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1 fence
fence [fens]1. nounclôture f3. compounds[+ land] clôturer* * *[fens] 1.1) ( barrier) clôture f2) ( in showjumping) obstacle m; ( in horseracing) haie f3) (colloq) ( receiver of stolen goods) receleur/-euse m/f2.transitive verb1) ( enclose) clôturer [area, garden]2) (colloq) ( sell stolen goods) fourguer (sl) [stolen goods]3.1) Sport faire de l'escrime2) ( be evasive) se dérober•Phrasal Verbs:- fence in••to mend fences — se raccommoder ( with avec)
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2 honest
honest [ˈɒnɪst]honnête ; [money, profit] honnêtement acquis• now, be honest! allons, sois honnête !• to be honest (with you)... à vrai dire...• honest to God! (inf) (expressing sincerity) parole d'honneur ! ; (expressing impatience) vingt dieux ! (inf)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ honnête has a double n and does not contain an s.* * *['ɒnɪst] 1.1) ( truthful) [person] intègre; [answer, account] sincère2) ( trustworthy) honnête3) ( sincere) franc/francheto be honest,... — à dire vrai...
4) ( legal) [profit, money] honnêtement acquis; [price] juste2.honest (colloq) ou honest to God! — parole d'honneur!
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3 spin
spin [spɪn]1. nouna. ( = turning motion) tournoiement m• to go into a spin [plane] tomber en vrilleb. ( = ride) (inf) petit tour mc. to put a new/different spin on sth (inf) présenter qch sous un nouvel angle/un angle différenta. [+ wool] filer ; [+ thread] fabriquer• to spin a yarn ( = tell a story) raconter une histoireb. [+ wheel, nut, revolving stand] faire tourner ; [+ ball] donner de l'effet àa. ( = spin wool) filer4. compounds[+ story, explanation] délayer* * *[spɪn] 1.1) ( of wheel) tour m; (of dancer, skate) pirouette f2) Sport effet m3) Aviation4) ( pleasure trip) tour m5) US ( interpretation)2.1) lancer [top]; faire tourner [globe, wheel]2) ( flip)3) filer [wool, thread]4) [spider] tisser5) ( wring out) essorer quelque chose à la machine [clothes]6) raconter [tale]3.1) ( rotate) [wheel] tourner; [weathercock, top] tournoyer; [dancer] pirouetterto go spinning through the air — [ball, plate] aller valser (colloq)
the car spun off the road — la voiture est allée valser (colloq) dans la nature
2) fig tourner3) ( turn wildly) [wheels] patiner; [plane] descendre en vrille•Phrasal Verbs:- spin out••to spin one's wheels — US fig ne pas avancer fig
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4 conference
conference [ˈkɒnfərəns]► conference centre noun ( = building) palais m des congrès ; (in institution) centre m de conférences* * *['kɒnfərəns] 1.noun conférence f; Politics congrès m2.conference member — participant/-e m/f
conference table — lit table f de conférence; fig table f de négociation
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5 liberal
['libərəl]1) (generous: She gave me a liberal helping of apple pie; She was very liberal with her money.) généreux2) (tolerant; not criticizing or disapproving: The headmaster is very liberal in his attitude to young people.) tolérant3) (( also noun) (especially with capital) in politics, (a person belonging to a party) favouring liberty for the individual.) libéral•- liberally -
6 student
['stju:dənt]1) (an undergraduate or graduate studying for a degree at a university etc: university students; a medical student; ( also adjective) She is a student nurse/teacher.) (d')étudiant/-ante2) ((especially American) a boy or girl at school.) élève3) (a person studying a particular thing: a student of politics.) étudiant/-ante
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