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[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) jouer2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jouer (à)3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) jouer4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) jouer5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) jouer (de)6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) jouer (un tour à)7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jouer (contre)8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) chatoyer9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) diriger10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jouer2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) jeu, amusement2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) pièce3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) match4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) jeu•- player- playable - playful - playfully - playfulness - playboy - playground - playing-card - playing-field - playmate - playpen - playschool - plaything - playtime - playwright - at play - bring/come into play - child's play - in play - out of play - play at - play back - play down - play fair - play for time - play havoc with - play into someone's hands - play off - play off against - play on - play a - no part in - play safe - play the game - play up -
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play [pleɪ]jeu ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (e), 1 (f), 1 (h), 1 (i) tour ⇒ 1 (c) stratagème ⇒ 1 (d) pièce (de théâtre) ⇒ 1 (g) intérêt ⇒ 1 (j) jouer à ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (h) jouer ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (c), 2 (e)-(g), 2 (i)-(k), 3 (a)-(e), 3 (h) faire jouer ⇒ 2 (d) jouer de ⇒ 2 (m) mettre ⇒ 2 (n) s'amuser ⇒ 3 (a) se jouer ⇒ 3 (f)1 noun(a) (fun, recreation) jeu m;∎ I like to watch the children at play j'aime regarder les enfants jouer;∎ the aristocracy at play l'aristocratie en train de se détendre;∎ to say sth in play dire qch en plaisantant ou pour rire;∎ play on words jeu m de mots, calembour m∎ play starts at one o'clock le match commence à une heure;∎ play on the centre court is starting le match sur le court central commence;∎ after some very boring play in the first half… après une première mi-temps très ennuyeuse…;∎ there was some nice play from Brooks Brooks a réussi de belles actions ou a bien joué;∎ to keep the ball in play garder la balle en jeu;∎ out of play sorti, hors jeu;∎ rain stopped play la partie a été interrompue par la pluie;∎ American she scored off a passing play elle a marqué un but après une combinaison de passes;∎ American the coach calls the plays l'entraîneur choisit les combinaisons∎ whose play is it? c'est à qui de jouer?(d) (manoeuvre) stratagème m;∎ it was a play to get money/their sympathy c'était un stratagème pour obtenir de l'argent/pour s'attirer leur sympathie;∎ he is making a play for the presidency il se lance dans la course à la présidence;∎ she made a play for my boyfriend elle a fait des avances à mon copain(e) (gambling) jeu m;∎ I lost heavily at last night's play j'ai perdu gros au jeu hier soir(f) (activity, interaction) jeu m;∎ the result of a complex play of forces le résultat d'un jeu de forces complexe;∎ to come into play entrer en jeu;∎ to bring sth into play mettre qch en jeu∎ Shakespeare's plays les pièces fpl ou le théâtre de Shakespeare;∎ to be in a play jouer dans une pièce;∎ it's been ages since I've seen or gone to see a play ça fait des années que je ne suis pas allé au théâtre;∎ radio play pièce f radiophonique;∎ television play dramatique f∎ there's too much play in the socket il y a trop de jeu dans la douille;∎ give the rope more play donnez plus de mou à la corde;∎ figurative to give or to allow full play to sth donner libre cours à qch(i) (of sun, colours) jeu m;∎ I like the play of light and shadow in his photographs j'aime les jeux d'ombre et de lumière dans ses photos∎ the summit meeting is getting a lot of media play les médias font beaucoup de tapage ou battage autour de ce sommet;∎ in my opinion she's getting far too much play à mon avis, on s'intéresse beaucoup trop à elle□ ;∎ they made a lot of play or a big play about his war record ils ont fait tout un plat de son passé militaire(a) (games, cards) jouer à;∎ to play football/tennis jouer au football/tennis;∎ to play poker/chess jouer au poker/aux échecs;∎ to play hide-and-seek jouer à cache-cache;∎ the children were playing dolls/soldiers les enfants jouaient à la poupée/aux soldats;∎ how about playing some golf after work? si on faisait une partie de golf après le travail?;∎ do you play any sports? pratiquez-vous un sport?;∎ squash is played indoors le squash se pratique en salle;∎ to play the game Sport jouer selon les règles; figurative jouer le jeu;∎ I won't play his game je ne vais pas entrer dans son jeu;∎ she's playing games with you elle te fait marcher;∎ familiar to play it cool ne pas s'énerver□, garder son calme□ ;∎ American to play favorites faire du favoritisme;∎ to play sb for a fool rouler qn;∎ familiar the meeting's next week, how shall we play it? la réunion aura lieu la semaine prochaine, quelle va être notre stratégie?□ ;∎ to play it safe ne pas prendre de risque, jouer la sécurité(b) (opposing player or team) jouer contre, rencontrer;∎ Italy plays Brazil in the finals l'Italie joue contre ou rencontre le Brésil en finale;∎ I played him at chess j'ai joué aux échecs avec lui;∎ he will play Karpov il jouera contre Karpov;∎ I'll play you for the drinks je vous joue les consommations∎ to play a match against sb disputer un match avec ou contre qn;∎ how many tournaments has he played this year? à combien de tournois a-t-il participé cette année?;∎ the next game will be played on Sunday la prochaine partie aura lieu dimanche(d) (include on the team → player) faire jouer;∎ the coach didn't play her until the second half l'entraîneur ne l'a fait entrer (sur le terrain) qu'à la deuxième mi-temps(e) (card, chess piece) jouer;∎ to play spades/trumps jouer pique/atout;∎ how should I play this hand? comment devrais-je jouer cette main?;∎ she played her ace elle a joué son as; figurative elle a abattu sa carte maîtresse;∎ figurative he plays his cards close to his chest il cache son jeu(f) (position) jouer;∎ he plays winger/defence il joue ailier/en défense(g) (shot, stroke) jouer;∎ she played a chip shot to the green elle a fait un coup coché jusque sur le green;∎ try playing your backhand more essayez de faire plus de revers;∎ to play a six iron (in golf) jouer un fer numéro six;∎ he played the ball to me il m'a envoyé la balle(h) (gamble on → stock market, slot machine) jouer à;∎ to play the horses jouer aux courses;∎ to play the property market spéculer sur le marché immobilier;∎ he played the red/the black il a misé sur le rouge/le noir(i) (joke, trick)∎ to play a trick/joke on sb jouer un tour/faire une farce à qn;∎ your memory's playing tricks on you votre mémoire vous joue des tours∎ Cressida was played by Joan Dobbs le rôle de Cressida était interprété par Joan Dobbs;∎ who played the godfather in Coppola's movie? qui jouait le rôle du parrain dans le film de Coppola?;∎ figurative to play a part or role in sth prendre part ou contribuer à qch;∎ an affair in which prejudice plays its part une affaire dans laquelle les préjugés entrent pour beaucoup ou jouent un rôle important∎ they played Broadway last year ils ont joué à Broadway l'année dernière;∎ 'Othello' is playing the Strand for another week 'Othello' est à l'affiche du Strand pendant encore une semaine;∎ he's now playing the club circuit il se produit maintenant dans les clubs∎ to play the fool faire l'idiot ou l'imbécile;∎ some doctors play God il y a des médecins qui se prennent pour Dieu sur terre;∎ to play host to sb recevoir qn;∎ to play the hero jouer les héros;∎ one played the heavy while the other asked the questions l'un jouait les méchants tandis que l'autre posait les questions;∎ don't play the wise old professor with me! ce n'est pas la peine de jouer les grands savants avec moi!;∎ to play the violin jouer du violon;∎ to play the blues jouer du blues;∎ they're playing our song/Strauss ils jouent notre chanson/du Strauss;∎ to play scales on the piano faire des gammes au piano(n) (put on → record, tape) passer, mettre; (→ radio) mettre, allumer; (→ tapedeck, jukebox) faire marcher;∎ don't play the stereo so loud ne mets pas la chaîne si fort;∎ he's in his room playing records il écoute des disques dans sa chambre;∎ can you play some Pink Floyd? tu peux mettre quelque chose des Pink Floyd?;∎ I'll play the first side British again or American over for you je vous repasse ou je vous fais réécouter la première face∎ he played his torch over the cave walls il promena le faisceau de sa lampe sur les murs de la grotte∎ to play both ends against the middle jouer sur les deux tableaux∎ I like to work hard and play hard quand je travaille, je travaille, quand je m'amuse, je m'amuse;∎ he didn't mean to hurt you, he was only playing il ne voulait pas te faire de mal, c'était juste pour jouer;∎ don't play on the street! ne jouez pas dans la rue!;∎ to play with dolls/with guns jouer à la poupée/à la guerre∎ to play well/badly/regularly jouer bien/mal/régulièrement;∎ to play against sb/a team jouer contre qn/une équipe;∎ to play in goal être goal;∎ it's her (turn) to play c'est à elle de jouer, c'est (à) son tour;∎ to play in a tournament participer à un tournoi;∎ he plays in the Italian team il joue dans l'équipe d'Italie;∎ she played into the left corner elle a envoyé la balle dans l'angle gauche;∎ try playing to his backhand essayez de jouer son revers;∎ to play high/low (in cards) jouer une forte/basse carte;∎ do you play? est-ce que tu sais jouer?;∎ to play to win jouer pour gagner;∎ to play dirty ne pas jouer franc jeu; figurative ne pas jouer le jeu;∎ to play fair jouer franc jeu; figurative jouer le jeu;∎ to play into sb's hands faire le jeu de qn;∎ you're playing right into his hands! tu entres dans son jeu!;∎ to play for time essayer de gagner du temps;∎ to play safe ne pas prendre de risques, jouer la sécurité∎ to play high or for high stakes jouer gros (jeu);∎ to play for drinks/for money jouer les consommations/de l'argent∎ I heard a guitar playing j'entendais le son d'une guitare;∎ music played in the background (recorded) des haut-parleurs diffusaient de la musique d'ambiance; (band) un orchestre jouait en fond sonore;∎ is that Strauss playing? est-ce que c'est du Strauss que l'on entend?;∎ a radio was playing upstairs on entendait une radio en haut;∎ the stereo was playing full blast on avait mis la chaîne à fond∎ the last movie she played in le dernier film dans lequel elle a joué∎ Hamlet is playing tonight on joue Hamlet ce soir;∎ the movie is playing to full or packed houses le film fait salle comble;∎ the same show has been playing there for five years cela fait cinq ans que le même spectacle est à l'affiche;∎ now playing at all Park Cinemas actuellement dans toutes les salles (de cinéma) Park;∎ what's playing at the Rex? qu'est-ce qui passe au Rex?;∎ the company will be playing in the provinces la compagnie va faire une tournée en province∎ to play dead faire le mort;∎ to play innocent or familiar dumb faire l'innocent, jouer les innocents;∎ familiar to play hard to get se faire désirer□(h) (breeze, sprinkler, light)∎ to play (on) jouer (sur);∎ sun played on the water le soleil jouait sur l'eau;∎ a smile played on or about or over his lips un sourire jouait sur ses lèvres;∎ lightning played across the sky le ciel était zébré d'éclairs►► play area aire f de jeux∎ it's time he stopped playing about and settled down il est temps qu'il arrête de s'amuser et qu'il se fixe(a) (fiddle with, tamper with)∎ to play about with sth jouer avec ou tripoter qch;∎ stop playing about with the aerial arrête de jouer avec ou de tripoter l'antenne;∎ I don't think we should be playing about with genes à mon avis, on ne devrait pas s'amuser à manipuler les gènes(b) (juggle → statistics, figures) jouer avec; (consider → possibilities, alternatives) envisager, considérer;∎ I'll play about with the figures and see if I can come up with something more reasonable je vais jouer un peu avec les chiffres et voir si je peux suggérer quelque chose de plus raisonnable;∎ she played about with several endings for her novel elle a essayé plusieurs versions pour le dénouement de son roman∎ to play about with sb faire marcher qn(tease, deceive) faire marcher(cooperate) coopérer;∎ to play along with sb or with sb's plans entrer dans le jeu de qn;∎ you'd better play along tu as tout intérêt à te montrer coopératif(a) (of child) jouer à;∎ to play at cops and robbers jouer aux gendarmes et aux voleurs;∎ familiar just what do you think you're playing at? à quoi tu joues exactement?(b) (dabble in → politics, journalism) faire en dilettante;∎ you're just playing at being an artist tu joues les artistes;∎ you can't play at being a revolutionary tu ne peux pas t'improviser révolutionnaire(cassette, film) repasser;∎ play the last ten frames back repassez les dix dernières images∎ play it by me again reprenez votre histoire depuis le début□(role, victory) minimiser; (problem) dédramatiser;∎ we've been asked to play down the political aspects of the affair on nous a demandé de ne pas insister sur le côté politique de l'affaire;∎ her book rightly plays down the conspiracy theory son livre minimise à juste titre la thèse du complot∎ to play the ball in remettre la balle en jeu∎ to play oneself in s'habituer, se faire la main(c) (with music) accueillir en musique(teams, contestants) disputer un match de barrage∎ he played Neil off against his father il a monté Neil contre son père;∎ he played his enemies off against each other il a monté ses ennemis l'un contre l'autre➲ play on(weakness, naivety, trust, feelings) jouer sur;∎ his political strength comes from playing on people's fears il tire sa force politique de sa capacité à jouer sur la peur des gens;∎ the waiting began to play on my nerves l'attente commençait à me porter sur les nerfs;∎ the title plays on a line from Shakespeare le titre est un jeu de mots sur une phrase de Shakespearecontinuer à jouer;∎ the referee waved them to play on l'arbitre leur fit signe de continuer à jouer∎ the events being played out on the world's stage les événements qui se déroulent dans le monde;∎ the drama was played out between rioters and police les incidents ont eu lieu entre les émeutiers et les forces de police(b) (usu passive) familiar (exhaust) to be played out (person, horse etc) être vanné ou éreinté□ ; (idea) être vieux jeu□ ou démodé□ ; (story) avoir perdu tout intérêt□∎ they were played out to the strains of… leur départ a été accompagné par l'air de…Golf dépasser d'autres joueurs;∎ may we play through? vous permettez que nous vous dépassions?➲ play up∎ in the interview, play up your sales experience pendant l'entretien, mettez en avant ou insistez sur votre expérience de la vente;∎ his speech played up his working-class background son discours mettait l'accent sur ses origines populaires;∎ the press played up her divorce la presse a monté son divorce en épingle∎ my back is playing me up mon dos me joue encore des tours;∎ don't let the kids play you up ne laissez pas les enfants vous marcher sur les pieds∎ my back is playing up mon dos me joue encore des tours∎ to play up to sb (flatter) faire de la lèche à qn= play on1(a) (toy with → pencil, hair) jouer avec;∎ he was playing with the radio dials il jouait avec les boutons de la radio;∎ he only played with his food il a à peine touché à son assiette;∎ figurative to play with fire jouer avec le feu∎ she plays with language in bold and startling ways elle manipule la langue avec une audace saisissante(c) (consider → idea) caresser;∎ he played with the idea for weeks before rejecting it il a caressé l'idée pendant des semaines avant de l'abandonner;∎ we're playing with the idea of buying a house nous pensons à acheter une maison;∎ here are a few suggestions to play with voici quelques suggestions que je soumets à votre réflexion∎ to play with sb's affections jouer avec les sentiments de qn;∎ don't you see he's just playing with you? tu ne vois pas qu'il se moque de toi ou qu'il te fait marcher?(e) (have available → money, time) disposer de;∎ how much time have we got to play with? de combien de temps disposons-nous?;∎ they've got $2 million to play with ils disposent de deux millions de dollars∎ to play with oneself (masturbate) se toucherⓘ Play it again Sam Cette formule célèbre ("joue-le encore, Sam"), que l'on attribue au film Casablanca, n'est en fait pas prononcée dans le film. Le personnage incarné par Ingrid Bergman dit au pianiste du Rick's Bar play it once Sam, for old times' sake ("joue-le une fois, Sam, en souvenir du bon vieux temps"). Aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule en allusion au film lorsque l'on demande à quelqu'un de refaire quelque chose, et particulièrement lorsqu'il s'agit de rejouer un air de musique. -
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play [pleɪ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun• there was some good play in the second half on a assisté à du beau jeu pendant la deuxième mi-temps• to bring or call sth into play faire intervenir qchb. ( = movement) jeu mc. ( = drama) pièce f (de théâtre)• to be in a play [actor] jouer dans une piècea. [+ game, sport] jouer à• what position does she play? à quelle place joue-t-elle ?• don't play games with me! ne vous moquez pas de moi !• to play ball with sb ( = cooperate) coopérer avec qn• to play the game ( = play fair) jouer le jeu• he gave up playing the field and married a year ago il a cessé de papillonner et s'est marié il y a un anb. [+ opponent] rencontrerc. [+ chess piece, card] jouerf. ( = direct) [+ hose, searchlight] dirigera. jouer► play + preposition• what's he playing at? (inf) à quoi il joue ?• how much time do we have to play with? (inf) combien de temps avons-nous ?4. compounds► play-off noun (after a tie) ≈ match m de barrage (départageant des concurrents à égalité) ; (US) (for championship) match m de qualification[+ tape] réécouter( = minimize importance of) [+ significance] minimiser ; [+ situation, attitude] dédramatiser[+ sb's emotions, good nature] jouer sur( = give trouble) the engine is playing up le moteur fait des siennesa. ( = give trouble to) his leg is playing him up sa jambe le tracasseb. ( = magnify importance of) exagérer (l'importance de)* * *[pleɪ] 1.2) (amusement, recreation)3) Sport, Gamesthe ball is out of play/in play — la balle est hors jeu/en jeu
4) fig (movement, interaction) jeu m2.transitive verb1) jouer à [game, match, cards]; jouer [card]to play goal — ( in football) être gardien de but
to play the ball to somebody — ( in basketball) passer la balle à quelqu'un
2) Music jouer de [instrument]; jouer [tune, symphony, chord]3) ( act out) Theatre interpréter, jouer [role]4) Audio mettre [tape, video, CD]5) Finance3.to play the stock market — boursicoter (colloq)
1) [children] jouer ( with avec)2) figwhat does he think he's playing at? — GB (colloq) qu'est-ce qu'il fabrique (colloq)?
3) Sport, Games jouer5) Cinema, Theatre [play] se jouer; [film] passer; [actor] jouershe's playing opposite him in ‘Macbeth’ — elle lui donne la réplique dans ‘Macbeth’
6) [fountain, water] couler; Music [record] jouer•Phrasal Verbs:- play off- play on- play out- play up••all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) — Prov il n'y a pas que le travail dans la vie
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4 play back
to play (music, speech etc) on a record or tape after it has just been recorded (noun play-back) (ré)écouter; réécoute -
5 play at
1) (to pretend to be etc: The children were playing at cowboys and Indians.) jouer à2) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) jouer à -
6 play for time
(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) essayer de gagner du temps -
7 play on
(to make use of (someone's feelings, fears etc): He played on my sympathy until I lent him $10.) jouer sur -
8 play truant
(to be a truant and stay away from school etc: He was always playing truant (from school).) faire l'école buissonnière -
9 fair play
(honest treatment; an absence of cheating, biased actions etc: He's not involved in the contest - he's only here to see fair play.) franc jeu -
10 in play
((of a ball) according to the rules of the game, (not) in a position where it can be hit, kicked etc.) en jeu; hors jeu -
11 out of play
((of a ball) according to the rules of the game, (not) in a position where it can be hit, kicked etc.) en jeu; hors jeu -
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[si:n]1) (the place where something real or imaginary happens: A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland.) scène2) (an incident etc which is seen or remembered: He recalled scenes from his childhood.) incident3) (a show of anger: I was very angry but I didn't want to make a scene.) scène4) (a view of a landscape etc: The sheep grazing on the hillside made a peaceful scene.) tableau5) (one part or division of a play etc: The hero died in the first scene of the third act of the play.) scène6) (the setting or background for a play etc: Scene-changing must be done quickly.) décor(s)7) (a particular area of activity: the academic/business scene.) scène•- scenery- scenic - behind the scenes - come on the scene -
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1. noun1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) partie2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) part(ie)3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) rôle4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) rôle5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) partie6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) part2. verb(to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) (se) séparer- parting- partly - part-time - in part - part company - part of speech - part with - take in good part - take someone's part - take part in -
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I 1. [stei‹] noun(a raised platform especially for performing or acting on, eg in a theatre.) scène2. verb1) (to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc: This play was first staged in 1928.) mettre en scène2) (to organize (an event etc): The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.) organiser•- staging- stage direction - stage fright - stagehand - stage manager - stagestruck II [stei‹]1) (a period or step in the development of something: The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.) stade2) (part of a journey: The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.) étape3) (a section of a bus route.) section4) (a section of a rocket.) étage• -
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1) (property; goods: She left few personal effects when she died.) biens2) (in drama etc, devices for producing suitable sounds, lighting etc to accompany a play etc: sound effects.) effets (de), bruitage -
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I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) conduire, mener2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) mener3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) entraîner4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) mener5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) mener2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) tête2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) avance3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) exemple4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) avance5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) laisse6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) piste7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) rôle principal•- leader- leadership - lead on - lead up the garden path - lead up to - lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) plomb2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mine•- leaden -
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[rə'vju:] 1. noun1) (a written report on a book, play etc giving the writer's opinion of it.) compte rendu2) (an inspection of troops etc.) revue3) ((American) revision; studying or going over one's notes: I have just enough time for a quick review of my speech; I made a quick review of my notes before the test.)2. verb1) (to make or have a review of: The book was reviewed in yesterday's paper; The Queen reviewed the troops.) faire la critique de; passer en revue2) (to reconsider: We'll review the situation at the end of the month.) réexaminer3) ((American) to revise; to go over one's notes, lessons etc in preparation for an examination: I have to review (my notes) for the test tomorrow.)•- reviewer -
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[buk] 1. noun1) (a number of sheets of paper (especially printed) bound together: an exercise book.) cahier2) (a piece of writing, bound and covered: I've written a book on Shakespeare.) livre3) (a record of bets.) livre de paris2. verb1) (to buy or reserve (a ticket, seat etc) for a play etc: I've booked four seats for Friday's concert.) réserver2) (to hire in advance: We've booked the hall for Saturday.) retenir•- bookable- booking - booklet - bookbinding - bookbinder - bookcase - booking-office - bookmaker - bookmark - bookseller - bookshelf - bookshop - bookworm - booked up - book in - by the book -
19 dress rehearsal
(a full rehearsal of a play etc with costumes etc.) (répétition) générale -
20 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
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