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1 inhabit
inhabit [ɪnˈhæbɪt][+ town, country] habiter ; [+ house] habiter (dans)* * *[ɪn'hæbɪt]transitive verb1) lit habiter [house, region, planet]2) fig vivre dans [fantasy world, milieu] -
2 inhabit
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3 inhabit
inhabit [ɪn'hæbɪt]habiter;∎ the island is no longer inhabited l'île n'est plus habitée ou est maintenant inhabitée -
4 inhabit
((of people, animals etc) to live in (a region etc): Polar bears inhabit the Arctic region; That house is now inhabited by a Polish family.) habiter- inhabitant -
5 occupy
occupy [ˈɒkjʊpaɪ]a. [+ house] habiter ; [+ post] occuperb. [troops, demonstrators] occuperc. [+ attention, mind, person, time, space] occuper* * *['ɒkjʊpaɪ]transitive verb1) ( inhabit) occuper [premises]2) ( fill) occuper [bed, seat, room]3) ( take over) occuper [country, building]4) ( take up) prendre [time]; [activity] durer [afternoon]; occuper [area, surface]5) ( keep busy) occuper [person, mind]; capter [attention]to keep oneself occupied — s'occuper ( by doing en faisant)
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6 settle
settle [ˈsetl]• that settles it! ( = that's made my mind up) c'est décidé !• that's settled then? alors c'est entendu ?b. [+ debt] rembourser ; [+ bill, account] réglerc. [+ child, patient] installerd. [+ nerves] calmer ; [+ doubts] dissipere. [+ land] ( = colonize) coloniser ; ( = inhabit) peuplera. [bird, insect] se poserb. [sediment] se déposerc. [dust] retomber• to settle on sth [dust, snow] couvrir qchd. ( = get comfortable) to settle into an armchair s'installer (confortablement) dans un fauteuile. ( = go to live) s'installer( = take up one's residence) s'installer ; ( = become calmer) se calmer ; (after wild youth) se ranger ; [emotions] s'apaiser ; [situation] s'arranger• will you settle for a draw? un match nul vous satisferait-il ?* * *['setl] 1.noun banquette f coffre2.transitive verb1) ( position comfortably) installer [person, animal]2) ( calm) calmer [stomach, nerves]3) ( resolve) régler [matter, business, dispute]; mettre fin à [conflict]; régler, résoudre [problem]that settles it! I'm leaving tomorrow! — ( making decision) c'est décidé! je pars demain!; ( in exasperation) c'en est trop! je pars demain!
to settle an argument — ( as referee) trancher
4) ( agree on) fixer5) ( put in order)6) Commerce régler [bill, debt]7) ( colonize) coloniser3.1) ( come to rest) [bird, insect, wreck] se poser; [dust, dregs] se déposerto let the dust settle — lit laisser retomber la poussière; fig attendre que les choses se calment
to settle over — [clouds] descendre sur; [silence, grief] s'étendre sur
2) ( become resident) gen s'installer; ( more permanently) se fixer3) ( become compacted) se tasser4) ( calm down) gen se calmer; ( go to sleep) s'endormir; [weather] se mettre au beau fixe5) ( take hold)to be settling — [snow] tenir; [mist] persister
6) Law régler4.to settle oneself in — s'installer dans [chair, bed]
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7 squat
squat [skwɒt]1. adjectivea. [person] s'accroupir ; [animal] se tapirb. ( = occupy home) squatter3. noun( = home) squat m* * *[skwɒt] 1.1) ( position) position f accroupie2) (colloq) ( home) squat (colloq) m2.adjective [person, structure, object] trapu3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - tt-)1) ( crouch) être accroupi2) (also squat down) s'accroupir3) ( inhabit)to squat in — squattériser (colloq), squatter (colloq) [building]
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8 haunt
[ho:nt] 1. verb1) ((of a ghost) to inhabit: A ghost is said to haunt this house.) hanter2) ((of an unpleasant memory) to keep coming back into the mind of: Her look of misery haunts me.) hanter, obséder3) (to visit very often: He haunts that café.) fréquenter2. noun(a place one often visits: This is one of my favourite haunts.) lieu fréquenté- haunted -
9 occupy
A vtr1 ( inhabit) occuper [house, premises] ;2 ( fill) occuper [bed, seat, room] ; is this seat occupied? est-ce que cette place est occupée or prise? ;3 ( take over) occuper [country, building] ; an occupied territory un territoire occupé ; the occupied territories Pol les terres occupées ; the occupied zone la zone d'occupation ;4 ( take up) prendre [time] ; [activity] durer [day, afternoon] ; the lecture occupies a whole day la conférence dure toute une journée ; occuper [area, floor, surface] ; that table occupies too much space cette table tient trop de place ;5 ( keep busy) occuper [person] ; capter [attention] ; to be occupied in doing être occupé à faire ; to be occupied with sb/sth s 'occuper de qn/qch ; something to occupy my mind quelque chose pour m'occuper l'esprit ;6 ( hold) remplir [position, post, office]. -
10 squat
A n1 ( position) position f accroupie ;2 ○ ( home) squat ○ m.1 ( crouch) être accroupi ;2 ( also squat down) s'accroupir ; -
11 people
people ['pi:pəl]personnes ⇒ 1 (a) gens ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) on ⇒ 1 (b) peuple ⇒ 1 (d), 2 (a) nation ⇒ 2 (a) population ⇒ 2 (b) peupler ⇒ 3∎ 500 people 500 personnes;∎ there were people everywhere il y avait des gens ou du monde partout;∎ how many people were there? combien de personnes y avait-il?;∎ there were a lot of people there il y avait beaucoup de monde;∎ some people think it's true certaines personnes ou certains pensent que c'est vrai;∎ a lot of people think that… beaucoup de gens pensent que…;∎ some people will believe anything! il y a des gens qui croiraient n'importe quoi!;∎ I've talked to several people about it j'en ai parlé à plusieurs personnes;∎ to have people skills avoir le sens du contact;∎ she's a real people person elle a vraiment le sens du contact;∎ many/most people disagree beaucoup de gens/la plupart des gens ne sont pas d'accord;∎ really, some people! il y a des gens, je vous jure!;∎ are you people coming or not? et vous (autres), vous venez ou pas?;∎ it's Meg, of all people! ça alors, c'est Meg!;∎ you of all people should know that! si quelqu'un doit savoir ça, c'est bien toi!∎ people say it's impossible on dit que c'est impossible;∎ I don't want people to know about this je ne veux pas qu'on le sache ou que cela se sache;∎ people won't like it les gens ne vont pas aimer ça(c) (with qualifier) gens mpl;∎ clever/sensitive people les gens mpl intelligents/sensibles;∎ rich/poor/blind people les riches/pauvres/aveugles mpl;∎ young people les jeunes mpl;∎ old people les personnes fpl âgées;∎ city/country people les citadins/campagnards mpl;∎ people who know her ceux qui la connaissent;∎ people like you les gens comme toi;∎ people of taste les gens mpl de goût;∎ people with large cars ceux qui ont de grandes voitures;∎ they are nice people ce sont des gens sympathiques;∎ nice people don't do that! les gens bien ou comme il faut ne font pas ce genre de chose!;∎ they are theatre/circus people ce sont des gens de théâtre/du cirque;∎ Danish people les Danois mpl;∎ the people of Brazil les Brésiliens mpl;∎ the people of Glasgow les habitants mpl de Glasgow;∎ the people of Yorkshire les gens mpl du Yorkshire;∎ I'll call the electricity/gas people tomorrow je téléphonerai à la compagnie d'électricité/de gaz demain;∎ the President's financial people les conseillers mpl financiers du Président∎ the people le peuple;∎ the people are behind her le peuple la soutient ou est avec elle;∎ power to the people! le pouvoir au peuple!;∎ a people's government/democracy un gouvernement/une démocratie populaire∎ her people emigrated in 1801 sa famille a émigré en 18012 noun∎ a seafaring people un peuple de marins(b) (ethnic group) population f;∎ the native peoples of Polynesia les populations fpl indigènes ou autochtones de Polynésie;∎ the French-speaking peoples les populations fpl francophones(usu passive) (inhabit) peupler;∎ peopled by peuplée de, habité par;∎ figurative the monsters that people his dreams les monstres qui hantent ses rêves►► people carrier (car) monospace m;people mover (car) monospace m; (transport) système m de transport automatique; (moving pavement) trottoir m roulant;people power pouvoir m populaire;the People's Republic of China la République populaire de Chine -
12 populate
populate ['pɒpjʊleɪt](inhabit) peupler, habiter; (colonize) peupler, coloniser;∎ a town populated by miners and their families une ville habitée par des mineurs et leurs familles;∎ a densely populated country un pays fortement peuplé ou à forte densité de population
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Inhabit — In*hab it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inhabited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inhabiting}.] [OE. enhabiten, OF. enhabiter, L. inhabitare; pref. in in + habitare to dwell. See {Habit}.] To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; as, wild… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Inhabit — In*hab it, v. i. To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide. [Archaic or Poetic] Shak. [1913 Webster] They say wild beasts inhabit here. Waller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inhabit — I verb abide, be established in, be resident in, board, colonize, domicile, dwell in, dwell permanently, habitare, have quarters, incolere, keep house, live, lodge, occupy, remain, reside in, room, sojourn, squat, stay, take up residence, tenant … Law dictionary
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inhabit — [v] take up residence in abide, crash, dwell, indwell, live, locate, lodge, make one’s home, occupy, park, people, perch, populate, possess, reside, roost, settle, squat, stay, tenant; concept 226 Ant. depart, leave, move, vacate … New thesaurus
inhabit — ► VERB (inhabited, inhabiting) ▪ live in or occupy. DERIVATIVES inhabitable adjective inhabitation noun. ORIGIN Latin inhabitare, from habitare dwell … English terms dictionary
inhabit — [in hab′it] vt. [ME enhabiten < OFr enhabiter < L inhabitare < in , in + habitare, to dwell < habitus: see HABIT] to dwell or live in (a region, house, etc.); occupy vi. Archaic to dwell; live inhabiter n … English World dictionary
inhabit — verb Etymology: Middle English enhabiten, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French inhabiter, enhabiter, from Latin inhabitare, from in + habitare to dwell, frequentative of habēre to have more at give Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
inhabit — verb Inhabit is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑population Inhabit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑area, ↑character, ↑earth, ↑habitat, ↑region, ↑world … Collocations dictionary
inhabit — in|hab|it [ınˈhæbıt] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: enhabiter, from Latin habitare; HABITATION] if animals or people inhabit an area or place, they live there ▪ The woods are inhabited by many wild animals. ▪ I have no idea what… … Dictionary of contemporary English