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1 evil
(a) (wicked → person) malveillant, méchant; (→ deed, plan, reputation) mauvais; (→ influence) néfaste; (→ doctrine, spell, spirit) maléfique;∎ he's in an evil mood il est d'une humeur massacrante;∎ she has an evil temper elle a un sale caractère ou un caractère de chien;∎ to have an evil tongue être mauvaise langue;∎ he had his evil way with her il est arrivé à ses fins avec elle;∎ to put off the evil day or hour repousser le moment fatidique;∎ the Evil One le Malin(b) (smell, taste) infect, infâme2 nounmal m;∎ to speak evil of sb dire du mal de qn;∎ I wish her no evil je ne lui veux pas de mal;∎ social evils plaies fpl sociales, maux mpl sociaux;∎ the evils of drink les conséquences fpl funestes de la boisson;∎ a necessary evil un mal nécessaire;∎ pollution is one of the evils of our era la pollution est un fléau de notre époque;∎ it's the lesser evil or of two evils c'est le moindre mal;∎ proverb hear no evil, see no evil(, speak no evil) = formule qui fait référence aux trois singes dont l'un se couvre la bouche, l'autre les yeux et le troisième les oreilles, et qui symbolise la lâcheté devant l'injustice►► the evil eye le mauvais œil;∎ to give sb the evil eye jeter le mauvais œil à qn;∎ to ward off the evil eye se protéger du mauvais œil -
2 counter
counter ['kaʊntə(r)]1 noun(a) (in shop) comptoir m; (in supermarket) rayon m, French Canadian comptoir m; (in bank, post office) guichet m;∎ ask at the counter (in bank, post office) demandez au guichet;∎ it's available over the counter (medication) on peut l'acheter sans ordonnance;∎ Stock Exchange to buy shares over the counter acheter des actions sur le marché hors cote;(b) (device, on Web page) compteur m;∎ set the counter to zero mettre ou remettre le compteur à zéro(respond to → increase in crime, proposal) contrecarrer; (→ accusation, criticism) contrer; (→ threat) contrer;∎ in order to counter the threat from the enemy tanks pour contrer la menace que constituent les tanks ennemis;∎ he countered that the project couldn't go ahead without him il a répliqué ou rétorqué que le projet ne pouvait pas continuer sans lui;∎ Boxing to counter a blow contrer un coup; (ward off) parer un coup∎ then he countered with his left puis il a contré du gauche ou fait un contre du gauche;∎ she countered with a suggestion that/by asking whether… elle a riposté en suggérant que/en demandant si…4 adverb∎ to go or to run counter to sth aller à l'encontre de qch;∎ to act counter to sb's advice/wishes agir à l'encontre des conseils/des souhaits de qn►► Accountancy counter cash book main f courante de caisse;British counter hand vendeur(euse) m,f;Medicine counter indication contre-indication f;Australian counter meal = repas pris dans un pub ou un hôtel;Banking counter services services mpl de caisse;Banking counter staff employé(e)s mpl, fpl du guichet, guichetiers(ères) mpl, fpl;Banking counter transactions opérations fpl de caisse
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