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1 consistent
consistent [kən'sɪstənt](a) (having internal logic → reasoning, behaviour, person) conséquent, cohérent, logique;∎ she was consistent in her choice of partners elle a toujours fait preuve de cohérence dans le choix de ses partenaires(b) (constant → quality of work, ideas) constant; (→ refusal, failure) persistant; (athlete, performer) régulier;∎ because of her consistent denial of the accusation du fait qu'elle a toujours nié être coupable∎ the results are consistent with the theory les résultats concordent avec la théorie;∎ this action is not consistent with his character cette action n'est pas en harmonie avec son caractère;∎ her behaviour is consistent with a diagnosis of… son comportement est caractéristique d'un diagnostic de… -
2 consistent
consistent [kənˈsɪstənt]( = coherent) cohérent ; ( = constant) constant• to be consistent with ( = in agreement with) être compatible avec ; ( = compatible with) correspondre à* * *[kən'sɪstənt]1) [growth, level, quality] régulier/-ière; [kindness, help] constant; [sportsman, playing] régulier/-ière2) ( repeated) [attempts, demands] répété3) ( logical) cohérent4)consistent with — en accord avec [account, belief]
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3 consistent
1 [growth, level, quality] régulier/-ière ; [kindness, help, criticism etc] constant ; [performance, recording] homogène ; [sportsman, playing] régulier/-ière ;2 ( repeated) [attempts, demands etc] répété ;4 consistent with en accord avec [account, belief, decision etc] ; she had injuries consistent with a fall elle avait des blessures correspondant à une chute. -
4 fall
A n1 lit (of person, horse, rocks, curtain) chute f (from de) ; (of snow, hail) chutes fpl ; (of earth, soot) éboulement m ; (of axe, hammer, dice) coup m ; a fall of 20 metres, a 20-metre fall une chute de 20 mètres ; a heavy fall of rain une grosse averse ; to have a fall faire une chute, tomber ;2 (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity) baisse f (in de) ; ( more drastic) chute f (in de) ; the pound has suffered a sharp fall/a slight fall la livre a subi une forte chute/une légère baisse ; a fall in value une dépréciation ; a fall of 10% to 125 une baisse de 10% pour arriver à 125 ;3 (of leader, regime, empire, fortress, town) chute f ; ( of monarchy) renversement m ; ( of seat) perte f ; the government's fall from power la chute du gouvernement ;6 (in pitch, intonation) descente f ;1 ( come down) tomber ; falling rain la pluie qui tombe ; he was hurt by falling masonry il a été blessé par une pierre qui tombait de la façade ; to fall 10 metres tomber de 10 mètres ; five centimetres of snow fell il est tombé cinq centimètres de neige ; to fall from ou out of tomber de [boat, nest, bag, hands] ; to fall off ou from tomber de [chair, table, roof, bike, wall] ; the skirt falls in pleats from a waistband la jupe tombe en plis à partir de la ceinture ; to fall on tomber sur [person, town] ; it fell on my head cela m'est tombé sur la tête ; to fall on the floor tomber par terre ; to fall on one's back tomber sur le dos ; to fall in ou into tomber dans [bath, river, sink] ; to fall down tomber dans [hole, shaft, stairs] ; to fall under tomber sous [table] ; passer sous [bus, train] ; to fall through passer à travers [ceiling, hole] ; to fall through the air tomber dans le vide ; to fall to earth tomber sur terre ; to fall to the floor ou to the ground tomber par terre ;2 ( drop) [speed, volume, quality, standard, level] diminuer ; [temperature, price, inflation, wages, production, number, attendance, morale] baisser ; ( more dramatically) chuter ○, tomber ; to fall (by) baisser de [amount, percentage] ; to fall to descendre à [amount, place] ; to fall from descendre de ; to fall below zero/5% descendre au-dessous de zéro/5% ; to fall in the charts perdre des places dans le hit-parade ;3 ( yield position) tomber ; to fall from power tomber ; to fall to tomber aux mains de [enemy, allies] ; the seat fell to Labour le siège a été perdu au profit des travaillistes ;5 fig ( descend) [darkness, night, beam, silence, gaze] tomber (on sur) ; [blame] retomber (on sur) ; [shadow] se projeter (over sur) ; suspicion fell on her husband les soupçons se sont portés sur son mari ;6 ( occur) [stress] tomber (on sur) ; Christmas falls on a Monday Noël tombe un lundi ; to fall into/outside a category rentrer/ne pas rentrer dans une catégorie ; to fall under the heading of… se trouver sous la rubrique de… ;7 ( be incumbent on) it falls to sb to do c'est à qn de faire, c'est à qn qu'il incombe de faire fml ;8 ( throw oneself) to fall into bed/into a chair se laisser tomber sur son lit/dans un fauteuil ; to fall to ou on one's knees tomber à genoux ; to fall at sb's feet se jeter aux pieds de qn ; to fall into sb's/each other's arms tomber dans les bras de qn/l'un de l'autre ; to fall on each other s'embrasser, tomber dans les bras l'un de l'autre ; to fall on sb's neck se jeter au cou de qn ;9 [ground] = fall away 2 ;10 Relig succomber ;11 GB dial ( get pregnant) tomber enceinte.did he fall or was he pushed? hum est-ce qu'il est parti de lui-même ou est-ce qu'on l'a forcé? ; the bigger you are ou the higher you climb, the harder you fall plus dure sera la chute ; to stand or fall on sth reposer sur qch, dépendre de qch.1 [bike, table] être délabré ; [shoes] être usé ; [car, house, hotel] tomber en ruine ;2 [marriage, country] se désagréger ;3 ○ [person] craquer ○, perdre ses moyens.1 [paint, plaster] se détacher (from de) ;2 [ground] descendre en pente (to vers) ;3 [demand, support, numbers] diminuer.■ fall back on:▶ fall back on [sth] avoir recours à [savings, parents, old method] ; to have something to fall back on avoir quelque chose sur quoi se rabattre.■ fall behind:▶ fall behind [runner, country, student] se laisser distancer ; [work, studies] prendre du retard ; to fall behind with GB ou in US prendre du retard dans [work, project] ; être en retard pour [payments, rent, correspondence] ;▶ fall behind [sth/sb] se laisser devancer par [horses, classmates, competitors].■ fall down:1 lit [person, child, tree, poster] tomber ; [tent, wall, house, scaffolding] s'effondrer ; this whole place is falling down tout tombe en ruine ici ;2 GB fig [argument, comparison, plan] faiblir ; where he falls down is… là où il faiblit, c'est… ; to fall down on échouer à cause de [detail, question, obstacle] ; to fall down on a promise/on the job être incapable de tenir sa promesse/de faire le travail.■ fall for:▶ fall for [sth] se laisser prendre à, se faire avoir ○ par [trick, story] ;▶ fall for [sb] tomber amoureux/-euse de [person].■ fall in1 [sides, walls, roof] s'écrouler, s'effondrer ;■ fall in with:▶ fall in with [sth/sb]1 ( get involved with) faire la connaissance de [group] ; to fall in with a bad crowd avoir de mauvaises fréquentations ;2 ( go along with) se conformer à [timetable, plans, action] ;3 ( be consistent with) être conforme à [expectations, concerns].■ fall off1 lit [person, leaf, hat, label] tomber ;2 fig [attendance, takings, sales, output] diminuer ; [enthusiasm, standard, quality] baisser ; [support, interest] retomber ; [curve on graph] décroître.■ fall on:▶ fall on [sth] se jeter sur [food, treasure] ;▶ fall on [sb] attaquer, tomber sur [person].■ fall out:▶ fall out1 [page, contact lens] tomber ; his hair/tooth fell out il a perdu ses cheveux/une dent ;3 ○ ( quarrel) se brouiller, se fâcher (over à propos de) ; to fall out with sb GB ( quarrel) se brouiller or se fâcher avec qn ; US ( have fight) se disputer avec qn ; I've fallen out with him GB je suis brouillé or fâché avec lui ;■ fall over:▶ fall over [sth] trébucher sur [object] ; to fall over oneself to help sb ○ se mettre en quatre ○ pour aider qn ; people were fall ing over themselves to buy shares c'était à qui achèterait les actions.■ fall through [plans, deal] échouer, tomber à l'eau ○.■ fall to:▶ fall to attaquer ;▶ fall to doing se mettre à faire.
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