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121 break loose
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122 brittle
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123 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) attraper2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) arriver à temps pour (prendre)3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) surprendre4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) attraper5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) (se) prendre6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) flanquer un coup7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) comprendre8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) prendre (feu)2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) arrêt (au vol)2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) loquet, serrure, fermoir3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) prise4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) attrape•- catching- catchy - catch-phrase - catch-word - catch someone's eye - catch on - catch out - catch up -
124 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) caractère; genre2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) caractère3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) réputation4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) personnage5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) numéro6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) caractère•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) caractéristique- characterize - characterise - characterization - characterisation -
125 chip
[ ip] 1. past tense, past participle - chipped; verb(to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) ébrécher2. noun1) (a place from which a small piece is broken: There's a chip in the edge of this saucer.) ébréchure2) ((American french fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried): steak and chips.) frite3) (a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling.) jeton4) (a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc.)•- chip in -
126 confess
[kən'fes](to make known that one is guilty, wrong etc; to admit: He confessed (to the crime); He confessed that he had broken the vase; It was stupid of me, I confess.) avouer- confessional - confessor -
127 content
I 1. [kən'tent] adjective(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.) satisfait2. noun(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.) contentement3. verb(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.) se contenter (de)- contentedly - contentment II ['kontent] noun1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.) contenu2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.) teneur•- contents -
128 cook up
(to invent or make up a false story etc: He cooked up a story about his car having broken down.) inventer
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