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A n1 ( from A to B) trajet m (in, on en, à) ; ( for pleasure) tour m, promenade f, balade ○ f ; bus/train ride trajet en bus/en train ; horse/bike ride promenade à cheval/à vélo ; sleigh ride tour de luge ; it's a short/long ride le trajet est court/long ; it's a £3 bus ride ça coûte trois livres en bus ; it's a five-minute ride by taxi c'est à cinq minutes en taxi ; to go for a ride aller faire un tour ; to have a ride in a steam train/in a cart/on a merry-go-round faire un tour dans un train à vapeur/sur une charrette/sur un manège ; he took his mother for a nice ride il a emmené sa mère faire une jolie promenade (en voiture) ; to give sb a ride US emmener qn (en voiture) ; give the child a ride on your shoulders promène l'enfant sur tes épaules ;2 Equit ( in race) course f ; ( for pleasure) promenade f à cheval ; the jockey has got three rides today Turf le jockey a trois courses aujourd'hui ;3 fig ( path) parcours m ; an easy ride to the Presidency un parcours facile vers la présidence ; he'll have a difficult ride son parcours sera difficile ;5 ( bridlepath) allée f cavalière.1 ( as rider) monter [animal] ; rouler à [bike] ; chevaucher [broomstick, hobby horse] ; courir [race] ; can you ride a bike? sais-tu faire du vélo? ; to ride a good race Turf courir une belle course ; who's riding Pharlap in the 3.30? Turf qui monte Pharlap dans la course de 15 h 30? ; do you want to ride my bike/horse? est-ce que tu veux prendre mon vélo/monter mon cheval? ; he rides his bike to school il va à l'école à vélo ; to ride one's bike up/down the road monter/descendre la rue à vélo ;4 ○ US ( pressure) to ride sb about sth casser les pieds ○ à qn à propos de qch ; you're riding them too hard vous y allez trop fort avec eux ; don't let him ride you ne te laisse pas faire par lui.1 ( as rider) ( to describe position) être ; ( to express movement) aller ; to ride astride/side-saddle être à califourchon/en amazone ; to ride behind/pillion être en croupe/derrière ; she was riding on a camel/his shoulders elle était sur un chameau/ses épaules ; she rode to London on her bike elle est allée à Londres à vélo ; they had been riding for hours ils allaient à cheval/à vélo etc depuis des heures ; I can't ride any further je ne peux plus avancer ; to ride across traverser ; to ride along sth longer qch ; to ride along the lane and back parcourir l'allée dans les deux sens ;2 ( travel) to ride in ou on [passenger] prendre [bus, taxi etc] ; [bird, surfer] être porté par [air current, wave] ; I've never ridden on a bus je n'ai jamais pris le bus ; riding on a wave of popularity fig porté par une vague de popularité ; to ride up and down the escalators monter et descendre les escaliers mécaniques ;3 Equit, Sport ( as leisure activity) faire du cheval ; Turf ( race) courir ; can you ride? sais-tu faire du cheval? ; to ride in the 2.00 race courir dans la course de 14 h 00 ; to ride well [person] être un bon cavalier/une bonne cavalière ; [horse] être facile à monter ;4 ( be at stake) to ride on [money, future] être en jeu dans ; there's a lot riding on this project beaucoup de choses sont en jeu dans ce projet.to be in for a rough or bumpy ride avoir à affronter des temps difficiles ; to be riding for a fall courir à sa perte ; to be riding high ( of moon) littér être haut dans le ciel ; ( of person) baigner dans l'euphorie ; to give sb a rough ride donner du fil à retordre à qn ; to go along for the ride lit y aller pour le plaisir ; fig être là en spectateur ; to let sth ou things ride laisser courir ; to ride sb on a rail US chasser qn après l'avoir l'enduit de goudron et de plumes ; to take sb for a ride ○ ( swindle) rouler qn ○ ; US euph ( kill) emmener qn faire un tour euph.■ ride about, ride around se déplacer.■ ride back retourner (to à).■ ride down:▶ ride [sb] down, ride down [sb]1 ( trample) piétiner ;2 ( catch up with) rattraper.■ ride on continuer.■ ride off: partir ; to ride off to se diriger vers.■ ride out:▶ ride out aller (to jusqu'à) ;▶ ride [sth] out, ride out [sth] surmonter [crisis] ; survivre à [recession] ; to ride out the storm Naut étaler la tempête ; fig surmonter la crise.■ ride up1 ( approach) [rider] s'approcher (to de) ;2 ( rise) [skirt, sweater] remonter (over sur).
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