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81 rosy
rosy [ˈrəʊzɪ]a. ( = pink) [colour] rosé ; [face] roseb. ( = optimistic) [view] optimiste* * *['rəʊzɪ]things are looking rosy — fig les choses s'annoncent bien
to paint a rosy picture — fig peindre un tableau favorable
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82 scan
scan [skæn]a. ( = examine closely) [+ crowd] fouiller du regardb. ( = glance quickly over) [+ newspaper] feuilleterc. [+ picture, document, bar code] scannerd. [+ patient] passer au scanner3. noun( = test) (ultrasound) scan échographie f* * *[skæn] 1.2) (radar, TV) balayage m; ( picture) analyse f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - nn-)1) ( cast eyes over) lire rapidement [page, newspaper]2) ( examine) scruter [faces, crowd, horizon]3) [light, radar] balayer4) Medicine faire un scanner de [organ]5) Computing scanner, numériser [document, image]3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - nn-) Literature pouvoir se scander -
83 straight
straight [streɪt]1. adjectivec. ( = unambiguous) clair• have you got that straight? est-ce bien clair ?d. ( = tidy) to put sth straight mettre de l'ordre dans qche. ( = simple) it was a straight choice between A and B il n'y avait que deux solutions, A ou Bf. ( = consecutive) [victories, defeats, games, months] consécutif• if I give you £5, then we'll be straight si je te donne 5 livres, nous serons quittesi. ( = unsmiling) to keep a straight face garder son sérieuxj. [person] (inf) ( = conventional) conventionnel ; ( = heterosexual) hétéro (inf) ; ( = not criminal) honnête• I've been straight for three years ( = not on drugs) ça fait trois ans que je n'ai pas pris de drogue2. nouna. the straight [of racecourse, athletics track] la ligne droite3. adverba. ( = in a straight line) [walk, stand, grow] droit ; [shoot] juste• to look sb straight in the face/the eye regarder qn bien en face/droit dans les yeux• to go straight towards sb/sth se diriger droit vers qn/qchb. ( = level) to hang straight [picture] être bien droitc. ( = directly) straight after this tout de suite après• to come straight back ( = without detour) revenir directement ; ( = immediately) revenir tout de suite• he went straight to London ( = without detour) il est allé directement à Londres ; ( = immediately) il s'est immédiatement rendu à Londrese. ( = neat) to drink one's whisky straight boire son whisky secf. ( = clearly) he couldn't think straight il n'avait plus les idées clairesh. ( = consecutively) for five days straight pendant cinq jours d'affilée► straight off ( = immediately) tout de suite ; ( = without hesitation) sans hésiter ; ( = without beating about the bush) sans ambages4. compounds* * *[streɪt] 1.noun Sport ligne f droite2.back straight — côté m opposé de la piste
1) ( not bent or curved) gen droit; [hair] raidedead straight — gen tout droit
2) (level, upright) gen bien droit; [bedclothes, tablecloth] bien misthe picture/your tie isn't straight — le tableau/ta cravate est de travers
3) (tidy, in order) en ordreto get ou put something straight — lit, fig mettre quelque chose en ordre
4) ( clear)to put ou set the record straight — établir la vérité
5) (honest, direct) [person] honnête, droit; [answer] clair6) ( unconditional) [majority, profit] net/nette; [choice] simplea straight fight — GB Politics une élection à deux candidats
7) ( undiluted) [drink] sec, sans eau8) ( consecutive) [wins, defeats] consécutif/-iveshe got straight ‘A’s — School elle a eu très bien partout
in straight sets — Sport en deux (or trois) sets
9) Theatre [actor, role] sérieux/-ieuse10) (colloq) ( heterosexual) hétéro (colloq) inv3.1) ( not obliquely) gen droit; [shoot] justeto go/keep straight ahead — aller/continuer tout droit
2) ( without delay) directementstraight away —
she told him straight out that — elle lui a dit carrément or sans ambages que
it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — cela semblait sortir tout droit du Moyen Âge
3) ( frankly) tout netgive it to me straight — (colloq) dis-moi la vérité
to play straight with somebody — fig jouer franc-jeu avec quelqu'un
4) Theatre [act, produce] de manière classique5) ( neat) [drink] sec or sans eau••to go straight — (colloq) [criminal] se ranger
straight up? — (colloq) GB sans blague? (colloq)
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84 straighten
straighten [ˈstreɪtn][+ wire, nail] redresser ; [+ hair] défriser ; [+ road] rectifier ; [+ tie, hat] ajuster ; [+ picture] redresser ; [+ room, papers] mettre de l'ordre dans[+ wire, nail] redresser ; [+ road] rectifier ; [+ situation] débrouiller ; [+ problem] résoudre ; [+ one's ideas] mettre de l'ordre dans• I'll soon straighten him out! (inf!) je vais lui apprendre !► straighten up( = tidy up) ranger[+ room, papers] mettre de l'ordre dans* * *['streɪtn]transitive verb1) tendre [arm, leg]; redresser [picture, teeth]; ajuster [tie, hat]; refaire (en ligne droite) [road]; défriser [hair]to straighten one's back ou shoulders — se redresser
2) ( tidy) mettre [quelque chose] en ordre [room]; mettre de l'ordre sur [desk]•Phrasal Verbs: -
85 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) fond2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) arrière-plan3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) origines -
86 film
[film] 1. noun1) ((a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken: photographic film.) pellicule2) (a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc: to make a film; ( also adjective) a film version of the novel.) film3) (a thin skin or covering: a film of dust.) pellicule2. verb1) (to make a motion picture (of): They are going to film the race.) filmer2) ((usually with over) to cover with a film: Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.) se couvrir•- filmy- filmstar -
87 focus
['foukəs] 1. plurals - focuses, foci; noun1) (the point at which rays of light meet after passing through a lens.) foyer2) (a point to which light, a look, attention etc is directed: She was the focus of everyone's attention.) point de mire2. verb1) (to adjust (a camera, binoculars etc) in order to get a clear picture: Remember to focus the camera / the picture before taking the photograph.) mettre au point2) (to direct (attention etc) to one point: The accident focussed public attention on the danger.) concentrer•- focal- in - out of focus -
88 frame
[freim] 1. noun1) (a hard main structure round which something is built or made: the steel frame of the aircraft.) structure2) (something made to enclose something: a picture-frame; a window-frame.) cadre3) (the human body: He has a slight frame.) ossature2. verb1) (to put a frame around: to frame a picture.) encadrer2) (to act as a frame for: Her hair framed her face.) encadrer3) (to arrange false evidence so as to make (someone) seem guilty of a crime etc (noun frame-up).) monter un coup (contre); coup monté•- frame of mind -
89 hang
[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) suspendre, être accroché2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) accrocher, être accroché3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) pendre, être pendu4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) pendre5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) baisser•- hanger- hanging - hangings - hangman - hangover - get the hang of - hang about/around - hang back - hang in the balance - hang on - hang together - hang up -
90 mount
1. verb1) (to get or climb up (on or on to): He mounted the platform; She mounted (the horse) and rode off.) monter2) (to rise in level: Prices are mounting steeply.) monter3) (to put (a picture etc) into a frame, or stick it on to card etc.) monter, coller sur carton4) (to hang or put up on a stand, support etc: He mounted the tiger's head on the wall.) fixer (sur un support)5) (to organize: The army mounted an attack; to mount an exhibition.) monter2. noun1) (a thing or animal that one rides, especially a horse.) monture2) (a support or backing on which anything is placed for display: Would this picture look better on a red mount or a black one?) support•- mounted- Mountie -
91 nail
[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) ongle2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) clou2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) clouer- nail-file - nail-polish - nail-varnish - nail-scissors - hit the nail on the head -
92 postcard
noun (a card on which a message may be sent by post, often with a picture on one side (a picture postcard): She sent me a postcard of the Taj Mahal when she was in India.) carte postale -
93 hook
A n1 (for clothing, picture) crochet m ;2 Fishg hameçon m ;5 ( on stick) crosse f ;6 Telecom to take the phone off the hook décrocher le téléphone ; to leave the phone off the hook laisser le téléphone décroché ;8 ( golf) coup m hooké ;10 Comm accroche f.B vtr1 ( hang) accrocher (on, onto à ; round autour de) ;2 ( pull through) faire passer [string, loop] (through dans) ; passer [limb, finger, stick] (through dans) ;to be off the hook être tiré d'affaire ; to get sb off the hook tirer qn d'affaire ; to let sb off the hook laisser filer ○ qn ; to get one's hooks into sb mettre le grappin sur qn ○.■ hook on:▶ hook on s'accrocher (to à) ;▶ hook [sth] on, hook on [sth] accrocher (to à).▶ hook together s'accrocher ensemble ;▶ hook [sth] together accrocher [qch] ensemble.■ hook up:▶ hook up [garment] s'agrafer ;▶ hook up [sth], hook [sth] up -
94 image
image n1 ( concept) ( mental picture) image f ; ( notion) idée f ; the popular image of life in the north l'idée que les gens se font de la vie dans le nord ;2 ( epitome) image f ; the image of the successful working mother l'image de la mère qui travaille et qui a réussi ;4 TV, Phot, Cin ( picture) image f ; visual image image réelle ; the moving image l'image en mouvement ;5 ( likeness) image f ; God created Man in his own image Dieu créa l'homme à son image ; he is the (spitting) image of you fig c'est toi tout craché ;6 Literat image f ;7 Math image f ;8 Comput image f. -
95 inset
A n1 ( boxed picture) ( map) insert m ; ( photo) photographie f en médaillon ; ‘inset: the writer’ ‘en médaillon: l'écrivain’ ;2 ( in sewing) entre-deux m inv. -
96 mount
A n2 ( horse) monture f ;3 (support, surround) (for jewel, lens) monture f ; ( for picture) carton m de montage ; (for microscope, slide) lame f ; ( for film slide) cadre m.B vtr1 ( ascend) gravir, monter [stairs] ; monter sur [platform, scaffold] ; monter sur, enfourcher [horse, bicycle] ; to mount the throne fig monter sur le trône ; to mount the pavement Aut monter sur le trottoir ;2 ( fix into place) monter [jewel, picture, photo] (on sur) ; coller [stamp] ; monter [exhibit, specimen] ; mettre [qch] en position [gun] ; Aut, Tech installer [engine, device] ;3 (set up, hold) monter [exhibition, campaign] ; monter [production] ; organiser [demonstration] ; Mil monter [attack] ; Fin lancer [raid] ; to mount guard monter la garde (at, over sur) ;4 Zool ( in copulation) monter ;5 Equit monter.C vi1 [climber, staircase] monter (to jusqu'à) ; the blood mounted to his cheeks le sang lui est monté au visage ;3 Equit se mettre en selle.D mounting pres p adj [pressure, problems, tension etc] croissant, de plus en plus important ; [bills] de plus en plus élevé. -
97 nail
A n2 Tech clou m.B vtr1 ( attach with nails) clouer ; they nailed planks over the doors ils ont cloué des planches sur les portes ; to nail a picture to a wall clouer un tableau sur un mur ;2 ○ (trap, pin down) coincer ○ [wrongdoer] ; démasquer [liar] ;a nail in sb's coffin un coup dur ; to hit the nail on the head mettre le doigt dessus ; cash on the nail argent m comptant ; to be as hard ou as tough as nails être sans cœur ; to fight tooth and nail se battre avec acharnement (against contre). ⇒ mast.■ nail down:▶ nail down [sth], nail [sth] down1 clouer ;▶ nail [sb] down coincer ○ [person] ; to nail sb down to a time/date/price obtenir de qn qu'il fixe ( subj) une heure/une date/un prix.■ nail up:▶ nail up [sth], nail [sth] up1 clouer [picture, sign] ; -
98 paint
A n1 gen, Art peinture f ; the paint on the walls has yellowed la peinture des murs a jauni ; all it needs is a fresh coat of paint il suffirait d'un coup de badigeon ; ‘wet paint’ ‘peinture fraîche’ ;B paints npl Art couleurs fpl ; why don't you get out your paints? pourquoi ne prends-tu pas ta boîte de couleurs?C vtr1 lit peindre [wall, subject] ; peindre le portrait de [person] ; to paint sth blue/green peindre qch en bleu/en vert ; Art to paint sth in peindre [background, figure] ; to paint sth on appliquer [varnish, undercoat] ; to paint sth out peindre par-dessus qch [face, figure, wallpaper] ; I'm going to paint a picture je vais peindre quelque chose ; to paint one's nails se vernir les ongles ;2 fig ( depict) dépeindre ; to paint a rather gloomy picture of sth brosser un tableau assez sombre de qch ; to paint an unflattering portrait of sb décrire qn en termes peu élogieux ;3 Med badigeonner [cut, wound] (with de).D vi peindre ; to paint from life/outdoors peindre d'après nature/en plein air ; to paint in oils/watercolours faire de la peinture à l'huile/de l'aquarelle.he is not as black as he is painted il n'est pas si méchant qu'on le prétend ; to paint the town red faire la noce. -
99 reverse
A n1 ( opposite) the reverse le contraire ; rather the reverse plutôt le contraire ; quite the reverse bien au contraire ; the truth was exactly the reverse la vérité était tout le contraire ;2 ( back) the reverse ( of coin) le revers ; ( of banknote) le verso ; (of fabric, picture) l'envers m ;3 ( setback) revers m ;4 Aut ( also reverse gear) marche f arrière ; you're in reverse tu es en marche arrière ; to go into reverse [driver] se mettre en marche arrière ; fig [process] s'inverser ; to put a plan/policy into reverse fig faire marche arrière dans son plan/sa politique ; the same process but in reverse le même procédé mais en sens inverse.B adj3 ( backwards) [somersault] en arrière ; to answer the questions in reverse order répondre aux questions en commençant par la dernière ;D vtr1 ( invert) inverser [order, trend, process, policy] ;2 (exchange, switch) renverser [roles] ;4 Tech, Aut faire tourner [qch] à l'envers [mechanism, machine] ; faire rouler [qch] en marche arrière [car] ; to reverse a car out of a garage sortir une voiture d'un garage en marche arrière ;5 Jur annuler ;6 Telecom to reverse the charges appeler en PCV.E vi [driver] faire marche arrière ; he reversed into a tree il a heurté un arbre en faisant marche arrière ; to reverse down the lane/into a parking space descendre l'allée/se garer en marche arrière. -
100 rosy
2 ( favourable) [future, picture] prometteur/-euse ; things are looking rosy les choses s'annoncent bien ; our prospects are not rosy nos perspectives ne sont pas bonnes ; to paint a rosy picture of sth peindre un tableau favorable de qch.everything in the garden is rosy tout va très bien.
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