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61 write
write [raɪt]• can you write me when you get there? (US) tu peux m'écrire quand tu seras arrivé ?• he writes on foreign policy for "The Guardian" il écrit des articles de politique étrangère dans le « Guardian »• he wrote to tell us that... il (nous) a écrit pour nous dire que...3. compounds( = send off) écrire (to à)• to write away for [+ information, application form, details] écrire pour demander► write down separable transitive verb écrire ; ( = note) noter• write all your ideas down and send them to me mettez toutes vos idées par écrit et envoyez-les-moi► write off separable transitive verb[+ debt] annuler• they had written off all the passengers (as dead) ils pensaient que tous les passagers étaient morts• he wrote his car off in the accident (inf) il a complètement bousillé (inf) sa voiture dans l'accident► write out separable transitive verba. [+ one's name and address] écrire ; [+ list] établirb. ( = copy) [+ notes, essay] mettre au propre[+ notes, diary] mettre à jour ; ( = write report on) [+ happenings, developments] faire un compte rendu de* * *[raɪt] 1.1) ( put down on paper) écrire [letter, novel]; composer [song, symphony]; rédiger [business letter, article, essay]; faire [cheque, prescription]; écrire [software, program]guilt was written all over her face — fig la culpabilité se lisait sur son visage
he had ‘policeman’ written all over him — fig ça crevait les yeux qu'il était policier
2) US ( compose a letter to) écrire à [person]2.1) (form words, correspond) écrire2) ( compose professionally) écrire ( for pour)to write about ou on — traiter de
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62 mean
mean [mi:n](preterite, past participle meant)a. ( = signify) vouloir dire• what do you mean (by that)? que voulez-vous dire (par là) ?• see what I mean? (inf) tu vois ce que je veux dire ?• what does this mean? qu'est-ce que cela veut dire ?• don't I mean anything to you at all? je ne suis donc rien pour toi ?• you don't really mean that? vous n'êtes pas sérieux ?• I didn't mean to! je ne l'ai pas fait exprès !• he didn't mean anything by it (referring to an action) il l'a fait sans penser à mal ; (referring to a comment) il l'a dit sans penser à mal• he meant you when he said... c'est à vous qu'il faisait allusion lorsqu'il disait...2. noun3. adjectivea. ( = average) moyen• don't be so mean! ne sois pas si radin ! (inf)d. ( = inferior) he's no mean singer c'est un chanteur de talent4. compounds* * *[miːn] 1.1) gen, Mathematics moyenne f2) fig ( middle point) milieu m2.1) ( average) [weight, age] moyen/-enne2) ( ungenerous) [person] avare, radin (colloq); [attitude, nature] mesquin; [examiner] sévère3) ( unkind) [person] méchant (to avec)4) ( vicious) [animal, person, expression] méchant5) ( tough) [city] implacable; [street] hostile6) (colloq) ( skilful) [artist, cook, cocktail] formidable, du tonnerre (colloq) (after n)7) ( small)8) ( lowly) littér [dwelling] misérable; [birth] bas/basse; [origin] modeste9) (colloq) US ( off colour)3.transitive verb (prét, pp meant)1) ( signify) [word, phrase, symbol] signifier, vouloir dire; [sign] vouloir dire2) ( intend)to mean for somebody to do — US vouloir que quelqu'un fasse
to be meant for somebody — [question, bomb] être destiné à quelqu'un
he means what he says — ( he is sincere) il est sérieux; ( he is menacing) il ne plaisante pas
3) ( entail) [strike, law] entraîner [shortages, changes]4) ( intend to say) vouloir direI mean to say (colloq), who wants a car that won't start? — non mais, qui voudrait d'une voiture qui ne démarre pas?
5) ( be of value)6) ( be destined)it was meant to be ou happen — cela devait arriver
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63 after
1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) après2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) après3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) derrière4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) après5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) après6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) (dix heures quinze)2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) après3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) après (que)- afterthought - afterwards - after all - be after -
64 tear
I [tiə] noun(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) larme- tearful- tearfully - tearfulness - tear gas - tear-stained - in tears II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) déchirer, arracher2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) se déchirer3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) foncer2. noun(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) déchirure- be torn between one thing and another- be torn between - tear oneself away - tear away - tear one's hair - tear up -
65 pain
pain [peɪn]douleur f* * *[peɪn] 1.1) gen, Medicine douleur fto feel pain —
period pains — règles fpl douloureuses
2) (colloq) (annoying person, thing)he's a pain in the neck (colloq) — il est casse-pieds (colloq)
3)2.pains plural noun3.to take great pains over ou with something — se donner beaucoup de mal pour faire quelque chose
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66 think
think [θɪŋk](verb: preterite, past participle thought)1. nouna. ( = consider) réfléchir, penser• what are you thinking about? à quoi pensez-vous ?• think about it! pensez-y !• I wouldn't think of such a thing! ça ne me viendrait jamais à l'idée !• would you think of letting him go alone? vous le laisseriez partir seul, vous ?• sorry, I wasn't thinking pardon, je n'ai pas réfléchi• I didn't think to ask or of asking if you... je n'ai pas pensé à te demander si tu...c. ( = remember) penser (of à)d. ( = imagine) to think (of) imaginer• just think! imagine un peu !e. ( = devise) to think of avoir l'idée de• what will he think of next? qu'est-ce qu'il va encore inventer ?f. ( = have as opinion) penser• to think well or a lot of sb/sth penser le plus grand bien de qn/qch• to think nothing of doing sth ( = do as a matter of course) trouver tout naturel de faire qch ; ( = do unscrupulously) n'avoir aucun scrupule à faire qch• think nothing of it! mais pas du tout !a. ( = be of opinion, believe) penser, croire• I think so/not je crois que oui/non• what do you think? qu'est-ce que tu (en) penses ?• what do you think I should do? que penses-tu que je doive faire ?• I thought so or as much! je m'en doutais !• what do you think of him? comment le trouves-tu ?• who do you think you are? pour qui te prends-tu ?b. ( = conceive, imagine) (s')imaginer• think what we could do with that house! imagine ce que nous pourrions faire de cette maison !• who would have thought it! qui l'aurait dit !c. ( = reflect) penser à• just think what you're doing! pense un peu à ce que tu fais !4. compounds[+ problem, proposition] réfléchir sérieusement à ; [+ plan] élaborer[+ offer, suggestion] (bien) réfléchir à[+ plan, proposal] examiner en détail* * *[θɪŋk] 1.2.to have a think about something — GB réfléchir à quelque chose
transitive verb (prét, pp thought)1) (hold view, believe) croireI don't think so —
‘is he reliable?’ - ‘I'd like to think so but...’ — ‘peut-on lui faire confiance?’ - ‘j'espère bien mais...’
to think it best to do/that — penser qu'il serait préférable de faire/que
him, a millionaire? I don't think! — iron lui un millionnaire? sans blague!
2) ( imagine) imaginer, croireI can't think how/why etc — je n'ai aucune idée comment/pourquoi etc
who do you think you are? — ( indignantly) pour qui vous prenez-vous?
and to think that I believed him! — GB et dire que je le croyais!
3) (have thought, idea) penserI was just thinking: suppose we sold the car? — je me posais la question: si nous vendions la voiture?
we're thinking sex here — (colloq) c'est de sexe qu'il s'agit
let's think Green! — (colloq) pensons écolo! (colloq)
4) (rate, assess)to think a lot/not much of — penser/ne pas penser beaucoup de bien de
5) ( remember) penser3.to think where/how — se rappeler où/comment
intransitive verb (prét, pp thought)1) gen penser; ( before acting or speaking) réfléchirto think clearly ou straight — avoir les idées claires
I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking — je m'excuse, je ne sais pas où j'avais la tête
let's think: three people at £170 each... — voyons: trois personnes à 170 livres sterling chacune...
come to think of it... — maintenant que j'y pense...
2) ( take into account)to think about ou of somebody/something — penser à quelqu'un/quelque chose
3) ( consider)4) ( have in mind)5) ( imagine)a million pounds, think of that! — un million de livres, t'imagines! (colloq)
6) ( tolerate idea) (tjrs nég)7) ( remember)•Phrasal Verbs:- think up••to have another think coming — (colloq) GB se tromper lourdement
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67 sometime
sometime ['sʌmtaɪm]1 adverb(a) (in future) un jour (ou l'autre), un de ces jours;∎ you must come and see us sometime il faut que vous veniez nous voir un de ces jours;∎ I hope we'll meet again sometime soon j'espère que nous nous reverrons bientôt;∎ you'll have to face up to it sometime or other un jour ou l'autre il faudra bien voir les choses en face;∎ her baby is due sometime in May elle attend son bébé pour le mois de mai;∎ sometime after/before next April après le mois/d'ici au mois d'avril;∎ sometime next year dans le courant de l'année prochaine∎ she phoned sometime last week elle a téléphoné (dans le courant de) la semaine dernière;∎ the last time I saw him was sometime in August la dernière fois que je l'ai vu, c'était en août;∎ it happened sometime before/after the Second World War ça s'est passé avant/après la Seconde Guerre mondiale;∎ sometime around 1920 vers 1920;∎ sometime between 1927 and 1931 entre 1927 et 1931∎ Mrs Evans, the club's sometime president l'ancienne présidente du club, Mme Evans∎ he was a baseball player and sometime golfer il jouait au base-ball et parfois au golf;∎ familiar it's very much a sometime thing c'est très épisodique□ -
68 hide
I 1. past tense - hid; verb(to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found: I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.) (se) cacher2. noun(a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc.) affût- hidden- hide-and-seek - hide-out- hidingII noun(the skin of an animal: He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide.) peau- hiding -
69 model
model [ˈmɒdl]1. nounb. ( = standard) modèle md. ( = version) modèle m2. adjectivea. ( = exemplary) modèleb. ( = miniature) miniature• model car/aeroplane modèle m réduit de voiture/d'aviona. ( = base) to model sth on sth modeler qch sur qch• to model o.s. on sb prendre modèle sur qn* * *['mɒdl] 1.1) ( scale representation) maquette f (of de)2) (version of car, appliance, garment) modèle m3) ( person) ( for artist) modèle m; ( showing clothes) mannequin m4) (example, thing to be copied) modèle m (of de)2.1) [railway, soldier, village] miniature; [aeroplane, boat, car] modèle réduit2) ( pilot) [hospital, prison] modèle3) ( perfect) [husband, student] modèle3.1)2) présenter [garment, design]3) modeler [clay, figure] (in en)4.1) [artist's model] poser2) [fashion model] travailler comme mannequin3) [sculptor, artist]5.to model in — modeler en [clay, wax]
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70 pot
pot [pɒt]1. nouna. (for flowers, jam) pot m ; ( = piece of pottery) poterie f ; (for cooking) marmite f ; ( = saucepan) casserole f ; ( = teapot) théière f ; ( = coffeepot) cafetière fa. [+ plant, jam] mettre en pot( = make pottery) faire de la poterie4. compounds* * *[pɒt] 1.1) ( container) pot mto make a pot of tea/coffee — faire du thé/du café
2) ( piece of pottery) poterie f3) (colloq) ( hashish) hasch (colloq) m4) ( for infant) pot m2.transitive verb (- tt-)1) mettre [quelque chose] en pot [jam]2) ( in billiards) blouser [ball]3) (also pot up) mettre [quelque chose] en pot [plant]3.potted past participle adjective1) Culinarypotted meat — GB terrine f de viande
potted shrimps — crevettes fpl conservées ( dans du beurre)
2) [palm, plant] en pot3) ( condensed) [biography, history] bref/brève••to go to pot — (colloq) ( person) se laisser aller; ( thing) aller à vau-l'eau
to have pots of money — (colloq) GB avoir un tas (colloq) d'argent
a watched pot never boils — Prov quand on est impatient chaque seconde semble durer une éternité
to take pot luck — ( for meal) GB manger à la fortune du pot; ( for hotel room etc) prendre ce que l'on trouve
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71 require
require [rɪˈkwaɪər]a. ( = need) [person] avoir besoin de ; [thing, action] requérirb. ( = demand) exiger• what qualifications are required? quels sont les diplômes requis ?* * *[rɪ'kwaɪə(r)] 1.transitive verb1) ( need) avoir besoin de [help, money, staff]2) ( necessitate) [job, situation] exiger [funds, qualifications]to require that — exiger que (+ subj)
2.to require something of ou from — exiger quelque chose de
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72 stink
stink [stɪŋk]1. nounpuanteur f• what a stink! ce que ça pue !a. empesterb. ( = be very bad) (inf!) [person, thing] être dégueulasse (inf !)* * *[stɪŋk] 1.1) ( stench) (mauvaise) odeur f2) (colloq) ( row) esclandre m2.to kick up ou cause a stink — causer un esclandre
to stink of petrol/death — puer l'essence/la mort
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73 mistake
[mi'steik] 1. past tense - mistook; verb1) ((with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.) prendre pour, confondre avec2) (to make an error about: They mistook the date, and arrived two days early.) se tromper sur2. noun(a wrong act or judgement: a spelling mistake; It was a mistake to trust him; I took your umbrella by mistake - it looks like mine.) erreur- mistaken- mistakenly
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