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101 boost
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102 contact lens
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103 edify
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104 elevate
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105 keep-fit
noun (a series or system of exercises, usually simple, intended to improve the physical condition of ordinary people, especially women: She's very keen on keep-fit but it doesn't do her much good; ( also adjective) keep-fit exercises.) (de) gymnastique -
106 make amends
(to do something to improve the situation after doing something wrong, stupid etc: He gave her a present to make amends for his rudeness.) réparer, racheter -
107 play for time
(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) essayer de gagner du temps -
108 refine
1) (to make (a substance eg sugar) pure by taking out dirt, waste substances etc: Oil is refined before it is used.) raffiner2) (to improve: We have refined our techniques considerably since the work began.) perfectionner•- refined- refinement - refinery -
109 touch up
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110 upgrade
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111 develop
A vtr1 ( acquire) acquérir [skill, knowledge] ; attraper [illness] ; prendre [habit] ; présenter [symptom] ; to develop an awareness of sth prendre conscience de qch ; to develop a taste ou liking for sth prendre goût à qch ; to develop cancer développer un cancer ; the engine developed a fault le moteur a commencé à mal fonctionner ;2 ( evolve) élaborer [plan, project] ; mettre au point [technique, procedures, invention] ; exposer [theory, idea] ; développer [argument] ;6 Phot développer.B vi1 ( evolve) [child, seed, embryo] se développer ; [intelligence] s'épanouir ; [skills] s'améliorer ; [society, country, region] se développer ; [plot, play] se développer ; to develop into devenir ;2 ( come into being) [friendship] naître ; [trouble, difficulty] naître ; [crack, hole] se former ; [illness, symptom] se déclarer ;3 (progress, advance) [friendship] se développer ; [difficulty] s'aggraver ; [crack, fault] s'accentuer ; [war, illness] s'aggraver ; [game, story] se dérouler ;4 (in size, extent) [town, business] se développer. -
112 dress
A n2 ¢ ( clothing) vêtements mpl, tenue f ; his style of dress son style vestimentaire ; casual/formal dress tenue décontractée/habillée ; military dress tenue militaire.C vtr2 ( decorate) décorer [Christmas tree] ; Naut pavoiser [ship] ; to dress a shop window faire une vitrine ;4 Med panser [wound] ;8 Mil aligner [troops].D vi1 ( put on clothes) s'habiller ; to dress in a suit/uniform mettre un costume/un uniforme ; to dress in red/black s'habiller en rouge/noir ; to dress for dinner/for the theatre s'habiller pour dîner/pour aller au théâtre ;2 Mil [troops] s'aligner.dressed to kill habillé de façon irrésistible ; ⇒ nine.■ dress down:▶ dress down [person] s'habiller ‘décontracté’ ;▶ dress [sb] down, dress down [sb] réprimander.■ dress up:▶ dress up1 ( smartly) s'habiller, se mettre sur son trente et un ○ ;2 ( in fancy dress) se déguiser (as en) ; -
113 efficiency
1 (of person, staff, method, organization) efficacité f (in doing à faire) ; to improve/impair efficiency améliorer/diminuer l'efficacité ;2 (of machine, engine) rendement m ; the (fuel) efficiency of a car le rendement d'une voiture ; to produce electricity at 50% efficiency produire de l'électricité avec un rendement de 50%. -
114 fluency
fluency n ( all contexts) aisance f ; with great fluency avec une grande aisance ; you must improve your fluency tu dois acquérir une plus grande aisance ; the fluency of his writing l'aisance de son écriture ; sb's fluency in German l'aisance de qn à s'exprimer en allemand. -
115 suppleness
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116 upgrade
A n1 ( upward gradient) montée f ; to be on the upgrade gen être en progrès ; [prices] être en hausse ; [sick person] être en voie de guérison ;2 Tourism surclassement m ;C vtr2 Comput augmenter [memory] ; améliorer [system] ; passer à une version plus puissante de [hardware] ; passer à une version plus récente de [software] ;4 Tourism surclasser [passenger]. -
117 develop
develop [dɪ'veləp](a) (evolve → country, person) se développer, évoluer; (→ feeling) se former, grandir; (→ plot) se développer, se dérouler;∎ to develop into sth devenir qch;∎ let's see how things develop attendons de voir comment les choses évoluent ou tournent(b) (become apparent → disease) se manifester, se déclarer; (→ talent, trend) se manifester; (→ event) se produire(c) Photography se développer∎ to develop one's muscles développer ses muscles, se muscler(b) (expand → business, market) développer; (→ idea, argument) développer, expliquer (en détail), exposer (en détail)∎ she developed a habit of biting her nails elle a pris l'habitude de se ronger les ongles;∎ he has developed cancer il est atteint de cancer;∎ to develop a temperature or a fever (se mettre à) avoir ou faire de la température;∎ I've developed a taste for opera je me suis mis à aimer l'opéra;∎ she's developed a tendency to stutter elle s'est plus ou moins mise à bégayer(e) (land, resources) exploiter, mettre en valeur, aménager;∎ the site is to be developed on va construire sur ce terrain, on va aménager le site -
118 effectiveness
effectiveness [ɪ'fektɪvnɪs](b) (effect → of entrance, gesture, colour) effet m;∎ to improve the effectiveness of your backhand pour améliorer votre reversUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > effectiveness
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119 mend
mend [mend]1 noun∎ to be on the mend (economy, situation) s'améliorer□ ; (ill person) se remettre□, être en voie de guérison□(a) (repair → machine, television, broken vase) réparer; (→ clothes) raccommoder; (→ hem) recoudre; (darn → socks) repriser, ravauder;∎ to get or to have sth mended faire réparer qch∎ to mend matters arranger les choses;∎ to mend one's ways s'amender(improve → patient) se remettre, être en voie de guérison; (→ weather) s'améliorer; (→ fracture, broken bones) se ressouder;∎ familiar you'll soon mend tu t'en remettras□ -
120 seek
(a) (search for → job, person, solution) chercher, rechercher;∎ he constantly sought her approval il cherchait constamment à obtenir son approbation;∎ he sought revenge on them il a cherché à se venger d'eux;∎ they sought an answer to their problems ils ont cherché une réponse à leurs problèmes;∎ we'd better seek help il vaut mieux aller chercher de l'aide;∎ they sought shelter from the rain ils ont cherché à se mettre à l'abri de la pluie;∎ we sought shelter in a shop doorway nous avons cherché refuge ou à nous réfugier dans l'entrée d'un magasin;∎ to seek one's fortune chercher fortune;∎ to seek re-election chercher à se faire réélire;∎ gentleman, 50s, seeks mature woman… (in personal column) homme, la cinquantaine, recherche femme mûre…(b) (ask for → advice, help) demander, chercher;∎ I sought professional advice j'ai demandé conseil à un professionnel, j'ai cherché conseil auprès d'un professionnel;∎ he sought my help il m'a demandé de l'aide ou de l'aider∎ to seek to do sth chercher à faire qch, tenter de faire qch;∎ we are seeking to improve housing conditions nous nous efforçons d'améliorer ou nous cherchons à améliorer les conditions de logement(d) (move towards) chercher;∎ water seeks its own level l'eau atteint spontanément son niveauchercher;∎ to seek after sth rechercher qch;∎ Bible seek and ye shall find cherchez et vous trouverez►► Computing seek time temps m d'accèsrechercher(a) (go to see) aller voir
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