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1 shadow
shadow [ˈ∫ædəʊ]1. nounombre f3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Dans le système parlementaire britannique, le « cabinet fantôme » ( Shadow Cabinet) se compose des députés du principal parti d'opposition qui deviendraient ministres si leur parti était élu. Leur rôle est d'interroger le gouvernement sur sa politique dans leurs domaines de spécialité et d'être les porte-parole de leur parti.* * *['ʃædəʊ] 1.1) ( shade) lit, fig ombre fto live in the shadow of — ( near) vivre à proximité de [mine, power station]; ( in fear of) vivre dans la crainte de [Aids, unemployment, war]
2) ( person who follows another) gen ombre f; ( detective) détective m qui file quelqu'unto put a shadow on somebody — faire filer or suivre quelqu'un
3) ( hint)2. 3.without ou beyond the shadow of a doubt — sans l'ombre d'un doute
transitive verb1) lit projeter une ombre sur2) ( follow) filer -
2 throw
throw [θrəʊ]1. noun[of javelin, discus] jet m• it costs $10 a throw (inf) ça coûte 10 dollars à chaque fois• to throw o.s. to the ground se jeter à terrec. ( = put suddenly) jeter• to throw into confusion [+ person] semer la confusion dans l'esprit de ; [+ meeting, group] semer la confusion dans• to throw open [+ door, window] ouvrir tout grand ; [+ house, gardens] ouvrir au public ; [+ competition] ouvrir à tout le monded. [+ switch] actionnere. [+ pottery] tournerf. ( = disconcert) (inf) déconcerter3. compounds► throw about, throw around separable transitive verb• to be thrown about (in boat, bus) être ballotté[+ rubbish] jeter ; [+ one's life, happiness, chance, talents] gâcher► throw in( = give) donner( = get rid of) se libérer de ; [+ cold, infection] se débarrasser deb. ( = make wrong) fausserb. [+ people] réunir (par hasard)► throw up* * *[θrəʊ] 1.1) Sport, Games ( in football) touche f; (of javelin, discus etc) lancer m; (in judo, wrestling etc) jeté m; ( of dice) coup m2) (colloq) ( each)2.CDs £5 a throw! — les compacts à cinq livres (la) pièce!
1) gen, Games, Sport ( project) ( with careful aim) lancer; ( downwards) jeter; ( with violence) projeterto throw a six — ( in dice) faire un six
2) fig ( direct) lancer [punch, question]; jeter [glance, look]; envoyer [kiss]; projeter [image, light, shadow] (on sur); faire [shadow] (on sur)we are ready for all the problems that Europe can throw at us — fig nous somme prêts à affronter tous les problèmes que l'Europe nous pose
to throw suspicion on somebody/something — faire naître des soupçons sur quelqu'un/quelque chose
3) fig ( disconcert) désarçonnerto throw [something/somebody] into confusion ou disarray — semer la confusion dans [meeting, group]; semer la confusion parmi [people]
4) Technology actionner [switch, lever]the operator threw the machine into gear/reverse — l'opérateur a embrayé l'engin/passé la marche arrière
5) (colloq) ( indulge in)to throw a fit — fig piquer une crise (colloq)
6) (colloq) ( organize)to throw a party — faire une fête (colloq)
7) ( in pottery)3. 4.to throw oneself — se jeter ( onto sur)
to throw oneself into — lit se jeter dans; fig se plonger dans
Phrasal Verbs:- throw in- throw on- throw up••it's throwing it down! — (colloq) GB ça dégringole! (colloq)
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3 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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4 shade
shade [∫eɪd]1. nouna. ombre f• 40° in the shade 40° à l'ombre• to put sb/sth in the shade éclipser qn/qchc. ( = small amount) a shade bigger légèrement plus grand2. plural noun[trees, parasol] donner de l'ombre à* * *[ʃeɪd] 1.1) ( shadow) ombre f2) ( of colour) ton m; fig (of opinion, meaning) nuance fa solution that should appeal to all shades of opinion — une solution qui devrait plaire à toutes les tendances
3) (small amount, degree)4) (also lamp shade) abat-jour m inv5) US (also window shade) store m2.shades plural noun1) (colloq) ( sunglasses) lunettes fpl de soleil2) ( undertones)3.transitive verb1) ( screen) donner de l'ombre à2) = shade in4. 5.shaded past participle adjective1) ( shady) ombragé2) [lamp] avec un abat-jour•Phrasal Verbs:- shade in••to put something in the shade — surpasser or surclasser quelque chose
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