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1 evidence
evidence ['evɪdəns]1 noun∎ we have clear evidence that… on a la preuve manifeste que…;∎ there is no evidence to suggest a link between the two diseases il n'y a aucune preuve suggérant qu'il y ait un lien entre les deux maladies;∎ on the evidence of eye witnesses à en croire les témoins;∎ on the evidence of their past performances à en juger par leurs performances passées∎ a piece of evidence une preuve;∎ to give evidence against/for sb témoigner contre/en faveur de qn;∎ oral/written evidence preuve f orale/littérale ou par écrit;∎ her statement is being held in evidence sa déposition fait partie des témoignages;∎ whatever you say may be held in evidence against you tout ce que vous direz pourra être retenu contre vous;∎ the evidence is against him les preuves pèsent contre lui;∎ British to turn King's or Queen's evidence, American to turn State's evidence témoigner contre ses complices (sous promesse de pardon)(c) (indication) signe m, marque f;∎ to bear evidence of sth porter la marque de qch;∎ the building bears evidence of recent habitation il apparaît clairement que l'immeuble était encore occupé récemment;∎ to show evidence of sth laisser voir qch;∎ her face showed no evidence of her anger son visage ne témoignait pas de ou ne trahissait pas sa colère;∎ this problem is very much in evidence in Scotland c'est un problème réel en Écosse;∎ his daughter was nowhere in evidence sa fille n'était pas là ou n'était pas présente;∎ a politician very much in evidence these days un homme politique très en vue ces temps-ciformal manifester, montrer;∎ as evidenced by the report that's just been published comme en témoigne le rapport qui vient d'être publié -
2 feeling
A n1 ( emotion) sentiment m ; feeling and reason le cœur et la raison ; a guilty feeling un sentiment de culpabilité ; it is a strange feeling to be c'est une sensation étrange que d'être ; to hide/show one's feelings cacher/montrer ses sentiments ; to put one's feelings into words trouver des mots pour dire ce que l'on ressent ; to spare sb's feelings ménager qn ; to hurt sb's feelings blesser qn ; what are your feelings for her? quels sont tes sentiments pour elle? ; to have tender feelings for ou towards sb éprouver de la tendresse pour qn ; I know the feeling! je connais ça! ; ‘never!’ she said with feeling ‘jamais!’ dit-elle avec emportement ;2 (opinion, belief) sentiment m ; there is a growing feeling that on a de plus en plus le sentiment que ; the feeling among Russians is that le sentiment des Russes est que ; my own feeling is that, my own feelings are that mon sentiment est que ; to have strong feelings about sth avoir des idées bien arrêtées sur qch ; popular/religious feeling le sentiment populaire/religieux ; feelings are running high les esprits s'échauffent ;3 ( sensitivity) sensibilité f ; a person of feeling une personne sensible ; have you no feeling? n'as-tu pas de cœur? ; he played with feeling son interprétation était pleine de sensibilité ; to speak with great feeling parler avec beaucoup de passion ; to have no feeling for nature être insensible à la nature ;4 ( impression) impression f ; it's just a feeling ce n'est qu'une impression ; a feeling of being trapped l'impression d'être coincé ; I've got a horrible feeling (that) I've forgotten my passport j'ai l'horrible impression d'avoir oublié mon passeport ; I had a feeling you'd say that je sentais que tu allais dire ça ; I had a feeling (that) I might see you je me disais bien que j'aurais des chances de te voir ; I get the feeling he doesn't like me iron j'ai comme l'impression qu'il ne m'aime pas iron ; I've got a bad feeling about this j'ai le pressentiment que cela va mal se passer ; I've got a bad feeling about her je me méfie d'elle ;5 ( physical sensation) sensation f ; a dizzy feeling une sensation de vertige ; a loss of feeling in sth une perte de sensation dans qch ;6 ( atmosphere) ambiance f ; an eerie feeling une ambiance sinistre ; there was a general feeling of tension l'ambiance était tendue ; the general feeling was that you were right la majorité des gens te donnent raison ;7 ( instinct) don m (for pour). -
3 past
past [pɑ:st]1 noun(a) (former time) passé m;∎ to live in the past vivre dans le passé;∎ the great empires of the past les grands empires de l'histoire;∎ it is a thing of the past (institution, custom) ça n'existe plus; (relationship) c'est du passé; (is old-fashioned) c'est périmé;∎ those days are a thing of the past cette époque est révolue;∎ politeness seems to have become a thing of the past la politesse semble être une chose démodée(b) (background → of person) passé m;∎ woman with a past femme f qui a vécu ou qui a un passé chargé;∎ town with a past ville f historique;∎ our country's glorious past le glorieux passé de notre pays∎ in the past au passé(a) (former, gone by → life) antérieur; (→ quarrels, differences) vieux (vieille), d'autrefois; (→ generation, centuries, mistakes, event) passé;∎ in centuries past autrefois;∎ the time for negotiating is past l'heure n'est plus à la négociation;∎ those days are past ces temps sont révolus;∎ from past experience par expérience;∎ in past time or times past autrefois, (au temps) jadis;∎ to be past (ended) être passé ou terminé;∎ the crisis is now past la crise est maintenant passée;∎ the past mayors of the town les anciens maires de la ville∎ the past week la semaine dernière ou passée;∎ the past two months les deux derniers mois;∎ this past month has been very busy le mois qui vient de s'achever a été très chargé;∎ I've not been feeling well for the past few days ça fait quelques jours que je ne me sens pas très bien;∎ he has spent the past five years in China il a passé ces cinq dernières années en Chine∎ it's ten/quarter/half past six il est six heures dix/et quart/et demie;∎ it is past four (o'clock) il est quatre heures passées;∎ it's quarter past the hour il est le ou et quart;∎ it's already past midnight il est déjà plus de minuit ou minuit passé;∎ it's long or way past my bedtime je devrais être au lit depuis longtemps;∎ he's past fifty il a plus de cinquante ans, il a dépassé la cinquantaine;∎ she's past the adolescent stage ce n'est plus une adolescente;∎ these beans are past their best ces haricots ne sont plus très frais(b) (further than) plus loin que, au-delà de;∎ just past the bridge un peu plus loin que le pont, un peu au-delà du pont;∎ turn right just past the school prenez à droite juste après l'école;∎ he can't count past ten il ne sait compter que jusqu'à dix;∎ I didn't manage to get past the first page je n'ai pas réussi à lire plus d'une page;∎ he knocked the ball past the defender il a envoyé la balle derrière le défenseur(c) (in front of) devant;∎ he walked right past my table il est passé juste devant ma table;∎ he walked past me without saying hello il est passé devant moi sans me saluer(d) (beyond scope of) au-delà de;∎ it's past all understanding ça dépasse l'entendement;∎ their demands are past all reason leurs exigences sont totalement démesurées;∎ past endurance insupportable;∎ that's past all belief c'est incroyable∎ I'm past caring ça ne me fait plus ni chaud ni froid;∎ I wouldn't put it past him il en est bien capable;∎ I wouldn't put anything past this government ce gouvernement est capable de tout ou du pire4 adverb∎ to go past passer;∎ they ran past ils passèrent en courant;∎ the years flew past les années passaient à une vitesse prodigieuse∎ one night about three years past une nuit il y a environ trois ans;∎ it had long past struck midnight minuit avait sonné depuis longtempsautrefois, dans le temps►► past master expert m;∎ humorous he's a past master at doing as little as possible il est passé maître dans l'art d'en faire le moins possible;Grammar past participle participe m passé;Grammar past perfect plus-que-parfait m;Grammar past tense passé m;∎ in the past tense au passé -
4 feeling
feeling [ˈfi:lɪŋ]a. (physical) sensation fb. ( = impression) sentiment m• I know the feeling! je sais ce que c'est !• there was a general feeling that... on avait l'impression que...c. ( = emotion) sentiment m• he appealed to their feelings rather than their reason il faisait appel à leurs sentiments plutôt qu'à leur raison• you can imagine my feelings when I heard the news tu t'imagines ce que j'ai ressenti quand j'ai appris la nouvelle• ill feeling animosité f* * *['fiːlɪŋ] 1.1) ( emotion) sentiment m2) (opinion, belief) sentiment m3) ( sensitivity) sensibilité f4) ( impression) impression f5) ( physical sensation) sensation f6) ( atmosphere) ambiance f2.adjective [person] sensible; [gesture] sympathique
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