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balanced ['bælənst](a) (diet, scales, person) équilibré;∎ to be well balanced (person) être équilibré;∎ a (well-)balanced diet un régime (alimentaire) équilibré∎ the two teams were pretty well balanced les deux équipes étaient de force à peu près égale(c) (programme, report) impartial, objectif;∎ a balanced view une vue impartiale ou objective -
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well [wel]1. noun(for water, oil) puits m3. adverba. ( = satisfactorily, skilfully) [behave, sleep, eat, treat, remember] bien• well done! bravo !• well played! bien joué !• you're well out of it! c'est une chance que tu n'aies plus rien à voir avec cela !b. (intensifying = very much, thoroughly) bien• well over 1,000 people bien plus de 1 000 personnesc. ( = with good reason, with equal reason) one might well ask why on pourrait à juste titre demander pourquoi• you might (just) as well say that... autant dire que...• and it rained as well! et par-dessus le marché il a plu !e. ( = positively) to think/speak well of penser/dire du bien de4. exclamation• he has won the election! -- well, well, well! il a été élu ! -- tiens, tiens !• well, what do you think of it? alors qu'en dites-vous ?• well, here we are at last! eh bien ! nous voilà enfin !• you know Paul? well, he's getting married vous connaissez Paul ? eh bien il se marie• are you coming? -- well... I've got a lot to do here vous venez ? -- c'est que... j'ai beaucoup à faire ici5. adjective(comparative, superlative best)a. bien, bon• that's all very well but... tout ça c'est bien joli mais... (PROV) all's well that ends well(PROV) tout est bien qui finit bienb. ( = healthy) how are you? -- very well, thank you comment allez-vous ? -- très bien, merci• get well soon! remets-toi vite !c. (cautious) it is as well to remember that... il ne faut pas oublier que...6. prefix• well-chosen/dressed bien choisi/habillé7. compounds• you would be well-advised to leave vous auriez (tout) intérêt à partir ► well-appointed adjective [house, room] bien aménagé► well-kept adjective [house, garden, hair] bien entretenu ; [hands, nails] soigné ; [secret] bien gardé► well-meaning adjective [person] bien intentionné ; [remark, action] fait avec les meilleures intentions• you don't know when you're well-off ( = fortunate) tu ne connais pas ton bonheur ► well-paid adjective bien payé• he got many letters from well-wishers il a reçu de nombreuses lettres d'encouragement ► well-woman clinic noun (British) centre prophylactique et thérapeutique pour femmes* * *I 1. [wel]1) ( in good health)are you well? — vous allez bien?, tu vas bien?
‘how is he?’ - ‘as well as can be expected’ — ‘comment va-t-il?’ - ‘pas trop mal étant donné les circonstances’
2) ( in satisfactory state) bienthat's all very well, but — tout ça c'est bien beau, mais
it's all very well for you to laugh, but — tu peux rire, mais
3) ( prudent)4) ( fortunate)it was just as well for him that the shops were still open — il a eu de la chance que les magasins aient été encore ouverts
2.the flight was delayed, which was just as well — le vol a été retardé, ce qui n'était pas plus mal
1) ( satisfactorily) bienI did well in the general knowledge questions — je me suis bien débrouillé pour les questions de culture générale
to do well at school — être bon/bonne élève
to do well by somebody — se montrer généreux/-euse avec quelqu'un
some businessmen did quite well out of the war — certains hommes d'affaires se sont enrichis pendant la guerre
she didn't come out of it very well — ( of situation) elle ne s'en est pas très bien sortie; (of article, programme etc) ce n'était pas très flatteur pour elle
2) ( used with modal verbs)I can well believe it — je veux bien le croire, je n'ai pas de mal à le croire
‘shall I shut the door?’ - ‘you might as well’ — ‘est-ce que je ferme la porte?’ - ‘pourquoi pas’
she looked shocked, as well she might — elle a eu l'air choquée, ce qui n'avait rien d'étonnant
3) ( intensifier) bien, largementthe weather remained fine well into September — le temps est resté au beau fixe pendant une bonne partie du mois de septembre
she was active well into her eighties — elle était toujours active même au-delà de ses quatre-vingts ans
4) ( approvingly)5)3.exclamation ( expressing astonishment) eh bien!; (expressing indignation, disgust) ça alors!; ( expressing disappointment) tant pis!; (after pause in conversation, account) bon; ( qualifying statement) enfinwell, you may be right — après tout, tu as peut-être raison
well, that's too bad — c'est vraiment dommage
well then, what's the problem? — alors, quel est le problème?
oh well, there's nothing I can do about it — ma foi, je n'y peux rien
4.well, well, well, so you're off to America? — alors comme ça, tu pars aux États-Unis!
as well adverbial phrase aussi5.as well as prepositional phrase aussi bien quethey have a house in the country as well as an apartment in Paris — ils ont à la fois une maison à la campagne et un appartement à Paris
••to be well in with somebody — (colloq) être bien avec quelqu'un (colloq)
to leave well alone GB ou well enough alone US — ne pas s'en mêler
II 1. [wel] 2.you're well out of it! — (colloq) heureusement que tu n'as plus rien à voir avec ça!
Phrasal Verbs:- well up -
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I ['steibl] adjective1) (firm and steady or well-balanced: This chair isn't very stable.) stable2) (firmly established and likely to last: a stable government.) solide, stable3) ((of a person or his character) unlikely to become unreasonably upset or hysterical: She's the only stable person in the whole family.) équilibré4) ((of a substance) not easily decomposed.) stable•- stabilize - stabilise - stabilization - stabilisation II ['steibl] noun1) (a building in which horses are kept.) écurie2) ((in plural) a horse-keeping establishment: He runs the riding stables.) manège -
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sorted ○A adj1 ( supplied with drugs) approvisionné (for en) ;2 ( well-balanced) équilibré ;3 (arranged, organized) organisé. -
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growing ['grəʊɪŋ]∎ a growing child needs a well balanced diet un enfant en pleine croissance a besoin d'une alimentation bien équilibrée(b) (increasing → debt) qui augmente; (→ amount, number) grandissant, qui augmente; (→ friendship, impatience) grandissant; (→ opinion, belief) de plus en plus répandu;∎ growing numbers of people are out of work de plus en plus de gens sont ou un nombre croissant de gens est au chômage;∎ a growing population une population qui s'accroît;∎ there are growing fears of a nuclear war on craint de plus en plus une guerre nucléaire2 noun(of agricultural products) culture f►► growing pains (of children) douleurs fpl de croissance; (of business, project) difficultés fpl de croissance, problèmes mpl de départ;growing season saison f nouvelle -
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finely [ˈfaɪnlɪ]a. [crafted, carved] finementc. ( = delicately) the distinction was finely drawn la distinction était très subtile* * *['faɪnlɪ]1) ( not coarsely) [chopped, grated] finement2) ( carefully) [balanced, judged] soigneusement3) ( very well) [written, painted, executed] splendidement -
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essential [ɪ'senʃəl](a) (vital → action, equipment, services) essentiel, indispensable; (→ point, role) essentiel, capital; (→ question) essentiel, fondamental;∎ a well-trained workforce is essential to the success of your business un personnel qualifié est essentiel au succès de votre entreprise;∎ it is essential to know whether… il est essentiel ou il importe de savoir si…;∎ the essential thing l'essentiel m;∎ the essential thing is to relax l'essentiel est de rester calme;∎ a balanced diet is essential for good health un régime équilibré est essentiel pour être en bonne santé;∎ essential information (on package label) mentions fpl obligatoires∎ the essential goodness of man la bonté essentielle de l'homme;∎ the essential difference between them is that… la différence principale entre eux est que…2 nounobjet m indispensable;∎ the essentials l'essentiel m;∎ we can only afford to buy the essentials nous n'avons les moyens d'acheter que l'essentiel;∎ a dishwasher is an essential of a modern kitchen un lave-vaisselle est un élément indispensable dans une cuisine moderne;∎ the essentials of astronomy les rudiments mpl de l'astronomie;∎ in (all) essentials essentiellement►► Biology essential amino acid acide m aminé essentiel;essential goods biens mpl de première nécessité;essential oil huile f essentielle
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