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person [ˈpɜ:sn]personne f• in person [go, meet, appear] en personne• I'm not the kind of person to... je ne suis pas du genre à...* * *['pɜːsn]1) ( human being) (pl people, persons sout) personne fthe person concerned — l'interessé/-e m/f
2) ( type)I didn't know he was a horsey person! — (colloq) je ne savais pas que c'était un passionné de cheval!
what's she like as a person? — en tant que femme, elle est comment?
3) ( body)offences against the person — Law atteintes à la personne
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barely [ˈbεəlɪ]( = only just) à peine* * *['beəlɪ]1) [audible, capable, conscious, disguised] à peine, tout justeto be barely able to walk — pouvoir à peine or tout juste marcher
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catch [kæt∫](verb: preterite, past participle caught)1. nouna. ( = act, thing caught) prise f, capture f ; (Fishing) ( = several fish) pêche f ; ( = one fish) prise f• good catch! (Cricket) bien rattrapé !• where's the catch? où est le piège ?e. ( = ball game) jeu de ballea. attraper• I dialled her number hoping to catch her before she left je lui ai téléphoné en espérant la joindre avant son départ• can I ring you back? you've caught me at a bad time je peux vous rappeler ? je suis occupé en ce moment• to catch sb's attention or eye attirer l'attention de qnb. ( = take by surprise) surprendre• if I catch you at it again! (inf) que je t'y reprenne !• you won't catch me doing that again! (inf) on ne m'y reprendra pas !c. [+ bus, train] ( = be in time for) attraper ; ( = travel on) prendre• did you catch the news/that film last night? tu as vu les informations/le film hier soir ?d. ( = trap) the branch caught my skirte. ( = understand, hear) saisirf. [+ disease] attrapera. [fire] prendre ; [wood] prendre feub. her dress caught in the door/on a nail sa robe s'est prise dans la porte/s'est accrochée à un clou4. compounds• it's a catch 22 situation c'est une situation inextricable ► catch-all noun fourre-tout m inv (fig) adjective[regulation, clause etc] fourre-tout inva. ( = become popular) [fashion] prendreb. ( = understand) saisir( = catch napping) prendre en défaut ; ( = catch in the act) prendre sur le faita. se rattraper ; (with news, gossip) se mettre au courantb. to be or get caught up in sth (in activity, campaign) être pris par qch ; (in circumstances) être prisonnier de qch* * *[kætʃ] 1.1) ( fastening) (on purse, brooch) fermoir m, fermeture f; (on window, door) fermeture f2) ( drawback) piège m fig3) ( break in voice)4) ( act of catching) prise fto take a catch — GB
to make a catch — US Sport prendre la balle
6) ( marriage partner)2.transitive verb (prét, pp caught)1) ( hold and retain) [person] attraper [ball, fish]; [container] recueillir [water, dust]; ( by running) [person] attraper [person]I managed to catch her in — ( at home) j'ai réussi à la trouver chez elle
2) ( take by surprise) prendre, attraperto be ou get caught — se faire prendre
to catch somebody in the act —
to catch somebody at it — (colloq) prendre quelqu'un sur le fait
3) ( be in time for) prendre [bus, train, plane]; avoir [last post]4) ( manage to see) voir [programme]; aller voir [show]5) ( grasp) prendre [hand, arm]; agripper [branch, rope]; captiver, éveiller [interest, imagination]to catch somebody's attention ou eye — attirer l'attention de quelqu'un
to catch the chairman's eye — Administration obtenir la parole
6) ( hear) saisir (colloq), comprendre7) ( perceive) discerner [sound]; surprendre [look]to catch sight of somebody/something — surprendre quelqu'un/quelque chose
8) ( get stuck)to catch one's fingers in — se prendre les doigts dans [drawer, door]
to get caught in — [person] se prendre dans [net, thorns]
9) Medicine attraper [disease, virus, flu]10) (hit, knock) heurter [object, person]11) ( have an effect on) [light] faire briller [object]; [wind] emporter [paper, bag]12) ( be affected by)to catch fire ou light — prendre feu, s'enflammer
13) ( capture) rendre [atmosphere, spirit]16) ( manage to reach) catch up3.intransitive verb (prét, pp caught)1) ( become stuck)to catch on — [shirt, sleeve] s'accrocher à [nail]; [wheel] frotter contre [frame]
2) ( start to burn) [wood, fire] prendre•Phrasal Verbs:- catch on- catch up••you'll catch it! — (colloq) tu vas en prendre une! (colloq)
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[kən'si:l](to hide or keep secret: He concealed his disappointment from his friends.) dissimuler -
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I 1. past tense - hid; verb(to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found: I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.) (se) cacher2. noun(a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc.) affût- hidden- hide-and-seek - hide-out- hidingII noun(the skin of an animal: He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide.) peau- hiding -
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1 [audible, capable, conscious, disguised] à peine, tout juste ; to be barely able to walk pouvoir à peine or tout juste marcher ; barely 12 hours later à peine 12 heures plus tard ; barely concealed hostility hostilité à peine dissimulée ; she had barely finished when elle venait juste de finir quand ;2 [furnished] pauvrement. -
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❢ When used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, behind is translated by derrière: behind the house = derrière la maison. behind is sometimes used in verb combinations ( fall behind, lag behind etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, lag etc).For adverbial uses and figurative prepositional uses see the entry below.A ○ n derrière ○ m.B adj to be behind with avoir du retard dans [studies, work] ; to be too far behind avoir trop de retard ; to be behind in one's research être en retard dans ses recherches ; to be a long way behind être franchement en retard ; I'm behind with my rent je n'ai pas payé mon loyer.C adv [follow on, trail] derrière ; [look, glance] en arrière ; the car behind la voiture de derrière.D prep1 ( at rear of) ( physically) derrière [person, vehicle, object] ; the mountains behind the town les montagnes qui se trouvent/trouvaient derrière la ville ; behind my back lit derrière le dos ; fig derrière mon dos ;2 ( at other side of) derrière [desk, counter, barrier, line] ; to work behind the bar être barman/barmaid m/f ;3 fig ( concealed) behind the smile derrière son sourire ; the reality behind the façade la réalité derrière les apparences ; the real story behind the news la véritable histoire que les médias n'ont pas révélée ;5 fig ( motivating) the reasons behind his declaration les raisons qui motivent/motivaient etc sa déclaration ; what is behind his actions? qu'est-ce qui le pousse à agir ainsi? ; who is behind this proposal? qui est à l'origine de cette proposition? ;6 fig ( supporting) to be (solidly) behind sb soutenir qn (à fond) ; he has no family behind him il n'a pas de famille pour le soutenir ; the woman behind the man journ la femme en coulisses ;7 fig ( in past) he has three years' experience behind him il a trois ans d'expérience derrière lui ; those days are behind me now cette période est bien loin ; I've put all that behind me now j'ai oublié tout ça. -
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1 [disguised, concealed] habilement ; [devised] astucieusement ;2 [look, smile, say] d'un air rusé ; pej d'un air sournois. -
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person n1 ( human being) (pl people, persons sout) personne f ; there's room for one more person il y a de la place pour une autre personne ; you're just the person we're looking for! vous êtes exactement la personne qu'il nous faut ; the average person cannot afford to run three cars une personne ordinaire ne peut pas se permettre d'avoir trois voitures ; the English drink four cups of tea per person per day les Anglais boivent quatre tasses de thé par personne et par jour ; to do sth in person faire qch en personne ; he's not the kind of person to do ou who would do such a thing ce n'est pas le genre à faire ça ; help appeared in the person of passing motorist Jo Ware le secours s'est manifesté dans la personne de Jo Ware, une automobiliste qui passait ; single person célibataire mf ; the person concerned l'intéressé/-e m/f ; no such person as Sherlock Holmes ever existed Sherlock Holmes n'a jamais existé ; ‘any person who knows of his whereabouts is requested to contact the police’ ‘toute personne sachant où il se trouve est priée de contacter la police’ ; the accident killed one person and injured four more l'accident a fait un mort et quatre blessés ; a five-person crew is being sent to the scene on envoie une équipe de cinq personnes sur les lieux ; the very person I was looking for! c'est justement toi que je cherchais! ;2 ( type) I didn't know she was a horsey person ○ ! je ne savais pas que c'était une passionnée de cheval! ; I'm not a wine person myself je ne suis pas amateur de vin ; what's she like as a person? en tant que femme, elle est comment? ; he's a very private/discreet person il est très réservé/discret ;3 ( body) to have/carry sth about one's person avoir/porter qch sur soi ; with drugs concealed about his person avec de la drogue cachée sur lui ; Jur offences against the person atteintes à la personne ; her person was pleasing† elle était agréable de sa personne† ; -
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conceal [kən'si:l](hide → object) cacher, dissimuler; (→ emotion, truth) cacher, dissimuler; (→ news) tenir secret(ète); Finance & Law (→ assets) dissimuler;∎ to conceal sth from sb cacher qch à qn;∎ he concealed the truth from her il lui a caché la vérité;∎ to conceal oneself se cacher;∎ to conceal one's intentions cacher ou déguiser ses intentions ou son jeu;∎ in order to conceal the fact that… pour dissimuler le fait que… -
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1 noun(a) (individual) personne f;∎ he's just the person we need c'est exactement la personne qu'il nous faut;∎ Law by a person or persons unknown par des personnes inconnues ou non identifiées;∎ she is a nice/strange person c'est une personne gentille/étrange, c'est quelqu'un de gentil/d'étrange;∎ I like him as a person je l'aime bien en tant que personne;∎ he's a good worker, but I don't really like him as a person au travail il est bien, mais je n'aime pas trop sa personnalité ou mais sur le plan personnel je ne l'aime pas trop;∎ he's not that sort of person ce n'est pas du tout son genre;∎ familiar I'm not a great eating-out person je n'aime pas beaucoup manger au restaurant□ ;∎ familiar are you a cat person or a dog person? est-ce que tu préfères les chats ou chiens?□ ;∎ in the person of en la personne de∎ to have sth on or about one's person avoir qch sur soi;∎ she had the wallet concealed about her person le portefeuille était caché sur elle∎ in the first person plural à la première personne du plurielen personne;∎ she came in person elle est venue en personne;∎ this letter must be delivered to him in person cette lettre doit lui être remise en mains propres
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