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121 fall
fall [fɔ:l]1. noun2. plural noun• the ground fell steeply to the valley floor le terrain descendait en pente raide vers le fond de la valléeb. ► to fall + adjective4. compounds( = retreat) reculer• some money to fall back on un peu d'argent en réserve► fall behind intransitive verb rester en arrière ; [runner] se laisser distancera. tomberb. ( = fail) [person] échouera. she leaned over the pool and fell in elle s'est penchée au-dessus de la piscine et elle est tombée dedansb. [troops] former les rangs[+ trap] tomber dans ; [+ disfavour, disuse] tomber en• the city fell into decline at the end of the 16th century le déclin de la ville remonte à la fin du 16e siècle• the students fall into three categories les étudiants se divisent en trois catégories► fall in with inseparable transitive verb• he fell in with a bad crowd il s'est mis à avoir de mauvaises fréquentations► fall off intransitive verba. tomberb. [sales, numbers, attendances] décliner( = quarrel) se brouiller* * *[fɔːl] 1.1) lit gen chute f ( from de); (of snow, hail) chutes fpl; (of earth, soot) éboulement m; (of axe, hammer, dice) coup mto have a fall — faire une chute, tomber
2) (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity) baisse f (in de); ( more drastic) chute f (in de)3) (of leader, regime, town) chute f; ( of monarchy) renversement m; ( of seat) perte f4)fall from grace ou favour — disgrâce f
5) US ( autumn) automne m6) (in pitch, intonation) descente f7) ( in wrestling) tombé m; ( in judo) chute f2.falls plural noun chutes fpl3.1) ( come down) tomberto fall from ou out of — tomber de [boat, nest, bag, hands]
to fall off ou from — tomber de [chair, table, roof, bike, wall]
to fall on — tomber sur [person, town]
to fall in ou into — tomber dans [bath, river]
to fall down — tomber dans [hole, stairs]
to fall under — tomber sous [table]; passer sous [bus, train]
to fall through — passer à travers [ceiling, hole]
to fall to the floor ou to the ground — tomber par terre
2) ( drop) [quality, standard, level] diminuer; [temperature, price, production, number, attendance, morale] baisserto fall below zero/5% — descendre au-dessous de zéro/5%
3) ( yield position) tomberto fall to — tomber aux mains de [enemy, allies]
5) fig ( descend) [night, silence, gaze] tomber (on sur); [blame] retomber (on sur); [shadow] se projeter ( over sur)6) ( occur) [stress] tomber (on sur)to fall into/outside a category — rentrer/ne pas rentrer dans une catégorie
7) ( be incumbent on)8) ( throw oneself)to fall to ou on one's knees — tomber à genoux
to fall at somebody's feet/on somebody's neck — se jeter aux pieds/au cou de quelqu'un
•Phrasal Verbs:- fall for- fall in- fall off- fall on- fall out- fall to••did he fall or was he pushed? — hum est-ce qu'il est parti de lui-même ou est-ce qu'on l'a forcé?
the bigger you are ou the higher you climb, the harder you fall — plus dure sera la chute
to stand or fall on something — reposer sur quelque chose, dépendre de quelque chose
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122 rush
rush [rʌ∫]1. nounb. ( = hurry) hâte f• what's all the rush? pourquoi cette urgence ?[person] se précipiter ; [car] foncer• to rush through [+ book] lire en vitesse ; [+ meal] prendre sur le pouce (inf) ; [+ work] expédier• to rush in/out/back entrer/sortir/rentrer précipitammenta. ( = do hurriedly) [+ job, task] expédier• don't rush me! laissez-moi le temps de souffler !4. compounds► rush about, rush around intransitive verb* * *[rʌʃ] 1.to make a rush for something — [crowd] se ruer vers quelque chose; [individual] se précipiter vers quelque chose
2) ( hurry)to be in a rush — être pressé ( to do de faire)
3) ( peak time) ( during day) heure f de pointe; ( during year) période f de pointe4) ( surge) (of liquid, adrenalin) montée f; ( of air) bouffée f; ( of emotion) vague f; ( of complaints) flot ma rush of blood to the head — fig un coup de tête
5) ( plant) jonc m2.rushes plural noun Cinema rushes mpl, épreuves fpl de tournage3.transitive verb1) ( transport urgently)2) ( do hastily) expédier [task, speech]3) (pressurize, hurry) presser, bousculer [person]4) ( charge at) sauter sur [person]; prendre d'assaut [building]5) US University essayer de devenir membre de [sorority, fraternity]4.1) [person] ( make haste) se dépêcher ( to do de faire); ( rush forward) se précipiter ( to do pour faire)to rush down the stairs/past — descendre l'escalier/passer à toute vitesse
2) ( travel)to rush along at 120 km/h — filer à 120 km/h
•Phrasal Verbs:- rush out -
123 strain
strain [streɪn]1. noun• it was a strain on the economy/their resources/his purse cela grevait l'économie/leurs ressources/son budgetc. ( = sprain) foulure fa. [+ rope, beam] tendre fortement ; [+ muscle] froisser ; [+ ankle] fouler ; [+ friendship, marriage] mettre à rude épreuve ; [+ resources, the economy] peser lourdement sur• to strain o.s. ( = damage muscle) se froisser un muscle ; ( = overtire o.s.) se surmener• don't strain yourself! (ironic) surtout ne te fatigue pas !• to strain to do sth (physically) fournir un gros effort pour faire qch ; (mentally) s'efforcer de faire qch• to strain at sth (pushing/pulling) pousser/tirer qch de toutes ses forces[+ liquid] vider* * *[streɪn] 1.to put a strain on — fatiguer [heart, lungs]
to take the strain — [beam, rope] être soumis à des efforts or des sollicitations
2) ( pressure) ( on person) stress m; ( in relations) tension fmental ou nervous strain — tension f nerveuse
to put a strain on — avoir un effet néfaste sur [relationship]; créer des tensions au sein de [alliance]; grever [economy, finances]; mettre [quelque chose] à rude épreuve [patience, goodwill]
to be under strain — [person] être stressé; [relations] être tendu
3) ( injury) muscle m froissé5) ( style) veine f, ton m2.strains plural noun air m3.transitive verb1)to strain one's eyes — ( to see) plisser les yeux
2) fig grever [resources, finances]; compromettre [relationship]; mettre [quelque chose] à rude épreuve [patience]3) ( injure)4) ( sieve) passer [sauce]; égoutter [vegetables, pasta]4.to strain at — tirer sur [leash, rope]
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124 lift
[lɪft] 1. vtthing, part of body ponosić (podnieść perf), unosić (unieść perf); ban, requirement znosić (znieść perf); ( plagiarize) przepisywać (przepisać perf), zwalać (zwalić perf) (inf); ( inf) ( steal) podwędzić ( perf) (inf), gwizdnąć ( perf) (inf)Phrasal Verbs:- lift off- lift up2. vi 3. n ( BRIT)winda fto give sb a lift ( BRIT) — podwozić (podwieźć perf) kogoś, podrzucać (podrzucić perf) kogoś (inf)
* * *[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) podnieść2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) dźwignąć3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) podnosić się4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) wznieść się2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) podniesienie2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) winda3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) podwiezienie4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) podniesienie na duchu•- lift off -
125 flight
I noun1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) lidošana2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) lidojums; reiss3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) kāpņu posms4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) (putnu) bars; (ložu, šāviņu) krusa•- flighty- flight deck
- in flight See also:- fly 2II noun(the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) bēgšana* * *bēgšana; lidošana; lidojums; pārlidojums; lidojums, reiss; bars; ritums, plūdums; trauksme, dziņa; kāpņu posms; perējums; krusa; šķēršļu rinda; slūžu rinda -
126 lift
[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) []celt2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) pacelt un aiznest3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) (par mākoņiem, miglu) izklīst4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) pacelties2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) []celšana2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) lifts; celtnis3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) aizvest (ar automašīnu)4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) uzmundrinājums•- lift off* * *celšana; pacelšana; pacelšanas augstums; celtspēja; celtspēks, spiediens augšup; lifts, celtnis; paaugstinājums; augsta vieta, augstiene; pieplūdums, pacēlums; celt; pacelt; atcelt izbeigt; izklīst; izrakt; zagt -
127 puff
1. noun1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) pūsma2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; ( also adjective) puff sleeves.) pūderslotiņa; (pūku) kamoliņš; kupls; krokots2. verb1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) pūst2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) elst, elsot•- puffed- puffy
- puff pastry
- puff out
- puff up* * *pūsma; elpa; mākonis, mutulis; pūderslotiņa; nepelnīta uzslava, uzpūsta reklāma; kuplkrokojums; kārtainā mīkla; pūst; uzpūst; pūst brāzmām; uzpūst brāzmām; izgrūst mutuļus; pūderēt, pūderēties; tusnīt, elst; saslavēt, reklamēt; lepoties, piepūsties, dižoties; sacelt -
128 flight
I noun1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) skridimas, skrydis2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) kelionė lėktuvu, reisas3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) laiptatakis4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) pulkas, kruša•- flighty- flight deck
- in flight See also:- fly 2II noun(the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) bėgimas, traukimasis
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