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101 be on tenterhooks
(to be uncertain and anxious about what is going to happen: He was on tenterhooks about the result of the exam.) charbons ardents -
102 become
past tense - became; verb1) (to come or grow to be: Her coat has become badly torn; She has become even more beautiful.) devenir2) (to qualify or take a job as: She became a doctor.) devenir3) ((with of) to happen to: What became of her son?) advenir de4) (to suit: That dress really becomes her.) bien aller à•- becoming- becomingly -
103 befall
[bi'fo:l]past tense - befell; verb(to happen to (a person or thing): A disaster has befallen her.) arriver (à) -
104 break out
1) (to appear or happen suddenly: War has broken out.) éclater2) (to escape (from prison, restrictions etc): A prisoner has broken out (noun breakout).) (s')évader; évasion -
105 bring forward
1) ((also put forward) to bring to people's attention; to cause to be discussed etc: They will consider the suggestions which you have brought/put forward.) avancer2) (to make to happen at an earlier date; to advance in time: They have brought forward the date of their wedding by one week.) avancer -
106 cause
[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) cause2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) raison3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) cause2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) causer -
107 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) hasard2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) occasion3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) chance4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) risque2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) risquer le coup2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) se produire par hasard3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) inattendu- chancy- chance on - upon - by any chance - by chance - an even chance - the chances are -
108 come about
(to happen: How did that come about?) arriver -
109 condition
[kən'diʃən] 1. noun1) (state or circumstances in which a person or thing is: The house is not in good condition; He is in no condition to leave hospital; under ideal conditions; living conditions; variable conditions.) condition2) (something that must happen or be done before some other thing happens or is done; a term or requirement in an agreement: It was a condition of his going that he should pay his own expenses; That is one of the conditions in the agreement.) condition2. verb1) (to affect or control: behaviour conditioned by circumstances.) conditionner2) (to put into the required state: The footballers trained hard in order to condition themselves for the match.) mis en état•- conditionally - conditioner - on condition that -
110 contribute
[kən'tribjut]1) (to give (money, help etc) along with others: Have you contributed (any money) to this charity?; I've been contributing (articles) to this paper for many years.) contribuer2) ((with to) to help to cause to happen: His gambling contributed to his downfall.) contribuer à•- contributor -
111 crop up
(to happen unexpectedly: I'm sorry I'm late, but something important cropped up.) survenir -
112 date
I 1. [deit] noun1) ((a statement on a letter etc giving) the day of the month, the month and year: I can't read the date on this letter.) date2) (the day and month and/or the year in which something happened or is going to happen: What is your date of birth?) date3) (an appointment or engagement, especially a social one with a member of the opposite sex: He asked her for a date.) rendez-vous2. verb1) (to have or put a date on: This letter isn't dated.) dater2) ((with from or back) to belong to; to have been made, written etc at (a certain time): Their quarrel dates back to last year.) dater de3) (to become obviously old-fashioned: His books haven't dated much.) dater•- dated- dateline - out of date - to date - up to date II [deit] noun(the brown, sticky fruit of the date palm, a kind of tree growing in the tropics.) datte -
113 doom
[du:m] 1. noun(fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one): The whole place had an atmosphere of doom; His doom was inevitable.) ruine, perte2. verb(to condemn; to make certain to come to harm, fail etc: His crippled leg doomed him to long periods of unemployment; The project was doomed to failure; He was doomed from the moment he first took drugs.) condamner -
114 dramatise
['dræ-]1) (to turn into the form of a play: She dramatized the novel for television.) adapter pour la scène2) (to make real events seem like things that happen in a play: She dramatizes everything so!) dramatiser -
115 dramatize
['dræ-]1) (to turn into the form of a play: She dramatized the novel for television.) adapter pour la scène2) (to make real events seem like things that happen in a play: She dramatizes everything so!) dramatiser -
116 drop in
(to arrive informally to visit someone: Do drop in (on me) if you happen to be passing!) passer voir -
117 effect
[i'fekt] 1. noun1) (a result or consequence: He is suffering from the effects of over-eating; His discovery had little effect at first.) effet2) (an impression given or produced: The speech did not have much effect (on them); a pleasing effect.) effet2. verb(to make happen; to bring about: He tried to effect a reconciliation between his parents.) effectuer- effectively - effects - effectual - come into effect - for effect - in effect - put into effect - take effect -
118 eye-witness
noun (a person who sees something (eg a crime) happen: Eye-witnesses were questioned by the police.) témoin oculaire -
119 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) tomber2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) tomber3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) baisser4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) tomber5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) tomber6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) incomber à2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) chute2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) chute3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) chute4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) automne•- falls- fallout - his - her face fell - fall away - fall back - fall back on - fall behind - fall down - fall flat - fall for - fall in with - fall off - fall on/upon - fall out - fall short - fall through -
120 false alarm
(a warning of something which in fact does not happen.) fausse alerte
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