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(an article of clothing worn under the outer clothes.) sous-vêtement -
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brief [bri:f]1. adjectivea. bref• to be brief, the same thing happened again bref, il s'est passé la même choseb. [skirt, shorts] très court2. nounb. ( = task) tâche f• his brief is to... sa tâche consiste à...3. plural noun* * *[briːf] 1.it is your brief ou your brief is to do — votre tâche consiste à faire
with a brief for — chargé de [environment, immigration]
2) Law dossier m3) GB ( instructions) directives fpl2.briefs plural noun ( undergarment) slip m3.1) ( concise) [event, summary, speech] bref/brève; [reply] laconique2) ( short) [skirt] court4.transitive verb informer [politician, worker] (on de); donner des instructions à [police, troops] (on sur); donner des directives à [artist, designer] (on sur); confier une cause à [lawyer]•• -
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shift [∫ɪft]1. nouna. ( = change) changement m (in de)• to be on day/night shift être (au poste) de jour/de nuitc. ( = gearshift) changement m de vitesseb. ( = change) we couldn't shift him (from his opinion) nous n'avons pas réussi à le faire changer d'avisc. ( = sell) se défaire de• the government has not shifted from its original position le gouvernement n'a pas dévié de sa position initiale4. compounds* * *[ʃɪft] 1.1) ( alteration) changement m (in de), modification f (in de)a shift to the left — Politics un glissement vers la gauche
3) ( dress) robe f droite; (dated) ( undergarment) chemise f4) Linguistics mutation f5) US Automobile = gearshift6) ( on keyboard) = shift key2.transitive verb1) ( move) déplacer [furniture, vehicle]; bouger, remuer [arm]; Theatre changer [scenery]to shift something away from — éloigner quelque chose de [wall, window]
to shift one's position — fig changer de position or d'avis
2) ( get rid of) faire partir, enlever [stain, dirt]I can't shift this cold! — (colloq) GB je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de mon rhume!
3) ( transfer) ( to another department) affecter; (to another town, country) muter [employee]; fig rejeter [blame] ( onto sur)4) US Automobile3.1) (also shift about) [load] bouger2) ( move)the scene shifts to Ireland — Cinema, Theatre la scène se situe maintenant en Irlande
shift! — (colloq) GB pousse-toi! (colloq)
3) ( change) [attitude] se modifier; [wind] tourner4) (colloq) GB ( go quickly) [person] se grouiller (colloq); [vehicle] foncer (colloq)5) US Automobile4. -
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['ko:sit](a close-fitting stiff undergarment to support the body.) corset -
10 girdle
['ɡə:dl]1) (a belt or cord worn round the waist: She wore a girdle round her tunic.) ceinture2) (an undergarment worn by women in order to appear thinner.) gaine -
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[pæn ]1) ((also panties) a short undergarment worn on the lower part of the body: a pair of pants.) culotte2) ((American) trousers.) pantalon -
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I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) glisser2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) glisser entre les doigts3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) décliner, baisser4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) sortir (sans être vu)5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) se dégager de qqch.6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) glisser2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) faux pas2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) gaffe3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) combinaison4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) cale•- slipper- slippery - slipperiness - slip road - slipshod - give someone the slip - give the slip - let slip - slip into - slip off - slip on - slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) bout -
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(a short undergarment worn (usually by men) over the buttocks: a clean pair of underpants.) caleçon -
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A n1 GB gen ( remit) attributions fpl ; ( role) tâche f ; it is your brief ou your brief is to do votre tâche consiste à faire ; with a brief for chargé de [environment, immigration] ; with a brief to do dont la tâche consiste à faire ; to fall within/to exceed sb's brief faire partie des/dépasser les attributions de qn ;3 GB ( instructions) directives fpl ; designer's brief directives du concepteur ; to prepare a brief préparer un dossier (for pour) ; to work to a brief suivre des directives.C adj1 ( concise) [account, event, summary, speech] bref/brève ; [reply] laconique ; to be brief, I will be brief je serai bref ; the news in brief les brèves ;3 ( abrupt) [manner, reply] brusque (with avec).E vtr1 gen, Mil informer [journalist, politician, worker] (on de) ; donner des instructions à [police, troops] (on sur) ; donner des directives à [artist, designer] (on sur) ; to be well briefed être bien au courant ;to hold a watching brief on sb tenir qn à l'œil ; to hold no brief for sb ne pas se faire l'avocat de qn. -
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A n1 ( alteration) changement m (in de), modification f (in de) ; there has been a shift in public opinion l'opinion publique a changé ; a sudden shift in public opinion un retournement de l'opinion publique ; a shift of policy un changement de politique ; a shift to the left/right Pol un glissement vers la gauche/la droite ; the shift from agriculture to industry le passage de l'agriculture à l'industrie ;2 Ind ( period of time) période f de travail (posté) ; ( group of workers) équipe f, poste m ; to work shifts ou be on shifts faire un travail posté ; to be on day/night shifts être (d'équipe) de jour/de nuit ; to work an eight-hour shift faire une période de huit heures (en travail posté), faire les trois-huit ; the next shift comes on at 10 la prochaine équipe commence à 10 heures ;6 Comput décalage m ;8 ( on keyboard) = shift key.B vtr1 ( move) déplacer, changer [qch] de place [furniture] ; déplacer [vehicle] ; bouger, remuer [arm, leg, head] ; Theat changer [scenery] ; will somebody help me shift this piano? est-ce que quelqu'un peut m'aider à déplacer ce piano? ; I can't shift this lid je n'arrive pas à enlever ce couvercle ; to shift sth from enlever qch de ; to shift sth away from éloigner qch de [wall, window] ; to shift sth into mettre qch dans [room, garden] ; shift your arse ◑ ! GB bouge ton cul ◑ ! to shift one's ground ou position fig changer de position or d'avis ;2 ( get rid of) faire partir, enlever [stain, dirt] ; I can't shift this cold ○ ! GB je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de mon rhume ;3 ( transfer) ( to another department) affecter ; (to another town, country) muter [employee] ; fig rejeter [blame, responsibility] (onto sur) ; to shift attention away from a problem détourner l'attention d'un problème ; to shift one's weight from one foot to another se dandiner d'un pied sur l'autre ; the company is shifting production to Asia l'entreprise va transférer ses usines en Asie ;4 US Aut to shift gear changer de vitesse.C vi1 ( also shift about) ( move around) [load, contents] se déplacer, bouger ; [cargo] bouger ; to shift uneasily in one's chair remuer dans sa chaise l'air mal à l'aise ; to shift from one foot to the other se dandiner d'un pied sur l'autre ;2 ( move) the scene shifts to Ireland Cin, Theat la scène se situe maintenant en Irlande ; this stain won't shift! cette tache ne veut pas partir! ; can you shift along ou over a little? peux-tu te pousser un peu? ; shift ○ ! GB pousse-toi ○ ! ;3 ( change) [opinion, attitude] se modifier ; [wind] tourner ; opinion has shifted to the right l'opinion a glissé vers la droite ; she won't shift elle ne veut pas changer d'avis ;5 US Aut to shift into second gear passer en seconde ; to shift from first into second passer de première en seconde.D v refl to shift oneself se pousser ; shift yourselves ○ ! poussez-vous ○ ! ; you'll have to shift yourself into another room tu vas être obligé de déménager dans une autre pièce.to shift for oneself se débrouiller tout seul ; to make shift with† se débrouiller avec. -
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