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1 strength
strength [streŋθ]• give me strength! (inf) Dieu qu'il faut être patient !• on the strength of... grâce à...* * *[streŋθ]1) ( power) (of person, wind, government) force f; (of lens, magnet, voice, army, economy) puissance fto build up one's strength — ( after illness) reprendre des forces
2) (dynamism, resources) forces fpl3) ( toughness) (of structure, equipment) solidité f; (of material, substance) résistance f4) ( concentration) ( of solution) titre m; ( of dose) concentration falcoholic strength — teneur f en alcool
5) ( intensity) ( of bond) force f; ( of feeling) intensité; ( of bulb) puissance f6) Finance fermeté f7) ( resolution) force f8) ( credibility) ( of argument) force f; (of case, claim) solidité f9) ( asset) qualité f10) ( total size)••to go from strength to strength — ( person) aller de succès en succès
give me strength! — (colloq) hum c'est pas possible! (colloq)
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2 strength
strength n1 ( power) (of person, wind) force f ; (of lens, magnet, voice) puissance f ; to summon up/save one's strength rassembler/ménager ses forces ; his strength failed him ses forces l'ont trahi ; with all one's strength de toutes ses forces ; to find/have the strength to do avoir/trouver la force de faire ; to have great strength être très fort ; to build up one's strength lit développer ses muscles ; ( after illness) reprendre des forces ;3 ( concentration) ( of solution) titre m ; (of dose, medicine) concentration f ; taste the strength of the mixture/coffee goûtes le mélange/café pour voir s'il est fort ; the alcoholic strength of a drink la teneur en alcool d'une boisson ;4 ( capability) force f ; to test the strength of the government/team mettre la force du gouvernement/de l'équipe à l'épreuve ; to be in a position of strength être en position de force ; economic/military strength puissance f économique/militaire ;5 ( intensity) ( of bond) force f ; (of feeling, reaction) intensité ; ( of bulb) puissance f ; ( of current) intensité f ;6 Fin fermeté f ; the strength of the dollar against the pound la fermeté du dollar par rapport à la livre ; to gain strength se raffermir ;7 ( resolution) force f ; strength of character force de caractère ; inner/moral strength force intérieure/morale ; strength of will volonté f ; strength of purpose détermination f ;8 ( credibility) ( of argument) force f ; (of case, claim) solidité f ; to give ou lend strength to [evidence] renforcer [argument, theory] ; he was convicted on the strength of the evidence on l'a condamné sur la base des témoignages ; I got the job on the strength of my research/his recommendation j'ai obtenu le poste grâce à mes recherches/sa recommandation ;9 ( asset) (of person, team) qualité f ; (of novel, play) qualité f ; his patience is his greatest strength sa patience est sa meilleure qualité ;10 ( total size) the team is below strength l'équipe n'est pas au complet ; the workforce is at full strength la main-d'œuvre est au complet ; to bring the team up to strength compléter l'équipe ; his fans were present in strength ses fans étaient là en foule.to go from strength to strength se porter de mieux en mieux ; give me strength ○ ! c'est pas possible ○ ! -
3 needle
B vtr1 ( annoy) harceler [person] ;as sharp as a needle rusé comme un singe ; to have pins and needles avoir des fourmis ; to get the needle ○ GB prendre la mouche ○ ; to give sb the needle ○ mettre qn en rogne ○ ; to be on the needle ○ US argot des drogués se piquer ○. ⇒ haystack.
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