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  • 81 zero

    zero [ˈzɪərəʊ]
    1. noun
    • snow reduced visibility to near zero à cause de la neige, la visibilité était quasi nulle
    • to zero in on sth ( = move in on) se diriger droit sur qch ; ( = concentrate on) se concentrer sur qch
    * * *
    ['zɪərəʊ] 1.
    noun gen, Mathematics, Meteorology zéro m
    2.
    noun modifier [ altitude, growth, inflation] zéro inv; [ confidence, interest, development] nul/nulle
    Phrasal Verbs:

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  • 82 blow

    I [bləu] noun
    1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) coup
    2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) coup (dur)
    II [bləu] past tense - blew; verb
    1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) souffler
    2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) faire (s'en)voler
    3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) être poussé par le vent
    4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) souffler
    5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) souffler dans
    •
    - blow-lamp - blow-torch - blowout - blowpipe - blow one's top - blow out - blow over - blow up

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  • 83 get

    [ɡet]
    past tense - got; verb
    1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) recevoir
    2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) procurer
    3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) (faire) parvenir
    4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) (se) placer
    5) (to become: You're getting old.) devenir
    6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) persuader
    7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) arriver
    8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) arriver à
    9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) attraper
    10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) attraper
    11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) comprendre
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    - get-together - get-up - be getting on for - get about - get across - get after - get ahead - get along - get around - get around to - get at - get away - get away with - get back - get by - get down - get down to - get in - get into - get nowhere - get off - get on - get on at - get out - get out of - get over - get round - get around to - get round to - get there - get through - get together - get up - get up to

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  • 84 jiggle

    ['‹iɡl]
    (to (cause to) jump (about) or move jerkily: The television picture kept jiggling up and down.) sautiller

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  • 85 joggle

    ['‹oɡl]
    (to (cause to) shake or move slightly from side to side: Don't joggle the table!) secouer

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  • 86 jump

    1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) (faire) sauter
    2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) sauter
    3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) sursauter
    4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) franchir (d'un bond)
    2. noun
    1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) bond
    2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) saut
    3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) saut
    4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) sursaut
    5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) montée en flèche
    •
    - jump at - jump for joy - jump on - jump the gun - jump the queue - jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that - jump to it

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  • 87 keep up

    1) (to continue, or cause to remain, in operation: I enjoy our friendship and try to keep it up.) entretenir
    2) ((often with with) to move fast enough not to be left behind (by): Even the children managed to keep up; Don't run - I can't keep up with you.) ne pas se laisser distancer

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  • 88 rattle

    [rætl] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together: The cups rattled as he carried the tray in; The strong wind rattled the windows.) (faire) cliqueter
    2) (to move quickly: The car was rattling along at top speed.) passer à toute vitesse
    3) (to upset and confuse (a person): Don't let him rattle you - he likes annoying people.) bouleverser qqn
    2. noun
    1) (a series of short, sharp noises: the rattle of cups.) bruit
    2) (a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort: The baby waved its rattle.) crécelle
    3) (the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail.) sonnettes
    •
    - rattlesnake - rattle off - rattle through

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  • 89 repel

    [rə'pel]
    past tense, past participle - repelled; verb
    1) (to resist or fight (an enemy) successfully: to repel invaders.) repousser
    2) (to cause a feeling of dislike or disgust: She was repelled by his dirty appearance.) dégoûter
    3) (to force to move away: Oil repels water.) repousser

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  • 90 rock

    I [rok] noun
    1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) roc(her)
    2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) roche
    3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) sucre d'orge
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    - rocky - rockiness - rock-bottom - rock-garden - rock-plant - on the rocks II [rok] verb
    1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) (se) balancer
    2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) bercer
    3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) ébranler
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    - rocky - rockiness - rocking-chair - rocking-horse - off one's rocker III [rok]
    ((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) (de) rock

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  • 91 shake

    [ʃeik] 1. past tense - shook; verb
    1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) (faire) trembler
    2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) ébranler
    2. noun
    1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) secousse
    2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) (lait) fouetté
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    - shaky - shakily - shakiness - shake-up - no great shakes - shake one's fist at - shake one's head - shake off - shake up

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  • 92 shrink

    I [ʃriŋk] verb
    1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?)
    2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.)
    3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.)
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    - shrunken II [ʃriŋk] noun
    ((slang) a psychiatrist.)

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  • 93 slop

    [slop]
    past tense, past participle - slopped; verb
    (to (cause liquid to) splash, spill, or move around violently in a container: The water was slopping about in the bucket.) renverser, déborder
    - sloppily - sloppiness

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  • 94 splash

    [splæʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to make wet with drops of liquid, mud etc, especially suddenly and accidentally: A passing car splashed my coat (with water).) éclabousser
    2) (to (cause to) fly about in drops: Water splashed everywhere.) faire des éclaboussures
    3) (to fall or move with splashes: The children were splashing in the sea.) patauger
    4) (to display etc in a place, manner etc that will be noticed: Posters advertising the concert were splashed all over the wall.) étaler
    2. noun
    1) (a scattering of drops of liquid or the noise made by this: He fell in with a loud splash.) éclaboussement
    2) (a mark made by splashing: There was a splash of mud on her dress.) éclaboussure
    3) (a bright patch: a splash of colour.) tache

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  • 95 spring

    [spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb
    1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) sauter, bondir
    2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) découler de
    3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) (se) refermer brusquement
    2. noun
    1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) ressort
    2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) printemps
    3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) bond
    4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) élasticité
    5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) source
    •
    - springiness - sprung - springboard - spring cleaning - springtime - spring up

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  • 96 stick

    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) enfoncer
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) transpercer
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) coller
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) se coincer
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    - sticky - stickily - stickiness - sticking-plaster - stick-in-the-mud - come to a sticky end - stick at - stick by - stick it out - stick out - stick one's neck out - stick to/with - stick together - stick up for II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) brindille
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) canne; baguette, etc.
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) tige
    •
    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick

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  • 97 stir

    [stə:] 1. past tense, past participle - stirred; verb
    1) (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.) brasser
    2) (to move, either slightly or vigorously: The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on - stir yourselves!) remuer
    3) (to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings): He was stirred by her story.) remuer
    2. noun
    (a fuss or disturbance: The news caused a stir.) agitation
    - stir-fry - stir up

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  • 98 vibrate

    (to (cause to) shake, tremble, or move rapidly back and forth: Every sound that we hear is making part of our ear vibrate; The engine has stopped vibrating.) (faire) vibrer

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  • 99 wave

    [weiv] 1. noun
    1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) vague
    2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) onde
    3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) ondulation
    4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) vague
    5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) signe de la main
    2. verb
    1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) flotter (au vent)
    2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) onduler
    3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) saluer d'un signe de la main
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    - waviness - waveband - wave - wavelength - wave aside

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  • 100 bomb

    A n
    1 ( explosive device) bombe f ; the Bomb la bombe atomique ; this room looks like a bomb's hit it ○ cette pièce ressemble à un champ de bataille ;
    2 ○ GB ( large amount of money) to cost/spend a bomb coûter/dépenser un argent fou ○ ;
    3 ○ ( flop) (of play, film) fiasco m.
    B vtr bombarder [town, house].
    C vi
    1 ○ GB ( move fast) filer ○ ; to bomb up/down the road remonter/descendre la rue à fond de train ○ ;
    2 ○ ( fail) échouer.
    ■ bomb out:
    ▶ bomb [sb/sth] out, bomb out [sb/sth] détruire la maison de [person] ; ravager [qch] par des bombardements [building, street] ; we were bombed out nous avons été forcés de quitter notre maison à cause des bombardements.

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