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121 fancy
(a) (elaborate → clothes) recherché, raffiné; (→ style) recherché, travaillé; (→ excuse) recherché, compliqué;∎ fancy cakes pâtisseries fpl;∎ a tin of fancy biscuits un assortiment de biscuits;∎ a fancy dog un chien de luxe;∎ just a bottle of ordinary wine, nothing fancy juste une bouteille de vin ordinaire, rien de spécial;∎ to cut out the fancy stuff arrêter les chichis∎ fancy food plats mpl compliqués∎ with all her fancy ways avec ses grands airs(d) (high → price) exorbitant2 noun∎ as the fancy takes him comme ça lui chante;∎ it's just a passing fancy ce n'est qu'une lubie∎ I've taken a fancy to avocados lately je me suis mis depuis quelque temps à aimer les avocats;∎ to take a fancy to sb (become fond of) se prendre d'affection pour qn; (become sexually attracted to) s'éprendre ou s'enticher de qn;∎ the dress took or caught her fancy la robe lui a fait envie ou lui a tapé dans l'œil;∎ familiar the idea tickled my fancy l'idée m'a séduit□(c) (imagination) imagination f, fantaisie f;∎ literary the realm of fancy le domaine de l'imaginaire, le royaume des chimères∎ I have a fancy that… j'ai idée que…;∎ one of my fancies as a child was to join the circus enfant, je rêvais de faire partie d'un cirque;∎ idle fancies chimères fpl∎ do you fancy a cup of tea? ça te dirait une tasse de thé?;∎ I fancy a bit of chicken je mangerais volontiers un morceau de poulet, j'ai envie d'un morceau de poulet;∎ I don't fancy travelling in this weather cela ne me dit rien ou je n'ai pas envie de voyager par ce temps;∎ she wasn't sure if she fancied the idea elle n'était pas sûre que l'idée la tentait;∎ I've never fancied science fiction je n'ai jamais été attiré par la science-fiction;∎ to fancy sb s'enticher de qn∎ fancy meeting you here! tiens! je ne m'attendais pas à vous voir ici!□ ;∎ fancy anyone wanting to do that! qu'est-ce que les gens vont chercher!;∎ fancy her coming! qui aurait cru qu'elle allait venir!□ ;∎ fancy that! tiens! voyez-vous cela!∎ to fancy oneself être infatué de sa petite personne, se gober;∎ she really fancies herself elle ne se prend vraiment pas pour rien;∎ she fancies herself as an intellectual elle se prend pour une intellectuelle□ ;∎ I don't fancy their chances of winning je ne crois pas qu'ils aient des chances de gagner□, j'imagine mal qu'ils puissent gagner□ ;∎ they were not fancied to win personne ne pensait qu'ils gagneraient□ ;∎ Sport which horse do you fancy? à votre avis, quel sera le cheval gagnant?□, quel cheval donnez-vous gagnant?□∎ he fancies he knows everything il se figure tout savoir;∎ she fancied she heard the baby crying elle a cru entendre pleurer le bébé;∎ I fancy we've met before j'ai l'impression que nous nous sommes déjà rencontrésBritish fancy dress déguisement m, costume m;∎ in fancy dress déguisé;∎ I didn't realise it was fancy dress je ne savais pas qu'il fallait se déguiser;fancy dress ball bal m masqué ou costumé;fancy dress party fête f déguisée;British fancy goods articles mpl de fantaisie;familiar pejorative fancy man jules m;∎ he's her new fancy man c'est son nouveau jules ou mec;familiar pejorative fancy woman maîtresse□ f, poule f -
122 notice
notice ['nəʊtɪs]annonce ⇒ 1 (a) écriteau ⇒ 1 (a) affiche ⇒ 1 (a) attention ⇒ 1 (b) avis ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) préavis ⇒ 1 (c) congé ⇒ 1 (e) démission ⇒ 1 (e) critique ⇒ 1 (f) remarquer ⇒ 2 (a) faire attention à ⇒ 2 (b)1 noun(a) (written announcement) annonce f; (sign) écriteau m, pancarte f; (poster) affiche f; (in newspaper → article) entrefilet m; (→ advertisement) annonce f;∎ a notice was pinned to the door il y avait une notice sur la porte;∎ notices went up telling people to stay indoors on placarda des affiches pour demander aux gens de rester chez eux(b) (attention) attention f;∎ to take notice of faire ou prêter attention à;∎ to take not the slightest notice of sth ne pas prêter la moindre attention à qch;∎ take no notice (of him)! ne faites pas attention (à lui)!;∎ you never take any notice of what I say! tu ne fais jamais attention à ce que je dis!;∎ formal she considers it beneath her notice elle considère que ça ne vaut pas la peine qu'elle s'y arrête;∎ to bring sth to sb's notice faire remarquer qch à qn, attirer l'attention de qn sur qch;∎ certain facts have come to or been brought to our notice on a attiré notre attention sur certains faits;∎ it has come to my notice that… il est venu à ma connaissance que…;∎ her book attracted a great deal of/little notice son livre a suscité beaucoup/peu d'intérêt;∎ to escape or to avoid notice passer inaperçu;∎ my mistake did not escape his notice mon erreur ne lui a pas échappé;∎ has it escaped their notice that something is seriously wrong? ne se sont-ils pas aperçus qu'il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas du tout?∎ please give us notice of your intentions veuillez nous faire part préalablement de vos intentions;∎ formal he was given notice or notice was served on him to quit on lui a fait savoir qu'il devait partir;∎ give me more notice next time you come up préviens-moi plus tôt la prochaine fois que tu viens;∎ legally, they must give you a month's notice d'après la loi, ils doivent vous donner un préavis d'un mois ou un mois de préavis;∎ we require five days' notice nous demandons un préavis de cinq jours;∎ give me a few days' notice prévenez-moi quelques jours à l'avance;∎ without previous or prior notice sans prévenir;∎ he turned up without any notice il est arrivé à l'improviste;∎ at a moment's notice sur-le-champ, immédiatement;∎ at short notice très rapidement;∎ it's impossible to do the work at such short notice c'est un travail impossible à faire dans un délai aussi court;∎ that's rather short notice c'est un peu court comme délai;∎ until further notice jusqu'à nouvel ordre ou avis;∎ deposit at seven days' notice dépôt m à sept jours de préavis∎ they sent three notices before cutting off the water ils ont envoyé trois avertissements avant de couper l'eau;∎ notice to pay avertissement m(e) (intent to terminate contract → by employer, landlord, tenant) congé m; (→ by employee) démission f;∎ fifty people have been given their notice cinquante personnes ont été licenciées;∎ to give in or to hand in one's notice remettre sa démission;∎ has the landlord given you notice? le propriétaire vous a-t-il donné congé?;∎ to give sb a week's notice donner ses huit jours à qn;∎ we are under notice to quit nous avons reçu notre congé;∎ what notice do you require? quel est le terme du congé?;∎ employees must give three months' notice les employés doivent donner trois mois de préavis∎ the film got excellent notices le film a eu d'excellentes critiques(a) (spot, observe) remarquer, s'apercevoir de;∎ he noticed a scratch on the table il remarqua que la table était rayée;∎ surely you noticed her? ne me dis pas que tu ne l'as pas vue!;∎ hello, Sam, I didn't notice you in the corner bonjour, Sam, je ne t'avais pas vu dans le coin;∎ so I've noticed! c'est ce que j'ai remarqué!;∎ he noticed that his watch was gone il s'est aperçu que sa montre avait disparu;∎ try and slip in without her noticing essayez d'entrer sans qu'elle s'en aperçoive;∎ nobody will ever notice personne ne s'en apercevra ou ne le remarquera jamais;∎ what happened? - I don't know, I didn't notice qu'est-ce qui s'est passé? - je ne sais pas, je ne m'en suis pas rendu compte;∎ I noticed her smiling j'ai remarqué qu'elle souriait(b) (take notice of) faire attention à;∎ he never notices what I wear! il ne fait jamais attention à ce que je porte!►► Law notice of appeal intimation f d'appel;Commerce notice period période f de préavis;Commerce notice of receipt accusé m de réception; -
123 גרר I
גָּרַרI (b. h.; v. גָּרָה) (to produce a grating, scraping sound, 1) to scratch, scrape, shave (v. גָּרַד, גָּרַע I). Sabb.VIII, 6 (81a). כדי לִגְרֹורוכ׳ (Ar. a. Y. ed. לגרוד) large enough to scrape with it the top R. Hash. 27b גְּרָרֹו Ms. M. (ed. גרדו), v. גֶּלֶד. Keth.60a; Kerith. 21b גֹּורְרֹווכ׳ he must scrape the blood off before eating the bread; a. fr.Part. pass. גָּרוּר, v. גָּרוּד. 2) to drag, to move without lifting; (also neut. verb) to follow. Sabb.29b, a. fr. גורר אדםוכ׳ one may, on the Sabbath, pull or push a couch (on the floor). Y.Kil.I, 27b bot. לא יָגֹור אדםוכ׳ one must not pull Tanḥ. Thazr. 8 גְּרָרוּהוּ מקברו they dragged him out of his grave. Tosef.Erub.XI (VIII), 13; Tosef.Bets.II, 19 דלת הגֹּורֶרֶת … הגֹּורְרִים (Y.Erub.X, 26b bot. גודרת, corr. acc., v. גָּדַר) a door which drags along the ground (on opening), a matting which is moved by dragging, or large kegs which ; Erub.101a דלת הנִגְרֶרֶת … הנִגְרָר. Cant R. to II, 15 אני גֹורְרוֹ למבולו I will drag him to the flood in which to perish; a. fr.Tanḥ. Thazr. 9 (ref. to Ps. 5:5 יגרך) אין אתה נגרר … ואין הרעה גֹורֶרֶת אותךוכ׳ neither art thou dragged behind (attracted by) evil, nor does evil drag (have power over) thee, nor does it dwell with thee; Yalk. Kings 231 אין אתה גורר אחר … גוררת אחריך.Part. pass. גָּרוּר dragged along, hanging on.Pl. גְּרוּרִים, גְּרוּרִין. Num. R. s. 18 ח׳ ג׳ eight threads dragged along (as fringes; Tanḥ. Korah 12 ח׳ חוטין). Ab. Zar.3b, a. e. גרים ג׳ proselytes who have attached themselves but have not been admitted, v. גֵּר. 3) to carry with it, to cause; to affect (v. גָּרַם). Y.Hor.I, 46a bot.; Y.Pes.VII, 34c שבט אחד גֹּורֵרוכ׳ (a majority of) one tribe affects the legal status of the entire nation, i. e. the majority of tribes (seven) decides, though it may be a minority of the people as a whole. Lev. R. s. 13, end (play on gerah, Lev. 11:4 sq.) גָּרְרָה מלכותוכ׳ carried another government after it, i. e. was followed by another oppressive government. Ab. IV, 2 מצוה גֹורֶרֶתוכ׳ a good deed begets a good deed Tosef.Sabb.XV (XVI), 6 (read:) אין גֹּורֵרוכ׳ it is not considered a corpse so as to cause uncleanness to man or vessels. 4) to saw, split. Sabb.XVII, 2 (122b) a saw (may be used on the Sabbath) לָגֹור בהוכ׳ (Ms. M. לִגְרֹור, Mish. ed. Pes. לגָרֵר, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) to saw cheese with it. Ohol. XV, 8 עתיד לָגֹור Ar. intended to be sawed apart (ed. לגוד, fr. גדד, v. Tosef. ib. XV, 8). Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.II, 18 לָגֹורוכ׳ to saw off a part Nif. נִגְרַר 1) to be dragged, pulled. Erub.X, 11 נגר הנג׳ a bolt which is dragged along (with the door, i. e. attached and hanging down). Ib. 101a, v. supra. Tanḥ. Thazr. 9, v. supra. Bets.II, 10 (23b) אינה נִגְרֶרֶת; ib. אין נִגְרָרִין must not be dragged or pulled, a. fr. 2) to be scraped, planed. B. Kam. 119b הנ׳ במגירה shavings, opp. נפסק במגירה chips.Nidd.55b נִגְרָרִין דרך הפה (secretions of the nose) scraped (discharged) through the mouth (v. גָּרַף). Pi. גֵּירַר, גֵּרַר 1) to drag. Pes.IV, 9 (56a) ג׳ עצמותוכ׳ he had the bones of his father carried out on a bed of ropes. Ib. I, 2 (9a); a. fr.Tosef.Sabb.VI (VII), 1 (a superstitious custom) המְגָרֶרֶת בנהוכ׳ Var. (ed. Zuck. המגוררת) one who drags her son among the dead (to the cemetery). 2) to scrape, plane. Ib. XVI (XVII), 19 מְגָרְרָן he may scrape them (clean his feet of mud). Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.II, 17; Ḥull.25a עתיד … לגָרֵר requiring planing for finish; a. fr.Part. pass. מְגֹורָר a) scratched, full of scabs. Gen. R. s. 64 (play on מגרר, Gen. 26:26) ד״א מג׳וכ׳ another explanation is mgorar, for eruptions grew on him (with ref. to Job 2:8); Yalk. ib. 111; v. גָּרַר II. b) planed. Tosef.Sot.XV, 1 מְגֹורָרוֹת במגר׳ היו Var. (ed. Zuck. היה מְגָרֵר) the stones were planed with a plane. Hithpa. הִתְגָּרֵר to be scraped. Tosef.Sabb. XVI (XVII), 19 אין מִתְגָּרְרִין במגוררת ed. Zuck. (Var. מגרדין במגרדת, Sabb.147b גוררין במגררת, Ms. M. גודרין במגדירה, corr. acc.) one must not be scraped with a strigil. Ib. XXII, 6 (147a) מתגררין, Talm. ed. (Mish. מִתְגָּרְדִין, v. Rabb. D. S. to 147b>, note 70). -
124 גָּרַר
גָּרַרI (b. h.; v. גָּרָה) (to produce a grating, scraping sound, 1) to scratch, scrape, shave (v. גָּרַד, גָּרַע I). Sabb.VIII, 6 (81a). כדי לִגְרֹורוכ׳ (Ar. a. Y. ed. לגרוד) large enough to scrape with it the top R. Hash. 27b גְּרָרֹו Ms. M. (ed. גרדו), v. גֶּלֶד. Keth.60a; Kerith. 21b גֹּורְרֹווכ׳ he must scrape the blood off before eating the bread; a. fr.Part. pass. גָּרוּר, v. גָּרוּד. 2) to drag, to move without lifting; (also neut. verb) to follow. Sabb.29b, a. fr. גורר אדםוכ׳ one may, on the Sabbath, pull or push a couch (on the floor). Y.Kil.I, 27b bot. לא יָגֹור אדםוכ׳ one must not pull Tanḥ. Thazr. 8 גְּרָרוּהוּ מקברו they dragged him out of his grave. Tosef.Erub.XI (VIII), 13; Tosef.Bets.II, 19 דלת הגֹּורֶרֶת … הגֹּורְרִים (Y.Erub.X, 26b bot. גודרת, corr. acc., v. גָּדַר) a door which drags along the ground (on opening), a matting which is moved by dragging, or large kegs which ; Erub.101a דלת הנִגְרֶרֶת … הנִגְרָר. Cant R. to II, 15 אני גֹורְרוֹ למבולו I will drag him to the flood in which to perish; a. fr.Tanḥ. Thazr. 9 (ref. to Ps. 5:5 יגרך) אין אתה נגרר … ואין הרעה גֹורֶרֶת אותךוכ׳ neither art thou dragged behind (attracted by) evil, nor does evil drag (have power over) thee, nor does it dwell with thee; Yalk. Kings 231 אין אתה גורר אחר … גוררת אחריך.Part. pass. גָּרוּר dragged along, hanging on.Pl. גְּרוּרִים, גְּרוּרִין. Num. R. s. 18 ח׳ ג׳ eight threads dragged along (as fringes; Tanḥ. Korah 12 ח׳ חוטין). Ab. Zar.3b, a. e. גרים ג׳ proselytes who have attached themselves but have not been admitted, v. גֵּר. 3) to carry with it, to cause; to affect (v. גָּרַם). Y.Hor.I, 46a bot.; Y.Pes.VII, 34c שבט אחד גֹּורֵרוכ׳ (a majority of) one tribe affects the legal status of the entire nation, i. e. the majority of tribes (seven) decides, though it may be a minority of the people as a whole. Lev. R. s. 13, end (play on gerah, Lev. 11:4 sq.) גָּרְרָה מלכותוכ׳ carried another government after it, i. e. was followed by another oppressive government. Ab. IV, 2 מצוה גֹורֶרֶתוכ׳ a good deed begets a good deed Tosef.Sabb.XV (XVI), 6 (read:) אין גֹּורֵרוכ׳ it is not considered a corpse so as to cause uncleanness to man or vessels. 4) to saw, split. Sabb.XVII, 2 (122b) a saw (may be used on the Sabbath) לָגֹור בהוכ׳ (Ms. M. לִגְרֹור, Mish. ed. Pes. לגָרֵר, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) to saw cheese with it. Ohol. XV, 8 עתיד לָגֹור Ar. intended to be sawed apart (ed. לגוד, fr. גדד, v. Tosef. ib. XV, 8). Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.II, 18 לָגֹורוכ׳ to saw off a part Nif. נִגְרַר 1) to be dragged, pulled. Erub.X, 11 נגר הנג׳ a bolt which is dragged along (with the door, i. e. attached and hanging down). Ib. 101a, v. supra. Tanḥ. Thazr. 9, v. supra. Bets.II, 10 (23b) אינה נִגְרֶרֶת; ib. אין נִגְרָרִין must not be dragged or pulled, a. fr. 2) to be scraped, planed. B. Kam. 119b הנ׳ במגירה shavings, opp. נפסק במגירה chips.Nidd.55b נִגְרָרִין דרך הפה (secretions of the nose) scraped (discharged) through the mouth (v. גָּרַף). Pi. גֵּירַר, גֵּרַר 1) to drag. Pes.IV, 9 (56a) ג׳ עצמותוכ׳ he had the bones of his father carried out on a bed of ropes. Ib. I, 2 (9a); a. fr.Tosef.Sabb.VI (VII), 1 (a superstitious custom) המְגָרֶרֶת בנהוכ׳ Var. (ed. Zuck. המגוררת) one who drags her son among the dead (to the cemetery). 2) to scrape, plane. Ib. XVI (XVII), 19 מְגָרְרָן he may scrape them (clean his feet of mud). Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.II, 17; Ḥull.25a עתיד … לגָרֵר requiring planing for finish; a. fr.Part. pass. מְגֹורָר a) scratched, full of scabs. Gen. R. s. 64 (play on מגרר, Gen. 26:26) ד״א מג׳וכ׳ another explanation is mgorar, for eruptions grew on him (with ref. to Job 2:8); Yalk. ib. 111; v. גָּרַר II. b) planed. Tosef.Sot.XV, 1 מְגֹורָרוֹת במגר׳ היו Var. (ed. Zuck. היה מְגָרֵר) the stones were planed with a plane. Hithpa. הִתְגָּרֵר to be scraped. Tosef.Sabb. XVI (XVII), 19 אין מִתְגָּרְרִין במגוררת ed. Zuck. (Var. מגרדין במגרדת, Sabb.147b גוררין במגררת, Ms. M. גודרין במגדירה, corr. acc.) one must not be scraped with a strigil. Ib. XXII, 6 (147a) מתגררין, Talm. ed. (Mish. מִתְגָּרְדִין, v. Rabb. D. S. to 147b>, note 70). -
125 משך I
מְשַׁךְI ch. sam( Hif. הִמְשִׁיךְ to cause to extend), 1) to draw, carry along. Targ. Y. Gen. 9:20 דמושכיה נהראוכ׳ (read: דמַשְׁכֵּיה) which the river had carried along from Zeb.53b, a. e. מַשְׁכוּ גברי לגברא the many brought the single man over (to their opinion). 2) to attract. Ab. Zar.27b שאני מינות דמָשְׁכָא it is different with heresy, because it attracts (persuades, offers inducements). 3) (neut. verb) מְשךְ, מְשִׁיךְ to run in a continuous line; to be prolonged, continued. Targ. Y. Num. 21:35; Ber.54b מַשְׁכֵי שיניה his teeth were prolonged. Hor.12a כי היכי דמַשְׁכוּ מיא מַשְׁכָןוכ׳ as the water runs continually, so may the traditions which you teach be continued. Ib. אי משיך נהוריה (Rashi משיך) if the light continues to burn; Ker.5b.(Ib. משכו שתא, read: מסיק.Pes.8a משיך נהוריה the light (of a lamp or a candle) burns steadily, opp. מיקטף איקטופי. Ab. Zar.2b משכי במלכותייהו they will continue their rulership; Yalk. Is. 316 משכה מלכותייהו; a. e. 4) to take possession. B. Mets.48a עד דמָשֵׁיךְ until he takes possession; עד דמשך until he has taken Ib. 49a מַשְׁכֵיה he has taken possession of it; a. fr.Meg.31a משך תורא ‘take possession of the ox (mnemotechnical words to designate the order of Scriptural readings oh the Passover days, ref. to משכו, Ex. 12:21; שור, Lev. 22:26). Ithpe. אִימְּשִׁיךְ 1) to be attracted, carried away, seduced. Ab. Zar. l. c. דאתי למִמְּשַׁךְ בתרייחו he may be induced to follow them (the heretics). Snh.70a משום אִימְּשוּכֵי הוא it is in order to prevent being carriad away (led to intemperance); לא מִימְּשִׁיךְ he will not he carried away (it has no attraction for him); Yalk. Deut. 929. Sabb.147b אי׳ בתרייהו he was drawn after them, he indulged in the luxuries of the place; a. fr. 2) (v. preced. Nif.) to withdraw. Pes.78b אי מִמְשְׁכֵי הניוכ׳ if these should withdraw (from their participation in the Passover sacrifice), it would remain fit for the others. -
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מְשַׁךְI ch. sam( Hif. הִמְשִׁיךְ to cause to extend), 1) to draw, carry along. Targ. Y. Gen. 9:20 דמושכיה נהראוכ׳ (read: דמַשְׁכֵּיה) which the river had carried along from Zeb.53b, a. e. מַשְׁכוּ גברי לגברא the many brought the single man over (to their opinion). 2) to attract. Ab. Zar.27b שאני מינות דמָשְׁכָא it is different with heresy, because it attracts (persuades, offers inducements). 3) (neut. verb) מְשךְ, מְשִׁיךְ to run in a continuous line; to be prolonged, continued. Targ. Y. Num. 21:35; Ber.54b מַשְׁכֵי שיניה his teeth were prolonged. Hor.12a כי היכי דמַשְׁכוּ מיא מַשְׁכָןוכ׳ as the water runs continually, so may the traditions which you teach be continued. Ib. אי משיך נהוריה (Rashi משיך) if the light continues to burn; Ker.5b.(Ib. משכו שתא, read: מסיק.Pes.8a משיך נהוריה the light (of a lamp or a candle) burns steadily, opp. מיקטף איקטופי. Ab. Zar.2b משכי במלכותייהו they will continue their rulership; Yalk. Is. 316 משכה מלכותייהו; a. e. 4) to take possession. B. Mets.48a עד דמָשֵׁיךְ until he takes possession; עד דמשך until he has taken Ib. 49a מַשְׁכֵיה he has taken possession of it; a. fr.Meg.31a משך תורא ‘take possession of the ox (mnemotechnical words to designate the order of Scriptural readings oh the Passover days, ref. to משכו, Ex. 12:21; שור, Lev. 22:26). Ithpe. אִימְּשִׁיךְ 1) to be attracted, carried away, seduced. Ab. Zar. l. c. דאתי למִמְּשַׁךְ בתרייחו he may be induced to follow them (the heretics). Snh.70a משום אִימְּשוּכֵי הוא it is in order to prevent being carriad away (led to intemperance); לא מִימְּשִׁיךְ he will not he carried away (it has no attraction for him); Yalk. Deut. 929. Sabb.147b אי׳ בתרייהו he was drawn after them, he indulged in the luxuries of the place; a. fr. 2) (v. preced. Nif.) to withdraw. Pes.78b אי מִמְשְׁכֵי הניוכ׳ if these should withdraw (from their participation in the Passover sacrifice), it would remain fit for the others.
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