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1 geste
geste [ʒεst]masculine noun• geste d'approbation/d'effroi gesture of approval/of terror• pas un geste ou je tire ! one move and I'll shoot!• s'exprimer par gestes to use one's hands to express o.s.* * *
I ʒɛstnom masculin1) ( mouvement) movement; ( mouvement expressif) gestureil n'a pas fait un geste pour m'aider — fig he didn't make any move to help me
il pourrait faire un geste quand même! — fig he could at least show that he cares
2) ( acte) gesture, act
II ʒɛst* * *ʒɛst nm1) (témoignage, preuve) [bonne volonté] gestureIl a voulu faire un geste. — He wanted to make a gesture.
2) (déplacement) movene faites pas un geste (= ne bougez pas) — don't move
3) (mouvement déterminé) motion* * *A nm1 ( mouvement) movement; ( mouvement expressif) gesture; un geste brusque a sudden movement; il sortit un couteau de sa poche d'un geste rapide he whipped a knife out of his pocket; des gestes répétitifs/désordonnés repetitive/uncoordinated movements; geste malheureux/maladroit unfortunate/clumsy movement; il nous a fait signe d'avancer d'un geste de la main/de la tête he waved/nodded to us to come forward; un geste de découragement/protestation/refus a gesture of despondency/protest/refusal; des gestes obscènes obscene or rude gestures; d'un geste de la tête, il m'indiqua le balai he indicated the broom to me with a nod of his head; il approuva d'un geste de la tête he nodded his approval; il fait beaucoup de gestes quand il parle he waves his hands ou he gesticulates a lot when he speaks; pas un geste ou je tire! don't move or I'll shoot!; il n'a pas fait un geste pour m'aider fig he didn't make a move ou intervene to help me; elle n'a qu'un geste à faire pour le faire réintégrer fig she only has to say the word to have him reinstated; il pourrait faire un geste quand même! fig he could at least show that he cares; joindre le geste à la parole to suit the action to the word;2 ( acte) gesture, act; un geste de bonne volonté/d'apaisement a gesture of good will/of appeasement; un geste attentionné a thoughtful gesture; un geste désespéré a desperate act; un geste symbolique a token gesture; un beau geste a noble gesture.[ʒɛst] nom masculin1. [mouvement] movement[signe] gestured'un geste, elle le pria de sortir she motioned to him (that she wanted him) to go outfaire un geste approbateur to nod one's assent ou approvald'un geste de la main, il refusa le whisky he waved aside the glass of whiskyavoir un geste malheureux to make a clumsy gesture ou movementil épie mes moindres gestes ou tous mes gestes he watches my every move2. [action] gestureun geste politique/diplomatique a political/diplomatic gestureil a eu un geste touchant, il m'a apporté des fleurs a rather touching thing he did was to bring me some flowers————————[ʒɛst] nom féminin -
2 montrer
montrer [mɔ̃tʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• je l'ai ici -- montre ! I've got it here -- show me!2. reflexive verba. ( = être vu) to appear• montrez-vous ! come out where we can see you!b. ( = s'avérer) il s'est montré très désagréable he was very unpleasant* * *mɔ̃tʀe
1.
1) ( faire voir) to show [objet, passeport]montrer quelque chose à quelqu'un — to show somebody something, to show something to somebody
2) ( faire visiter)3) ( faire connaître) to show [problème, sentiments, connaissances]; to reveal [intentions]4) ( indiquer) [personne] to point out [trace, lieu, objet]; [panneau] to point to [direction]; [tableau, sondage] to show [évolution, résultats]montrer quelque chose du doigt or d'un geste — to point to something, to point something out
montrer quelqu'un du doigt — lit to point at somebody; fig to point the finger at somebody
montrer le chemin à quelqu'un — lit, fig to show somebody the way
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se montrer verbe pronominal1) ( se révéler) [personne] to show oneself to be; [choses] to prove (to be)2) ( se faire voir) [personne] to show oneself; [soleil] to come outon n'est pas obligés de rester mais il faut au moins se montrer — we don't have to stay but we should at least put in an appearance
••montrer le bout de son or du nez — [personne] to show one's face; [soleil] to peep through; [plantes] to poke through
* * *mɔ̃tʀe vtmontrer qch du doigt — to point to sth, to point one's finger at sth
* * *montrer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( faire voir) to show [objet, passeport]; montrer qch à qn to show sb sth, to show sth to sb; je vais vous montrer votre chambre I'll show you your room; laissez-moi vous montrer la maison let me show you around the house; robe qui montre les épaules off-the-shoulders dress; ⇒ patte;2 ( faire connaître) to show [problème, sentiments]; to show, to reveal [intentions, connaissances]; montrer des signes d'impatience/de faiblesse to show signs of impatience/of weakness; montrer que to show that; j'ai essayé de lui montrer qu'il se trompait I tried to show him that he was wrong; montrer à qn comment faire/comment se servir de qch to show sb how to do/how to use sth; attends un peu, je vais te montrer○! just you wait, I'll show you○!; elle a honte de ses parents, elle n'ose pas les montrer she's ashamed of her parents, she keeps them out of sight;3 ( indiquer) [personne] to point out, to show [trace, lieu, objet]; [panneau, boussole] to point to [direction]; [tableau, graphique, sondage] to show [évolution, résultats]; montrer qch à qn to point sth out to sb; montrer qch du doigt or d'un geste to point to sth, to point sth out; montrer qn du doigt lit to point at sb; fig to point the finger at sb; montrer le chemin à qn lit, fig to show sb the way.B se montrer vpr1 ( se révéler) [personne] to show oneself to be; [choses] to prove (to be); le gouvernement s'est montré confiant the government showed itself to be confident; mes craintes se sont montrées vaines my fears proved to be groundless; elle s'est montrée à la hauteur de la situation she showed she was up to it; se montrer d'un pessimisme exagéré to be overly pessimistic; il s'est montré serviable he was very helpful; il faut se montrer optimiste we must try to be optimistic;2 ( se faire voir) to show oneself; après cela, il n'ose plus se montrer after that, he doesn't dare show his face; elle n'osait pas se montrer avec lui she didn't dare be seen with him; on n'est pas obligés de rester mais il faut au moins se montrer we don't have to stay but we should at least put in an appearance; le président est allé se montrer à Prague the president has gone to put in an appearance in Prague; il aime se montrer serrant la main à des gens importants he likes to be seen shaking hands with important people;3 ( apparaître) to appear; le soleil s'est montré entre deux averses the sun came out between two showers.montrer la porte à qn to show sb the door; montrer le poing à qn to shake one's fist at sb; montrer les dents to bare one's teeth; montrer le bout de son or du nez [personne] to show one's face; [soleil] to peep through; [fleurs, plantes] to poke through.[mɔ̃tre] verbe transitif1. [généralement] to showmontrer quelque chose à quelqu'un to show something to somebody, to show somebody something2. [exhiber - partie du corps] to show ; [ - bijou, richesse, talent] to show off (separable), to parade, to flauntelle montrait ses charmes she was displaying her charms ou leaving nothing to the imagination (euphémisme)[laisser apparaître - émotion] to showa. [de la tête] to nod towards the exitb. [du doigt] to point to the exitc. [de la main] to gesture towards the exitmontrer la voie ou le chemin to lead ou to show the waymontrer l'exemple to set an example, to give the lead5. [marquer - suj: aiguille, curseur, cadran] to show, to point to (inseparable) ; [ - suj: écran] to show, to displayla vie des galériens, si bien montrée dans son roman the lives of the galley slaves, so clearly depicted in her novella brochure montre comment s'en servir the booklet explains ou shows how to use it————————se montrer verbe pronominal intransitifle voilà, ne te montre pas! here he is, stay out of sight!elle ne s'est même pas montrée au mariage de sa fille she never even showed up ou showed her face ou turned up at her daughter's weddingse montrer à son avantage to show oneself in a good light ou to advantage2. [s'afficher] to appear ou to be seen (in public)3. [se révéler]ce soir-là, il s'est montré odieux/charmant he was obnoxious/charming that eveningmontre-toi un homme, mon fils! show them you're a man, my son!finalement, elle s'est montrée digne/indigne de ma confiance she eventually proved (to be) worthy/unworthy of my trust -
3 ébauche
ébauche [ebo∫]feminine noun* * *eboʃ1) (objet, sculpture) rough shape; ( dessin) preliminary sketch; (roman, réforme) preliminary draft2) ( action) ( de sculpture) rough-hewing; ( de dessin) sketching out; (de roman, réforme) draftingl'ébauche d'une amitié — the beginnings (pl) of a friendship
* * *eboʃ nf[dessin, tableau] sketch, [œuvre littéraire, poème] outline, [projet, compromis, accord] draft, outline* * *ébauche nf1 (objet, sculpture) rough shape; ( dessin) preliminary sketch; (roman, réforme) preliminary draft; être encore à l'état d'ébauche to be still at a ou the rough stage;2 fig ( début) l'ébauche d'une amitié the beginnings of a friendship; l'ébauche d'un sourire a hint of a smile; l'ébauche d'un geste a half-gesture; l'ébauche d'un rapprochement the first moves towards a reconciliation;[eboʃ] nom féminin1. [première forme - d'un dessin] rough sketch ou draft ; [ - d'un plan] outline2. [début] -
4 témoigner
témoigner [temwaɲe]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verb2. transitive verb* * *temwaɲe
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1) Droit to testify2) ( montrer)les marques de sympathie qui leur ont été témoignées lors de... — the expressions of sympathy they received when...
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témoigner de verbe transitif indirect1) ( prouver)2) ( se porter garant de)
3.
verbe intransitif1) Droit to give evidence2) ( dire)‘il était toujours poli’, témoignent les voisins — neighbours [BrE] say he was always polite
* * *temwaɲe1. vt1) [intérêt, gratitude] to show2) (= assurer, certifier)Il a témoigné qu'il l'avait vu ouvrir la porte. — He testified to seeing him open the door.
témoigner que — to go to show that, to testify to the fact that
Cet accident témoigne que cette route n'est pas sûre. — This accident goes to show that this road is not safe.
2. vi1) DROIT to testify, to give evidence2)témoigner de — to bear witness to, to testify to
Ce geste témoigne de la volonté d'apaisement des deux pays. — This gesture bears witness to the will of both countries for peace.
* * *témoigner verb table: aimerA vtr1 Jur to testify (que that); elle a témoigné l'avoir vu entrer/qu'elle l'avait vu entrer she testified to having seen him go in/that she had seen him go in;2 ( montrer) témoigner de la reconnaissance/de l'affection to show gratitude/affection; témoigner de l'hostilité/de l'intérêt envers to show hostility towards GB ou to/interest in; la confiance qu'elle m'a témoignée the trust she placed in me; les marques de sympathie qui leur ont été témoignées lors de… the sympathy they received when…; cela témoigne que it shows that.B témoigner de vtr ind1 ( prouver) témoigner de to show; cela témoigne de leur courage this shows their courage; comme en témoigne leur lettre as their letter shows;2 ( se porter garant de) témoigner du courage de qn to vouch for sb's courage.C vi1 Jur to give evidence, to testify; témoigner en faveur de qn/contre qn to give evidence in sb's favour/against sb, to testify for sb/against sb; être appelé à témoigner to be called to give evidence ou as a witness;2 ( dire) ‘il était toujours poli,’ témoignent les voisins neighboursGB say he was always polite.[temwaɲe] verbe intransitiftémoigner en faveur de/contre l'accusé to give evidence for/against the defendanttémoigner contre ses complices to turn King's ou Queen's evidence (UK), to turn State's evidence (US)————————[temwaɲe] verbe transitif1. DROIT [certifier]il a témoigné avoir passé la soirée avec l'accusé he testified to spending the evening with the defendant2. [montrer - sympathie] to show ; [ - dégoût, goût] to show ; [ - intérêt] to show, to evince (soutenu)————————témoigner de verbe plus préposition2. [indiquer - bonté, générosité, intérêt] to show, to indicatele problème ne fait qu'empirer, comme en témoignent ces statistiques the problem is only getting worse, witness these statistics ou as these statistics show -
5 nez
n. m.1. Avoir du nez (also: avoir bon nez): To be well-inspired where making a decision is concerned. On peut dire que tu as eu du nez de ne pas y aller: You certainly made the right choice in keeping away!2. Avoir le nez creux: To have an uncanny knack at guessing right first time. (When uttered, this expression is often accompanied by the 'bodyspeak' gesture of tapping the side of one's nose with the index finger.)3. Avoir quelqu'un dans le nez: To be unable to 'stomach' someone, to have a strong antipathy towards someone. Depuis sa vacherie je l'ai dans le nez: I can't stand the sight of him since he did the dirty on me!4. Avoir un verre dans le nez: To have had 'one over the eight', to be 'tipsy', to be slightly drunk.5. Se piquer le nez: To get 'pickled', to get drunk as a matter of habit.6. A vue de nez: At a rough guess. A vue de nez, je dirais qu'elle a la cinquantaine: My guesstimate is she's well into her fifties!7. Tirer les vers du nez à quelqu'un: To 'pump' someone, to extract information from a reluctant party.8. Se casser le nez:a To find no-one at home.b To 'come a cropper', to fail.9. Se bouffer le nez: To 'squabble', to quarrel.10. Ça va nous tomber sur le nezl We're sure to 'cop it'—We're certainly in for some trouble!11. Ça lui pend au nez! He's got it coming to him! (The expression is quite often used in the past tense as if to prove the foresight of the speaker in a 'He had it coming to him!' stance.)12. Les doigts dans le nez: With the greatest of ease. Il a gagné la course les doigts dans le nez: He romped home to victory.
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