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41 soft
soft [sɒft]1. adjectivea. [ground, snow, butter] mou ( molle f) ; [fabric, skin, colour, voice, toothbrush] doux ( douce f) ; [food, wood] tendre ; [bed, texture] moelleux ; [fur, hair, beard] soyeux ; [leather] souple• she had another, softer side to her il y avait une autre facette, plus douce, de sa personnalité• to go soft [biscuits] ramollirb. [rain, tap] légerc. ( = lenient) [person] indulgent ; [sentence] léger• to get soft [person] devenir trop indulgent• to be (too) soft on sth [+ crime, drugs] être trop laxiste en matière de qch• to have a soft spot for sb/sth avoir un faible pour qn/qchf. [water] doux2. adverb• don't talk soft! (inf) tu dis n'importe quoi !3. compounds• he's a soft-spoken man il n'a jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre ► soft top noun ( = car) décapotable f* * *[sɒft], US [sɔːft]1) ( not rigid or firm) [ground] meuble; Sport lourd; [rock, metal] tendre; [snow] léger/-ère; [bed, cushion] moelleux/-euse; [fabric, fur, skin, hand] doux/douce; [brush, hair, leather] souple; [muscle] flasque; [dough, butter] mou/molleto get soft — [ground, butter, mixture] s'amollir
to make something soft — amollir [ground]; ramollir [butter, mixture]; adoucir [hard water, skin]
soft ice cream — glace f italienne
2) ( muted) [colour, sound] doux/douce; [step, knock] feutrésoft lighting — éclairage m tamisé
3) (gentle, mild) [air, climate, rain, water, breeze, look, words] doux/douce; [pressure, touch] léger/-ère; [landing] Aviation en douceur; [eyes, heart] tendre; [approach] gen diplomatique; Politics modéré4) ( not sharp) [outline] flou; [fold] souple5) Economics [market] instable à la baisse6) ( lenient) [parent, teacher] (trop) indulgent7) (colloq) ( in love)to be soft on somebody — en pincer (colloq) pour quelqu'un
8) ( idle) [life, job] peinard (colloq)9) (colloq) ( stupid) stupide -
42 westerly
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43 glacier
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44 lake
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45 land
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46 mountain
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47 sea
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48 valley
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49 billow out
(to move in a way similar to large waves: The sails billowed out in the strong wind; Her skirt billowed out in the breeze.) (se) gonfler -
50 easterly
1) ((of a wind, breeze etc) coming from the east: an easterly wind.) d'est2) (looking, lying etc towards the east: We are travelling in an easterly direction.) vers l'est -
51 flap
[flæp] 1. noun1) (anything broad or wide that hangs loosely: a flap of canvas.) pan2) (the sound made when such a thing moves: We could hear the flap of the flag blowing in the wind.) battement3) (great confusion or panic: They are all in a terrible flap.) panique2. verb1) (to (make something) move with the sound of a flap: the leaves were flapping in the breeze; The bird flapped its wings.) battre (des ailes)2) (to become confused; to get into a panic: There is no need to flap.) paniquer -
52 fresh
[freʃ]1) (newly made, gathered, arrived etc: fresh fruit (= fruit that is not tinned, frozen etc); fresh flowers.) frais2) ((of people etc) healthy; not tired: You are looking very fresh this morning.) frais (comme une rose)3) (another; different; not already used, begun, worn, heard etc: a fresh piece of paper; fresh news.) nouveau4) ((of weather etc) cool; refreshing: a fresh breeze; fresh air.) frais5) ((of water) without salt: The swimming-pool has fresh water in it, not sea water.) doux•- freshen- freshly - fresh-water -
53 gentle
['‹entl]1) ((of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way: a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.) doux2) (not strong or rough: a gentle breeze.) doux3) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) doux•- gently- gentleness -
54 northerly
[-ðə-]1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the north: a northerly breeze.) du nord2) (looking, lying etc towards the north: in a northerly direction.) au/vers le nord -
55 quiver
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56 sea
[si:] 1. noun1) ((often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface: I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; ( also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.) mer; marin2) (a particular area of sea: the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas.) mer3) (a particular state of the sea: mountainous seas.) mer•- seawards- seaward - seaboard - sea breeze - seafaring - seafood 2. adjectiveseafood restaurants.) de fruits de mer- seafront- sea-going - seagull - sea level - sea-lion - seaman - seaport - seashell - seashore - seasick - seasickness - seaside - seaweed - seaworthy - seaworthiness - at sea - go to sea - put to sea -
57 slight
1) (small; not great; not serious or severe: a slight breeze; We have a slight problem.) léger, petit2) ((of a person) slim and delicate-looking: It seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman.) frêle•- slighting - slightingly - slightly - in the slightest -
58 stiff
[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) raide2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) dur; raide3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) consistant4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difficile5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) fort6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) froid•- stiffly- stiffness - stiffen - stiffening - bore - scare stiff -
59 stir
[stə:] 1. past tense, past participle - stirred; verb1) (to cause (a liquid etc) to be mixed especially by the constant circular movement of a spoon etc, in order to mix it: He put sugar and milk into his tea and stirred it; She stirred the sugar into the mixture.) brasser2) (to move, either slightly or vigorously: The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on - stir yourselves!) remuer3) (to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings): He was stirred by her story.) remuer2. noun(a fuss or disturbance: The news caused a stir.) agitation- stirring- stir-fry - stir up -
60 sway
[swei] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) move from side to side or up and down with a swinging or rocking action: The branches swayed gently in the breeze.) se balancer2) (to influence the opinion etc of: She's too easily swayed by her feelings.) influencer2. noun1) (the motion of swaying: the sway of the ship's deck.) balancement2) (power, rule or control: people under the sway of the dictator.) domination
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