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squash [skwɒ∫]1. nounc. ( = crowd) cohue f• we all got in, but it was a squash on est tous entrés mais on était serrés• she squashed the shoes into the suitcase elle a réussi à caser (inf) les chaussures dans la valise• can you squash two more people in the car? est-ce que tu peux caser (inf) deux personnes de plus dans la voiture ?• when the car arrived they all squashed in quand la voiture est arrivée ils se sont tous entassés dedans• can I squash in? vous pouvez me faire une petite place ?(into box, suitcase) réussir à faire rentrer[+ objects] tasser• can you squash up a bit? pourriez-vous vous serrer un peu ?* * *[skwɒʃ] 1.1) Sport squash m2) ( drink) sirop m3) ( vegetable) courge f4) ( crush)2.transitive verb1) ( crush) écraser [fruit, insect]; aplatir [hat]2) ( force)to squash something/somebody into something — caser quelque chose/quelqu'un dans quelque chose
3) ( put down) rabattre le caquet à (colloq) [person]; écraser [revolt]; stopper [rumour]; rejeter [idea]3.1) ( become crushed) s'écraser2) ( pack tightly) [people] s'entasser ( into dans)•Phrasal Verbs: -
42 twist
twist [twɪst]1. noun• to drive sb round the twist (inf!) rendre qn fou( = turn round on itself, deform) tordre ; ( = coil) enrouler ; [+ top, cap] tourner ; [+ meaning] fausser ; [+ words] déformer• to get twisted [rope] s'entortiller[flex, rope] s'entortiller ; [one's ankle] se tordre* * *[twɪst] 1.1) ( action)he gave the cap a twist — ( to open) il a dévissé le bouchon; ( to close) il a vissé le bouchon
with a couple of twists she unscrewed the lid — en deux tours de poignet elle a dévissé le couvercle
4) ( small amount) (of yarn, thread, hair) torsade f5) ( dance)2.transitive verbto twist something off — dévisser quelque chose [cap, lid]
to twist somebody's arm — lit tordre le bras à quelqu'un; fig forcer la main à quelqu'un
2) (wind, twine)3) (bend, distort) tordre [metal, rod, branch]; fig déformer [words, facts, meaning]4) ( injure)3.to twist one's ankle/wrist — se tordre la cheville/le poignet
1) [person]to twist round — ( turn round) se retourner
2) [rope, flex, coil] s'entortiller; [river, road] serpenterto twist and turn — [road, path] serpenter
••to go round the twist — (colloq) devenir fou/folle
to drive somebody round the twist — (colloq) rendre quelqu'un fou/folle
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43 wedge
wedge [wedʒ]1. nounb. ( = piece) [of cake, cheese, pie] (grosse) part f2. plural noun• she was sitting on the bench, wedged between her mother and her aunt elle était assise sur le banc, coincée entre sa mère et sa tante4. compounds* * *[wedʒ] 1.1) (to insert in rock, wood etc) coin m; ( to hold something in position) cale f; (of cake, pie, cheese) morceau m2) ( in golf) cocheur m de sable2.noun modifier3.transitive verb1) ( make firm)to wedge something in ou into place — caler quelque chose
the door is wedged shut — ( stuck) la porte est coincée
2) ( jam)4.to be wedged against/between — être coincé contre/entre
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46 citrus fruit
['sitrəs] (a type of fruit including the lemon, orange, lime etc.) agrumes -
47 flavour
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48 flavouring
noun (anything used to give a particular taste: lemon flavouring.) parfum -
49 ice
1. noun1) (frozen water: The pond is covered with ice.) glace2) (an ice-cream: chocolate ice-cream. Three ices, please.) crème glacée3) ((American) a fruit-flavoured frozen dessert usually made without milk and cream: lemon ice(s).)2. verb(to cover with icing: She iced the cake.) glacer- icing- icy - icily - iciness - ice age - ice axe - iceberg - ice box - ice-cream - ice-cube - ice rink - ice-skate - ice-skating - ice tray - ice over/up -
50 lime
I noun(the white substance left after heating limestone, used in making cement.) chaux- limelight: in the limelight II noun1) (a type of small, very sour, yellowish-green citrus fruit related to the lemon.) lime2) (( also adjective) (of) the colour of this fruit: lime walls.) limeIII noun(a tree with rough bark and small heart-shaped leaves.) tilleul -
51 mayonnaise
[meiə'neiz, ]( American[) 'meiəneiz](a thick sauce made of egg yolk, oil, vinegar or lemon and seasoning, and often used on salads.) mayonnaise -
52 pith
[piƟ]1) (the white substance between the peel of an orange, lemon etc and the fruit itself.) peau blanche2) (the soft substance in the centre of the stems of plants.) moelle3) (the most important part of anything: the pith of the argument.) essence -
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(a thick, hard outer layer or covering, especially the outer surface of cheese or bacon, or the peel of fruit: bacon-rind; lemon-rind.) couenne, peau, écorce -
54 sour
1. adjective1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) sur, acide2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) aigre3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) revêche2. verb(to make or become sour.) s'aigrir- sourly- sourness -
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noun (an instrument for squeezing: a lemon squeezer.) presse-fruits -
56 twist
[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) tourner, (s')enrouler, (s')entortiller2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) tresser3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) tordre2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) torsion2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) tortillon3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) tortillon4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) coup de théâtre•- twisted- twister -
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58 crush
A n1 ( crowd) bousculade f ; in the crush dans la bousculade ; it was a crush ○ in the car on était à l'étroit dans la voiture ;2 ○ ( infatuation) toquade f ; to have a crush on sb avoir une toquade pour qn, avoir le cœur qui bat pour qn ;B vtr1 fig (by force, argument) écraser [enemy, protester, uprising] ; étouffer [protest] ; anéantir [hopes] ; ( by ridicule) anéantir [person] ; to be crushed by être accablé par [ill-treatment, sorrow, tragedy] ;2 ( squash) ( deliberately) écraser [can, fruit, vegetable] ; concasser [stone] ; piler [ice] ; ( in accident) écraser [person, vehicle] (against contre) ; broyer [part of body] ; to crush sth to a powder réduire qch en poudre ; to be crushed to death ( by vehicle) se faire écraser ; ( by masonry) être écrasé sous les décombres ;3 ( crease) chiffonner [garment, fabric] ;4 ( clasp) serrer ; he crushed her to him il l'a serrée contre lui.C vi1 to crush forward se ruer en foule ; to crush together se serrer les uns contre les autres ; to crush into s'entasser dans [room, vehicle] ;2 [fabrics, garments] se froisser.■ crush out:▶ crush [sth] out, crush out [sth] extraire [juice].■ crush up:▶ crush [sth] up, crush up [sth] écraser [biscuits] ; concasser [rock]. -
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A n1 (drip, globule) gen, Med goutte f ; drop by drop goutte à goutte ; add the oil in drops ajouter l'huile goutte à goutte ; would you like a drop of milk/whisky? voulez-vous une goutte de lait/de whisky? ; just a drop juste une goutte ; a drop more milk encore un peu de lait ; this isn't a bad drop of wine/whisky il n'est pas mauvais ce petit vin/whisky ; he's definitely had a drop too much! euph il a bu un verre de trop! ;2 ( decrease) (in prices, inflation, numbers, birthrate, exports, demand) baisse f (in de), diminution f (in de) ; (in speed, pressure, noise) diminution f (in de) ; ( in temperature) baisse f (in de) ; there has been a sharp drop in unemployment on constate une forte baisse or diminution du nombre de chômeurs ; a 5% drop in sth, a drop of 5% in sth une baisse de 5% de qch ;3 (vertical distance, slope) there's a drop of 100 m from the top to the water below il y a une hauteur de 100 m du sommet jusqu'à l'eau ; don't lean out-it's a big drop ne te penche pas-c'est haut ; it's quite a drop from the top of the cliff/tower la falaise/la tour est très haute ; there was a steep drop on either side of the ridge il y avait une pente abrupte de chaque côté de l'arête ; a sheer drop (of 200 m) to the rocks below une brusque dénivellation (de 200 m) jusqu'aux rochers en contrebas ;4 ( delivery) ( from aircraft) largage m, parachutage m ; (from lorry, van) livraison f ; ( parachute jump) saut m en parachute ; to make a drop [parachutist] faire un saut en parachute ; a drop of food and blankets was made to the stricken area des denrées et des couvertures ont été larguées or parachutées sur la zone sinistrée ;7 ( gallows) potence f ;8 Theat = drop curtain.1 ( allow to fall) ( by accident) laisser tomber ; ( on purpose) mettre, lâcher ; mind you don't drop it! fais attention de ne pas le laisser tomber or le lâcher ; she dropped a stone into the well elle a laissé tomber or a lâché une pierre dans le puits ; drop it! lit lâche ça! ; she dropped a coin into the slot/a letter into the box elle a mis une pièce dans la fente/une lettre dans la boîte ; he dropped a 30-foot putt ≈ il a rentré un putt de 9 mètres ; she dropped the shuttlecock over the net elle a fait passer le volant juste derrière le filet ;2 ( deliver) [aircraft] lâcher, parachuter [supplies, equipment] ; parachuter [person] ; larguer, lâcher [bomb, shell] ;3 ( leave) ( also drop off) déposer [person, object] ; can you drop me (off) at the post office/at Claire's, please? est-ce que vous pouvez me déposer devant la Poste/chez Claire, s'il vous plaît? ;4 ( lower) baisser [curtain, sail, hem, neckline, price] ; to drop one's eyes/gaze/voice baisser les yeux/le regard/la voix ; to drop one's trousers ○ baisser son pantalon ; to drop one's speed ralentir ;5 ( give casually) to drop a hint about sth faire allusion à qch ; to drop sb a card/a note/a letter envoyer une carte/un mot/une lettre à qn ; he just dropped it into the conversation that he was leaving il a juste fait allusion, dans la conversation, à son départ ;6 ( exclude) ( deliberately) supprimer [article, episode, word] ; écarter [team member, player] ; ( by mistake) omettre [figure, letter, digit, item on list] ; ne pas prononcer [syllable, sound] ; he's been dropped from the team il a été écarté de l'équipe ;7 ( abandon) laisser tomber ○ [friend, boyfriend] ; ( give up) abandonner, laisser tomber ○ [school subject, work] ; renoncer à [habit, custom, idea, plan] ; abandonner [conversation, matter] ; retirer [charges, accusation, claim] ; to drop everything tout laisser tomber ; can we drop that subject, please? on ne pourrait pas parler d'autre chose? ; just drop it ○ , will you! laisse tomber, tu veux bien ○ ! ; let's drop the formalities ne nous embarrassons pas de formalités ;10 argot des drogués to drop acid prendre du LSD.1 (fall, descend) [object, liquid, curtain, leaf] tomber ; [person] ( deliberately) se laisser tomber ; ( by accident) tomber ; we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over nous nous sommes jetés par terre quand l'avion est passé au-dessus de nous ; to drop to one's knees tomber à genoux ; to drop into a chair se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil ; the pen dropped from ou out of his hand le stylo lui est tombé des mains ; the key must have dropped out of the hole in my pocket la clé a dû passer par le trou de ma poche ; his arm dropped to his side il a laissé retomber le bras ; his mouth dropped open ( from surprise) il en est resté bouche bée ; ( in sleep) il a ouvert la bouche ; the sun dropped below the horizon le soleil a disparu à l'horizon ; the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m l'avion est descendu à une altitude de 1 000 m ;2 ( fall away) the cliff drops into the sea la falaise tombe dans la mer ; the road drops steeply down the mountain la route descend abruptement le long de la montagne ; ⇒ drop away ;3 (decrease, lower) [prices, inflation, noise, wind, temperature, level, speed] baisser ; to drop (from sth) to sth [prices, inflation, temperature, speed] tomber (de qch) à qch ; [person] descendre (de qch) à qch ; the temperature dropped (from 6°C) to 0° C la température est tombée (de 6°C) à 0°C ; she dropped to third place elle est descendue à la troisième place ;4 ○ ( collapse) he was ready ou fit to drop il tombait de fatigue ; to do sth until one drops ou is ready to drop faire qch jusqu'à l'épuisement ;5 ( come to an end) to let sth drop laisser tomber qch [matter, subject, conversation, course, job] ;6 Sewing [curtain, garment] s'allonger ; the hem of my skirt has dropped l'ourlet de ma jupe s'est défait.to drop a brick ○ ou clanger ○ faire une gaffe ○ ; a drop in the bucket ou ocean une goutte d'eau dans la mer ; to drop sb in it ○ mettre qn dans le pétrin ○ ; to get/have the drop on sb US prendre/avoir l'avantage sur qn.■ drop back ( deliberately) rester en arrière, se laisser distancer ; ( because unable to keep up) prendre du retard.1 = drop back ;2 fig (in school, at work) prendre du retard ; to drop behind sb/sth lit ( deliberately) se laisser distancer par qn/qch ; fig prendre du retard sur qn/qch.■ drop by passer ; if there's anything you need just drop by si vous avez besoin de quoi que ce soit, passez me/nous voir ; I dropped by to see her today je suis passé la voir aujourd'hui.■ drop in:▶ drop in passer ; drop in and have a cup of tea passez prendre une tasse de thé ; to drop in on sb passer voir qn ; to drop in at the baker's passer chez le boulanger ; I'll drop it in (to you) later je passerai te le donner plus tard.■ drop off:▶ drop off1 ( fall off) [handle, leaf, label, hat] tomber ;2 drop off (to sleep) s'endormir ;3 (become weaker, fewer etc) [attendance, numbers, business, demand, interest] diminuer ;▶ drop [sth/sb] off, drop off [sth/sb] = drop B 3.■ drop out1 ( fall out) [object, handkerchief, contact lens, page] tomber (of de) ;2 ( withdraw) (from contest, race) se désister ; ( from project) se retirer ; (from school, university) abandonner ses études ; ( from society) se marginaliser ; to drop out of se retirer de [contest, race] ; abandonner [politics] ; to drop out of school/university abandonner l'école/ses études ; that word has virtually dropped out of the language ce mot a pratiquement disparu de la langue ; terms that dropped out of usage years ago des termes qui ne sont plus utilisés depuis de nombreuses années ; the coins will gradually drop out of circulation les pièces seront progressivement retirées de la circulation.■ drop over = drop round.■ drop round:▶ drop round passer ; I'll drop round (to your house) later je passerai te voir plus tard ; I'll drop your books round after school je passerai te donner tes livres après l'école. -
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