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1 direct
direct [dɪˈrekt]1. adjective• "keep out of direct sunlight" « ne pas exposer à la lumière du soleil »a. ( = give directions to) to direct sb to sth indiquer le chemin de qch à qn• can you direct me to the town hall? pourriez-vous m'indiquer le chemin de la mairie ?b. [+ remark, question, letter] adresser ; [+ threat] proférer (at contre ) ; [+ efforts] orienter ; [+ torch] diriger• the violence was directed against the police les actes de violence étaient dirigés contre la police• a policy directed towards improving public transport une politique ayant pour but d'améliorer les transports publicsc. ( = manage) [+ work, business, actors] diriger ; [+ movements] guider ; [+ play] mettre en scène ; [+ film, programme] réaliser• "to be taken as directed" « respecter les doses prescrites »• "to be taken as directed by your doctor" « se conformer à la prescription du médecin »3. adverb[go, write] directement4. compounds* * *[daɪ'rekt, dɪ-] 1.1) ( without intermediary) directin direct contact with — ( touching) en contact direct avec; ( communicating) directement en contact avec
2) ( without detour) direct3) ( clear) [cause, influence, reference, threat] direct; [contrast, evidence] flagrant4) ( straightforward) [answer, method] direct; [person] franc/franche2.1) ( without intermediary) directement2) ( without detour) directement ( from de)3.transitive verb1) (address, aim) adresser [appeal, criticism] (at à; against contre); cibler [campaign] (at sur); orienter [effort, resource] (to, towards vers)2) ( control) diriger [company, project]; régler [traffic]3) diriger [attack, light, car] (at vers); pointer [gun] (at sur)4) Cinema, Radio, Television réaliser; Theatre mettre [quelque chose] en scène [play]; diriger [actor, opera]5) ( instruct)to direct somebody to do — gen ordonner à quelqu'un de faire
‘to be taken as directed’ — ‘à consommer selon la prescription médicale’
6) ( show route)4.intransitive verb Cinema, Radio, Television faire de la réalisation; Theatre faire de la mise en scène -
2 direct
A adj1 ( without intermediary) [appeal, aid, control, link, participation, talks] direct ; in direct contact with ( touching) en contact direct avec ; ( communicating) directement en contact avec ; to keep sth away from direct heat/sunlight ne pas exposer qch directement à la chaleur/la lumière ;2 ( without detour) [access, route, flight, train] direct ; to be a direct descendant of descendre en droite ligne de ;3 ( clear) [cause, comparison, impact, influence, reference, result, threat] direct ; [contrast, evidence] flagrant ; to be the direct opposite of être tout le contraire de ; to be of no direct value ne pas avoir de valeur évidente ; to be in no direct danger ne pas être directement en danger ;4 ( straightforward) [approach, answer, method, question, response] direct ; [person] franc/franche ; to be direct with sb être franc/franche avec qn.B adv1 ( without intermediary) [deal, negotiate, speak, write, dial] directement ; available direct from the manufacturer disponible directement chez le fabricant ; to pay sth direct into sb's account créditer qch à qn par virement automatique ;C vtr1 fig (address, aim) adresser [appeal, criticism, protest, remark] (at à ; against contre) ; cibler [campaign] (at sur) ; orienter [effort, resource] (to, towards vers) ; to direct one's attention to concentrer son attention sur ; to direct sb's attention to attirer l'attention de qn sur ;4 Cin, Radio, TV réaliser [film, play, drama] ; Theat mettre [qch] en scène [play] ; diriger [actor, cameraman, musician, opera] ; directed by Hitchcock réalisé par Hitchcock ;5 ( instruct) to direct sb to do gen ordonner à qn de faire ; Jur imposer à qn de faire ; to direct that sth (should) be done ordonner que qch soit fait ; he directed that the money be repaid il a ordonné le remboursement de l'argent ; he did it as directed il l'a fait comme on le lui avait indiqué ; ‘to be taken as directed’ Pharm ‘à consommer selon la prescription médicale’ ;6 ( show route) to direct sb to sth indiquer le chemin de qch à qn ; can you direct me to the station? pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin de la gare?.D vi Cin, Radio, TV faire de la réalisation ; Theat faire de la mise en scène ; Lee directed Lee a fait la réalisation. -
3 shut
A adj1 ( closed) [door, book, box, mouth] fermé ; my eyes were shut j'avais les yeux fermés ; to slam the door shut claquer la porte (pour bien la fermer) ; to slam shut se refermer en claquant ; to keep one's mouth shut ○ se taire ;2 ( of business) fermé ; it's shut on Fridays c'est fermé le vendredi.1 ( close) fermer [door, book, box, mouth] ; she shut her eyes elle a fermé les yeux ; shut your mouth ou trap ou face ○ ! ferme-la ○ !, ta gueule ◑ ! ;2 ( of business) fermer [office, school, factory] ; to shut the shop for a week fermer le magasin pendant une semaine ;1 [door, book, box, mouth] se fermer ; to shut with a bang se refermer en claquant ;2 [office, factory] fermer ; the shop shuts at five le magasin ferme à cinq heures.put up or shut up ○ ! prouve ce que tu dis ou alors tais-toi.■ shut away:▶ shut [sb/sth] away, shut away [sb/sth]▶ shut [oneself] away se mettre à l'écart (from de).■ shut down:▶ shut [sth] down, shut down [sth] fermer [business, amenity, factory] ; arrêter [service, reactor, machinery, power].■ shut in:▶ shut [sb/sth] in enfermer [person, animal] ; to feel shut in fig se sentir étouffé ; to shut oneself in s'enfermer.■ shut off:▶ shut [sth] off, shut off [sth] couper [supply, motor] ; arrêter [oven, heater, fan] ; fermer [access, valve] ;▶ shut [sb/sth] off isoler (from de) ; to shut oneself off s'isoler (from de).■ shut out:▶ shut out [sth/sb], shut [sth/sb] out1 ( keep out) laisser [qch] dehors [animal, person] ; éliminer [noise, draught] ; to be shut out être à la porte ;2 ( keep at bay) chasser [thought, memory, image] ;5 US Sport empêcher [qn] de marquer.■ shut up:▶ shut up ○ se taire (about au sujet de) ; I wish she'd shut up! j'aimerais bien qu'elle la boucle ○ ! ; shut up! ( brisk) tais-toi! ; ( aggressive) boucle-la ○ !, ferme-la ○ ! ; ( brutal) ta gueule ◑ ! ;▶ shut [sb] up, shut up [sb] -
4 approach
approach [ə'prəʊtʃ]∎ as we approached Boston comme nous approchions de Boston;∎ she is approaching fifty elle approche de la cinquantaine;∎ we are approaching a time when... le jour approche où...;∎ we have nothing approaching that colour nous n'avons rien qui se rapproche de cette couleur;∎ speeds approaching the speed of light des vitesses proches de celle de la lumière;∎ it was approaching Christmas Noël approchait;∎ a feeling approaching hatred un sentiment proche de la haine(b) (consider) aborder;∎ let's approach the problem from another angle abordons le problème d'une autre façon;∎ that's not the way to approach it ce n'est pas comme cela qu'il faut s'y prendre(c) (speak to) parler à; (of company, group, team) pressentir, faire des propositions ou des ouvertures à;∎ to be easy/difficult to approach être d'un abord facile/difficile;∎ I was approached by a man in the street j'ai été abordé par un homme dans la rue;∎ I approached him about the job je lui ai parlé du poste;∎ they approached him about doing a deal ils sont entrés en contact avec lui pour conclure un marché(person, vehicle) s'approcher; (time, event) approcher, être proche;∎ Christmas/spring is approaching Noël/le printemps approche3 noun(a) (of person, vehicle) approche f, arrivée f; (of spring) approche f; (of night) tombée f; (of death) approche(s) f(pl);∎ she heard his approach elle l'a entendu venir;∎ the pilot began his approach to Heathrow le pilote commença sa descente sur ou vers Heathrow(b) (way of tackling) méthode f;∎ another approach to the problem une autre façon d'aborder le problème;∎ I don't like her approach je n'aime pas sa façon de s'y prendre;∎ a new approach to dealing with unemployment une nouvelle conception de la lutte contre le chômage, une nouvelle méthode de lutte contre le chômage;∎ let's try the direct approach allons-y sans détours;∎ this book adopts a non-scientific approach to the subject ce livre aborde le sujet d'une manière non scientifique(c) (proposal) proposition f;∎ the shopkeeper made an approach to his suppliers le commerçant a fait une proposition à ses fournisseurs∎ the approaches to the town les voies d'accès de la ville;∎ the approach to the house/hotel l'allée qui mène à la maison/à l'hôtel;∎ the approaches to the beach les chemins qui mènent à la plage;∎ the approach to the summit le chemin qui mène au sommet∎ an approach to an apology/a smile un semblant d'excuse/de sourire;∎ it's the nearest approach to an apology that they received c'est ce qu'on leur a dit qui ressemblait le plus à des excuses►► British Transport approach road route f d'accès; (to motorway) voie f de raccordement, bretelle f;
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