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101 scavenger
scavenger [ˈskævɪndʒər]a. ( = animal) charognard mb. ( = person) pilleur m de poubelles* * *['skævɪndʒə(r)]1) ( animal) charognard m2) ( for food) faiseur m de poubelles3) ( for objects) récupérateur m -
102 scrape
scrape [skreɪp]1. noun• to scrape the bottom [ship] racler le fond( = make scraping sound) gratter ; ( = rub) frotter= scrape by• she scraped by on £30 per week elle vivotait avec 30 livres par semaine[+ contents] enlever en grattant ; [+ pan] récurer[+ objects, money] rassembler (à grand-peine)[+ earth, pebbles] mettre en tas ; [+ money] rassembler à grand-peine* * *[skreɪp] 1.1) (colloq) ( awkward situation)2) ( sound) raclement m2.transitive verb1) gratter [vegetables, shoes]2) ( damage) érafler3) ( injure) écorcher4) ( making noise) racler5) (colloq)3.to scrape a living — s'en sortir à peine ( doing en faisant)
1)to scrape against something — [car part] érafler quelque chose
2) ( economize) économiser le moindre sou•Phrasal Verbs:••to scrape the bottom of the barrel — être à court d'idées (or d'imagination or de personnes qualifiées etc)
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103 separate
1. adjective[section, piece] séparé ; [existence, organization, unit] indépendant ; [entrance, question, issue] autre• "with separate toilet" « avec WC séparé »2. plural noun• only three points now separate the two teams trois points seulement séparent maintenant les deux équipesa. [sauce] se séparerb. [people] se séparer━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque separate est un adjectif ou un nom, la fin se prononce comme it: ˈsepərɪt ; lorsque c'est un verbe, elle se prononce comme eight: ˈsepəreɪt.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *1. 2. ['sepərət]1) ( with singular noun) [piece, organization] à part; [discussion, issue, occasion] autrethe flat is separate from the rest of the house — l'appartement est indépendant du reste de la maison
under separate cover — Postal services sous pli séparé
2) ( with plural noun) [sections, discussions, problems] différent; [organizations, agreements, treaties] distinct3. ['sepərət] 4. ['sepəreɪt]they asked for separate bills — ( in restaurant) ils ont demandé chacun leur addition
transitive verb1) ( divide) lit séparer; fig diviserto separate the issue of pay from that of working hours — dissocier la question des salaires de celle des heures de travail
2) (also separate out) ( sort out) répartir [people]; trier [objects]5. ['sepəreɪt] 6.separated ['sepəreɪtɪd] past participle adjective séparé -
104 shuffle
shuffle [ˈ∫ʌfl]1. noun• to shuffle in/out/along entrer/sortir/avancer en traînant les pieds* * *['ʃʌfl] 1.1) ( way of walking) pas mpl traînants2) ( sound of walk) bruit m de pas traînants2.transitive verb1) (also shuffle about) déplacer [objects, people]2)3) ( mix together) mélanger [papers]4) Games battre [cards]3.intransitive verb traîner les piedsPhrasal Verbs: -
105 spacing
spacing [ˈspeɪsɪŋ]• to type sth in single/double spacing taper qch en simple/double interligne* * *['speɪsɪŋ]noun gen espacement m; ( of payments) échelonnement min single/double spacing — en simple/double interligne
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106 spread
spread [spred](verb: preterite, past participle spread)1. nouna. [of fire, disease] propagation f ; [of nuclear weapons] prolifération f ; [of idea, knowledge] diffusion fb. ( = edible paste) pâte f (à tartiner)a. ( = spread out) [+ sheet, map, rug] étendre ( on sth sur qch ) ; [+ wings, sails] déployer ; [+ net] tendre ; [+ fingers, arms] écarterc. ( = distribute) [+ sand] répandre (on, over sur ) ; [+ fertilizer] épandre (over, on sur ) ; ( = spread out) [+ objects, cards] étaler (on sur ) ; [+ soldiers] disposer• there were policemen spread out all over the hillside des policiers étaient postés sur toute la collined. ( = diffuse) [+ disease] propager ; [+ germs] disséminer ; [+ wealth] distribuer ; [+ rumours] faire courir ; [+ news] faire circuler ; [+ knowledge] diffuser ; [+ fear, indignation] semer ; (in time = spread out) [+ payment, studies] étaler ( over sur)• his visits were spread out over three years ses visites se sont étalées sur une période de trois ans• our resources are spread very thinly nous n'avons plus aucune marge dans l'emploi de nos ressources• to spread o.s. too thin trop disperser ses effortsa. ( = widen) [river] s'élargir ; [oil slick, weeds, fire, disease] s'étendre ; [news, rumour] se répandre ; [panic, indignation] se propagerc. [butter, paste] s'étalera. [people, animals] se disperser• spread out! dispersez-vous !b. ( = open out) [wings] se déployer ; [valley] s'élargir* * *[spred] 1.1) ( dissemination) (of disease, drugs) propagation f; (of news, information) diffusion f; (of democracy, infection, weapons) progression fthe spread of something to — l'extension f de quelque chose à [group, area]
2) (extent, range) (of wings, branches) envergure f; ( of arch) portée f; (of products, services) éventail m3) ( in newspaper)double-page spread — page f double
4) Culinary pâte f à tartiner5) ( assortment of dishes) festin m6) US Agriculture grand ranch m2.transitive verb (prét, pp spread)1) ( unfold) étendre [cloth, map, rug]; ( lay out) étaler [cloth, newspaper, map]; ( put) mettre [cloth, newspaper]; [bird] déployer [wings]to spread a cloth on the table — mettre une nappe sur la table; wing
2) ( apply in layer) étaler [butter, jam, glue]3) ( distribute over area) disperser [forces, troops]; étaler [cards, documents]; épandre [fertilizer]; répartir [workload, responsibility]to spread grit ou sand — sabler
4) (also spread out) ( space out) étaler, échelonner [payments, meetings, cost] ( over sur)5) (diffuse, cause to proliferate) propager [disease, fire]; semer [confusion, panic]; faire circuler [rumour, story, lie]3.to spread something to somebody — transmettre [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [infection, news]
intransitive verb (prét, pp spread)1) [butter, glue] s'étaler2) (cover area or time, extend) [forest, drought, network] s'étendre ( over sur); [experience, training] s'étendre ( over sur)3) ( proliferate) [disease, fear, fire] se propager; [rumour, story] circuler; [stain] s'étalerto spread to — [fire, disease, strike] s'étendre à, gagner [building, region]
•Phrasal Verbs:••to spread oneself too thin — fig faire trop de choses à la fois
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107 squash
squash [skwɒ∫]1. nounc. ( = crowd) cohue f• we all got in, but it was a squash on est tous entrés mais on était serrés• she squashed the shoes into the suitcase elle a réussi à caser (inf) les chaussures dans la valise• can you squash two more people in the car? est-ce que tu peux caser (inf) deux personnes de plus dans la voiture ?• when the car arrived they all squashed in quand la voiture est arrivée ils se sont tous entassés dedans• can I squash in? vous pouvez me faire une petite place ?(into box, suitcase) réussir à faire rentrer[+ objects] tasser• can you squash up a bit? pourriez-vous vous serrer un peu ?* * *[skwɒʃ] 1.1) Sport squash m2) ( drink) sirop m3) ( vegetable) courge f4) ( crush)2.transitive verb1) ( crush) écraser [fruit, insect]; aplatir [hat]2) ( force)to squash something/somebody into something — caser quelque chose/quelqu'un dans quelque chose
3) ( put down) rabattre le caquet à (colloq) [person]; écraser [revolt]; stopper [rumour]; rejeter [idea]3.1) ( become crushed) s'écraser2) ( pack tightly) [people] s'entasser ( into dans)•Phrasal Verbs: -
108 stick
stick [stɪk]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun2. plural noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► vb: pret, ptp stuck━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = length of wood) bâton m ; ( = twig) brindille f ; ( = walking stick) canne f ; (Hockey) crosse fb. ( = piece) morceau m ; [of dynamite] bâton m ; [of chewing gum] tablette f ; [of celery] branche f ; [of rhubarb] tige f2. plural nouna. ( = firewood) petit bois ma. ( = thrust) [+ pin, fork] piquer ; [+ knife] plantera. ( = embed itself) [needle, spear] se planterc. ( = remain) rester► to stick to sb/sth• she stuck to him all through the holiday elle ne l'a pas lâché d'une semelle pendant toutes les vacances• stick at it! persévère !► to stick with sb/sth ( = stay beside) rester avec ; ( = stay loyal) rester fidèle à ; [+ activity, sport] s'en tenir à• stick with him! (inf) ne le perdez pas de vue !e. ( = get jammed) se coincer ; [machine, lift] tomber en pannef. ( = balk) he will stick at nothing to get what he wants il ne recule devant rien pour obtenir ce qu'il veutg. ( = protrude) the nail was sticking through the plank le clou dépassait de la planche5. compounds► stick around (inf) intransitive verb rester dans les parages ; ( = be kept waiting) poireauter (inf)a. [+ needle, pin, fork] piquer ; (forcefully) planter ; [+ knife] enfoncer ; [+ photo in album] coller( = protrude) dépasser ; [balcony] faire sailliea. [+ one's arm, head] sortira. [labels, pages, objects] être collés ensembleb. ( = stay together) rester ensemble ; ( = maintain solidarity) se serrer les coudesa. ( = protrude) dépasserb. ► to stick up for (inf)• to stick up for o.s. défendre ses intérêtsa. [+ notice] afficher• stick 'em up! (inf)* * *[stɪk] 1.1) ( piece of wood) bâton m; ( for kindling) bout m de bois; ( for lollipop) bâton m2) (also walking stick) canne f3) ( rod-shaped piece)a stick of chalk/dynamite — un bâton de craie/dynamite
5) ( conductor's baton) baguette f6) (colloq) ( piece of furniture)7) (colloq) GB ( person)a funny old stick — un drôle de bonhomme/une drôle de bonne femme m/f
8) (colloq) ( criticism)2.to get ou take (some) stick — se faire critiquer
(colloq) sticks plural noun3.in the sticks — en pleine cambrousse (sl), dans la campagne
transitive verb (prét, pp stuck)1)2) ( put)stick your coat on the chair — (colloq) mets ton manteau sur la chaise
to stick an advert in the paper — (colloq) mettre une annonce dans le journal
to stick somebody in a home — (colloq) mettre quelqu'un dans une maison de retraite
3) ( fix) coller [poster, stamp] (to à)‘stick no bills’ — ‘défense d'afficher’
4) (colloq) GB ( bear) supporter [person]5) (colloq) ( impose)4.to stick an extra £10 on the price — augmenter le prix de 10 livres
intransitive verb (prét, pp stuck)1) [stamp, glue] collerto stick to the pan — [sauce, rice] coller au fond de la casserole, attacher (colloq)
2) ( jam) [drawer, door, lift] se coincer3) ( remain) resterto stick in somebody's memory ou mind — rester gravé dans la mémoire de quelqu'un
stick around! — (colloq) reste là!
•Phrasal Verbs:- stick at- stick by- stick to- stick up••to have ou get hold of the wrong end of the stick — mal comprendre
to up sticks (colloq) — plier bagages
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109 store
store [stɔ:r]1. noun• to set great store/little store by sth faire grand cas/peu de cas de qch► in store• what does the future have in store for him? que lui réserve l'avenir ?► stores ( = supplies) provisions fplc. ( = shop) magasin ma. ( = keep in reserve) [+ food, fuel, goods] stocker ; [+ electricity, heat] accumuler ; [+ facts, information] enregistrerb. ( = place in store) [+ food, fuel, goods, computer data] stocker ; [+ furniture] mettre au garde-meuble ; [+ crops] engranger• he stored the information away (in filing system) il a archivé les renseignements ; (in his mind) il a noté les renseignements• I've got the camping things stored away till we need them j'ai rangé les affaires de camping en attendant que nous en ayions besoin• where do you store your wine? où entreposez-vous votre vin ?3. compounds→ store→ store* * *[stɔː(r)] 1.2) ( supply) (of food, fuel, paper) réserve f, provision f; ( of information) fonds mpl3) ( place) (for food, fuel) réserve f; ( for furniture) garde-meuble m; ( for military supplies) magasin m4) ( storage)2. 3.to put something in(to) store — mettre quelque chose au garde-meuble [furniture]; mettre quelque chose en magasin, entreposer [goods]; fig
transitive verb1) ( keep till needed) conserver [food, information]; ranger [objects, furniture]; stocker [nuclear waste, chemicals]; engranger [crops, grain]2) Computing mettre [quelque chose] en mémoire, mémoriser [data]•Phrasal Verbs:- store up•• -
110 straighten up
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111 sundry
sundry [ˈsʌndrɪ]1. adjective2. plural noun* * *['sʌndrɪ] 1.sundries plural noun articles mpl divers2.adjective [items, objects, occasions] divers(to) all and sundry — gen (à) tout le monde; ( critical) (à) n'importe qui
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112 tidy up
tidy up faire du rangementto tidy up after — ranger derrière [person]
tidy up [something], tidy [something] up ranger [house, room, objects]; mettre de l'ordre dans [garden, town, finances]; arranger [appearance, hair]; tidy oneself up s'arranger -
113 tie together
tie [something] together, tie together [something] attacher [bundles, objects] -
114 twin
twin [twɪn]1. noun2. adjective[+ town] jumeler4. compounds* * *[twɪn] 1.1) ( one of two children) jumeau/-elle m/f2) ( one of two objects)2.noun modifier3. -
115 vary
vary [ˈvεərɪ]* * *['veərɪ] 1.transitive verb varier [menu, programme]; faire varier [flow, temperature]; changer de [pace, route]2.intransitive verb [objects, people, tastes] varier (with, according to selon)they vary in cost/in size — ils varient quant au coût/à la taille
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116 whole
whole [həʊl]1. adjectiveb. ( = intact, unbroken) intact2. nouna. ( = the entire amount of) the whole of the morning toute la matinéeb. ( = complete unit) tout m3. compounds* * *[həʊl] 1.1) ( total unit) tout mas a whole — ( not in separate parts) en entier; ( overall) dans l'ensemble
2) ( all)2.the whole of — tout/-e
1) ( entire) tout, entier/-ière; ( more emphatic) tout entier/-ière2) ( emphatic use)there were a whole lot of them — [objects] il y en avait tout un tas (colloq); [people] il y en avait toute une bande (colloq)
a whole lot of money — un tas (colloq) d'argent
3) ( intact) intact3.adverb [swallow, cook] tout entier4.on the whole adverbial phrase dans l'ensemble -
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119 anvil
['ænvil](a block, usually of iron, on which metal objects (eg horse-shoes) are hammered into shape: the blacksmith's anvil.) enclume -
120 archaeology
(the study of objects belonging to ancient times (eg buildings, tools etc found in the earth).) archéologie- archaeological
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