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1 sensitive
sensitive [ˈsensɪtɪv]1. adjectivea. sensibleb. ( = easily offended) susceptiblec. [skin, subject] sensible ; [situation] délicat2. adjective* * *['sensətɪv]1) (easily affected, aware) sensible2) ( delicate) [situation] délicat; [discussions, issue, job] difficile; [information] confidentiel/-ielle -
2 sore
sore [sɔ:r]1. adjectivea. ( = painful) douloureux• to stick out like a sore thumb (inf) ( = be obvious) crever les yeux ; ( = stand out visually) faire tache2. nounplaie f* * *[sɔː(r)] 1.noun plaie f2.1) ( sensitive) [eyes, throat, nose, gums] irrité; [muscle, tendon, arm, foot] endolorito be ou feel sore (all over) — avoir mal (partout)
2) (colloq) surtout US ( peeved) vexéto be sore about ou over something — être vexé par quelque chose
3) littér4) ( delicate) [subject, point] délicat•• -
3 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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4 sore
A n plaie f.B adj1 ( sensitive) [eyes, throat, nose, gums] irrité ; [muscle, tendon, arm, foot] endolori ; to have a sore throat/head avoir mal à la gorge/à la tête ; to be ou feel sore (all over) avoir mal (partout) ; my leg is still a bit sore ma jambe me fait encore un peu mal ; to be sore from exercise/running être endolori d'avoir fait de l'exercice/de la course ; you'll only make it sore by scratching tu vas t'irriter encore plus si tu te grattes ;2 ○ surtout US ( peeved) vexé ; to be sore about ou over sth être vexé par qch ; to be sore at sb en vouloir à qn ; to get sore se vexer ;to be like a bear with a sore head être d'une humeur massacrante ○ ; she/it is a sight for sore eyes ça réjouit le cœur de la voir/de voir cela. -
5 Europe
Europe ['jʊərəp]Europe f; British (continental Europe) Europe f continentale;∎ in Europe en Europe;∎ in Britain, Europe has become a sensitive political subject en Grande-Bretagne, la question de l'Union européenne est un sujet très délicat;∎ some MPs want Britain to get out of Europe certains députés britanniques veulent que la Grande-Bretagne se retire de l'Union européenne;∎ when Britain went into Europe in 1973 quand la Grande-Bretagne est devenue membre de la CEE en 1973 -
6 tender
tender ['tendə(r)](a) (affectionate → person) tendre, affectueux, doux (douce); (→ heart, smile, words, look) tendre; (→ memories) doux (douce);∎ they bade each other a tender farewell ils se sont fait de tendres adieux;∎ ironic I leave him to your tender mercies je l'abandonne à vos soins∎ my knee is still tender mon genou me fait encore mal;∎ that's rather a tender subject c'est un sujet assez délicat;∎ figurative to touch sb on a tender spot toucher le point sensible de qn(c) (meat, vegetables) tendre∎ she gave her first concert at the tender age of six elle a donné son premier concert alors qu'elle n'avait que six ans;∎ to be of tender years être d'âge tendre(b) (money, fare) tendre;∎ to tender sth to sb tendre qch à qnfaire une soumission;∎ to tender for a contract faire une soumission pour une adjudication, soumissionner une adjudication4 noun(a) (statement of charges) soumission f;∎ to make or put in a tender for sth soumissionner ou faire une soumission pour qch;∎ to invite tenders for a job, to put a job out to tender mettre un travail en adjudication;∎ by tender par voie d'adjudication;∎ a call for tender un appel d'offres(d) (supply vehicle) véhicule m ravitailleur;∎ British (fire) tender voiture f de pompier
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