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121 tarnish
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122 throat
[Ɵrəut]1) (the back part of the mouth connecting the openings of the stomach, lungs and nose: She has a sore throat.) gorge2) (the front part of the neck: She wore a silver brooch at her throat.) gorge•- - throated- throaty - throatily - throatiness -
123 trophy
['trəufi]plural - trophies; noun1) (a prize for winning in a sport etc: He won a silver trophy for shooting.) trophée2) (something which is kept in memory of a victory, success etc.) trophée -
124 walk off with
1) (to win easily: He walked off with all the prizes at the school sports.) gagner haut la main2) (to steal: The thieves have walked off with my best silver and china.) voler, piquer -
125 antique
A n1 ( piece of furniture) meuble m ancien ; ( other object) objet m ancien ; genuine antique ( piece of furniture) meuble m d'époque ; ( other object) objet m d'époque ;B adj1 [clock, lace, silver] ancien/-ienne ;2 ( old-style) à l'ancienne ; antique oak chêne traité à l'ancienne.D vi US faire les antiquaires. -
126 bullion
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127 chase
A n1 ( pursuit) poursuite f (after de) ; car/police chase poursuite f en voiture/par la police ; to give chase to sb se lancer à la poursuite de qn ;3 Equit = steeplechase ;4 Hunt chasse f ;B vtr1 ( also chase after) ( pursue) pourchasser [person, animal] ; courir après [contract, job, success] ; to chase sb/sth up ou down the street courir après qn/qch dans la rue ;C vi = chase about, chase around.to chase one's (own) tail tourner en rond.■ chase about, chase around:▶ chase about courir en tous sens ;▶ chase around ○ [sth] parcourir [qch] dans tous les sens [building, town] ; we chased all around the library looking for the book on a parcouru la bibliothèque dans tous les sens pour trouver le livre ;▶ chase [sb] around poursuivre qn.■ chase away:▶ chase [sb/sth] away, chase away [sb/sth] chasser [intruder, predator] ; fig chasser [anxiety, fear].■ chase off:▶ chase [sb/sth] off, chase off [sb/sth] chasser [animal, person].■ chase up GB:▶ chase [sth] up, chase up [sth] retrouver [details, statistics] ;▶ chase [sb] up, chase up [sb] activer [person]. -
128 cost
cost, US kO ;stA n1 ( price) coût m, prix m (of de) ; the total cost comes to £500 le coût total revient à 500 livres ; at a cost of £100 au prix de 100 livres ; at cost au prix coûtant ; you must bear the cost of any repairs tous les frais de réparation sont à votre charge ; the cost of renovating a house is high la rénovation d'une maison coûte or revient cher ; at his own cost à ses frais ; at no cost to the taxpayer sans que les contribuables aient à payer ; at no extra cost sans frais supplémentaires ; at great cost à grands frais ; he studied abroad, at great cost to his parents il a étudié à l'étranger, ce qui a coûté très cher à ses parents ; to count the cost of sth estimer le coût des dégâts causés par [flood, earthquake] ; mesurer les conséquences de [decision] ;2 fig prix m ; at all costs à tout prix ; at the cost of her own life au prix de sa propre vie ; she's been very successful but at what cost to her health? elle a eu beaucoup de succès mais à quel prix pour sa santé? ; I'll do it, but not at any cost je le ferai, mais pas à n'importe quel prix ; he knows to his cost that il a appris à ses dépens que ; we can generate power at little cost to the environment on peut produire de l'énergie sans nuire à l'environnement ; the cost in human lives was great beaucoup de vies ont été perdues ; whatever the cost coûte que coûte.1 Jur frais mpl de l'instance ; to pay costs être condamné aux dépens ; to be awarded costs se voir accorder le remboursement des frais ;2 Comm, Fin frais mpl ; transport/labour costs frais mpl de transport/de main-d'œuvre ; production costs coûts mpl de production ; to cut costs réduire les frais généraux ; to cover costs couvrir les frais.C vtr1 (prét, pp cost) coûter ; the camera costs £250 cet appareil photo coûte 250 livres ; how much does it cost? combien ça coûte? ; the tickets cost too much les billets coûtent trop cher ; silver costs less than gold l'argent coûte moins cher que l'or ; the meal cost us £40 le repas nous a coûté 40 livres ; the TV will cost £100 to repair cela coûtera 100 livres de faire réparer la télé ; a good wine costs money un bon vin coûte cher ; I can mend it but it will cost you ○ je peux le réparer mais cela vous coûtera cher ;2 ( prét, pp cost) fig that decision cost him his job cette décision lui a coûté son travail ; high inflation cost us the election le fort taux d'inflation nous a fait perdre les élections ; politeness costs nothing ça ne coûte rien d'être poli ;
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