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101 accumulate
[ə'kju:mjuleit]((usually of things) to gather or be gathered together in a large quantity: Rubbish accumulates very quickly in our house.) (s')accumuler- accumulator -
102 amount
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103 (and) to spare
(in greater supply or quantity than is needed; extra: I'll go to an exhibition if I have time to spare; I have enough food and to spare.) de reste, de trop -
104 assess
[ə'ses]1) (to estimate or judge the quality or quantity of: Can you assess my chances of winning?) évaluer2) (to estimate in order to calculate tax due on: My income has been assessed wrongly.) évaluer•- assessor -
105 bag
[bæɡ] 1. noun1) (a container made of soft material (eg cloth, animal skin, plastic etc): She carried a small bag.) sac2) (a quantity of fish or game caught: Did you get a good bag today?) (bonne) pêche, (bonne) chasse2. verb1) (to put into a bag.) mettre en sac2) (to kill (game).) tuer•- baggy- bags of - in the bag - bag lady -
106 charge
1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) faire payer2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) mettre sur le compte de qqn3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) accuser4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) charger5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) foncer6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) charger7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) charger2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) prix, coût2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) accusation3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) charge4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) charge5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) personne à charge6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) charge•- charger- in charge of - in someone's charge - take charge -
107 cloud
1.1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) nuage2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) nuée3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) nuage2. verb1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) s'ennuager2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) (s')embuer3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) (s')assombrir•- cloudy - cloudburst - under a cloud -
108 decline
1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) refuser2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) baisser2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) baisse -
109 density
1) (the number of items, people etc found in a given area compared with other areas especially if large: the density of the population.) densité2) (the quantity of matter in each unit of volume: the density of a gas.) densité -
110 deposit
[di'pozit] 1. verb1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) (dé)poser2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) déposer2. noun1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) dépôt2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) versement d'un acompte3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) acompte4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) dépôt(s)5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) gisement -
111 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) différence2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) désaccord3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) différence•- differentiate - differentiation -
112 dose
[dəus] 1. noun1) (the quantity of medicine etc to be taken at one time: It's time you had a dose of your medicine.) dose2) (an unpleasant thing (especially an illness) which one is forced to suffer: a nasty dose of flu.) attaque2. verb(to give medicine to: She dosed him with aspirin.) administrer (un médicament)- dosage -
113 draught
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) tirage, courant d'air2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) trait, gorgée3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) tirant d'eau•- draughts- draughty -
114 dribble
['dribl] 1. verb1) (to fall in small drops: Water dribbled out of the tap.) tomber goutte à goutte2) ((of a baby etc) to allow saliva to run from the mouth.) baver3) (in football, basketball, hockey etc to move the ball along by repeatedly kicking, bouncing or hitting it: The football player dribbled the ball up the field.) dribbler2. noun(a small quantity of liquid: A dribble ran down his chin.) goutte -
115 drink
[driŋk] 1. past tense - drank; verb1) (to swallow (a liquid): She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.) boire2) (to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity.) boire2. noun1) ((an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing: He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink.) boisson2) ((a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor: He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house?) verre, alcool•- drink in- drink to / drink to the health of - drink to / drink the health of - drink up -
116 drip
[drip] 1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb(to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) dégoutter, dégouliner2. noun1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) goutte2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) bruit de l'eau qui tombe goutte à goutte3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) goutte-à goutte•- dripping- drip-dry 3. verb(to dry in this manner.) -
117 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) goutte2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) goutte3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) baisse, chute4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) descente2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) laisser tomber2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) (re)tomber3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abandonner4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) déposer, débarquer5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) écrire/envoyer (un petit mot)•- droplet- droppings - drop-out - drop a brick / drop a clanger - drop back - drop by - drop in - drop off - drop out -
118 enough
1. adjective(in the number or quantity etc needed: Have you enough money to pay for the books?; food enough for everyone.) assez2. pronoun(the amount needed: He has had enough to eat; I've had enough of her rudeness.) assez3. adverb1) (to the degree needed: Is it hot enough?; He swam well enough to pass the test.) assez2) (one must admit; you must agree: She's pretty enough, but not beautiful; Oddly enough, it isn't raining.) assez -
119 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) tomber2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) tomber3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) baisser4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) tomber5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) tomber6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) incomber à2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) chute2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) chute3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) chute4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) automne•- falls- fallout - his - her face fell - fall away - fall back - fall back on - fall behind - fall down - fall flat - fall for - fall in with - fall off - fall on/upon - fall out - fall short - fall through -
120 flood
1. noun1) (a great overflow of water: If it continues to rain like this, we shall have floods.) inondation2) (any great quantity: a flood of fan mail.) déluge2. verb(to (cause something to) overflow with water: She left the water running and flooded the kitchen.) inonder3. [-lit] verb(to light with floodlights.) éclairer (aux projecteurs)- floodlit - flood-tide
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