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I.A n1 Meteorol vent m ; North/East wind vent du nord/d'est ; the wind is blowing il y a du vent ; which way is the wind blowing? d'où vient le vent? ; a high wind un vent fort, un grand vent ; to have the wind at one's back ou to have the wind behind one avoir le vent pour soi ;2 Naut vent m ; fair wind bon vent ; to sail ou run before the wind lit, fig avoir le vent en poupe ; to sail into the wind naviguer contre le vent, avoir le vent debout ; to sail close to the wind Naut serrer le vent ; fig jouer avec le feu ;3 ( breath) souffle m ; to knock the wind out of couper le souffle à ; to get one's wind reprendre souffle ; to get one's second wind fig reprendre ses forces ;4 fig ( current) vent m ; the wind of change le vent du changement ; the cold winds of recession le spectre de la récession ; there is something in the wind il y a quelque chose dans l'air, il se prépare quelque chose ;5 ( flatulence) vents mpl, gaz mpl intestinaux ; to break wind lâcher un vent ; to suffer from wind avoir des gaz ; to bring up wind roter ; that's a lot of wind ○ ! c'est du vent ○ ! ;B vtr1 ( make breathless) [blow, punch] couper la respiration or le souffle à ; [climb, exertion] essouffler, mettre [qn] hors d'haleine ;2 ( burp) faire faire son rot ○ à [baby] ;to get wind of avoir vent de, apprendre ; to get the wind up ○ avoir la trouille ○ or la frousse ○ (about à cause de) ; to put the wind up sb ○ flanquer la trouille ○ à qn, faire une peur bleue à qn ; to go/run like the wind aller/filer comme le vent ; it's (like) pissing ◑ ou whistling in the wind c'est comme si on pissait ◑ dans un violon ; to see which way the wind blows prendre le vent ; you'll be stuck like that if the wind changes! ( to child pulling faces) arrête ou tu vas rester comme ça!II.A n1 ( coil up) enrouler [hair, rope, string, tape, wire] (on, onto sur ; round autour de) ; he wound a scarf round his neck il s'est enroulé or passé une écharpe autour du cou ; she wound her arms around him elle l'a enlacé ; to wind wool faire une pelote de laine ;3 ( turn) donner un tour de [handle] ;C vi ( prét, pp wound) [road, river, procession] serpenter (along le long de) ; [stairs] tourner ; a queue winding round the theatre une queue qui tournait au coin du théâtre.■ wind down:1 ( end) [organization] réduire ses activités, ralentir ; [activity, production] toucher à sa fin ; [person] ( relax) se détendre ;2 [clockwork] être sur le point de s'arrêter ;▶ wind down [sth], wind [sth] down1 ( open) baisser [car window] ;2 ( prepare for closure) mettre fin à [activity, organization] ; the business is being wound down on est en train de mettre fin à l'entreprise.■ wind in:▶ wind in [sth], wind [sth] in remonter [cable, line, fish].■ wind off:▶ wind off [sth], wind [sth] off dérouler [thread, rope].■ wind on:▶ wind on [film] s'enrouler, s'embobiner ;▶ wind on [sth], wind [sth] on enrouler [thread, rope] ; enrouler, embobiner [film].■ wind up:▶ wind up2 ○ ( end up) finir, se retrouver ; we wound up at Louise's house/sleeping in a barn on a fini chez Louise/par dormir dans une grange ; the car wound up in the ditch la voiture s'est retrouvée dans le fossé ; she wound up as a dancer in Tokyo elle s'est retrouvée danseuse à Tokyo ;▶ wind up [sth], wind [sth] up1 ( terminate) liquider [business] ; fermer [account, club] ; mettre fin à [campaign, career, debate, meeting, project, tour] ; Jur régler [estate] ;2 ( cause to move) remonter [clock, watch, toy, car window] ;▶ wind [sb] up, wind up [sb]1 ( tease) faire marcher [person] ;2 (annoy, make tense) énerver ; to be wound up about sth être énervé à cause de qch. -
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[lein]1) (a narrow road or street: a winding lane.) chemin, ruelle2) (used in the names of certain roads or streets: His address is 12 Penny Lane.) rue3) (a division of a road for one line of traffic: The new motorway has three lanes in each direction.) voie4) (a regular course across the sea taken by ships: a regular shipping lane.) route, couloir (aérien) -
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[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) tourner2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) (se) tourner3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) tourner4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) tourner (vers)5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) tourner6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) (se) changer (en)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) (faire) devenir2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) tour2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) spire3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) tournant4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tour5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) numéro•- turnover - turnstile - turntable - turn-up - by turns - do someone a good turn - do a good turn - in turn - by turns - out of turn - speak out of turn - take a turn for the better - worse - take turns - turn a blind eye - turn against - turn away - turn back - turn down - turn in - turn loose - turn off - turn on - turn out - turn over - turn up -
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I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vent2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) souffle3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) gaz2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) couper le souffle (à)3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) à vent- windy- windiness - windfall - windmill - windpipe - windsurf - windsurfer - windsurfing - windscreen - windsock - windsurf - windsurfer - windsurfing - windswept - get the wind up - get wind of - get one's second wind - in the wind - like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) enrouler2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) enrouler3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) serpenter4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) remonter•- winder- winding - wind up - be/get wound up -
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Ⅰ.wind1 [wɪnd]1 noun(a) Meteorology vent m;∎ there's quite a wind il y a beaucoup de vent;∎ the wind has risen/dropped le vent s'est levé/est tombé;∎ the wind is changing le vent tourne;∎ Nautical into the wind contre le vent;∎ Nautical off the wind dans le sens du vent;∎ Nautical before the wind le vent en poupe;∎ figurative the winds of change are blowing il y a du changement dans l'air;∎ figurative with a fair wind si tout va bien;∎ the cold wind of recession le vent glacial de la récession;∎ to get wind of sth avoir vent de qch;∎ to run like the wind courir comme le vent;∎ to be scattered to the four winds être éparpillés aux quatre vents;∎ there's something in the wind il se prépare quelque chose;∎ to take the wind out of sb's sails couper l'herbe sous le pied à qn;∎ let's wait and see which way the wind blows attendons de voir quelle tournure les événements vont prendre∎ to get one's wind back reprendre haleine ou son souffle;∎ to get one's second wind reprendre haleine ou son souffle;∎ Sport he had the wind knocked out of him on lui a coupé le souffle, on l'a mis hors d'haleine;∎ the fall knocked the wind out of her la chute lui a coupé le souffle;∎ familiar to put the wind up sb flanquer la frousse à qn;∎ familiar to have the wind up avoir la frousse∎ his speech was just a lot of wind son discours n'était que du vent(d) (UNCOUNT) (air in stomach) vents mpl, gaz mpl;∎ broad beans give me wind les fèves me donnent des vents ou des gaz;∎ I've got terrible wind j'ai de terribles vents;∎ to break wind lâcher des vents;∎ to get a baby's wind up faire faire son renvoi à un bébé∎ the wind (section) les instruments mpl à vent, les vents mpl;∎ the wind is or are too loud les instruments à vent sont trop forts∎ to wind sb couper le souffle à qn;∎ the blow winded him le coup l'a mis hors d'haleine ou lui a coupé le souffle;∎ she was quite winded by the walk uphill la montée de la côte l'a essoufflée ou lui a coupé le souffle;∎ don't worry, I'm only winded ne t'inquiète pas, j'ai la respiration coupée, c'est tout►► wind chimes carillon m éolien;wind cone manche f à air;wind energy énergie f éolienne;wind farm champ m d'éoliennes;wind gauge anémomètre m;Music wind harp harpe f éolienne;Music wind instrument instrument m à vent;Theatre wind machine machine f à souffler le vent;wind power énergie f du vent ou éolienne;wind pump éolienne f;wind rose rose f des vents;Aviation wind sleeve manche f à air;wind speed vitesse f du vent;wind tunnel tunnel m aérodynamique;wind turbine éolienne fⅡ.(bend → procession, road) serpenter; (coil → thread) s'enrouler;∎ the river winds through the valley le fleuve décrit des méandres dans la vallée ou traverse la vallée en serpentant(a) (wrap → bandage, rope) enrouler;∎ I wound a scarf round my neck j'ai enroulé une écharpe autour de mon cou;∎ wind the string into a ball enrouler la ficelle pour en faire une pelote;∎ the snake had wound itself around the man's arm le serpent s'était enroulé autour du bras de l'homme;∎ literary to wind sb in one's arms enlacer qn;∎ to wind sb round or around one's little finger mener qn par le bout du nez∎ have you wound your watch? avez-vous remonté votre montre?3 noun∎ give the clock/the watch a wind remontez l'horloge/la montre;∎ she gave the handle another wind elle tourna la manivelle encore une fois, elle donna un tour de manivelle de plusrembobiner(b) (party, meeting) tirer à sa fin;∎ the party didn't begin to wind down until nearly 4 a.m. la fête a continué à battre son plein jusqu'à environ 4 heures du matin(b) (bring to an end → business) mener (doucement) vers sa fin(faire) avancerdérouler; (from a spool or reel) déviderenrouler➲ wind up∎ the chairman wound up the debate le président a clos le ou mis fin au débat;∎ the business will be wound up by the end of the year l'entreprise sera liquidée avant la fin de l'année∎ they're only winding you up ils te font marcher, ils essaient seulement de te mettre en boîte;∎ don't you know when you're being wound up? tu ne te rends même pas compte quand on te fait marcher ou quand on essaie de te mettre en boîte?∎ he wound up in jail il a fini ou s'est retrouvé en prison;∎ she'll wind up begging in the streets elle finira par mendier dans la rue;∎ he wound up with a broken nose il a fini avec le nez cassé;∎ we usually wind up back at my place généralement, nous finissons chez moi;∎ we wound up working for the same company nous nous sommes retrouvés à travailler pour la même compagnie(b) (end speech, meeting) conclure;∎ I'd like to wind up by saying… je voudrais conclure en disant… -
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