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81 Accidental Colour
The name given to that colour which an object appears to have when seen by the eye, which at the time is strongly affected by some particular colour; thus, if we look for a short time upon any bright object, such as a wafer on a sheet of paper, and then direct the eye to another part of the paper, a similar wafer will be seen, but of a different colour, and this will always be what is called its "Complementary" or "Accidental" colour; thus, if the wafer be blue, the imaginary spot will be orange; if red, it will be changed into green; yellow, it will appear purple. -
82 plain
A nB adj1 ( simple) [dress, decor, food, living, language] simple ; [building, furniture] sobre ; plain cooking cuisine f simple ; she's a good plain cook elle fait une bonne cuisine simple ; a plain man un homme simple ;2 ( of one colour) [background, fabric] uni ; [envelope] sans inscription ; a sheet of plain paper ( unheaded) une feuille de papier libre ; ( unlined) une feuille de papier non reglé ; a plain blue dress une robe toute bleue ; under plain cover Post sous pli discret ;3 euph ( unattractive) [woman] quelconque ; she's rather plain elle a un visage quelconque, elle n'a rien d'une beauté ;5 ( obvious) évident, clair ; it was plain to everyone that he was lying il était évident pour tout le monde qu'il mentait ; it's a plain fact that il est bien clair que ; it is plain from this report that il est clair d'après ce rapport que ; she's jealous, it's plain to see elle est jalouse, ça saute aux yeux ; her suffering was plain to see on ne pouvait pas ignorer sa souffrance ; to make it plain to sb that faire comprendre clairement à qn que ; let me make myself quite plain, I'm not going que ce soit bien clair, je n'y vais pas ; do I make myself plain? suis-je bien clair? ; she made her irritation quite plain elle n'a pas caché son irritation ;6 ( direct) [answer, language] franc/franche ; plain speaking franchise f ; there was plenty of plain speaking tout le monde a eu son franc-parler ; can't you speak in plain English? tu ne peux pas parler en termes simples? ; in plain English, this means that en clair, ceci veut dire que ; the plain truth of the matter is that la vérité est que ;7 ( tjrs épith) ( downright) [common sense] simple (before n) ; [ignorance, laziness] pur et simple (after n) ;8 ( ordinary) I knew him when he was plain Mr Spencer je l'ai connu quand il s'appelait M. Spencer tout court ;9 ( unflavoured) [yoghurt, crisps, rice] nature inv ;10 ( in knitting) à l'endroit.C adv1 ( completely) [stupid, wrong] tout bonnement, tout simplement ; plain lazy tout bonnement paresseux ;2 ( directly) I can't put it any plainer than that je ne peux pas être plus clair.to be as plain as day être clair comme l'eau de roche ; to be plain sailing [project, task etc] marcher comme sur des roulettes. -
83 wear
A n ¢1 ( clothing) vêtements mpl ; children's/beach wear vêtements pour enfants/de plage ; in beach/sports wear en tenue f de plage/de sport ;2 ( use) for everyday wear de tous les jours ; for summer wear pour l'été ; to stretch with wear [shoes] s'assouplir à l'usage ; I've had three years' wear out of these boots ces bottes m'ont duré trois ans ; there's some wear left in these tyres ces pneus ne sont pas encore usés ; there's still a few months' wear in this shirt cette chemise peut encore servir quelques mois ;3 ( damage) usure f (on de) ; wear and tear usure f ; fair ou normal wear and tear usure normale ; to stand up to wear résister à l'usure ; to get hard ou heavy wear servir beaucoup ; there are signs of wear on the brake linings les garnitures de freins sont un peu usées ; to show signs of wear commencer à être usé ; to look the worse for wear ( damaged) être abîmé ; to be somewhat the worse for wear ( drunk) être ivre ; ( tired) être épuisé.1 ( be dressed in) porter [garment, jewellery, earphones etc] ; to wear blue s'habiller en bleu ; to wear one's hair long/short avoir les cheveux longs/courts ; to wear one's hair in a bun porter un chignon ; to wear a ribbon in one's hair avoir un ruban dans les cheveux ; to wear one's skirts long s'habiller long ; to wear one's clothes loose aimer les vêtements lâches ;2 ( put on) mettre [garment, jewellery etc] ; what are you wearing tonight? qu'est-ce que tu vas mettre ce soir? ; what should I wear? qu'est-ce que je devrais mettre? ; I haven't got a thing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre ;3 ( use) mettre [perfume, sun-cream] ; to wear make-up se maquiller ; she's wearing make-up elle est maquillée ;4 ( display) he ou his face wore a puzzled frown il fronçait les sourcils d'un air perplexe ; her face wore a smug expression elle avait un air plein de suffisance ;5 ( damage by use) user [carpet, clothes, clutch, component] ; to be worn to a thread être usé jusqu'à la corde ; to wear a hole in trouer [garment, sheet] ; to wear a track/a groove in creuser un sentier/une rigole dans ;1 ( become damaged) [carpet, garment, shoes] s'user ; my patience is wearing thin je commence à être à bout de patience ;2 ( withstand use) a carpet/fabric that will wear well un tapis/tissu solide ; he's worn very well fig il est encore bien pour son âge.■ wear away:▶ wear away [sth], wear [sth] away [water] ronger ; [footsteps, friction, rubbing] user.■ wear down:▶ wear down [sth], wear [sth] down1 ( damage) [friction, person, water] user ;▶ wear [sb] down épuiser.■ wear off:▶ wear off1 ( lose effect) [anaesthetic, drug, effect] se dissiper ; [feeling, sensation] passer ; the novelty will soon wear off ça n'aura bientôt plus l'attrait de la nouveauté ;2 ( come off) [paint, gold plate] s'effacer ;▶ wear [sth] off, wear off [sth] faire partir [paint, varnish] ; effacer [inscription].■ wear out:▶ wear out [clothes, shoes, equipment] s'user ; my patience is beginning to wear out je commence à perdre patience ;▶ wear out [sth], wear [sth] out user [clothes, shoes, mechanism] ; to wear out one's welcome lasser l'amabilité de ses hôtes ;▶ wear [sb] out épuiser.■ wear through: -
84 ice
ice [aɪs]1 noun∎ her feet were like ice elle avait les pieds gelés;∎ with ice? (in drink) avec des glaçons ou de la glace?;∎ the reforms have been put on ice les réformes ont été gelées;∎ figurative to walk or to be on thin ice avancer en terrain miné(c) (in ice rink) glace f;∎ come out onto the ice venez patiner ou sur la piste(se) givrer►► ice age période f glaciaire;ice bag sac m à glaçons;bleu m très pâle;ice bucket seau m à glace;ice cap calotte f glaciaire;ice cube glaçon m;Sport ice dancer danseur(euse) m,f sur glace;Sport ice dancing danse f sur glace;ice floe glace f flottante;Sport ice hockey hockey m sur glace;ice jam embâcle m;British ice lolly glace f à l'eau;ice machine, ice maker machine f à glace;familiar pejorative ice maiden glaçon m (femme distante);ice pick pic m à glace;ice point point m de congélation;familiar pejorative ice queen glaçon m (femme distante);Sport ice rink patinoire f;ice scraper (for car window) raclette f (antigivre);ice screw (for mountaineering) broche f à glace;ice sculpture sculpture f de glace;ice sheet nappe f de glace;ice show spectacle m sur glace;ice skate patin m (à glace);ice storm chutes fpl de pluie verglaçante, tempête f de verglas;ice track piste f de patinage de vitesse;American ice water eau f glacée;British ice yacht char m à voile (sur patins)➲ ice over(lake, river etc) geler; (window, propellers) (se) givrer➲ ice up(a) (lock, windscreen, propellers) (se) givrer, se couvrir de givre -
85 steel
сталь; арматура; стальной•
- acid-resistant steel
- alloy steel
- bar steel
- blue steel
- boiler steel
- carbon steel
- carburized steel
- carburizing steel
- cast steel
- chilled steel
- chisel tool steel
- chrome steel
- cold-working die steel
- commercial steel
- complex alloy steel
- concrete steel
- corrosion-resisting steel
- die steel
- drill steel
- effervescing steel
- eutectoid steel
- forging steel
- free-cutting steel
- hardened steel
- heat-resisting steel
- high-alloy steel
- high-carbon steel
- high-speed steel
- high steel
- high-tensile steel
- low-carbon steel
- machine steel
- plate steel
- rail steel
- rapid tool steel
- ribbon steel
- rustless steel
- screw steel
- sheet steel
- spring steel
- stainless steel
- structural steel
- tool steel
- welding steel
- wild steel
- wrought steel
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