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21 cool down
1) (to make or become less warm: Let your food cool down a bit!) refroidir2) (to make or become less excited or less emotional: He was very angry but he's cooled down now.) se calmer -
22 subside
1) ((of land, streets, buildings etc) to sink lower: When a building starts to subside, cracks usually appear in the walls.) s'affaisser2) ((of floods) to become lower and withdraw: Gradually the water subsided.) baisser3) ((of a storm, noise or other disturbance) to become quieter: They stayed anchored in harbour till the wind subsided.) se calmer• -
23 se radoucir
ʀadusiʀ vpr/vi1) (= se réchauffer) [temps] to become milder2) (= se calmer) [personne] to calm down, [ton] to soften -
24 calm down
(to make or become calm: He tried to calm her down by giving her some brandy; Calm down!) (se) calmer -
25 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) bien-être2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) facilité3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) naturel2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) soulager2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) (se) calmer, ralentir3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) (mouvoir) doucement•- easily- easiness - easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) doucement- easy-going - at ease - easier said than done - go easy on - stand at ease - take it easy - take one's ease -
26 quieten
1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) (se) calmer2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) apaiser -
27 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) (se) calmer2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) s'installer (confortablement)3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) se mettre (sérieusement) à -
28 steady
['stedi] 1. adjective1) ((negative unsteady) firmly fixed, balanced or controlled: The table isn't steady; You need a steady hand to be a surgeon.) ferme2) (regular or even: a steady temperature; He was walking at a steady pace.) régulier3) (unchanging or constant: steady faith.) solide4) ((of a person) sensible and hardworking in habits etc: a steady young man.) travailleur2. verb(to make or become steady: He stumbled but managed to steady himself; His heart-beat gradually steadied.) (se) calmer- steadily- steadiness - steady on! - steady ! -
29 blow
A n1 ( stroke) coup m ; killed by a blow to the back of the head tué d'un coup derrière la tête ; to fell sb with a blow ( with fist) abattre qn d'un coup de poing ; ( with stick) abattre qn d'un coup de bâton ; to exchange blows échanger des coups ; to come to blows en venir aux mains (over au sujet de) ; to strike a blow for fig frapper un grand coup pour [freedom, rights] ;2 fig (shock, knock) coup m ; to deal sb a savage blow porter un très mauvais coup à qn ; the blow fell le coup est tombé ; to be a blow être un coup terrible (to sth porté à qch ; to, for sb pour qn) ;3 ( of nose) to give one's nose a blow se moucher ; give your nose a good blow mouche-toi un bon coup ;1 [wind] to blow sth out of faire voler qch par [window] ; the wind blew the door open/shut un coup de vent a ouvert/fermé la porte ; to be blown off course/onto the rocks être dévié/poussé sur les rochers par le vent ; it's blowing a gale il y a de la tempête ;2 [person] faire [bubble, smoke ring] ; to blow smoke in sb's face envoyer or souffler la fumée dans la figure de qn ; to blow an egg vider un œuf (en soufflant dedans) ; to blow glass souffler du verre ; to blow sb a kiss envoyer un baiser à qn ;3 to blow one's nose se moucher ;4 gen, Mus souffler dans [trumpet, whistle, flute] ; to blow the whistle for half-time siffler la mi-temps ;5 [explosion] provoquer [hole] (in dans) ; to be blown to pieces ou bits by être réduit en poussière par ; to blow a safe faire sauter un coffre-fort ;7 ○ ( spend) claquer ○ [money] (on dans) ;9 ○ ( make a mess of) to blow it tout ficher en l'air ○ ; to blow one's chances ficher ses chances en l'air ○ ; to blow one's lines se mélanger les pinceaux ○ ; that's really blown it ○ ! c'est fichu ○ cette fois! ;10 ○ † (pp blowed) blow it! zut ○ ! ; blow him! qu'il aille au diable ; well, blow me down ou I'll be blowed! mince alors ○ ! ; I'll be blowed if I'll pay! pas question que je paye! ○ ;11 ○ US to blow town se tirer ○ vite fait ;13 ○ ( drugs slang) to blow grass fumer (de l'herbe) ;14 ● ( fellate) tailler une pipe à ●.1 [wind] souffler ; the wind's blowing from the north le vent vient or souffle du nord ; it's blowing hard tonight le vent souffle fort ce soir ;3 [person] souffler (into dans ; on sur) ;4 ( sound) [whistle] retentir ; [trumpet] sonner, retentir ; [foghorn] rugir ; when the whistle blows au coup de sifflet ;5 [whale] souffler ;6 (break, explode) [fuse, gasket] sauter ; [bulb] griller ; [tyre] éclater ;7 ○ ( leave quickly) filer ○.to blow a fuse ○ ou a gasket ○ ou one's lid ○ ou one's stack ○ ou one' s top ○ piquer une crise ○ ; it really blew my mind ○ ou blew me away! ○ (with admiration, astonishment) j'en suis resté baba ○.■ blow around, blow about GB:▶ blow around [leaves, papers, litter] voler dans tous les sens ;▶ blow [sth] around, blow around [sth] faire voler [qch] dans tous les sens.■ blow away:▶ blow away [object, hat, paper] s'envoler ;▶ blow [sth] away, blow away [sth] [wind] emporter [object] ; [explosion] souffler [roof] ; to blow the dust away souffler sur la poussière ;■ blow down:▶ blow down [tree, fence, house] tomber (à cause du vent) ;▶ blow [sth] down, blow down [sth] [wind] faire tomber [chimney, tree, house].■ blow in:▶ blow in1 [snow, rain] entrer ;2 ( in explosion) [door, window] être enfoncé ;▶ blow [sth] in, blow in [sth]1 [wind] faire entrer [snow, rain] ;2 [explosion] enfoncer [door, window].■ blow off:▶ blow off1 [hat] s'envoler ;2 ( gush out) [gas, liquid] s'échapper ;▶ blow [sth] off, blow off [sth] [wind] emporter [hat] ; [explosion] emporter [hand, limb, roof] ; to blow sb's head off faire sauter la tête de qn ; he had his leg blown off il a perdu sa jambe ; to blow the leaves off the trees [wind] faire tomber les feuilles des arbres ; to blow the dust off sth [person] enlever la poussière de qch en soufflant dessus.■ blow out:▶ blow out1 [candle, flame] s'éteindre ;2 [oil well] laisser échapper du pétrole ; [gas well] laisser échapper du gaz ;▶ blow [sth] out, blow out [sth]2 ( inflate) to blow one's cheeks out gonfler les or ses joues ; to blow itself out [gale, storm] tomber.■ blow over:1 (pass, die down) [storm] tomber ; [affair] être oublié ; [discontent, protest] se calmer ; [anger] passer, tomber ;2 ( topple) [fence, tree] tomber (à cause du vent) ;▶ blow [sb/sth] over [wind] renverser [person, tree, fence].■ blow up:▶ blow up2 [wind, storm] se lever ;3 [trouble, problem, affair] éclater ;▶ blow [sth/sb] up, blow up [sb/sth] ( in explosion) faire sauter [building, person] ; faire exploser [bomb] ;▶ blow [sth] up, blow up [sth]1 ( inflate) gonfler [tyre, balloon] ;3 ( exaggerate) exagérer ; the story has been blown (up) out of all proportion l'histoire a été exagérément grossie. -
30 moderate
A n modéré/-e m/f.B adj2 ( of average extent) [gain, income, performance, success] moyen/-enne, limité ; Culin at ou over a moderate heat à feu moyen ; in a moderate oven à four moyen ;C vtrD vi1 ( become less extreme) se modérer ; -
31 mellow
mellow ['meləʊ](b) (bricks) patiné; (light) doux (douce), tamisé; (colour) doux (douce); (voice, music) doux (douce), mélodieux(c) (person, mood) serein, tranquille;∎ to become or to grow mellow s'adoucir; (with age) mûrir;∎ mellow thoughts des pensées langoureuses∎ to be mellow être parti, planer∎ see you at six? -- yeah, that's mellow on se voit à six heures? -- ouais, ça marche!(of age, experience) adoucir, faire mûrir; (of food, alcohol) détendre, décontracter(b) (light, colour) s'adoucir; (stone, brick, building) se patiner; (sound, music) s'adoucir, devenir plus mélodieux;∎ her voice has mellowed sa voix s'est adoucie∎ he's mellowed a lot since those days il s'est beaucoup adouci depuis cette époque;∎ after the second whisky he began to mellow après le deuxième whisky, il a commencé à se décontracter4 noun
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