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21 diamond
1) (a very hard, colourless precious stone: Her brooch had three diamonds in it; ( also adjective) a diamond ring.) diamant; de diamant2) (a piece of diamond (often artificial) used as a tip on eg a record-player stylus.) diamant3) (a kind of four-sided figure or shape; ♦: There was a pattern of red and yellow diamonds on the floor.) losange4) (one of the playing-cards of the suit diamonds, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) carreau•- diamonds -
22 emerald
['emərəld]1) (a type of precious stone, green in colour.) émeraude2) ((also emerald green) its colour ( also adjective): She has an emerald (green) coat.) (vert) émeraude -
23 gem
[‹em]1) (a precious stone especially when cut into a particular shape, eg for a ring or necklace.) pierre précieuse2) (anything or anyone thought to be especially good: This picture is the gem of my collection.) joyau•- gemstone -
24 gold
[ɡould]1) (an element, a precious yellow metal used for making jewellery etc: This watch is made of gold; ( also adjective) a gold watch.) or; en or, d'or2) (coins, jewellery etc made of gold.) or3) (the colour of the metal: the shades of brown and gold of autumn leaves; ( also adjective) a gold carpet.) or; doré•- golden- goldfish - gold-leaf - gold medal - gold-mine - gold-rush - goldsmith - as good as gold - golden opportunity -
25 jewel
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26 jeweller
noun (a person who makes, or deals in, ornaments and other articles made of precious stones and metals.) bijoutier/-ière -
27 onyx
['oniks](a type of precious stone with layers of different colours: The ashtray is made of onyx; ( also adjective) an onyx ashtray.) (d') onyx -
28 opal
['oupəl](a type of usually bluish-white or milky white precious stone, with slight traces or streaks of various other colours: There are three opals in her brooch; ( also adjective) an opal necklace.) (d')opale -
29 ruby
['ru:bi]plural - rubies; noun1) (a kind of deep red precious stone: a ring set with rubies; ( also adjective) a ruby necklace.) (de) rubis2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour: a ruby dress.) rubis, vermeil -
30 sapphire
(a kind of dark-blue precious stone: a gold brooch set with a sapphire; ( also adjective) a sapphire ring.) (de) saphir -
31 silver
['silvə] 1. noun1) (an element, a precious grey metal which is used in making jewellery, ornaments etc: The tray was made of solid silver.) argent2) (anything made of, or looking like, silver especially knives, forks, spoons etc: Burglars broke into the house and stole all our silver.) argenterie2. adjective1) (made of, of the colour of, or looking like, silver: a silver brooch; silver stars/paint.) d'argent, argenté2) ((of a wedding anniversary, jubilee etc) twenty-fifth: We celebrated our silver wedding (anniversary) last month.) d'argent•- silvery- silver foil/paper -
32 topaz
(a kind of precious stone, of various colours.) topaze -
33 treasured
adjective (regarded as precious; valued: The photograph of her son is her most treasured possession.) précieux -
34 turquoise
['tə:kwoiz]1) (a kind of greenish-blue precious stone: The ring was set with a turquoise.) turquoise2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour: (a) pale turquoise (dress).) turquoise -
35 valued
adjective (regarded as valuable or precious: What is your most valued possession?) précieux -
36 stone
A n1 ¢ ( material) pierre f ; (made) of stone en pierre ; to turn into stone se changer en pierre ; to have a heart of stone fig avoir un cœur de pierre ; to be as hard as stone lit être dur comme de la pierre ; fig avoir un cœur de pierre ;3 ( for particular purpose) gen pierre f ; ( standing vertically) menhir m ; ( engraved) stèle f ; to lay a stone poser une pierre ; to erect a stone ériger une stèle ; they totally destroyed the town, not a stone was left standing ils ont complètement détruit la ville, tout était dévasté ;7 GB Meas = 6,35 kg.B modif [wall, statue, floor, building, step] en pierre ; [jar, pot, pottery] en grès ; stone cladding revêtement m de pierre.C vtr2 ( remove stone from) dénoyauter [peach, cherry].stone me†! GB ça alors! ; to leave no stone unturned ne négliger aucun détail ; it's a stone's throw from here c'est à deux pas d'ici ; to be set in (tablets of) stone être gravé dans le marbre ; to cast the first stone jeter la première pierre (at à) ; to sink like a stone couler à pic ; ⇒ glasshouse. -
37 stuff
A n ¢1 ( unnamed substance) truc ○ m, chose f ; what's that stuff in the box/on the table? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc ○ dans la boîte/sur la table? ; what's that stuff in the bottle? qu'est-ce que c'est dans la bouteille? ; there's some black stuff stuck to my shoe il y a un truc ○ noir collé à ma chaussure ; I don't eat pre-packaged stuff if I can help it j'évite autant que possible de manger des trucs ○ pré-emballés ; this stuff stinks! ça pue ce truc! ○ ; have we got any more of that cement stuff? est-ce qu'on a encore de cette espèce de ciment? ; she loves the stuff elle adore ça ; acid is dangerous stuff l'acide est (un truc ○) dangereux ; gin? never touch the stuff ○ le gin? je n'y touche jamais ; expensive stuff, caviar ça coute cher, le caviar ; we've sold lots of the stuff nous en avons vendu beaucoup ; it's strong stuff (of drink, drug, detergent) c'est costaud ○ ;2 ○ ( unnamed objects) trucs ○ mpl ; ( implying disorder) bazar ○ m ; ( personal belongings) affaires fpl ; what's all this stuff in the hall? qu'est-ce que c'est que ces trucs ○ or ce bazar ○ dans l'entrée? ; she brought down a load of stuff from the attic elle a descendu un tas de trucs ○ du grenier ; don't leave your stuff all over the floor ne laisse pas traîner les affaires or ton bazar ○ par terre ;3 ○ (content of speech, book, film, etc) the sort of stuff you read in the newspapers le genre de chose or de truc ○ qu'on lit dans les journaux ; who wrote this stuff? gen qui a écrit ça? ; pej qui a écrit cette chose? ; there's some good stuff in this article il y a de bonnes choses dans cet article ; this poem is good stuff c'est un bon poème ; have you read much of her stuff? as-tu lu beaucoup de ce qu'elle a écrit? ; this stuff is excellent/absolute rubbish c'est excellent/complètement nul ○ ; it's not my kind of stuff ce n'est pas mon truc ○ ; it's romantic/terrifying stuff c'est romantique/terrifiant ; I sent him a tape of my stuff je lui ai envoyé une cassette de ce que je fais ; do you believe all that stuff about his private life? tu crois à tout ce qu'on dit sur sa vie privée? ; there was a lot of stuff about the new legislation in his speech il a beaucoup parlé de la nouvelle législation dans son discours ; he likes painting and drawing and stuff like that ○ il aime la peinture et le dessin et tout ce genre de trucs ○ ; the book's all about music and stuff le livre parle de la musique et tout ça ;4 ( fabric) lit étoffe f ; fig essence f ; such conflicts are the very stuff of drama de tels conflits sont l'essence même du drame ; this is the stuff that heroes/traitors are made of c'est l'étoffe dont on fait les héros/les traîtres ; the stuff that dreams are made of la substance (même) des rêves ; her husband was made of somewhat coarser/finer stuff son mari était plus grossier/plus raffiné de nature ;6 ○ ( stolen goods) marchandise ○ f.B vtr1 (fill, pack) garnir, rembourrer [cushion, pillow, furniture] (with de) ; (implying haste, carelessness) bourrer [pocket, cupboard, suitcase] (with de) ; ( block up) boucher [hole, crack] (with avec) ; a book stuffed with useful information un livre bourré d'informations utiles ; they stuffed his head with useless information ils lui ont bourré la tête de faits inutiles ; to stuff one's face ○ bâfrer, s'empiffrer ◑ ; get stuffed ◑ ! va te faire voir ◑ ! ; stuff the system ◑ ! au diable ○ le système! ; stuff you ◑ ! va te faire voir ◑ ! ;2 ( pack in) fourrer ○ [objects, clothes, paper] (in, into dans) ; we stuffed paper into the cracks nous avons fourré du papier dans les fissures ; she stuffed the papers/some clothes into a bag elle a fourré les papiers/des vêtements dans un sac ; to stuff one's hands in one's pockets se fourrer les mains dans les poches ; to stuff sth up one's jumper cacher qch sous son pull ; to stuff sth under the bed fourrer qch sous le lit ; to stuff food into one's mouth se bâfrer ○ ; you know where you can stuff it ◑ ! tu sais où tu peux te le mettre ● ; tell him he can take his precious plan and stuff it ◑ ! dis-lui que son projet il peut se le mettre où je pense ● ! ;3 Culin farcir [turkey, tomato, olive] ;4 [taxidermist] empailler [animal, bird].a bit of stuff ○ péj une gonzesse ○ pej, une nana ○ ; to do one's stuff ○ faire ce qu'on a à faire ; go on-do your stuff ○ ! vas-y-fais ce que tu as à faire, vas-y-à toi de jouer ; to know one's stuff ○ connaître son affaire ○ ; that's the stuff ○ ! c'est bon!, c'est ça! ; that's the stuff to give them ou to give the troops ○ ! c'est ce que demande le peuple! ; I don't give a stuff ○ ! je m'en fiche ○ !, je m'en fous ◑ !■ stuff up ;▶ stuff [sth] up, stuff up [sth] boucher [crack, hole] (with avec) ; I'm all stuffed up, my nose is stuffed up j'ai le nez bouché. -
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39 Usage note : before
When before is used as a preposition in expressions of time or order of sequence or importance, it is translated by avant:before the meeting= avant la réunionshe left before me= elle est partie avant moiFor more examples and particular usages, see A1, 2, 3 in the entry before.When before is used as a preposition meaning in front of (when you are talking about physical space) or in the presence of, it is translated by devant:before our eyes= devant nos yeuxhe declared before his mother that …= il a déclaré devant sa mère que …When before is used as an adjective after a noun, it is translated by précédent/-e:the time before= la fois précédentethe one before is translated by le précédent or la précédente:no, I’m not talking about that meeting but the one before= non, je ne parle pas de cette réunion-là mais de la précédenteFor particular usages see B in the entry before.When before is used as an adverb meaning beforehand, it is translated by avant in statements about the present or future:I’ll try to talk to her before= j’essaierai de lui en parler avantyou could have told me before= tu aurais pu me le dire avantI had met her two or three times before= je l’avais rencontrée deux ou trois fois auparavantI’ve met her before= je l’ai déjà rencontréeyou’ve asked me that question before= tu m’as déjà posé cette questionIn negative sentences before is often used in English simply to reinforce the negative. In such cases it is not translated at all:I’d never eaten snails before= je n’avais jamais mangé d’escargotsyou’ve never told me that before= tu ne m’as jamais dit çaFor particular usages see C in the entry before.When before is used as a conjunction, it is translated by avant de + infinitive where the two verbs have the same subject:before he saw her he recognized her voice= il a reconnu sa voix avant de la voirbefore I cook dinner I’m going to phone my mother= avant de préparer le dîner je vais appeler ma mèreWhere the two verbs have different subjects, the translation is avant que + subjunctive:Tom wants to see her before she leaves= Tom veut la voir avant qu’elle parteSome speakers and writers add ne before the verb: Tom veut la voir avant qu’elle ne parte, but this is simply a slightly precious effect of style and is never obligatory. For particular usages see D in the entry before. -
40 cabinet
cabinet ['kæbɪnɪt](a) (furniture) meuble m (de rangement); (for bottles) bar m; (for television) meuble m télé; (for stereo) meuble m hi-fi; (for precious objects) cabinet m; (with glass doors) vitrine f∎ to form a cabinet former un cabinet ou un ministère;∎ he was in Major's cabinet il faisait partie du cabinet ou gouvernement Major;∎ they took the decision in cabinet ils ont pris la décision en Conseil des ministres►► Politics cabinet meeting conseil m des ministres;Politics cabinet minister ministre m siégeant au cabinet;∎ he was a cabinet minister under Heath or in the Heath government il était ministre sous (le gouvernement) Heath;Politics cabinet reshuffle remaniement m ministériel
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