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2 gracefully
1 [move, slide, dive] avec grâce ;2 [admit, accept, concede] gracieusement.to grow old gracefully vieillir avec grâce. -
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5 flow
flow [fləʊ]a. ( = run) [river, blood from wound] coulerb. ( = circulate) [electric current, blood in veins] circulerc. ( = move, stream) refugees continue to flow in from the war zone les réfugiés fuyant la zone des conflits continuent à affluerd. ( = be well-written) the article flows nicely l'article est écrit dans un style très fluide• it doesn't flow [text] le style est heurté2. nouna. [of river] courant mb. [of electric current, blood in veins] circulation fc. [of donations, orders] flot m• the phone rang, interrupting the flow of conversation le téléphone a sonné, interrompant le déroulement de la conversation• to be in full flow [speaker] être sur sa lancée3. compounds* * *[fləʊ] 1.1) ( of liquid) écoulement m; (of blood, electricity) circulation f; (of refugees, words) flot m; ( of information) circulation f2.in full flow — fig en plein discours
to flow in/back — affluer/refluer
2) ( be continuous) [conversation, words] couler; [wine, beer] couler à flots3) ( circulate) [blood, electricity etc] circuler (through, round dans)4) ( move gracefully) [hair, dress] flotter; [pen] courir ( across sur)5) [tide] monter -
6 glide
glide [glaɪd]a. to glide in/out [person] (silently) entrer/sortir sans bruit ; (gracefully) entrer/sortir avec grâce ; (majestically) entrer/sortir majestueusementb. [bird, plane] planer* * *[glaɪd] 1. 2.intransitive verb gen glisser (on, over sur); ( in air) planer -
7 grace
[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) grâce2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) politesse3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) bénédicité4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) répit5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Monsieur le duc, Madame la duchesse, Monseigneur l'Archevêque6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) grâce•- graceful- gracefully - gracefulness - gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) juste ciel!- graciousness - with a good/bad grace - with good/bad grace -
8 movement
1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) mouvement2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) mouvement3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) expression corporelle4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) mouvement5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) mouvement6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) mouvement7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) mouvement -
9 flow
A n1 ( movement) ( of liquid) écoulement m ; (of refugees, words) flot m ; ( of information) circulation f ; ( of time) cours m ; the flow of refugees into a country le flot de réfugiés vers un pays ; to go with the flow ○ suivre le mouvement ; the flow of oil to the West l'approvisionnement de l'Ouest en pétrole ; in full flow fig en plein discours ;2 ( circulation) (of blood, water, electricity) circulation f ; to impede traffic flow entraver la circulation ; to increase the flow of adrenalin augmenter le taux d'adrénaline ;B vi1 ( move) [liquid, gas] couler (into dans) ; to flow south couler vers le sud ; to flow in/back affluer/refluer ; to flow upwards/downwards s'élever/tomber ; to flow past sth passer devant qch ; to flow from lit s'écouler de ; fig ( follow) découler de ; the river flows into the sea le fleuve se jette dans la mer ;2 ( be continuous) [conversation, words] couler ; [wine, beer] couler à flots ; the days flowed past les jours s'écoulaient ; money is flowing in l'argent afflue ;3 ( move within a system) [blood, water, electricity, adrenalin] circuler (through, round dans) ; pleasure flowed through her le plaisir l'a envahie ;5 Geog [tide] monter. -
10 comply
(a) (agree, consent) accepter, consentir;∎ he complied gracefully il s'exécuta avec grâce;∎ to comply with sth (obey → code, specifications) se conformer à qch; (→ contract) respecter qch; (→ request) accepter qch; (→ order) obéir à qch;∎ to comply with the law se soumettre à la loi;∎ to comply with the rules observer ou respecter les règlements;∎ I will comply with your wishes je me conformerai à vos désirs;∎ she complied with our request elle a accédé à notre demande;∎ your request has been complied with votre demande a reçu satisfaction(b) (machinery) être conforme;∎ cars must comply with existing regulations les voitures doivent être conformes aux normes en vigueur -
11 glide
glide [glaɪd]∎ (person) to glide in/out (noiselessly) entrer/sortir sans bruit; (gracefully) entrer/sortir avec grâce; (stealthily) entrer/sortir furtivement;∎ the swans glided across the lake les cygnes traversaient le lac avec grâce ou glissaient sur le lac;∎ the clouds glided across the sky les nuages passaient dans le ciel;∎ the boat glided silently down the river le bateau glissait sans bruit sur la rivière ou descendait la rivière sans bruit;∎ the actress glided majestically into the room la comédienne entra dans la salle d'un pas majestueux;∎ the motorcade glided past le cortège de voitures passa sans bruit∎ to glide by s'écouler∎ to go gliding faire du vol à voile(d) (in skating, skiing) glisser(faire) glisser3 noun(b) (in dance) glissade f►► Aviation glide path, glide slope ligne f d'approche
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