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21 away
[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) (au) loin2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) de l'autre côté3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) complètement4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) sans arrêt5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) à l'extérieur -
22 build up
1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.) (s')accroître2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) créer, monter -
23 develop
[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) (se) développer2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) acquérir3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) (se) manifester4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) développer• -
24 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) bien-être2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) facilité3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) naturel2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) soulager2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) (se) calmer, ralentir3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) (mouvoir) doucement•- easily- easiness - easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) doucement- easy-going - at ease - easier said than done - go easy on - stand at ease - take it easy - take one's ease -
25 eat into
(to destroy or waste gradually: Acid eats into metal; The school fees have eaten into our savings.) attaquer, ronger -
26 erode
[i'rəud](to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually: Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded.) ronger, éroder- erosion -
27 evolve
[i'volv](to (cause to) develop gradually: Man evolved from the apes.) évoluer- evolutionary -
28 fade
[feid](to (make something) lose strength, colour, loudness etc: The noise gradually faded (away).) (s')affaiblir -
29 film
[film] 1. noun1) ((a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken: photographic film.) pellicule2) (a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc: to make a film; ( also adjective) a film version of the novel.) film3) (a thin skin or covering: a film of dust.) pellicule2. verb1) (to make a motion picture (of): They are going to film the race.) filmer2) ((usually with over) to cover with a film: Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.) se couvrir•- filmy- filmstar -
30 filter
['filtə] 1. noun1) (a strainer or other device through which liquid, gas, smoke etc can pass, but not solid material: A filter is used to make sure that the oil is clean and does not contain any dirt; ( also adjective) filter paper.) filtre2) (a kind of screening plate used to change or correct certain colours: If you are taking photographs in sun and snow, you should use a blue filter.) filtre2. verb1) ((of liquids) to (become) clean by passing through a filter: The rain-water filtered into a tank.) filtrer2) (to come bit by bit or gradually: The news filtered out.) (s')infiltrer• -
31 fritter
['fritə]((often with away) to throw away or waste gradually: He frittered (away) all his money on gambling.) gaspiller -
32 gentle
['‹entl]1) ((of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way: a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.) doux2) (not strong or rough: a gentle breeze.) doux3) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) doux•- gently- gentleness -
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34 grow on
(to gradually become liked: I didn't like the painting at first, but it has grown on me.) finir par plaire -
35 infiltrate
['infiltreit]1) ((of soldiers) to get through enemy lines a few at a time: to infiltrate (into) enemy territory.) (s')infiltrer (dans)2) ((of a group of persons) to enter (an organization) gradually so as to be able to influence decisions etc.) (s')infiltrer (dans) -
36 merge
[mə:‹]1) (to (cause to) combine or join: The sea and sky appear to merge at the horizon.) (se) mêler2) ((with into) to change gradually into something else: Summer slowly merged into autumn.) se fondre (dans)3) ((with into etc) to disappear into (eg a crowd, back-ground etc): He merged into the crowd.) se perdre (dans)•- merger -
37 moderate
1. ['modəreit] verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) (se) modérer2. [-rət] adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) modéré2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) moyen3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) modéré/-ée- moderateness - moderation -
38 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) apprendre2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) prendre3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) dénicher4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) se relever5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) (passer) prendre6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) capter7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) retrouver; arrêter -
39 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ombre2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) ombre(s)3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) pare-soleil; abat-jour, store, etc.4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) ton5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) légèrement2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) abriter2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) ombrer3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) (se) fondre (en)•- shaded- shades - shading - shady - shadiness - put in the shade -
40 shelve
[ʃelv]1) (to put aside, usually for consideration, completion etc later: The project has been shelved for the moment.) mettre en suspens2) (to put up shelves in.) garnir d'étagères3) ((of land) to slope gradually: The land shelves towards the sea.) aller en pente
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