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actually [ˈæktjʊəlɪ]a. ( = in fact) en fait• his name is Smith, actually en fait, il s'appelle Smith• interest is only payable on the amount actually borrowed les intérêts ne sont dus que sur la somme empruntéeb. ( = truly) vraiment• are you actually going to buy it? est-ce que tu vas vraiment l'acheter ?• what did he actually say? qu'est-ce qu'il a dit exactement ?• did it actually happen? est-ce que c'est vraiment arrivé ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] [b]actually ≠ actuellement* * *['æktʃʊəlɪ]1) ( contrary to expectation) en faittheir profits have actually risen — en fait, leurs bénéfices ont augmenté
2) ( in reality) vraimentyes, it actually happened! — mais oui, c'est vraiment arrivé!
3) ( in fact) en faitactually, I don't feel like it — à vrai dire je n'en ai pas envie
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23 confuse
confuse [kənˈfju:z]a. ( = perplex) désorienterb. ( = mix up) confondre* * *[kən'fjuːz]transitive verb1) ( bewilder) troubler [person]2) ( fail to distinguish) confondre ( with avec)3) ( complicate) compliquer [argument] -
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25 escape
escape [ɪsˈkeɪp]a. ( = get away) échapper ( from sb à qn ) ; (from place) s'échapper ( from de ) ; [prisoner] s'évader ( from de)b. [water, steam, gas] s'échapperb. ( = be forgotten by) échapper à• it had not escaped her notice that... il ne lui avait pas échappé que...3. nounfuite f4. compounds* * *[ɪ'skeɪp] 1.to make an ou one's escape — s'évader
2.to have a narrow ou lucky escape — l'échapper belle
transitive verb1) ( avoid)to escape death/danger — échapper à la mort/au danger
to escape detection — [person] échapper aux recherches (de la police); [fault] ne pas être détecté
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external [ɪkˈstɜ:nl]1. adjective• "for external use only" « à usage externe »2. plural noun3. compounds* * *[ɪk'stɜːnl]1) ( outer) [appearance, reality] extérieur (to à); [surface, injury] externe‘for external use only’ — ‘usage externe’
2) ( from outside) [examiner] externe; [influence, mail, call] extérieur3) ( foreign) extérieur4) Computing externe -
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fact [fækt]1. nouna. fait m• in view of the fact that... étant donné que...• despite the fact that... bien que... + subj• is it a fact that...? est-il vrai que... ?• is that a fact? vraiment ?• to know for a fact that... être certain que...• it's time he knew the facts of life il est temps de lui apprendre les choses de la vie ; (about sex) il est temps qu'il sache comment les enfants viennent au monde• only I knew that Phyllis was, in fact, David's sister j'étais le seul à savoir que Phyllis était en fait la sœur de David• he had promised to send the books and in fact they arrived the next day il avait promis d'envoyer les livres et ils sont effectivement arrivés le lendemainb. ( = reality) réalité f• the fact of the matter is that... le fait est que...2. compounds• they were on a fact-finding mission to the front ils étaient partis en mission d'inspection au front* * *[fækt]noun fait mowing ou due to the fact that — étant donné que
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••to know the facts of life — ( sex) savoir comment les enfants viennent au monde
the facts of life — ( unpalatable truths) les réalités de la vie
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genuinely [ˈdʒenjʊɪnlɪ]• she genuinely believed that... elle croyait sincèrement que...* * *['dʒenjʊɪnlɪ] -
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grasp [grα:sp][+ object, opportunity, meaning] saisir2. noun• to let sth/sb slip from one's grasp laisser échapper qch/qn• to have sb/sth in one's grasp ( = have power over) avoir qn/qch sous son empriseb. ( = understanding) compréhension f[+ object] essayer d'agripper ; [+ hope] chercher à se raccrocher à ; [+ opportunity] chercher à saisir* * *[grɑːsp], US [græsp] 1.1) (hold, grip) prise f; ( stronger) poigne fto hold something in one's grasp — lit tenir quelque chose fermement; fig tenir quelque chose bien en main
success is within their grasp — fig le succès est à leur portée
2) ( understanding) maîtrise f2.transitive verb1) lit empoigner [rope, hand]; fig saisir [opportunity]2) ( comprehend) saisir, comprendre [concept, subject]; suivre [argument]; se rendre compte de [situation, significance]3.to grasp at — lit tenter de saisir; fig s'efforcer de comprendre [idea]; saisir [excuse]
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grim [grɪm]a. [place] sinistre ; [news, situation] mauvaisb. [person, face, expression] ( = stern) sévère ; ( = worried) sombre ; [smile] amer ; [humour] macabre ; [voice] sombre• to feel grim ( = unwell) ne pas être dans son assiette* * *[grɪm]1) ( depressing) [news, town] sinistre; [sight, conditions] effroyable; [reality] dur2) ( unrelenting) [struggle] acharné; [resolve] terrible3) ( unsmiling) grave4) (colloq) ( poor) [accommodation, food] très mauvais5) ( black) [humour] macabre -
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harsh [hα:∫]1. adjectivea. [words, reality, measures] dur ; [person, punishment] sévèreb. [conditions, environment] dur ; [climate, winter, weather] rude* * *[hɑːʃ]1) (severe, cruel) [punishment, measures] sévère; [regime, person] dur; [conditions] difficileto have harsh words for somebody/something — critiquer quelqu'un/quelque chose
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lose [lu:z](preterite, past participle lost)a. perdre• don't lose any sleep over it! ne vous en faites pas !• he's lost his licence ( = been disqualified from driving) on lui a retiré son permis de conduire• to lose ten minutes a day [watch, clock] retarder de dix minutes par jour► to get lost [person] se perdreb. ( = make redundant) licencierc. ( = shake off) semer• he managed to lose the detective who was following him il a réussi à semer le détective qui le suivait• you can't lose! (inf) tu n'as rien à perdre !* * *[luːz] 1.transitive verb (prét, pp lost)1) ( mislay) perdre [object, person]to lose one's way — lit se perdre; fig s'égarer
2) ( not have any longer) perdreto lose touch — (with person, reality) perdre contact
to lose the use of — perdre l'usage de [limb, muscle]
nothing to lose — (colloq) rien à perdre
3) (miss, waste) manquer [chance]; perdre [time]4) ( be defeated in) gen, Jur, Politics, Sport perdre [war, race, bet, election]; avoir le dessous dans [argument]; perdre en [appeal]5) ( lose sight of) perdre [quelque chose] de vue [moving object]; figyou've lost me there! — (colloq) je ne vous suis plus!
6) (shake off, get rid of) se débarrasser de [habit]; semer (colloq) [pursuer]7) ( go slow) [clock] retarder de [minutes, seconds]8) ( cause to forfeit)2.intransitive verb (prét, pp lost)1) ( be defeated) se faire battre (to par)2) (be worse off, deteriorate) perdre3) [clock, watch] retarder3.reflexive verb (prét, pp lost)to lose oneself in — se plonger dans [book]; se perdre dans [contemplation]
Phrasal Verbs:- lose out••to lose it (totally) — (colloq) péter les plombs (colloq)
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remove [rɪˈmu:v]enlever ( from de ) ; [+ word, item on list, threat] supprimer ; [+ obstacle] écarter ; [+ doubt] chasser ; [+ official] déplacer* * *[rɪ'muːv] 1.noun sout2.to be at one remove from/at many removes from — être tout proche de/très loin de
transitive verb1) gen, Medicine enlever ( from de); enlever, ôter [clothes, shoes]; enlever, faire partir [stain]; enlever, supprimer [paragraph, word]; supprimer [tax, subsidy]to be removed to hospital — GB être emmené à l'hôpital
to be far removed from — être très éloigné de [reality, truth]
cousin once/twice removed — cousin au deuxième/troisième degré
2) ( oust) renvoyer [employee]3) dissiper [suspicion, fears]; chasser [doubt]; écarter [obstacle]; supprimer [threat]5) Computing effacer -
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sober [ˈsəʊbər]b. ( = serious) [person, attitude] pondéré ; [expression] grave ; [assessment, statement] mesuré ; [fact, reality] sans fardc. ( = plain) sobre* * *['səʊbə(r)] 1.1) ( not drunk)I'm sober — je n'ai pas bu d'alcool; ( in protest) je ne suis pas ivre
2) ( no longer drunk) dessoûlé3) ( serious) [person] sérieux/-ieuse; [mood] grave4) ( realistic) gen modéré; [reminder] réaliste5) ( discreet) [colour, style] sobre2.transitive verb ( make serious) [news, reprimand] calmerPhrasal Verbs:- sober up -
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stark [stα:k]1. adjectivea. [beauty, building, décor] austère ; [landscape] désoléc. [terror] pur• to be in stark contrast to sb/sth contraster vivement avec qn/qch2. adverb* * *[stɑːk]1) ( bare) [landscape, building, appearance] désolé; [room, decor] nu; [lighting] cru; [beauty] âpre2) ( unadorned) [statement, fact] brut; [warning, reminder] sévère3) ( total) [contrast] saisissant••stark raving mad — (colloq)
stark staring mad — (colloq) GB complètement dingue (colloq) or cinglé (colloq)
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virtual [ˈvɜ:tjʊəl]1. adjectivea. ( = near) quasi-2. compounds* * *['vɜːtʃʊəl]1) ( almost complete) quasi-totalto be a virtual prisoner — être pratiquement prisonnier/ière
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1 nounfamiliar the Square Mile = la City de Londres, dont la superficie fait environ un mile carrésquare brackets crochets m plThe more solemn atmosphere reflects financial reality in the Square Mile. HSBC's full-year financial results tomorrow are expected to predict a difficult year ahead. The Bank Of England's Monetary Policy Committee is likely to announce on Thursday that interest rates will stay at their current low levels.
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40 a figment of the/one's imagination
(something one has imagined and which has no reality.) inventionEnglish-French dictionary > a figment of the/one's imagination
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