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1 the North Pole
(the northern end of the imaginary line through the earth, round which it turns.) pôle Nord -
2 north
north [nɔ:θ]1. nounnord m• to the north of... au nord de...2. adjective• in north Wales/London dans le nord du pays de Galles/de Londres3. adverb4. compounds• in North Carolina en Caroline du Nord ► north-east noun nord-est m adjective nord-est inv adverb vers le nord-est► north-easterly adjective [wind, direction] du nord-est ; [situation] au nord-est adverb vers le nord-est► north-westerly adjective [wind, direction] du nord-ouest ; [situation] au nord-ouest adverb vers le nord-ouest* * *[nɔːθ] 1.noun ( compass direction) nord m2.North proper noun Politics, Geography (part of world, country)3.adjective gen nord inv; [wind] du nord4.in/from north London — dans le/du nord de Londres
adverb [move] vers le nord; [lie, live] au nord (of de) -
3 the Arctic
(the area round the North Pole.) l'Arctique -
4 north
[no:Ɵ] 1. noun1) (the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.) nord2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) nord2. adjective1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) septentrional2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) du nord3. adverb(towards the north: The stream flows north.) vers le nord- northern - northerner - northernmost - northward - northwards - northward - northbound - north-east / north-west 4. adverb(towards the north-east or north-west: The building faces north-west.) au/vers le nord-est; au/vers le nord-ouest- north-eastern / north-western - the North Pole -
5 north-east / north-west
nouns, adjective ((in or from) the direction midway between north and east or north and west, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: the north-east counties; a north-west wind.) (du) nord-est; (du) nord-ouest -
6 north-easterly / north-westerly
1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the north-east or north-west: a north-easterly wind.) du nord-est; du nord-ouest2) (looking, lying etc towards the north-east or north-west: a north-westerly direction.) au/vers le nord-est; au/vers le nord-ouest -
7 north-eastern / north-western
adjective (of the north-east or north-west.) nord-est; nord-ouest -
8 North Sea
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9 the pole star
noun ((also the Pole Star) the star that is in the sky over the North Pole.) -
10 the West
(Europe and North and South America.) l'Ouest -
11 Task Force on the Future of the CIA
Groupe de travail sur l'avenir de l'ICA (TT) Task Force on the Future of the CIA in the North American Context Groupe de travail sur l'avenir de l'ICA dans le contexte nord-américain (TT) Task Force on the Special Eligibility Examination for FCASs, Non FCIAs Groupe de travail sur l'examen spécial d'éligibilité pour les FCAS non FICA (TT)English-French insurance dictionari > Task Force on the Future of the CIA
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12 magnetic north
(the direction, either east or west of the true north, in which a magnetized needle points.) nord magnétique -
13 pole
I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) pôle2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) pôle3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) pôle4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) pôle•- polar- polar bear - the pole star - be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) poteau, mât -
14 MICTLAMPA
mictlâmpa, locatif sur mic-tli.'Du côté des morts'; le Nord.Toward the region of the dead; the nord. R.Andrews Introd 453." mictlâmpa ehêcatl ", vent du Nord. Sah7,14." temictlâmpa êhualtih ", qui tire, fait sortir quelqu'un de l'enfer, ou qui l'empèche d'y tomber." mictlâmpa onteliczalôni, tepotzcomonîlôni ", noch im Totenlande verdient er Fußtritte und Schäge. Sah 1952,16:4." in mictlâmpa, in teuhtlâlpampa, in tlacochcalcopa ", vers le Nord, vers les terres sèches, vers le logis des javelines. Launey II 216." in tlacochcalcopa, in teuhtlâlpan in mihtoa mictlâmpa ", en la region de los dardos, en la llanura que se llama rumbo de los muertos tel norte). Lieu où pousse le peyotl.Cod Flor XI 129v = ECN11,74 = Acad Hist M5230v = Sah11,129." mictlân, mictlâmpa ", it is a place of much death, it is to the north. Est dit de la région chicbimèque. Sah11,256." tlatzacuia in teuhtlâlpampa huîtz in mictlâmpa huîtz ", finally comes that which comes from the desert lands, from the north. Il s'agit de variétés de coton. Sah10,75." oncân âtênquîzacoh in mictlâmpa âtênco ", ils arrivèrent a la côte vers le Nord, le long de la côte. Launey II 268 = Sah10,190." nâhui in mîtotôntin quichîhuiliah quil ce tlâpcopa pôuhqui quil ce cihuâtlâmpa pôuhqui quil ce huitztlâmpa pôuhqui quil ce mictlâmpa pôuhqui ", ils lui font quatre de ces flèches, ils disent, une appartient à l'Est, une appartient à l'Ouest, une appartient au Sud, une appartient au Nord. A l'occasion du baptême d'un petit enfant. Sah6,201. -
15 elk
[elk]plurals - elks, elk; noun1) (the largest of all deer, found in the north of Europe and Asia.) élan2) (a large North American deer.) -
16 northerly
[-ðə-]1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the north: a northerly breeze.) du nord2) (looking, lying etc towards the north: in a northerly direction.) au/vers le nord -
17 northern
[-ðən]adjective (of the north or the North.) du nord, septentrional -
18 down
I.down1 [daʊn]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = to lower level) en bas ; ( = down to the ground) par terre• down! (said to a dog) couché !• down with traitors! à bas les traîtres !• to come or go down descendreb. ( = at lower level) en basc. (from larger town, the north, university) he came down from London yesterday il est arrivé de Londres hier• I'm £20 down on what I expected j'ai 20 livres de moins que je ne pensais• we are down to our last $5 il ne nous reste plus que 5 dollars• did you get down what he said? as-tu noté ce qu'il a dit ?• our success is all down to him ( = attributable to) c'est à lui seul que nous devons notre succès2. prepositionb. ( = at a lower part of) she lives down the street elle habite plus bas dans la ruec. ( = along) le long de• looking down this street, you can see... si vous regardez dans cette rue, vous verrez...3. adjective5. compoundsII.down2 [daʊn]( = fluff, feathers) duvet m* * *Note: down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc)When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres; down in Brighton = à BrightonFor examples and further usages, see the entry belowI 1. [daʊn]to go ou come down — descendre
‘down’ — ( in crossword) ‘verticalement’
down below — en bas; ( when looking down from height) en contrebas
3) ( from upstairs)4) ( indicating direction)they live down south — (colloq) ils habitent dans le sud
5) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)profits are well down on last year's — les bénéfices sont nettement inférieurs à ceux de l'année dernière
I'm £10 down — il me manque 10 livres sterling
7) ( indicating reduction)that's seven down, three to go! — en voilà sept de faits, il n'en reste plus que trois à faire!
8) (on list, schedule)I've got you down for next Thursday — ( in appointment book) vous avez rendez-vous jeudi prochain
9) ( incapacitated)to be two sets down — [tennis player] avoir deux sets de retard
11) ( as deposit)to pay £40 down — payer 40 livres sterling comptant
12) ( downwards)2.2) ( at lower part of)3) ( along)4) ( throughout)3.down the ages ou centuries — à travers les siècles
1) (colloq)2) [escalator] qui descend; [train] descendant3) Computing en panne4.(colloq) transitive verb1) abattre [person]; descendre [plane]2) descendre (colloq) [drink]••II [daʊn] -
19 side
side [saɪd]1. noun• she remained by his side through thick and thin elle est restée à ses côtés à travers toutes leurs épreuvesb. (as opposed to top, bottom) côté m ; [of mountain] versant m ; (inside) [of cave, ditch, box] paroi fc. [of record] face f ; [of coin, cloth, slice of bread, sheet of paper] côté m ; [of matter, problem] aspect m ; [of sb's character] facette f• the right side [of garment, cloth] l'endroit m• the wrong side [of garment, cloth] l'envers m• right/wrong side out [jumper] à l'endroit/l'envers• right/wrong side up dans le bon/mauvais sens• "this side up" (on box) « haut »• but the other side of the coin is that it's cheap mais d'un autre côté, ce n'est pas cherd. ( = edge) bord me. ( = part away from centre) côté m• it's on this side of London c'est de ce côté-ci de Londres ; (between here and London) c'est avant Londres• he's on the wrong side of 50 il a passé la cinquantaine► preposition + one side• to take sb on or to one side prendre qn à part• to put sth to or on one side mettre qch de côté• whose side are you on? dans quel camp êtes-vous ?2. compounds[door, panel, view] latéral► side road noun (British) route f secondaire ; (in town) petite rue f ; (at right angle) rue f transversale* * *[saɪd] 1.1) ( part) (of person's body, object, table) côté m; (of animal's body, hill, boat) flanc m; (of ravine, cave) paroi f; ( of box) ( outer) côté m; ( inner) paroi fon my left/right side — à ma gauche/droite
on one's/its side — sur le côté
‘this side up’ — ( on box) ‘haut’
2) ( surface of flat object) (of paper, cloth) côté m; ( of record) face fthe right side — ( of cloth) l'endroit m; ( of coin) l'avers m; ( of paper) le recto
the wrong side — ( of cloth) l'envers m; ( of coin) le revers; ( of paper) le verso
3) ( edge) (of lake, road) bord m; ( of building) côté mat ou by the side of — au bord de [lake, road]
she's on the arts side — ( academically) elle a opté pour les lettres
he's on the marketing side — ( in company) il fait partie du service de marketing
5) ( opposing group) côté m, camp m6) ( team) équipe fyou've really let the side down — fig tu nous as laissé tomber
7) ( page) page f8) ( line of descent)9) (colloq) ( TV channel) chaîne f2. 3.- sided combining formsix-sided figure — figure f à six côtés
4.many-sided problem — problème m complexe
on the side adverbial phraseto do something on the side — ( in addition) faire quelque chose à côté; ( illegally) faire quelque chose au noir
Phrasal Verbs:••to be on the safe side — ( allowing enough time) pour calculer large; ( to be certain) pour être sûr
to put something to one side — mettre [quelque chose] de côté [object, task]
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20 reach
reach [ri:t∫]1. noun( = accessibility) within reach à portée2. plural noun• further to the north, there are great reaches of forest plus au nord, il y a de grandes étendues de forêt• the upper/lower reaches of the river le cours supérieur/inférieur de la rivière( = get as far as) [+ place, age, goal] atteindre ; [+ agreement, conclusion, compromise, decision] parvenir à• when we reached him he was dead quand nous sommes arrivés auprès de lui, il était mortb. ( = stretch out hand) tendre le bras• he reached up to get the book from the shelf il a levé le bras pour atteindre le livre sur le rayon* * *[riːtʃ] 1.noun portée fbeyond ou out of reach — hors de portée
2.within easy reach of — à proximité de [shops, facility]
reaches plural noun3.the upper/lower reaches — ( of society) les échelons mpl les plus hauts/les plus bas; ( of river) la partie supérieure/inférieure
transitive verb1) ( arrive at) [person, train, river] atteindre [place, person]; [sound, news, letter] parvenir à [person, place]the message took three days to reach Paris — le message a mis trois jours pour arriver jusqu'à Paris
2) ( attain) atteindre [age, level]matters reached a point where... — les choses en sont arrivées à un point où...
3) ( come to) arriver à [decision, understanding, conclusion]to reach a verdict — Law rendre un verdict
4) ( by stretching) atteindre [object, shelf, switch]5) ( contact) joindre6) ( make impact on) toucher [audience, market]7) (in height, length) arriver à [floor, ceiling]4.1) ( stretch)to reach up/down — lever/baisser le bras
2) ( extend)to reach (up/down) to — arriver jusqu'à
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