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81 duel
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82 fair play
(honest treatment; an absence of cheating, biased actions etc: He's not involved in the contest - he's only here to see fair play.) franc jeu -
83 free-for-all
noun (a contest, debate etc in which anyone can take part.) ouvert à tous -
84 high jump
(a sports contest in which people jump over a bar which is raised until no-one can jump over it.) saut en hauteur -
85 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) juger2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) être juge (à)3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) juger, apprécier4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) juger2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) juge2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) juge3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) connaisseur/-euse•- judgement- judgment - judging from / to judge from - pass judgement on - pass judgement -
86 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) patte, jambe2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) jambe3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) pied4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) étape•- - legged- pull someone's leg -
87 long jump
(a sports contest in which people jump as far as possible.) saut en longueur -
88 match
[mæ ] I noun(a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) allumette- matchboxII 1. noun1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) match2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) chose qui va bien avec3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) égal4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) mariage2. verb1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) aller bien avec2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) opposer•- matched- matchless - matchmaker -
89 one-sided
1) (with one person or side having a great advantage over the other: a one-sided contest.) inégal2) (representing only one aspect of a subject: a one-sided discussion.) partial -
90 panel
['pænl]1) (a flat, straight-sided piece of wood, fabric etc such as is put into a door, wall, dress etc: a door-panel.) pan(neau)2) (a group of people chosen for a particular purpose eg to judge a contest, take part in a quiz or other game: I will ask some questions and the panel will try to answer them.) jury, comité•- panelled- panelling -
91 rodeo
['rəudiou]plural - rodeos; noun(especially in the United States, a show or contest of riding, lassoing etc.) rodéo -
92 stalemate
['steilmeit]1) (a position in chess in which a player cannot move without putting his king in danger.) pat2) (in any contest, dispute etc, a position in which neither side can win: The recent discussions ended in stalemate.) impasse -
93 stand down
(to withdraw eg from a contest.) se désister -
94 victor
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95 war of nerves
(a war, contest etc in which each side tries to win by making the other nervous, eg by bluff, rather than by actually fighting: That game of chess was a war of nerves.) guerre des nerfs -
96 adjudicate
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97 adjudication
1 ( of contest) jugement m ; -
98 adjudication panel
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99 bar
A n1 (strip of metal, wood) barre f ;2 (on cage, cell, window) barreau m ; to put sb/be behind bars mettre qn/être derrière les barreaux ;3 ( place for drinking) bar m ; ( counter) comptoir m ; to sit at the bar s'asseoir au comptoir ; I'll go to the bar je vais chercher les boissons ;5 ( obstacle) obstacle m (to pour ; to doing pour faire) ; your age is not a bar votre âge ne constitue pas un obstacle ;6 Jur ( profession) the bar le barreau ; to study for the bar se destiner au barreau ; to be called to the bar entrer au barreau ;7 Jur ( in court) barre f ; to come to the bar venir à la barre ; the prisoner at the bar l'accusé/-e m/f ;10 ( in electric fire) résistance f ;12 Herald barre f.2 ( ban) exclure [person] (from sth de qch) ; interdire [activity] ; journalists were barred l'accès était interdit aux journalistes ; to bar sb from doing interdire à qn de faire ; his religion bars him from marrying sa religion lui interdit de se marier ;3 ( fasten) mettre la barre à [gate, shutter] ; the gate was barred on avait mis la barre au portail.1 [window] à barreaux ;a no holds barred contest une lutte où tous les coups sont permis ; it was a divorce battle with no holds barred le divorce a été une lutte où tous les coups semblaient permis. -
100 beauty
A n2 ( woman) beauté f ;4 ( advantage) the beauty of the system is that… ce qu'il y a de bien dans ce système, c'est que… ; that's the beauty of it c'est ce que cela a de bien ;5 ( perfect example) a beauty of a goal/car un but/une voiture superbe ; that's a real beauty hum c'est un modèle du genre!age before beauty ≈ c'est le bénéfice de l'âge ; beauty is in the eye of the beholder Prov rien n'est laid pour celui qui aime ; Beauty and the Beast la Belle et la Bête.
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