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81 collect
collect [kəˈlekt]a. ( = gather together) [+ valuables, wealth] amasser ; [+ information, documents, evidence] rassembler• to collect o.s. ( = regain control of o.s.) se reprendre ; ( = reflect quietly) se recueillirb. ( = pick up) ramasser• the children collected the books for the teacher les enfants ont ramassé les livres pour le professeurc. ( = obtain) [+ money, subscriptions, signatures] recueillir ; [+ taxes, fines] percevoir ; [+ rents] encaisserd. (as hobby) [+ stamps, antiques, coins] collectionnere. ( = call for) (passer) prendreb. ( = gather money) to collect for charity faire la quête pour des œuvres caritatives3. adverb4. compounds* * *[kə'lekt] 1.adverb US Telecommunications2.transitive verb1) ( gather) ramasser [wood, litter, eggs]; rassembler [information, documents]; recueillir [signatures]to collect one's strength — rassembler or ramasser ses forces
2) ( as hobby) collectionner, faire collection de [stamps, coins]3) (receive, contain) ( intentionally) recueillir [rain water]; ( accidentally) [objects] prendre, ramasser [dust]4) ( obtain) percevoir [rent]; encaisser [fares, money]; recouvrer [debt]; toucher [pension]; Administration percevoir [tax, fine]; remporter [prize]5) ( take away) ramasser [rubbish]; faire la levée de [mail, post]6) ( pick up) aller chercher [person]; récupérer [keys, book etc]3.1) ( accumulate) [dust, leaves] s'accumuler; [crowd] se rassembler, se réunir2) ( raise money)4.collected past participle adjective1) [person] calme2) ( assembled)the collected poems of W. B. Yeats — la collection complète des poèmes de W. B. Yeats
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82 critically
critically [ˈkrɪtɪkəlɪ]a. ( = crucially) to be critically important être d'une importance capitaleb. [ill, injured] gravementc. [speak, say] sévèrementd. [study, examine, watch] d'un œil critique* * *['krɪtɪklɪ]1) ( using judgment) [compare, examine] d'un œil critique2) ( with disapproval) [view] sévèrement; [speak] avec animosité (of, about de)3) ( seriously) [ill] très gravement -
83 decide
decide [dɪˈsaɪd]• what made you decide to go? qu'est-ce qui vous a décidé à y aller ?• it has been decided that... on a décidé que...b. ( = settle) [+ question, piece of business] régler ; [+ sb's fate, future] décider de• to decide for sb [judge, arbitrator, committee] donner raison à qn[+ thing, course of action] se décider pour* * *[dɪ'saɪd] 1.transitive verb1) ( reach a decision)to decide to do — décider de faire; ( after much thought) se décider à faire
2) ( settle) régler [matter]; décider de [fate, outcome]3) ( persuade)2.intransitive verb déciderlet her decide — laisse-la décider or prendre la décision
to decide against — ne pas adopter [plan, idea]; rejeter [candidate]
to decide against something — ( choose not to buy) décider de ne pas acheter quelque chose
to decide between — choisir, faire un choix entre [applicants, books]
to decide in favour of — choisir [candidate, applicant]
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84 discriminating
discriminating [dɪsˈkrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ]• he's not very discriminating (about books, TV) il manque d'esprit critique ; (about food) il n'a pas un goût très fin* * *[dɪ'skrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ]adjective plein de discernement -
85 dish
dish [dɪ∫]1. nounc. ( = food) plat m2. compoundsa. [+ food, meal] servir* * *[dɪʃ] 1.1) ( plate) ( for eating) assiette f; ( for serving) plat m3) Television (also satellite dish) antenne f parabolique2.dishes plural noun vaisselle fPhrasal Verbs:- dish out- dish up -
86 distribute
distribute [dɪsˈtrɪbju:t]* * *[dɪ'strɪbjuːt]transitive verb2) Commerce distribuer [goods, books, films]3) ( spread out) répartir [weight, load, tax burden]4) ( disperse)to be distributed — [flora, fauna, mineral deposits] être réparti
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87 drop round
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88 each
each [i:t∫]1. adjective• each one of us chacun (e) de nous2. pronoun• the bags are $12 each les sacs coûtent 12 dollars chaque━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► French reflexive verbs are often used to translate verbs + each other.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *Note: When used as a determiner each is translated by chaque when an object or person is singled out: each document was examined = chaque document a été examiné. Tout/toute and tous les/toutes les are also used to express each and every: each passport must be checked = chaque passeport or tout passeport doit être contrôléWhen used as a pronoun each (= each one) is almost always translated by chacun/chacune. For examples and exceptions see below[iːtʃ] 1.determiner [person, group, object] chaque inveach morning — chaque matin, tous les matins
each person will receive — chaque personne or tout le monde recevra
2.he lifted each box in turn, each one heavier than the last — il soulevait des boîtes de plus en plus lourdes
pronoun chacun/-e m/feach of you — chacun de vous, chacun d'entre vous
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89 empty
empty [ˈemptɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = containing nothing) vide• to be running on empty [car] avoir le réservoir pratiquement vide ; [person] avoir l'estomac vide ; [organization] être à bout de souffleb. ( = meaningless) [phrase, rhetoric] creux ; [dream, hope] vain• empty talk verbiage mc. ( = numb) [person] vidé ; [feeling] de vide• when I heard the news I felt empty quand j'ai appris la nouvelle, je me suis senti vidé2. plural nouna. [+ vehicle] décharger[water] s'écouler ; [building, room, washing machine] se vider5. compounds* * *['emptɪ] 1.1) [street] désert; [desk] libre; [container] vide; [page] vierge2) fig [promise, threat] en l'air; [dream, rhetoric] creux/creuse; [gesture] vide de sens; [life] vide2.transitive verb, intransitive verb = empty outPhrasal Verbs: -
90 enough
enough [ɪˈnʌf]1. adjective• enough's enough! ça suffit comme ça !• enough of this! ça suffit comme ça !2. adverba. ( = sufficiently) assez• are you warm enough? avez-vous assez chaud ?b. ( = tolerably) assezc. (intensifying) funnily enough, I saw him too c'est curieux, moi aussi je l'ai vu* * *[ɪ'nʌf]Note: When enough is used as an adverb or a pronoun, it is most frequently translated by assez: is the house big enough? = est-ce que la maison est assez grande? (Note that assez comes before the adjective); will there be enough? = est-ce qu'il y en aura assez? (Note that if the sentence does not specify what it is enough of, the pronoun en, meaning of it/of them, must be added before the verb in French.)When used as a determiner, enough is generally translated by assez de: we haven't bought enough meat = nous n'avons pas acheté assez de viande; there's enough meat for two meals/six people = il y a assez de viande pour deux repas/six personnes; have you got enough chairs? = avez-vous assez de chaises?For more examples and particular usages, see the entry belowadverb, determiner, pronoun assezquite big enough — bien assez grand ( for pour; to do pour faire)
just wide enough — juste assez large ( for pour; to do pour faire)
enough money/seats — assez d'argent/de sièges
there's more than enough for everybody — il y en a plus qu'assez or largement assez pour tout le monde
curiously enough, I like her — aussi bizarre que cela puisse paraître, je l'aime bien
and sure enough...! — et ça n'a pas manqué...!
••enough is as good as a feast — Prov ≈ il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses
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91 enter
enter [ˈentər]b. ( = record) [+ amount, name, fact, order] inscrire ; [+ data] entrera. ( = come or go in) entrerb. [competitor] to enter for a race s'inscrire pour une coursea. ( = start) [+ correspondence, conversation] entrer en ; [+ negotiations] entamer ; [+ contract] passer ; [+ alliance] conclureb. [+ sb's plans, calculations] entrer dans* * *['entə(r)] 1.transitive verb1) ( go into) entrer dans, pénétrer dans2) ( commence) entrer dans [phase, period]; entamer [new term, final year]3) ( join) entrer dans [profession, firm, army]; participer à [race, competition]; entrer à [institution, parliament, party, EC]4) ( put forward) inscrire [competitor, candidate] ( for à); engager [horse] ( for dans); présenter [poem, picture] ( for à)to enter an item in the books — ( in bookkeeping) porter un article (sur le livre de comptes)
to enter somebody's mind ou head — venir à l'idée or à l'esprit de quelqu'un
7) Computing entrer [data]2.1) ( come in) entrer2) ( enrol)to enter for — s'inscrire à [exam]; s'inscrire pour [race]
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92 erotica
erotica [ɪˈrɒtɪkə]* * *[ɪ'rɒtɪkə]plural noun Literature littérature f érotique; Cinema films mpl érotiques; Art art m érotique -
93 every
every [ˈevrɪ]a. ( = each) chaque• every (single or last) one of them tous sans exception• in every way ( = from every point of view) en tous points ; ( = by every means) par tous les moyens• I have every reason to think that... j'ai tout lieu de penser que...► every other..., every second...• every other or second child un enfant sur deux• every other or second day tous les deux joursd. (in phrases) he is every bit as clever as his brother il est tout aussi intelligent que son frère• every man for himself chacun pour soi (PROV) every little helps(PROV) les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières* * *Note: every is most frequently translated by tous les/toutes les + plural noun: every day = tous les jours. When every is emphasized to mean every single, it can also be translated by chaque. For examples and exceptions, see the entry below['evrɪ] 1.1) ( each)in every way — ( from every point of view) à tous les égards; ( using every method) par tous les moyens
2) ( emphatic)3) ( indicating frequency)2.every day/Thursday — tous les jours/jeudis
every other adjectival phrase ( alternate)••every now and then —
every now and again —
every so often —
every man for himself! — ( in fight to succeed) chacun pour soi!; ( abandoning ship etc) sauve qui peut!
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94 fact
fact [fækt]1. nouna. fait m• in view of the fact that... étant donné que...• despite the fact that... bien que... + subj• is it a fact that...? est-il vrai que... ?• is that a fact? vraiment ?• to know for a fact that... être certain que...• it's time he knew the facts of life il est temps de lui apprendre les choses de la vie ; (about sex) il est temps qu'il sache comment les enfants viennent au monde• only I knew that Phyllis was, in fact, David's sister j'étais le seul à savoir que Phyllis était en fait la sœur de David• he had promised to send the books and in fact they arrived the next day il avait promis d'envoyer les livres et ils sont effectivement arrivés le lendemainb. ( = reality) réalité f• the fact of the matter is that... le fait est que...2. compounds• they were on a fact-finding mission to the front ils étaient partis en mission d'inspection au front* * *[fækt]noun fait mowing ou due to the fact that — étant donné que
in fact —
••to know the facts of life — ( sex) savoir comment les enfants viennent au monde
the facts of life — ( unpalatable truths) les réalités de la vie
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95 fee
fee [fi:][of doctor, lawyer] honoraires mpl ; [of artist, footballer] cachet m ; (for school, university) frais mpl de scolarité ; (for examination) droits mpl• is there a fee? est-ce qu'il faut payer ?• you can borrow more books for a small fee contre une somme modique vous pouvez emprunter d'autres livres* * *[fiː]1) (for professional, artistic service) honoraires mplschool fees — frais mpl de scolarité
he charged us a fee of $200 — il nous a fait payer 200 dollars
2) ( for admission) droit m d'entrée; ( for membership) cotisation fregistration fee — frais mpl d'inscription
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96 fewer
fewer [ˈfju:ər]• the fewer the better moins il y en a, mieux c'est* * *['fjuːə(r)] 1.(comparative of few) adjective moins de2.pronoun moins -
97 fewest
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98 fiction
fiction [ˈfɪk∫ən]b. ( = falsehood) fiction f• there is still this fiction that you can find a job if you try hard enough il y a encore des gens qui s'imaginent qu'il suffit d'un peu de persévérance pour trouver du travail* * *['fɪkʃn]1) ( literary genre) le roman2) ( books) romans mpl3) ( delusion) illusion f4) ( untruth) histoire f5) ( creation of the imagination) fiction f6) ( pretence) -
99 fifteen
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100 fifty
fifty [ˈfɪftɪ]• we have a fifty-fifty chance of success nous avons cinquante pour cent de chances or une chance sur deux de réussir* * *['fɪftɪ]noun, adjective cinquante (m) inv
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