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  • 61 fall into the hands (of someone)

    (to be caught, found, captured etc by someone: He fell into the hands of bandits; The documents fell into the wrong hands (= were found, captured etc by someone who was not supposed to see them).) tomber entre les mains de

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  • 62 glimpse

    [ɡlimps] 1. noun
    (a very brief look: He caught a glimpse of the burglar.) coup d'oeil
    2. verb
    (to get a brief look at.) jeter un coup d'oeil

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  • 63 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) tenir
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) tenir
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) retenir
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) tenir
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) détenir
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) contenir
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) tenir, avoir lieu
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) (se) tenir
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) occuper
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) tenir, croire
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) être valable
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obliger (qqn) à tenir ses engagements
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) défendre
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) résister
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) retenir
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) avoir lieu
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) posséder
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) (se) maintenir
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) patienter
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) tenir
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) garder
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) réserver à
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prise
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) emprise
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prise
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    - - holder
    - hold-all - get hold of - hold back - hold down - hold forth - hold good - hold it - hold off - hold on - hold out - hold one's own - hold one's tongue - hold up - hold-up - hold with II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) cale

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  • 64 in the act (of)

    (at the exact moment (of doing something): He was caught in the act (of stealing my car).) sur le fait

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  • 65 in the act (of)

    (at the exact moment (of doing something): He was caught in the act (of stealing my car).) sur le fait

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  • 66 in the wake of

    (immediately behind or after: Our tiny boat was caught in the wake of the huge ship.) dans le sillage de

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  • 67 jump the gun

    (to start before the proper time: We shouldn't be going on holiday till tomorrow, but we jumped the gun and caught today's last flight.) prendre les devants

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  • 68 laid up

    (ill in bed: When I caught flu, I was laid up for a fortnight.) alité

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  • 69 last

    I 1. adjective
    1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) dernier
    2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) dernier
    3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) dernier
    2. adverb
    (at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) en dernier
    - at long last - at last - hear - see the last of - the last person - the last straw - the last thing - the last word - on one's last legs - to the last II verb
    1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) durer
    2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) durer
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    - last out

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  • 70 might have

    1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) il aurait été possible que... si
    2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) aurais dû au moins
    3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) il aurait été possible que... mais
    4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') c'est possible

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  • 71 miss

    [mis] 1. verb
    1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) manquer
    2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) rater
    3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) manquer
    4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) regretter
    5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) remarquer l'absence/la disparition de
    6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) manquer
    7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) manquer
    8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) rater
    9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) échapper à
    10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) avoir des ratés
    2. noun
    (a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) coup raté/manqué
    - go missing - miss out - miss the boat

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  • 72 on the rebound

    (as (something) bounces back: He caught the ball on the rebound.) au rebond

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  • 73 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) repos
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) sommeil
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) support
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) (au) repos
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) (se) reposer
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) (se) reposer
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) (re)poser, (s')appuyer (sur)
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) être calme, tranquille
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) reposer sur
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) appartenir à
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    - restfully - restfulness - restless - restlessly - restlessness - rest-room - at rest - come to rest - lay to rest - let the matter rest - rest assured - set someone's mind at rest II [rest]

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  • 74 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rouleau
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) petit pain
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) roulade
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) roulis
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) roulement
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) bourrelet
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) roulement
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rouler
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) (faire) rouler
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) (en)rouler
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) rouler
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) rouler
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) enrouler
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) rouler; étendre (au rouleau)
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) rouler
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) gronder, rouler
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) rouler
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rouler
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) déferler
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) s'écouler
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    - rolling - roller-skate 3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) faire du patin à roulettes
    - roll in - roll up II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) liste

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  • 75 runaway

    noun (a person, animal etc that runs away: The police caught the two runaways; ( also adjective) a runaway horse.) fugitif/-ive

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  • 76 sand-storm

    ['sænsto:m]
    noun (a storm of wind, carrying with it clouds of sand: We were caught in a sandstorm in the desert.) tempête de sable

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  • 77 shower

    1. noun
    1) (a short fall (of rain): I got caught in a shower on my way here.) averse
    2) (anything resembling such a fall of rain: a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets.) pluie/déluge de
    3) (a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above: I'm just going to have/take a shower.) douche
    4) (the equipment used for such a bath: We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom.) douche
    2. verb
    1) (to pour down in large quantities (on): They showered confetti on the bride.) inonder de
    2) (to bathe in a shower: He showered and dressed.) prendre une douche
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    - showerproof

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  • 78 smuggle

    1) (to bring (goods) into, or send them out from, a country illegally, or without paying duty: He was caught smuggling (several thousand cigarettes through the Customs).) faire de la contrebande
    2) (to send or take secretly: I smuggled some food out of the kitchen.) faire entrer/sortir clandestinement
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    - smuggling

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  • 79 snow

    [snəu] 1. noun
    (frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes: We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.) neige
    2. verb
    (to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) neiger
    - snowball - snowboard - snow-capped - snowdrift - snowfall - snowflake - snowstorm - snow-white - snowed under

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  • 80 sparkle

    1. noun
    1) (an effect like that made by little sparks: There was a sudden sparkle as her diamond ring caught the light.) étincellement
    2) (liveliness or brightness: She has lots of sparkle.) éclat
    2. verb
    1) (to glitter, as if throwing off tiny sparks: The snow sparkled in the sunlight.) étinceler
    2) (to be lively or witty: She really sparkled at that party.) briller
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