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1 slack
slack [slæk](a) (loose → rope, wire) lâche, insuffisamment tendu; (→ knot) mal serré, desserré; (→ chain) lâche; (→ grip) faible; (→ handshake) mou (molle);∎ the rope is very slack la corde a du mou;∎ the chain is very slack la chaîne n'est pas assez tendue∎ he's becoming very slack about his appearance/his work il commence à négliger son apparence/son travail;∎ her work has become rather slack lately il y a eu un certain laisser-aller dans son travail dernièrement;∎ she's very slack about or at getting orders ready on time elle n'est pas très sérieuse pour ce qui est de préparer les commandes en temps voulu∎ the slack season for tourists la période creuse pour le tourisme;∎ after lunch is my slack period après le déjeuner, c'est mon heure creuse;∎ business is slack at the moment les affaires marchent au ralenti en ce moment∎ they're rather slack about discipline ils sont plutôt laxistes∎ slack water, slack tide mer f étale2 noun∎ to take up the slack in a rope tendre une corde;∎ leave a bit of slack laissez un peu de mou;∎ American familiar figurative cut me some slack! fiche-moi la paix!∎ to take up the slack in the economy relancer les secteurs faibles de l'économie(person → become negligent) se laisser aller; (→ in one's work, efforts) se relâcherfamiliar (slow down) se laisser aller -
2 string
1 noun∎ a piece of string un bout ou un morceau de ficelle;∎ familiar to have sb on a string mener qn par le bout du nez;∎ to keep sb on a string (in uncertainty) laisser qn dans l'incertitude; (keep control over) tenir qn en laisse;∎ he pulls the strings c'est lui qui tire les ficelles;∎ familiar to pull strings for sb (obtain favours) user de son influence ou faire jouer ses relations pour aider qn□ ; (get job, promotion) pistonner qn;∎ she needs somebody to pull a few strings for her elle a besoin d'être pistonnée ou d'un coup de piston;∎ somebody pulled strings to get him the job il a eu le poste par piston;∎ familiar no strings attached sans condition ou conditions□ ;∎ there are no strings attached cela n'engage à rien(b) (for bow, tennis racket, musical instrument) corde f;∎ Music the strings les cordes;∎ to have more than one/a second string to one's bow avoir plus d'une/une seconde corde à son arc(c) (row, chain → of pearls) rang m, collier m; (→ of onions, sausages) chapelet m; (→ of visitors, cars) file f;∎ string of beads collier m; Religion chapelet m;∎ a string of islands un chapelet d'îles;∎ a string of fairy lights une guirlande (électrique);∎ she owns a string of shops elle est propriétaire d'une chaîne de magasins;∎ a string of race horses une écurie de course∎ he has a whole string of letters after his name il a toute une kyrielle de diplômes(b) (made of string) de ou en ficelle(b) (beads, pearls) enfiler∎ Christmas lights had been strung across the street des décorations de Noël avaient été suspendues en travers de la rue;∎ he strung the chain across the gateway il a tendu ou attaché la chaîne en travers de l'entrée►► string bag filet m à provisions;string band orchestre m à cordes;string bass contrebasse f;(a) (vegetable) haricot m vertstring orchestra orchestre m à cordes;string player musicien(enne) m,f qui joue d'un instrument à cordes;string quartet quatuor m à cordes;string section les cordes fpl;string tie = cordon noué autour du cou et orné d'une boucle;Computing string variable variable f alphanumérique;string vest tricot m de corps à grosses mailles(a) (tag along) suivre (les autres)□ ;∎ do you mind if I string along? est-ce que ça vous gêne si je viens avec vous ou si je vous accompagne?□∎ to string along with sb se ranger à l'avis de qn□ ;∎ he always strings along with everybody else il est toujours d'accord avec tout le monde□(person) faire marcher(a) (washing, lamps) suspendre (sur une corde);∎ lights were strung out along the runway des lumières s'échelonnaient le long de la piste;∎ armed guards were strung out along the route des gardes armés avaient été postés tout le long du parcours∎ to string sth out faire durer qch;∎ the TV series was strung out over six weeks le feuilleton (de) télé a traîné pendant six semaines∎ he can't string two sentences together il est incapable d'aligner trois mots;∎ she can barely string two words together in French c'est à peine si elle peut faire une phrase en français(b) (improvise → story) monter, improviser;∎ we managed to string together some story about missing the last bus on a raconté qu'on avait raté le dernier bus∎ figurative I could string her up! je lui tordrais bien le cou! -
3 curb
A n1 ( control) restriction f (on à) ;B vtr1 ( control) refréner [desires] ; limiter [powers, influence] ; juguler [spending] ; restreindre [consumption] ; to curb one's temper se dominer ;2 Equit mettre un mors à ;3 US curb your dog! apprenez le caniveau à votre chien! -
4 tighten
tighten [ˈtaɪtn]* * *['taɪtn] 1.transitive verb serrer [lid, screw]; resserrer [grip]; tendre [spring, bicycle chain]; renforcer [security, restrictions]; durcir [legislation, policy]2.1) ( contract) [lips] se serrer; [muscle] se contracter2) [screw, nut] se resserrer; [laws, credit controls] se durcir•Phrasal Verbs:•• -
5 event
event n1 ( incident) événement m ; a chain of events une suite d'événements ; events are moving so fast les événements se succèdent tellement vite ; the police were unable to control events la police a été incapable de contrôler la situation ; the course of events les circonstances ;2 ( eventuality) cas m ; in the event of en cas de [fire, accident etc] ; in the unlikely event that he (should) fail the exam au cas improbable où il raterait son examen ; in that event dans ce cas ; in either event en tout cas ; in the event GB ( as things turned out) en l'occurrence ; in any event, at all events de toute façon ;4 ( in athletics) épreuve f ; field/track event épreuve f d'athlétisme/de vitesse ; men's/women's event épreuve f pour hommes/pour femmes ;after the event après la bataille.
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