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102 result
1. noun1) (anything which is due to something already done: His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result.) résultat2) (the answer to a sum etc: Add all these figures and tell me the result.) résultat3) (the final score: What was the result of Saturday's match?) résultat4) ((often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc: He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week.) résultats2. verb1) ((often with from) to be caused (by something): We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments).) résulter de2) ((with in) to cause or have as a result: The match resulted in a draw.) se terminer (par) -
103 school
I 1. [sku:l] noun1) (a place for teaching especially children: She goes to the school; He's not at university - he's still at school; (American) He's still in school.) école2) (the pupils of a school: The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good.) école3) (a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc: She runs a sewing school; a driving school.) cours; école4) (a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject: the School of Mathematics.) institut, département5) ((American) a university or college.) faculté6) (a group of people with the same ideas etc: There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease.) école2. verb(to train through practice: We must school ourselves to be patient.) apprendre à- schoolboy - schoolgirl - schoolchild - school-day - schooldays - schoolfellow - school-leaver - schoolmaster - schoolmate - school-teacher II [sku:l] noun(a group of certain kinds of fish, whales or other water animals swimming about: a school of porpoises.) banc; bande -
104 sensational
1) (causing great excitement or horror: a sensational piece of news.) sensationnel2) (very good: The film was sensational.) sensationnel3) (intended to create feelings of excitement, horror etc: That magazine is too sensational for me.) à sensation -
105 technically
1) (in a technical way; He described the machine in simple terms, then more technically.) techniquement2) (as far as skill and technique are concerned: The pianist gave a very good performance technically, although she seemed to lack feeling for the music.) sur le plan technique3) (according to strict obedience to laws or rules: Technically, you aren't allowed to do that, but I don't suppose anyone will object.) en principe -
106 the pictures
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107 the salt of the earth
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108 tone
[təun] 1. noun1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) ton2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) ton3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) tonus4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) ton2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) s'harmoniser (avec)- tonal- toneless - tonelessly - tone down -
109 typify
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110 actually
1 ( contrary to expectation) en fait ; their profits have actually risen en fait, leurs bénéfices ont augmenté ; he's actually a very good driver en fait, il est bon conducteur ;2 ( in reality) vraiment ; yes, it actually happened! mais oui, c'est vraiment arrivé! ; they didn't actually complain ils ne se sont pas vraiment plaints ;3 ( as sentence adv) en fait ; actually, I'm not at all surprised en fait, cela ne me surprend pas du tout ; no, she's a doctor, actually non, en fait, elle est médecin ; actually, I don't feel like it à vrai dire je n'en ai pas envie ;4 ( exactly) exactement ; what actually happened? qu'est-ce qui s'est passé exactement? ; what time did they actually leave? à quelle heure sont-ils partis exactement? ;5 ( expressing indignation) carrément ; she actually accused me of lying! elle m'a carrément accusé de mentir! ;6 ( expressing surprise) she actually thanked me elle est allée jusqu'à me remercier. -
111 crowd
A n1 ( mass of people) gen foule f ; Sport spectateurs mpl ; ( audience) public m ; a crowd of 10,000 gen une foule de 10 000 personnes ; Sport une foule de 10 000 spectateurs ; crowds of people une foule de gens ; to draw ou attract a crowd attirer la foule ; a crowd gathered at the scene un attroupement s'est formé sur les lieux ; we are hoping for a big crowd at the concert nous espérons que le public viendra nombreux au concert ; the president waved to the crowd(s) le président a salué la foule ; we ski in Norway to avoid the crowds nous skions en Norvège pour éviter la foule ; people came in crowds to hear him les gens sont venus l'écouter en masse ; it's not very good, but it'll pass in a crowd ○ ce n'est pas terrible ○, mais ça peut passer si on ne regarde pas de trop près ; to follow ou go ou move with the crowd suivre la foule ; to stand out from the crowd sortir du commun ;2 ○ ( group) bande f ; ‘who's coming?'-‘the usual crowd’ ‘qui est-ce qui vient?’-‘toujours la même bande’ ; the crowd from the office les copains ○ du bureau ; they're a friendly crowd ils sont tous très sympa ○.C vtr1 ( fill) se presser sur [pavement, platform, road] ; s'entasser sur [beach] ; tourists crowded the bars/trains les bars/trains étaient pleins de touristes ; the roads were crowded with cars la circulation était très dense ;2 ( squash) entasser [people, animals, cars, furniture] (into dans) ; they have crowded as many lines as possible onto the page ils ont fait tenir un maximum de lignes dans la page ; they have crowded a lot of information into this brochure cette brochure est bourrée ○ d'informations ; she crowds too much detail into her pictures elle surcharge ses tableaux d'une foule de détails ; we always try to crowd as much as possible into our visits to Paris nous essayons toujours de voir le plus de choses possible quand nous allons à Paris ;3 ( fill to excess) remplir [room, house, mind] (with de) ; surcharger [design, page] (with de) ; the house was crowded with furniture/paintings la maison était encombrée de meubles/tableaux ;5 ○ ( put pressure on) tanner ○ ; stop crowding me! let me think! arrête de me tanner ○ ! laisse-moi réfléchir!D vi1 lit to crowd into s'entasser dans [room, lift, vehicle] ; to crowd onto s'entasser dans [bus, train] ; to crowd through passer en foule par [door, gates] ; to crowd up/down sth monter/descendre qch en foule [stairs] ; to crowd (up) against se presser contre [barrier] ;■ crowd around, crowd round s'attrouper ;▶ crowd around [sth] se presser autour de ; don't crowd around the entrance ne bloquez pas l'entrée.■ crowd in:▶ crowd in [people, animals] s'entasser ; to crowd in on sb lit [people] encercler qn ; fig [hills, walls] oppresser qn ; fig [thoughts, memories] assaillir qn ;▶ crowd in [sth/sb], crowd [sth/sb] in entasser [people, animals, furniture] ; accumuler [words, lines, illustrations].■ crowd out:▶ crowd out [sth/sb], crowd [sth/sb] out évincer [person, business].▶ crowd together se serrer ;▶ crowd [sth] together, crowd together [sth] entasser. -
112 hearing
A n1 (sense, faculty) ouïe f, audition f ; his hearing is not very good il n'a pas l'oreille très fine ; to damage sb's hearing causer des troubles de l'ouïe à qn ;2 ( earshot) there was no-one within hearing il n'y avait personne à portée de voix ; in ou within my hearing en ma présence ; to be out of sb's hearing être trop loin de qn pour qu'il puisse entendre ;3 (before court, magistrate, committee etc) audience f ; hearing of an appeal/an application audition f d'un appel/d'une demande ; closed ou private hearing audience f à huis clos or privée ;4 ( chance to be heard) to get a hearing se faire entendre ; to give sb/sth a hearing écouter qn/qch ; I want a fair hearing je veux qu'on m'écoute impartialement.C adj qui entend (bien) ; deaf and hearing children les enfants sourds et ceux doués d'une bonne ouïe. -
113 neat
A adj1 ( tidy) [person] ( in habits) ordonné ; ( in appearance) soigné, propre ; [room, house, desk] bien rangé, ordonné ; [garden] soigné ; [village] coquet/-ette ; [handwriting] soigné ; [accounts, copybook] bien tenu ; their house is always neat and tidy leur maison est toujours impeccable ; she's a neat worker elle soigne toujours la présentation de son travail ; in neat piles en piles régulières ;2 ( adroit) [theory, explanation, solution] habile, astucieux/-ieuse ; [formula] bien trouvé ; [phrase, slogan] bien tourné, bien trouvé ; [category, division] bien défini, net/nette ; [summary] concis ; that's a neat way of doing it! c'est astucieux! ;3 ( trim) [figure] bien fait ; [waist] fin ; [features] régulier/-ière ; she has a neat little figure elle a une jolie silhouette ; she was wearing a neat little hat elle portait un joli petit chapeau ;4 ○ US ( very good) [plan, party, car] super ○, formidable ; [profit, sum of money] joli (before n), coquet/-ette ; that's a neat idea ○ ! c'est une super ○ idée! ;to be as neat as a new pin [house] être propre comme un sou neuf. -
114 pair
A n1 ( two matching items) paire f ; to be one of a pair faire partie d'une paire ; these candlesticks are sold in pairs ces bougeoirs sont vendus par paires ; the children arrive in pairs les enfants arrivent deux par deux ; to work in pairs travailler en groupes de deux ; to put ou arrange sth in pairs mettre en paires ; these gloves are not a pair ces gants sont dépareillés ; I've only got one pair of hands ○ ! je n'ai pas quatre bras ○ ! ;2 ( item made of two parts) paire f ; a pair of glasses/scissors une paire de lunettes/ciseaux ; ⇒ trouser etc ;3 (two people, animals etc) ( sexually involved) couple m ; ( grouped together) paire f ; they're a pair of crooks/fools ce sont deux escrocs/imbéciles ; the pair of them ○ are on very good terms ils s'entendent très bien tous les deux ; a coach and pair une voiture à deux chevaux ;4 GB Pol parlementaire qui a passé un accord avec un parlementaire du parti opposé pour que tous deux s'abstiennent de voter.C vtr apparier [gloves, socks] ; to pair Paul with Julie mettre Paul avec Julie ; to pair jeans with a T-shirt mettre un jean avec un T-shirt ; to pair each name with a photograph associer chaque nom à une photo ; to pair one player against another faire jouer un joueur contre un autre.■ pair off:▶ pair off ( as a couple) se mettre ensemble ; ( for temporary purposes) se mettre par deux ; to pair Ruth off with Paul mettre Ruth et Paul ensemble.■ pair up:▶ pair up [dancers, lovers] former un couple ; [competitors] faire équipe ; to pair Frank up with Rita mettre ensemble Frank et Rita. -
115 student
student, US [transcription]["stu ;-"]A n1 gen, US, Sch élève mf ; Univ étudiant/-e m/f ; medical/art student étudiant/-e m/f en médecine/d'art ; he's a very good student c'est un excellent élève ;2 ( person interested in a subject) a student of une personne qui étudie or s'intéresse à [literature, history]. -
116 vg
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117 wild
A n in the wild [conditions, life] en liberté ; to grow in the wild pousser à l'état sauvage ; the call of the wild l'appel de la nature.B wilds npl to live in the wilds of Arizona habiter au fin fond de l'Arizona ; they live out in the wilds ils vivent en pleine cambrousse ○.C adj1 ( in natural state) [creature, plant, person] sauvage ; wild bird/animal oiseau/animal sauvage ; wild beast bête fauve ; the pony is still quite wild le poney est encore assez farouche ;2 ( desolate) [hill, landscape] sauvage ;4 ( unrestrained) [party, laughter] fou/folle ; [person] fou/folle, dévergondé pej ; [imagination] délirant ; [applause] déchaîné ; to go wild [fans, audience] se déchaîner ; she led a wild life in her youth elle a fait les quatre cents coups or elle s'est dévergondée pej dans sa jeunesse ; we had some wild times together on s'est bien marré ○ ensemble ; his hair was wild and unkempt il avait les cheveux en bataille ; there was a wild look in her eyes elle avait un regard de folle, il y avait une lueur insensée dans son regard ; wild mood swings changements d'humeur brutaux ;5 ○ ( furious) furieux/-ieuse ; he'll go ou be wild! il sera hors de lui! ;6 ○ ( enthusiastic) to be wild about être un fana ○ de [computers, films] ; I'm not wild about him/it il/ça ne m'emballe ○ pas ;7 ( outlandish) [idea, plan, scheme] fou/folle ; [claim, promise, accusation] extravagant ; [story] farfelu ○, dingue ○ ; all this wild talk tous ces propos exagérés ;D adv1 [grow] à l'état sauvage ; the garden had run wild le jardin était devenu sauvage, le jardin avait été laissé à l'abandon ; those children are allowed to run wild! on permet à ces enfants de faire n'importe quoi! ; to let one's imagination run wild laisser son imagination se débrider.to walk on the wild side vivre en marge. -
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119 amazing
amazing [ə'meɪzɪŋ](a) (astonishing) stupéfiant, étonnant;∎ it's amazing that no one was hurt c'est étonnant que personne n'ait été blessé;∎ it's amazing how fast they work je ne reviens pas de la vitesse à laquelle ils travaillent;∎ that's amazing! je n'en reviens pas!;(b) (brilliant, very good) extraordinaire, sensationnel -
120 businessman
homme m d'affaires;∎ I'm not a very good businessman je ne suis pas très doué en affairesUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > businessman
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