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1 worsen
worsen [ˈwɜ:sn]* * *['wɜːsn] 1.transitive verb aggraver [situation, problem]2.intransitive verb [condition, health, weather, situation] se détériorer; [problem, crisis, shortage, flooding] s'aggraver -
2 worsen
B vi [condition, health, weather, situation] se détériorer ; [problem, crisis, shortage, flooding] s'aggraver. -
3 worsen
worsen ['wɜ:sən](depression, crisis, pain, illness) empirer, s'aggraver; (weather, situation) se gâter, se détériorer(situation) empirer, rendre pire; (crisis, infection, bad mood) aggraver; (relations, driving conditions) rendre plus difficile -
4 worsen
verb (to (cause to) grow worse: The situation has worsened.) empirer -
5 to worsen
empirer; s'aggraver [une situation] ; s'envenimer [une querelle] ; dégénérerEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to worsen
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6 steadily
steadily [ˈstedɪlɪ]a. [increase, worsen, improve] régulièrement ; [breathe, beat] avec régularité ; [advance, rain] sans interruptionb. ( = firmly) [walk] d'un pas ferme ; [hold, grasp] d'une main ferme* * *['stedɪlɪ]1) ( gradually) progressivement2) ( without interruption) sans interruption3) [gaze] sans détourner le regard -
7 fear
A n1 (dread, fright) peur f ; fear of death peur de la mort ; I couldn't move for ou from fear j'étais paralysé par la peur ; he accepted out of fear c'est la peur qui l'a fait accepter ; have no fear! littér ou hum n'ayez pas peur! ; to live in fear vivre dans la peur ; to live ou go in fear of one's life craindre pour sa vie ; he lives in fear of being found out ou that he will be found out il vit dans la crainte perpétuelle d'être découvert ; for fear of doing de peur de faire ; for fear that de peur que (+ subj) ; I kept quiet for fear of waking them/that they would wake up j'ai fait le moins de bruit possible de peur de les réveiller/de peur qu'ils (ne) se réveillent ; for fear of death/punishment de peur de mourir/d'être puni ; to have no fear of sth ne pas avoir peur de qch ; to have no fear that ne pas avoir peur que (+ subj) ; fear of God crainte f de Dieu ; the news struck fear into his heart littér la nouvelle l'a rempli d'effroi ;2 (worry, apprehension) crainte f (for pour) ; their fears for their son/the future leurs craintes pour leur fils/pour l'avenir ; my fears proved groundless mes craintes se sont révélées injustifiées ; my worst fears were confirmed (when…) mes pires craintes se sont trouvées confirmées (quand…) ; my fears about the company collapsing ou that the company would collapse mes craintes que la société (ne) fasse faillite ; fears are growing for sb on craint de plus en plus pour qn ; fears are growing that his life may be in danger on craint de plus en plus que sa vie (ne) soit en danger ; (grave) fears have arisen that on craint (fort) que ; I told him my fears that je lui ai dit que je craignais que (+ subj) ; the future/the operation holds no fears for her elle n'a pas peur de l'avenir/de l'opération ;3 ( possibility) there's not much fear of sb('s) doing il n'y a guère de danger que qn fasse ; there's no fear of him ou his being late il n'y a pas de danger qu'il soit en retard ; there's no fear of that happening il n'y a pas de danger que cela arrive ; no fear! sûrement pas!B vtr1 ( be afraid of) craindre ; to fear to do craindre de faire ; experts fear a crisis if the situation continues to worsen les experts craignent une crise si la situation continue à empirer ; to fear that craindre que (+ subj) ; she feared that her proposals might not be accepted elle craignait que ses propositions ne soient pas acceptées ; I fear (that) she may be dead j'ai (bien) peur or je crains qu'elle (ne) soit morte ; it is feared (that) on craint que (+ subj) ; it is feared (that) the recession may get worse on craint que la récession empire or n'empire ; the substance is feared to cause cancer on craint que la substance ne provoque le cancer ; 20 people are feared to have died ou are feared dead in the accident on craint que 20 personnes ne soient mortes dans l'accident ; a ruler who was greatly feared un chef qui inspirait la crainte ; she's a woman to be feared c'est une femme redoutable ; to fear the worst craindre le pire, s'attendre au pire ;2 ( think) I fear not je crains (bien) que non ; I fear so ( to positive question) je crains bien que oui ; ( to negative question) j'ai bien peur que si ; I fear I'm late/it's raining j'ai bien peur d'être en retard/qu'il (ne) pleuve.C vi to fear for sth/sb craindre pour qch/qn ; I fear for her safety/life je crains pour sa sécurité/vie ; never fear! ne craignez rien, n'ayez crainte!without fear or favour de façon impartiale ; in fear and trembling tremblant de peur. -
8 aggravate
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9 untreated
untreated [‚ʌn'tri:tɪd](b) (infection, tumour) non traité, non soigné;∎ her condition will worsen if left untreated son état empirera si elle ne reçoit pas de traitement
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