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101 slimming
noun (the process or practice of trying to become slimmer: Slimming should be done carefully.) régime (amaigrissant) -
102 slog
[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) donner de grands coups à2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) avancer avec effort3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) travailler dur2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) gros travail2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) grand coup -
103 sound
I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) solide, sain2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) profond (sommeil)3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) solide4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) bon, solide5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) judicieux•- soundly- soundness - sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) son; sonore2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) bruit3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) allure2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) sonner2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) sonner3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) bien sonner à l'oreille; avoir l'air (d'être)4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) prononcer5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) ausculter•- soundlessly - sound effects - soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) insonoriserIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sonder- sounding- sound out -
104 state
I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) état2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) (d')État3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) (d')apparat•- stately- stateliness - statesman - statesmanlike - statesmanship - get into a state - lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) déclarer -
105 study
1. verb1) (to give time and attention to gaining knowledge of a subject: What subject is he studying?; He is studying French; He is studying for a degree in mathematics; She's studying to be a teacher.) étudier2) (to look at or examine carefully: He studied the railway timetable; Give yourself time to study the problem in detail.) examiner2. noun1) (the act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge: He spends all his evenings in study; She has made a study of the habits of bees.) étude2) (a musical or artistic composition: a book of studies for the piano; The picture was entitled `Study in Grey'.) étude3) (a room in a house etc, in which to study, read, write etc: The headmaster wants to speak to the senior pupils in his study.) bureau -
106 survey
1. [sə'vei] verb1) (to look at, or view, in a general way: He surveyed his neat garden with satisfaction.) regarder2) (to examine carefully or in detail.) inspecter3) (to measure, and estimate the position, shape etc of (a piece of land etc): They have started to survey the piece of land that the new motorway will pass through.) arpenter4) (to make a formal or official inspection of (a house etc that is being offered for sale).) inspecter2. ['sə:vei] noun1) (a look or examination; a report: After a brief survey of the damage he telephoned the police; He has written a survey of crime in big cities.) examen; étude2) (a careful measurement of land etc.) relevé•- surveyor -
107 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) humeur2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) (mauvais) caractère3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) colère2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) tremper2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) tempérer (par)•- - tempered- keep one's temper - lose one's temper -
108 think over
(to think carefully about; to consider all aspects of (an action, decision etc): He thought it over, and decided not to go.) bien réfléchir (à) -
109 treasure
['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) trésor2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) trésor2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) tenir à2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) garder précieusement•- treasurer -
110 urge
[ə:‹] 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) exhorter2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) pousser (à)2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) forte envie (de)- urge on -
111 vet
I see veterinary II [vet] past tense, past participle - vetted; verb(to investigate carefully (and pass as satisfactory): Every member of staff has been vetted by our security department before he starts work here.) examiner de près -
112 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) montre2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) garde3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) quart2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) regarder2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) guetter3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) faire attention (de/à)4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) surveiller5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) attendre•- watcher- watchful - watchfully - watchfulness - watchdog - watchmaker - watchman - watchtower - watchword - keep watch - watch one's step - watch out - watch over -
113 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) travail2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) travail3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) travail4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) oeuvre5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) travail6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) travail2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) (faire) travailler (sur/à)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) travailler3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) (faire) fonctionner4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) marcher5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) progresser (lentement)6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) devenir peu à peu7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) façonner•- - work- workable - worker - works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mécanisme2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) oeuvres•- work-box - workbook - workforce - working class - working day - work-day - working hours - working-party - work-party - working week - workman - workmanlike - workmanship - workmate - workout - workshop - at work - get/set to work - go to work on - have one's work cut out - in working order - out of work - work of art - work off - work out - work up - work up to - work wonders -
114 cautiously
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115 deliberately
1 ( intentionally) [do, say] exprès, à dessein, délibérément ; [sarcastic, provocative etc] délibérément ; I deliberately addressed her by her first name c'est exprès que je l'ai appelée par son prénom ; -
116 ease
A n1 ( lack of difficulty) facilité f ; for ease of pour faciliter [use, reference] ; with ease avec facilité, facilement ;2 ( freedom from anxiety) at ease gen à l'aise ; at ease! Mil repos! ; ill at ease mal à l'aise ; to put sb at ease/at their ease mettre qn à l'aise/à son aise ; to take one's ease se détendre ; to put sb's mind at ease rassurer qn (about à propos de) ; her mind was at ease at last elle avait enfin l'esprit tranquille ;3 ( confidence of manner) aisance f ;B vtr1 ( lessen) atténuer, soulager [pain, tension, worry] ; atténuer [crisis, shortage, problem] ; réduire [congestion, restrictions] ; diminuer [burden] ;3 ( move carefully) to ease sth into introduire qch délicatement dans ; to ease sth out of sortir qch délicatement de.C vi1 ( lessen) [tension, pain, pressure] s'atténuer ; [congestion, overcrowding, rain, snow, rate] diminuer ; [fog] se dissiper ;3 Fin [price] être en légère baisse.D v refl to ease oneself into se laisser glisser délicatement dans [seat, bath] ; to ease oneself out of se lever délicatement de [chair] ; to ease oneself through se glisser par [gap].■ ease back:▶ ease [sth] back, ease back [sth] ôter délicatement [cover, bandage].■ ease off:▶ ease off1 ( lessen) [business] se ralentir ; [demand, congestion] se réduire ; [traffic, rain, snow] diminuer ; [fog] se dissiper ;2 ( work less hard) [person] relâcher son effort ; -
117 even
I.❢ Even can always be translated by même when it is used to express surprise or for emphasis. For examples and other uses, see below.A adv1 ( showing surprise) même ; he didn't even try il n'a même pas essayé ; don't you even remember? tu ne t'en souviens même pas? ; even when I explained it to him même quand je le lui ai expliqué ; without even apologizing sans même s'excuser ;2 ( emphasizing point) même ; disease or even death la maladie ou même la mort ; I can't even swim, never mind dive je ne sais même pas nager, encore moins plonger ; don't tell anyone, not even Bob ne dis rien à personne, pas même à Bob ; not even you could believe that! même toi, tu ne pourrais pas croire ça! ; even scrubbing won't shift that stain même si on frotte, la tache ne partira pas ; even if même si ; even now même maintenant ; even today même aujourd'hui ;3 ( with comparative) encore ; it's even colder today il fait encore plus froid aujourd'hui ; even more carefully avec encore plus de prudence, encore plus prudemment ;4 sout ( just) even as I watched alors même que je regardais ; she died even as she had lived elle est morte comme elle a vécu.D even though conj phr bien que (+ subj) ; he rents his house even though he's so rich riche comme il est, il loue quand même sa maison or il loue sa maison bien qu'il soit si riche.II.B adj3 ( calm) [voice, tone, disposition, temper] égal ;5 ( fair) [exchange, distribution] équitable ;6 (quits, owing nothing) we're even nous sommes quittes ; to get even with sb rendre à qn la monnaie de sa pièce ;7 Math [number] pair.■ even out:▶ even out [differences, imbalance, inequalities] s'atténuer ;▶ even [sth] out, even out [sth] répartir [distribution, burden] ; réduire [disadvantage, inequalities].■ even up:▶ even [sth] up, even up [sth] équilibrer [contest] ; it will even things up ce sera plus équilibré. -
118 listen
A n to have a listen to sth écouter qch ; have a listen to this! écoute un peu ça! ; it's well worth a listen ça vaut la peine de l'écouter.B vi1 (to words, music, sounds) écouter ; to listen at the door écouter aux portes ; to listen to sb doing écouter qn faire ; I was listening to her singing/playing the piano je l'écoutais chanter/jouer du piano ; listen to this! écoute un peu ça! ; to listen to sb/sth écouter qn/qch ; ‘you're listening to…’ Radio ‘vous écoutez…’, ‘vous êtes à l'écoute de …’ ;2 ( pay heed) écouter ; listen carefully! écoutez attentivement! ; sorry, I wasn't listening excusez-moi, je n'écoutais pas ; you just never listen, do you? tu n'écoutes donc jamais (ce qu' on te dit)? ; listen, can you come tomorrow? écoute, est-ce que tu peux venir demain? ; to listen to écouter [teacher, adviser] ; to listen to advice/reason écouter un conseil/la voix de la raison ; don't listen to them ne les écoute pas ;3 ( wait) to listen for guetter [voice, sound, signal] ; I listened for sounds of crying je guettais le moindre pleurnichement.1 ( eavesdrop) écouter (indiscrètement) ; we don't want them listening in nous ne voulons pas qu'ils écoutent aux portes ; to listen in on ou to écouter [qch] indiscrètement [conversation, phone call, meeting] ; -
119 lower
I.II.A comp adj [deck, jaw, level, lip, part, price] inférieur ; a pain in the lower back une douleur au bas du dos.B vtr1 ( bring down) baisser [barrier, blind, curtain, flag, newspaper, rifle] ; Constr abaisser [ceiling] ; to lower one's eyes/head/arms baisser les yeux/la tête/les bras ; to lower sb/sth into descendre qn/qch dans [hole] ; to lower sb/sth onto descendre qn/qch sur [roof, boat] ;2 ( reduce) baisser [light, volume] ; réduire [pressure, temperature] ; baisser [prices] ; diminuer [resistance] ; abaisser [age limit] ; baisser [standards] ; to lower one's voice baisser la voix ; to lower one's guard baisser sa garde ; fig relâcher sa vigilance ; to lower sb's morale démoraliser qn ;3 ( abolish) abolir [trade barrier] ;4 Naut affaler [sail] ; mettre [qch] à la mer [lifeboat] ; amener [mast] ; the lifeboats were lowered into the sea les canots de sauvetage ont été mis à la mer.1 ( demean oneself) s'abaisser ;2 ( sit carefully) to lower oneself into entrer lentement dans [bath] ; s'asseoir précautionneusement dans [chair].■ lower down:▶ lower [sth] down, lower down [sth] descendre [parcel, stretcher]. -
120 place
A n1 (location, position) endroit m ; to move from place to place se déplacer d'un endroit à l'autre ; I hope this is the right place j'espère que c'est le bon endroit ; we've come to the wrong place nous nous sommes trompés d'endroit ; the best place to buy sth le meilleur endroit pour acheter qch ; same time, same place même heure, même endroit ; in many places dans de nombreux endroits ; in places [hilly, damaged, worn] par endroits ; her leg had been stung in several places elle avait été piquée à la jambe à plusieurs endroits ; a place for un endroit pour [meeting, party, monument, office] ; a place to do un endroit pour faire ; a safe place to hide un endroit sûr pour se cacher ; a good place to plant roses un bon endroit pour planter des roses ; a place where un endroit où ; it's no place for a child! ce n'est pas un endroit pour un enfant! ; the perfect place for a writer l'endroit or le lieu idéal pour un écrivain ; this is the place for me! c'est le rêve ici! ; if you need peace and quiet, then this is not the place! si tu veux être tranquille, alors ce n'est pas l'endroit rêvé! ; to be in the right place at the right time être là où il faut quand il le faut ; to be in two places at once être au four et au moulin, être partout à la fois ; not here, of all places! surtout pas ici! ; in Oxford, of all places! à Oxford, figure-toi! ;2 (town, hotel etc) endroit m ; a nice/strange place to live un endroit agréable/bizarre pour vivre ; a good place to eat une bonne adresse (pour manger) ; we stayed at a place on the coast nous étions sur la côte ; a little place called… un petit village du nom de… ; in a place like Kent/Austria dans une région comme le Kent/un pays comme l'Autriche ; this place is filthy! cet endroit est dégoûtant! ; he threatened to burn the place down ○ il a menacé d'y mettre le feu ; to be seen in all the right places se montrer dans les lieux qui comptent ; all over the place ( everywhere) partout ; fig ○ [speech, lecture] complètement décousu ; your hair is all over the place ○ ! tu es complètement décoiffé! ;3 ( for specific purpose) place of birth/work/pilgrimage lieu m de naissance/travail/pèlerinage ; place of residence domicile m ; place of refuge refuge m ;4 ( home) ( house) maison f ; ( apartment) appartement m ; David's place chez David ; a place by the sea une maison au bord de la mer ; a place of one's own un endroit à soi ; your place or mine? chez toi ou chez moi? ;5 (seat, space) (on bus, at table, in queue) place f ; ( setting) couvert m ; to keep a place garder une place (for pour) ; to find/lose one's place trouver/perdre sa place ; to show sb to his/her place conduire qn à sa place ; please take your places veuillez prendre place ; I couldn't find a place to park je n'ai pas trouvé de place pour me garer ; to lay ou set a place for sb mettre un couvert pour qn ; is this place taken? cette place est-elle prise? ;6 (on team, with firm) place f (on dans) ; (on committee, board) siège m (on au sein de) ; a place as une place comme [au pair, cook, cleaner] ;7 GB Univ place f (at à) ; to get a place on obtenir une place dans [course] ; she got a place on the fashion design course elle a obtenu une place en cours de stylisme ; she has a place on a carpentry course elle a été acceptée pour suivre des cours de menuiserie ;8 lit (in competition, race) place f ; to finish in first place terminer premier/-ière or à la première place ; he backed Red Rum for a place Turf il a joué Red Rum placé ; to take second place fig ( in importance) passer au deuxième plan ; to take second place to sth passer après qch ; to relegate sth to second place faire passer qch en second ;9 (in argument, analysis) in the first place ( firstly) en premier lieu ; ( at the outset) pour commencer ; how much money did we have in the first place? combien d'argent avions-nous pour commencer? ;10 ( correct position) to put sth in place mettre qch en place [fencing, construction] ; to push sth back into place remettre qch en place ; to return sth to its place remettre qch à sa place ; everything is in its place tout est bien à sa place ; to hold sth in place maintenir qch en place ; when the lever is in place quand le levier est engagé ; is the lid in place? est-ce que le couvercle est mis? ; in place [law, system, scheme] en place ; to put sth in place mettre qch en place [scheme, system, regime] ;11 ( rank) sb's/sth's place in la place de qn/qch dans [world, society, history, politics] ; to take one's place in society prendre sa place dans la société ; to put sb in his/her place remettre qn à sa place ; to know one's place rester à sa place ;12 ( role) it's not my place to do ce n'est pas à moi de faire ; to fill sb's place remplacer qn ; to take sb's place, take the place of sb prendre la place de qn ; to have no place in n'avoir aucune place dans [organization, philosophy, creed] ; there is a place for someone like her in this company il y a une place pour une femme comme elle dans cette entreprise ; there are places for people like you ○ ! fig péj ça se soigne ○ ! ;13 ( situation) in my/his place à ma/sa place ; in your place, I'd have done the same à ta place, j'aurais fait la même chose ; to change ou trade places with sb changer de place avec qn ;14 ( moment) moment m ; in places [funny, boring, silly] par moments ; this is not the place to do ce n'est pas le moment de faire ; this is a good place to begin c'est un bon moment pour commencer ; there were places in the film where… il y avait des moments dans le film où… ;15 ( in book) (in paragraph, speech) to mark one's place marquer sa page ; to lose/find one's place ( in book) perdre/retrouver sa page ; (in paragraph, speech) perdre/retrouver le fil ;16 ○ US ( unspecified location) some place quelque part ; no place nulle part ; he had no place to go il n'avait nulle part où aller ; he always wants to go places with us il veut toujours venir avec nous ; she goes places on her bicycle elle se déplace à bicyclette.B out of place adj phr [remark, behaviour] déplacé ; [language, tone] inapproprié ; to look out of place [building, person] détonner ; to feel out of place ne pas se sentir à l'aise.C in place of prep phr à la place de [person, object] ; X is playing in place of Y X remplace Y ; he spoke in my place il a parlé à ma place.D vtr1 lit ( put carefully) placer ; ( arrange) disposer ; place the cucumber slices around the edge of the plate disposez les rondelles de concombre autour de l'assiette ; she placed the vase in the middle of the table elle a placé le vase au milieu de la table ; place the smaller bowl inside the larger one mets le petit bol dans le grand ; to place sth back on remettre qch sur [shelf, table] ; to place sth in the correct order mettre qch dans le bon ordre ;2 ( locate) placer ; to be strategically/awkwardly placed être bien/mal placé ; the switch had been placed too high l'interrupteur avait été placé trop haut ;3 ( using service) to place an advertisement in the paper mettre une annonce dans le journal ; to place an order for sth passer une commande pour qch ; to place a bet parier, faire un pari (on sur) ;4 fig ( put) to place emphasis on sth mettre l'accent sur qch ; to place one's trust in sb/sth placer sa confiance en qn/qch ; to place sb in a difficult situation/in a dilemma mettre qn dans une situation difficile/devant un dilemme ; to place sb at risk faire courir des risques à qn ; to place the blame on sb rejeter toute la faute sur qn ; two propositions were placed before those present deux propositions ont été soumises aux personnes présentes ;5 ( rank) ( in competition) classer ; ( in exam) GB classer ; to be placed third [horse, athlete] arriver troisième ;6 ( judge) juger ; to be placed among the top scientists of one's generation être jugé comme un des plus grands scientifiques de sa génération ; where would you place him in relation to his colleagues? comment le jugeriez-vous par rapport à ses collègues? ;7 ( identify) situer [person] ; reconnaître [accent] ; I can't place his face je ne le reconnais pas ;8 ( find home for) placer [child] ;9 Admin (send, appoint) placer [student, trainee] (in dans) ; to place sb in charge of staff/a project confier la direction du personnel/d'un projet à qn ; to be placed in quarantine être placé en quarantaine.1 gen ( situated) to be well placed être bien placé (to do pour faire) ; he is not well placed to judge il est mal placé pour juger ; she is well/better placed to speak on this subject elle est bien/mieux placée pour parler de ce sujet ;that young man is really going places ○ voilà un jeune homme qui ira loin ; to have friends in high places avoir des amis haut placés ; corruption in high places la corruption en haut lieu ; to fall ou click ou fit into place devenir clair ; ⇒ take place (take).
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