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1 toll
toll [təʊl][bell] sonner2. nouna. (on bridge, motorway) péage mb. the war took a heavy toll among the young men la guerre a fait beaucoup de victimes parmi les jeunes• we must reduce the accident toll on the roads il nous faut réduire le nombre des victimes de la route3. compounds* * *[təʊl] 1.1) ( number)the toll of — le nombre de [victims]
death toll — nombre m de victimes ( from de)
2) ( levy) (on road, bridge) péage m3) ( of bell) gen son m; ( for funeral) glas m2.transitive verb sonner [bell]3.intransitive verb sonner••to take a heavy toll — ( on lives) faire beaucoup de victimes; (on industry, environment) causer beaucoup de dégâts
to take its ou their toll — faire des ravages
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2 toll
A n1 ( number) the toll of le nombre de [victims, incidents, cases] ; death toll nombre m de victimes (from de) ; accident toll nombre m d'accidentés ;2 ( levy) (on road, bridge) gen, Transp péage m ; to pay a toll acquitter un péage ; to collect tolls percevoir le péage ;to take a heavy toll ( on lives) faire beaucoup de victimes ; (on industry, environment) causer beaucoup de dégâts ; to take its ou their toll [earthquake, disease, economic factors] faire des ravages ; the trip/the experience took its toll on them le voyage/l'expérience les a rudement mis à l'épreuve. -
3 death
death [deθ]1. nounmort f• he'll be the death of me! (inf) il me tuera !► to + death• to starve/freeze to death mourir de faim/de froid• to be scared/worried to death être mort de peur/d'inquiétude2. compounds• he's on death row il a été condamné à mort ► death sentence noun condamnation f à mort ; (figurative) arrêt m de mort* * *[deθ]to drink/work oneself to death — se tuer en buvant/au travail
‘Deaths’ — ( newspaper column) ‘Nécrologie’
••to die a ou the death — [fashion] disparaître complètement; [entertainer, play] faire un bide (colloq)
to be worried/frightened to death — (colloq) être mort d'inquiétude/de peur
to be bored to death — (colloq) s'ennuyer à mourir
I'm sick to death (colloq) of this! — j'en ai par-dessus la tête! (colloq)
you'll catch your death (of cold) — (colloq) tu vas attraper la crève (colloq)
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