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1 stereophonic
[steriə'fonik]1) ((of recorded or broadcast sound) giving the effect of coming from different directions, and usually requiring two loudspeakers placed apart from each other.) stéréophonique2) ((of equipment, apparatus etc) intended for recording or playing such sound.) stéréophonique -
2 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) feu2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) radiateur3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) feu4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) ardeur5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) (essuyer le) feu2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) cuire2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) enflammer3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) faire feu4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) tirer5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) tirer (sur)6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) renvoyer•- firearm - fire-brigade - fire-cracker - fire-engine - fire-escape - fire-extinguisher - fire-guard - fireman - fireplace - fireproof - fireside - fire-station - firewood - firework - firing-squad - catch fire - on fire - open fire - play with fire - set fire to something / set something on fire - set fire to / set something on fire - set fire to something / set on fire - set fire to / set on fire - under fire -
3 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) poser2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) mettre3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) fixer4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) donner5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) déclencher6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) se coucher7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) durcir8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) régler9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) faire une mise en plis10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) poser11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) remettre en place2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) établi2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) résolu à3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) bien déterminé4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) figé5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) (bien) arrêté6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) incrusté de3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) ensemble, collection2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) poste3) (a group of people: the musical set.) groupe4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) mise en plis5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) décor6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback - set phrase - set-square - setting-lotion - set-to - set-up - all set - set about - set someone against someone - set against someone - set someone against - set against - set aside - set back - set down - set in - set off - set something or someone on someone - set on someone - set something or someone on - set on - set out - set to - set up - set up camp - set up house - set up shop - set upon -
4 hoist
[hoist] 1. verb1) (to lift (something heavy): he hoisted the sack on to his back; He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders.) hisser2) (to raise or lift by means of some apparatus, a rope etc: The cargo was hoisted on to the ship: They hoisted the flag.) hisser2. noun1) (an apparatus for lifting usually heavy objects: a luggage hoist.) treuil2) (a lift or push up: Give me a hoist over this wall, will you!) poussée -
5 aid
aid [eɪd]1. nouna. ( = help) aide fb. ( = helper) aide mfc. (usually plural) ( = equipment, apparatus) aide f[+ person] aider ; [+ progress, recovery] contribuer à3. compounds* * *[eɪd] 1.1) ( help) aide fwith the aid of — à l'aide de [tool etc]; avec l'aide de [person]
2) ( charitable support) aide f ( from de; to, for à)in aid of — au profit de [charity etc]
3) ( equipment) aide f2.aid agency — organisation f humanitaire
3.aid worker — employé/-e m/f d'une organisation humanitaire
transitive verb aider [person] ( to do à faire); faciliter [digestion, recovery]4.1)2) Jur -
6 horn
[ho:n]1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) corne2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) (de/en) corne3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) corne4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) corne5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) klaxon6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) cor7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) cor d'harmonie•- horned- - horned - horny -
7 horse
[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) cheval2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) cheval d'arçons•- horsefly - horsehair - horseman - horsemanship - horseplay - horsepower - horseshoe - on horseback - straight from the horse's mouth - from the horse's mouth -
8 plug
plug [plʌg]1. nouna. [of bath, basin] bonde fc. ( = spark plug) bougie f• to give sth/sb a plug donner un coup de pouce (publicitaire) à qch/qna. ( = fill) [+ hole, crack] boucher ; [+ leak] colmater3. compounds[+ lead, apparatus] brancher* * *[plʌg] 1.1) Electricity ( on appliance) prise f (de courant); ( connecting device) (on computer, for phone) fiche fto pull the plug on — (colloq) retirer son soutien à [scheme, project]
2) (in bath, sink, barrel) bonde f3) Construction ( for screw) cheville f4) ( stopper) bonde f; ( for leak) bouchon m; ( for medical purpose) tampon m5) Automobile (also spark plug) bougie f6) ( in advertising)2.transitive verb (p prés etc - gg-)2) (colloq) ( promote) faire de la publicité pour [book, show, product]3) Electricity3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - gg-)to plug into — se brancher à [TV, computer]; fig se mettre au courant de [public opinion, mood]
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9 heater
noun (an apparatus which gives out heat in order to warm a room etc, or which heats water etc eg in a water-tank.) chauffe-eau, radiateur -
10 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vue2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) (en) vue3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) attraction touristique4) (a view or glimpse.) vision, aperçu5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) quelque chose à voir!6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) mire2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) apercevoir2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) viser•- sight-seer - catch sight of - lose sight of -
11 stereoscopic
[steriə'skopik]((of films, pictures etc) filmed, shown etc by an apparatus taking or showing two photographs at different angles, so that a three-dimensional image is produced.) stéréoscopique -
12 disconnect
disconnect [‚dɪskəˈnekt][+ electrical apparatus, pipe] débrancher ; [+ gas, electricity, water, phone] couper* * *[ˌdɪskə'nekt] 1.transitive verb débrancher [pipe, appliance]; couper [telephone, gas etc]; décrocher [carriage]2.intransitive verb Computing se déconnecter -
13 roundabout
roundabout [ˈraʊndəbaʊt]1. adjective• what a roundabout way of doing things! quelle façon compliquée de faire les choses !2. nouna. ( = playground apparatus) tourniquet m* * *['raʊndəbaʊt] 1. 2.a roundabout way of saying — une façon détournée or alambiquée (colloq) de dire
••it's swings and roundabouts — ce que tu gagnes d'un côté, tu le perds de l'autre
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14 choke
[ əuk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) suffoquer, étouffer2) (to block: This pipe was choked with dirt.) boucher2. noun(an apparatus in a car engine etc to prevent the passage of too much air when starting the engine.) étrangleur -
15 cooker
1) (an apparatus on which food is cooked; a stove: She has an electric cooker.) cuisinière2) (an apple etc used in cooking, not for eating raw.) (pomme) à cuire -
16 gear lever/change/stick
((American) the apparatus in a car etc which is used to change gear.) levier de vitesse -
17 incubator
noun (a heated box-like apparatus for hatching eggs or a similar one for rearing premature babies etc.) couveuse -
18 jet
I [‹et] noun, adjective((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.) (de) jaisII [‹et]1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.) jet2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.) gicleur3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.) avion à réaction•- jet-lag- jet-propelled - jet propulsion -
19 petrol pump
( American gasoline pump) (an apparatus at a petrol station which pumps petrol into cars etc, and which measures the amount of petrol it pumps.) pompe à essence -
20 radio
['reidiəu] 1. plural - radios; noun((an apparatus for) the sending and receiving of human speech, music etc: a pocket radio; The concert is being broadcast on radio; I heard about it on the radio; ( also adjective) a radio programme, radio waves.) (de) radio2. verb(to send (a message) by radio: When someone on the island is ill, we have to radio (to) the mainland for a doctor; An urgent message was radioed to us this evening.) envoyer un message radio
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