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1 burn
burn [bɜ:n]1 noun∎ to go for the burn (when exercising) forcer jusqu'à ce que ça fasse mal□∎ there was a lovely fire burning in the sitting-room un beau feu brûlait ou flambait au salon;∎ I can't get the wood to burn je n'arrive pas à faire brûler ou flamber le bois;∎ the toast is burning le pain grillé est en train de brûler;∎ she could see a cigarette burning in the dark elle pouvait voir une cigarette qui brûlait ou se consumait dans l'obscurité;∎ this material won't burn ce tissu est ininflammable;∎ the church burned to the ground l'église a été réduite en cendres;∎ a light was burning in the study une lumière brûlait dans le bureau∎ my face was burning (with embarrassment) j'avais le visage en feu, j'étais tout rouge;∎ the wind made her face burn le vent lui brûlait le visage;∎ she was burning with anger/impatience elle bouillait de colère/d'impatience;∎ she was burning for adventure elle brûlait du désir d'aventure∎ we burned down the motorway nous foncions ou nous filions sur l'autoroute∎ to burn coal/oil/gas (boiler) marcher au charbon/au mazout/au gaz;∎ three people were burnt to death trois personnes sont mortes carbonisées ou ont été brûlées vives;∎ to be burnt alive être brûlé vif;∎ suspected witches were burnt at the stake les femmes soupçonnées de sorcellerie étaient brûlées vives;∎ his cigarette burnt a hole in the carpet sa cigarette a fait un trou dans la moquette;∎ did you burn yourself? est-ce que tu t'es brûlé?;∎ I burnt my mouth drinking hot tea je me suis brûlé (la langue) en buvant du thé chaud;∎ I've burnt the potatoes j'ai laissé brûler les pommes de terre;∎ the house was burnt to the ground la maison fut réduite en cendres ou brûla entièrement;∎ figurative to burn one's boats or bridges brûler ses vaisseaux ou les ponts;∎ figurative to burn one's fingers, to get one's fingers burnt se brûler les doigts;∎ figurative to have money to burn avoir de l'argent à ne pas savoir qu'en faire;∎ money burns a hole in his pocket l'argent lui file entre les doigts∎ the bonfire burned away for several hours le feu a brûlé pendant plusieurs heures(b) (be destroyed by fire) se consumer(a) (be destroyed by fire) brûler complètement;∎ the building burned down le bâtiment fut complètement détruit par le feu ou brûla complètement∎ the fire in the stove has burned down le feu dans le poêle est presque éteint; (grow smaller) diminuer, baisser;∎ the candle has burned down la bougie a diminué(building) détruire par le feu, incendier(b) (calories) brûler;∎ to burn off some energy se dépenser➲ burn out(a) (destroy by fire → building) détruire par le feu∎ figurative to burn oneself out s'épuiser(c) (die down) diminuer, éteindre;∎ after twelve hours the forest fire burnt itself out au bout de douze heures l'incendie de forêt s'est éteint➲ burn up(a) (destroy by fire) brûler∎ the desire for revenge was burning him up il était dévoré par le désir de se venger∎ this car burns up a lot of petrol cette voiture consomme beaucoup d'essence;∎ Physiology to burn up a lot of calories/energy dépenser ou brûler beaucoup de calories/d'énergie;∎ Cars to burn up the miles aller à toute vitesse, foncer∎ it really burns me up to see you like this ça me rend dingue de te voir comme ça -
2 catch
catch [kæt∫](verb: preterite, past participle caught)1. nouna. ( = act, thing caught) prise f, capture f ; (Fishing) ( = several fish) pêche f ; ( = one fish) prise f• good catch! (Cricket) bien rattrapé !• where's the catch? où est le piège ?e. ( = ball game) jeu de ballea. attraper• I dialled her number hoping to catch her before she left je lui ai téléphoné en espérant la joindre avant son départ• can I ring you back? you've caught me at a bad time je peux vous rappeler ? je suis occupé en ce moment• to catch sb's attention or eye attirer l'attention de qnb. ( = take by surprise) surprendre• if I catch you at it again! (inf) que je t'y reprenne !• you won't catch me doing that again! (inf) on ne m'y reprendra pas !c. [+ bus, train] ( = be in time for) attraper ; ( = travel on) prendre• did you catch the news/that film last night? tu as vu les informations/le film hier soir ?d. ( = trap) the branch caught my skirte. ( = understand, hear) saisirf. [+ disease] attrapera. [fire] prendre ; [wood] prendre feub. her dress caught in the door/on a nail sa robe s'est prise dans la porte/s'est accrochée à un clou4. compounds• it's a catch 22 situation c'est une situation inextricable ► catch-all noun fourre-tout m inv (fig) adjective[regulation, clause etc] fourre-tout inva. ( = become popular) [fashion] prendreb. ( = understand) saisir( = catch napping) prendre en défaut ; ( = catch in the act) prendre sur le faita. se rattraper ; (with news, gossip) se mettre au courantb. to be or get caught up in sth (in activity, campaign) être pris par qch ; (in circumstances) être prisonnier de qch* * *[kætʃ] 1.1) ( fastening) (on purse, brooch) fermoir m, fermeture f; (on window, door) fermeture f2) ( drawback) piège m fig3) ( break in voice)4) ( act of catching) prise fto take a catch — GB
to make a catch — US Sport prendre la balle
6) ( marriage partner)2.transitive verb (prét, pp caught)1) ( hold and retain) [person] attraper [ball, fish]; [container] recueillir [water, dust]; ( by running) [person] attraper [person]I managed to catch her in — ( at home) j'ai réussi à la trouver chez elle
2) ( take by surprise) prendre, attraperto be ou get caught — se faire prendre
to catch somebody in the act —
to catch somebody at it — (colloq) prendre quelqu'un sur le fait
3) ( be in time for) prendre [bus, train, plane]; avoir [last post]4) ( manage to see) voir [programme]; aller voir [show]5) ( grasp) prendre [hand, arm]; agripper [branch, rope]; captiver, éveiller [interest, imagination]to catch somebody's attention ou eye — attirer l'attention de quelqu'un
to catch the chairman's eye — Administration obtenir la parole
6) ( hear) saisir (colloq), comprendre7) ( perceive) discerner [sound]; surprendre [look]to catch sight of somebody/something — surprendre quelqu'un/quelque chose
8) ( get stuck)to catch one's fingers in — se prendre les doigts dans [drawer, door]
to get caught in — [person] se prendre dans [net, thorns]
9) Medicine attraper [disease, virus, flu]10) (hit, knock) heurter [object, person]11) ( have an effect on) [light] faire briller [object]; [wind] emporter [paper, bag]12) ( be affected by)to catch fire ou light — prendre feu, s'enflammer
13) ( capture) rendre [atmosphere, spirit]16) ( manage to reach) catch up3.intransitive verb (prét, pp caught)1) ( become stuck)to catch on — [shirt, sleeve] s'accrocher à [nail]; [wheel] frotter contre [frame]
2) ( start to burn) [wood, fire] prendre•Phrasal Verbs:- catch on- catch up••you'll catch it! — (colloq) tu vas en prendre une! (colloq)
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3 catch
A n3 ( break in voice) with a catch in his voice d'une voix émue ;4 ( act of catching) prise f ; to take a catch GB, to make a catch US Sport prendre la balle ; to play catch jouer à la balle ;7 ( marriage partner) to be a good catch être un beau parti.1 ( hold and retain) [person] attraper [ball, fish, mouse] ; [container] recueillir [water, dust] ; ( by running) [person] attraper [person] ; I managed to catch her in ( at home) j'ai réussi à la trouver ;2 ( take by surprise) prendre, attraper [person, thief] ; to catch sb doing surprendre qn en train de faire ; to be ou get caught se faire prendre ; to catch sb in the act, to catch sb at it ○ prendre qn sur le fait ; you wouldn't catch me smoking/arriving late! ce n'est pas moi qui fumerais/arriverais en retard! ; you won't catch me at it again! on ne m'y reprendra plus! ; we got caught in the rain/in the storm nous avons été surpris par la pluie/par la tempête ; you've caught me at an awkward moment vous tombez mal ; ⇒ balance, foot, short, unawares ;3 ( be in time for) attraper, prendre [bus, train, plane] ; to catch the last post ou mail avoir la dernière levée ;5 ( grasp) prendre [hand, arm] ; agripper [branch, rope] ; captiver, éveiller [interest, imagination] ; to catch hold of sth attraper qch ; to catch sb's attention ou eye attirer l'attention de qn ; to catch the Speaker's eye GB Pol obtenir la parole ; to catch the chairman's eye Admin obtenir la parole ; to catch some sleep ○ dormir un peu ;6 ( hear) saisir ○, comprendre [word, name] ; do you catch my meaning? tu comprends ce que je veux dire? ;7 ( perceive) sentir [smell] ; discerner [sound] ; surprendre [look] ; to catch sight of sb/sth apercevoir qn/qch ;8 ( get stuck) to catch one's fingers/foot in se prendre les doigts/le pied dans [drawer, door] ; to catch one's shirt/sleeve on accrocher sa chemise/manche à [nail] ; to get one's head/hand caught se coincer la tête/main (in dans ; between entre) ; to get one's shirt/sweater caught accrocher sa chemise/son pull-over (on à) ; to get caught in [person] se prendre dans [net, thorns, barbed wire] ;10 ( hit) heurter [object, person] ; the ball/stone caught him on the head la balle/pierre l'a heurté à la tête ; to catch sth with heurter qch avec [elbow, broom handle] ; to catch sb (with) a blow donner un coup à qn ;11 ( have an effect on) [sun, light] faire briller [object, raindrops] ; [wind] emporter [paper, bag] ; to catch one's breath retenir son souffle ;12 ( be affected by) to catch the sun prendre le soleil ; to catch fire ou light prendre feu, s'enflammer ; to catch the light refléter la lumière ;16 ( manage to reach) ⇒ catch up.1 ( become stuck) to catch on sth [shirt, sleeve] s'accrocher à qch ; [wheel] frotter contre [frame] ;2 ( start to burn) [wood, coal, fire] prendre.you'll catch it ○ ! tu vas en prendre une ○ !■ catch on1 ( become popular) [fashion, song, TV programme, activity, idea] devenir populaire (with auprès de) ;■ catch out:▶ catch [sb] out1 ( take by surprise) prendre [qn] de court ; ( doing something wrong) prendre [qn] sur le fait ;2 ( trick) attraper, jouer un tour à ;3 (in cricket, baseball) éliminer [batsman].■ catch up:▶ catch up ( in race) regagner du terrain ; ( in work) rattraper son retard ; to catch up with rattraper [person, vehicle] ; to catch up on rattraper [work, sleep] ; se remettre au courant de [news, gossip] ;▶ catch [sb/sth] up1 ( manage to reach) rattraper ;2 ( pick up) attraper [bag, child] (in dans) ;▶ catch [sth] up in ( tangle) prendre [qch] dans [barbed wire, thorns, chain] ; to get one's feet caught up in sth se prendre les pieds dans qch ; I got my skirt caught up in the thorns j'ai pris ma jupe dans les ronces ; to get caught up in se laisser entraîner par [enthusiasm, excitement] ; se trouver pris dans [traffic] ; se trouver pris au milieu de [war, bombing] ; se trouver mêlé à [scandal, fight, argument].
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