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1 vague
I.vague1 [vag]1. adjective( = imprécis) vague• j'ai le vague sentiment que... I have a vague feeling that...2. masculine nounII.vague2 [vag]feminine noun• vague d'attentats/d'arrestations wave of bombings/of arrests* * *
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1. vagd'un air vague — [contempler] vaguely
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nom masculinla direction est restée dans le vague sur la question des salaires — management has remained vague as to the question of wages
Phrasal Verbs:
II vag1) lit wavefaire des vagues — [vent] to make ripples; fig [démission, scandale] to cause a stir, to make waves
2) fig wavepar vagues — [arriver, attaquer] in waves
•Phrasal Verbs:••pas de vagues! — (colloq) we don't want to stir up any trouble!
* * *vaɡ1. nf2. adj1) (image, explication, idée) vagueJ'ai un vague souvenir de lui. — I vaguely remember him.
2) (regard) faraway3) (manteau, robe) loose-fitting4) (= quelconque)3. nm* * *A adj1 ( imprécis) [forme, bruit, impression, réponse, geste] vague; avoir une vague idée de qch to have a vague idea of sth;3 ( quelconque) il a fait une vague école de commerce he went to some sort of business school; c'est une vague relation de travail I know him/her vaguely through work; ce sont de vagues parents they're distant relatives.B nm il regardait dans le vague he was staring into space; ton regard était perdu dans le vague you had a faraway look in your eyes; il se complaisait dans le vague de ses rêveries he was happy in his dreamworld; la direction est restée dans le vague sur la question des salaires management has remained vague on ou as to the question of wages.C nf1 lit wave; la vague montante/déferlante the gathering/breaking wave; faire des vagues [vent] to make ripples; fig [démission, scandale] to cause a stir, to make waves;2 fig wave; une vague d'arrestations/de violence a wave of arrests/of violence; par vagues [arriver, attaquer] in waves; la vague montante du mécontentement the rising tide of discontent; la vague montante des opposants the rapidly increasing numbers of opponents.vague à l'âme melancholy; avoir du vague à l'âme to feel melancholic; vague de chaleur Météo heatwave; vague de froid Météo cold spell.être au creux de la vague [personne, entreprise] to be at a low ebb; le creux de la vague est passé the worst of the crisis is over; surtout, pas de vagues! above all, no scandal!I[vag] adjectif1. [peu marqué - sourire, détail] vague ; [ - souvenir, connaissances] vague, hazy ; [ - contour, sensation] vague, indistinctavoir l'air vague to look vague, to have a vacant expression (on one's face)2. (avant le nom) [non précisé] vagueils ont eu une vague liaison they had some sort ou kind of an affairil habite du côté de la Grande Place — c'est plutôt vague! he lives somewhere near the Grande Place — that's a bit vague!————————[vag] nom masculin[imprécision] vaguenessrester dans le vague to be (as) vague (as possible), to avoid giving any details2. [vide]regarder dans le vague to gaze vacantly into space ou the bluevague à l'âme nom masculinII[vag] nom féminin1. [dans la mer] wave3. [mouvement] wavevague de colère wave ou surge of angervague de protestations/grèves wave of protest/strikes4. MÉTÉOROLOGIE -
2 déferlement
déferlement [defεʀləmɑ̃]masculine noun* * *defɛʀləmɑ̃nom masculin (d'articles, images) flood; (de violence, protestations) upsurge (de in); ( de passion) surge; ( de paroles) torrent; ( de louanges) flood* * *defɛʀləmɑ̃ nm[vagues] breaking, fig surge* * *déferlement nm1 (d'articles, images) flood; (de violence, protestations) upsurge (de in); ( de passion) surge; ( de paroles) torrent; ( de louanges) flood; il y eu un déferlement de critiques there was a barrage of criticism;2 ( de vagues) breaking.[defɛrləmɑ̃] nom masculin1. [de vagues] breaking2. [invasion]a. [soudain] flood ofb. [continu] stream of3. [accès]un déferlement d'émotion a surge ou wave of emotion -
3 capter
capter [kapte]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ énergie, cours d'eau] to harness ; [+ lumière] to catch ; [+ atmosphère, attention] to capture ; [+ confiance] to gain (TV, radio) to pick up* * *kapte1) ( recevoir) to get [émission, chaîne]; to pick up2) ( saisir) to capture [expression, image]3) ( attirer) to catch [attention]4) ( absorber) to soak up [lumière]5) ( recueillir) to collect [eaux]* * *kapte vt1) [ondes radio] to pick up2) [eau] to harness3) fig to capture* * *capter verb table: aimer vtr1 Électrotech, Radio, Télécom, TV ( recevoir) to get [émission, chaîne]; to pick up [signal, rayonnement]; capter la BBC sur ondes courtes to get the BBC on short wave;2 ( saisir et exprimer) to capture [atmosphère, esprit, expression, image];3 ( attirer) to catch [attention];4 ( absorber) to take in [parole, information]; to soak up [lumière]; Phys to capture [photons, particules];5 Jur to secure illegally [héritage, fonds];7 ( recueillir) to collect [eaux].[kapte] verbe transitif1. [attention, intérêt] to capture5. DROIT to inveigle -
4 déferlant
defɛʀlɑ̃, ɑ̃t déferlant, -e1. adj2. nfbreaker, fig wave* * *( féminin déferlante) [defɛrlɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif[vague] breaking————————déferlante nom féminin[vague] breaker -
5 zone du déferlement
breaker zone; breaking zone; wave splashDictionnaire français-anglais de géographie > zone du déferlement
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