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1 loom
loom [lu:m]( = appear) [building, mountain] se dessiner ; [figure, ship] surgir ; [danger, crisis] menacer ; [event] être imminent2. noun* * *[luːm] 1.noun métier m à tisser2.2) [war, crisis] menacer; [exam, interview] être imminent3.to loom large — [exam, issue] peser lourd
looming present participle adjective1) fig [crisis] qui menace; [deadline] qui approche dangereusement2) lit [spire, cliff] menaçant -
2 report
A n2 ( notification) have you had any reports of lost dogs this evening? est-ce qu'on a signalé des chiens perdus ce soir? ;3 Admin ( published findings) rapport m ; ( of enquiry) rapport m d'enquête ; to prepare/publish a report préparer/publier un rapport ; the chairman's/committee's report le rapport présidentiel/de la commission ; the Warren commission's report le rapport d'enquête de la commission Warren ;4 Journ, Radio, TV communiqué m ; ( longer) reportage m ; and now a report from our Moscow correspondent et maintenant un communiqué de notre envoyé spécial à Moscou ; we bring you this special report voici un communiqué spécial ;5 GB Sch bulletin m scolaire ;7 ( noise) détonation f.B reports npl Journ, Radio, TV, gen ( unsubstantiated news) we are getting reports of heavy fighting des combats intensifs auraient lieu ; there have been reports of understaffing in prisons les prisons manqueraient de gardiens ; according to reports, the divorce is imminent selon certaines sources, le divorce serait imminent ; I've heard reports that the headmaster is taking early retirement j'ai entendu dire que le directeur va partir en préretraite.C vtr1 ( relay) signaler [fact, occurrence] ; I have nothing to report je n'ai rien à signaler ; to report sth to sb transmettre qch à qn [result, decision, news] ; the Union reported the vote to the management le syndicat a transmis le résultat du vote à la direction ; did she have anything of interest to report? avait-elle quelque chose d'intéressant à raconter? ; my friend reported that my parents are well mon ami m'a dit que mes parents vont bien ;2 Journ, TV, Radio ( give account of) faire le compte rendu de [debate] ; Peter Jenkins is in Washington to report the latest developments Peter Jenkins est à Washington pour nous tenir au courant des dernières nouvelles ; only one paper reported their presence in Paris un seul journal a fait état de leur présence à Paris ; the French press has reported that the tunnel is behind schedule selon la presse française il y aurait du retard dans la construction du tunnel ;3 Admin ( notify authorities) signaler, déclarer [theft, death, accident, case] ; 15 new cases of cholera were reported this week on a signalé 15 nouveaux cas de choléra cette semaine ; five people are reported dead on signale cinq morts ; no casualties have been reported on ne signale pas de victimes ; three people were reported missing after the explosion trois personnes ont été portées disparues après l'explosion ;4 ( allege) it is reported that il paraît que ; she is reported to have changed her mind elle aurait (paraît-il) changé d'avis, il paraît qu'elle a changé d'avis ;5 ( make complaint about) signaler [person] ; péj dénoncer [person] ; I shall report you to your headmaster je vais te signaler à ton directeur ; your insubordination will be reported votre insubordination sera signalée ; you will be reported to the boss le directeur sera mis au courant ; the residents reported the noise to the police les habitants se sont plaints du bruit au commissariat.D vi1 ( give account) to report on faire un compte rendu sur [talks, progress] ; Journ faire un reportage sur [event] ; he will report to Parliament on the negotiations il fera un compte rendu des négociations au parlement ;2 ( present findings) [committee, group] faire son rapport (on sur) ; the committee will report in June le comité fera son rapport en juin ;3 ( present oneself) se présenter ; report to reception/to the captain présentez-vous à la réception/au capitaine ; to report for duty prendre son service ; to report sick se faire porter malade ; to report to one's unit Mil rejoindre son unité ;4 Admin ( have as immediate superior) to report to être sous les ordres (directs) de [superior] ; she reports to me elle est sous mes ordres.■ report back:1 ( after absence) [employee] se présenter ;2 ( present findings) [committee, representative] présenter un rapport (about, on sur). -
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4 loom
loom [lu:m]∎ an iceberg loomed out of or through the fog un iceberg a soudain surgi du brouillard;∎ a figure loomed in the doorway une silhouette est apparue dans l'encadrement de la porte;∎ above us loomed a high cliff une falaise se dressait au-dessus de nos têtes(b) (approach) être imminent;∎ the deadline was looming nearer and nearer la date fatidique approchait;∎ he's getting worried with the elections looming ahead l'approche des élections l'inquiète∎ the idea of eviction loomed large in their minds l'idée d'être expulsés ne les quittait pas2 noun∎ hand/power loom métier m manuel/mécaniqueapparaître indistinctement, surgir -
5 accept
accept [ək'sept](a) (take when offered → apology, gift, invitation) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) accepter, écouter;∎ he proposed and she accepted (him) il la demanda en mariage et elle accepta;∎ please accept my apologies je vous prie de bien vouloir accepter mes excuses;∎ the machine only accepts coins la machine n'accepte que les pièces(b) (believe as right, true) accepter, admettre;∎ I can't accept what he says je ne peux accepter ou admettre ce qu'il dit;∎ I refuse to accept that he's guilty je me refuse à le croire coupable, je refuse de croire qu'il soit coupable;∎ it is generally accepted that... il est généralement reconnu que...;∎ while we accept that this may be more expensive… tout en admettant que ceci puisse être plus cher…(c) (face up to → danger) faire face à, affronter; (→ challenge) accepter, relever; (→ one's fate) se résigner à;∎ she hasn't really accepted his death elle n'a pas vraiment accepté sa mort;∎ you have to accept the inevitable il vous faut accepter l'inévitable;∎ we have to accept the fact that war is imminent nous devons accepter le fait que la guerre est imminente;∎ they refused to accept the appalling working conditions ils ont refusé de travailler dans des conditions aussi épouvantables∎ to accept responsibility for sth prendre ou accepter la responsabilité de qch;∎ to accept no responsibility décliner toute responsabilité∎ they accepted her into the club ils l'ont admise au club; -
6 source
source [sɔ:s]1 noun∎ a good source of vitamin C une bonne source de vitamine C;∎ they have traced the source of the power cut ils ont découvert l'origine de la panne de courant;∎ energy sources sources fpl d'énergie;∎ at source à la source;∎ Medicine source of infection foyer m d'infection(b) (of information) source f;∎ I have it from a good source je le sais ou tiens de source sûre;∎ the journalist refused to name his sources le journaliste a refusé de nommer ses sources;∎ according to reliable sources war is imminent selon des sources sûres ou bien informées, la guerre est imminente(c) (of river) source f∎ to be sourced from provenir de∎ the quotations are sourced in footnotes la source des citations figure dans les notes en bas de page►► Accountancy source and application of funds état m de flux de trésorie;Computing source document document m de base, document m source;Computing source file fichier m source;(a) Linguistics langue f sourcesource material or source materials (documents) documentation f;Computing source program programme m source;Computing source text texte m de départ
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