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101 throw up
1) (colloq) ( abandon) laisser tomber [job]2) ( reveal) faire apparaître [fact]; créer [idea, problem, obstacle]; engendrer [findings, question, statistic]3) cracher [smoke]; émettre [spray]; vomir [lava]4) ( toss into air) projeter [stone]; lever [arms, hands]; lancer [ball]5) ( open) ouvrir grand [window]6) ( vomit) vomir -
102 watch
watch [wɒt∫]1. nouna. (for telling time) montre f• to keep or be on watch faire le guet• to keep a close watch on or over sb/sth surveiller qn/qch de près• to set a watch on sth/sb faire surveiller qch/qn• to be on the watch for sb/sth guetter qn/qcha. [+ event, programme, TV, person] regarder ; [+ suspect, house, car] surveiller ; [+ birds, insects] observer ; [+ notice board, small ads] consulter régulièrement ; [+ political situation, developments] suivre de près• to watch sb do or doing sth regarder qn faire qch• it's about as exciting as watching grass grow or watching paint dry c'est ennuyeux comme la pluie• "watch this space" « à suivre »b. ( = take care of, keep an eye on) surveillerc. ( = be careful of, mind) faire attention à• watch that knife! (fais) attention avec ce couteau !• watch your head! attention à ta tête !• watch your language! surveille ton langage !• watch what you're doing! fais attention (à ce que tu fais) !• watch your step!• watch yourself! (fais) attention !• I must watch the time as I've got a train to catch il faut que je surveille l'heure car j'ai un train à prendre• watch it! (inf) attention !• to watch for sth/sb ( = wait for) guetter qch/qn4. compounds( = take care) faire attention• watch out! attention !* * *[wɒtʃ] 1.1) ( timepiece) montre fmy watch is slow/fast — ma montre retarde/avance
2) ( surveillance) gen, Military surveillance f (on sur)to keep (a) watch on somebody/something — lit, fig surveiller quelqu'un/quelque chose
to be on the watch for somebody/something — lit guetter quelqu'un/quelque chose; fig être à l'affût de quelqu'un/quelque chose
to set a watch on somebody/something — tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose à l'œil
tornado watch — Meteorology surveillance f des cyclones
3) Nautical ( time on duty) quart m2. 3.transitive verbthe match, watched by a huge crowd... — le match, suivi par une foule immense...
2) fig suivre [career, development]; surveiller [situation]we had to sit by and watch the collapse of all our hopes — nous avons dû assister impuissants à l'effondrement de tous nos espoirs
3) lit ( keep under surveillance) surveiller4) ( pay attention to) faire attention à [obstacle, dangerous object etc]; surveiller [language, manners, time, money, weight]watch it! — (colloq) fais gaffe! (colloq)
to watch one's step — lit, fig regarder où on met les pieds
watch your back! — (colloq) lit attention devant!; fig surveille tes arrières!
5) ( look after) garder4.1) ( look) regarderthey are watching to see what will happen next — ils attendent pour voir ce qui va se passer maintenant
2) (dated) ( keep vigil) veiller5.to watch oneself — lit se regarder; fig faire attention
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103 barrier
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104 attached dune
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105 customs barrier
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106 sand drift
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107 tariff bappier
barrière douanière; obstacle tarifaire -
108 tariff wall
barrière douanière; obstacle tarifaire -
109 bar
1. noun1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) barre; tablette; barreau2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) rayure3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) bâcle4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) bar, comptoir5) (a public house.) bar6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) mesure7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) obstacle8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) barre2. verb1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) bâcler une porte2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) exclure (de)3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) empêcher (de faire qqch.)3. preposition(except: All bar one of the family had measles.) sauf- barmaid- barman - bar code -
110 barrier
['bæriə]1) (something put up as a defence or protection: a barrier between the playground and the busy road.) barrière2) (something that causes difficulty: His deafness was a barrier to promotion.) obstacle -
111 difficulty
plural - difficulties; noun1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) difficulté2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) difficulté3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) embarras -
112 hindrance
[-drəns]noun (a person, thing etc that hinders: I know you are trying to help but you're just being a hindrance.) obstacle -
113 hurdle
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114 impediment
[im'pedimənt]1) (something that delays or prevents.) obstacle2) (a small fault in a person's speech: A stammer is a speech impediment.) défaut (d'élocution) -
115 jump
1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) (faire) sauter2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) sauter3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) sursauter4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) franchir (d'un bond)2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) bond2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) saut3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) saut4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) sursaut5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) montée en flèche•- jumpy- jump at - jump for joy - jump on - jump the gun - jump the queue - jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that - jump to it -
116 negotiate
[ni'ɡəuʃieit]1) (to bargain or discuss a subject in order to agree.) négocier2) (to arrange (a treaty, payment etc), usually after a long discussion.) négocier3) (to get past (an obstacle or difficulty).) franchir•- negotiation -
117 snag
[snæɡ]1) (a difficulty or drawback: We did not realize at first how many snags there were in our plan.) obstacle2) (a place on a garment where a thread has been torn or pulled out of place.) accroc -
118 steeplechase
noun (a race on horseback or on foot across open country, over hedges etc, or over a course on which obstacles (eg fences, hedges etc) have been made.) course d'obstacle -
119 clogging
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120 barrier
barrier n2 fig (cultural, economic, medical, psychological) barrière ; (to understanding, progress) obstacle m (to à) ; language barrier barrière linguistique ; trade barrier barrière douanière ; to break down barriers supprimer les barrières ; to put up barriers Psych se fermer.
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