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41 base
base [beɪs]1. nounbase f3. adjective4. compounds* * *[beɪs] 1.1) gen, Military ( centre of operations) base fto return to base — Military rentrer à sa base
2) ( bottom part) (of object, spine, mountain, structure) base f; (of tree, cliff, lamp) pied m; ( of tail) point m d'attache; (of sculpture, statue) socle m; fig (for assumption, theory) base f3) Chemistry, Culinary base f4) Mathematics base f5) Sport base f2.adjective ( contemptible) [act, motive, emotion] ignoble3.transitive verb1) ( take as foundation) fonder [calculation, assumption, decision, research, character] (on sur)2) ( have as operations centre) (gén au passif) baser4.to be based in London/Paris — [person, company] être basé à Londres/Paris
- based combining formcomputer/pupil-based — [method, policy] basé sur les ordinateurs/les élèves
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42 frame
frame [freɪm]1. noun2. plural nouna. [+ picture] encadrer• to frame a subject [photographer] cadrer un sujet4. compounds* * *[freɪm] 1.1) (of building, boat, roof) charpente f; ( of car) châssis m; (of bicycle, racquet) cadre m; ( of bed) sommier m; ( of tent) armature f2) (of picture, window) cadre m; ( of door) encadrement m3) ( context) cadre m5) ( picture) Cinema photogramme m; Television, Photography image f6) ( for weaving) métier m7) ( in snooker) ( triangle) triangle m; ( single game) manche f2.frames plural noun ( of spectacles) monture f3.transitive verb1) (enclose, surround) lit, fig encadrer [picture, face, view]2) ( formulate in words) formuler3) ( devise) élaborer [plan, policy]; rédiger [legislation]4) ( mouth) articuler5) (colloq) ( set up) [police] monter une machination contre; [criminal] faire porter les soupçons sur4.- framed combining form -
43 leg
leg [leg]1. nound. [of journey] étape f* * *[leg] 1.2) ( of furniture) pied m3) Culinary ( of lamb) gigot m; ( of veal) cuisseau m; (of poultry, pork, frog) cuisse f; ( of venison) cuissot m4) ( of trousers) jambe fto be too long in the leg — [trousers] avoir les jambes trop longues
5) (of journey, race) étape f2.(colloq) transitive verb (p prés etc - gg-)3.to leg it — ( walk) marcher, aller à pied; ( walk fast) galoper (colloq); ( run away) cavaler (colloq)
- legged combining formthree-legged — [furniture] à trois pieds
four-legged — [animal] à quatre pattes
long-legged — [person] à jambes longues
••to be on its last legs — [machine, car] avoir fait son temps; [regime] n'en avoir plus pour longtemps; [company] être au bord de la faillite
to give somebody a leg up — faire la courte échelle à quelqu'un; fig dépanner quelqu'un (colloq)
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44 lip
lip [lɪp]1. nouna. ( = part of body) lèvre f• less of your lip! ne sois pas insolent !2. compounds• he only pays lip service to socialism il n'est socialiste qu'en paroles ► lip-sync(h) transitive and intransitive verb chanter en play-back* * *[lɪp] 1.1) Anatomy lèvre fmy lips are sealed! — bouche cousue! (colloq)
2) (of bowl, crater) bord m; ( of jug) bec m3) (colloq) ( cheek) insolence f2. 3.- lipped combining formthin-/thick-lipped — aux lèvres minces/charnues
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45 near
near [nɪər]1. adverb2. preposition• near here/there près d'ici/de làb. ( = on the point of) the work is near completion le travail est presque terminéc. ( = on the same level) au niveau de3. adjectivea. ( = close in space) procheb. ( = close in time) prochec. (figurative) [relative] proche• it was a near thing (of election, race result) ça a été très juste[+ place] approcher de ; [+ person] approcher5. compounds* * *[nɪə(r)] 1.1) ( nearby)to move ou draw nearer — s'approcher davantage (to de)
2) ( close in time)the time is near when... — dans peu de temps,...
3) ( nearly)2.near enough adverbial phrase1) ( approximately) à peu près2) ( sufficiently close)3.that's near enough — ( not any closer) tu es assez près; ( acceptable as quantity) ça ira
1) ( in space) près de2) ( in time)3) ( in degree) proche de£400? it cost nearer £600 — 400 livres sterling? je dirais plutôt 600
4.nobody comes anywhere near her — fig personne ne lui arrive à la cheville
near to prepositional phrase1) ( in space) près de2) ( on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria, collapse]how near are you to completing...? — est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir...?
3) ( in degree)5.1) (close in distance, time) proche2) ( in degree)he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got — c'est lui qui a le plus de connaissances en comptabilité parmi nos employés
it's the nearest thing — (to article, colour required) c'est ça le plus approchant
3) ( short)6.near + combining form presque7.transitive verb lit, fig ( draw close to) approcher de -
46 plate
plate [pleɪt]1. noun• to have enough on one's plate (inf) (things to do) avoir déjà beaucoup à faire ; (problems) avoir déjà beaucoup de problèmes3. compounds* * *[pleɪt] 1.1) ( dish) ( for eating) assiette f; ( for serving) plat mto hand ou present something to somebody on a plate — lit, GB fig apporter or présenter quelque chose à quelqu'un sur un plateau
2) ( dishful) assiette f3) ( sheet of metal) plaque f, tôle f4) ( name plaque) plaque f5) ( registration plaque) plaque f minéralogique6) [U] ( silverware) gen argenterie f; Religion trésor m7) ( metal coating) plaqué m8) ( illustration) planche f9) Photography plaque f10) ( in dentistry) dentier m11) Geography, Zoology plaque f13) Medicine plaque f2.transitive verb plaquer [bracelet, candlestick] ( with avec, de)3.- plated combining formgold/silver-plated — plaqué or/argent
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47 post
post [pəʊst]1. noun• has the post come yet? le facteur est passé ?• is there any post for me? est-ce qu'il y a du courrier pour moi ?b. ( = job) poste mc. (of wood, metal) poteau ma. [+ letter] posterb. [+ notice, list] afficherd. [+ sentry, guard] postere. ( = move) [+ soldier] poster ; [+ employee] affecter3. compounds* * *[pəʊst] 1.1) Administration ( job) poste m (as comme; of de)3) (duty, station) gen, Military poste m4) ( pole) gen, Sport poteau m2.to be the first past the post — Sport être le premier à l'arrivée; fig Politics obtenir la majorité
post- combining form post-3.transitive verb1) GB ( send by post) poster or expédier (par la poste); ( put in letterbox) mettre [quelque chose] à la poste2) ( stick up) afficher [notice, poster]; annoncer [details, results]3) gen, Military ( send abroad) affecter (to à)4) ( station) gen, Military poster [guard, sentry]•Phrasal Verbs:- post on•• -
48 proof
proof [pru:f]1. nouna. preuve f• to be living proof of sth/that... être la preuve vivante de qch/que...b. ( = printed copy) épreuve f• this whisky is 70° proof ≈ ce whisky titre 40° degrés2. adjective[+ fabric, tent] imperméabiliser4. compounds* * *[pruːf] 1.1) ( evidence) preuve f also Mathematicsproof of identity — pièce f d'identité
2) ( in printing) épreuve f3) Photography épreuve f4) ( of alcohol) niveau m étalon2.to be 70° ou 70% proof — ≈ titrer 40° d'alcool
3.to be proof against — être à l'épreuve de [heat, infection]; être à l'abri de [temptation, charms]
- proof combining form ( resistant to)4.transitive verb1) imperméabiliser [fabric]; insonoriser [room, house]2) = proofread -
49 side
side [saɪd]1. noun• she remained by his side through thick and thin elle est restée à ses côtés à travers toutes leurs épreuvesb. (as opposed to top, bottom) côté m ; [of mountain] versant m ; (inside) [of cave, ditch, box] paroi fc. [of record] face f ; [of coin, cloth, slice of bread, sheet of paper] côté m ; [of matter, problem] aspect m ; [of sb's character] facette f• the right side [of garment, cloth] l'endroit m• the wrong side [of garment, cloth] l'envers m• right/wrong side out [jumper] à l'endroit/l'envers• right/wrong side up dans le bon/mauvais sens• "this side up" (on box) « haut »• but the other side of the coin is that it's cheap mais d'un autre côté, ce n'est pas cherd. ( = edge) bord me. ( = part away from centre) côté m• it's on this side of London c'est de ce côté-ci de Londres ; (between here and London) c'est avant Londres• he's on the wrong side of 50 il a passé la cinquantaine► preposition + one side• to take sb on or to one side prendre qn à part• to put sth to or on one side mettre qch de côté• whose side are you on? dans quel camp êtes-vous ?2. compounds[door, panel, view] latéral► side road noun (British) route f secondaire ; (in town) petite rue f ; (at right angle) rue f transversale* * *[saɪd] 1.1) ( part) (of person's body, object, table) côté m; (of animal's body, hill, boat) flanc m; (of ravine, cave) paroi f; ( of box) ( outer) côté m; ( inner) paroi fon my left/right side — à ma gauche/droite
on one's/its side — sur le côté
‘this side up’ — ( on box) ‘haut’
2) ( surface of flat object) (of paper, cloth) côté m; ( of record) face fthe right side — ( of cloth) l'endroit m; ( of coin) l'avers m; ( of paper) le recto
the wrong side — ( of cloth) l'envers m; ( of coin) le revers; ( of paper) le verso
3) ( edge) (of lake, road) bord m; ( of building) côté mat ou by the side of — au bord de [lake, road]
she's on the arts side — ( academically) elle a opté pour les lettres
he's on the marketing side — ( in company) il fait partie du service de marketing
5) ( opposing group) côté m, camp m6) ( team) équipe fyou've really let the side down — fig tu nous as laissé tomber
7) ( page) page f8) ( line of descent)9) (colloq) ( TV channel) chaîne f2. 3.- sided combining formsix-sided figure — figure f à six côtés
4.many-sided problem — problème m complexe
on the side adverbial phraseto do something on the side — ( in addition) faire quelque chose à côté; ( illegally) faire quelque chose au noir
Phrasal Verbs:••to be on the safe side — ( allowing enough time) pour calculer large; ( to be certain) pour être sûr
to put something to one side — mettre [quelque chose] de côté [object, task]
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50 sole
sole [səʊl]1. nouna. ( = fish) sole f3. adjectivea. ( = single) seul• for the sole purpose of... dans le seul but de...b. ( = exclusive) [right, possession, supplier] exclusif ; [responsibility] entier ; [heir] universel ; [owner] unique• for the sole use of... à l'usage exclusif de...* * *[səʊl] 1.1) ( fish) sole f2) (of shoe, sock, iron) semelle f; ( of foot) plante f2.1) ( single) seul, unique2) ( exclusive) gen exclusif/-ive; [trader] indépendant3.transitive verb ressemeler [shoe]4.- soled combining formrubber/leather-soled shoes — chaussures à semelle de caoutchouc/cuir
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51 voice
voice [vɔɪs]1. nouna. voix f• to raise/lower one's voice élever/baisser la voixb. ( = opinion) there were no dissenting voices il n'y a pas eu d'opposition( = express) exprimer3. compounds* * *[vɔɪs] 1.1) ( speaking) voix fto lose one's voice — ( when ill) perdre la voix
2) ( for singing) voix f3) (opinion, expression) voix fto have a voice — avoir voix au chapitre ( in something en matière de quelque chose; in doing pour ce qui est de faire)
4) ( representative organization) porte-parole m5) Literature ( of writer) style mnarrative voice — voix f du narrateur
6) Linguistics voix f2.- voiced combining form3.hoarse-/deep-voiced — à la voix rauque/grave
transitive verb exprimer [concern, grievance]; sonoriser [consonant]•• -
52 allying
Синонимический ряд:1. associating (verb) affiliating; associating; binding; combining; connecting; joining; linking; relating2. leaguing (verb) aligning; confederating; federating; leaguing -
53 banding
1. n объединение2. n школ. распределение школьников на три группы по способностям3. n обозначение полосами; нанесение полос4. n с. -х. накладывание ловчих поясов5. n кольцевание, окольцовывание6. n геол. полосчатость; слоистость7. n спец. образование полосчатой структурыСинонимический ряд:1. band (noun) band; bandeau; fillet; ribbon; strip; stripe; tape2. belting (verb) begirding; belting; encompassing; girding; girdling3. uniting (verb) combining; concurring; conjoining; cooperating; leaguing; uniting -
54 blending
1. n составление смесей2. n спец. добавление присадок3. n спец. смешивание; купаж, купажированиеСинонимический ряд:1. harmonious (adj.) chiming; consonant; harmonic; harmonious; musical; symphonic; symphonious2. joining (noun) admixture; association; combination; conjunction; fusion; joining; junction; unification; uniting3. arranging (verb) arranging; co-ordinating; harmonising; harmonizing; integrating; orchestrating; synthesising; synthesizing; unifying4. mixing (verb) admixing; amalgamating; combining; commingling; compounding; fusing; immixing; intermingling; intermixing; making up; melding; merging; mingling; mixing; stirring -
55 bracketing
1. заключение в скобки2. заключать в скобки; заключение в скобкиСинонимический ряд:1. comparing (verb) collating; comparing; contrasting2. joining (verb) associating; coalescing; combining; compounding; concreting; conjoining; conjugating; connecting; correlating; coupling; identifying; joining; linking; marrying; relating; uniting; wedding; yoking -
56 concreting
n бетонированиеСинонимический ряд:1. joining (verb) associating; bracketing; coalescing; combining; compounding; conjoining; conjugating; connecting; coupling; joining; linking; marrying; relating; uniting; wedding; yoking2. setting (verb) caking; congealing; drying; hardening; indurating; petrifying; setting; solidifying -
57 connecting
a соединительный, связующийСинонимический ряд:1. neighboring (adj.) adjoining; bordering; bounding; edging; near; neighboring; on the confines of; on the edge of; verging2. linking (noun) concatenation; joining; linking; ordering; uniting3. coupling (verb) affixing; attaching; clipping; coupling; fastening; fixing; mooring; securing4. joining (verb) affiliating; allying; associating; binding; bracketing; coalescing; combining; compounding; concreting; conjoining; conjugating; correlating; identifying; joining; linking; marrying; melding; relating; uniting; wedding; yoking -
58 fusing
1. n плавка; плавлениеfusing point — точка плавления, температура плавления
2. n пережог3. n слияниеfusing agent — фактор, вызывающий слияние клеток
Синонимический ряд:1. liquefying (verb) deliquescing; dissolving; fluxing; liquefying; melting; running; thawing2. mixing (verb) admixing; amalgamating; blending; combining; commingling; compounding; immixing; intermingling; intermixing; making up; melding; merging; mingling; mixing; stirring -
59 gleaning
1. n тщательное собирание2. n собранные после жатвы колосья3. n собранные факты4. n обрывки сведений; крупицы знанийСинонимический ряд:1. gathering (noun) aggregating; assembling; codifying; collecting; collocating; combining; compilation; gathering; incorporating2. gathering (verb) culling; extracting; garnering; gathering; pick up; picking up3. harvesting (verb) harvesting; reaping -
60 loop
1. n ав. петля Нестерова, мёртвая петляtape loop — петля ленты; кольцо ленты
2. n кино петля плёнки или фильма3. n анат. ганглий, нервный узел4. n тех. грузовой бугель, хомут; петля5. n физ. пучность6. n окружная железная дорога7. n обгонный путь8. n спец. замкнутая система9. n петля10. n элк. контур схемы11. n вчт. цикл12. n мед. «спираль»13. n Луп, деловой район Чикаго14. v делать петлю15. v закреплять петлей16. v образовывать петли; перекручиваться17. v элк. образовывать контурСинонимический ряд:1. bend (noun) bend; curve; turn2. circle (noun) circle; coil; noose; spiral3. league (noun) association; circuit; conference; league; wheel4. ring (noun) circumference; eye; hook; hoop; ring; staple5. bend (verb) bend; coil; twist; wrap6. surround (verb) arch; begird; beset; circle; compass; crook; curve; encircle; encompass; environ; gird; girdle; hem; ring; round; surroundАнтонимический ряд:
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