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41 bare
bare [bεər]1. adjectiveb. ( = empty) [ground] dénudé ; [wall] nuc. ( = absolute) the bare necessities le strict nécessaired. ( = mere, small) the match lasted a bare 18 minutes le match n'a pas duré plus de 18 minutes• to bare one's teeth [person, animal] montrer les dents* * *[beə(r)] 1.1) ( naked) [flesh, leg, boards, wall] nuto sit in the sun with one's head bare — s'asseoir au soleil la tête nue ou nu-tête (inv)
2) ( empty) [cupboard, house, room] vide3) ( stark) [branch, mountain, rock] nu; [earth, landscape] dénudébare of — dépourvu de [leaves, flowers]
4) ( mere)a bare 3%/20 dollars — à peine 3%/20 dollars
5) ( absolute) strict (before n)6) ( unembellished) [facts, statistics] brut2.transitive verb -
42 dash
dash [dæ∫]1. nouna. ( = sudden rush) there was a dash for the door tout le monde s'est rué vers la porte• there was a mad dash to get the Christmas shopping done ça a été la ruée dans les magasins pour acheter des cadeaux de Noël• to make a dash for/towards... se précipiter sur/vers...b. ( = small amount) [of liquid] goutte f ; [of spice] pincée f ; [of mustard] pointe f ; [of vinegar, lemon] filet md. ( = punctuation mark) tiret ma. ( = rush) se précipiter• to dash away/back/up s'en aller/revenir/monter à toute allure► dash off[+ letter] écrire en vitesse* * *[dæʃ] 1.1) ( rush) course f folleto make a dash for it — ( run off) s'enfuir
2) ( small amount) ( of liquid) goutte f; ( of powder) pincée f; ( of colour) touche f3) ( flair) panache m4) ( punctuation) tiret m5) ( in morse code) trait m2.transitive verb1) ( smash)3.to dash somebody/something against — projeter quelqu'un/quelque chose contre [rocks]
Phrasal Verbs:- dash off•• -
43 enclosure
enclosure [ɪnˈkləʊʒər]• the enclosure [of racecourse] le pesage* * *[ɪn'kləʊʒə(r)]1) ( space) ( for animals) enclos m; ( for race-horses) paddock m; ( for officials) enceinte f2) ( fence) clôture f -
44 evidence
evidence [ˈevɪdəns]• to give evidence for/against sb témoigner en faveur de/contre qn• anything you say may be used in evidence against you tout ce que vous direz pourra être retenu contre vousc. ( = signs) to show evidence of sth montrer des signes de qchd. to be in evidence [object] être en évidence* * *['evɪdəns]all the evidence suggests that... — tout indique que...
to give evidence — témoigner, déposer ( for somebody en faveur de quelqu'un; against somebody contre quelqu'un)
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45 floor
floor [flɔ:r]1. noun• last year, sales went through the floor l'année dernière les ventes ont chutéb. ( = storey) étage mc. ( = silence) (inf) réduire au silence3. compounds* * *[flɔː(r)] 1.dance floor — piste f de danse
to take the floor — [dancer] se lancer sur la piste de danse
2) (of sea, tunnel, valley) fond m3) ( of Stock Exchange) parquet m; ( of debating Chamber) auditoire m; ( of factory) atelier m4) ( storey) étage mon the first floor — GB au premier étage; US au rez-de-chaussée
ground floor —
bottom floor — GB rez-de-chaussée m
2.six floors up — ( on the sixth storey) au sixième étage; ( six storeys above this storey) six étages plus haut
transitive verb1)2) ( knock over) terrasser [attacker, boxer]3) fig ( silence) réduire [quelqu'un] au silence [person, critic]; ( stump) [question] décontenancer [candidate]•• -
46 hit
hit [hɪt](verb: preterite, past participle hit)1. nouna. ( = stroke, blow) coup ma. ( = strike) frapper ; ( = knock against) heurter ; ( = reach) atteindre ; [+ key on keyboard] appuyer sur• to hit sb where it hurts (in fight) frapper qn là où ça fait mal ; (by saying or doing sth hurtful) toucher le point faible de qn• you've hit the nail on the head! vous avez mis le doigt dessus !• that hit home! le coup a porté !• you won't know what's hit you when the baby arrives! (inf) ta vie va être bouleversée par l'arrivée du bébéb. ( = affect adversely) toucher• California was the area hardest hit by the storms la Californie a été la région la plus touchée par les tempêtes• what will happen when the story hits the front page? que se passera-t-il quand cette histoire fera la une (inf) des journaux ?• it suddenly hit me that... (inf) j'ai soudain réalisé que...• to hit the deck (inf) ( = get down) s'aplatir au sol ; ( = get knocked down) tomber par terre ; [boxer] aller au tapis• to hit the sack (inf!) se pieuter (inf !)d. ( = collide with) heurtere. ( = find) trouver ; [+ problems, difficulties] rencontrer4. compounds► hit-and-miss adjective [work] fait au petit bonheur ; [attitude] désinvolte ; [technique] empirique• it was all rather hit-and-miss il n'y avait pas beaucoup de méthode dans tout cela ► hit-and-run accident noun accident m avec délit de fuite► hit back• to hit back at sb's criticism/accusations riposter à la critique/aux accusations de qn• they hit it off straight away ils se sont immédiatement bien entendus► hit on inseparable transitive verba. tomber surb. ( = retaliate) riposter• to hit out at sb's criticism/accusations riposter à la critique/aux accusations de qn* * *[hɪt] 1.1) (blow, stroke in sport) coup m; ( in fencing) touche fto score a hit — Sport, fig marquer un point
2.to be a big ou smash hit — avoir un succès fou
1) ( strike) frapper [person, ball]; [head, arm] cogner contre [wall]to hit a good shot — (in tennis, cricket) jouer une bonne balle
to hit the brakes — (colloq) écraser le frein
2) ( strike as target) atteindre [victim, target, enemy]3) ( collide violently with) heurter [wall]; ( more violently) percuter [wall]; [vehicle] renverser [person]4) ( affect adversely) affecter, toucher5) ( become apparent to)6) ( reach) arriver à [motorway]; fig [figures, weight] atteindre [level]7) ( come upon) rencontrer [traffic, bad weather]8) (colloq) ( go to)9) (colloq) ( attack) [robbers] attaquer [bank]•Phrasal Verbs:- hit back- hit upon••to hit the roof — (colloq) sauter au plafond (colloq)
not to know what has hit one — (colloq) être sidéré
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47 how
how [haʊ]a. ( = in what way) comment• how did you come? comment êtes-vous venu ?• how do you like your steak? quelle cuisson voulez-vous pour votre bifteck ?• how did you like the film? comment avez-vous trouvé le film ?• how was the play? comment avez-vous trouvé la pièce ?• how is it that...? comment se fait-il que... + subj ?• how could you? comment as-tu pu faire une chose pareille ?• how could you do/say that? comment as-tu pu faire/dire une chose pareille ?• how can that be? comment cela ?• how come you aren't going out? (inf) pourquoi tu ne sors pas ?► how about... > (inf)how about going for a walk? et si on allait se promener ?• how about you? et toi ?b. how's that? (inf)( = how possible, in what way) comment ça ? ; ( = what is your opinion) qu'est-ce que tu en penses ? ; ( = agreed) d'accord ?• how's that for size/height? ça va pour la taille/la hauteur ?• how's that for luck? quelle veine ! (inf)c. (health) how are you? comment allez-vous ?• how do you do? (on being introduced) enchanté• how are things? (inf)• how's business? comment vont les affaires ?• how's life? (inf)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When how is used to ask about degree or quantity, eg how long?, how much?, look up the other word.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• how nice! comme c'est gentil !• how he has grown! comme il a grandi !• I can't tell you how glad I was to leave that place vous ne pouvez pas savoir à quel point j'étais heureux de quitter cet endroit• how splendid! c'est merveilleux !• how kind of you! c'est très aimable à vous !e. ( = that) que• she told me how she had seen the child lying on the ground elle m'a raconté qu'elle avait vu l'enfant couché par terre* * *Note: When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? (how did you get here?, how will you do it?) it is almost always translated by comment: comment es-tu arrivé ici?; comment le feras-tu?When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which it is often translated by comment: I don't know how they did it = je ne sais pas comment ils l'ont fait; tell me how you make a curry = dis-moi comment on fait un curryWhen how is used as a conjunction meaning that it is almost always translated by que: he told me how he had stolen the money = il m'a dit qu'il avait volé l'argent; it's amazing how they survived = c'est étonnant qu'ils aient survécu[haʊ] 1.adverb, conjunction1) (in what way, by what means) comment2) ( when enquiring)how do you do! — ( greeting) enchanté!
3) (in number, quantity etc questions)how much does this cost? —
4) ( in exclamations)how nice you look! — que tu es beau/belle!
how it rained! — qu'est-ce qu'il a plu! (colloq)
5) (colloq) ( in whichever way) comme6) ( why)7) ( that) que2.(colloq) how come adverbial phrase3.‘how come?’ — ‘pourquoi?’
how's that adverbial phraseI'll take you home, how's that? — je te ramènerai chez toi, ça te va?
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48 middle
middle [ˈmɪdl]1. adjective2. nouna. milieu m• right in the middle (of...) au beau milieu (de...)3. compounds► middle age noun ≈ la cinquantaine• he's reached middle age il a la cinquantaine ► middle-aged adjective [person] d'âge moyen ; [outlook] vieux jeu inv• discretion is my middle name (British) la discrétion est ma plus grande vertu ► middle-of-the-road adjective modéré ; [music] grand public inv► middle school noun ≈ premier cycle m du secondaire* * *['mɪdl] 1.1) milieu mI was in the middle of a book when... — j'étais plongé dans un livre quand...
to split [something] down the middle — partager [quelque chose] en deux [bill, work]; diviser [quelque chose] en deux [group, opinion]
2) (colloq) ( waist) taille f2.adjective [door, shelf] du milieu; [price] modéré; [size, difficulty] moyen/-ennein middle life — au milieu de ma/ta etc vie
to be in one's middle thirties — GB avoir environ 35 ans
there must be a middle course ou way — il doit y avoir un juste milieu
to steer ou take ou follow a middle course — adopter une position intermédiaire
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49 open
open [ˈəʊpən]1. adjectivea. ( = not closed) ouvertb. ( = not enclosed) [car, carriage] découvertd. ( = available) [post, job] vacante. ( = frank) ouvert ; [admiration, envy] non dissimuléf. ( = undecided) let's leave the date open attendons avant de fixer une date2. noun• why can't we do it out in the open? ( = not secretly) pourquoi ne pouvons-nous pas le faire ouvertement ?a. ouvrirb. ( = begin) [+ meeting, exhibition, trial] ouvrir ; [+ conversation] entamer ; [+ new building, institution] inaugurera. [door, book, eyes, flower] s'ouvrir ; [shop, museum, bank] ouvrirb. ( = begin) [meeting, match] commencer ; [trial] s'ouvrir5. compounds• it's an open-and-shut case la solution est évidente ► open cheque noun (British) chèque m non barré► open learning noun enseignement universitaire à la carte, notamment par correspondance[passage, tunnel, street] s'élargir► open upb. ( = confide)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━L' Open University est une université ouverte à tous et fonctionnant essentiellement sur le principe du téléenseignement: cours par correspondance et émissions de radio et de télévision diffusées par la BBC. Ces enseignements sont complétés par un suivi pédagogique et par des stages, qui se tiennent généralement en été.* * *['əʊpən] 1.1) ( outside)in the open — dehors, en plein air
2) ( exposed position)in/into the open — en terrain découvert; fig
3) (also Open) Sport (tournoi m) open m2.1) ( not closed) [door, box, book, eyes, shirt, wound, flower] ouvert; [arms, legs] écarté; ( to the public) [bank, bridge, meeting] ouvertto burst ou fly open — s'ouvrir brusquement
the door was partly ou half open — la porte était entrouverte
2) ( not obstructed)to be open — [road] être ouvert (à la circulation); [canal, harbour] être ouvert (à la navigation); [telephone line, frequency] être libre
an open view — une vue dégagée (of de)
3) ( not covered) [car, carriage] découvert, décapoté; [mine, sewer] à ciel ouvert4) ( susceptible)to be open to — prêter le flanc à [criticism]
it is open to question whether — on peut douter que (+ subj)
5) ( accessible) (jamais épith) [job, position] libre, vacant; [access, competition] ouvert à tous; [meeting, session] public/-iquethere are several courses of action open to us — nous avons le choix entre plusieurs lignes de conduite
7) ( blatant) [hostility, contempt] non dissimulé; [disagreement, disrespect] manifeste8) ( undecided)open ticket — ( for traveller) billet m ouvert
9) ( with spaces) [weave] ajouré10) Sport [contest] open11) Music [string] à vide12) Linguistics ouvert3.transitive verb1) ( cause not to be closed) gen ouvrirto open a door slightly ou a little — entrouvrir une porte
2) ( begin) entamer [discussions, meeting]; ouvrir [account, enquiry, show, shop]3) ( inaugurate) inaugurer [shop, bridge]; ouvrir [exhibition]4) ( make wider) open up4.1) ( become open) [door, flower, curtain] s'ouvrirto open into ou onto something — [door, window] donner sur quelque chose
open wide! — ( at dentist's) ouvrez grand!
to open slightly ou a little — [window, door] s'entrouvrir
to open by doing — [person] commencer par faire
4) ( have first performance) [film] sortir (sur les écrans); [exhibition] ouvrir5) ( be first speaker) [person] ouvrir le débat6) ( become wider) open up7) Finance [shares] débuter•Phrasal Verbs:- open out- open up -
50 set
set [set](verb: preterite, past participle set)1. nouna. [of oars, keys, golf clubs, spanners] jeu m ; [of chairs, saucepans, weights] série f ; [of clothes] ensemble m ; [of dishes, plates] service m• you can't buy them separately, they're a set vous ne pouvez pas les acheter séparément ils forment un lotd. ( = group of people) bande f2. adjectivea. ( = unchanging) [price, time, purpose] fixe ; [smile, jaw] figé ; [idea] (bien) arrêté ; [lunch] à prix fixeb. ( = prearranged) [time, date] fixé ; [book, subject] au programmec. ( = determined)d. ( = ready) prêt• on your marks, get set, go! à vos marques, prêts, partez !• to be all set to do sth être prêt à or pour faire qcha. ( = put) [+ object] placer• his stories, set in the Paris of 1890,... ses histoires, situées dans le Paris de 1890,...b. ( = adjust) régler ; [+ alarm] mettre• have you set the alarm clock? est-ce que tu as mis le réveil ?c. [+ arm, leg] plâtrerd. [+ date, deadline, limit] fixere. [+ task, subject] donner ; [+ exam, test] choisir les questions de ; [+ texts] mettre au programmef. ( = cause to be, do, begin) to set sth going mettre qch en marche• to set o.s. to do sth entreprendre de faire qcha. [sun, moon] se coucherb. [broken bone, limb] se ressouder ; [jelly, jam, concrete] prendrec. ( = start)5. compoundsa. ( = begin) se mettre àb. ( = attack) attaquera. [+ argument, fact] opposerb. [+ person] monter contre[+ person] distinguera. ( = keep) mettre de côtéb. [+ objection] ignorer ; [+ differences] oubliera. [+ development, progress, clock] retarder• the disaster set back the project by ten years le désastre a retardé de dix ans la réalisation du projetb. ( = cost) (inf) it set me back £1000 ça m'a coûté 1 000 livresa. ( = put down) [+ object] poserb. ( = record) noter ; [+ rules, guidelines] établir= set off[+ idea, plan, opinion] exposer[complications, difficulties] survenir( = leave) se mettre en routeb. ( = enhance) mettre en valeura. attaquerb. ( = order to attack) he set his dogs on us il a lâché ses chiens sur nous► set outb. ( = attempt) he set out to explain why it had happened il a essayé d'expliquer pourquoi cela s'était produit► set up( = start business) s'établira. ( = place in position) mettre en placeb. [+ organization] fonder ; [+ business, company, fund] créer ; [+ system, procedure] mettre en place ; [+ meeting] organiserd. ( = strengthen) [food, drink] mettre d'attaquef. ( = falsely incriminate) (inf) monter un coup contre* * *[set] 1.1) ( collection) (of keys, spanners, screwdrivers) jeu m; (of golf clubs, stamps, coins, chairs) série f; ( of cutlery) service m; ( of encyclopedias) collection f; fig (of data, rules, instructions, tests) série fthey're sold in sets of 10 — ils sont vendus par lots mpl de 10
a set of fingerprints — des empreintes fpl digitales
a set of traffic lights — des feux mpl (de signalisation)
2) (kit, game)3) ( pair)my top/bottom set — ( of false teeth) la partie supérieure/inférieure de mon dentier
5) ( television) poste mthe smart ou fashionable set — les gens mpl à la mode
7) ( scenery) Theatre décor m; Cinema, Television plateau m8) Mathematics ensemble m9) GB School (class, group) groupe m10) ( hair-do) mise f en plis2.1) ( fixed) (épith) [procedure, rule, task] bien déterminé; [time, price] fixe; [menu] à prix fixe; [formula] toute faite; [idea] arrêtéset phrase — expression f consacrée
set expression — locution f figée
to be set in one's ideas ou opinions — avoir des idées bien arrêtées
2) ( stiff) [expression, smile] figé3) School, University ( prescribed)5) ( determined)to be (dead) set against something/doing — être tout à fait contre quelque chose/l'idée de faire
to be set on something/on doing — tenir absolument à quelque chose/à faire
6) ( firm) [jam, honey] épais/épaisse; [cement] dur; [yoghurt] ferme3.1) (place, position) placer [object]; monter [gem]to set something before somebody — lit placer quelque chose devant quelqu'un; fig présenter quelque chose à quelqu'un
to set something straight — lit ( align) remettre quelque chose droit [painting]; fig ( tidy) remettre de l'ordre dans quelque chose
to set matters ou the record straight — fig mettre les choses au point
2) ( prepare) mettre [table]; tendre [trap]to set the stage ou scene for something — fig préparer le lieu de quelque chose
to set one's mark ou stamp on something — laisser sa marque sur quelque chose
3) (affix, establish) fixer [date, deadline, place, price, target]; lancer [fashion, trend]; donner [tone]; établir [precedent, record]to set a good/bad example to somebody — montrer le bon/mauvais exemple à quelqu'un
4) ( adjust) mettre [quelque chose] à l'heure [clock]; mettre [alarm clock, burglar alarm, timer]; programmer [magnétoscope]to set the oven to 180° — mettre le four sur 180°
I set the heating to come on at 6 am — j'ai réglé le chauffage pour qu'il se mette en route à six heures
5) ( start)to set something going — mettre quelque chose en marche [machine]
to set somebody laughing/thinking — faire rire/réfléchir quelqu'un
6) (impose, prescribe) [teacher] donner [homework, essay]; poser [problem]; créer [crossword puzzle]7) Cinema, Literature, Theatre, Television situerto set a book in 1960/New York — situer un roman en 1960/à New York
8) Music9) ( in printing) composer [text, type] (in en)10) Medicine immobiliser [broken bone]11) ( style)12) ( cause to harden) faire prendre [jam, concrete]4.1) [sun] se coucher2) [jam, concrete] prendre; [glue] sécher3) Medicine [fracture] se ressouder•Phrasal Verbs:- set back- set by- set down- set in- set off- set on- set out- set to- set up- set upon••to be well set-up — (colloq) ( financially) avoir les moyens (colloq)
to make a (dead) set at somebody — (colloq) GB se lancer à la tête de quelqu'un (colloq)
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51 solid
solid [ˈsɒlɪd]1. adjectivea. ( = not liquid) solidec. ( = continuous) [line] continu ; [rain] ininterrompud. ( = substantial) [structure, basis, relationship] solide ; [meal] consistant ; [character] sérieux ; [support] ferme ; [information] sûr• solid as a rock [structure, substance] dur comme la pierre ; [person] solide comme un roc ; [relationship] indestructible2. adverb• to be booked solid (for three weeks) [hotel, venue, performer] être complet (pendant trois semaines)3. nounsolide m4. compounds* * *['sɒlɪd] 1.noun Chemistry, Mathematics solide m2. 3.1) ( not liquid or gaseous) solideto go ou become solid — se solidifier
2) ( of one substance) gen massif/-ive3) ( dense) compact4) ( unbroken) [line, expanse] continu5) ( uninterrupted)five solid days —
6) ( strong) gen solide; [building] massif/-iveto be on solid ground — fig être en terrain sûr
7) ( reliable) [information] solide; [advice, worker, work] sérieux/-ieuse; [investment] sûr8) ( firm) [grip] ferme9) ( respectable) modèle4.adverb [freeze] complètement; fig [vote] massivement -
52 touch
touch [tʌt∫]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = sense of touch) toucher mb. ( = act of touching) contact mc. ( = character) to give sth a personal touch mettre une note personnelle dans qchd. ( = detail) détail m• small touches, such as flowers, can transform a room de petits détails, par exemple des fleurs, peuvent transformer une piècee. ( = small amount) it's a touch expensive c'est un petit peu cherf. ( = contact)► in touch• I'll be in touch! je te (or vous) téléphonerai !• keep in touch! tiens-nous au courant !• he has lost touch with what is going on il n'est plus dans le coup (inf)► to be out of touch ( = not up to date)• I'm out of touch with the latest developments je ne suis pas au courant des derniers développementsg. (Football) touche fh. ( = person) Mr Wilson is no soft touch M. Wilson n'est pas du genre à se laisser fairea. ( = come into contact with) toucher• they can't touch you if you don't break the law on ne peut rien te faire tant que tu restes dans la légalitéb. ( = tamper with) toucher à• don't touch that switch! ne touchez pas à ce bouton !• I didn't touch it! je n'y ai pas touché !• I didn't touch him! je ne l'ai pas touché !c. ( = deal with) (in exam) I didn't touch the third question je n'ai pas touché à la troisième questiond. [+ food, drink] toucher àe. ( = equal) valoirf. ( = move emotionally) toucherg. ( = reach) [+ level, speed] atteindrea. toucher• don't touch! n'y touchez pas !b. ( = come into contact with) [ends, lands] se toucherc. (speaking, writing) to touch on a subject aborder un sujet4. compounds• it was touch-and-go until the last minute l'issue est restée incertaine jusqu'au bout ► touch screen noun (Technical) écran tactile• touch screen technology technologie f à écran tactile ► touch-sensitive adjective [screen] tactile( = land) atterrir[+ crisis, riot] déclencher ; [+ reaction, argument] provoquer[+ painting, photo] retoucher* * *[tʌtʃ] 1.1) ( physical contact) contact m (physique)at the slightest touch — ( of button) à la moindre pression
2) ( sense) toucher m3) (style, skill) (of artist, writer) touche f; ( of musician) toucher ma fine touch at the net — ( in tennis) un toucher délicat au filet
4) ( little)there's a touch of class/of genius about her — elle a quelque chose d'élégant/de génial
a touch of sarcasm/of garlic — une pointe de raillerie/d'ail
5) ( communication) contact mto get/stay in touch with — se mettre/rester en contact avec
6) Sport touche f2.transitive verb1) ( come into contact with) toucher; ( interfere with) toucher à2) ( affect) gen toucher; ( adversely) affecter; ( as matter of concern) concerner3) ( reach) [price, temperature] atteindre [level]3.when it comes to cooking, no-one can touch him — pour la cuisine, personne ne peut l'égaler
intransitive verb ( come together) [wires, hands] se toucher‘do not touch’ — ‘ne pas toucher’
Phrasal Verbs:- touch on- touch up••to be an easy ou a soft touch — (colloq) être un pigeon (colloq)
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noun (a small part of a larger piece of public ground rented to a person to grow vegetables etc.) parcelle -
54 peg
[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) piquet2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) patère3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) pince à linge2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) accrocher- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two - take someone down a peg - take down a peg -
55 pin
[pin] 1. noun1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) épingle2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) épingle2. verb1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) épingler2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) immobiliser•- pinhole - pinpoint - pin-up - pin down - pins and needles -
56 post
I [pəust] noun(a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) poteau- keep somebody posted - keep posted II 1. [pəust] noun((the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?) poste, courrier2. verb(to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) poster- postage- postal - postage stamp - postal order - postbox - postcard - postcode - post-free - post-haste - posthaste - postman - postmark - postmaster - post office III 1. [pəust] noun1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) poste2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) poste3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) comptoir2. verb(to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) poster, affecterIV [pəust] -
57 reed
[ri:d]1) (a kind of tall, stiff grass growing on wet or marshy ground: reeds along a river-bank.) roseau2) (a thin piece of cane or metal in certain wind instruments (eg the oboe, clarinet) which vibrates and makes a sound when the instrument is played.) anche -
58 side
1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) côté2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) côté3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) côté4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) côté5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) côté6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) partie7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) versant8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) aspect, point de vue9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) côté2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) secondaire- - side- - sided - sidelong - sideways - sideburns - side effect - sidelight - sideline - sidelines - side road - sidestep - side-street - sidetrack - sidewalk - from all sides - on all sides - side by side - side with - take sides -
59 strip
[strip] 1. past tense, past participle - stripped; verb1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.) enlever2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.) (se) déshabiller3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.) vider4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.) destituer2. noun1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) bande2) (a strip cartoon.) bande dessinée3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) tenue•- strip-lighting - strip-tease 3. adjectivea strip-tease show.) d'effeuillage -
60 suit
[su:t] 1. noun1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) costume, tailleur2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) costume3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) procès4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) demande en mariage5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) couleur2. verb1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) convenir (à)2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) aller bien (à)3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) adapter (à)•- suited- suitor - suitcase - follow suit - suit down to the ground - suit oneself
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