(not poisonous)

fit [fɪt]

convenable ⇒ 1 (a) en forme ⇒ 1 (c) crise ⇒ 2 (b) accès ⇒ 2 (c) aller à ⇒ 3 (a) correspondre à ⇒ 3 (b) installer ⇒ 3 (d) fixer ⇒ 3 (e) équiper ⇒ 3 (f) correspondre ⇒ 4 (b)

(compar fitter, superl fittest, British pt & pp fitted, cont fitting, American pt & pp fit, cont fitting)

1 adjective

(a) (suitable) convenable;

∎ that dress isn't fit to wear cette robe n'est pas mettable;

∎ a country fit for heroes to live in un pays digne d'accueillir ses héros;

∎ fit to eat (edible) mangeable; (not poisonous) comestible;

∎ fit to drink (water) potable;

∎ this coffee is not fit to drink ce café est imbuvable;

∎ a meal fit for a king un repas digne d'un roi;

∎ she's not fit to look after children elle ne devrait pas avoir le droit de s'occuper d'enfants;

∎ she's not a fit mother c'est une mère indigne;

∎ he's not fit to polish my boots il n'est même pas bon à cirer mes chaussures;

∎ my grandmother is no longer fit to drive ma grand-mère n'est plus capable de conduire;

∎ I'm not fit to be seen je ne suis pas présentable;

∎ these programmes aren't fit for children ce ne sont pas des programmes pour les enfants;

∎ throw it in the bin, that's all it's fit for jette-le à la poubelle, c'est tout ce que ça mérite;

∎ that's all he's fit for c'est tout ce qu'il mérite;

∎ to think or to see fit to do sth trouver ou juger bon de faire qch;

∎ do as you see or think fit fais comme tu penses ou juges bon

(b) familiar (ready)

∎ to be fit to drop être mort de fatigue;

∎ I feel fit to burst je me sens prêt à éclater;

∎ to laugh fit to burst être plié en deux de rire;

∎ American I was fit to be tied (extremely angry) j'étais furax

(c) (healthy) en forme;

∎ British to get fit retrouver la forme;

∎ British I've never felt fitter in my life je ne me suis jamais senti en meilleure forme;

∎ to keep or to stay fit entretenir sa forme;

∎ the patient is not fit enough to be discharged le patient n'est pas en état de quitter l'hôpital;

∎ she is not a fit woman (well) elle n'est pas en bonne santé;

∎ the fittest member of the team la personne la plus en forme de l'équipe;

∎ it's a case of the survival of the fittest ce sont les plus forts qui survivent;

∎ fit for duty bon pour le service; Military valide

(d) British familiar (good-looking) bien foutu

2 noun

(a) (size)

∎ it's a perfect fit (item of clothing) cela me/vous/ etc va à merveille; (fridge, stove, piece of furniture) cela s'adapte parfaitement; (two interlocking pieces) cela s'emboîte bien;

∎ it's not a very good fit (too large) c'est trop grand; (too tight) c'est trop juste;

∎ tight/loose/comfortable fit (item of clothing) coupe f ajustée/ample/confortable;

∎ these trousers are a bit of a tight fit ce pantalon est un peu juste;

∎ it was a bit of a tight fit (in room, car) on était un peu à l'étroit; (parking car) il n'y avait pas beaucoup de place

(b) Medicine (of apoplexy, epilepsy, hysterics) crise f;

∎ fit of coughing, coughing fit quinte f de toux;

∎ fit of crying crise f de larmes;

∎ Medicine to have a fit avoir une crise;

∎ figurative she'll have a fit when she finds out elle va faire une crise quand elle le saura;

∎ familiar to throw a fit piquer une crise;

∎ he nearly threw a fit when he heard the news il a failli exploser quand il a appris la nouvelle

(c) (outburst → of anger) mouvement m, accès m, moment m; (→ of depression) crise f; (→ of pique, generosity) moment m; (→ of madness) accès m;

∎ he did it in a fit of rage/temper il a fait cela dans un mouvement de rage/colère;

∎ to be in fits (of laughter) avoir le fou rire;

∎ he had us all in fits il nous a fait hurler ou mourir de rire;

∎ to get a fit of the giggles être pris d'un ou piquer un fou rire;

∎ in a sudden fit of energy dans un sursaut d'énergie;

∎ to work by or in fits and starts travailler par à-coups

3 transitive verb

(a) (be of the correct size for)

∎ to fit sb aller à qn;

∎ those trousers fit you better than the other ones ce pantalon te va mieux que l'autre;

∎ none of the keys fitted the lock aucune des clés n'entrait dans la serrure;

∎ the nut doesn't fit the bolt l'écrou n'est pas de la même taille que le boulon;

∎ doesn't the lid fit the box/jar? le couvercle ne va-t-il pas sur la boîte/le bocal?;

∎ the lid doesn't fit the pot very well ce couvercle n'est pas très bien adapté à la casserole

(b) (correspond to, match → description) correspondre à;

∎ to make the punishment fit the crime adapter le châtiment au crime;

∎ the music fitted the occasion la musique était de circonstance;

∎ to fit the bill faire l'affaire

(c) (make suitable for)

∎ what do you think fits you for the job? en quoi estimez-vous correspondre au profil de l'emploi?

(d) (install → lock, door, window etc) installer; British (carpet) poser;

∎ British to have double-glazing fitted se faire installer ou mettre le double vitrage;

∎ British to fit a kitchen installer une cuisine;

∎ to fit a key in a lock engager ou mettre une clé dans une serrure;

∎ British I've got special tyres fitted je me suis fait mettre des pneus spéciaux

(e) (attach, fix on) fixer;

∎ to fit a nozzle on the end of a pipe adapter un ajutage à l'extrémité d'un tuyau;

∎ then you fit the parts together puis vous assemblez les différentes pièces

(f) (equip) équiper;

∎ to fit sth with sth équiper qch de qch;

∎ fitted with electronic security devices équipé de dispositifs de sécurité électroniques;

∎ she has been fitted with a hip replacement elle s'est fait mettre une hanche artificielle

(g) (take measurements of → person)

∎ to be fitted for a new suit faire un essayage pour un nouveau costume;

∎ the next time you come back to be fitted lors de votre prochain essayage

(h) (adjust → idea, theory) adapter;

∎ I'll fit the dress on you j'essaierai la robe sur vous

4 intransitive verb

(a) (be of the correct size)

∎ the dress doesn't fit la robe ne lui/me/ etc va pas;

∎ this lid/key doesn't fit ce couvercle/cette clé n'est pas le bon/la bonne;

∎ the key won't fit in the lock la clé n'entre pas dans la serrure;

∎ do these pieces fit together? est-ce que ces morceaux vont ensemble?;

∎ it won't fit cela n'ira pas;

∎ this lid doesn't fit very well ce couvercle n'est pas très bien adapté;

∎ we won't all fit round one table nous ne tiendrons pas tous autour d'une table;

∎ the photos just fit onto the page les photos tiennent juste sur la page;

∎ cut the pieces to fit couper les morceaux aux mesures adéquates

(b) (correspond, match → description) correspondre;

∎ it all fits tout concorde;

∎ to fit with sth correspondre à qch;

∎ familiar my face didn't fit je n'avais pas le profil de l'emploi^□

➲ fit in

1 intransitive verb

(a) (go in space available) tenir;

∎ we won't all fit in nous ne tiendrons pas tous;

∎ that piece fits in here (jigsaw) ce morceau va là

(b) (in company, group etc) s'intégrer;

∎ you don't fit in here tu n'es pas à ta place ici;

∎ I feel that I don't fit in j'ai l'impression de ne pas être à ma place;

∎ I've tried to fit in j'ai essayé de m'intégrer;

∎ to fit in with (statement) correspondre à; (colour scheme) s'accorder avec;

∎ your plans don't fit in with mine vos projets ne cadrent pas avec les miens;

∎ she doesn't fit in easily with other people elle a du mal à s'entendre avec les autres;

∎ I think you should fit in with what I want to do je pense que tu devrais t'adapter à ce que je veux faire

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (install) installer

(b) (find room for → clothes in suitcase) faire entrer;

∎ can you fit one more in? (in car) peux-tu prendre une personne de plus?;

∎ how on earth are you going to fit everyone in? (in room, car etc) comment diable vas-tu réussir à faire tenir tout le monde?

(c) (find time for → patient) prendre; (→ friend) trouver du temps pour;

∎ could you fit in this translation by the end of the week? est-ce que vous pourriez faire cette traduction d'ici la fin de la semaine?;

∎ could you fit in lunch this week? (with me) est-ce que tu seras libre pour déjeuner avec moi cette semaine?;

∎ I hope we've got time to fit in a visit to the Louvre j'espère que nous aurons le temps de visiter le Louvre;

∎ I don't know how he fits it all in je me demande comment il trouve le temps de tout faire

➲ fit into

1 inseparable transitive verb

(of furniture, clothes → into room, suitcase etc) entrer dans, tenir dans; (of people → into room, car) tenir dans; (of piece → into another piece) s'emboîter dans;

∎ I can't fit into these jeans any more je n'arrive plus à rentrer dans ce jean

2 separable transitive verb

∎ to fit sth into sth faire entrer ou tenir qch dans qch;

∎ to fit one part into another emboîter une pièce dans une autre;

➲ fit on

1 intransitive verb

∎ this lid won't fit on ce couvercle ne va pas;

∎ where does this part fit on? où va cette pièce?

2 separable transitive verb

(attach) mettre

➲ fit out separable transitive verb

(ship) armer; (person → with equipment) équiper;

∎ to fit a child out with new clothes renouveler la garde-robe d'un enfant

➲ fit up separable transitive verb

(a) (equip → house, car) équiper; (→ person) munir;

∎ to fit sb/sth up with sth munir qn/équiper qch de qch;

∎ they fitted me up with an artificial leg ils m'ont mis une jambe artificielle

(b) British familiar crime slang monter un coup contre;

∎ I've been fitted up c'est un coup monté

fit [fɪt]

1. adjective

   a. ( = able) capable ( for de ) ; ( = worthy) digne ( for de)

• a meal fit for a king un repas digne d'un roi

• to be fit for nothing n'être bon à rien

• to be fit to drop (inf) tomber de fatigue

• you're not fit to be a mother tu es une mère indigne

• fit to drink ( = palatable) buvable ; ( = not poisonous) potable

• fit for (human) consumption propre à la consommation

   b. ( = right and proper) convenable ; [time, occasion] propice

• to see fit to do sth juger bon de faire qch

• I'll do as I see fit je ferai comme bon me semblera

   c. ( = in trim) en forme ; ( = healthy) en bonne santé

• to be as fit as a fiddle être en pleine forme

• she's not fit to travel elle n'est pas en état de voyager

• will he be fit for Saturday's match? sera-t-il en état de jouer samedi ?

2. noun

   a. [of epilepsy] crise f

• fit of coughing quinte f de toux

• to have a fit avoir une crise

• she'll have a fit! (inf) elle va piquer une crise ! (inf)

   b. ( = outburst) accès m

• in a fit of anger dans un accès de colère

• to be in fits se tordre de rire

• to get a fit of the giggles avoir le fou rire

► in fits and starts par à-coups

   c. ( = size) your dress is a very good fit cette robe est exactement à votre taille

• the crash helmet was a tight fit le casque était un peu juste pour lui

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = be the right size for) [clothes] aller à

• the dress fits her like a glove cette robe lui va comme un gant

• the washing machine is too big to fit this space la machine à laver est trop grande pour entrer dans cet espace

• the key doesn't fit the lock cette clé ne correspond pas à la serrure

• the cover is tailored to fit the seat la housse est faite pour s'adapter au siège

• sheets to fit a double bed des draps pour un grand lit

• "one size fits all" « taille unique »

   b. ( = find space or time for) you can fit five people into this car il y a de la place pour cinq dans cette voiture

• I can't fit any more meetings into my day je n'ai pas le temps pour d'autres réunions dans mon emploi du temps

   c. ( = correspond to) [+ mood, definition, stereotype] correspondre à ; [+ needs] répondre à

• a man fitting this description un homme répondant à ce signalement

• to fit the circumstances être adapté aux circonstances

• the facts fit the theory les faits concordent avec la théorie

• she doesn't fit the profile of a typical drug smuggler elle ne correspond pas à l'idée que l'on se fait d'un trafiquant de drogue

• the punishment should fit the crime le châtiment doit être proportionné au crime

   d. ( = put in place) mettre ; ( = fix) fixer ; ( = install) mettre

• to fit a key in a lock engager une clé dans une serrure

• to fit two things together assembler deux objets

• fit part A to part B assemblez la pièce A avec la pièce B

• to fit sth into place mettre qch en place

• to have a new kitchen fitted se faire installer une nouvelle cuisine

4. intransitive verb

   a. ( = be the right size) I liked the dress but it didn't fit j'aimais la robe, mais elle n'était pas à ma taille

• does it fit? est-ce que c'est la bonne taille ?

• this key doesn't fit ce n'est pas la bonne clé

• the saucepan lid doesn't fit le couvercle ne va pas sur la casserole

   b. ( = have enough room) tenir

• it's too big to fit into the box c'est trop grand pour tenir dans la boîte

• my CV fits onto one page mon CV tient en une page

   c. ( = match) [facts] cadrer

• how does this idea fit into your overall plan? comment cette idée s'inscrit-elle dans votre plan d'ensemble ?

• people don't always fit neatly into categories les gens ne rentrent pas toujours facilement dans des catégories bien définies

• suddenly everything fitted into place soudain, tout est devenu clair

► fit in

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = match) [fact] cadrer

• this doesn't fit in with what I was taught at school ceci ne correspond pas à ce que l'on m'a appris à l'école

   b. ( = integrate) at school she has problems fitting in à l'école elle a du mal à s'intégrer

   c. ( = have room) will we all fit in? y aura-t-il assez de place pour nous tous ?

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = find room for) trouver de la place pour

• can you fit another bag in? y a-t-il encore de la place pour un sac ?

   b. ( = adapt) adapter

• I'll try to fit my plans in with yours je tâcherai de m'adapter en fonction de tes plans

   c. ( = find time for) prendre

• the doctor can fit you in tomorrow at three le docteur peut vous prendre demain à 15 heures

• can you fit in a quick meeting? avez-vous le temps d'assister à une réunion rapide ?

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1) Medicine crise f, attaque f

2) gen (of rage, passion, panic) accès m

3) ( of garment)

1) [person] ( in trim) en forme; ( not ill) en bonne santé

2) (suitable, appropriate)

3) (colloq) ( in emphatic phrases)

transitive verb (prét fitted, fit US; pp fitted)

1) ( be the right size) [garment] être à la taille de; [shoe] être à la pointure de; [key] aller dans [lock]; aller dans [envelope, space]

2) ( make or find room for)

3) ( install) mettre [quelque chose] en place [lock, door, kitchen, shower]

4) ( be compatible with) correspondre à [description, requirements]; aller avec [decor]

intransitive verb (prét fitted, fit US; pp fitted)

1) ( be the right size) [garment] être à ma/ta/sa taille, aller; [shoes] être à ma/ta/sa pointure, aller; [key, lid, sheet] aller

2) ( have enough room) [toys, books etc] tenir ( into dans)

3) ( go into place)

4) fig (tally, correspond)

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- fit in

- fit out

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drinkable adj potable

tr['drɪŋkəbəl]

adjective

1 (water) potable; (wine, beer, etc) aceptable

drinkable ['drɪŋkəbəl] adj

: potable

• bebedero, -a adj.

• bebedizo, -a adj.

• bebible adj.

• potable adj.

adjective < water> potable

['drɪŋkǝbl]

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adjective < water> potable

edible [ˈedɪbl]

   a. ( = not poisonous) comestible

   b. ( = not disgusting) mangeable

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adjective [fruit, plant, mushroom, snail] comestible; [meal] mangeable

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adj trinkbar

\drinkable water Trinkwasser

\drinkable wine süffiger Wein

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1) (= not poisonous) trinkbar

2) (= palatable) genießbar, trinkbar

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drinkable adj (adv drinkably) trinkbar, Trink…

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trinkbar adj.

1. साँप

All snakes are not poisonous.

1. रेंगना

The path snakes in the hilly areas.

drinkable [ˈdrɪŋkəbl]

( = not poisonous) potable ; ( = palatable) buvable

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adjective ( safe) potable; ( nice) buvable

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1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algún, algo, cierto, unos, algunos, ciertos

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) alguno

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) un poco, unos pocos

4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) cierto

1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) bastante

2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algún

3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) unos, cerca de, alrededor de

- somebody

some¹ adj

1. un poco de / algo de

2. unos / algunos

some² pron

1. un poco / algo

2. unos / algunos

tr[sʌm]

adjective

1 (with plural noun) unos,-as, algunos,-as; (a few) unos,-as cuantos,-as, unos,-as pocos,-as

■ there were some flowers on the table había unas flores en la mesa

■ would you like some biscuits? ¿quieres galletas?

2 (with singular noun) algún, alguna; (a little) algo de, un poco de

■ would you like some coffee? ¿quieres café?

■ he needs some money necesita dinero

3 (certain) cierto,-a, alguno,-a

■ unlike some people I know no como algunas personas que conozco

■ some days are better than others algunos días son mejores que otros

■ I like some classical music me gusta alguna música clásica

■ in some ways en cierto modo

■ to some extent hasta cierto punto

4 (unknown, unspecified) algún, alguna

■ some day algún día, un día de éstos

■ for some reason or another por alguna razón u otra

■ there's some bloke at the door hay un tipo en la puerta

■ some other time otra vez, otro día

5 (quite a lot of) bastante

■ she's been gone some time hace ya bastante tiempo que se ha ido

■ it's some distance away queda bastante lejos

■ some years ago hace algunos años

6 familiar ironic (none, not at all) valiente, menudo,-a

■ some help that was! ¡valiente ayuda!

■ some friend you are! ¡valiente amigo eres tú!, ¡menudo amigo eres!

7 familiar (quite a, a fine) menudo,-a

■ that was some meal! ¡menuda comida!, ¡ésa sí que era una comida!, ¡vaya comilona!

■ he's quite some guy! ¡menudo tío!

pronoun

1 (unspecified number) unos,-as, algunos,-as

■ there are no potatoes - I'll have to buy some no quedan patatas - tendré que comprar

■ keys? - I saw some on the table ¿llaves? - he visto unas sobre la mesa

2 (unspecified amount) no se traduce

■ you'll need plenty of money - I've got some te hará falta mucho dinero - ya tengo

■ if you want more paper, there's some in the drawer si te hace falta más papel, hay en el cajón

3 (certain ones) ciertos,-as, algunos,-as; (a certain part) algo, un poco, parte nombre femenino

■ some say it was suicide algunos dicen que se suicidó

■ some of my friends algunos amigos míos

■ some of the money parte del dinero

■ I agree with some of what she said estoy de acuerdo con parte de lo que ha dicho

adverb

1 (approximately, about) unos,-as, alrededor de, aproximadamente

■ there were some twenty people había unas veinte personas

■ some 100 miles away a unas cien millas de aquí

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (rather, a little) un poco

■ they waited some esperaron un poco

■ he likes her some le gusta bastante

some ['sʌm] adj

1) : un, algún

some lady stopped me: una mujer me detuvo

some distant galaxy: alguna galaxia lejana

2) : algo de, un poco de

he drank some water: tomó (un poco de) agua

3) : unos

do you want some apples?: ¿quieres unas manzanas?

some years ago: hace varios años

some pron

1) : algunos

some went, others stayed: algunos se fueron, otros se quedaron

2) : un poco, algo

there's some left: queda un poco

I have gum; do you want some?: tengo chicle, ¿quieres?

• alguno adj.

• algún adj.

• un poco de adj.

• uno, -a adj.

• unos adj.

• vario, -a adj.

• algunos adv.

• mucho adv.

• muy adv.

• alguno pron.

• algunos pron.

• uno pron.

• unos pron.

1)

a) ( unstated number or type) (+ pl n) unos, unas

b) ( unstated quantity or type) (+ uncount n)

2) (a, one) (+ sing count noun) algún, -guna

3)

a) (particular, not all) (+ pl n) algunos, -nas

b) (part of, not whole) (+ uncount n)

4)

a) (not many, a few) algunos, -nas

b) (not much, a little) un poco de

5)

a) (several, many)

b) ( large amount of)

6) (colloq)

a) ( expressing appreciation)

b) (stressing remarkable, ridiculous nature)

c) ( expressing irony)

1)

a) ( a number of things or people) algunos, -nas

b) ( an amount)

2)

a) ( a number of a group) algunos, -nas

b) ( part of an amount)

3) ( certain people) algunos, -nas

adverb ( approximately) unos, unas; alrededor de

1. ADJECTIVE

1) (=an amount of)

2) (=a little) algo de, un poco de

3) (=a number of) unos

4) (=certain)

5) (indefinite) algún + masc noun, alguna + fem noun

6) (=a considerable amount of) bastante

7) (=a considerable number of)

8) *

a) (admiring)

b) iro

c) (in annoyance)

2. PRONOUN

1) (=a certain amount, a little) un poco

2) (=a part) una parte

3) (=a number) algunos(-as) mpl/fpl

4) (=certain people) algunos, algunas personas

3. ADVERB

1) (=about)

2) (esp US)

a) (=a lot) mucho

b) (=a little)

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1)

a) ( unstated number or type) (+ pl n) unos, unas

b) ( unstated quantity or type) (+ uncount n)

2) (a, one) (+ sing count noun) algún, -guna

3)

a) (particular, not all) (+ pl n) algunos, -nas

b) (part of, not whole) (+ uncount n)

4)

a) (not many, a few) algunos, -nas

b) (not much, a little) un poco de

5)

a) (several, many)

b) ( large amount of)

6) (colloq)

a) ( expressing appreciation)

b) (stressing remarkable, ridiculous nature)

c) ( expressing irony)

1)

a) ( a number of things or people) algunos, -nas

b) ( an amount)

2)

a) ( a number of a group) algunos, -nas

b) ( part of an amount)

3) ( certain people) algunos, -nas

adverb ( approximately) unos, unas; alrededor de

might¹ [maɪt]

ⓘ GRAM La forme négative mightn't s'écrit might not dans un style plus soutenu. Might et may peuvent s'utiliser indifféremment ou presque dans les expressions de la catégorie (a).

auxiliary verb

(a) (expressing possibility)

∎ you might well be right il se pourrait bien que vous ayez raison;

∎ I might be home late tonight je rentrerai peut-être tard ce soir;

∎ why not come with us? - I might pourquoi ne viens-tu pas avec nous? - peut-être;

∎ don't eat it, it might be poisonous n'en mange pas, tu pourrais t'empoisonner;

∎ hundreds of lives might have been lost unnecessarily des centaines de gens sont peut-être morts inutilement;

∎ she might well have decided to turn back il se pourrait ou il se peut bien qu'elle ait décidé de rentrer;

∎ they might have reached the summit by now ils ont peut-être déjà atteint le sommet;

∎ she might have decided not to go il se peut qu'elle ait décidé de ne pas y aller

(b) (past form of "may")

∎ I never considered that she might want to come je n'avais jamais pensé qu'elle pouvait avoir envie de venir;

∎ we feared you might be dead nous avons eu peur que vous ne soyez mort

(c) (in polite questions, suggestions)

∎ might I interrupt? puis-je me permettre de vous interrompre?;

∎ and what, might I ask, was the reason? et puis-je savoir quelle en était la raison?;

∎ might I or if I might make a suggestion? puis-je me permettre de suggérer quelque chose?;

∎ you might try using a different approach altogether vous pourriez adopter une approche entièrement différente;

∎ I thought we might have tea together somewhere je m'étais dit que nous pourrions aller prendre un thé ensemble quelque part;

∎ you might want to ask the managing director first ce serait une bonne idée de demander au directeur avant

(d) (commenting on a statement made)

∎ that, I might add, was not my idea cela n'était pas mon idée, soit dit en passant;

∎ this, as one might expect, did not go down well with the government le gouvernement, est-il nécessaire de le préciser, n'a guère apprécié

(e) (ought to)

∎ you might at least tidy up your room! tu pourrais au moins ranger ta chambre!;

∎ I might have known he'd be the last (to arrive) j'aurais dû savoir qu'il serait le dernier (à arriver);

∎ you might have warned me! tu aurais pu me prévenir!

(f) (used to contradict or challenge)

∎ they might say they support women, but they do nothing practical to help them ils ont beau dire qu'ils soutiennent les femmes, concrètement ils ne font rien pour les aider;

∎ whatever problems she might have, at least she keeps them to herself elle a peut-être des problèmes, mais au moins elle n'embête pas les autres avec;

∎ he might not be the best-looking man in the world but he's very kind ce n'est peut-être pas un apollon mais il est très gentil

(g) formal

∎ or humorous (in questions) and who might you be? et qui êtes-vous donc?;

∎ and what might you be up to? et que faites-vous donc?

(h) (idioms)

∎ we might as well go home (as stay here) nous ferions aussi bien de rentrer chez nous (plutôt que de rester ici);

∎ I might as well have stayed in bed j'aurais aussi bien fait de rester au lit;

∎ he's regretting it now, as well he might! il le regrette maintenant, et pour cause!

might²

noun

(a) (power → of nation) pouvoir m, puissance f; (→ of army) puissance f

(b) (physical strength) force f;

∎ with all one's might de toutes ses forces;

∎ he started yelling with all his might il se mit à crier à tue-tête;

∎ literary with might and main de toutes ses forces;

∎ she strove with might and main to prevent it elle a fait tout ce qu'elle a pu pour empêcher cela;

∎ proverb might is right la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure

v. modale

could, come tutti i verbi modali, ha caratteristiche particolari:

● ha significato di passato o di condizionale;

● non ha forme flesse (-s alla 3^a pers. sing. pres., - ing, -ed), non è mai usato con ausiliari; in sostituzione delle forme mancanti si usano, secondo il significato, quelle di to be able o di to be possible;

● forma le domande mediante la semplice posposizione del soggetto;

● la forma negativa è could not, spesso abbreviato in couldn't;

● l'infinito che segue non ha la particella to;

● viene usato nelle question tags

1 ( esprime capacità o abilità) – At 12 he still could not read properly, a dodici anni non sapeva ancora (o non era ancora in grado di) leggere bene; He could be very unpleasant when he wanted, sapeva (o poteva) essere molto sgradevole quando voleva; I could not resist intervening, non seppi resistere all'impulso di intervenire; The doctors could not save him, i medici non hanno potuto (o non sono riusciti a) salvarlo; I'm sorry I couldn't come earlier, mi dispiace di non esser potuta venire prima; How could you do such a thing?, come hai potuto fare una cosa simile?; We decided we could afford a bigger house, decidemmo che potevamo permetterci una casa più grande; We could hear firing in the distance, sentivamo spari in lontananza; I could feel my heart thumping, mi sentivo martellare il cuore; I turned my back to him so that he couldn't see me smiling, mi girai perché non mi vedesse sorridere

2 ( nel discorso indiretto) – She said she could come after lunch, (rif. al futuro) ha detto che può (o potrà) venire dopo pranzo; (rif. al passato) disse che avrebbe potuto (o poteva) venire dopo pranzo

3 ( esprime capacità ipotetica) – I could recognize that man if I saw him again, saprei riconoscere quell'uomo, se lo rivedessi; I'm so furious I could scream!, sono così furioso che mi metterei a urlare!

4 ( esprime possibilità o probabilità rif. al futuro o, seguito da inf. pass., al passato) – I could be wrong, but…, potrei sbagliarmi, ma…; This could well turn out to be an advantage, questo potrebbe anche rivelarsi un vantaggio; Repairs could take two months, le riparazioni potrebbero richiedere due mesi; These mushrooms could be poisonous, questi funghi potrebbero essere velenosi; He said the damage could have been caused by a subsidence, ha detto che il danno potrebbe essere stato causato da un cedimento del terreno; The weather couldn't have been lovelier, il tempo non avrebbe potuto (o non poteva) essere migliore; He couldn't possibily have said that, non può assolutamente aver detto questo; è impossibile che abbia detto questo; She couldn't have been more than twenty, non poteva avere più di vent'anni

5 ( esprime suggerimento o richiesta) – I could try again tomorrow, potrei riprovare domani; Could you go there yourself?, potresti andarci tu?; Could I have a word with you?, potrei parlarti un momento?; Couldn't we wait a bit longer?, non potremmo aspettare ancora un po?; If I could just ask a brief question…, vorrei solo fare una rapida domanda se posso

6 ( seguito da inf. pass., esprime rammarico o rimprovero per qc. di non avvenuto) – Things could have been different, le cose sarebbero potute andare altrimenti; You could have hurt yourself, avresti potuto farti male; She could have told me!, avrebbe potuto dirmelo!; I could have been here by ten, if I hadn't had a puncture, sarei potuta arrivare per le dieci se non avessi forato; You couldn't have been more cruel, non saresti potuto essere più crudele

7 ( in frase ipotetica, dopo if) – I would help you, if I could, ti aiuterei, se potessi; If only Dad could see me now!, se Papà mi potesse vedere ora!

● could but ► but (1), B, def. 3 □ could not help ► to help □ as soon as I could, non appena potei (o mi fu possibile); più presto che potei □ as tight as could be, strettissimo □ as easy as could be wished, facile come di più non si potrebbe (o, in contesto pass., non si sarebbe potuto) desiderare.

1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) QUERY (PHRASAL VERB)

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por

10) (because of: for this reason.) por

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para/por

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) apesar de

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[fɔ:] prep 1 por, em lugar de, em vez de. we used boxes for chairs / usamos caixas em vez de cadeiras. 2 por, em prol de, em defesa de, a favor de. they voted for Roosevelt / eles votaram em Roosevelt. 3 de, representante de, em nome de. the lawyer acts for his client / o advogado age em nome de seu cliente. 4 por, para, à razão de, ao preço de. these apples are twelve for a dollar / estas maçãs custam um dólar a dúzia. 5 para, a fim de, no intuito de. he ran for his life / ele correu para salvar a vida. 6 para, a fim de, em consideração de. he went for a walk / ele foi dar um passeio. 7 para, em busca de. 8 para, com destino a. he has just left for New York / ele acaba de partir para Nova York. we have a present for you / temos um presente para você. 9 para, próprio de, acomodado a. 10 por, por causa de, em razão de, devido a. he was punished for stealing / ele foi condenado por ter furtado. 11 para, em honra de. they died for their country / eles morreram pela pátria. a party was given for her / foi dada uma festa em sua honra. 12 de, por, com afeição ou sentimento por. 13 para, a respeito de, com relação a, pelo que toca a, enquanto a. 14 numa extensão de, numa duração de. 15 como, na qualidade de. 16 a despeito de, apesar de, não obstante. 17 para, em vista de, em proporção de, não obstante. 18 de, no valor de. 19 durante. 20 para, em auxílio de. may I hold the umbrella for you? / permita-me segurar-lhe o guarda-chuva? 21 para, na ocasião de. 22 de, por, na quantidade de. 23 para, apropriado para, adaptado a. books for children / livros para crianças. 24 por, dirigido a. 25 para, na direção de. the train for London / o trem para Londres. 26 para, equivalente a. • conj pois, visto que, desde que, já que. we can’t go, for it is raining / não podemos ir porque está chovendo. I did it, for I thought it right / fi-lo, porque o achei justo. for all his efforts, he did not succeed / apesar de todos seus esforços ele não se saiu bem. for all the improvement you have made last year, you might give up / em vista do pouco progresso que fez no ano passado, você deveria desistir. arrested for murder preso por assassínio. as for me quanto a mim. bound for destinada para. but for this a não ser assim. eating too much is bad for one’s health comer demais faz mal à saúde. for account and at the risk of the consignee por conta e risco do consignatário. for a draught of vintage! quem me dera tomar um gole de vinho! for all he is so rich por rico que seja. for all his faults, we like him still apesar de todos os seus defeitos, gostamos dele. for all I know ao que me é dado supor. for all that não obstante isso, apesar disso. for a song por uma pechincha. for a while por algum tempo. for cash down contra pagamento à vista. for certain com certeza. for example por exemplo. for fear of por medo de. for free sl grátis. for fun por brincadeira. for his part por sua parte, por parte dele. for hours durante horas. for how long? por quanto tempo? for love por amor. for me pelo que me diz respeito. for miles about numa extensão de milhas ao redor. for nothing de graça, gratuitamente. for one poisonous snake there are many harmless ones para cada cobra venenosa há muitas inofensivas. for our account por nossa conta. for sure com certeza. for that matter quanto a isso. for the last time pela última vez. for the present, for the time being por ora, por enquanto. for the time to come para o futuro. for the whole year para todo o ano. for this reason por essa razão, por esse motivo. for two years por dois anos. for want of por falta de. for what remains quanto ao mais. for years há anos. for your sake por sua causa. good for nothing imprestável. he has earned a holiday for himself ele fez jus a um dia de licença. he is hard up for money ele está em apertos financeiros. he is not long for this world ele não tardará a morrer. he won’t be back for hours ele não voltará antes de algumas horas. I for one quanto a mim. I go in for tennis eu gosto de tênis. I got it for a reward recebi-o em recompensa. I know him for conheço-o como. I long for a rest anseio por um descanso. it is for you to do compete-lhe fazer. it is for you to propose compete ao senhor fazer proposta. it is usual for her to take a walk every day ela costuma dar um passeio todo dia. it was for nothing foi debalde. not for anything por nada. now for it! mãos à obra! once for all uma vez por todas. ready for action pronto para o combate. she reads well for her age ela lê bem para a sua idade. she wept for ela chorou por. that is the man for me é este o homem que me faz falta. the first free day for years o primeiro dia livre há anos. there is nothing for it but não há remédio senão. to be in for estar sob a ameaça de. to be in for it estar em maus lençóis. too beautiful for words indescritivelmente belo. to play for pennies jogar a vintém. to write for money escrever pedindo dinheiro. we longed for home estávamos com saudade de casa. were it not for you se não fosse você. we sent for a doctor mandamos chamar um médico. what for? para quê? word for word palavra por palavra. you have spoiled our day for us você nos estragou o dia.

1) fill smth. fill a room (a hall, a house, a library, a railway carriage, a tank, a bucket, a bottle. a vase, a glass, a clip, etc.) наполнять /заполнять/ комнату и т. д., fill a truck нагрузить грузовик; fill one's pockets (one's pipe) набивать карманы ( трубку); fill sausages делать сосиски; fill (a decayed) tooth пломбировать (гнилой) зуб; fill a lamp заправить лампу (керосином и т. д.), fill the sails надувать паруса; the sofa fills the end of the room диван занимает весь угол комнаты; the odour of cooking filled the house запах с кухни распространился по всему дому; the smoke filled the room комната наполнилась дымом; tears filled her eyes ее глаза наполнились слезами; fill the gap заполнять /восполнять/ пробел; fill one's time заполнять /занимать/ [свое] время; fill one's (smb.'s) mind занимать [свой] (чьи-л.) мысли; sorrow fills his heart его сердцем овладела печаль. его охватила печаль

2) fill smth. fill a vacancy (smb.'s place, etc.) заполнять /взять работника на/ вакантное место и т. д.; fill a position (a post. an office, etc.) занимать положение и т. д.

3) fill smth. fill orders выполнять заказы; fill a doctor's prescription приготовить /изготовить/ рецепт

4) fill smb. a meal that fills a person сытная еда; fruit does not fill a man фруктами сыт не будешь; fill smth. fill a need (a desire, a long felt want, etc.) удовлетворять потребность и т. д., fill every requirement удовлетворять /соответствовать/ всем требованиям

1) fill smth. well (faultlessly, adequately. creditably, efficiently, etc.) выполнять что-л. хорошо и т. д.; he fills the office satisfactorily он неплохо работает на этом посту в этой должности/, он вполне справляется с этой работой

2) fill smth. scantily (partially, amply, etc.) скупо и т. д. удовлетворять что-л.

1) be filled with smth. the old well was filled with poisonous gas старая шахта была полна ядовитого газа; their eyes were filled with tears их глаза наполнились слезами; the air was filled with cries в воздухе раздавались /слышались, стояли/ крики; the room was filled with people в комнате было полно людей; his letter is filled with compliments его письмо fill сплошные похвалы; I was filled with admiration я был охвачен чувством восхищения; he was filled with pride его переполняла /обуревала/ гордость; they were filled with joy их захлестнула радость; he was filled with envy им овладела зависть they were filled with anxiety их охватило беспокойство; he was filled with his own importance он был полон чувства собственного достоинства; его распирало самодовольство; be filled to some extent the hall (the house, the hotel, etc.) is filled to [its utmosts capacity /limits/ зал и т. д. заполнен до отказа: the room is filled to the doors комната забита до самых дверей; the car is filled to overflowing вагон переполнен

2) be filled there are several jobs here that need to be filled, нам необходимо заполнить несколько вакансий; two places remain to be filled остается еще два вакантных места; the vacancy has already been filled это место уже занято, на это место уже взят работник; his place will not be easily filled его нелегко будет заменить, на его место нелегко будет найти другого работника

1) fill smth. with (in) smth. fill a glass with water (a cup with tea, a decanter with wine, a tank with petrol, a box with books, etc.) наполнять стакан водой и т. д.; fill one's pockets with sweets (one's bag with money, the purse with coins, etc.) набивать карманы конфетами и т. д.; the board exactly filled the gap in the fence доска закрыла всю дыру в заборе; fill a hole with sand засыпать яму песком; fill a room with furniture заставить комнату мебелью; fill a tooth with silver поставить серебряную пломбу; fill the ear with cotton затыкать /закладывать/ ухо ватой; fill one's head with useless things забивать голову ненужными вещами; fill smb.'s heart with joy (with gratitude, etc.) наполнять чье-л. сердце радостью и т. д., fill smb. with smth. fill a person with despair (us all with terror, etc.) вселять в кого-л. отчаяние и т. д; fill smb. with surprise удивлять кого-л., вызывать у кого-л. удивление; fill smth. from smth. fill one's cup from the tea-pot наливать в чашку из чайника; fill smth. for smb. go and fill a glass of water for me пойди и принеси мне стакан воды; fill smth. to some extent fill the jug (the bottle, etc.) to the brim наполнить кувшин и т. д. до краев; fill smth. full to overflowing переполнить что-л. /какой-л. сосуд/

2) fill smb. with smth. coll. fill smb. with a good meal (with meat and drink, etc.) to repletion [досыта] накормить кого-л. хорошим [плотным] обедом (ужином и т. д.) и т. д.', fill oneself with food наесться

SUBJECT AREA: Chemical technology

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Haber's father was a manufacturer of dyestuffs, so he studied organic chemistry at Berlin and Heidelberg universities to equip him to enter his father's firm. But his interest turned to physical chemistry and remained there throughout his life. He became Assistant at the Technische Hochschule in Karlsruhe in 1894; his first work there was on pyrolysis and electrochemistry, and he published his Grundrisse der technischen Electrochemie in 1898. Haber became famous for thorough and illuminating theoretical studies in areas of growing practical importance. He rose through the academic ranks and was appointed a full professor in 1906. In 1912 he was also appointed Director of the Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry at Dahlem, outside Berlin.

Early in the twentieth century Haber invented a process for the synthesis of ammonia. The English chemist and physicist Sir William Crookes (1832–1919) had warned of the danger of mass hunger because the deposits of Chilean nitrate were becoming exhausted and nitrogenous fertilizers would not suffice for the world's growing population. A solution lay in the use of the nitrogen in the air, and the efforts of chemists centred on ways of converting it to usable nitrate. Haber was aware of contemporary work on the fixation of nitrogen by the cyanamide and arc processes, but in 1904 he turned to the study of ammonia formation from its elements, nitrogen and hydrogen. During 1907–9 Haber found that the yield of ammonia reached an industrially viable level if the reaction took place under a pressure of 150–200 atmospheres and a temperature of 600°C (1,112° F) in the presence of a suitable catalyst—first osmium, later uranium. He devised an apparatus in which a mixture of the gases was pumped through a converter, in which the ammonia formed was withdrawn while the unchanged gases were recirculated. By 1913, Haber's collaborator, Carl Bosch had succeeded in raising this laboratory process to the industrial scale. It was the first successful high-pressure industrial chemical process, and solved the nitrogen problem. The outbreak of the First World War directed the work of the institute in Dahlem to military purposes, and Haber was placed in charge of chemical warfare. In this capacity, he developed poisonous gases as well as the means of defence against them, such as gas masks. The synthetic-ammonia process was diverted to produce nitric acid for explosives. The great benefits and achievement of the Haber-Bosch process were recognized by the award in 1919 of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, but on account of Haber's association with chemical warfare, British, French and American scientists denounced the award; this only added to the sense of bitterness he already felt at his country's defeat in the war. He concentrated on the theoretical studies for which he was renowned, in particular on pyrolysis and autoxidation, and both the Karlsruhe and the Dahlem laboratories became international centres for discussion and research in physical chemistry.

With the Nazi takeover in 1933, Haber found that, as a Jew, he was relegated to second-class status. He did not see why he should appoint staff on account of their grandmothers instead of their ability, so he resigned his posts and went into exile. For some months he accepted hospitality in Cambridge, but he was on his way to a new post in what is now Israel when he died suddenly in Basel, Switzerland.

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adjective

1 incomible, incomestible

• incomible adj.

a) ( impossible to eat) no comestible

b) ( unpalatable) incomible

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b) ( unpalatable) incomible

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in that

visto que, desde que.