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42 puff
puff [pʌf]1. noun( = blow) souffler ; ( = pant) haleter• to puff smoke [chimney, person] envoyer des bouffées de fumée4. compounds[eye, face] enfler( = inflate) gonfler* * *[pʌf] 1.1) (of air, smoke, steam) bouffée f; ( of breath) souffle mto disappear in a puff of smoke — lit disparaître dans un nuage de fumée; fig partir en fumée
2) (colloq) GB ( breath) souffle m3) Culinary feuilleté m4) (colloq) ( favourable review) article m élogieux; ( favourable publicity) battage (colloq) m2.transitive verb1) tirer sur [pipe]2) (colloq) ( praise) faire du battage (colloq) autour de3.1) soufflerto puff (away) at — tirer des bouffées de [cigarette]
to puff along — [train] avancer en lançant des bouffées de fumée
2) ( pant) souffler•Phrasal Verbs:- puff out- puff up -
43 roll out
roll [something] out, roll out [something] étirer [pastry]; dérouler [rug] -
44 short
short [∫ɔ:t]1. adjectivea. court ; ( = not tall) petit• I know it's short notice, but... je sais que le délai est assez court mais...b. ( = abbreviated) "PO" is short for "post office" « PO » est l'abréviation de »post office »c. ( = lacking) to be short of sth manquer de qchd. ( = curt) brusque2. adverb• to cut short [+ speech, TV programme, class, visit, holiday] écourter• I'm £2 short il me manque 2 livres• not far short of £100 pas loin de 100 livres• we are £2,000 short of our target il nous manque encore 2 000 livres pour atteindre notre objectif• it's nothing short of robbery c'est du vol, ni plus ni moins• nothing short of a revolution will satisfy them ils veulent une révolution, rien de moins• I don't see what you can do short of asking him yourself je ne vois pas ce que vous pouvez faire si ce n'est lui demander vous-même3. noun4. plural noun7. compounds• to short-change sb (in shop) ne pas rendre assez à qn ► short-circuit noun court-circuit m transitive verb court-circuiter intransitive verb faire court-circuit• I took a short cut through the fields j'ai pris un raccourci à travers champs ► short-haired adjective [person] aux cheveux courts ; [animal] à poil ras► short-range adjective [missile] à courte portée ; [aircraft] à court rayon d'action ; [plan, weather forecast] à court terme• to be short-staffed manquer de personnel ► short-stay car park noun parc m de stationnement de courte durée* * *[ʃɔːt] 1.1) ( drink) alcool m fort2) Electricity = short circuit3) Cinema court métrage m2. 3.1) ( not long-lasting) [stay, memory, period] court (before n); [course] de courte durée; [conversation, speech, chapter] bref/brève; [walk] petit (before n)the days are getting shorter — les jours diminuent or raccourcissent
2) ( not of great length) court (before n)3) ( not tall) [person] petit4) ( scarce)5) ( inadequate) [rations] insuffisanthe gave me a short measure — ( in shop) il a triché sur le poids
6) ( lacking)to be short on — [person] manquer de [talent, tact]
to go short of —
to run short of — manquer de [clothes, money, food]
my wages are £30 short — il me manque 30 livres sterling sur mon salaire
7) ( in abbreviation)this is Nicholas, Nick for short! — je te présente Nicholas, mais on l'appelle Nick
8) ( abrupt)9) Linguistics [vowel] bref/brève10) Finance [loan, credit] à court terme11) Culinary [pastry] brisé4. 5.in short adverbial phrase bref6.short of prepositional phrase1) ( just before) un peu avant2) ( just less than) pas loin dethat's nothing short of blackmail! — c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins!
3) ( except)7.transitive verb, intransitive verb Electricity = short-circuit••short and sweet — bref/brève
to bring ou pull somebody up short — couper quelqu'un dans son élan
to make short work of something/somebody — expédier quelque chose/quelqu'un
the long and short of it is that they... — en un mot (comme en cent), ils...
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45 tart
tart [tα:t]1. adjectivea. [flavour] aciduléb. [person, remark] acerbe2. nounb. ( = prostitute) (inf!) putain (inf !) f► tart up (inf!) separable transitive verb• to tart o.s. up* * *[tɑːt] 1.2) (colloq) injur pute (colloq) f2.adjective [flavour] aigrelet/-ette; [remark] acerbePhrasal Verbs:- tart up -
46 trimming
trimming [ˈtrɪmɪŋ]1. noun2. plural noun* * *['trɪmɪŋ]with all the trimmings — fig avec tout le tralala (colloq)
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47 crust
1) ((a piece of) the hard outside coating of bread: The child would not eat the crusts.) croûte2) ((American) pastry: She makes excellent pie crust.) pâte à tarte3) (a hard surface especially the outer layer of the earth.) écorce•- crusty- crustily - crustiness -
48 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) lourd2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) lourd3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) gros, lourd4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) gros5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) lourd6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) difficile7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) lourd8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) lourd, pesant•- heavily- heaviness - heavy-duty - heavy industry - heavyweight - heavy going - a heavy heart - make heavy weather of -
49 paste
[peist]1) (a soft, damp mixture, especially one made up of glue and water and used for sticking pieces of paper etc together.) colle2) (a mixture of flour, fat etc used for making pies, pastry etc.) pâte3) (a mixture made from some types of food: almond paste.) pâte -
50 pastries
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52 puff
1. noun1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) souffle, bouffée2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; ( also adjective) puff sleeves.) houppe(tte); manche bouffante2. verb1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) tirer/émettre des bouffées de fumée2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) haleter•- puffed- puffy - puff pastry - puff out - puff up -
53 roll
I 1. [rəul] noun1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rouleau2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) petit pain3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) roulade4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) roulis5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) roulement6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) bourrelet7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) roulement2. verb1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rouler2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) (faire) rouler3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) (en)rouler4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) rouler5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) rouler6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) enrouler7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) rouler; étendre (au rouleau)8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) rouler9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) gronder, rouler10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) rouler11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rouler12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) déferler13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) s'écouler•- roller- rolling - roller-skate 3. verb(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) faire du patin à roulettes- roll in - roll up II(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) liste -
54 sausage-roll
noun (a piece of sausage meat cooked in a roll of pastry: They had sausage-rolls at the children's party.) friand -
55 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) court2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) petit3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) court4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) manquant5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) à court de6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) brisé2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) net2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) ne pas atteindre•- shortage - shorten - shortening - shortly - shorts - shortbread - short-change - short circuit - shortcoming - shortcut - shorthand - short-handed - short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) retenir la candidature- short-range - short-sighted - short-sightedly - short-sightedness - short-tempered - short-term - by a short head - for short - go short - in short - in short supply - make short work of - run short - short and sweet - short for - short of -
56 shortening
noun ((especially American) the fat used for making pastry.) graisse végétale -
57 collapse
A n1 (of regime, system, empire, bank, front, price, currency, economy, market, hopes) effondrement m (of, in de) ; to be on the point ou brink of collapse être sur le point de s'effondrer ;2 (of deals, talks, relationship) échec m (of de) ;3 (of company, newspaper) faillite f (of de) ;4 ( of person) ( physical) écroulement m ; ( mental) effondrement m ; to be close to collapse être sur le point de s'écrouler ; to be on the verge ou brink ou point of collapse être sur le point de s'effondrer ;5 (of building, bridge) effondrement m ; (of tunnel, wall, roof) écroulement m ; (of chair, bed) affaissement m ;7 ( of balloon) dégonflement m.B vtr1 ( fold) plier [bike, umbrella] ;2 ( combine) synthétiser [ideas, paragraphs] ;3 Comput réduire.C vi1 ( founder) [regime, system, empire, bank, currency, economy, hopes, plan] s'effondrer ; [case, trial, prosecution] échouer ; [deal, talks] échouer ; to collapse in chaos finir dans le chaos ;2 ( go bankrupt) [company, business] faire faillite (through à cause de) ;3 ( slump) [person] s'écrouler (due to à cause de ; under sous) ; to collapse onto the bed/into sb's arms s'effondrer sur le lit/dans les bras de qn ; to collapse and die mourir subitement ; to collapse in tears s'effondrer en larmes ; to collapse into giggles avoir le fou-rire ;4 ( fall down) [building, bridge] s'effondrer (on, on top of sur) ; [tunnel, roof, wall] s'écrouler (on, on top of sur) ; [chair, bed] s'affaisser (under sous) ;7 ( fold) [bike, umbrella] se plier. -
58 crimp
to put a crimp in sth ○ US mettre des bâtons dans les roues de qch. -
59 crisp
B adj1 [batter, biscuit, chips, pastry] croustillant ; [fruit, vegetable] croquant ; ‘to keep biscuits crisp’ ‘pour conserver aux biscuits leur croustillant’ ;2 [fabric, garment] frais/fraîche ; [banknote, paper, snow] craquant ;3 [air] vif/vive ; [morning] froid et piquant ;4 fig ( concise) [order, words] bref/brève ; [manner] brusque ; [design] net/nette ; [musical performance] enlevé.to be burnt to a crisp ○ être carbonisé.■ crisp up:▶ crisp up devenir croustillant ;▶ crisp up [sth], crisp [sth] up réchauffer (pour rendre croustillant). -
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