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41 war
war [wɔ:r]guerre f• to go to war [country] entrer en guerre* * *[wɔː(r)] 1.1) ( armed conflict) guerre fa war over ou about — une guerre pour [land, independence]; une guerre sur [issue]
2) fig ( competition) guerre fprice/trade war — guerre des prix/commerciale
3) fig ( to eradicate something) lutte f2.to wage war on ou against — mener une lutte contre
noun modifier [ correspondent, crime, dance, effort, film, historian, medal, widow, wound] de guerre; [ cemetery, leader, grave, zone] militaire; [ hero] de la guerre3.war deaths — victimes fpl de la guerre
intransitive verb (p prés etc - rr-)to war with a country — être en guerre contre un pays ( over à cause de)
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42 water
water [ˈwɔ:tər]1. nouna. eau f• at high/low water ( = tide) à marée haute/basse• it won't hold water [plan, suggestion, excuse] cela ne tient pas la route2. plural noun[eyes] pleurer[+ plant, garden] arroser ; [+ animals] donner à boire à5. compounds[pressure, pipe, vapour] d'eau ; [pump, mill] à eaualso go water-skiing faire du ski nautique[+ milk, wine] couper (d'eau)* * *['wɔːtə(r)] 1.noun eau funder water — ( submerged) sous l'eau; ( flooded) inondé
at high/low water — à marée haute/basse
to turn the water on/off — ouvrir/fermer le robinet
2.to keep one's head above water — lit garder la tête hors de l'eau; fig ( financially) faire face à ses engagements
waters plural noun1) Medicine, Nautical eaux fpl2) ( spa water)3.noun modifier [ glass, jug, tank] à eau; [ filter, pump] à eau; [ pipe, shortage] d'eau; [ industry] de l'eau4.transitive verb arroser [lawn, plant]; irriguer [crop, field]; abreuver [livestock]5.Phrasal Verbs:••not to hold water — [theory] ne pas tenir debout
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43 LIFFE
( abbreviation London International Financial Futures Exchange) = marché à terme d'instruments financiersLondon robusta coffee futures fell to a seven-week low in late trading on Thursday. Traders said investment funds had been liquidating positions and there had also been some selling from producer countries. The LIFFE July contract broke through $495 a tonne, closing $27 down at $488/tonne. This was the lowest for a second-month contract in London since 19 March.
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44 aid
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45 audible
['o:debl](able to be heard: When the microphone broke her voice was barely audible.) audible -
46 blot
[blot] 1. noun1) (a spot or stain (often of ink): an exercise book full of blots.) pâté, tache2) (something ugly: a blot on the landscape.) tache2. verb1) (to spot or stain, especially with ink: I blotted this sheet of paper in three places when my nib broke.) tacher2) (to dry with blotting-paper: Blot your signature before you fold the paper.) sécher•- blotter- blotting-paper - blot one's copybook - blot out -
47 bone
[bəun] 1. noun1) (the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc: Bone decays far more slowly than flesh.) os2) (a piece of this substance: She broke two of the bones in her foot.) os2. verb(to take the bones out of (fish etc).) désosser- bony- bone china - bone idle - a bone of contention - have a bone to pick with someone - have a bone to pick with - to the bone -
48 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) (s')incliner devant2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) s'incliner devant2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) salut- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) arc2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) archet3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) noeud2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) proue -
49 break away
(to escape from control: The dog broke away from its owner.) échapper (à) -
50 break down
1) (to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open.) enfoncer2) (to stop working properly: My car has broken down.) tomber en panne3) (to fail: The talks have broken down.) échouer4) (to be overcome with emotion: She broke down and wept.) craquer -
51 break off
(to stop: She broke off in the middle of a sentence.) (s')arrêter (net) -
52 constituent
[kən'stitjuənt] 1. noun1) (a necessary part: Hydrogen is a constituent of water.) élément constitutif2) (a voter from a particular member of parliament's constituency: He deals with all his constituents' problems.) électeur/-trice2. adjectiveHe broke it down into its constituent parts.) constitutif; constituant -
53 coupling
noun (a link for joining things together: The railway carriage was damaged when the coupling broke.) attelage -
54 hard lines/luck
(bad luck: Hard lines/luck! I'm afraid you haven't won this time; It's hard luck that he broke his leg.) pas de chance -
55 hip
I [hip] noun1) ((the bones in) either of the two sides of the body just below the waist: She fell and broke her left hip.)2) ((the measurement round) the body at the level of the widest part of the upper leg and buttocks: This exercise is good for the hips; What hip size are you?)II [hip] adjective((slang) (of people) up-to-date; following the latest fashion in music, clothes etc.) -
56 hurry
1. verb1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) se dépêcher2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) transporter d'urgence2. noun1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) hâte2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) nécessité de se presser•- hurried- hurriedly - in a hurry - hurry up -
57 in for
(likely to experience (especially something bad): We're in for some bad weather; You're in for it if you broke that window!) pouvoir s'attendre à -
58 in half
(in(to) two equal parts: He cut the cake in half; The pencil broke in half.) en deux -
59 in justice to
(if one must be fair (to him, her etc): To do her justice, I must admit that she was only trying to help when she broke the cup.) pour être juste envers -
60 intake
['inteik]1) (the thing or quantity taken in: This year's intake of students is smaller than last year's.) admission(s)2) (a place at which eg water is taken into a channel etc: The ventilation system broke down when something blocked the main air intake.) prise3) (the act of taking in: an intake of breath.) prise
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