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81 mime
1. noun1) (the art of using movement to perform the function of speech, especially in drama: She is studying mime.) mime2) (a play in which no words are spoken and the actions tell the story: The children performed a mime.) mimodrame3) (an actor in such a play; someone who practises this art: Marcel Marceau is a famous mime.) mime2. verb(to act, eg in such a play, using movements rather than words: He mimed his love for her by holding his hands over his heart.) mimer -
82 pantomime
1. noun1) (a play performed at Christmas time, usually based on a popular fairy tale, with music, dancing, comedy etc.) spectacle de Noël2) ((also mime) a performance by an actor done without using words: He studied pantomime in acting school.)2. verb(to act out a scene without using words: Since she couldn't speak French, she had to pantomime her request for water.) -
83 principal
['prinsəpəl] 1. adjective(most important: Shipbuilding was one of Britain's principal industries.) principal2. noun1) (the head of a school, college or university.) directeur/-trice2) (a leading actor, singer or dancer in a theatrical production.) premier rôle3) (the amount of money in a bank etc on which interest is paid.) capital• -
84 property
['propəti]plural - properties; noun1) (something that a person owns: These books are my property.) propriété2) (land or buildings that a person owns: He has property in Scotland.) propriété3) (a quality (usually of a substance): Hardness is a property of diamonds.) propriété4) ((usually abbreviated to prop [prop]) a small piece of furniture or an article used by an actor in a play.) accessoire -
85 role
[rəul]1) (a part played by an actor or actress in a play etc: He is playing the rôle of King Lear.) rôle2) (the actions or functions of a person in some activity: He played the rôle of peacemaker in the dispute.) rôle -
86 rôle
[rəul]1) (a part played by an actor or actress in a play etc: He is playing the rôle of King Lear.) rôle2) (the actions or functions of a person in some activity: He played the rôle of peacemaker in the dispute.) rôle -
87 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) droit; raide2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) franc3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) droit4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) en ordre; clairement5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) sans eau, sec6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) impassible7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramatique2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) (tout) droit; directement2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) tout droit3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) franc-jeu3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) ligne droite- straightness - straightforward - straightforwardly - straightforwardness - straight talking - go straight - straight away - straighten out/up - a straight fight - straight off -
88 stuntman
[-mæn]noun (a person who takes the place of an actor in film sequences involving eg athletic skill and danger.) cascadeur/-euse -
89 success
[sək'ses]1) ((the prosperity gained by) the achievement of an aim or purpose: He has achieved great success as an actor / in his career.) succès2) (a person or thing that succeeds or prospers: She's a great success as a teacher.) personne qui réussit -
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91 warmth
[-Ɵ]noun (the state of being warm: the warmth of the fire; The actor was delighted by the warmth of the applause; The warmth of her smile made me feel welcome.) chaleur -
92 better
I.II.❢ When better is used as an adjective it is translated by meilleur or mieux depending on the context (see below, and note that meilleur is the comparative form of bon, mieux the comparative form of bien). The choice between meilleur and mieux in the construction to be better than depends on whether bon or bien would be used originally with the noun. Other constructions translate as follows: this is a better bag/car = ce sac/cette voiture est mieux ; it is better to do = il vaut mieux faire or il est mieux de faire. As an adverb, better can almost always be translated by mieux. For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below.A n1 (something preferable, more excellent) the better le/la meilleur/-e m/f ; much ou by far the better of the two de loin le/la meilleur/-e des deux ;2 ( more desirable state of affairs) to deserve/expect/hope for better mériter/attendre/espérer mieux ; so much the better, all the better tant mieux ; a change ou turn for the better une amélioration ; to change ou take a turn for the better s'améliorer ; the weather changed, and not for the better le temps a changé, et pas en mieux ;1 (more pleasing, satisfactory) [weather, day, news, joke, forecast, review, salary, price, range] meilleur ; [party, game, book, film, activity] mieux ; playing is better than watching jouer, c'est mieux que de regarder ; to get better s'améliorer ; the weather is no better le temps n'est pas meilleur or ne s'est pas amélioré ; things are getting better ça va mieux ; ‘good news?’-‘it couldn't be better!’ ‘bonnes nouvelles?’-‘on ne peut meilleures!’ ; to look/sound better être/sonner mieux ; to taste/smell better être/sentir meilleur, avoir un/-e meilleur/-e goût/odeur ; it would taste all the better for some salt ce serait meilleur avec du sel ; it looked all the better for it cela n'en était que mieux ; that's better! voilà qui est mieux! ;2 (well, recovered) to be better [patient, cold, headache] aller mieux ; to feel all the better for se sentir mieux après [rest, meal] ; better than I/it was mieux qu'avant ;3 ( happier) [mood] meilleur ; to feel better se sentir mieux ; I'd feel better if you did/didn't do je me sentirais mieux si tu faisais/ne faisais pas ; if it makes you feel any better ( less worried or awkward) si ça t'aide à te sentir mieux ; ( less sad) si ça peut te consoler ; to feel better about doing ( less nervous) se sentir à même de faire ; (less worried, guilty) avoir moins de scrupules à faire ;4 (of superior quality, class) [food, result, film, book, quality] meilleur ; [car, carpet, district, family] mieux ; [land, school, hotel] meilleur, mieux ; [coat, shoes, furniture] de meilleure qualité ; one of the better schools une des meilleures écoles ; he went to a better school than I did ou than me il est allé dans une école meilleure que la mienne ;5 (more virtuous, commendable) [person] mieux ; [life, influence, nature] meilleur ; to be a better man/woman than être mieux que ; you're a better man than I am! tu es mieux que moi! ; to be no better than sb ne pas être mieux que qn ; to be no better than a thief être un voleur ni plus ni moins ;6 ( more skilled) [doctor, actor, teacher] meilleur ; to be a better poet than sb être meilleur poète que qn ; to be a better swimmer than sb nager mieux que qn ; to be a better singer than dancer chanter mieux que l'on ne danse ; to be a better father than husband être meilleur père que mari ; to be better at être meilleur en [subject, sport] ; to be better at doing faire mieux ; he's no better at driving than she is ou than her il ne conduit pas mieux qu'elle ;7 (more suitable, valid, appropriate) [tune, tool, way, word, idea, example, reason, excuse, choice] meilleur ; to be better for être meilleur pour [purpose, task] ; to be better for doing être mieux pour faire ; to be better than nothing être mieux que rien ; better a part-time job than no job mieux vaut un travail à mi-temps que pas de travail ; the bigger/sooner the better le plus grand/vite possible ; the faster you work the better plus tu travailles vite, mieux ça vaudra ; the less said about that the better mieux vaut ne pas parler de ça ; who better to play the part? qui mieux pourrait jouer le rôle? ; where/how better to do…? quel meilleur endroit/moyen pour faire…? ;8 ( more beneficial) [exercise, food] meilleur ; swimming is better for you than running nager est meilleur pour la santé que courir ;9 ( more accurate) [description, recollection, view, understanding] meilleur ; in order to get a better look pour mieux voir ; to be a better likeness être plus ressemblant.1 ( more adequately or excellently) mieux ; to fit/behave better than aller/se comporter mieux que ; better made/organized than mieux fait/organisé que ; to think better of sb avoir une meilleure opinion de qn ; better behaved/educated plus sage/cultivé ; to be better tempered/mannered avoir meilleur caractère/de meilleures manières ; to do better (in career, life) réussir mieux ; (in exam, essay) faire mieux ; ( in health) aller mieux ; ‘could do better’ ‘pourrait or peut mieux faire’ ; the better to see/hear pour mieux voir/entendre ; the more she talked, the better I understood plus elle parlait, mieux je comprenais ;2 ( more advisably or appropriately) mieux ; it couldn't have been better timed ça n'aurait pu mieux tomber ; the money would be better spent on il vaudrait mieux dépenser l'argent en ; he is better left alone il vaut mieux le laisser seul ; you would be better advised to do tu serais mieux avisé de faire ; you would do better to do tu ferais mieux de faire ; you had better do, you'd better do ( advising) tu ferais mieux de faire ; ( warning) tu as intérêt à faire ; I'd better go je ferais mieux de m'en aller ; ‘will she come?’-‘she'd better! ou she better ○ !’ ‘est-ce qu'elle viendra?’-‘elle a intérêt!’ ; ‘will it be open?’-‘it had better be! ou it better had be! ou it better be ○ !’ ‘est-ce que ça sera ouvert?’-‘il y a intérêt!’ ; ‘more cake?’-‘I'd better not’ ‘encore du gâteau?’-‘non merci’ ; ‘shall I come?’-‘better not’ ‘est-ce que je viens?’-‘il vaut mieux pas’ ; better still,… ou mieux,…D vtr1 ( surpass) améliorer [score, one's performance, achievement] ; faire mieux que [rival's performance, achievement] ; to better sb's offer offrir un meilleur prix que qn ;2 ( improve) améliorer [condition, quality].for better (or) for worse gen advienne que pourra ; ( in wedding vow) pour le meilleur et pour le pire ; to get the better of [person] triompher de, vaincre [enemy, opponent, problem] ; his curiosity got the better of him sa curiosité a pris le dessus ; the problem got the better of her le problème l'a dépassée ; to go one better faire encore mieux (than que) ; to think better of it changer d'avis. -
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94 agent
agent ['eɪdʒənt](a) Commerce agent m, représentant(e) m,f; (for travel, insurance) agent m; (for firm) concessionnaire mf; (for brand) dépositaire mf;∎ he acted as my local agent il agissait en tant qu'agent local;∎ the firm are sole agents for Pitkins la société est agent exclusif de Pitkins;∎ where's the nearest Jaguar agent? où est le concessionnaire Jaguar le plus proche?(b) (for actor, sportsman, writer) agent m∎ by the working of some outside agent par l'opération de quelque agent extérieur;∎ to be the agent of sth être le moteur ou la cause de qch;∎ an agent of change (key person) un acteur m;∎ the agent of change was the revolution la révolution était le moteur du changement;∎ her forceful nature turned out to be the agent of her downfall son naturel énergique fut aussi la cause ou à l'origine de sa chute►► Chemistry & Military Agent Orange agent m orange (défoliant utilisé par les Américains pendant la guerre du Viêt-nam);agent provocateur (agent m) provocateur m -
95 artist
artist ['ɑ:tɪst](actor, painter, singer) artiste mf;∎ he is an artist (painter) il est artiste, il est peintre; (footballer, athlete) c'est un véritable artiste -
96 audition
audition [ɔ:'dɪʃən]1 noun∎ the director gave her an audition Theatre le metteur en scène l'a auditionnée; Cinema & Television le metteur en scène lui a fait faire un essai;∎ I auditioned for 'Woyzeck' Theatre j'ai passé une audition pour un rôle dans 'Woyzeck'; Cinema & Television j'ai fait un essai pour un rôle dans 'Woyzeck' -
97 barnstormer
barnstormer ['bɑ:n‚stɔ:mə(r)]Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > barnstormer
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98 bent
bent [bent]1 pt & pp of bend(a) (curved → tree, tube, wire) tordu, courbé; (→ branch) courbé; (→ back) voûté; (→ person) voûté, tassé; (out of shape → aerial, coathanger) tordu; (→ axle, lever) coudé;∎ he's bent on becoming an actor il est décidé à ou veut absolument devenir acteur;∎ she's bent on winning elle est décidée à gagner;∎ to be bent on self-destruction être porté à l'autodestruction∎ as bent as a nine bob note or as a three pound note pédé comme un phoque3 noun∎ they're of an artistic bent ils sont tournés vers les arts;∎ she has a natural bent for music (liking) elle a un goût naturel pour la musique; (talent) elle a des dispositions naturelles pour la musique;∎ he followed his (natural) bent il a suivi son penchant ou son inclination∎ to the top of one's bent au meilleur de sa forme►► Botany bent grass agrostide f -
99 blocking
blocking ['blɒkɪŋ](c) (of bookbinding) gaufrage m, frappe f►► Computing blocking software logiciel m de filtrage -
100 booking
booking ['bʊkɪŋ](a) (reservation) réservation f;∎ who made the booking? qui a fait la réservation?(b) (of actor, singer) engagement m►► booking agency agence f de réservation;booking clerk préposé(e) m,f aux réservations;booking fee frais mpl de réservation;booking office bureau m de location
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