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2 expansionist
expansionist [ɪkˈspæn∫ənɪst]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ The French word expansionniste has a double n between vowels and ends in -e.* * *[ɪk'spænʃənɪst]noun, adjective Economics, Politics expansionniste (mf) -
3 expansionism
expansionism [ɪkˈspæn∫ənɪzəm]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ The French word expansionnisme has a double n between vowels and ends in -e. -
4 consonant
['konsənənt](any letter of the alphabet except a, e, i, o, u which are vowels.) consonne -
5 round
❢ Round often appears after verbs in English ( change round, gather round, pass round). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, gather, pass). For go round, get round see the entries go, get.A adv1 GB ( on all sides) all round lit tout autour ; whisky all round! du whisky pour tout le monde! ; there were smiles all round tout le monde souriait ; to go all the way round [fence, wall, moat] faire tout le tour ;2 GB ( in circular movement) to go round and round [wheel, carousel] tourner (en rond) ; [person] fig tourner en rond ; lit aller et venir ; the tune was going round and round in my head j'avais cet air dans la tête ;3 GB (to specific place, home) to be ou go round to passer à [office, school] ; to ask sb (to come) round dire à qn de passer ; she's coming round today elle passe aujourd'hui ; to invite sb round for lunch inviter qn à déjeuner (chez soi) ; I'm just going round to Sandra's je pars chez Sandra ; I'll be round in a minute j'arrive (dans un instant) ;5 GB ( as part of cycle) all year round toute l'année ; this time round cette fois-ci ; as summer comes round à l'approche de l'été ; my birthday will soon be round again c'est bientôt mon anniversaire.1 ( expressing location) autour de [table, garden etc] ; let's sit round the table asseyons-nous autour de la table ; to sit round the fire s'asseoir au coin du feu ; the wall goes right round the house le mur fait le tour de la maison ; he had a scarf round his neck il avait une écharpe autour du cou ; what do you measure round the waist? combien fais-tu de tour de taille? ;2 ( expressing direction) to go round the corner tourner au coin de la rue ; to go round a bend ( in road) prendre un virage ; the baker's is just round the corner la boulangerie est tout près ; to go round a roundabout prendre un rond-point ; to go round an obstacle contourner un obstacle ;3 (on tour, visit) shall I take you round the house? voulez-vous visiter la maison? ; her sister took us round Oxford sa sœur nous a fait visiter Oxford ; to go round the shops faire les magasins.1 ( approximately) à peu près, environ ; round about 50 people/9 am à peu près or environ 50 personnes/9 h ; it happened round about here ça s'est passé par ici ;D n1 (set, series) série f (of de) ; the social round les réceptions fpl mondaines ; the daily round of activities le train-train quotidien ; ⇒ payround, wage round ;2 ( in competition) rencontre f ; qualifying round (in football, rugby, tennis) match m de qualification ;3 (game of golf, cards) partie f (of de) ; (in boxing, wrestling) round m ;6 ( of drinks) tournée f (of de) ; it's my round! c'est ma tournée! ; to pay for a round offrir une tournée ;7 Mil ( unit of ammunition) balle f ; round of ammunition cartouche f ; to fire round after round tirer balle sur balle ; ⇒ baton round ;9 ( burst) round of applause salve f d'applaudissements ; to get a round of applause être applaudi ; let's have a round of applause for David! on applaudit bien fort David! ;10 Culin ( of bread) a round of toast un toast, une tranche de pain grillé ; a round of ham sandwiches des sandwichs mpl pain de mie au jambon ;12 ( circular shape) rondelle f (of de) ;16 Dance ronde f ;17 ( of cheese) roue f ;E rounds npl to do one's rounds [doctor] visiter ses malades ; [postman, refuse collector] faire sa tournée ; [security guard] faire sa ronde ; to be out on one's rounds [doctor] être en visite ; to do ou go ou make the rounds [rumour, joke, document, flu] circuler ; to go the rounds of [story] faire le tour de [village, office] ; [garment, book] faire le tour de [relations, family] ; to do the rounds of faire le tour de [employment agencies, relations].F adj1 ( circular) [object, building, glasses, face, head] rond ; her eyes grew round elle a ouvert des yeux ronds ;2 (rounded, curved) [arch] arrondi ; [handwriting] rond ; [cheeks, breasts] rond ; to have round shoulders avoir le dos voûté ;3 ( spherical) rond ;4 ( complete) [figure] rond ; in round figures en chiffres ronds ; in round figures, that's £100 ça fait 100 livres sterling en arrondissant ; a round dozen une douzaine exactement ; a nice round sum une somme appréciable or rondelette ○.G round+ (dans composés) round-cheeked/-eyed aux joues rondes/aux yeux ronds ; round-faced au visage rond ; ⇒ round-shouldered.H vtr1 gen, Naut ( go round) contourner [point, headland] ; to round the corner tourner au coin ; to round a bend prendre un virage ;2 ( make round) arrondir [lips] ;3 Phon arrondir [vowels].■ round down:▶ round [sth] down, round down [sth] arrondir [qch] au chiffre inférieur [figures].■ round off:▶ round off [sth], round [sth] off1 ( finish off) finir [meal, evening, visit, season] (with par) ; conclure [speech] ; parfaire [education, process] ;2 ( make smooth) arrondir [corner, edge] ;3 ( change) arrondir [figure, number].■ round on GB:▶ round on [sb] attaquer violemment [critic, opponent] ; suddenly she rounded on me tout d'un coup elle m'est tombée dessus ○.■ round out:▶ round [sth] out, round out [sth] compléter [list, numbers, range].■ round up:▶ round up [sb], round [sb] up regrouper [protesters, inhabitants] ; ramasser ○ [thieves, prostitutes, suspects] ; to be rounded up être pris dans une rafle ;▶ round up [sth], round [sth] up1 rassembler [livestock] ;2 arrondir [qch] au chiffre supérieur [figure]. -
6 glide
glide [glaɪd]∎ (person) to glide in/out (noiselessly) entrer/sortir sans bruit; (gracefully) entrer/sortir avec grâce; (stealthily) entrer/sortir furtivement;∎ the swans glided across the lake les cygnes traversaient le lac avec grâce ou glissaient sur le lac;∎ the clouds glided across the sky les nuages passaient dans le ciel;∎ the boat glided silently down the river le bateau glissait sans bruit sur la rivière ou descendait la rivière sans bruit;∎ the actress glided majestically into the room la comédienne entra dans la salle d'un pas majestueux;∎ the motorcade glided past le cortège de voitures passa sans bruit∎ to glide by s'écouler∎ to go gliding faire du vol à voile(d) (in skating, skiing) glisser(faire) glisser3 noun(b) (in dance) glissade f►► Aviation glide path, glide slope ligne f d'approche -
7 ligature
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