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channel ['tʃænəl] ( British pt & pp channelled, cont channelling, American pt & pp channeled, cont channeling)1 noun(a) (broad strait) détroit m, bras m de mer;∎ the Channel la Manche;∎ a Channel ferry un ferry qui traverse la Manche(e) Television chaîne f;∎ the film is on Channel 2 le film est sur la deuxième chaîne∎ to go through (the) official channels suivre la filière officielle;∎ they tried to obtain his release through diplomatic channels ils ont essayé d'obtenir sa libération par voie diplomatique;∎ channels of communication canaux mpl de communication;∎ there were still channels of communication open la communication n'était pas totalement interrompue;∎ the government has suppressed all channels of dissent le gouvernement a supprimé tout moyen d'expression de la dissidence(a) (land) creuser des rigoles dans; (river) canaliser; (street) construire des caniveaux dans; (gas, water) acheminer (par des conduites); (column) canneler;∎ the water channelled its way through the cliff l'eau a creusé une rigole dans la falaise∎ the government wants to channel resources to those who need them most le gouvernement veut affecter les ressources en priorité à ceux qui en ont le plus besoin;∎ she needs to channel her energies into some useful work elle a besoin de canaliser son énergie à effectuer du travail utile►► Commerce channel of distribution circuit m de distribution, canal m de distribution;Channel Four = chaîne de télévision privée britannique à vocation culturelle;Channel Five = chaîne de télévision privée britannique;Channel Islander = habitant des îles Anglo-Normandes;the Channel Islands les îles fpl Anglo-Normandes;∎ in the Channel Islands dans les îles Anglo-Normandes;familiar channel surfing zapping m;the Channel Tunnel le tunnel sous la Manche, l'Eurotunnel mcanaliser -
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channel [ˈt∫ænl]1. nounc. ( = groove in surface) rainure fe. ( = system) voie f3. compounds* * *['tʃænl] 1.1) ( passage for liquid) canal m2) ( navigable water) chenal m3) (diplomatic, commercial) canal mto do something through the proper ou usual ou normal channels — faire quelque chose par la voie normale
diplomatic/legal channels — voie f diplomatique/légale
4) Television chaîne fto flick channels — (colloq) zapper
5) Radio canal m6) Architecture cannelure f7) ( groove) rainure f2.2) fig ( direct) concentrer, canaliser [efforts, energy] ( into dans; into doing pour faire); affecter [funds] ( into à)3) ( cut) creuser -
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cross [krɒs]1. nouna. ( = mark, emblem) croix f• to mark/sign with a cross marquer/signer d'une croixb. ( = mixture) hybride mc. [of material] biais m2. adjectivea. ( = angry) en colère• it makes me cross when... cela me met en colère quand...b. ( = traverse, diagonal) transversal, diagonala. [+ room, street, sea, river, bridge] traverser ; [+ threshold, border] franchir• it crossed my mind that... il m'est venu à l'esprit que...• to cross cultures [idea, practice] passer d'une culture à l'autreb. to cross one's arms/legs croiser les bras/les jambesc. to cross o.s. se signer• cross my heart (and hope to die)! (inf) croix de bois, croix de fer(, si je mens je vais en enfer) ! (inf)d. ( = thwart) [+ person] contrecarrer les projets de ; [+ plans] contrecarrerb. [letters, paths] se croiser5. compounds• cross-country race or running cross m► cross-examine transitive verb interroger (de façon serrée) ; (in court) faire subir un contre-interrogatoire à• to be at cross-purposes with sb ( = misunderstand) comprendre qn de travers• we were talking at cross-purposes il y avait un quiproquo ► cross-question transitive verb faire subir un interrogatoire à[+ item on list] rayer[+ word] barrer* * *[krɒs], US [krɔːs] 1.1) ( shape) croix fthe Cross — Religion la Croix
to put a cross against — cocher [name, item]
‘put a cross in the box’ — ‘faites une croix dans la case’, ‘cochez la case’
a cross between X and Y — fig un mélange de X et de Y
3) ( in sewing)2.1) ( angry) fâchéto get cross — se fâcher ( with contre)
to make somebody cross — mettre quelqu'un en colère, agacer quelqu'un
2) ( contrary to general direction) [breeze] contraire3.transitive verb1) ( go across by moving) lit traverser [road, room]; traverser, passer [river]; franchir [border, line, mountains]; ( span) [bridge] franchir, enjamber; ( have route across) [road, railway line, river] traverser; fig dépasser [limit, boundary]it crossed his mind that — il lui est venu à l'esprit or l'idée que
2) ( intersect with) couper3) ( place in shape of a cross) croiserto cross one's legs/arms — croiser les jambes/bras
5) ( oppose) contrarier [person]6) ( draw line across) barrer [cheque]4.1) (also cross over)2) ( intersect) se croiser; [lines] se couper3) [letters] se croiser5. 6.crossed past participle adjective Telecommunications [line] brouilléPhrasal Verbs:••to have a ou one's cross to bear — porter sa croix
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sail [seɪl]1 noun∎ to set sail prendre la mer, appareiller;∎ to set sail for… partir pour…, appareiller pour…;∎ in full sail, with all sails set toutes voiles dehors;∎ the boat was under sail le bateau était sous voiles;∎ they rounded the cape under sail ils doublèrent le cap à la voile;∎ under 300m2 of sail avec une voilure de 300m2∎ to go for a sail faire un tour en bateau;∎ it's a few hours' sail from here c'est à quelques heures d'ici en bateau(c) (of windmill) aile f(a) (move over water → boat, ship) naviguer;∎ the trawler was sailing north le chalutier se dirigeait ou cinglait vers le nord;∎ the boat sailed up/down the river le bateau remonta/descendit le fleuve;∎ the ferry sailed into Dover le ferry-boat entra dans le port de Douvres;∎ they sailed around the Mediterranean ils ont fait le tour de la Méditerranée;∎ to sail round a cape contourner un promontoire;∎ to sail close to the wind naviguer au (plus) près; figurative jouer un jeu dangereux(b) (set off → boat, passenger) partir, prendre la mer, appareiller;∎ the Britannica sails at noon le Britannica appareille à midi(c) (travel by boat) voyager (en bateau);∎ are you flying or sailing? est-ce que vous y allez en avion ou en bateau?;∎ they sailed from Liverpool to Boston ils ont fait le voyage de Liverpool à Boston en bateau∎ to sail, to go sailing faire de la voile∎ swans sailed by on the lake des cygnes glissaient sur le lac;∎ there were clouds sailing by des nuages voguaient dans le ciel;∎ birds sailed across the sky des oiseaux passaient dans le ciel;∎ a sports car sailed past me une voiture de sport m'a doublé à toute vitesse;∎ the balloons sailed into the air les ballons se sont envolés;∎ the ball sailed over the wall la balle est passée par-dessus le mur;∎ my hat sailed off my head and into the water un coup de vent a fait voler mon chapeau dans l'eau;∎ to sail into a room entrer majestueusement dans une pièce;∎ she sailed across the room to greet me elle traversa la pièce d'un pas majestueux pour venir à ma rencontre∎ have you ever sailed a catamaran before? est-ce que vous avez déjà barré un catamaran?;∎ to sail a boat through a channel manœuvrer un bateau dans un chenal;∎ she sailed the boat into port elle a manœuvré ou piloté le bateau jusque dans le port(b) (cross → sea, lake) traverser;∎ to sail the Atlantic single-handed traverser l'Atlantique en solitaire;∎ to sail the seas parcourir les mers(succeed in) réussir haut la main;∎ he sailed through the exam il a réussi l'examen haut la main(succeed) réussir haut la main
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