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81 whistle
whistle [ˈwɪsl]1. nouna. ( = sound) (made with mouth) sifflement m ; ( = jeering) sifflet m ; (made with a whistle) coup m de sifflet[person, bird, wind] siffler ; (tunefully, light-heartedly) siffloter[+ tune] siffler ; (casually, light-heartedly) siffloter* * *['wɪsl], US ['hwɪ-] 1.1) ( small pipe) sifflet m; ( siren) sirène fto blow the ou one's whistle — donner un coup de sifflet
2) ( sound) gen sifflement m; ( with small pipe) coup m de sifflet2.transitive verb gen siffler; ( casually) siffloter [melody]3.1) ( make noise) sifflerto whistle at somebody/something — siffler quelqu'un/quelque chose
to whistle for — siffler [dog]
2) ( move fast)to whistle past ou by — [bullet] passer en sifflant; [train] passer à toute vitesse
•Phrasal Verbs:••you can whistle for it! — (colloq) tu peux toujours courir! (colloq)
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82 whizz
[wɪz], US [hwɪz] 1.1) (colloq) ( expert) as (colloq) m (at en)2) ( whirr) sifflement m3) (colloq) ( quick trip) tour m rapide ( around de)4) (colloq) Culinary2.(colloq) transitive verb ( deliver quickly) filer (colloq)3.to whizz by ou past — [arrow, bullet] passer en sifflant; [car] passer à toute allure; [person] passer rapidement
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83 arrowhead
1) (a water plant with leaves shaped like an arrowhead.) marante2) (the tip of an arrow, shaped to a point.) pointe de flèche -
84 barbed
adjective a barbed arrow/remark.) acéré -
85 dart
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86 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) frapper2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) (r)envoyer3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) toucher4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) atteindre2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) coup2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) coup réussi3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) (à) succès•- hit-or-miss - hit back - hit below the belt - hit it off - hit on - hit out - make a hit with -
87 indicate
['indikeit](to point out or show: We can paint an arrow here to indicate the right path.) indiquer- indicative - indicator -
88 let fly
( often with at) (to throw, shoot or send out violently: He let fly (an arrow) at the target.) décocher -
89 miss
[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) manquer2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) rater3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) manquer4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) regretter5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) remarquer l'absence/la disparition de6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) manquer7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) manquer8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) rater9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) échapper à10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) avoir des ratés2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) coup raté/manqué- missing- go missing - miss out - miss the boat -
90 pierce
[piəs]1) ((of pointed objects) to go into or through (something): The arrow pierced his arm; A sudden light pierced the darkness.) percer2) (to make a hole in or through (something) with a pointed object: Pierce the lid before removing it from the jar.) percer•- piercing- piercingly - piercingness -
91 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) ficelle2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) fil3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) (à) corde(s)4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) rang2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) enfiler2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) monter3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) enlever les fils de4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) suspendre•- strings- stringy - stringiness - string bean - stringed instruments - have someone on a string - have on a string - pull strings - pull the strings - string out - strung up - stringent - stringently - stringency -
92 target
1) (a marked board or other object aimed at in shooting practice, competitions etc with a rifle, bow and arrow etc: His shots hit the target every time.) cible2) (any object at which shots, bombs etc are directed: Their target was the royal palace.) cible3) (a person, thing etc against which unfriendly comment or behaviour is directed: the target of criticism.) cible -
93 whizz
[wiz](to fly through the air with a hissing sound: The arrow whizzed past his shoulder.) passer en sifflant -
94 arrowroot
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95 barb
A n1 (on hook, arrow) barbe f ;3 ( on feather) barbe f ;4 Equit barbe m.B vtr garnir [qch] de barbes. -
96 barbed
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97 dart
A n1 ⇒ Games and sports Sport fléchette f ; (game of) darts partie f de fléchettes ; to play darts jouer aux fléchettes ;3 ( movement) to make a dart for/at sth se précipiter vers/sur qch ;4 Sewing pince f.B vi s'élancer comme une flèche (at sur) ; to dart in/out/away entrer/sortir/filer comme une flèche. -
98 filter
A n4 ( also filter lane) GB Transp voie f réservée aux véhicules qui tournent, voie f de stockage spéc ;C vi1 ( also filter off) GB Transp to filter off to the left passer sur la voie de gauche pour tourner ;2 ( trickle) to filter into [light, sound, water] pénétrer dans [area] ; to filter back/out [crowd, people] revenir/sortir par petits groupes.■ filter in [light, sound, details] filtrer.■ filter out:▶ filter out [sth], filter [sth] out éliminer [applicants, impurities, light, noise].▶ filter through [details, light, sound] filtrer ; to filter through to sb [news] filtrer jusqu'à qn ;▶ filter through [sth] [sound, light] filtrer à travers [screen, curtain]. -
99 fire
A n1 ( element) feu m ; to set fire to sth, to set sth on fire mettre le feu à qch ; to be on fire être en feu ; to be destroyed by fire être détruit par le feu ; to catch fire prendre feu ; to be on fire with love/desire brûler d'amour/de désir ;2 ( blaze) incendie m ; to start a fire provoquer un incendie ; a fire broke out un incendie s'est déclaré ; the fire is out l'incendie est éteint ;3 ( for warmth) feu m ; to make ou build a fire faire un feu ; to sit by the fire s'asseoir au coin du feu ; a lovely ou roaring fire une belle flambée ; electric fire GB radiateur m électrique ;4 ¢ ( shots) coups mpl de feu ; to open fire on sb ouvrir le feu sur qn, faire feu sur qn ; to exchange fire échanger des coups de feu ; to be ou come under enemy fire essuyer le feu de l'ennemi ; the police/passers-by came under fire on a tiré sur la police/les passants ; to be under fire fig être vivement critiqué (from par) ; to draw sb's fire offrir une cible au tir ennemi ; to hold one's fire ( refrain) ne pas tirer ; ( stop) arrêter de tirer ; to return sb's fire riposter ; a burst of machine-gun fire une rafale de mitraillette ;5 ( verve) fougue f.B excl1 ( raising alarm) au feu! ;2 ( order to shoot) feu!C vtr1 Mil, gen décharger [gun, weapon] ; tirer [shot] ; lancer [arrow, rock, missile] ; to fire a shot at sb/sth tirer sur qn/qch ;2 ( ceremonially) to fire a (21 gun) salute tirer une salve (de 21 coups de canon) ;4 ( inspire) to be fired with enthusiasm s'enthousiasmer (for pour) ; to fire sb's imagination enflammer l'imagination de qn ;6 Tech cuire [ceramics].D vi2 Mech [engine] démarrer.fire away! allez-y! ; to hang fire Mil faire long feu ; fig [plans, project, person] traîner ; to hold fire attendre ; to play with fire jouer avec le feu ; he'll never set the world on fire ○ il ne fera jamais de miracles ; to go through fire and water for sb faire n'importe quoi pour qn ; ⇒ house.■ fire off:▶ fire off [sth]■ fire up: -
100 fluke
A nC vtr gagner [qch] à la chance.
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