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61 polish
A n1 ( substance) (for wood, floor, furniture) cire f ; ( for shoes) cirage m ; (for brass, silver) pâte f à polir ; ( for car) lustre m ;2 ( action) to give sth a polish ( dust) faire reluire or briller qch ; ( put polish on) cirer qch ;3 ( shiny surface) éclat m ; to lose its polish perdre son éclat ; table with a high polish table f vernie ;B vtr1 lit cirer [shoes, wood, floor, furniture] ; astiquer [leather, car, glass, glasses, silver, brass] ; polir [stone, jet, marble] ;C vi cirer.■ polish off ○:▶ polish off [sth], polish [sth] off1 (eat, finish) expédier ○ [food, meal, job, task] ;2 (see off, beat or kill) liquider ○ [opponent, team, rival].■ polish up:▶ polish up [sth], polish [sth] up2 ○ ( perfect) parfaire [Spanish, piano playing] ; perfectionner [sporting skill] ; to polish up one's act fignoler ○ son numéro. -
62 medallist
* * *GB, medalist US ['medəlɪst] noun médaillé/-e m/fgold/silver medallist — médaillé/-e m/f d'or/d'argent
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63 polished
polished [ˈpɒlɪ∫t]b. ( = refined) [person, manners] raffiné ; [style] poli ; [performer] accompli ; [performance] impeccable* * *['pɒlɪʃt]1) lit [surface, wood] poli; [floor, shoes] ciré; [silver, brass] astiqué3) ( accomplished) (bien) rodé -
64 engrave
[in'ɡreiv]1) (to cut (letters or designs) on stone, wood, metal etc: They engraved his initials on the silver cup.) graver2) (to decorate (metal etc) in this way: He engraved the silver cup.) graver•- engraver -
65 hallmark
noun (a mark put on gold and silver articles to show the quality of the gold or silver.) cachet de contrôle -
66 salver
['sælvə](a small tray, often made of silver: He received a silver salver as a retirement present.) plateau (de métal, etc.) -
67 shine
A n (of floor, hair, marble, metal, wood) lustre m ; ( of parquet) brillant m ; to give sth a shine cirer [floor, shoes] ; rendre [qch] brillant [hair] ; faire reluire [silver].B vtr1 [hair, light, sun] briller ; [brass, floor] reluire ; to shine through percer [mist, gloom] ; the light is shining in my eyes j'ai la lumière dans les yeux ; his face shone with exertion son visage luisait sous l'effort ;2 fig ( be radiant) [eyes] briller (with de) ; [face] rayonner (with de) ; her courage shone forth littér elle a montré un courage éclatant ;3 ( excel) briller ; to shine at être brillant en [science, languages etc] ; he never shone at school il n'a jamais été brillant à l'école ;4 ( be very clean) reluire ; the kitchen shone la cuisine reluisait.to get ou have a chance to shine avoir l'occasion de briller ; to shine up to sb ○ US passer de la pommade ○ à qn ; to take a shine to sb ○ s'enticher ○ de qn ; fig to take the shine off sth gâcher qch ; where the sun doesn't shine ◑ où je pense ◑.■ shine through [talent] éclater au grand jour.■ shine out [light] briller, apparaître ; the light shone out through the doorway la porte ouverte laissait passer la lumière. -
68 electroplate
electroplate [ɪ'lektrəʊpleɪt]plaquer par galvanoplastie; (with gold) dorer par galvanoplastie; (with silver) argenter par galvanoplastie2 noun(UNCOUNT) articles mpl plaqués (par galvanoplastie); (with silver) articles mpl argentésUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > electroplate
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69 polish
polish ['pɒlɪʃ](a) (furniture, floor, tiles) cirer, encaustiquer; (brass, car, mirror) astiquer; (shoes) cirer, brosser; (gemstone, wood, metal) polir; (gold, silver) brunir∎ to polish one's prose/style polir sa prose/son style∎ his manners could do with polishing ses manières laissent à désirer2 noun(a) (product → for wood, furniture) encaustique f, cire f; (→ for shoes) cirage m; (→ for brass, car, silverware) produit m d'entretien; (→ for fingernails) vernis m∎ to give sth a polish (furniture, floor, tiles) cirer qch, encaustiquer qch; (brass, car, mirror) astiquer qch; (shoes) cirer qch, brosser qch;∎ give your shoes a quick polish donne un petit coup de brosse à tes chaussures;∎ the brass could do with a polish les cuivres auraient besoin d'être astiqués(c) (shine, lustre) brillant m, éclat m;∎ the silver has a lovely polish l'argent a un bel éclat;∎ his shoes have lost their polish ses chaussures ont perdu leur lustre;∎ to put a polish on sth faire briller qch∎ her writing lacks polish sa prose manque de brio∎ she has a lot of polish elle est très raffinée(a) (finish → meal) finir□, avaler□ ;∎ they polished off half a loaf between them ils ont avalé la moitié d'un pain à eux seuls;∎ they soon polished off the rest of the beer ils ont eu vite fait de finir ce qui restait de bière∎ brass polishes up well le cuivre est facile à faire briller(b) figurative (perfect → maths, language) perfectionner, travailler; (→ technique) parfaire, améliorer -
70 sterling
sterling ['stɜ:lɪŋ]1 noun(a) (currency) sterling m inv;∎ to pay in sterling payer en livres sterling;∎ twenty thousand pounds sterling vingt mille livres sterling(b) (standard) titre m(c) (silverware) argenterie f(reserves, balances) en sterling; (traveller's cheques) en livres sterling∎ a sterling fighter un combattant inlassable►► sterling area zone f sterling;sterling qualities qualités fpl solides;sterling silver argent m fin;∎ a sterling silver spoon une cuillère en argent -
71 cloud
cloud [klaʊd]1. nounnuage m• under a cloud ( = in disgrace) en disgrâce (PROV) every cloud has a silver lining(PROV) à quelque chose malheur est bon[+ prospects, career] assombrir3. compounds[sky] se couvrir ; [face, expression] s'assombrir* * *[klaʊd] 1.1) [C] ( in sky) nuage m, nuée f liter2) [U] Meteorology nuages mpl3) ( mass) (of insects, smoke, dust, gas) nuage m4) fig ( negative feature)5) ( blur) (in liquid, marble, gem) nuage m; (in glass, on mirror) buée f2.transitive verb1) ( blur) [steam, breath] embuer [mirror]; [tears] brouiller [vision]clouded with tears — [eyes] voilé or brouillé de larmes
2) ( confuse) obscurcir [judgment]; brouiller [memory]3) ( blight) assombrir [occasion]•Phrasal Verbs:••to be on cloud nine — (colloq) être aux anges
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72 fine
fine [faɪn]1. adjectivea. ( = excellent) [performer, player, piece of work] excellent ; [place, object, example] beau ( belle f) ; [view] superbe• any questions? no? fine! des questions ? non ? parfait !• that's all very fine, but... c'est bien beau mais...c. ( = not unwell) to be fine aller bien• how are you? -- fine thanks comment allez-vous ? -- bien, merci• don't worry, I'm sure he'll be fine ne t'inquiète pas, je suis sûr qu'il se remettrad. ( = without problems) she'll be fine, the others will look after her il ne lui arrivera rien, les autres s'occuperont d'elle• I'll be back by lunchtime -- fine! je serai de retour à l'heure du déjeuner -- très bien !• if you want to give me a hand, that's fine by me si tu veux me donner un coup de main, je veux bien• shall we have another beer? -- fine by me! on prend encore une bière ? -- bonne idée !f. (ironic) a fine friend you are! c'est beau l'amitié !• you're a fine one! t'es bon, toi ! (inf)• you're a fine one to talk! ça te va bien de dire ça !h. ( = superior) [food, ingredients] raffiné ; [wine] fin ; [china, fabric] beau ( belle f), raffinéi. ( = delicate) [fabric, rain, hair, features] finj. ( = subtle) [adjustment] minutieux ; [detail, distinction] subtil• there's a fine line between genius and madness entre le génie et la folie, la marge est étroite2. adverbb. ( = not coarsely) to chop sth fine hacher qch menu3. noun5. compounds• he went through the documents with a fine-tooth comb il a passé les documents au peigne fin ► fine-tune transitive verb [+ production, the economy] régler avec précision* * *[faɪn] 1. 2.1) ( very good) [performance, writer, example, quality] excellent2) ( satisfactory) [holiday, meal, arrangement] bien‘fine, thanks’ — ‘très bien, merci’
‘we'll go now, OK?’ - ‘fine’ — ‘on y va maintenant?’ - ‘d'accord’
that's fine by ou with me — je n'y vois pas d'inconvénient
3) (colloq) ironyou're/she's etc a fine one to talk! — c'est bien à toi/elle etc de dire ça!
4) ( nice) [weather, morning, day] beau/belleit's ou the weather's fine — il fait beau
5) ( delicate) [hair, thread, line, feature, fabric, mist, layer] fin; [sieve, net] à mailles fines; [china, lace, linen, wine] fin6) ( small-grained) [powder, soil] fin7) ( subtle) [adjustment, detail, distinction, judgment] subtil8) ( refined) [lady, clothes, manners] beau/belle9) ( commendable) [person] merveilleux/-euse10) ( pure) [gold, silver] pur3. 4.transitive verb gen condamner [quelqu'un] à une amende [offender] ( for pour; for doing pour avoir fait); ( for traffic offence) donner une contravention à [offender]••chance would be a fine thing! — (colloq) ça serait trop beau! (colloq)
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73 foil
foil [fɔɪl]1. noun( = tinfoil) papier m d'aluminium[+ attempts] déjouer ; [+ plans] contrecarrer* * *[fɔɪl] 1.1) ( for wrapping) papier m d'aluminiumsilver/gold foil — papier argenté/doré
2) Sport fleuret m3) ( deterrent) repoussoir m2.transitive verb contrecarrer [person]; déjouer [attempt] -
74 genuine
genuine [ˈdʒenjʊɪn]a. [refugee, antique] authentique ; [leather, silver] véritablec. [person, relationship] sincère* * *['dʒenjʊɪn]1) ( real) [reason, motive] vrai2) ( authentic) [work of art] authentique; [jewel, substance] véritableit's the genuine article — (colloq) c'est du vrai (colloq)
3) ( sincere) [person, effort, interest] sincère; [simplicity] vrai; [inability] non feint (after n); [buyer] sérieux/-ieuse -
75 hallmark
hallmark [ˈhɔ:lmα:k]1. noun[of gold, silver] poinçon m* * *['hɔːlmɑːk] 1.1) GB ( on metal) poinçon m2) ( typical feature) caractéristique f2.transitive verb poinçonner -
76 heirloom
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77 hoard
hoard [hɔ:d]1. noun[+ food] stocker ; [+ money] amasser* * *[hɔːd] 1. 2.transitive verb [person] stocker [supplies] also pej; amasser [objects, money]; [animal] amasser [food] -
78 leaf
leaf [li:f]a. [of plant] feuille fb. [of book] page f[+ book] feuilleter* * *[liːf]1) ( of plant) feuille f3) (of gold, silver) feuille f•Phrasal Verbs:•• -
79 lining
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80 medal
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