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121 to come
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122 illusion
illusion n illusion f ; to have illusions about se faire des illusions sur ; to be ou to labour under the illusion that se faire l'illusion que ; she has no illusions left about the future elle ne se fait plus aucune illusion sur l'avenir ; it's an illusion to think that… c'est s'illusionner que de croire que… ; an illusion of space une illusion d'espace. -
123 store
A n1 ⇒ Shops, trades and professions ( shop) magasin m ; ( smaller) boutique f ; the big stores les grands magasins ;2 ( supply) (of food, fuel, paper) réserve f, provision f (of de) ; (of knowledge, information) fonds mpl (of de) ; to keep/lay in a store of sth avoir/constituer une réserve or provision de qch ;3 ( place of storage) (for food, fuel) réserve f ; ( for furniture) garde-meuble m ; Comm entrepôt m, magasin m ; Mil magasin m ; ( for nuclear waste) réservoir m de stockage ;4 ( storage) to put sth in(to) store mettre qch au garde-meuble [furniture] ; mettre qch en magasin, entreposer [goods] ; fig there' s a surprise/a nasty shock in store for him une surprise/une mauvaise surprise l'attend ; I wonder what the future has in store (for us) je me demande ce que l'avenir nous réserve.2 ( storage area) magasin m.C vtr1 ( put away) conserver [food] ; ranger [objects, furniture] ; stocker [nuclear waste, chemicals] ; conserver [information] ; Agric engranger [crops, grain] ;4 Comput mettre [qch] en mémoire, mémoriser [data, records] (on sur).D stored pp adj [food, wine, supplies] gen mis de côté ; Comm stocké ; fig [troubles, unhappiness] accumulé.to set great store by sth attacher beaucoup d'importance à qch ; not to set great store by sth, to set little store by sth ne pas attacher beaucoup d'importance à qch.■ store away:▶ store [sth] away, store away [sth] mettre de côté, ranger [clothes, furniture, objects].■ store up:▶ store up [sth] accumuler [food, supplies, energy, heat] ; fig accumuler [hatred, resentment, unhappiness] ; you're storing up trouble/problems for yourself tu ne fais qu'accumuler les ennuis/les problèmes. -
124 bleak
bleak [bli:k]∎ the bleak facts la vérité toute nue ou sans fard;∎ the future looks bleak l'avenir se présente plutôt mal2 nounIchthyology ablette f -
125 worried
worried ['wʌrɪd](person, look) inquiet(ète) m,f;∎ I'm worried that they may get lost or in case they get lost j'ai peur qu'ils ne se perdent;∎ to be worried about sb/sth être inquiet pour qn/qch;∎ she's worried about the future elle est inquiète pour l'avenir;∎ a worried frown un froncement inquiet des sourcils;∎ I'm worried about him je suis inquiet ou je m'inquiète pour lui;∎ to be worried sick or to death (about sb) être fou ou malade d'inquiétude (pour qn);∎ you had me worried for a minute vous m'avez fait peur pendant une minute;∎ I'm not worried either way ça m'est égal;∎ I was worried it would be the wrong size j'avais peur que ce ne soit pas la bonne taille -
126 confident
confident [ˈkɒnfɪdənt]• to be confident that... être sûr que...* * *['kɒnfɪdənt]1) ( sure) sûr, confiantto be confident that — être sûr or persuadé que
to be confident of success ou of succeeding — avoir la certitude de réussir
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127 improvident
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128 promise
promise [ˈprɒmɪs]1. nouna. ( = undertaking) promesse f• is that a promise? c'est promis ?• promises, promises! des promesses, toujours des promesses !b. ( = potential) promesse(s) f(pl)• I promise you! je vous le promets !• "I will help you" she promised « je vous aiderai » promit-elleb. ( = give outlook of) promettrec. ( = assure) assurer• he did say so, I promise you il l'a vraiment dit, je vous assure• I promise! je vous le promets !* * *['prɒmɪs] 1.1) ( undertaking) promesse f2) [U] ( hope) espoir m3) [U] ( likelihood of success)2.transitive verb1) ( pledge)2) ( give prospect of) annoncer3) ( assure) assurer3.it won't be easy, I promise you — cela ne sera pas facile, je te l'assure
1) ( give pledge) promettre2) figto promise well — [young talent, candidate] être très prometteur; [result, situation, event] s'annoncer bien
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