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1 knowledge
['noli‹]1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) connaissance2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) connaissances3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) savoir•- general knowledge -
2 encyclop(a)edia
(a reference work containing information on every branch of knowledge, or on one particular branch: an encyclopaedia of jazz; If you do not know the capital city of Hungary, look it up in an encyclopaedia.) encyclopédie- encyclopaedic- encyclopedic -
3 encyclop(a)edia
(a reference work containing information on every branch of knowledge, or on one particular branch: an encyclopaedia of jazz; If you do not know the capital city of Hungary, look it up in an encyclopaedia.) encyclopédie- encyclopaedic- encyclopedic -
4 mathematics
[mæƟə'mætiks](( abbreviation maths [mæ ], (American) math [mæƟ]) the science or branch of knowledge dealing with measurements, numbers and quantities.) mathématiques- mathematically - mathematician -
5 subject
A n1 ( topic) sujet m ; let's get back to the subject revenons au sujet or à nos moutons ○ ; to change ou drop the subject parler d'autre chose, changer de sujet ; to raise a subject soulever une question ; while we're on the subject of bonuses… pendant que nous en sommes aux primes… ;2 ( branch of knowledge) (at school, college) matière f ; (for research, study) sujet m ; my favourite subject is English l'anglais est ma matière préférée ; her subject is genetics elle est spécialisée en génétique ;5 ( focus) objet m ; to be the subject of an inquiry faire l'objet d'une enquête ; it has become a subject for complaints cela fait l'objet de beaucoup de plaintes ;6 Ling sujet m ;B adj1 ( subservient) [people, race] asservi ;3 ( liable) to be subject to être sujet/-ette à [flooding, fits] ; être passible de [tax] ; prices are subject to increases les prix peuvent subir des augmentations ; flights are subject to delay les vols sont susceptibles d'être en retard ;4 ( dependent) to be subject to dépendre de [approval] ; you will be admitted subject to producing a visa vous serez admis à condition de présenter un visa ; ‘subject to alteration’ ‘sous réserve de modification’ ; ‘subject to availability’ (of flights, tickets) ‘dans la limite des places disponibles’ ; ( of goods) ‘dans la limite des stocks disponibles’.C vtr1 ( expose) to subject sb to sth faire subir qch à qn [stress, insults, torture] ; to be subjected to devoir supporter [noise] ; faire l'objet de [attacks] ; être soumis à [torture] ; to subject sth to heat/light exposer qch à la chaleur/lumière ; -
6 science
1) (knowledge gained by observation and experiment.) science2) (a branch of such knowledge eg biology, chemistry, physics etc.) science3) (these sciences considered as a whole: My daughter prefers science to languages.) sciences•- scientifically - scientist - science fiction -
7 bow
I.bow1 [bəʊ]1. nouna. ( = weapon) arc mb. [of violin] archet mc. (tied in ribbon, string) nœud m2. compoundsII.bow2 [baʊ]1. nounb. [of ship] proue f• his head was bowed in thought il méditait, tête penchée* * *I [bəʊ]1) ( weapon) arc m2) Music archet m3) ( knot) nœud m••II 1. [baʊ]1) ( movement) salut mto take a bow — Theatre saluer
2) Nautical avant m, proue f2.transitive verb baisser [head]; courber [branch]; incliner [tree]3.1) ( bend forward) saluer2) ( give way)4.to bow to — s'incliner devant [wisdom, necessity]
bowed past participle adjective [head] penché; [back] courbéPhrasal Verbs:- bow down- bow out••to bow and scrape — fig faire des courbettes (to devant)
to fire a shot across somebody's bows — fig tirer un coup de semonce à quelqu'un
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8 bow
I.A n1 ( weapon) arc m ;2 Mus archet m ;B vi manier l'archet.to have more than one string ou several strings to one's bow avoir plus d'une corde or plusieurs cordes à son arc.II.A n1 ( forward movement) salut m ; to make a bow faire un salut ; to take a bow Theat saluer ; to make one's bow fig faire ses débuts ;2 Naut avant m, proue f ; on the starboard bow par tribord devant ; to go down by the bows sombrer par l'avant ;3 Sport rameur/-euse m/f avant.B vtr baisser [head] ; courber [branch] ; incliner [tree] ; to bow the knee fig se soumettre (to à) ; to bow one's head in prayer prier les yeux baissés.C vi1 ( bend forward) saluer ; to bow to saluer ;2 ( give way) to bow to s'incliner devant [wisdom, knowledge, necessity, majority] ; to bow to pressure céder à la pression ; to bow to sb's opinion se ranger à l'avis de qn ;3 ( sag) [plant, shelf] se courber (under sous).to bow and scrape fig faire des courbettes (to devant) ; there was a lot of bowing and scraping il y a eu beaucoup de courbettes ; to fire a shot across sb's bows fig tirer un coup de semonce à qn.■ bow down:▶ bow [sb/sth] down [wind] courber [tree] ; [weight] plier, courber [person] ; to be bowed down by être plié or courbé sous [weight, load] ; they were bowed down by the burden of debt le fardeau des dettes les écrasait. -
9 base
1 noun(a) (bottom → gen) partie f inférieure, base f; (→ of tree, column) pied m; (→ of bowl, glass) fond m; (→ of triangle) base f;∎ the bud grows at the base of the branch le bourgeon pousse à la base de la branche;∎ the base came away from the rest la base ou la partie inférieure s'est détachée du reste(b) (support, stand → of statue, pillar) socle m;∎ she used the box as a base for her sculpture elle s'est servie de la boîte comme socle pour sa sculpture(c) (of food, paint) base f;∎ the stock forms the base of your sauce le fond constitue la base de votre sauce∎ an industrial base une zone industrielle∎ the explorers returned to base les explorateurs sont retournés au camp de base;∎ the visitors made central London their base les visiteurs ont pris le centre de Londres comme point de départ;∎ Glasgow is a good base from which to explore the Highlands Glasgow est un bon point d'attache pour rayonner dans les Highlands;∎ Commerce the company's base le siège de la société∎ American familiar figurative he's way off base il est complètement à côté de la plaque;∎ first base (in baseball) première base f;∎ figurative to get to first base réussir la première étape;∎ we didn't even get to first base on n'a pas fait le moindre progrès;∎ I just thought I'd touch base je voulais juste garder le contact(a) (found → opinion, project) baser, fonder;∎ the project is based on cooperation from all regions le projet est fondé sur la coopération de toutes les régions;∎ the film is based on a true story/on a short story by Herman Melville le film est tiré d'une histoire vraie/d'une nouvelle de Herman Melville∎ where are you based? où êtes-vous installé?;∎ the job is based in Tokyo le poste est basé à Tokyo(motive, thoughts, conduct) bas, indigne; (origins) bas; (ingratitude) flagrant; (coinage) faux (fausse)►► American Technology base burner = poêle où le charbon alimente le feu automatiquement;Military base camp camp m de base;base coat (of paint) première couche f;Linguistics base component composant m de base;Finance base date date f de base;base hit (in baseball) = coup permettant au batteur d'atteindre la première base;Sport base jumping = saut en chute libre à partir d'un pont, d'une falaise ou d'une montagne, avec parachute plié que l'on ouvre le plus tard possible; Finance &Banking base lending rate = taux de base du crédit bancaire;Commerce & Electricity base load charge f minimum;Metallurgy base metal métal m vil;Biology base pair paire f de bases;American base pay salaire m de base;Banking base rate taux m de base (bancaire) (utilisé par les banques pour déterminer leur taux de prêt);American base salary salaire m de base;Banking base year année f de référence
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