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121 collapse
[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) s'écrouler2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) s'effondrer3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) s'écrouler4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) se plier• -
122 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) se précipiter2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) heurter/lancer violemment3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) anéantir2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) mouvement brusque en avant2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) soupçon3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) tiret4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) entrain•- dashing- dash off -
123 fracture
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124 split
[split] 1. verbpresent participle splitting: past tense, past participle split)1) (to cut or (cause to) break lengthwise: to split firewood; The skirt split all the way down the back seam.) (se) fendre2) (to divide or (cause to) disagree: The dispute split the workers into two opposing groups.) diviser2. noun(a crack or break: There was a split in one of the sides of the box.) fente- split second - splitting headache - the splits -
125 bust
A n1 ( breasts) poitrine f ;2 Art buste m ;C adj ○1 ( broken) fichu ○, foutu ◑ ;1 ( break) bousiller ○ [machine, object] ;2 [police] ( break up) démanteler [organization, drugs ring etc] ; ( raid) faire une descente dans [premises] ; ( arrest) épingler ○ [suspect] ;3 ( financially) ruiner [person, firm] ;6 US dresser [horse] ;7 ○ = burst B.1 Brighton or bust! c'est parti pour Brighton, quoi qu'il arrive! ;2 = burst C.to bust a gut doing sth ○ se donner un mal de chien ○ pour faire qch ; to bust one's ass doing sth ◑ se casser le cul ◑ pour faire qch.■ bust up ○:▶ bust [sth] up, bust up [sth] flanquer en l'air ○ [meeting, party, relationship]. -
126 spell
A n1 ( period) moment m, période f ; a spell of sth une période de qch ; for a spell pendant un certain temps ; for a long/short spell pendant une longue/courte période ; a spell as director/as minister une brève période comme directeur/ministre ; she had a spell at the wheel/on the computer elle a passé un certain temps au volant/à l'ordinateur ; a spell in hospital/in prison un séjour à l'hôpital/en prison ; a warm/cold spell une période de beau temps/de froid ; rainy spell ondée f ; sunny spell éclaircie f ; to go through a bad spell traverser une mauvaise passe ;2 ( magic words) formule f magique ; evil spell maléfice m ; to be under a spell être envoûté ; to cast ou put a spell on sb lit, fig jeter or lancer un sort à qn ; to break a spell rompre un sortilège ; to break the spell fig rompre le charme ; to be/fall under sb's spell fig être/tomber sous le charme de qn.1 ( aloud) épeler ; ( on paper) écrire ; the word is spelt like this le mot s'écrit comme ça ; she spells her name with/without an e son nom s'écrit avec/sans e ; to spell sth correctly ou properly orthographier qch correctement ; the word is correctly/wrongly spelt le mot est bien/mal orthographié ; C-A-T spells cat les lettres C-A-T forment le mot cat ; will you spell that please? ( on phone) pouvez-vous l'épeler, s'il vous plaît? ;2 ( imply) représenter [danger, disaster, ruin] ; sonner [end] ; annoncer [fame] ; her letter spelt happiness sa lettre était une perspective de bonheur ; the defeat spelt the end of a civilization/for our team la défaite a sonné la fin d'une civilisation/pour notre équipe.C vi (pp, prét spelled ou spelt) [person] connaître l'orthographe ; he can't spell il ne connaît pas l'orthographe ; he spells badly/well il a une mauvaise/bonne orthographe ; to learn (how) to spell apprendre l'orthographe.■ spell out:▶ spell out [sth], spell [sth] out1 lit épeler [word] ;2 fig expliquer [qch] clairement [consequences, demands, details, implications, policy] ; I had to spell it out to him j'ai dû le lui expliquer clairement ; do I have to spell it out (to you)? est-ce qu'il faut que je te fasse un dessin? -
127 career
career [kə'rɪə(r)]1 noun(a) (profession) carrière f, profession f;∎ a career in banking une carrière dans la banque ou de banquier;∎ she made a career (for herself) in politics elle a fait carrière dans la politique∎ he spent most of his career working as a journalist il a travaillé presque toute sa vie comme journaliste;∎ her university career son parcours universitaire(diplomat, soldier) de carrière;∎ it's a good/bad career move c'est bon/mauvais pour ta/sa/ etc carrière;∎ good career prospects de bonnes possibilités d'avancement∎ British the car careered wildly down the hill la voiture a descendu la colline à toute vitesse;∎ to career along aller à toute vitesse ou à toute allure;∎ to career into a lorry (vehicle) foncer dans un camion;∎ the car careered off the road la voiture a quitté la route à vive allure►► career break interruption f de carrière;∎ to take a career break interrompre sa carrière (pour élever des enfants, reprendre des études etc);career development évolution f professionnelle;University careers advisor or careers adviser or careers officer conseiller(ère) m,f d'orientation professionnelle;careers guidance orientation f professionnelle;careers master conseiller m d'orientation professionnelle;careers mistress conseillère f d'orientation professionnelle;careers office, careers service centre m d'orientation professionnelle;career woman = femme f ambitieuse ou qui ne pense qu'à sa carrière -
128 disintegrate
disintegrate [dɪs'ɪntɪgreɪt](b) figurative (break down → coalition, the family) se désagréger; (→ calm, confidence) s'effriter; (→ health) se dégrader, s'effriterUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > disintegrate
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