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1 averse
averse [ə'vɜ:s]∎ to be averse to doing sth répugner à faire qch;∎ she's not averse to the occasional glass of wine elle boit volontiers un verre de vin de temps à autre;∎ he's not averse to making money out of the crisis ça ne le gêne pas de profiter de la crise pour se faire de l'argent -
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6 shower
averse fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > shower
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > design storm
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shower [ˈ∫aʊər]1. nounb. (for washing) douche fd. ( = celebration) to give a shower for sb organiser une fête pour donner des cadeaux à qn• to shower sb with gifts/praise couvrir qn de cadeaux/de louangesa. ( = wash) se doucherb. ( = fall) broken glass showered down onto the pavement une pluie d'éclats de verre est tombée sur le trottoir4. compounds* * *['ʃaʊə(r)] 1.1) ( for washing) douche f2) Meteorology averse flight/heavy shower — petite/grosse averse
3) (of confetti, sparks) pluie f; (of praise, gifts) avalanche f4) US fête f5) (colloq) GB péj bande f2.transitive verb1) ( wash) doucher [dog, child]2)to shower something on ou over somebody/something —
to shower somebody/something with something — [fire, volcano] faire pleuvoir quelque chose sur quelqu'un/quelque chose; [person] asperger quelqu'un/quelque chose de quelque chose [water etc]
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3.to shower something on somebody — couvrir quelqu'un de [gifts, compliments]
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A n1 ( for washing) douche f ; to have ou take a shower prendre une douche ; to be in the shower être sous la douche ;3 (of confetti, sparks, fragments) pluie f (of de) ; (of praise, blessings, gifts) avalanche f (of de) ;4 US bridal/baby shower fête donnée à l'occasion d'un mariage/d'une naissance où chaque invité apporte un cadeau ;C vtr1 ( wash) doucher [dog, child] ;2 to shower sth on ou over sb/sth, to shower sb/sth with sth [fire, explosion, volcano] faire pleuvoir qch sur qn/qch ; [person] asperger qn/qch de qch [water, champagne etc] ; sparks showered me je me suis trouvé sous une pluie d'étincelles ;3 fig to shower sb with sth, to shower sth on sb couvrir qn de [gifts, blessings, compliments] ; I was showered with praise on m'a couvert de louanges.D vi1 [person] prendre une douche ;2 petals/sparks showered on me une pluie de pétales/d'étincelles est tombée sur moi ; ash showered down une pluie de cendres est retombée. -
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écoulement d’averse mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > storm runoff
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17 fall
fall [fɔ:l]1. noun2. plural noun• the ground fell steeply to the valley floor le terrain descendait en pente raide vers le fond de la valléeb. ► to fall + adjective4. compounds( = retreat) reculer• some money to fall back on un peu d'argent en réserve► fall behind intransitive verb rester en arrière ; [runner] se laisser distancera. tomberb. ( = fail) [person] échouera. she leaned over the pool and fell in elle s'est penchée au-dessus de la piscine et elle est tombée dedansb. [troops] former les rangs[+ trap] tomber dans ; [+ disfavour, disuse] tomber en• the city fell into decline at the end of the 16th century le déclin de la ville remonte à la fin du 16e siècle• the students fall into three categories les étudiants se divisent en trois catégories► fall in with inseparable transitive verb• he fell in with a bad crowd il s'est mis à avoir de mauvaises fréquentations► fall off intransitive verba. tomberb. [sales, numbers, attendances] décliner( = quarrel) se brouiller* * *[fɔːl] 1.1) lit gen chute f ( from de); (of snow, hail) chutes fpl; (of earth, soot) éboulement m; (of axe, hammer, dice) coup mto have a fall — faire une chute, tomber
2) (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity) baisse f (in de); ( more drastic) chute f (in de)3) (of leader, regime, town) chute f; ( of monarchy) renversement m; ( of seat) perte f4)fall from grace ou favour — disgrâce f
5) US ( autumn) automne m6) (in pitch, intonation) descente f7) ( in wrestling) tombé m; ( in judo) chute f2.falls plural noun chutes fpl3.1) ( come down) tomberto fall from ou out of — tomber de [boat, nest, bag, hands]
to fall off ou from — tomber de [chair, table, roof, bike, wall]
to fall on — tomber sur [person, town]
to fall in ou into — tomber dans [bath, river]
to fall down — tomber dans [hole, stairs]
to fall under — tomber sous [table]; passer sous [bus, train]
to fall through — passer à travers [ceiling, hole]
to fall to the floor ou to the ground — tomber par terre
2) ( drop) [quality, standard, level] diminuer; [temperature, price, production, number, attendance, morale] baisserto fall below zero/5% — descendre au-dessous de zéro/5%
3) ( yield position) tomberto fall to — tomber aux mains de [enemy, allies]
5) fig ( descend) [night, silence, gaze] tomber (on sur); [blame] retomber (on sur); [shadow] se projeter ( over sur)6) ( occur) [stress] tomber (on sur)to fall into/outside a category — rentrer/ne pas rentrer dans une catégorie
7) ( be incumbent on)8) ( throw oneself)to fall to ou on one's knees — tomber à genoux
to fall at somebody's feet/on somebody's neck — se jeter aux pieds/au cou de quelqu'un
•Phrasal Verbs:- fall for- fall in- fall off- fall on- fall out- fall to••did he fall or was he pushed? — hum est-ce qu'il est parti de lui-même ou est-ce qu'on l'a forcé?
the bigger you are ou the higher you climb, the harder you fall — plus dure sera la chute
to stand or fall on something — reposer sur quelque chose, dépendre de quelque chose
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1. noun1) (a short fall (of rain): I got caught in a shower on my way here.) averse2) (anything resembling such a fall of rain: a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets.) pluie/déluge de3) (a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above: I'm just going to have/take a shower.) douche4) (the equipment used for such a bath: We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom.) douche2. verb1) (to pour down in large quantities (on): They showered confetti on the bride.) inonder de2) (to bathe in a shower: He showered and dressed.) prendre une douche•- showery- showerproof
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averse — [ avɛrs ] n. f. • 1688 averse d eau; de pleuvoir à la verse (1642) → verse ♦ Pluie soudaine et abondante. ⇒ grain, ondée; fam. douche, sauce, saucée; région. drache. Essuyer, recevoir une averse. Averse orageuse. Averse de printemps. ⇒ giboulée.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Averse — A*verse , a. [L. aversus, p. p. of avertere. See {Avert}.] 1. Turned away or backward. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The tracks averse a lying notice gave, And led the searcher backward from the cave. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a repugnance or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
averse to — having a clear dislike of (something) : strongly opposed to (something) He seems to be averse to exercise. No one is more averse to borrowing money than he is. often used in negative statements She is not averse to taking chances. [=she is willi … Useful english dictionary
averse — averse·ly; averse·ness; averse; … English syllables
averse — ► ADJECTIVE (averse to) ▪ strongly disliking or opposed to. USAGE On the confusion of averse and adverse, see ADVERSE(Cf. ↑adversely). ORIGIN from Latin avertere (see AVERT(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
averse — AVERSE. sub. fém. Pluie subite et abondante. Nous essuyâmes unc averse. Il est familier. ⁶erse. Voy. Verse … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Averse — A*verse , v. t. & i. To turn away. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
averse — I adjective adverse, alienus, antagonistic, antipathetic, aversus, disinclined, disliking, hostile, indisposed, inimical, loath, opposed, reluctant, repelled, repugnant, revolted, undesirous, unfavorable, unwilling II index antipathetic … Law dictionary
averse — (adj.) mid 15c., turned away in mind or feeling, from O.Fr. avers and directly from L. aversus turned away, turned back, pp. of avertere (see AVERT (Cf. avert)). Originally and usually in English in the mental sense, while avert is used in a… … Etymology dictionary
averse — 1 *disinclined, indisposed, loath, reluctant, hesitant Analogous words: recoiling, shrinking, flinching, quailing (see RECOIL vb): uncongenial, unsympathetic (see INCONSONANT): balky, *contrary, perverse Antonyms: avid (of or for): athirst (for) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
averse — [adj] opposing afraid, allergic, antagonistic, antipathetic, contrary, disinclined, disliking, having no use for*, hesitant, hostile, ill disposed, indisposed, inimical, loath, nasty, perverse, reluctant, uneager, unfavorable, unfriendly,… … New thesaurus