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1 faculty
1 noun(a) (of mind, body) faculté f;∎ she's in full command of her faculties elle a ou elle jouit de toutes ses facultés;∎ his critical faculties son sens critique;∎ the faculty of reason la raison;∎ the faculty of speech le don de la parole∎ the Faculty of Arts/of Medicine la faculté de lettres/de médecineUniversity (member, staff) de faculté -
2 line
(a) (telephone connection) ligne f;∎ hold the line, please ne quittez pas;∎ the line's very bad la communication est mauvaise;∎ I have Laura Milligan on the line j'ai Laura Milligan en ligne;∎ she's on the other line elle est sur l'autre ligneline rental abonnement m(b) (of goods) ligne f, série f;∎ a new line of office furniture une nouvelle ligne de meubles de bureauMARKETING line addition ajout m à la ligne;line differentiation différenciation f de ligne;line extension extension f de ligne;line filling consolidation f de ligne;line stretching extension de ligneline manager chef m hiérarchique;line organization organisation hiérarchique;line and staff management structure f mixteline command commande f de ligne;line end fin f de ligne;line end hyphen tiret m de fin de ligne;line feed changement m de ligne;line printer imprimante f ligne à ligne;line printout imprimé m ligne à ligne;line feed changement m de ligne;line space interligne m;∎ three line spaces un triple interligne;line spacing interlignage m, espacement m de lignes;line width longueur f de ligne(e) (production line) chaîne f;∎ the new model will be coming off the line in May le nouveau modèle sortira de l'usine en mai(f) line of credit ligne f de crédit, ligne de découvert -
3 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) endroit2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) place3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) place4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) place5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) place6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) place7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) page8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) rôle9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) poste10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) chez soi11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) place12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) place décimale2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) placer2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) remettre•- go places - in the first - second place - in place - in place of - out of place - put oneself in someone else's place - put someone in his place - put in his place - take place - take the place of -
4 faculty
1 (power, ability) faculté f (of de ; for de ; for doing de faire) ; to be in possession ou command of all one's faculties jouir de toutes ses facultés ; critical faculties esprit m critique ; -
5 spread
A n1 ( dissemination) (of disease, drugs) propagation f ; (of news, information) diffusion f ; (of democracy, infection, weapons) progression f ; ( of education) généralisation f ; the spread of sth to l'extension f de qch à [group, area, place] ;2 (extent, range) (of wings, branches) envergure f ; ( of arch) ouverture f, portée f ; (of products, services) éventail m ; the spread in terms of age in the class is quite wide les membres de la classe sont d'âge varié ; the spread of the festival is enormous le programme du festival est très étendu ; spread of sail ou canvas Naut déploiement m de voile ;4 Culin pâte f à tartiner ; chocolate spread pâte f à tartiner au chocolat ; salmon/shrimp spread beurre m de saumon/crevette ; low-fat spread ( margarine) margarine f allégée ; fruit spread confiture f à teneur en sucre réduite ;5 ( assortment of dishes) festin m ; they laid on a magnificent spread ils ont servi un véritable festin ;6 US Agric grand ranch m.1 (open out, unfold) étendre [cloth, map, rug, newspaper] (on, over sur) ; ( lay out) étaler [cloth, newspaper, map] (on, over sur) ; ( put) mettre [cloth, sheet, newspaper] ; we spread dust sheets over the furniture nous avons mis des housses sur les meubles ; to spread a cloth on the table mettre une nappe sur la table ; she spread her arms wide in greeting elle a ouvert grand les bras en signe de bienvenue ; the peacock spread its tail/its wings le paon a fait la roue/a déployé ses ailes ; spread 'em ○ ! ( police command) écartez les bras et les jambes! ; ⇒ wing ;2 ( apply in layer) étaler [butter, jam, paste, glue] (on, over sur) ; spread the butter thinly on the bread étaler une mince couche de beurre sur le pain ;3 ( cover with layer) to spread some bread with jam tartiner du pain avec de la confiture ; to spread a surface with glue enduire une surface de colle ; a biscuit spread with honey un biscuit recouvert de miel ; the table was spread for lunch la table était mise pour le déjeuner ; the path had been spread with gravel le chemin avait été recouvert de gravillons ;4 ( distribute over area) disperser [forces, troops] ; étaler [cards, documents] ; épandre [fertilizer] ; répartir, partager [workload, responsibility] ; to spread grit ou sand sabler ; to spread mud everywhere mettre de la boue partout ; the resources must be evenly spread between the two projects les ressources doivent être réparties or partagées de façon égale entre les deux projets ; we have to spread our resources very thin(ly) nous devons ménager nos ressources ; my interests are spread over several historical periods je m'intéresse à plusieurs périodes historiques ;5 ( also spread out) (distribute in time, space out) étaler, échelonner [payments, meetings, visits, cost] (over sur) ; I'd like to spread the course (out) over two years j'aimerais étaler les cours sur deux ans ;6 (diffuse, cause to proliferate) propager [disease, infection, germs, fire] ; propager [religion] ; répandre, semer [fear, confusion, panic] ; faire courir, faire circuler [rumour, story, lie, scandal] ; a strong wind helped to spread the blaze un vent fort a contribué à propager l'incendie ; to spread sth to sb transmettre [qch] à qn [infection, news] ; wind spread the fire to neighbouring buildings le vent a poussé l'incendie vers les bâtiments voisins ; can you spread the word? tu peux faire passer? ; to spread the word that annoncer que ; word had been spread among the staff that le bruit courait parmi les membres du personnel que ; to spread the Word Relig prêcher la bonne parole.1 [butter, margarine, jam, glue] s'étaler ; ‘spreads straight from the fridge’ ‘s'étale facilement même au sortir du réfrigérateur’ ;2 (cover area or time, extend) [forest, desert, drought, network] s'étendre (over sur) ; [experience] s'étendre (over sur) ; training can spread over several months la formation peut s'étendre sur plusieurs mois ;3 (proliferate, become more widespread) [disease, infection, germs] se propager, gagner du terrain ; [fire] s'étendre, gagner du terrain ; [fear, confusion, panic] se propager ; [rumour, story, scandal] circuler, se répandre ; [stain] s'étaler ; [pain] se propager ; the rumour was spreading that le bruit courait que ; to spread over sth [epidemic, disease] se propager dans, s'étendre à [area] ; the news spread rapidly over the whole town la nouvelle s'est vite répandue dans toute la ville ; the stain/the damp has spread over the whole wall la tache/l'humidité s'est étalée sur tout le mur ; to spread to [fire, disease, rioting, strike] s'étendre à, gagner [building, region] ; the panic spread to the people in the street la panique a gagné les gens qui se trouvaient dans la rue ; the fire spread from one room to another l'incendie s'est propagé d'une pièce à l'autre ; the disease spread from the liver to the kidney la maladie s'est propagée du foie aux reins ; the weeds spread from the garden to the path les mauvaises herbes du jardin ont gagné le chemin ; rain will spread to the north/to most regions during the night la pluie va s'étendre vers le nord/à la plupart des régions pendant la nuit.E v refl ( prét, pp spread) to spread oneself ( take up space) prendre ses aises ; (talk, write at length) s'étendre ; he spread himself over the sofa il s'est étalé sur le canapé ; to spread oneself too thin fig faire trop de choses à la fois.■ spread around, spread about:▶ spread [sth] around faire circuler [rumour] ; he's been spreading it around that il a fait courir le bruit que.■ spread out:▶ spread out [group] se disperser (over sur) ; [wings, tail] se déployer ; [landscape, town, woods] s'étendre ; spread out! dispersez-vous! ;▶ spread [sth] out, spread out [sth]1 (open out, unfold) étendre [cloth, map, rug, newspaper] (on, over sur) ; (lay, flatten out) étaler [cloth, newspaper, map] (on, over sur) ; she lay spread out on the carpet elle était étendue (de tout son long) sur la moquette ; the whole town was spread out below them la ville tout entière s'étendait à leurs pieds ;2 ( distribute over area) étaler [cards, maps, trinkets] ; disperser [forces, troops] ; the houses were spread out all over the valley les maisons étaient dispersées or disséminées dans toute la vallée ; you're too spread out, I can't get you all in the photo vous êtes trop éloignés les uns des autres, vous n'êtes pas tous dans le cadre. -
6 authority
∎ who's in authority here? qui est le responsable ici?;∎ in a position of authority en position d'autorité;∎ she has authority or she is in authority over all the staff elle a autorité sur tout le personnel;∎ he made his authority felt il faisait sentir son autorité;∎ Politics those in authority in Haiti ceux qui gouvernent en Haïti(b) (forcefulness) autorité f, assurance f;∎ "no!" he said with authority "non!" dit-il avec autorité;∎ her conviction gave authority to her argument sa conviction a donné du poids à son raisonnement;∎ his opinions carry a lot of authority ses opinions font autorité(c) (permission) autorisation f, droit m;∎ to give sb authority to do sth autoriser qn à faire qch;∎ who gave him (the) authority to enter? qui lui a donné l'autorisation d'entrer?, qui l'a autorisé à entrer?;∎ they had no authority to answer ils n'étaient pas habilités à répondre;∎ I decided on my own authority j'ai décidé de ma propre autorité ou de mon propre chef;∎ on his authority avec son autorisation;∎ on whose authority did they search the house? avec l'autorisation de qui ont-ils perquisitionné la maison?;∎ without authority sans autorisation(d) (usu pl) (people in command) autorité f;∎ Politics the authorities les autorités fpl, l'administration f;∎ the proper authorities qui de droit, les autorités compétentes;∎ the education/housing authority = services chargés de l'éducation/du logement;∎ we'll go to the highest authority in the land nous nous adresserons aux plus hautes instances du pays∎ he's an authority on China c'est un grand spécialiste de la Chine∎ I have it on his authority that she was there il m'a certifié qu'elle était présente;∎ we have it on good authority that… nous tenons de source sûre ou de bonne source que…
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