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bunch [bʌnt∫]a. [of flowers] bouquet m ; [of bananas] régime m ; [of radishes, asparagus] botte f ; [of keys] trousseau m* * *[bʌntʃ] 1.1) (colloq) ( of people) groupe m; pej bande f2) ( of flowers) bouquet m (of de)3) ( of vegetables) botte f; ( of bananas) régime m4) ( of objects)5) (colloq) ( lot) tas (colloq) m (of de)a whole bunch of things — tout un tas (colloq) de choses
the best ou pick of the bunch — le meilleur du lot
6) GB ( of hair) couette f7) Sport peloton m2.transitive verb mettre [quelque chose] en bottes [vegetables]; mettre [quelque chose] en bouquets [flowers] -
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A n1 ○ ( of people) groupe m ; pej bande f ; a bunch of friends un groupe d'amis ; a bunch of idiots une bande d'imbéciles ; a mixed bunch un groupe de gens différents ; a great bunch des gens sympas ○ ;2 ( of flowers) bouquet m (of de) ;3 ( of vegetables) botte f ; ( of bananas) régime m ; to tie [sth] in a bunch attacher [qch] en botte [onions, carrots, radishes] ;4 ( of objects) a bunch of feathers une touffe de plumes ; a bunch of keys un trousseau de clés ; a bunch of wires un faisceau de fils ; a bunch of twigs un fagot de brindilles ;5 ○ ( lot) tas ○ m (of de) ; a whole bunch of things tout un tas ○ de choses ; the best ou pick of the bunch le meilleur du lot ;7 Sport peloton m.B vtrC vi [fabric, skirt] faire des plis, plisser.■ bunch up:▶ bunch up [sth], bunch [sth] up plisser [fabric, garment] ; to be all bunched up [skirt] faire des plis ; to stay bunched up [runners] rester groupés. -
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bunch [bʌntʃ]1 noun(a) (of flowers, straw) bouquet m, botte f; (of grapes) grappe f; (of bananas, dates) régime m; (of feathers, hair) touffe f; (of sticks, twigs) faisceau m, poignée f; (of keys) trousseau m; (of papers) liasse f;∎ they're a bunch of idiots c'est une bande d'imbéciles;∎ her family are a strange bunch elle a une drôle de famille;∎ ironic you're a fine bunch! quelle équipe vous faites!;∎ he's the best of a bad bunch c'est le moins mauvais du lot(c) (of cyclists) peloton m∎ thanks a bunch! merci beaucoup!(straw, vegetables) mettre en bottes, botteler; (flowers) botteler, mettre en bouquetsBritish couettes fpl;∎ she wears her hair in bunches elle porte des couettesmettre ensemble; (flowers) botteler, mettre en bouquets(people) se serrer, se presser➲ bunch upmettre ensemble; (flowers) mettre en bouquets, botteler; (dress, skirt) retrousser;∎ your dress is bunched up at the back le derrière de ta robe est tout retroussé(a) (group of people) se serrer(b) (clothing) se retrousser -
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key [ki:]1. nouna. clé fb. (to map, diagram) légende fc. [of piano, computer] touche fd. [of music] ton m2. adjective4. compounds* * *[kiː] 1.1) ( locking device) clé fa set ou bunch of keys — un jeu de clés
2) ( for clock) clé f (de pendule), remontoir m3) Technology clé fradiator key — clavette f à radiateur
4) (on computer, piano, phone) touche f; (on oboe, flute) clé f5) fig ( vital clue) clé f, secret m (to de)6) ( explanatory list) ( on map) légende f; (to abbreviations, symbols) liste f; ( for code) clé f7) ( answers) (to test, riddle) solutions fpl; School corrigé m8) Music ton m, tonalité fto sing in/off key — chanter juste/faux
9) Geography caye m2.noun modifier [ industry, job, document, figure, role] clé inv (after n); [ difference, point] capital3.transitive verb1) ( type) saisir2) ( adapt) adapter (to à)•Phrasal Verbs:- key in -
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A n1 ( locking device) clé f, clef f ; a front-door/car key une clé de maison/voiture ; a set ou bunch of keys un jeu de clés ; to leave the key in the door laisser la clé sur la porte ; under lock and key sous clé ;5 fig ( vital clue) (to happiness, success etc) clé f, secret m (to de) ; his diary holds the key to the mystery son journal renferme la clé du mystère ; exercise is the key to health l'exercice est le secret de la santé ; the key to being a good teacher is to listen le secret pour devenir un bon enseignant est d'écouter ;6 ( explanatory list) ( on map) légende f ; (to abbreviations, symbols) liste f ; (for code, cryptogram) clé f ; ‘pronunciation key’ ‘liste phonétique’, ‘tableau m phonétique’ ;8 Mus ton m, tonalité f ; what key is the sonata in? dans quel ton est la sonate? ; change of key lit, fig changement m de ton ; a major key un ton majeur ; in a major/minor key en majeur/mineur ; to sing/play in key chanter/jouer juste ; to sing/ play off key chanter/jouer faux ;9 Geog caye m.B modif [industry, job, element, document, figure, role] clé inv (after n) ; [difference, point] capital ; [problem] essentiel/-ielle ; key workers des travailleurs occupant des postes clés.C vtr1 ( type) saisir [data, information] ;2 ( adapt) adapter [remarks, speech] (to à).■ key in:▶ key [sth] in, key in [sth] saisir [data]. -
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A n1 ( tool) gen pioche f, pic m ; (of miner, geologist) pic m ; ( of climber) piolet m ; ( of mason) smille f ; to dig with a pick creuser à la pioche ;2 ( choice) choix m ; to have one's pick of avoir le choix parmi ; to take one's pick faire son choix (of parmi) ; take your pick choisis ; to get first pick choisir le/la premier/-ière, être le/la premier/-ière à choisir ;3 ( best) meilleur/-e m/f ; the pick of the crop ( fruit) les meilleurs fruits ; the pick of this month's new films les meilleurs films sortis ce mois-ci ; the pick of the bunch le/la etc meilleur/-e etc du lot.B vtr1 (choose, select) gen choisir (from parmi) ; Sport sélectionner [player] (from parmi) ; former [team] ; ‘pick a card, any card’ ‘choisis une carte, n'importe laquelle’ ; to be picked for England/for the team être sélectionné pour représenter l'Angleterre/pour faire partie de l'équipe ; you picked the right person/a good time to do it tu as choisi la personne qu'il fallait/le bon moment pour faire cela ; you picked the wrong man ou person tu as choisi la mauvaise personne ; he certainly knows how to pick them! il sait les choisir! also iron ; to pick a fight ( physically) chercher à se bagarrer ○ (with avec) ; to pick a fight ou a quarrel chercher querelle (with à) ;2 to pick one's way through avancer avec précaution parmi [rubble, litter] ; to pick one's way down prendre des précautions pour descendre [mountain, slope] ;3 (pluck, gather) cueillir [fruit, flowers] ;4 ( poke at) gratter [spot, scab, skin] ; to pick sth from ou off sth enlever qch de qch ; to pick one's nose mettre les doigts dans son nez ; to pick one's teeth se curer or se nettoyer les dents ; to pick a hole in one's sweater faire un trou dans son pull-over à force de tirer les mailles ; to pick a lock crocheter une serrure ; to pick sb's pocket faire les poches de qn.C vi1 ( choose) choisir ; you can afford to pick and choose tu peux te permettre de faire les difficiles or de faire la fine bouche (among, between pour choisir parmi) ;■ pick at:▶ pick at [sth]1 [person] manger [qch] du bout des dents [food] ; gratter, tripoter ○ [spot, scab] ; tripoter ○ [fabric, knot] ;2 [bird] picorer [crumbs] ;■ pick off:▶ pick [sb] off, pick off [sb] ( kill) abattre ; he picked them off one by one il les visait soigneusement et les abattait un à un ; lions pick off any stragglers les lions se jettent sur les traînards ;▶ pick [sth] off, pick off [sth] enlever [qch] ;▶ pick [sth] off sth cueillir [qch] sur qch [apple, cherry] ; to pick sth off the floor prendre qch qui était par terre ; to pick sth off the top of a cake retirer qch qui était sur un gâteau.■ pick on:▶ pick on [sb] (harass, single out) harceler ; stop picking on me! arrête de me harceler comme ça, fiche-moi la paix! ○ ; pick on someone your own size! ne t'attaque pas à quelqu'un de plus faible que toi.■ pick out:▶ pick [sb/sth] out, pick out [sb/sth]1 ( select) gen choisir ; ( single out) repérer ; to be picked out from the group être remarqué dans le groupe ; to pick out three winners sélectionner trois gagnants (from parmi) ;2 (make out, distinguish) distinguer [object, landmark] ; saisir, comprendre [words] ; reconnaître [person in photo, suspect] ; repérer [person in crowd] ; to pick out the theme in a variation reconnaître le thème dans une variation ;3 ( highlight) [person, artist] mettre en valeur [title, letter] ; [torch, beam] révéler [form, object] ; to be picked out in red être mis en valeur en rouge ;4 to pick out a tune (on the piano) retrouver un air (au piano).■ pick over:▶ pick [sth] over, pick over [sth]1 lit trier [articles, lentils, raisins] ;2 fig analyser [film, book].■ pick up:▶ pick up1 ( improve) [trade, market, business] reprendre ; [weather, performance, health] s'améliorer ; [ill person] se rétablir ; things have picked up slightly ça commence à aller mieux ;2 ( resume) reprendre ; to pick up (from) where one left off reprendre là où on s'est arrêté ;▶ pick [sb/sth] up, pick up [sb/sth]1 (lift, take hold of) ( to tidy) ramasser [object, litter, toys, clothes] ; ( to examine) prendre ; ( after fall) relever [person, child] ; ( for cuddle) prendre [qn] dans ses bras [person, child] ; to pick sth up in ou with one's left hand prendre qch de sa main gauche ; to pick up the telephone décrocher le téléphone ; the wave picked up the boat la vague a soulevé le bateau ; to pick up the bill ou tab ○ régler l'addition, casquer ○ ;2 ( collect) prendre [passenger, cargo, hitcher] ; (passer) prendre [dry-cleaning, ticket, keys] ; aller chercher [person from airport, station] ; could you pick me up? est-ce que tu peux venir me chercher? ;▶ pick [sth] up, pick up [sth]1 ( buy) prendre, acheter [milk, bread, newspaper] ; dénicher [bargain, find] ; could you pick up some milk on the way home? peux-tu prendre du lait en rentrant à la maison? ;2 (learn, acquire) apprendre [language] ; prendre [habit, accent] ; développer [skill] ; where did he pick up those manners? où a-t-il pris or attrapé ces manières? ; I'm hoping to pick up some tips j'espère obtenir quelques tuyaux ; it's not difficult, you'll soon pick it up ce n'est pas difficile, tu t'y mettras vite ;3 ( catch) attraper [illness, cold, infection] ;4 (notice, register) [person] repérer [mistake, error] ; [person, machine] détecter [defect] ;5 ( detect) [person, animal] trouver [trail, scent] ; [searchlight, radar] détecter la présence de [aircraft, person, object] ; Radio, Telecom capter [signal, broadcast] ;6 (gain, earn) gagner [point, size] ; acquérir [reputation] ; to pick up speed prendre de la vitesse ;7 ( resume) reprendre [conversation, career] ; you'll soon pick up your French again ton français te reviendra vite ; to pick up the pieces (of one's life) recoller les morceaux ;▶ pick [sb] up, pick up [sb]4 ( find fault with) faire des remarques à [person] (on sur) ; they'll pick you up for being improperly dressed ils vont te faire remarquer que tu n'es pas vêtu correctement ;
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