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1 control
A n1 ¢ ( domination) (of animals, children, crowd, country, organization, party, situation) contrôle m (of de) ; (of investigation, operation, project) direction f (of de) ; ( of others' behaviour) influence f (over sur) ; (of life, fate) maîtrise f (of, over de) ; (of disease, pests, social problem) lutte f (of contre) ; state control contrôle m de l'État ; to be in control of contrôler [territory, town] ; diriger [operation, organization, project] ; maîtriser [problem] ; to have control over contrôler [territory, town] ; avoir du pouvoir sur [animals, crowd, children, others' behaviour] ; maîtriser [fate, life] ; to take control of prendre le contrôle de [territory, town] ; prendre la direction de [operation, organization, project] ; prendre [qch] en main [situation] ; to be under sb's control, to be under the control of sb [person] être sous la direction de qn ; [army, government, organization, party] être sous le contrôle de qn ; to be under control [fire, problem, riot, situation] être maîtrisé ; is the situation under control? est-ce que nous maîtrisons la situation? ; everything's under control tout va bien ; to bring ou get ou keep [sth] under control maîtriser [animals, crowd, fire, problem, riot] ; discipliner [hair] ; to be out of control [animals, children, crowd, riot] être déchaîné ; [fire] ne plus être maîtrisable ; the situation is out of control la situation est devenue incontrôlable ; to let sth get out of control, to lose control of sth perdre le contrôle de qch ; to be beyond ou outside sb's control [animal, child] échapper au contrôle de qn ; the situation is beyond control la situation échappe à tout contrôle ; due to circumstances beyond our control pour des raisons indépendantes de notre volonté ;2 ¢ ( restraint) (of self, appetite, bodily function, emotion, urge) maîtrise f ; to have ou exercise control over sth maîtriser qch ; to keep control of oneself, to be in control of oneself se maîtriser ; to lose control (of oneself) perdre le contrôle (de soi) ;3 ¢ ( physical mastery) (of vehicle, machine, ball) contrôle m ; (of body, process, system) maîtrise f ; to be in control of avoir le contrôle de ; to keep/lose control of a car garder/perdre le contrôle d'une voiture ; to take control ( of car) prendre le volant ; ( of plane) prendre les commandes ; his car went out of control il a perdu le contrôle de son véhicule ;4 (lever, switch etc) ( souvent pl) (on vehicle, equipment) commande f ; ( on TV) bouton m de réglage ; brightness/volume control TV bouton m de réglage de luminosité/du son ; to be at the controls être aux commandes ;5 Admin, Econ ( regulation) contrôle m (on de) ; cost/immigration control contrôle m des coûts/de l'immigration ;1 ( dominate) dominer [council, government, market, organization, situation] ; contrôler [territory, town] ; diriger [air traffic, investigation, operation, project] ; régler [road traffic] ; s'emparer de [mind] ; Fin [shareholder] être majoritaire dans [company] ;2 ( discipline) maîtriser [person, animal, crowd, urge, bodily function, temper, voice, pain, inflation, unemployment, riot, fire, pests] ; endiguer [disease, epidemic] ; dominer [emotion, nerves, impulse] ; retenir [laughter, tears] ; commander à [limbs] ; discipliner [hair] ;3 ( operate) commander [machine, equipment, lever, cursor, movement, process, system] ; manœuvrer [boat, vehicle] ; piloter [plane] ; contrôler [ball] ;4 ( regulate) régler [speed, pressure, intensity, volume, temperature] ; réglementer [trade, import, export] ; contrôler [immigration, prices, wages] ; régulariser [blood pressure] ;6 Sci comparer [experimental material] (against à). -
2 roofing
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3 smooth
smooth [smu:ð]1. adjectivea. ( = not rough) lisseb. ( = not lumpy) [sauce, mixture] onctueuxd. ( = even) [flow, breathing] régulier ; [takeoff, landing] en douceur ; [sea crossing] calme ; [flight] sans problèmes ; [engine] qui tourne parfaitement[+ fabric, hair] lisser ; [+ wood] polir3. compounds[+ hair, feathers, sheet] lisser ; [+ person] calmer[+ material, dress] défroisser ; [+ wrinkles, anxieties] [+ difficulties] faire disparaître[+ soil] égaliser* * *[smuːð] 1.1) lit (even, without bumps) [stone, sea, surface, skin, fabric] lisse; [road] plan; [curve, line, breathing] régulier/-ière; [sauce, paste] homogène; [crossing, flight] sans heurts; [movement] aisé; [music, playing] fluide2) ( problem-free) paisiblethe bill had a smooth passage through Parliament — la loi a été adoptée sans difficultés par le Parlement
3) [taste, wine, whisky] moelleux/-euse4) ( suave) gen, pej [person] mielleux/-euse; [manners, appearance] onctueux/-euse2.to be a smooth talker — être enjôleur/-euse
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4 natural
A n1 ○ ( person) as an actress, she's a natural c'est une actrice née ; he's a natural for the role of Hamlet il est fait pour jouer Hamlet ;3 ‡( simpleton) imbécile mf.B adj1 ( not artificial or man-made) [phenomenon, force, disaster, harbour, light, resources, process, progression, beauty, material, food] naturel/-elle ; the natural world le monde naturel ; in its natural state à l'état naturel ;2 (usual, normal) naturel/-elle, normal ; it's natural to do/to be c'est normal de faire/d'être ; it's natural for sb to do c'est normal que qn fasse ; the natural thing to do would be to protest la chose la plus normale serait de protester ; it's only natural c'est tout à fait naturel ; it's not natural! ce n'est pas normal! ; to die of natural causes mourir de mort naturelle or de sa belle mort ; death from natural causes Jur mort naturelle ; for the rest of one's natural life Jur à vie ;3 ( innate) [gift, talent, emotion, trait] inné ; [artist, professional, storyteller] né ; [affinity] naturel/-elle ; a natural advantage (of person, party, country) un atout ;4 ( unaffected) [person, manner] simple, naturel/-elle ; try and look more natural essaie d'avoir l'air plus naturel ; -
5 roofing
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6 shrink-wrapping
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7 soundproofing
soundproofing ['saʊndpru:fɪŋ](act, process) insonorisation f; (material) matériau m isolant ou insonoreUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > soundproofing
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8 waterproofing
waterproofing ['wɔ:təpru:fɪŋ](process → for clothing, material) imperméabilisation f; (→ for barrel, wall) action f de rendre étanche; (coating) imperméabilisation fUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > waterproofing
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