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41 cross
cross [krɒs]1. nouna. ( = mark, emblem) croix f• to mark/sign with a cross marquer/signer d'une croixb. ( = mixture) hybride mc. [of material] biais m2. adjectivea. ( = angry) en colère• it makes me cross when... cela me met en colère quand...b. ( = traverse, diagonal) transversal, diagonala. [+ room, street, sea, river, bridge] traverser ; [+ threshold, border] franchir• it crossed my mind that... il m'est venu à l'esprit que...• to cross cultures [idea, practice] passer d'une culture à l'autreb. to cross one's arms/legs croiser les bras/les jambesc. to cross o.s. se signer• cross my heart (and hope to die)! (inf) croix de bois, croix de fer(, si je mens je vais en enfer) ! (inf)d. ( = thwart) [+ person] contrecarrer les projets de ; [+ plans] contrecarrerb. [letters, paths] se croiser5. compounds• cross-country race or running cross m► cross-examine transitive verb interroger (de façon serrée) ; (in court) faire subir un contre-interrogatoire à• to be at cross-purposes with sb ( = misunderstand) comprendre qn de travers• we were talking at cross-purposes il y avait un quiproquo ► cross-question transitive verb faire subir un interrogatoire à[+ item on list] rayer[+ word] barrer* * *[krɒs], US [krɔːs] 1.1) ( shape) croix fthe Cross — Religion la Croix
to put a cross against — cocher [name, item]
‘put a cross in the box’ — ‘faites une croix dans la case’, ‘cochez la case’
a cross between X and Y — fig un mélange de X et de Y
3) ( in sewing)2.1) ( angry) fâchéto get cross — se fâcher ( with contre)
to make somebody cross — mettre quelqu'un en colère, agacer quelqu'un
2) ( contrary to general direction) [breeze] contraire3.transitive verb1) ( go across by moving) lit traverser [road, room]; traverser, passer [river]; franchir [border, line, mountains]; ( span) [bridge] franchir, enjamber; ( have route across) [road, railway line, river] traverser; fig dépasser [limit, boundary]it crossed his mind that — il lui est venu à l'esprit or l'idée que
2) ( intersect with) couper3) ( place in shape of a cross) croiserto cross one's legs/arms — croiser les jambes/bras
5) ( oppose) contrarier [person]6) ( draw line across) barrer [cheque]4.1) (also cross over)2) ( intersect) se croiser; [lines] se couper3) [letters] se croiser5. 6.crossed past participle adjective Telecommunications [line] brouilléPhrasal Verbs:••to have a ou one's cross to bear — porter sa croix
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42 death
death [deθ]1. nounmort f• he'll be the death of me! (inf) il me tuera !► to + death• to starve/freeze to death mourir de faim/de froid• to be scared/worried to death être mort de peur/d'inquiétude2. compounds• he's on death row il a été condamné à mort ► death sentence noun condamnation f à mort ; (figurative) arrêt m de mort* * *[deθ]to drink/work oneself to death — se tuer en buvant/au travail
‘Deaths’ — ( newspaper column) ‘Nécrologie’
••to die a ou the death — [fashion] disparaître complètement; [entertainer, play] faire un bide (colloq)
to be worried/frightened to death — (colloq) être mort d'inquiétude/de peur
to be bored to death — (colloq) s'ennuyer à mourir
I'm sick to death (colloq) of this! — j'en ai par-dessus la tête! (colloq)
you'll catch your death (of cold) — (colloq) tu vas attraper la crève (colloq)
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43 downhill ski
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44 freestyle
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45 go
go [gəʊ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━2. modal verb4. noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = move) aller• where are you going? où allez-vous ?• there he goes! le voilà !• you can go next allez-y(, je vous en prie) !► to go + preposition• the train goes at 90km/h le train roule à 90 km/h• where do we go from here? qu'est-ce qu'on fait maintenant ?• to go to France/to London aller en France/à Londres• to go up the hill monter la colline► to go + -ing• to go swimming (aller) nager► go and...• go and get me it! va me le chercher !• now you've gone and broken it! (inf) ça y est, tu l'as cassé !• when does the train go? quand part le train ?• after a week all our money had gone en l'espace d'une semaine, nous avions dépensé tout notre argent• he'll have to go [employee] on ne peut pas le garder• there goes my chance of promotion! je peux faire une croix sur ma promotion !• going, going, gone! une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé, vendu !► to let sb go ( = allow to leave) laisser partir qn ; ( = make redundant) se séparer de qn ; ( = stop gripping) lâcher qn• let go! lâchez !• to let go of sth/sb lâcher qch/qn• eventually parents have to let go of their children tôt ou tard, les parents doivent laisser leurs enfants voler de leurs propres ailes► to let sth goc. ( = start) [car, machine] démarrer ; ( = function) [machine, watch, car] marcher• how do you make this go? comment est-ce que ça marche ?• to be going [machine, engine] être en marche► to get going [person] ( = leave)• once he gets going... une fois lancé...• to get things going activer les choses► to keep going ( = continue) [person] continuer ; [business] se maintenir• the police signalled her to stop but she kept going la police lui a fait signe de s'arrêter mais elle a continué son chemin• a cup of coffee is enough to keep her going all morning elle réussit à tenir toute la matinée avec un caféd. ( = begin) there he goes again! le voilà qui recommence !• here goes! (inf) allez, on y va !e. ( = progress) aller, marcher• how's it going? (comment) ça va ?• all went well for him until... tout s'est bien passé pour lui jusqu'au moment où...• add the sugar, stirring as you go ajoutez le sucre, en remuant au fur et à mesuref. ( = turn out) [events] se passer• how did your holiday go? comment se sont passées tes vacances ?• that's the way things go, I'm afraid c'est malheureux mais c'est comme çag. ( = become) devenir• have you gone mad? tu es devenu fou ?h. ( = fail) [fuse] sauter ; [bulb] griller ; [material] être usé ; [sight] baisser ; [strength] manqueri. ( = be sold) how much do you think the house will go for? combien crois-tu que la maison va être vendue ?• it went for $550 c'est parti à 550 dollarsj. ( = be given) [prize, reward, inheritance] revenir (to à)k. ( = be accepted) the story goes that... le bruit court que...l. ( = apply) that goes for you too c'est valable pour toi aussi• that goes for me too ( = I agree with that) je suis aussi de cet avis• as far as your suggestion goes... pour ce qui est de ta suggestion...• this explanation is fine, as far as it goes cette explication vaut ce qu'elle vautm. ( = available) are there any jobs going? y a-t-il des postes vacants ?• is there any coffee going? est-ce qu'il y a du café ?n. [tune] the tune goes like this voici l'airo. ( = make sound or movement) faire ; [bell, clock] sonnerp. ( = serve) the money will go to compensate the victims cet argent servira à dédommager les victimes► as... go• he's not bad, as estate agents go il n'est pas mauvais pour un agent immobilier2. modal verb► to be going to + infinitive allera. ( = travel) [+ distance] faireb. ( = make sound) faire• he went "psst" « psst » fit-il4. noun(plural goes)a. ( = motion) (inf) it's all go! ça n'arrête pas !• at one or a go d'un seul coup► to have a go ( = try) essayerc. ( = success) to make a go of sth réussir qch5. compounds• to give sb the go-ahead (to do) (inf) donner le feu vert à qn (pour faire) ► go-between noun intermédiaire mf► go-karting noun = go-carting► go abouta. allerb. [rumour] courira. [+ task, duties] he went about the task methodically il s'y est pris de façon méthodique• how does one go about getting seats? comment fait-on pour avoir des places ?( = cross) traverser• she went across to Mrs. Smith's elle est allée en face chez Mme Smith[+ river, road] traverser( = follow) suivre ; ( = attack) attaquer• go after him! suivez-le !a. ( = prove hostile to) [vote, judgement, decision] être défavorable àb. ( = oppose) aller à l'encontre de• conditions which went against national interests des conditions qui allaient à l'encontre des intérêts nationaux• it goes against my principles c'est contre mes principes► go ahead intransitive verb passer devant ; [event] avoir (bien) lieu ; [work] avancer• go ahead! allez-y !• why don't you go along too? pourquoi n'iriez-vous pas aussi ?• I can't go along with that at all je ne suis pas du tout d'accord là-dessus► go around intransitive verba. = go about ; go roundb. what goes around comes around tout finit par se payer► go away intransitive verb partir ; (on holiday) partir (en vacances) ; [pain] disparaître• we need to go away and think about this nous devons prendre le temps d'y réfléchir► go back intransitive verba. ( = return) retourner• it's getting dark, shall we go back? il commence à faire nuit, on rentre ?b. ( = retreat) reculerd. ( = revert) revenir (to à)e. ( = extend) s'étendre• the cave goes back 300 metres la grotte fait 300 mètres de long► go back on inseparable transitive verb[+ decision, promise] revenir sur( = happen earlier)[person] passer ; [period of time] (se) passerb. ( = be swallowed) it went down the wrong way j'ai (or il a etc) avalé de traversc. ( = be accepted) I wonder how that will go down with her parents je me demande comment ses parents vont prendre ça• to go down well/badly être bien/mal accueillid. [value, price, standards] baissere. ( = be relegated) être reléguéf. [stage curtain] tomber ; [theatre lights] s'éteindreg. ( = go as far as) allerh. [balloon, tyre] se dégonfler• my ankle's OK, the swelling has gone down ma cheville va bien, elle a désenflé► go down as inseparable transitive verb( = be regarded as) être considéré comme ; ( = be remembered as) passer à la postérité comme• the victory will go down as one of the highlights of the year cette victoire restera dans les mémoires comme l'un des grands moments de l'année► go down with (inf) inseparable transitive verb[+ illness] attrapera. ( = attack) attaquerc. ( = strive for) essayer d'avoir ; ( = choose) choisir• the theory has a lot going for it cette théorie a de nombreux mérites► go forward intransitive verba. ( = move ahead) avancer ; [economy] progresserb. ( = take place) avoir lieuc. ( = continue) maintenir• if they go forward with these proposals s'ils maintiennent ces propositions► go in intransitive verba. ( = enter) entrerb. ( = attack) attaquera. [+ examination] se présenter à ; [+ position, job] poser sa candidature à ; [+ competition, race] prendre part àb. [+ sport] pratiquer ; [+ hobby] se livrer à ; [+ style] affectionner ; [+ medicine, accounting, politics] faire• he doesn't go in for reading much il n'aime pas beaucoup lire► go into inseparable transitive verba. [+ profession, field] he doesn't want to go into industry il ne veut pas travailler dans l'industrieb. ( = embark on) [+ explanation] se lancer dansc. ( = investigate) étudierd. ( = be devoted to) être investi dansa. ( = leave) partirb. [alarm clock] sonner ; [alarm] se déclencherc. [light, radio, TV] s'éteindre ; [heating] s'arrêtere. [event] se passer• I used to like him, but I've gone off him lately je l'aimais bien mais depuis un certain temps il m'agace► go off with inseparable transitive verb partir aveca. ( = proceed on one's way) (without stopping) poursuivre son chemin ; (after stopping) continuer sa route ; (by car) reprendre la route• go on trying! essaie encore !• go on! continuez !• if you go on doing that, you'll get into trouble si tu continues, tu vas avoir des ennuis• don't go on about it! ça va, j'ai compris !• she's always going on at him about doing up the kitchen elle n'arrête pas de le harceler pour qu'il refasse la cuisinee. ( = proceed) passer• he went on to say that... puis il a dit que...• he retired from football and went on to become a journalist il a abandonné le football et est devenu journaliste• how long has this been going on? depuis combien de temps est-ce que ça dure ?• what's going on here? qu'est-ce qui se passe ici ?• as the day went on he became more and more anxious au fil des heures, il devenait de plus en plus inquiet• what a way to go on! en voilà des manières !i. ( = progress) [person, patient] aller• how is he going on? comment va-t-il ?( = be guided by) we don't have much to go on yet nous n'avons pas beaucoup d'indices pour l'instant► go on for inseparable transitive verba. ( = leave) sortirb. [fire, light] s'éteindrec. ( = travel) aller (to à)d. [sea] se retirer ; [tide] descendref. [invitation] être envoyé ; [radio programme, TV programme] être diffusé• an appeal has gone out for people to give blood un appel a été lancé pour encourager les dons de sanga. ( = cross) allerb. ( = be overturned) se retournera. ( = examine) [+ accounts, report] vérifierb. ( = review) [+ speech] revoir ; [+ facts, points] récapituler• let's go over the facts again récapitulons les faits► go over to inseparable transitive verb passer àa. ( = turn) tournerc. ( = be sufficient) suffire (pour tout le monde)d. ( = circulate) [document, story] circuler• there's a rumour going round that... le bruit court que...e. = go about► go through( = be agreed) [proposal] être accepté ; [business deal] être conclua. ( = suffer, endure) endurerb. ( = examine) [+ list] examiner ; [+ book] parcourir ; [+ mail] regarder ; [+ subject, plan] étudier ; [+ one's pockets] fouiller dans• I went through my drawers looking for a pair of socks j'ai cherché une paire de chaussettes dans mes tiroirsc. ( = use up) [+ money] dépenser ; ( = wear out) userd. ( = carry out) [+ routine, course of study] suivre ; [+ formalities] accomplir ; [+ apprenticeship] faire► go through with inseparable transitive verb( = persist with) [+ plan, threat] mettre à exécution• in the end she couldn't go through with it en fin de compte elle n'a pas pu le faire► go together intransitive verb[colours, flavours] aller (bien) ensemble ; [events, conditions, ideas] aller de paira. ( = sink) [ship, person] coulerb. ( = fail) [person, business] faire faillite► go upa. monter[+ hill] gravira. [circumstances, event, conditions] aller (de pair) avec• mothers feed their children and go without themselves les mères nourrissent leurs enfants et se privent elles-mêmes de tout* * *[gəʊ] 1.1) (move, travel) aller ( from de; to à, en)to go to Wales/to California — aller au Pays de Galles/en Californie
to go to town/to the country — aller en ville/à la campagne
to go up/down/across — monter/descendre/traverser
to go by bus/train — voyager en bus/train
to go by ou past — [person, vehicle] passer
there he goes again! — ( that's him again) le revoilà!; fig ( he's starting again) le voilà qui recommence!
where do we go from here? — fig et maintenant qu'est-ce qu'on fait?
2) (on specific errand, activity) allerto go on a journey/on holiday — partir en voyage/en vacances
3) ( attend) allerto go to school/work — aller à l'école/au travail
5) ( depart) partir7) ( disappear) partir8) (be sent, transmitted)9) ( become)to go mad — devenir fou/folle
10) ( change over to new system)to go Labour — Politics [country, constituency] voter travailliste
11) (be, remain)12) (weaken, become impaired)13) ( of time)14) ( be got rid of)six down and four to go! — six de faits, et encore quatre à faire!
15) (operate, function) [vehicle, machine, clock] marcher, fonctionnerto set [something] going — mettre [quelque chose] en marche
to get going — [engine, machine] se mettre en marche; fig [business] démarrer
to keep going — [person, business, machine] se maintenir
16) ( start)here goes! —
once he gets going, he never stops — une fois lancé, il n'arrête pas
17) ( lead) aller, conduire (to à)the road goes down/goes up — la route descend/monte
18) ( extend in depth or scope)a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days — on ne va pas loin avec cent livres sterling de nos jours
you can make £5 go a long way — on peut faire beaucoup de choses avec 5 livres sterling
19) (belong, be placed) aller20) ( fit) gen rentrer22) ( be accepted)23) ( be about to)24) ( happen)how's it going? — (colloq)
how are things going? — comment ça va? (colloq)
how goes it? — hum comment ça va? (colloq)
25) ( be on average)it's old, as Australian towns go — c'est une ville assez vieille pour une ville australienne
it wasn't a bad party, as parties go — c'était une soirée plutôt réussie par rapport à la moyenne
26) ( be sold)the house went for over £100,000 — la maison a été vendue à plus de 100000 livres
‘going, going, gone!’ — ‘une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé!’
27) ( be on offer)I'll have some coffee, if there's any going — je prendrai bien un café, s'il y en a
28) ( contribute)29) ( be given) [award, prize] aller (to à); [estate, inheritance, title] passer (to à)30) ( emphatic use)then he had to go and lose his wallet — comme s'il ne manquait plus que ça, il a perdu son portefeuille
31) ( of money) (be spent, used up)32) (make sound, perform action or movement) gen faire; [bell, alarm] sonnerthe cat went ‘miaow’ — le chat a fait ‘miaou’
33) (resort to, have recourse to)to go to war — [country] entrer en guerre; [soldier] partir à la guerre
to go to law GB ou to the law US — aller en justice
34) (break, collapse etc) [roof] s'effondrer; [cable, rope] se rompre; [light bulb] griller35) ( take one's turn)you go next — c'est ton tour après, c'est à toi après
36) ( be in harmony)37) ( in takeaway)2. 3.whose go is it? — gen à qui le tour?; ( in game) à qui de jouer?
2) (colloq) ( energy)to be full of go —
•Phrasal Verbs:- go about- go after- go ahead- go along- go at- go away- go back- go below- go by- go down- go for- go in- go into- go off- go on- go on at- go out- go over- go round- go under- go up- go with••all systems are go! — Aerospace tout est paré pour le lancement!
he's all go! — (colloq) il n'arrête pas!
that's how it goes! —
there you go! — (colloq) voilà!
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46 instructor
instructor [ɪnˈstrʌktər]professeur mf• driving instructor moniteur m, - trice f d'auto-école• flying instructor instructeur m, - trice f de pilotage* * *[ɪn'strʌktə(r)]1) (in sports, driving, flying) moniteur/-trice m/f (in de); ( military) instructeur m -
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introduce [‚ɪntrəˈdju:s]a. ( = make acquainted) présenter• may I introduce Mr Smith? puis-je vous présenter M. Smith ?• who introduced him to drugs? qui lui a fait connaître la drogue ?b. [+ speaker, subject] [+ TV or radio programme] présenterc. ( = bring in) [+ reform, new method] introduire ; ( = tackle) [+ subject, question] aborder━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] [b]introduire is not the most common translation for to introduce.* * *[ˌɪntrə'djuːs], US [-duːs]transitive verb1) ( make known) présenter [person, idea] (as comme)to introduce somebody to — fig initier quelqu'un à [painting, drugs]
introducing Abigail Bond — Cinema pour la première fois à l'écran, Abigail Bond
2) ( cause to enter) introduire [liquid, object, theme]she tried to introduce the subject into the conversation — elle a essayé d'amener le sujet dans la conversation
3) ( establish) introduire [law, reform]; introduire [word, product, change] (in, into dans)5) ( present for debate) présenter [bill, proposal] -
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lift [lɪft]1. nounc. ( = act of lifting) give the box a lift soulève la boîted. ( = transport) can I give you a lift? est-ce que je peux vous déposer quelque part ?e. ( = boost) it gave us a lift cela nous a remonté le morala. ( = raise) lever• to lift sb/sth onto a table soulever qn/qch et le poser sur une table• to lift sb/sth off a table descendre qn/qch d'une tableb. [+ restrictions] supprimer ; [+ ban, siege] lever[lid] se soulever ; [fog] se lever4. compounds[+ box, person] descendre[+ lid] enlever[+ object] sortir[drawbridge] se soulever[+ object, carpet, skirt, person] soulever* * *[lɪft] 1.2) ( ride)3) (colloq) ( boost)4) Sport ( in weightlifting) essai m2.transitive verb2) ( boost)3) (colloq) ( steal) piquer (colloq), voler [file, keys, ideas] ( from dans); copier [article, passage] ( from sur)4) Sport lifter [ball]5)3.intransitive verb [lid] se soulever; [bad mood, headache] disparaître; [fog] se dissiperPhrasal Verbs:- lift off- lift up•• -
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nursery [ˈnɜ:sərɪ]1. noun2. compounds• nursery school teacher (state-run) professeur mf d'école maternelle ; (private) jardinière f d'enfants ► nursery slopes plural noun (British Skiing) pistes fpl pour débutants* * *['nɜːsərɪ]1) (also day nursery) gen crèche f; (in hotel, shop) garderie f2) ( room) chambre f d'enfants3) ( for plants) pépinière f -
50 only
only [ˈəʊnlɪ]1. adjective• you're the only one to think of that vous êtes le seul (or la seule) à y avoir pensé• I'm tired! -- you're not the only one! je suis fatigué ! -- vous n'êtes pas le seul !2. adverbne... que• "ladies only" « réservé aux dames »• it's only that I thought he might... c'est que je pensais qu'il pourrait...• only yesterday, he... hier encore il...3. conjunction• I would buy it, only it's too expensive je l'achèterais bien, seulement c'est trop cher4. compounds* * *['əʊnlɪ] 1.conjunction ( but) mais2.1) ( sole) seulthe only one left — le seul/la seule m/f qui reste
the only thing is, I'm broke — (colloq) le seul problème, c'est que je suis fauché (colloq)
2) (best, preferred)3.skiing is the only sport for me — pour moi, aucun sport ne vaut le ski
1) ( exclusively)only in Italy can one... — il n'y a qu'en Italie que l'on peut...
‘men only’ — ‘réservé aux hommes’
‘for external use only’ — ‘usage externe’
2) ( nothing more than)3) ( in expressions of time)4) ( merely)5) ( just)I can only think that Claire did it — la seule explication qui me vienne à l'esprit c'est que c'est Claire qui l'a fait
open up, it's only me — ouvre, c'est moi
4.I got home only to find (that) I'd been burgled — quand je suis rentré à la maison j'ai découvert que j'avais été cambriolé
only just adverbial phrase1) ( very recently)2) ( barely)5.I caught the bus, but only just — j'ai eu le bus mais de justesse
only too adverbial phrase••goodness ou God ou Heaven only knows! — Dieu seul le sait!
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outfit [ˈaʊtfɪt]* * *['aʊtfɪt]1) ( set of clothes) tenue f2) (colloq) ( company) boîte (colloq) f -
52 pole
pole [pəʊl]1. nouna. ( = rod) perche f ; (fixed) poteau m ; (for flag, tent) mât m ; ( = telegraph pole) poteau m télégraphique ; (for vaulting, punting) perche fb. ( = ski stick) bâton mc. [of the earth] pôle m2. compounds* * *[pəʊl]1) ( stick) gen perche f; (for tent, flag) mât m; ( in show jumping) barre f; ( for skiing) bâton m; ( piste marker) piquet m2) Geography, Physics pôle mto be at the opposite pole from — fig être aux antipodes de
3) ( in fishing) canne f à pêche••to be poles apart — [people] être complètement différents; [theories, methods, opinions] être diamétralement opposés
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rescue [ˈreskju:]1. noun• to the rescue! à la rescousse !( = save) secourir3. compounds* * *['reskjuː] 1.1) ( aid) secours mto come/go to somebody's rescue — venir/aller au secours de quelqu'un
to come/go to the rescue — venir/aller à la rescousse
2) ( operation) sauvetage m (of de)2. 3.transitive verb ( save) sauver [person]; ( salvage) récupérer [object]; ( aid) porter secours à [person, company]; venir à l'aide de [industry]; ( release) libérer -
54 cross
[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) fâché- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) croix2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) croix3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) croix4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) croix5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) hybride6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) croix7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) croix2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) traverser2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) croiser3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) se croiser4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) se croiser5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) barrer6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) barrer7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) croiser8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) contrarier•- cross-- crossing - crossbow - cross-breed - cross-bred - crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.)- cross-country skiing - cross-examine - cross-examination - cross-eyed - cross-fire - at cross-purposes - cross-refer - cross-reference - crossroads - cross-section - crossword puzzle - crossword - cross one's fingers - cross out -
55 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) vers le bas, en bas2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) par terre3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) jusqu'à4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) en/de moins5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) plus bas2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) vers le/en bas3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) le long de3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) s'envoyer- downward- downwards - downward - down-and-out - down-at-heel - downcast - downfall - downgrade - downhearted - downhill - downhill racing - downhill skiing - down-in-the-mouth - down payment - downpour - downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) direct, absolu- downstream - down-to-earth - downtown - downtown - down-trodden - be/go down with - down on one's luck - down tools - down with - get down to - suit someone down to the ground - suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) duvet- downie®- downy -
56 knickerbockers
['nikə,bokəz]((American knickers) short trousers that fit tightly just below the knees, used together with knee socks for skiing and hiking.) -
57 ski pole
noun (one of the two poles that skiers hold in their hands and use while skiing.) -
58 ski resort
noun (a place that has the facilities for skiing, where people go to ski especially on holidays.) -
59 ski run
noun (a slope or a track for skiing.) -
60 ski-
(of or for the activity of skiing: ski-suits; ski-jump.) de ski
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