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1 claquer
I.v. trans. & intrans.1. To 'blow', to 'blue', to spend money furiously. Elle a tout claqué en deux temps, trois mouvements: Her motto seems to have been 'spend, spend, spend'.2. To 'knacker', to wear out, to exhaust. Rédiger un dico d'argot, ça vous claque! Compiling a dictionary of slang sure takes it out of you!3. (of business deal): To 'fall through', to collapse. Cette affaire nous a claqué dans les mains: That deal went sour overnight.4. To 'croak', to 'snuff it', to die.5. Claquer le polichinelle (Prostitutes' slang): To have a miscarriage (usually brought on by dubious abortive methods).6. Claquer du bec: To 'go hungry', to starve.II.v. trans. reflex.1. To pull a muscle (whilst engaged in a sporting activity).2. To 'flog oneself to death', to drive oneself to the limit. Au boulot il ne se claque pas! You couldn't say he's working himself into an early grave! -
2 veilleuse
n. f.1. Mettre quelque chose en veilleuse: To keep something (a business, sporting activity) just 'ticking over', to all but stop something. (This is a direct reference to a low-level flame or pilot-light.)2. La mettre en veilleuse: To 'hold one's tongue', to remain silent. -
3 animation
animation [animasjɔ̃]feminine nouna. [de quartier, discussion] liveliness ; [de rue, bureau] hustle and bustleb. ( = activités) activities• chargé de l'animation culturelle/sportive in charge of cultural/sports activitiesc. [d'équipe, groupe de travail] leading* * *animasjɔ̃1) (de groupe, d'émission, exposition) organization; (de ventes, service commercial) coordination; (de festival, cérémonie) orchestration2) ( entrain) life, vitalityune soirée sans animation — a lacklustre [BrE] party
3) (de rue, marché, lieu de travail) hustle and bustle; ( de personnes) excitement4) ( activité dirigée) organized activity5) Cinéma animation* * *animasjɔ̃1. nf1) (fait d'animer) [débat] animation2)3) (= effervescence) (dans les bureaux) (hustle and) bustle, (dans un quartier) liveliness4) [soirée, discussion] liveliness, animation5) CINÉMA (= technique) animation2. animations nfpl(= divertissements) entertainment, (= activités) activities* * *animation nf1 (de groupe, d'émission, exposition) organization; (de ventes, service commercial) coordination; (de festival, cérémonie) orchestration; elle a été chargée de l'animation du tournoi/stand she's in charge of running the tournament/stand; animation culturelle/sportive promotion of cultural/sporting activities;2 ( entrain) life, vitality; mettre de l'animation dans une réception to liven up a reception; le tourisme crée de l'animation au village tourism puts a bit of life into the village; ville/spectacle qui manque d'animation town/show that lacks vitality ou lacking in vitality; une soirée sans animation a lacklustreGB party; discuter avec animation to discuss animatedly, to have a lively discussion;3 (de rue, marché, lieu de travail) hustle and bustle; ( de personnes) excitement; l'animation de la Bourse au lendemain des événements the excitement on the Stock Exchange the day after the events; il règne encore une grande animation dans le quartier après minuit there's still a lot going on in the area after midnight;4 ( activité dirigée) organized activity;5 Cin animation.[animasjɔ̃] nom féminin3. [d'un quartier, d'une ville] lifeil y a de l'animation dans les rues le soir the streets are very lively ou full of life at night -
4 loisir
loisir [lwaziʀ]masculine nounb. ( = activités) loisirs leisure activities* * *lwaziʀnom masculin1) ( temps libre) spare time [U]2) ( possibilité)3) ( activité) leisure activity* * *lwaziʀ1. nmleisure, spare timeheures de loisir — spare time, free time
à loisir; tout à loisir (en prenant son temps) — at leisure, (autant qu'on le désire) at one's pleasure
2. loisirs nmpl1) (= temps libre) leisure sg spare time sg2) (= activités) leisure activities* * *loisir nm1 ( temps libre) leisure ¢, spare time ¢; pendant mes moments de loisir, pendant mes loisirs in my leisure time ou spare time; industrie/civilisation du loisir or des loisirs leisure industry/society; (tout) à loisir at (great) leisure;2 ( possibilité) avoir le loisir/tout loisir de faire to have time/plenty of time to do; donner/laisser à qn le loisir de faire to allow/leave sb the time to do;3 ( activité) leisure activity; loisirs sportifs/de plein air sporting/outdoor activities.[lwazir] nom masculin1. [temps libre] spare time2. [possibilité]avoir (tout) le loisir de to have the time ou the opportunity toon ne lui a pas donné ou laissé le loisir de s'expliquer he was not allowed (the opportunity) to explain his actions————————loisirs nom masculin plurielnous vivons de plus en plus dans une société de loisirs we live in a society where leisure is taking on more and more importance(tout) à loisir locution adverbiale
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