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gay [geɪ]1. adjectiveb. ( = cheerful) (old-fashioned) [person, company, occasion] joyeux ; [music, party, appearance, colour] gai ; [costume] aux couleurs gaies2. noun* * *[geɪ] 1.(colloq) noun homosexuel/-elle m/f, gay mf2.1) ( homosexual) homosexuel/-elle; [club, magazine] gay2) ( lively) gai; [laughter] joyeux/-euse; [street] animé3) ( carefree) joyeux/-euse -
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high [haɪ]1. adjectivea. haut• how high is that tower? quelle est la hauteur de cette tour ?• how high is the mountain? quelle est l'altitude de la montagne ?• to have the moral high ground ( = moral superiority) avoir l'avantage moralb. (in degree, number, strength) [frequency, latitude, tension] haut before n ; [speed, number] grand before n ; [rent, price] élevé ; [sound, voice] aigu (- guë f)• official reports say casualties have been high selon les rapports officiels, il y a beaucoup de morts et de blessés• to have high expectations of sb/sth beaucoup attendre de qn/qch• to have a high opinion of sb/sth avoir une haute opinion de qn/qch• in high gear en quatrième (or cinquième) vitesse► high in... [+ fat, nitrogen] à forte teneur en2. adverba. [climb, jump, throw] haut ; [fly] à haute altitude• how high can you jump? à quelle hauteur peux-tu sauter ?b. (in degree, number, strength) the numbers go as high as 200 les nombres montent jusqu'à 200• I had to go as high as $200 for it j'ai dû aller jusqu'à 200 dollars pour l'avoir• to play high [gambler] jouer gros (jeu)3. nouna. ( = high point) the cost of living reached a new high le coût de la vie a atteint un nouveau recordc. ( = weather system) zone f de haute pression4. compounds► high-class adjective [hotel, food, service] sélect ; [neighbourhood, flat] (de) grand standing ; [person] du grand monde ; [prostitute] de luxe► high fibre diet noun ( = régime) régime m riche en fibres ; ( = food eaten) alimentation f riche en fibres• to be on one's high horse être sur ses grands chevaux ► high-impact adjective [aerobics, exercise] high-impact inv► high-level adjective [meeting, discussions] à un très haut niveau ; [computer language, programming] de haut niveau► high-octane adjective [petrol] à indice d'octane élevé ; (figurative = powerful, exciting) puissant• the high point of the show/evening le clou du spectacle/de la soirée ► high-powered adjective [car] très puissant ; [person] de haut vol• high-powered businessman homme m d'affaires de haut vol ► high-pressure adjective à haute pression• high-pressure area zone f de haute pression ► high-profile adjective [position, politician] très en vue ; [role] très influent ; [issue] très discuté• high school diploma (US) diplôme m de fin d'études secondaires ≈ baccalauréat m → HIGH SCHOOL ► high seas plural noun• high-speed train train m à grande vitesse ► high-spirited adjective [person] plein d'entrain ; [horse] fougueux• in high spirits ( = lively) plein d'entrain ; ( = happy) tout joyeux ► high spot noun [of visit, holiday] grand moment m• to play for high stakes jouer gros jeu ► high street noun (British) [of village] grand-rue f ; [of town] rue f principale► high-tech adjective de haute technologie ; [computer] sophistiqué ; [industry, medicine, technique] de pointe━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Dans le système juridique anglais et gallois, la High Court est une cour de droit civil chargée des affaires plus importantes et complexes que celles traitées par les « County Courts ». En Écosse en revanche, la High Court (of Justiciary) est la plus haute cour de justice, à laquelle les affaires les plus graves, telles que meurtre et viol, sont soumises et où elles sont jugées devant un jury.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Aux États-Unis, les high schools réunissent les quatre années du deuxième cycle du secondaire (15 à 18 ans). Les élèves reçus à leur examen final se voient remettre leur diplôme au cours d'une importante cérémonie appelée « Graduation ».La vie des high schools a inspiré de nombreux films et téléfilms américains ; on y voit le rôle qu'y jouent les sports (en particulier le football et le basket-ball) et certaines manifestations mondaines comme le bal de fin d'année des élèves de terminale, le « Senior Prom ». → GRADE GRADUATION PROM━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *[haɪ] 1.1)2) (colloq)to give somebody a high — [drug] défoncer (colloq) quelqu'un; [success] monter à la tête de quelqu'un
3) (colloq) US School = high school2.1) [building, wall, cliff] haut; [table, forehead, collar] haut (after n)high cheekbones — pommettes fpl saillantes
how high (up) are we? — ( on top of building) on est à combien de mètres au-dessus du sol?; (on plane, mountain) quelle est notre altitude?
2) [number, ratio, price, frequency, volume] élevé; [wind] violent; [hope, expectation] grand (before n)3) ( important) [quality, standard, rank] supérieur4) ( noble) [ideal, principle] noble5) ( acute) [pitch, sound, voice] aigu/-guë; [note] haut6) Culinary [game] faisandéto be high on — être défoncé à [drug]
3.to get high — se défoncer (colloq)
1) ( to a great height) hautto climb higher and higher — [person, animal] grimper de plus en plus haut; fig [figures, unemployment] augmenter de plus en plus
don't go any higher than £5,000 — ne dépasse pas 5000 livres sterling
from on high — gen d'en haut; Religion du Ciel
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hustle [ˈhʌsl]a. [+ person] pousser• to hustle sb in/out/away faire entrer/sortir/partir qn en le poussantb. ( = cause to proceed) to hustle legislation through faire voter des lois à la hâte2. noun* * *['hʌsl] 1.2.hustle (and bustle) — ( lively) effervescence f; ( tiring) agitation f
transitive verb1) ( push) pousser, bousculer [person]2) ( urge)3) (colloq) US ( sell illegally) vendre illégalement4) (colloq) US ( obtain by dubious means) soutirer [money]; dégoter (colloq) [job]5) ( hurry) précipiter [negotiations]; bousculer [person]3.1) ( hurry) se dépêcher2) (colloq) US (struggle, work) se démener3) (colloq) US ( get money dishonestly) pratiquer l'arnaque (sl) -
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26 snappy
snappy [ˈsnæpɪ]a. [title, phrase, slogan] accrocheurd. [dog] hargneux* * *['snæpɪ]1) ( bad-tempered) hargneux/-euse3) (colloq) ( smart) [clothing] chic inv••make it snappy! — (colloq) grouille-toi! (colloq)
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swing [swɪŋ](verb: preterite, past participle swung)1. nounb. ( = seat for swinging) balançoire f• to be in full swing [party, campaign] battre son plein• to get into the swing of [+ new job, married life] s'habituer àa. ( = move to and fro) [arms, legs, object on rope, hammock] se balancer ; [pendulum] osciller ; (on a swing) se balancer ; ( = pivot) also swing round faire demi-tour• the door swung open/shut la porte s'est ouverte/s'est referméeb. ( = move rhythmically) to swing along avancer d'un pas balancé• to swing o.s. (up) into the saddle sauter en sellec. to swing the vote (in sb's favour) ( = influence) faire pencher la balance (en faveur de qn)d. [+ a tune, the classics] jouer de manière rythmée4. compounds* * *[swɪŋ] 1.to aim ou take a swing at — essayer de donner un coup de poing à
2) (in voting, public opinion) revirement m (in de); (in prices, values, economy) fluctuation f (in de); ( in business activity) variation f (in de); ( in mood) saute f (in de)a swing away from — ( in opinions) un mouvement contre; (in behaviour, buying habits) un rejet de
3) ( in playground) balançoire f4) ( rhythm) rythme m2.transitive verb (prét, pp swung)1) ( to and fro) balancer2) (move around, up, away)she swung the telescope through 180° — elle a fait pivoter le télescope de 180°
3) ( cause to change)4) (colloq) ( cause to succeed) remporter [election, match]3.intransitive verb (prét, pp swung)1) ( to and fro) gen se balancer; [pendulum] osciller2) (move along, around)to swing onto the ground — ( with rope) s'élancer sur le sol
to swing around — [person] se retourner (brusquement)
3)to swing at — ( with fist) lancer un coup de poing à
5) [music, musician] avoir du rythme6) (colloq) ( be lively)••to go with a swing — (colloq) [party] marcher du tonnerre (colloq)
to get into the swing of things — (colloq) se mettre dans le bain (colloq)
to be in full swing — battre son plein (colloq)
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30 vital
vital [ˈvaɪtl]1. adjectivea. ( = crucial) [part, link, information, ingredient, factor, role] essentiel ; [question, matter] fondamental ; [supplies, resources] vital ; [importance] capital• it is vital to develop a reliable system il est indispensable de mettre au point un système fiableb. ( = dynamic) [person, institution] énergiquec. [organ, force, functions] vital2. compounds* * *['vaɪtl]1) ( essential) [asset, document, information, research, supplies, interest] primordial; [match, support, factor] décisif/-ive; [service, help] indispensable; [treatment, organ] vital2) ( lively) [person] plein de vie or de vitalité; [culture, music] vivant -
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1) [person, room, house] se réchauffer; [food, liquid, car, engine, radio] chauffer2) fig ( become lively) s'animer3) [athlete] s'échauffer; [singer] s'échauffer la voix; [orchestra, musician] se préparerwarm up [something], warm [something] up4) ( heat) réchauffer [room, bed, person]; faire réchauffer [food]5) ( prepare) chauffer (colloq) [audience]; échauffer [player, athlete]; [singer] s'échauffer [voice]; [musician] chauffer [instrument] -
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jumping [ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ]1. noun2. adjective( = lively) (inf) plein d'animation3. compounds• they used the agreement as a jumping-off point for further negotiations ils se sont servis de l'accord comme d'un tremplin pour d'autres négociations ► jumping rope noun (US) corde f à sauter -
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['æktiv]1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) actif2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) actif3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) actif4) (in force: The rule is still active.) en vigueur5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) en activité6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) actif•- actively - activity -
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plural - activities; noun1) (the state of being active or lively: The streets are full of activity this morning.) activité2) (something which one does as a pastime, as part of one's job etc: His activities include fishing and golf.) activité(s) -
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[-mei-]1) (lively: An animated discussion.) animé2) (made to move as if alive: animated dolls/cartoons.) animé -
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1) (windy: a breezy day.) frais, venteux2) ((of people etc) bright, lively: She's always so bright and breezy; a breezy young man.) jovial -
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(to make lively or interesting: His lectures really brought the subject to life.) rendre vivant -
40 caprice
[kə'pri:s]1) (an especially unreasonable sudden change of mind etc; a whim: I'm tired of the old man and his caprices.) caprice2) (a fanciful and lively piece of music etc.) capriccio•- capriciously - capriciousness
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