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121 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) parallèle (à)2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) similaire2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) parallèlement à3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) parallèle2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) analogie3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) parallèle4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) égaler qqch. -
122 ping-pong
['piŋpoŋ]1) (the game of table tennis: Do you play ping-pong?) ping-pong2) ( in the United States, the equipment used in table tennis.) ping-pong -
123 pint
(a unit for measuring liquids, one-eighth of a gallon (in Britain, 0.57 litre; in the United States, 0.47 litre): a pint of milk/beer.) pinte -
124 president
['prezidənt]1) (the leading member of a club, association etc: She was elected president of the Music Society.) président/-ente2) (the leader of a republic: the President of the United States.) président/-ente -
125 prince
[prins]1) (a male member of a royal family, especially the son of a king or queen: Prince Charles.) prince2) (the ruler of some states or countries: Prince Rainier of Monaco.) prince•- princely- princess - principality -
126 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quart2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) vingt-cinq cents3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) quartier4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) de toutes parts5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grâce6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quartier7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quartier8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quart9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) couper en quatre2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) diviser en quatre3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) cantonner•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestriellement4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publication trimestrielle- quarters- quarter-deck - quarter-final - quarter-finalist - quartermaster - at close quarters -
127 range
[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) assortiment, variété2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) (à/hors de) portée (de)3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) (de l')ordre (de); étendue4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) chaîne5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) prairie6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) champ de tir7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) cuisinière2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) (se) ranger2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) varier (entre...et)3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) couvrir•- ranger -
128 republic
((a country with) a form of government in which there is no king or queen, the power of government, law-making etc being given to one or more elected representatives (eg a president, members of a parliament etc): The United States is a republic - the United Kingdom is not.) république
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