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81 attraction
attraction [əˈtræk∫ən]a. (for tourists) attraction fb. ( = pleasant feature) attrait m* * *[ə'trækʃn]1) ( favourable feature) attrait m ( of something de quelque chose; of doing de faire; for pour)2) (entertainment, sight) attraction f3) ( instinctive allure) attirance f (to pour)4) Physics attraction f -
82 fade
B vi1 ( get lighter) [fabric] se décolorer, se faner ; [colour] passer ; [lettering, typescript] s'effacer ; to fade in the wash [garment, fabric] se décolorer au lavage ; [colour] passer au lavage ; the cloth faded to a dull blue le bleu du tissu s'est fané ; jeans guaranteed to fade jeans à délavage garanti ; guaranteed not to fade garanti grand teint ;2 ( wither) [flowers] se faner ;3 ( disappear) [image, drawing] s'estomper ; [sound] s'affaiblir ; [smile, memory] s'effacer ; [interest, excitement, hope] s'évanouir ; [credits] disparaître en fondu ; to fade into the crowd/background se fondre dans la foule/dans l'arrière-plan ; her looks are beginning to fade elle n'est plus aussi belle qu'autrefois ;4 ( deteriorate) [hearing, light, sight] baisser.■ fade away [sound] s'éteindre ; [sick person] dépérir ; [actor, star] disparaître de la circulation ; [distinction, division] s'estomper.■ fade in:▶ fade [sth] in monter [sound, voice] ; faire apparaître [qch] en fondu [image] ; ouvrir [qch] en fondu [scene].■ fade out:▶ fade out [speaker, scene] disparaître en fondu: -
83 relish
A n1 to eat/drink with relish manger/boire avec un plaisir évident ;2 fig goût m (for pour) ; with relish [perform, sing] avec un plaisir évident ; she announced the news with relish elle a annoncé la nouvelle avec délectation or ( gloatingly) en jubilant ;4 Culin condiment m.B vtr1 savourer [food] ;2 fig apprécier [joke, sight] ; se réjouir de [opportunity, prospect] ; I don't relish the thought ou prospect of telling her the news je me passerais bien de lui annoncer la nouvelle. -
84 sad
sad [sæd]1. adjective• the sad fact is that... la triste vérité est que...• sad to say, he died soon after malheureusement, il est mort peu après2. compounds* * *[sæd]1) ( unhappy) tristeto be sad to do — [person] être triste de faire
to be sad that — [person] être triste que (+ subj)
we are sad about ou at the accident — l'accident nous attriste
it's sad that — c'est triste que (+ subj)
2) ( unfortunate) [fact, duty, truth] triste (before n)sad to say,... — c'est malheureux à dire, mais...
3) ( deplorable) [attitude, situation] navrantit's a sad state of affairs when one can't/one has to... — c'est lamentable de ne pas pouvoir/d'avoir à...
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85 proud
1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) fier (de)2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) orgueilleux3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) fier4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) superbe•- proudly- do someone proud - do proud -
86 brave
A n1 ( Indian warrior) brave m ;B adj1 ( courageous) [person, effort] courageux/-euse ; [smile] brave ; be brave! courage! ; he was very brave about it il a été très courageux ; it was brave of her to do it c'était courageux de sa part de le faire ;2 ( fine) littér [sight] beau/belle (before n) ; in a brave new world iron dans le meilleur des mondes.to put on a brave face, to put a brave face on things faire bonne contenance ; to put a brave face on [sth] faire bonne contenance devant [report, rumour] ; to be as brave as a lion être courageux comme un lion. -
87 vision
A n1 (mental picture, hallucination) vision f ; to have visions avoir des visions ; to appear to sb in a vision apparaître à qn ;2 (conception, idea) vision f ; her vision of Europe in the 21st century sa vision de l'Europe au XXIe siècle ; Rousseau's vision of the ideal society l'idée de la société idéale selon Rousseau ;3 ( imaginative foresight) sagacité f ; to have/lack vision avoir de la/manquer de sagacité ; a man of vision un visionnaire ;4 ( ability to see) vue f ; to have poor/good vision avoir une mauvaise/bonne vue ; to have blurred vision avoir la vue trouble ; to come into vision devenir visible ;5 (sight, visual image) image f ; a vision of loveliness/hell l'image de la beauté/de l'enfer ; -
88 queasy
(a) (nauseous) nauséeux;∎ I or my stomach felt a little queasy j'avais un peu mal au cœur;∎ the drugs make him queasy les médicaments lui donnent des nausées;∎ the very sight of meat makes her feel queasy la simple vue de la viande lui donne la nausée;∎ she was looking rather queasy elle avait l'air d'avoir mal au cœur -
89 blur
blur [blɜ:r]1. noun( = vague form) masse f indistinctea. [+ writing, image, outline, distinction] estomperb. [+ sight] troubler* * *[blɜː(r)] 1.noun image f floue2.after that it's a blur — après ça, je ne me rappelle plus rien
transitive verb (p prés etc - rr-) brouiller3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - rr-) se brouiller -
90 put away
(to return to its proper place, especially out of sight: She put her clothes away in the drawer.) ranger -
91 sense
[sens] 1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) sens2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) sentiment3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) sens4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) bon sens5) (a meaning (of a word).) sens6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) signification2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) sentir (intuitivement)- senselessly - senselessness - senses - sixth sense -
92 miserable
miserable ['mɪzərəbəl]∎ to look miserable avoir l'air déprimé ou malheureux;∎ I feel really miserable today je n'ai vraiment pas le moral aujourd'hui;∎ to make sb miserable rendre qn malheureux, faire de la peine à qn;∎ don't be so miserable! allez! ne fais pas cette tête!;∎ they make her life miserable ils lui rendent ou mènent la vie dure(b) (unpleasant → evening, sight) pénible; (→ weather, summer) épouvantable, pourri; (→ conditions, holiday) déplorable, lamentable;∎ if only I didn't have this miserable cold! si je n'avais pas cet affreux rhume!;∎ what a miserable day quelle journée épouvantable;∎ what miserable weather! quel temps épouvantable!;∎ he had a miserable time of it at the dentist's il a passé un sale quart d'heure chez le dentiste;∎ to have a miserable time passer un mauvais moment;∎ we had a miserable time on holiday nous avons passé des vacances atroces ou détestables∎ a miserable performance une piètre performance;(d) (mean → reward) minable, misérable; (→ salary) de misère, minable; (→ donation, amount) dérisoire;∎ I've only got a miserable £70 je n'ai que 70 malheureuses livres(e) pejorative méchant;∎ you miserable brat! sale gosse! -
93 pretty
(a) (attractive → clothes, girl, place, picture, song) joli;∎ she's a pretty little thing elle est mignonne comme tout;∎ who's a pretty boy? (to parrot) le beau perroquet!;∎ familiar I'm not just a pretty face! qu'est-ce que tu crois?, il y en a, là-dedans!;∎ it was not a pretty sight ce n'était pas beau à voir;∎ this is a pretty state of affairs! c'est du joli ou du propre!;∎ things have come to a pretty pass! nous voilà bien!;∎ it cost a pretty penny ça a coûté une jolie petite somme;∎ that'll cost me a pretty penny! ça va me coûter cher!;∎ to make a pretty penny out of sth tirer une petite fortune de qch∎ it's not enough to make pretty speeches il ne suffit pas de faire de beaux discours;∎ pejorative his pretty-boy good looks son physique de jeune minet∎ it's pretty good c'est pas mal du tout□ ;∎ it's pretty important c'est assez important□ ;∎ it's pretty difficult c'est plutôt difficile□ ;∎ you did pretty well for a beginner tu t'en es plutôt bien tiré pour un débutant;∎ we've got a pretty good idea of what she was like nous nous imaginons assez bien comment elle était□∎ I'm pretty certain I'm right je suis presque sûr d'avoir raison;∎ it's pretty much the same team as last week c'est à peu près la même équipe que la semaine dernière;∎ he told her pretty well everything il lui a raconté pratiquement ou à peu près tout∎ to be sitting pretty ne pas avoir de souci à se faire□3 noun∎ come here, my pretty viens ici, mon (ma) mignon(onne)enjoliver;∎ to pretty oneself up se faire beau (belle)
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