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121 long
long [lɒŋ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb4. noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective• how long is the swimming pool? quelle est la longueur de la piscine ?• long time no see! (inf!) ça fait une paye ! (inf)• that was a long, long time ago il y a bien longtemps de cela• it'll be a long time before I do that again! je ne recommencerai pas de si tôt !• have you been studying English for a long time? il y a longtemps que vous étudiez l'anglais ?• it took a long time for the truth to be accepted les gens ont mis très longtemps à accepter la vérité2. adverba. ( = a long time) longtemps• it didn't take him long to realize that... il n'a pas mis longtemps à se rendre compte que...• are you going away for long? vous partez pour longtemps ?• will you be long? tu en as pour longtemps ?• have you been here/been waiting long? vous êtes ici/vous attendez depuis longtemps ?• long live the King! vive le roi !• so long! (inf) à bientôt !b. ( = through) all night long toute la nuit► how long? (in time)how long will you be? (doing job) ça va te demander combien de temps ?• how long did they stay? combien de temps sont-ils restés ?• how long is it since you saw him? cela fait combien de temps que tu ne l'as pas vu ?• how long are the holidays? les vacances durent combien de temps ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► In the following depuis + present/imperfect translates English perfect/pluperfect continuous.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• how long have you been learning Greek? depuis combien de temps apprenez-vous le grec ?• how long had you been waiting? depuis combien de temps attendiez-vous ?• how long ago was it? il y a combien de temps de ça ?• he thought of friends long since dead il a pensé à des amis morts depuis longtemps► any/no/a little longer• you can borrow it as long as John doesn't mind vous pouvez l'emprunter à condition que John n'y voie pas d'inconvénient4. noun• the long and the short of it is that... le fin mot de l'histoire, c'est que...5. compounds• long-distance lorry driver (British) routier m adverb• to call sb long-distance appeler qn à longue distance ► long-drawn-out adjective interminable• to be longer-lasting durer plus longtemps ► long-legged adjective [person] aux jambes longues ; [animal] à longues pattes• long-range weather forecast prévisions fpl météorologiques à long terme ► long-running adjective [play] à l'affiche depuis longtemps ; [dispute] vieux ; [TV programme] diffusé depuis longtemps• long-running series (TV) série-fleuve f ► long-sighted adjective (British) hypermétrope ; (in old age) presbyte ; (figurative) [person] qui voit loin ; [decision] pris avec prévoyance ; [attitude] prévoyant* * *[lɒŋ], US [lɔːŋ] 1.1) (lengthy, protracted) [process, wait, journey, vowel] long/longue; [delay] important; [bath, sigh] grand (before n)to get longer — [days] s'allonger
2) ( in expressions of time)to take a long time — [person] être lent; [task] prendre longtemps
3) ( in measuring) [dress, hair, queue] long/longue; [grass] haut; [detour] grandto get long — [grass, hair] pousser; [list, queue] s'allonger
to make something longer — allonger [sleeve]; augmenter la longueur de [shelf]
don't fall, it's a long way down — ne tombe pas, c'est haut
a long way out — ( at sea) loin au large; ( in calculations) loin du compte
to go a long way — [person] ( be successful) aller loin
2.to have a long way to go — fig [worker, planner] avoir encore beaucoup d'efforts à faire
1) ( a long time) longtempsto be long — ( doing something) en avoir pour longtemps
it won't be long before... — dans peu de temps...
it's not that long since... — il ne s'est pas passé tellement de temps depuis...
it wasn't long before... — il n'a pas fallu longtemps pour que...
just long enough to... — juste le temps de...
before long — ( in past) peu après; ( in future) dans peu de temps
5 minutes, no longer! — 5 minutes, pas plus!
2) ( for a long time) (avant pp) depuis longtemps3) ( throughout) (après n)3.as long as, so long as conjunctional phrase1) ( in time) aussi longtemps que2) ( provided that) du moment que (+ indic), pourvu que (+ subj)4.to long for something/somebody — avoir très envie de quelque chose/de voir quelqu'un
to long to do — ( be impatient) être très impatient de faire; ( desire something elusive) rêver de faire
••long time no see! — (colloq) hum ça fait une paye (colloq) qu'on ne s'est pas vus!
so long! — (colloq) salut!
to have a long memory — être rancunier/-ière
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122 mess
mess [mes]1. noun• your bedroom's a mess! (inf) ta chambre est un vrai fouillis !• get this mess cleared up at once! range-moi ce fouillis tout de suite !• he's a mess (inf) (emotionally, psychologically) il est complètement déboussolé (inf) ; (US) ( = no use) il n'est bon à rien• to get (o.s.) out of a mess se sortir d'un mauvais pas• your boots have made an awful mess on the carpet tu as fait des saletés sur le tapis avec tes bottes• to make a mess of [+ one's life] gâcher2. compoundsa. ( = act the fool) faire l'imbécile ; ( = play in water, mud) patauger• stop messing about! arrête tes bêtises !b. ( = waste time) perdre son temps• what were you doing? -- just messing about que faisais-tu ? -- rien de particuliera. ( = fiddle with) tripoterb. ( = amuse o.s. with) they were messing about with a ball ils s'amusaient à taper dans un ballon= mess about= mess about with► mess up• that's messed everything up! ça a tout gâché !• if you mess with me... (threatening) si tu m'embêtes...* * *[mes] 1.1) ( untidy or dirty state) désordre mwhat a mess! — quel désordre!, quelle pagaille! (colloq)
to make a mess — [person] mettre du désordre
to tidy ou clear up the mess — mettre de l'ordre
you look a mess! — GB
you look like a mess! — US tu es dans un bel état!
2) fig ( muddled state)to be in a terrible mess — [economy] être dans une situation catastrophique
to make a mess of the job — massacrer (colloq) le travail
3) (colloq) ( pitiful state)he's a mess — (colloq) ( psychologically) il est dans un sale état
4) ( excrement) saletés fplto make a mess — [dog] faire ses saletés
dog mess — (colloq) crotte (colloq) f de chien
5) Military cantine fofficers' mess — ( in the army) mess m; ( in the navy) carré m des officiers
6) (colloq) US portion f2.(colloq) intransitive verb ( meddle)to mess with — toucher à [drugs]
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123 top
top [tɒp]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun2. plural noun3. adverb4. adjective6. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = highest point) [of mountain, hill] sommet m ; [of tree] cime f ; [of ladder, stairs, page, pile] haut m ; [of list] tête f► at the top of [+ hill] au sommet de ; [+ stairs, ladder, page] en haut de ; [+ list, division] en tête de ; [+ profession] au faîte de• there was a thick layer of cream on top of the cake il y avait une épaisse couche de crème sur le gâteau• he's bought another car on top of the one he's got already il a acheté une autre voiture en plus de celle qu'il a déjà• then on top of all that he refused to help us et puis par-dessus le marché il a refusé de nous aider► from top to bottom [redecorate] complètement ; [clean] de fond en comble ; [cover] entièrement• to go over the top [soldier] monter à l'assaut• to be over the top (inf) [film, book] dépasser la mesure ; [person] exagérer ; [act, opinion] être excessifb. ( = upper part, section) [of car] toit m ; [of bus] étage m supérieur ; [of box, container] dessus m• "top" (on box) « haut »c. [of garment, bikini] haut m2. plural noun3. adverb• it'll cost £50, tops ça coûtera 50 livres max (inf)4. adjectivea. ( = highest) [shelf, drawer] du haut ; [floor, storey] dernier• in the top class ( = top stream) dans le premier groupe• he was or came top in maths il a été premier en mathsd. ( = maximum) the vehicle's top speed la vitesse maximale du véhiculea. ( = remove top from) [+ tree] écimerb. ( = kill) (inf!) to top o.s. se flinguer (inf !)c. ( = exceed) dépasser• and to top it all... et pour couronner le tout...d. ( = be at top of) [+ list] être en tête de6. compounds► top banana (inf!) noun• to pay top dollar for sth payer qch au prix fort ► top-down adjective [approach, management] directifin top gear (four-speed box) en quatrième ; (five-speed box) en cinquième ► top hat noun haut-de-forme m► top-heavy adjective [structure] trop lourd du haut ; [business, administration] où l'encadrement est trop lourd► top-level adjective [meeting, talks, discussion] au plus haut niveau ; [decision] pris au plus haut niveau► top-selling adjective = best-sellingcan I give you a top-up? je vous ressers ? adjective ► top-up card noun (for mobile phone) carte f prépayée• can I top you up? (inf) je vous ressers ?* * *[tɒp] 1.1) ( highest or furthest part) (of page, ladder, stairs, wall) haut m; ( of list) tête f; (of mountain, hill) sommet m; (of garden, field) (autre) bout m; ( of vegetable) fane f; (of box, cake) dessus m; ( surface) surface fat the top of — en haut de [page, stairs, street, scale]; au sommet de [hill]; en tête de [list]
to be at the top of one's list — fig venir en tête de sa liste
to be at the top of the agenda — fig être une priorité; Military
2) ( highest position)to get to ou make it to the top — réussir
to be top of the class — être le premier/la première de la classe
to be top of the bill — Theatre être la tête d'affiche
3) (cap, lid) ( of pen) capuchon m; ( of bottle) gen bouchon m; ( with serrated edge) capsule f; (of paint-tin, saucepan) couvercle m4) ( item of clothing) haut m5) ( toy) toupie f2.1) ( highest) [step, storey] dernier/-ière; [bunk] de haut; [button, shelf, layer, lip] supérieur; [speed] maximum; [concern, priority] fig majeurthe top notes — Music les notes les plus hautes
to pay the top price for something — [buyer] acheter quelque chose au prix fort
to get top marks — School avoir dix sur dix or vingt sur vingt
2) ( furthest away) [field, house] du bout3) ( leading) [adviser, authority, agency] plus grand; [job] élevé; [wine, restaurant] meilleur3.on top of prepositional phrase1) sur [cupboard, fridge, layer]to live on top of each other — fig vivre les uns sur les autres
to be on top of a situation — fig contrôler la situation
things are getting on top of her — fig ( she's depressed) elle est déprimée; ( she can't cope) elle ne s'en sort plus
2) ( in addition to) en plus de [salary, workload]4.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( head) être en tête de [charts, polls]2) ( exceed) dépasser [sum, figure]3) ( finish off) gen compléter ( with par); Culinary recouvrir [cake]5.(colloq) reflexive verb (p prés etc - pp-)Phrasal Verbs:- top off- top up••on top of all this —
to top it all — par-dessus le marché (colloq)
to be over the top —
to be OTT — (colloq) [behaviour, reaction] être exagéré
to be/stay on top — avoir/garder le dessus
to come out on top — ( win) l'emporter; ( survive) s'en sortir
to say things off the top of one's head — ( without thinking) dire n'importe quoi
I'd say 30, but that's just off the top of my head — ( without checking) moi, je dirais 30, mais c'est approximatif
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124 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) briser, casser2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) casser3) (to make or become unusable.) casser4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) désobéir à, manquer à5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) battre6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrompre7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rompre8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) annoncer9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) muer10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) amortir11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) éclater2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pause2) (a change: a break in the weather.) changement3) (an opening.) brèche, ouverture4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) chance•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) objet fragile- breakage- breaker - breakdown - break-in - breakneck - breakout - breakthrough - breakwater - break away - break down - break into - break in - break loose - break off - break out - break out in - break the ice - break up - make a break for it -
125 breath
[breƟ]1) (the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs: My dog's breath smells terrible.) haleine2) (an act of breathing: Take a deep breath.) respiration, inspiration•- breathlessly - breathlessness - hold one's breath - out of breath - under one's breath -
126 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) attraper2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) arriver à temps pour (prendre)3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) surprendre4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) attraper5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) (se) prendre6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) flanquer un coup7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) comprendre8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) prendre (feu)2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) arrêt (au vol)2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) loquet, serrure, fermoir3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) prise4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) attrape•- catching- catchy - catch-phrase - catch-word - catch someone's eye - catch on - catch out - catch up -
127 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) couper2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) (dé)couper3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) faire4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) couper, tondre5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) réduire6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) supprimer7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) couper8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) couper9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') couper10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) couper par11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) couper12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) sécher13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) faire semblant de ne pas voir2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) coupure, coupe, réduction2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) coupe3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) morceau•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) blessant- cut-price - cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) sans merci- cut and dried - cut back - cut both ways - cut a dash - cut down - cut in - cut it fine - cut no ice - cut off - cut one's losses - cut one's teeth - cut out - cut short -
128 display
[di'splei] 1. verb1) (to set out for show: The china was displayed in a special cabinet.) exposer2) (to show: She displayed a talent for mimicry.) montrer2. noun1) ((an) act of showing or making clear: a display of military strength.) démonstration2) (an entertainment etc intended to show the ability etc of those taking part: a dancing display.) manifestation3) (something which shows or sets out something else: an advertising display.) exposition, étalage4) (the part of a video recorder, calculator, digital watch etc that shows numbers, the date, time, or other information.) écran
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