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stretcher ['stretʃə(r)]∎ he was carried off on a stretcher on l'a emmené sur une civière ou un brancard(b) (for shoes) tendeur m, forme f; (for gloves) ouvre-gant m; (in umbrella) baleine f; Art & Sewing (for canvas) cadre m, châssis m►► stretcher case = blessé ou malade ayant besoin d'être porté sur un brancard;∎ humorous I was practically a stretcher case by the time the parents got home je ne tenais plus debout ou j'étais bon pour l'hôpital quand les parents sont rentrés;stretcher party détachement m de brancardiers∎ to stretcher sb off emmener sur une civière ou un brancard -
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handle ['hændəl]manche ⇒ 1 (a) poignée ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) anse ⇒ 1 (a) queue ⇒ 1 (a) toucher à ⇒ 2 (a) manœuvrer ⇒ 2 (b) conduire ⇒ 2 (b) manier ⇒ 2 (b) traiter ⇒ 2 (c), 2 (d) s'occuper de ⇒ 2 (d) répondre ⇒ 31 noun(a) (of broom, knife, screwdriver) manche m; (of suitcase, box, drawer, door) poignée f; (of cup) anse f; (of saucepan) queue f; (of stretcher) bras m;(b) familiar (name → of citizens' band user) nom m de code□ ; (→ which sounds impressive) titre m de noblesse□∎ to get a handle on sth piger qch;∎ I'll get back to you once I've got a handle on the situation je vous recontacterai quand j'aurai la situation en main;∎ the first thing to do is to get a handle on the export market la première chose à faire est de nous familiariser avec le marché à l'exportation□∎ please do not handle the goods (sign) ne pas toucher;∎ handle with care (on package) ≃ fragile;∎ pesticides should be handled with caution les pesticides doivent être manipulés avec précaution;∎ to handle the ball (in football) faire une main(b) (operate → ship) manœuvrer, gouverner; (→ car) conduire; (→ gun) se servir de, manier; (→ words, numbers) manier;∎ have you any experience of handling horses? savez-vous vous y prendre avec les chevaux?(c) (cope with → crisis, problem) traiter; (→ situation) faire face à; (→ crowd, traffic, death) supporter;∎ you handled that very well tu as très bien réglé les choses;∎ I couldn't have handled it better myself je n'aurais pas mieux fait;∎ he's good at handling people il sait s'y prendre avec les gens;∎ I don't know how to handle her je ne sais pas comment la prendre;∎ leave this to me, I'LL handle him laisse-moi m'en occuper, je me charge de lui;∎ four babies are a lot for one person to handle quatre bébés, cela fait beaucoup pour une seule personne;∎ do you think you can handle the job? penses-tu être capable de faire le travail?;∎ I couldn't handle it if Dad died si papa mourait, je ne le supporterais pas;∎ how is she handling it? comment s'en sort-elle?;∎ familiar he can't handle his drink il ne tient pas l'alcool;∎ it's nothing I can't handle je me débrouille∎ she handles my tax for me elle s'occupe de mes impôts;∎ we're too small to handle an order of that size notre entreprise est trop petite pour traiter une commande de cette importance;∎ could you handle this task as well? pourriez-vous également vous charger de ce travail?;∎ the airport handles two hundred planes a day chaque jour deux cents avions passent par l'aéroport;∎ to handle stolen goods receler des objets volés;∎ we don't handle chemical products nous ne faisons pas de produits chimiques(car, ship) répondre;∎ how does she handle? (car) est-ce qu'elle répond bien?
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