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61 nail
[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) ongle2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) clou2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) clouer- nail-file - nail-polish - nail-varnish - nail-scissors - hit the nail on the head -
62 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quart2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) vingt-cinq cents3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) quartier4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) de toutes parts5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grâce6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quartier7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quartier8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quart9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) couper en quatre2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) diviser en quatre3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) cantonner•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestriellement4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publication trimestrielle- quarters- quarter-deck - quarter-final - quarter-finalist - quartermaster - at close quarters -
63 rag
[ræɡ](a piece of old, torn or worn cloth: I'll polish my bike with this old rag.) guenille- ragged- raggedly - raggedness - rags -
64 rub up
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65 shine
1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) briller; éclairer2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) briller3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) polir4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) briller2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) brillant2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) polissage•- shining- shiny - shininess -
66 wax
I 1. [wæks] noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) cire2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) cire3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) cire4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) (en/de) cire5) (sealing-wax.) cire à cacheter2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) cirer- waxed- waxen - waxy - waxwork - waxworks II [wæks] verb1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) croître2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) croître -
67 blacking
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68 coat
A n1 ( garment) ( full-length) manteau m ; ( for men) pardessus m ; ( jacket) veste f ; three-quarter length coat trois-quarts m ;2 Zool ( of dog) poil m, pelage m ; ( of cat) fourrure f, pelage m ; (of horse, ox, leopard) robe f ;3 ( layer) (of paint, varnish, polish, dust, frost) couche f ; ( of bitumen) enduit m ; a coat of icing un glaçage.C vtr1 gen, Tech ( cover) to coat sth with enduire qch de [paint, tar, adhesive, varnish] ; badigeonner qch de [whitewash] ; revêtir qch de [rubber] ; couvrir qch de [dust, silt, oil, frost] ;2 Culin to coat sth in ou with enrober qch de [breadcrumbs, batter, chocolate, sauce] ; dorer qch à [egg] ; coated with sugar, sugar-coated [sweet] glacé ; [pill] dragéifié. -
69 cream
A n2 fig the cream of la crème de [students, graduates etc] ; the cream of society fig la crème or la fine fleur de la société ;5 ( chocolate) chocolat m fourré ; ( biscuit) biscuit m fourré ; orange cream chocolat or biscuit fourré à l'orange ;D vtr1 Culin travailler ; cream the butter and sugar travailler le beurre et le sucre en pâte lisse ; creamed potatoes purée f de pommes de terre ;2 ( skim) écrémer [milk] ;to look like the cat that's got the cream avoir l'air très content de soi.■ cream off:▶ cream off [sth], cream [sth] off garder [qch] pour soi [best pupils, profits] ; ( illegally) détourner [funds, profits]. -
70 floor
A n1 ( of room) ( wooden) plancher m, parquet m ; ( stone) sol m ; (of car, lift) plancher m ; dance floor piste f de danse ; to polish the floor cirer le parquet ; to fall/sit/sleep on the floor tomber/s'asseoir/coucher par terre ; to take the floor [dancer] se lancer sur la piste de danse ;3 ( of Stock Exchange) parquet m ; ( of debating Chamber) auditoire m ; ( of factory) atelier m ; questions from the floor des questions de l'auditoire ; to have/hold/take the floor avoir/garder/prendre la parole ; the floor is yours la parole est à vous ; to be elected from the floor être élu à vote ouvert ;4 ( storey) étage m ; on the first floor GB au premier étage ; US au rez-de-chaussée ; the top floor le dernier étage ; ground floor, bottom floor GB rez-de-chaussée m ; we're six floors up ( on the sixth storey) nous sommes au sixième étage ; ( six storeys above this storey) nous sommes six étages plus haut ;B vtr1 ( in cement) faire le sol de ; ( in wood) mettre un plancher dans [room] ; an oak-floored room une pièce avec un parquet de chêne ;2 ( knock over) terrasser [attacker, boxer] ;3 fig ( silence) réduire [qn] au silence [person, critic] ; ( stump) [question] décontenancer [candidate] ; the news floored me la nouvelle m'a laissé sans voix ;to wipe the floor with sb battre [qn] à plates coutures ; to cross the floor changer de camp. -
71 gloss
A n1 ( lustre) (of wood, metal, paintwork, leather etc) lustre m ; ( of paper) brillant m ; ( of hair) éclat m ; fig péj ( superficial glamour) clinquant m ; to lose its gloss lit, fig perdre (de) son éclat ; to take the gloss off dépolir [wood, metal] ; fig gâcher [proceedings, ceremony] ;2 fig (outer appearance, veneer) vernis m ; a gloss of respectability un vernis de respectabilité ; to put a favourable/different gloss on sth fig présenter qch sous un jour favorable/différent ;3 ( in text) glose f ;B vtr1 ( polish) faire briller ;2 (explain, clarify) gloser [word, text] ; résumer [report].■ gloss over: -
72 grind
A n1 ○ ( hard work) boulot ○ m or travail m monotone ; the daily grind ○ le boulot ○ or le train-train ○ quotidien ; back to the grind ○ ! au boulot ○ ! ; marking exam papers is an awful grind ○ corriger des copies d'examen est une vraie corvée ; it was a long hard grind ○ cycling up the hill c'était long et pénible de monter la côte en vélo ; it'll be a long hard grind ○ ça va être très dur ;2 ( harsh sound) grincement m ;1 ( crush) moudre [corn, coffee beans, pepper] ; écraser, broyer [seeds, grain] ; concasser [pebbles, stone] ; hacher [meat] ; to grind sth to dust/to a powder réduire qch en poussière/en poudre ; to grind corn into flour moudre du grain pour en faire de la farine ; to grind one's teeth grincer des dents ; to grind sth into the ground écraser qch par terre ;2 ( sharpen) affûter or aiguiser [qch] (à la meule) [knife, blade] ; ( polish) polir [lenses] ; égriser [gems] ;1 ( make harsh sound) [machine, engine] grincer ; to grind to a halt [vehicle, train] s'arrêter avec un grincement de freins ; [machine] s'arrêter ; fig [factory, economy, industry, production] s'immobiliser ;2 ( be crushed) [corn, coffee beans] se moudre ;3 ○ US ( swot) bûcher ○, potasser ○ ;4 ○ US [dancer] danser en se déhanchant de manière provocante.■ grind away bosser ○, bûcher ○ ; she is grinding away at her maths elle bûche ses maths.■ grind down:▶ grind down [sth], grind [sth] down ( crush) écraser, broyer ; ( pulverize) pulvériser [substance]:▶ grind [sb] down avoir [qn] à l'usure ; to be ground down by poverty être accablé par la misère.■ grind on [negotiations, project] se poursuivre inexorablement.■ grind out:▶ grind out [sth], grind [sth] out1 ( extinguish) écraser [cigarette] ;2 ( play) to grind out a tune on a barrel organ jouer un air sur un orgue de Barbarie ; she grinds out ○ novels at the rate of one a month elle pond ○ des romans au rythme d'un par mois ; ‘mind your own business,’ he ground out ‘occupez-vous de vos affaires,’ a-t-il grommelé entre ses dents.■ grind up pulvériser. -
73 halting
halting adj [steps, attempts] hésitant ; [verse] boiteux/-euse ; [style] heurté ; to speak in halting Polish parler un polonais hésitant. -
74 mop
A n2 ( for dishes) lavette f ;1 ( wash) laver [qch] à grande eau [floor, deck] ;2 ( wipe) to mop one's face/brow (with sth) s'éponger le visage/le front (avec qch) ; to mop sb's brow éponger le front de qn.■ mop down:▶ mop [sth] down, mop down [sth] laver [qch] à grande eau [floor, deck].■ mop up:▶ mop up éponger ;▶ mop up [sth], mop [sth] up1 lit éponger [mess, liquid] ; he mopped up his gravy with some bread il a saucé son assiette avec du pain ;3 ( absorb) engloutir [savings, profits, surplus] ; -
75 oxblood
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76 spit
A n2 ( expectoration) ‘I hate you’ he said with a spit ‘je te déteste’ dit-il en crachant ; to give a spit cracher ;4 Geol flèche f ;3 ( utter) proférer [oath, venom] (at en direction de).1 lit [cat, person] cracher (at, on sur ; into dans ; out of de) ; to spit in sb's face lit, fig cracher à la figure de qn ;■ spit out:▶ spit [sth] out, spit out [sth] lit cracher [blood, drink] (into dans ; onto sur) ; fig proférer [phrase, word] ; spit it out ○ ! crache le morceau ○ !■ spit up:▶ spit [sth] up, spit up [sth] [patient] cracher [blood] ; US [baby] vomir [milk, food]. -
77 spray
A n1 ¢ ( seawater) embruns mpl ; clouds of spray nuages mpl d'embruns ; ( other liquid) nuages de (fines) gouttelettes ;2 ( container) ( for perfume) vaporisateur m ; (for antifreeze, deodorant, paint etc) bombe f ; (for inhalant, throat, nose) pulvérisateur m ; garden spray pulvérisateur de jardin ;C vtr1 vaporiser [water, liquid] ; asperger [person] (with de) ; arroser [demonstrator, oilslick] (with de) ; to spray sth onto sth ( onto fire) projeter qch sur qch [foam, water] ; (onto surface, flowers etc) vaporiser qch sur qch [paint, insecticide, water] ; to spray sth over sb/sth asperger qn/qch de qch [champagne, water] ; to spray on perfume se parfumer ; -
78 -speaking
- speaking ['spi:kɪŋ]∎ they're both German/Spanish-speaking ils sont tous deux germanophones/hispanophones;∎ a child of Polish-speaking parents un enfant dont les parents sont de langue ou d'origine polonaise∎ French/English-speaking countries les pays mpl francophones/anglophones;∎ the Arab-speaking world le monde arabophone -
79 French
French [frentʃ]∎ the French les Français mpl2 noun(language) français m;∎ humorous pardon or excuse my French! passez-moi l'expression!français;(embassy, history) de France; (teacher) de français►► French bean haricot m vert;French billiards billard m (français);French bread baguette f;Geography French Canada le Canada français;1 nounCanadien(enne) m,f français(e)canadien français;French chalk craie f de tailleur;French cricket = jeu pour enfants qui se joue avec une balle et une batte de cricket;Technology French curve pistolet m (de dessinateur);American French dip = sandwich à la viande accompagné d'un bouillon ou d'une sauce à base de la même viande, dans lesquels on trempe le sandwich;American French door porte-fenêtre f;Cookery French dressing (in UK) vinaigrette f; (in US) = sauce de salade à base de mayonnaise et de ketchup;the French Foreign Legion la Légion étrangère;French franc franc m français;French fried potatoes pommes fpl frites;French fries frites fpl;French Guiana Guyane f française;French horn cor m d'harmonie; familiar French kiss1 nounpatin mrouler un patin àse rouler un patin;British French knickers ≃ caleçon m (culotte pour femme);British French loaf baguette f;French maid femme f de chambre française (attachée au service particulier d'une dame); Theatre soubrette f;French maid's outfit costume m de soubrette;French manicure French manucure f;French marigold œillet m d'Inde;French mustard ≃ moutarde f de Dijon;French onion soup gratinée f à l'oignon;French plait (hairstyle) natte f africaine;British French polish vernis m (à l'alcool);the French Quarter (in New Orleans) le quartier français, le Vieux Carré;History the French Revolution la Révolution (française);the French Riviera la Côte d'Azur;French roll (hairstyle) chignon m banane;Sewing French seam couture f anglaise;British French stick baguette f;French Switzerland la Suisse romande;French toast pain m perdu;the French Triangle = région du sud des États-Unis comprise entre La Nouvelle-Orléans, Alexandria et Cameron;French West Africa l'Afrique-Occidentale f française;the French West Indies les Antilles fpl françaises;British French window porte-fenêtre f✾ Book ✾ Film 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' Fowles, Reisz 'Sarah et le lieutenant français' (roman), 'La Maîtresse du lieutenant français' (film) -
80 boot
boot [bu:t]1 noun(a) botte f; (ankle-length) bottillon m; (for babies, women) bottine f; (of soldier, workman) brodequin m; Sport (for football, rugby) chaussure f;∎ familiar to give sb the boot flanquer qn à la porte;∎ familiar she got the boot elle a été flanquée à la porte, elle a été virée;∎ British familiar they put the boot in ils lui ont balancé des coups de pied; figurative ils ont enfoncé méchamment le clou∎ he gave the door a boot il flanqua un coup de pied dans la porte;∎ he needs a boot up the backside il a besoin d'un bon coup de pied au derrière(b) (equip with boots) botter∎ to boot the system initialiser le systèmeen plus, par-dessus le marché;∎ she's beautiful and intelligent to boot elle est belle, et intelligente par-dessus le marchéBritish = garçon d'hôtel qui cire les chaussures►► Football boot boy = personne dont le rôle est de préparer les tenues des membres d'une équipe de football et de s'assurer notamment de la propreté de leurs chaussures;familiar boot camp American Military = camp d'entraînement pour nouvelles recrues; British (centre for young offenders) = centre de redressement (pour jeunes délinquants);∎ to go into boot camp ≃ faire ses classes;boot polish cirage m;British boot sale = sorte de marché aux puces où des particuliers apportent dans leur voiture les objets de brocante qu'ils souhaitent vendre;boot scraper décrottoir m;Computing boot sector secteur m d'initialisation;Computing boot track piste f d'amorçagefamiliar flanquer à la porte(computer) s'amorcer, démarrer; (person) démarrer(computer) amorcer, faire démarrer
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