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  • 1 revive

    revive [rɪ'vaɪv]
    (a) (regain consciousness) reprendre connaissance, revenir à soi; (regain strength or form) récupérer
    (b) (flourish again → business, economy) reprendre; (→ movement, group) renaître, ressusciter; (→ custom, expression) réapparaître;
    ∎ their interest revived when the clowns came on ils ont recommencé à trouver le spectacle intéressant quand les clowns sont entrés en scène;
    ∎ interest in her work is beginning to revive on assiste à un renouveau ou un regain d'intérêt pour son œuvre;
    ∎ hopes have revived of finding the miners alive l'espoir renaît de trouver les mineurs vivants
    ∎ this will revive you! (drink) voilà qui te remontera!
    (b) (make flourish again → discussion, faith etc) ranimer, raviver; (→ business, economy) relancer, faire redémarrer; (→ interest, hope etc) raviver, faire renaître;
    ∎ a plan to revive the city centre un projet destiné à dynamiser le centre-ville;
    ∎ revived interest in the art of this period un renouveau ou un regain d'intérêt pour l'art de cette époque;
    ∎ this role could revive his flagging career ce rôle pourrait faire redémarrer sa carrière sur le déclin
    (c) (bring back → law) remettre en vigueur; (→ fashion) relancer; (→ style, look) remettre en vogue; (→ custom, language, movement) raviver, ressusciter;
    ∎ prewar fashions have been revived on est revenu à la mode de l'avant-guerre
    (d) (play, TV series) reprendre

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  • 2 give

    A n élasticité f ; this surface has more give cette surface amortit mieux les chocs.
    B vtr ( prét gave ; pp given)
    1 ( hand over) [person] donner [object, money, medal, prize, punishment, hand, arm] (to à) ; offrir [present, drink, sandwich] (to à) ; to give sb sth gen donner qch à qn ; (politely, as gift) offrir qch à qn ; give it me!, give me it! donne-moi ça! ; give him a drink donne-lui à boire ; to give sb sth for offrir qch à qn pour [birthday, Christmas] ; how much ou what will you give me for it? combien m'en donnes-tu? ; I'll give you 50 cents for it je t'en donne 50 cents ; I'd give anything for/to do je donnerais n'importe quoi pour/pour faire ; what wouldn't I give for…! je donnerais cher pour…! ; to give sb sth as offrir qch à qn comme [present, token, symbol] ; to give sb sth to carry/look after donner qch à qn à porter/surveiller ;
    2 ( cause to have) to give sb [sth], to give [sth] to sb donner [qch] à qn [headache, indigestion, vertigo, nightmares, satisfaction] ; transmettre or passer [qch] à qn [disease, infection, virus] ; he's given me his cough il m'a passé sa toux ; to give sb pleasure faire plaisir à qn ;
    3 (provide, produce) donner [milk, flavour, result, answer, sum] ; apporter [heat, light, vitamin, nutrient] ; faire [total] ; blue and yellow give (you) green le bleu et le jaune donnent le vert ; the number was given to three decimal places/in metric units le nombre était donné jusqu'à la troisième décimale/en unités du système métrique ;
    4 (allow, accord) [authority] accorder [custody, grant, bursary] ; laisser qch à qn [seat] ; [hotelier] donner [room] ; to give sb sth donner or accorder qch à qn [time, time period] (to do pour faire) ; give me a minute donne-moi une minute ; to give sb enough room laisser suffisamment de place à qn ; I'll give him another hour, then I'm calling the police je lui donne or accorde encore une heure, et j'appelle la police ; she gave him a week to decide elle lui a donné or accordé une semaine pour décider ; he was given six months to live on lui a donné six mois à vivre ; how long do you give the new boss/their marriage? combien de temps donnes-tu au nouveau patron/à leur mariage? ; it is not given to all of us to do sout il n'est pas donné à tout le monde de faire ; she can sing, I'll give her that elle sait chanter, je lui reconnais au moins ça ; it's original, I'll give you that c'est original, je te l'accorde ; she could give her opponent five years elle a au moins cinq ans de plus que son adversaire ; the polls give Labour a lead les Travaillistes sont en tête dans les sondages ;
    5 Med to give sb sth, to give sth to sb donner qch à qn [treatment, medicine] ; greffer qch à qn [organ] ; poser qch à qn [artificial limb, pacemaker] ; faire qch à qn [facelift, injection, massage] ; can you give me something for the pain? pouvez-vous me donner quelque chose contre la douleur? ;
    6 ( communicate) gen, Telecom donner [advice, information, appointment] ; to give sb sth passer qch à qn [extension, number, department] ; give me the sales manager, please passez-moi le directeur commercial, s'il vous plaît ; I was given to understand ou believe that on m'a laissé entendre que ;
    7 ( give birth to) she gave him two sons elle lui donna deux fils.
    C vi ( prét gave ; pp given)
    1 ( contribute) donner, faire un don ; to give to sth ( habitually) faire des dons à qch ; she never gives to charity elle ne donne jamais rien aux organisations caritatives ; ‘please give generously’ ‘merci (de vos dons)’ ;
    2 (bend, flex) [mattress, sofa] s'affaisser (under sous) ; [shelf, bridge, floorboard] fléchir (under sous) ; [branch] ployer (under sous) ; [leather, fabric] s'assouplir ;
    3 (yield, break) = give way ;
    4 (concede, yield) [person, side] céder ; something has to give ça va finir par craquer.
    D v refl ( prét gave ; pp given) to give oneself to ( devote oneself) se consacrer à [cause, good works] ; euph ( sexually) se donner à [person].
    don't give me that ○ ! ne (me) raconte pas d'histoires! ; give or take an inch (or two) à quelques centimètres près ; give me a nice cup of tea any day ou every time ○ ! rien ne vaut une bonne tasse de thé! ; if this is the big city, give me a village every time ○ si c'est ça la ville, alors vive les petits villages ; ‘I give you the bride and groom!’ ‘je bois à la santé du marié et de la mariée!’ ; I'll give you something to cry about ○ ! tu vas savoir pourquoi tu pleure! ; I'll give you something to complain about ○ ! je vais t'apprendre à te plaindres! ; more money? I'll give you more money! ○ je vais t'en donner, moi, de l'argent! ; to give and take faire des concessions ; to give as good as one gets rendre coup pour coup ; to give it all one's got ○ (y) mettre le paquet ; to give sb what for ○ passer un savon à qn ○ ; what gives? ○ qu'est-ce qui se passe?
    ■ give away:
    ▶ give away [sth], give [sth] away
    1 (as gift, offer, charity) donner [item, sample, ticket] (to à) ; distribuer [samples, tickets] ; we're practically giving them away! à ce prix-là, c'est donné! ; they're not exactly giving it away iron on ne peut pas dire que c'est donné ; we've got 100 copies to give away! il y a 100 exemplaires à gagner! ;
    2 ( reveal) révéler [secret, answer, story, ending] (to à) ; the flavour gives it away on le sent au goût ;
    3 (waste, lose carelessly) laisser échapper [match, goal, advantage] (to au bénéfice de) ;
    ▶ give [sb] away, give away [sb]
    1 ( betray) [expression, fingerprints] trahir ; [person] dénoncer [person] (to à) ; to give oneself away se trahir (by doing en faisant) ;
    2 ( in marriage) conduire [qn] à l'autel.
    ■ give back:
    ▶ give [sth] back, give back [sth]
    1 (restore, return) rendre [possession, appetite, sight, freedom] (to à) ; give it back! rends (-moi) ça! ; …or we'll give you your money back …ou vous serez remboursé ;
    2 ( reflect) renvoyer [echo, sound, light].
    ▶ give forth [sth] dégager [smell] ; émettre [sound].
    ■ give in:
    ▶ give in
    1 (to temptation, threat, person) céder (to à) ;
    2 ( stop trying) abandonner ; I give in-tell me! je donne ma langue au chat ○, dis-le moi! ;
    ▶ give in [sth], give [sth] in rendre [homework, essay] ; remettre [ticket, key, petition].
    ■ give off:
    ▶ give off [sth] émettre [signal, scent, radiation, light] ; dégager [heat, fumes, oxygen] ; he was giving off hostile signals il montrait des signes d'hostilité.
    ■ give onto:
    ▶ give onto [sth] donner sur [street, yard etc].
    ■ give out:
    ▶ give out [strength, battery, ink, fuel, supplies] s'épuiser ; [engine, machine] tomber en panne ;
    ▶ give out [sth], give [sth] out
    1 ( distribute) distribuer [books, leaflets, gifts] (to à) ;
    2 ( emit) = give off ;
    3 ( announce) donner [information, details].
    ■ give over:
    ▶ give over ○ arrêter ; give over! arrête! ; to give over doing ○ arrêter de faire ;
    ▶ give over [sth], give [sth] over
    1 affecter or réserver [place, room] (to à) ;
    2 consacrer [time, life] (to à) ; the rest of the day was given over to le reste de la journée était consacré à ;
    3 ( hand over) remettre [qch] à [person] ;
    1 ( devote oneself) se consacrer à [good works, writing] ;
    2 ( let oneself go) s'abandonner à [despair, joy] ;
    3 ( hand oneself to) se rendre à [police].
    ■ give up:
    ▶ give up abandonner ; do you give up? tu abandonnes? ; I give up! ( exasperated) j'abandonne! ; don't give up! tiens bon! ; to give up on laisser tomber [diet, crossword, pupil, patient] ; ne plus compter sur [friend, partner, associate] ; I've given up on him je ne compte plus sur lui! ;
    ▶ give up [sth], give [sth] up
    1 ( renounce or sacrifice) renoncer à [vice, habit, social life, throne, title, claim] ; sacrifier [free time, Saturdays etc] ; quitter [job, work] ; to give up smoking/drinking cesser de fumer/de boire ; to give everything up for sb renoncer à tout pour qn ; to give up one's free time for sth consacrer son temps libre à qch ;
    2 (abandon, drop) abandonner [search, hope, struggle, school subject] ; renoncer à [idea, thought] ; to give up trying/writing cesser d'essayer/d'écrire ;
    3 ( surrender) céder [seat, place, territory] ; remettre [passport, key] ; livrer [secret, treasure] ;
    ▶ give up [sb], give [sb] up
    1 ( hand over) livrer (to à) ; to give oneself up se livrer, se rendre (to à) ;
    2 GB ( stop expecting to arrive) ne plus attendre ; I'd given you up! je ne t'attendais plus! ;
    3 ( stop expecting to recover) considérer [qn] comme perdu ;
    4 ( discontinue relations with) laisser tomber [lover] ; délaisser [friend].
    ■ give way:
    1 ( collapse) [bridge, table, chair, wall, ceiling] s'effondrer (under sous) ; [fence, cable, rope] céder (under sous) ; his legs gave way under the weight/when he heard the news ses jambes se sont dérobées sous le poids/sous lui quand il a appris la nouvelle ;
    2 GB ( when driving) céder le passage (to à) ;
    3 (concede, yield) céder ; to give way to ( yield to) céder à [pressure, demands, person, fear, temptation, urge] ; s'abandonner à [despair, base instincts] ; ( be replaced by) faire place à [sunshine, relief, new methods].

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