing car, runner] prendre un très bon départ ; [scheme, plan] démarrer en trombe ► flying time noun temps m de vol* * *['flaɪɪŋ] 1.1) ( in plane)2) (by bird, animal) vol m2.noun modifier [ lesson, instructor, school] de pilotage; [ goggles, helmet, jacket] d'aviateur; [ suit] de vol3.1) ( able to fly) [insect, machine, trapeze] volant2) ( in process of flying) [object, broken glass] qui vole3) ( as if flying)4) ( fleeting) [visit] éclair inv••with flying colours — [pass] haut la main
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83 hat
hat [hæt]1. nounchapeau m• hats off to them for helping the homeless! leur action en faveur des SDF mérite un coup de chapeau• to pass round the hat or to pass the hat for sb (US) faire la quête pour qn► at the drop of a hat ( = immediately) sur le champ2. compounds• to score a hat trick ( = score three times) réussir trois coups consécutifs ; ( = win three matches) gagner trois matchs consécutifs* * *[hæt]noun chapeau m••at the drop of a hat — pour un oui, pour un non
to put ou throw one's hat into the ring — se porter candidat
to take one's hat off to somebody — fig tirer son chapeau à quelqu'un
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84 matter
matter [ˈmætər]1. nouna. ( = physical substance) matière f• vegetable/inanimate matter matière f végétale/inaniméeb. ( = content) contenu mc. ( = affair) affaire f• that's a matter of opinion! c'est discutable !d. ( = importance) no matter! peu importe !• it must be done, no matter how cela doit être fait par n'importe quel moyen• no matter where/who où/qui que ce soite. ( = problem) what's the matter? qu'est-ce qu'il y a ?• what's the matter with him? qu'est-ce qu'il a ?• what's the matter with your hand? qu'est-ce que vous avez à la main ?• what's the matter with trying to help him? quel inconvénient y a-t-il à ce qu'on l'aide ?importer (to à)• it doesn't matter whether... cela ne fait rien si...• it doesn't matter who/where peu importe la personne/l'endroit• what does it matter? qu'est-ce que cela peut faire ?• why should it matter to me? pourquoi est-ce que cela me ferait quelque chose ?3. compounds* * *['mætə(r)] 1.1) ( affair) ( of specified nature) affaire f; ( requiring solution) problème m; ( on agenda) point mbusiness matters — affaires fpl
matters arising — ( in meeting) points non inscrits à l'ordre du jour
2) ( question) question fit's only a matter of time before they separate — ils vont se séparer, ce n'est plus qu'une question de temps
3) ( trouble)4) ( substance) matière f5) ( on paper)printed matter — imprimés mpl
6) (content of book, speech etc) contenu m2.intransitive verb être importantto matter to somebody — [behaviour, action] avoir de l'importance pour quelqu'un; [person] compter pour quelqu'un
it doesn't matter whether — peu importe que (+ subj)
it doesn't matter — ça n'a aucune importance, ça ne fait rien
••that's the end of the matter — c'est mon/son etc dernier mot
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85 order
order [ˈɔ:dər]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = sequence) ordre mb. ( = proper state)• to put one's affairs in order mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires► to be in order ( = proper) [action, request] être dans les règles• would it be in order for me to speak to her? pourrais-je lui parler ?• it seems a celebration is in order! il va falloir fêter ça !► out of order [machine] en panne ; [remark] (inf) déplacé• "out of order" « hors service »• in good order ( = in good condition) en bon état• I did it in order to clarify matters je l'ai fait pour clarifier la situation► in order that afin que + subjd. ( = proper behaviour) ordre m• order, order! silence !• something in the order of €3,000 de l'ordre de 3 000 €f. ( = the way things are) ordre mg. ( = command) ordre m• that's an order! c'est un ordre !• by order of sb/sth par ordre de qn/qch• I don't take orders from you! je n'ai pas d'ordres à recevoir de vous !h. (from customer) commande fi. ( = portion of food) portion fk. (religious) ordre ml. ( = account) pay to the order of sb payer à l'ordre de qna. ( = command) to order sb to do sth ordonner à qn de faire qchb. ( = ask for) [+ goods, meal, taxi] commanderc. ( = put in sequence) classerd. [+ one's affairs] régler• are you ready to order? vous avez choisi ?4. compounds► order about, order around separable transitive verb* * *['ɔːdə(r)] 1.1) ( logical arrangement) ordre mto set ou put one's life in order — remettre de l'ordre dans sa vie
2) ( sequence) ordre min the right/wrong order — dans le bon/mauvais ordre
to be out of order — [files, records] être déclassé
3) (discipline, control) ordre mto keep order — [teacher] maintenir la discipline
4) ( established state) ordre mto have ou to be under orders to do — avoir (l')ordre de faire
6) (in shop, restaurant) commande fa rush/repeat order — une commande urgente/renouvelée
7) ( operational state)to be out of order — [phone line] être en dérangement; [lift, machine] être en panne
8) ( in public debate)order! order! — un peu de silence, s'il vous plaît!
9) ( all right)in order — [documents] en règle
10) Religion ordre m11) (rank, scale)of the order of 15% — GB
in the order of 15% — US de l'ordre de 15%
12) Financepay to the order of — (on cheque, draft) payer à l'ordre de
13) GB (honorary association, title) ordre m2.orders plural noun Religion ordres mpl3.in order that conjunctional phrase ( with the same subject) afin de (+ infinitive), pour (+ infinitive); ( with different subjects) afin que (+ subj), pour que (+ subj)4.he brought the proofs in order that I might check them — il a apporté les épreuves pour que je puisse les vérifier
in order to prepositional phrase pour (+ infinitive), afin de (+ infinitive)5.transitive verb1) ( command) ordonner [inquiry, retrial]3) ( put in order) classer [files, cards]; mettre [quelque chose] dans l'ordre [names, dates]6.intransitive verb [diner, customer] commander7.ordered past participle adjective [series] ordonnéPhrasal Verbs: -
86 road
road [rəʊd]• this vehicle shouldn't be on the road on ne devrait pas laisser circuler un véhicule dans cet état• to be on the road [salesman, theatre company] être en tournée• is this the road to London? c'est (bien) la route de Londres ?• he has no road sense [driver] il conduit mal ; [pedestrian] il ne fait jamais attention à la circulation ► road show noun (TV, radio) émission f itinérante• they are road-testing the car tomorrow ils vont faire les essais sur route demain ► road traffic noun circulation f routière* * *[rəʊd] 1.1) ( between places) route facross the road — de l'autre côté de la route, en face
down the road — plus bas, plus loin
transported by road — transporté par or sur route
to take (to) the road — prendre la route, se mettre en route
to be on the road — [car] être en état de rouler; [driver] être sur la route; [band, performers] être en tournée
to be off the road — [vehicle] être hors d'usage
2) ( in built-up area) rue f2.he lives just along ou down the road — il habite un peu plus loin dans la rue
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87 share
share [∫εər]1. nouna. part f• I share your hope that... j'espère comme vous que...4. compounds► share shop noun (British) guichet où sont vendues les actions émises lors de la privatisation des entreprises publiques* * *[ʃeə(r)] 1.1) (of money, food, profits, blame) part f (of de)to have a share in — être pour quelque chose dans, contribuer à [success etc]
2) Finance action f3) Agriculture soc m (de charrue)2. 3.transitive verb partager [money, house, opinion] ( with avec); se partager [chore]4.to share in — prendre part à [success, happiness, benefits]
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88 sting
sting [stɪŋ](verb: preterite, past participle stung)1. nouna. (by bee, wasp, nettle) piqûre fb. (in bee, wasp) dard m[insect, nettle, antiseptic] piquer ; [remark] piquer au vif* * *[stɪŋ] 1.1) ( of insect) aiguillon m2) ( result of being stung) piqûre f3) ( pain) sensation f de brûlure4) (colloq) US ( rip-off) arnaque f2.transitive verb (prét, pp stung)1) [insect] piquer2) [wind] cingler3) fig [criticism] blesser, piquer [quelqu'un] au vif3.intransitive verb (prét, pp stung) [eyes, antiseptic] piquer; [cut] cuire••to take the sting out of — rendre [quelque chose] moins blessant [remark]; atténuer l'effet de [action]
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89 well
well [wel]1. noun(for water, oil) puits m3. adverba. ( = satisfactorily, skilfully) [behave, sleep, eat, treat, remember] bien• well done! bravo !• well played! bien joué !• you're well out of it! c'est une chance que tu n'aies plus rien à voir avec cela !b. (intensifying = very much, thoroughly) bien• well over 1,000 people bien plus de 1 000 personnesc. ( = with good reason, with equal reason) one might well ask why on pourrait à juste titre demander pourquoi• you might (just) as well say that... autant dire que...• and it rained as well! et par-dessus le marché il a plu !e. ( = positively) to think/speak well of penser/dire du bien de4. exclamation• he has won the election! -- well, well, well! il a été élu ! -- tiens, tiens !• well, what do you think of it? alors qu'en dites-vous ?• well, here we are at last! eh bien ! nous voilà enfin !• you know Paul? well, he's getting married vous connaissez Paul ? eh bien il se marie• are you coming? -- well... I've got a lot to do here vous venez ? -- c'est que... j'ai beaucoup à faire ici5. adjective(comparative, superlative best)a. bien, bon• that's all very well but... tout ça c'est bien joli mais... (PROV) all's well that ends well(PROV) tout est bien qui finit bienb. ( = healthy) how are you? -- very well, thank you comment allez-vous ? -- très bien, merci• get well soon! remets-toi vite !c. (cautious) it is as well to remember that... il ne faut pas oublier que...6. prefix• well-chosen/dressed bien choisi/habillé7. compounds• you would be well-advised to leave vous auriez (tout) intérêt à partir ► well-appointed adjective [house, room] bien aménagé► well-kept adjective [house, garden, hair] bien entretenu ; [hands, nails] soigné ; [secret] bien gardé► well-meaning adjective [person] bien intentionné ; [remark, action] fait avec les meilleures intentions• you don't know when you're well-off ( = fortunate) tu ne connais pas ton bonheur ► well-paid adjective bien payé• he got many letters from well-wishers il a reçu de nombreuses lettres d'encouragement ► well-woman clinic noun (British) centre prophylactique et thérapeutique pour femmes* * *I 1. [wel]1) ( in good health)are you well? — vous allez bien?, tu vas bien?
‘how is he?’ - ‘as well as can be expected’ — ‘comment va-t-il?’ - ‘pas trop mal étant donné les circonstances’
2) ( in satisfactory state) bienthat's all very well, but — tout ça c'est bien beau, mais
it's all very well for you to laugh, but — tu peux rire, mais
3) ( prudent)4) ( fortunate)it was just as well for him that the shops were still open — il a eu de la chance que les magasins aient été encore ouverts
2.the flight was delayed, which was just as well — le vol a été retardé, ce qui n'était pas plus mal
1) ( satisfactorily) bienI did well in the general knowledge questions — je me suis bien débrouillé pour les questions de culture générale
to do well at school — être bon/bonne élève
to do well by somebody — se montrer généreux/-euse avec quelqu'un
some businessmen did quite well out of the war — certains hommes d'affaires se sont enrichis pendant la guerre
she didn't come out of it very well — ( of situation) elle ne s'en est pas très bien sortie; (of article, programme etc) ce n'était pas très flatteur pour elle
2) ( used with modal verbs)I can well believe it — je veux bien le croire, je n'ai pas de mal à le croire
‘shall I shut the door?’ - ‘you might as well’ — ‘est-ce que je ferme la porte?’ - ‘pourquoi pas’
she looked shocked, as well she might — elle a eu l'air choquée, ce qui n'avait rien d'étonnant
3) ( intensifier) bien, largementthe weather remained fine well into September — le temps est resté au beau fixe pendant une bonne partie du mois de septembre
she was active well into her eighties — elle était toujours active même au-delà de ses quatre-vingts ans
4) ( approvingly)5)3.exclamation ( expressing astonishment) eh bien!; (expressing indignation, disgust) ça alors!; ( expressing disappointment) tant pis!; (after pause in conversation, account) bon; ( qualifying statement) enfinwell, you may be right — après tout, tu as peut-être raison
well, that's too bad — c'est vraiment dommage
well then, what's the problem? — alors, quel est le problème?
oh well, there's nothing I can do about it — ma foi, je n'y peux rien
4.well, well, well, so you're off to America? — alors comme ça, tu pars aux États-Unis!
as well adverbial phrase aussi5.as well as prepositional phrase aussi bien quethey have a house in the country as well as an apartment in Paris — ils ont à la fois une maison à la campagne et un appartement à Paris
••to be well in with somebody — (colloq) être bien avec quelqu'un (colloq)
to leave well alone GB ou well enough alone US — ne pas s'en mêler
II 1. [wel] 2.you're well out of it! — (colloq) heureusement que tu n'as plus rien à voir avec ça!
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90 when
when [wen]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverb2. conjunction━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverb• when does the term start? quand commence le trimestre ?• when did it happen? quand cela s'est-il passé ? ça s'est passé quand ?• when was the Channel Tunnel opened? quand a-t-on ouvert le tunnel sous la Manche ?• when's the wedding? quand a lieu le mariage ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► There is no inversion after quand in indirect questions.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• when does the train leave? à quelle heure part le train ?• when do you finish work? à quelle heure est-ce tu quittes le travail ?2. conjunctiona. ( = at the time that) quand━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► If the when clause refers to the future, the future tense is used in French.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• when you're older, you'll understand quand tu seras plus grand, tu comprendras━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► en + present participle may be used, if the subject of both clauses is the same, and the verb is one of action.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► when + noun/adjective• when a student at Oxford, she... quand elle était étudiante à Oxford, elle...• my father, when young, had a fine tenor voice quand mon père était jeune il avait une belle voix de ténorb. (with day, time, movement) où• there are times when I wish I'd never met him il y a des moments où je souhaiterais ne l'avoir jamais rencontréc. ( = which is when) he arrived at 8 o'clock, when traffic is at its peak il est arrivé à 8 heures, heure à laquelle la circulation est la plus intense• in August, when peaches are at their best en août, époque où les pêches sont les plus savoureusesd. ( = the time when) he told me about when you got lost in Paris il m'a raconté le jour où vous vous êtes perdu dans Parise. ( = after) quand• when he had made the decision, he felt better après avoir pris la décision, il s'est senti soulagéf. ( = whereas) alors que• he thought he was recovering, when in fact... il pensait qu'il était en voie de guérison alors qu'en fait...g. ( = if) how can I be self-confident when I look like this? comment veux-tu que j'aie confiance en moi en étant comme ça ?• how can you understand when you won't listen? comment voulez-vous comprendre si vous n'écoutez pas ?* * *[wen], US [hwen] 1.1) ( with prepositions) quandsince when? — depuis quand? also iron
2) ( the time when)2.that's when I was born — ( day) c'est le jour où je suis né; ( year) c'est l'année où je suis né
1) ( as interrogative) quand (est-ce que)I forget exactly when — ( time) j'ai oublié l'heure exacte; ( date) j'ai oublié la date exacte
tell me ou say when — ( pouring drink) dis-moi stop
2) ( as relative)at the time when — ( precise moment) au moment où; ( during same period) à l'époque où
one morning when he was getting up, he... — un matin en se levant, il...
3) ( then)she resigned in May, since when we've had no applicants — elle a démissionné en mai, et depuis (lors) nous n'avons reçu aucune candidature
4) ( whenever) quand3.when I sunbathe, I get freckles — chaque fois que je prends un bain de soleil, j'ai des taches de rousseur
1) ( at the precise time when) quand, lorsque2) ( during the period when) quand, lorsque3) ( as soon as) quand, dès queI was strolling along when all of a sudden... — je marchais tranquillement quand tout d'un coup...
4) ( when it is the case that) alors quewhy buy their products when ours are cheaper? — pourquoi acheter leurs produits alors que les nôtres sont moins chers?
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91 day
jour m; (working hours) journée f;∎ to have/take a day off avoir/prendre un jour de congé;∎ to work an eight-hour day travailler huit heures par jour;∎ to be paid by the day être payé(e) à la journéeday of action jour d'action;day labour travail m de jour;day labourer ouvrier(ère) m, f journalier(ère) ou à la journée;day off jour de congé;STOCK EXCHANGE day order ordre m valable pour la journée;day release formation f continue en alternance;∎ to be on day release être en formation continue en alternance;∎ to be on day shift, to work the day shift être de jour;STOCK EXCHANGE day trade opération f de journée;STOCK EXCHANGE day trader spéculateur(trice) m, f à la journée;day work travail de jour(b) we can give you four days' grace nous pouvons vous accorder un délai de quatre joursday of grace jour m de grâce;days of grace délai m de grâce -
92 disciplinary
disciplinairedisciplinary action mesures f pl disciplinaires;∎ to take disciplinary action (against sb) prendre des mesures disciplinaires (contre qn);disciplinary board conseil m de discipline;disciplinary hearing séance f du conseil de discipline;disciplinary measure mesure f disciplinaire;disciplinary procedure procédure f disciplinaire -
93 industrial
(a) industriel(elle)industrial accident accident m du travail; industrial accident insurance assurance f contre les accidents du travail;industrial action grève f;∎ to take industrial action se mettre en grève, faire grève;industrial centre centre m industriel;industrial complex complexe m industriel;industrial concern exploitation f industrielle;industrial design dessin m industriel;industrial disease maladie f professionnelle ou du travail;industrial dispute conflit m social;industrial engineering génie m industriel;industrial espionage espionnage m industriel;British industrial estate zone f industrielle;industrial goods biens m pl industriels;industrial group groupe m industriel;industrial injury accident m du travail;industrial injuries benefit indemnité f pour accidents du travail;industrial insurance assurance f contre les accidents du travail;the industrial machine la machine industrielle;industrial market marché m industriel;industrial marketer mercaticien(enne) m, f industriel(elle);industrial marketing marketing m industriel;American industrial park zone industrielle;industrial plant équipement m industriel;industrial pool syndicat m industriel;industrial potential potentiel m industriel;industrial product produit m industriel;industrial psychology psychologie f industrielle;industrial relations relations f pl entre le patronat et les employés;industrial town ville f industrielle;industrial trade échanges m pl industriels;industrial training formation f en entreprise;industrial tribunal ≃ conseil m des prud'hommes;industrial union syndicat d'industrie;industrial unrest agitation f sociale;industrial vehicle véhicule m industriel;industrial warrant warrant m industrielindustrial monopoly trust m industriel;STOCK EXCHANGE industrial shares valeurs f pl industrielles2 noun∎ industrials valeurs f pl industrielles -
94 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) (se) battre2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) combattre3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) (se) disputer2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) bataille2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) lutte3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) résistance4) (a boxing-match.) combat•- fighter- fight back - fight it out - fight off - fight one's way - fight shy of - put up a good fight -
95 liberty
['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) liberté2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) liberté3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) liberté•- take the liberty of -
96 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) instrument de mesure2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) mesure3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mesure4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) mesure5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) un(e) certain(e)6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.)2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) mesurer2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) indiquer3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) comparer (avec)4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) mesurer•- beyond measure - for good measure - full measure - made to measure - measure out - measure up -
97 proceed
[prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) avancer2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) procéder3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) commencer (à)4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) provenir (de)5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) engager des poursuites (contre)•- proceeds -
98 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) vis2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) tour de vis2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) (se) visser2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) (dé)visser3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).)4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.)•- be/get screwed - have a screw loose - put the screws on - screw up - screw up one's courage -
99 step
[step] 1. noun1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) pas2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) pas3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) pas4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) pas5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) marche6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) pas7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) mesure2. verb(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) marcher- steps- stepladder - stepping-stones - in - out of step - step aside - step by step - step in - step out - step up - watch one's step -
100 aim
A n1 ( purpose) but m (of de ; to do, of doing de faire) ; with the aim of doing dans le but de faire ;2 ( with weapon) to take (careful) aim viser (avec soin) ; to take aim at sth/sb viser qch/qn ; to miss one's aim manquer sa cible ; his aim is bad il vise mal.B vtr1 to be aimed at sb [campaign, product, insult, remark] viser qn ; to be aimed at doing [effort, action] viser à faire ; we are aiming the campaign at the young, the campaign is aimed at the young dans cette campagne nous visons les jeunes ;2 braquer [gun] (at sur) ; lancer [ball, stone] (at sur) ; tenter de donner [blow, kick] (at à) ; diriger [vehicle] (at contre) ; well-aimed [blow, kick] bien placé.C vi to aim for sth, to aim at sth lit, fig viser qch ; to aim at doing, to aim to do ( try) s'efforcer de faire ; ( intend) avoir l'intention de faire qch ; to aim high fig viser haut.
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