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adv.constamment; en permanence; fam. a tout bout de champEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > constantly
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6 harass
1) (to annoy or trouble (a person) constantly or frequently: The children have been harassing me all morning.) harceler2) (to make frequent sudden attacks on (an enemy): The army was constantly harassed by groups of terrorists.) harceler•- harassed- harassment - sexual harassment -
7 monitor
['monitə] 1. noun1) (a senior pupil who helps to see that school rules are kept.) chef de classe2) (any of several kinds of instrument etc by means of which something can be constantly checked, especially a small screen in a television studio showing the picture which is being transmitted at any given time: television monitor; computer monitor.) moniteur2. verb(to act as, or to use, a monitor; to keep a careful check on: These machines/technicians monitor the results constantly.) contrôler, surveiller -
8 forever
forever, for ever [fərˈevər]a. ( = eternally) [live, last, remember] toujoursb. ( = definitively) [change, disappear, lose] pour toujoursc. ( = a long time) (inf) [take] une éternitéd. ( = constantly) to be forever doing sth être sans arrêt en train de faire qch* * *[fə'revə(r)]1) (also for ever) pour toujoursit can't go on ou last forever — [situation, trend, success] ça ne peut pas toujours durer
2) ( persistently)to take forever — [task] prendre un temps fou (colloq); [person] mettre un temps fou (colloq) ( to do pour faire)
to go on forever — [pain, noise] durer une éternité
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9 line
line [laɪn]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nounb. ( = boundary) frontière fc. ( = wrinkle) ride ff. (for phone) ligne f• Mr Smith is on the line j'ai M. Smith en ligne• to learn one's lines [actor] apprendre son textei. ( = row) [of trees, parked cars, hills] rangée f ; [of cars in traffic jam] file f ; [of people] (side by side) rang m ; (one behind another) file f ; ( = assembly line) chaîne f• to fall into line with sb ( = conform) se ranger à l'avis de qnk. ( = route) ligne fl. ( = track) voie f• they voted against the government line ils ont voté contre la position adoptée par le gouvernement• to take a strong line on... se montrer ferme sur...• you must be very aware of that in your line of business vous devez en être très conscient dans votre métier• what's your line of business? que faites-vous dans la vie ?p. ( = product) this lager is the shop's best selling line cette bière blonde est ce qui se vend le mieuxq. ( = course) in the line of duty dans l'exercice de ses (or mes etc) fonctionss. (in battle) ligne f• didn't I tell you that all along the line? c'est ce que je n'ai pas arrêté de te dire• somewhere along the line he got an engineering degree je ne sais pas exactement quand, il a décroché son diplôme d'ingénieur► along... lines• along political/racial lines selon des critères politiques/raciaux► in line• if the Prime Minister fails to keep the rebels in line si le Premier ministre ne réussit pas à maîtriser les éléments rebelles• our system is broadly in line with that of other countries notre système correspond plus ou moins à celui des autres pays► into line• to come on line [power station, machine] entrer en service► on the line ( = at stake) (inf) en jeuhe was completely out of line to suggest that... ( = unreasonable) il n'aurait vraiment pas dû suggérer que...• he is out of line with his party ( = in conflict) il est en décalage par rapport à son parti• their debts are completely out of line with their incomes leur endettement est tout à fait disproportionné par rapport à leurs revenusa. ( = mark) [+ face] marquer3. compounds• to keep the lines of communication open with sb ne pas rompre le dialogue avec qn ► line of fire noun ligne f de tir► line-up noun [of people] file f ; ( = identity parade) séance f d'identification (d'un suspect) ; (Football) composition f de l'équipe f► line upa. ( = stand in row) se mettre en rang(s) ; ( = stand in queue) faire la queueb. ( = align o.s.) to line up against sb/sth se liguer contre qn/qch• most senators lined up in support of the president la plupart des sénateurs ont soutenu le présidenta. [+ people, objects] alignerb. ( = find) (inf)• we must line up a chairman for the meeting il faut que nous trouvions un président pour la réunion• have you got something lined up for this evening? est-ce que tu as prévu quelque chose pour ce soir ?• have you got someone lined up? avez-vous quelqu'un en vue ?* * *[laɪn] 1.1) gen, Sport ligne f; (shorter, thicker) trait m; Art trait ma straight/curved line — une ligne droite/courbe
the line AB — ( in geometry) la droite AB
2) (of people, cars) file f; ( of trees) rangée fin straight lines — [plant, arrange] en lignes droites
to be in line — [buildings] être dans l'alignement
3) fig4) ( queue) file fto stand in ou wait in line — faire la queue
to form a line — [people] faire la queue
5) ( on face) ride f6) Architecture ( outline shape) ligne f (of de)7) ( boundary) frontière fthere's a fine line between knowledge and pedantry — de la culture à la pédanterie il n'y a qu'un pas
8) ( rope) corde f; ( for fishing) ligne f9) ( cable) Electricity ligne f (électrique)10) Telecommunications ( connection) ligne fto get off the line — (colloq) raccrocher
11) ( rail route) ligne f ( between entre); ( rails) voie f; (shipping company, airline) compagnie f12) ( in genealogy) lignée fa line from — une citation de [poem etc]
to learn one's lines — Theatre apprendre son texte
14) ( conformity)to bring regional laws into line with federal laws — harmoniser les lois régionales et les lois fédérales
our prices are out of line with those of our competitors — nos prix ne s'accordent pas avec ceux de nos concurrents
you're way out of line! — (colloq) franchement, tu exagères!
15) (colloq) ( piece of information)16) ( stance)17) ( type of product) gamme f18) Militaryenemy lines — lignes fpl ennemies
19) ( equator)20) (colloq) ( of cocaine) ligne (colloq) f (of de)2.in line with prepositional phrase en accord avec [policy, trend]3.transitive verb doubler [garment] ( with avec); tapisser [box, shelf] ( with de); [spectators] border [route]Phrasal Verbs:- line up••all along the line —
somewhere along the line — ( at point in time) à un certain moment; ( at stage) quelque part
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10 permanently
permanently [ˈpɜ:mənəntlɪ]a. [change, live] définitivement ; [damage] de façon permanenteb. [open, closed] en permanence* * *['pɜːmənəntlɪ]adverb ( constantly) [happy, tired] en permanence; ( definitively) [employed, disabled] de façon permanente; [appointed] à titre définitif; [close, emigrate, settle] définitivement -
11 persistently
persistently [pəˈsɪstəntlɪ]a. ( = obstinately) obstinémentb. ( = constantly) constamment* * *[pə'sɪstəntlɪ]adverb continuellement -
12 wear
wear [wεər]1. noun• there is still some wear left in it (garment, shoe, carpet, tyre) cela fera encore de l'usage• to show signs of wear [clothes, shoes] commencer à être défraîchi ; [carpet, tyres] commencer à être usé ; [machine] commencer à être fatiguéa. ( = have on) porter ; [+ beard, moustache] avoir• he was wearing nothing but a pair of socks il n'avait pour tout vêtement qu'une paire de chaussettes• what shall I wear? qu'est-ce que je vais mettre ?b. [+ smile] arborer ; [+ look] afficher• the committee won't wear another £100 on your expenses vous ne ferez jamais avaler au comité 100 livres de plus pour vos frais (inf)a. ( = deteriorate with use) [garment, fabric, stone, wood] s'user• that excuse has worn thin! cette excuse ne prend plus !• that joke is starting to wear a bit thin! cette plaisanterie commence à être éculée !b. ( = last) a theory/friendship that has worn well une théorie/amitié qui a résisté à l'épreuve du tempsc. to wear to its end or to a close [day, year, sb's life] tirer à sa fin[heels, pencil] s'user ; [resistance, courage] s'épuiser[+ materials, patience, strength] user ; [+ courage, resistance] miner• the unions managed to wear the employers down les syndicats ont réussi à faire céder les employeurs[colour, design, inscription] s'effacer ; [pain] disparaître ; [anger, excitement] passer ; [effects, anaesthetic, magic] se dissiper[day, year, winter] avancer ; [battle, war, discussions] se poursuivre[clothes, material, machinery] s'user ; [patience, enthusiasm] s'épuisera. [+ shoes, clothes] user ; [+ one's strength, reserves, materials, patience] épuiserb. ( = exhaust) [+ person, horse] épuiser* * *[weə(r)] 1.noun [U]1) ( clothing) vêtements mplsports wear — tenue f de sport
2) ( use)3) ( damage) usure f (on de)wear and tear — usure f
to look the worse for wear — ( damaged) être abîmé
2.to be somewhat the worse for wear — ( drunk) être ivre; ( tired) être épuisé
1) ( be dressed in) porter2) (put on, use) mettre3) ( display)his face ou he wore a puzzled frown — il fronçait les sourcils d'un air perplexe
4) ( damage by use) user5) (colloq) ( accept) tolérer [behaviour]; accepter [excuse]3.1) ( become damaged) s'user2) ( withstand use)he's worn very well — fig il est encore bien pour son âge
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13 create
créer;∎ foreign investment has created many new jobs in the area les investissements étrangers ont permis la création de nombreux emplois dans la région;∎ new markets are constantly being created de nouveaux marchés sont sans cesse en train de se créer -
14 a pain in the neck
(a person who is constantly annoying: People who are always complaining are a pain in the neck.) casse-pieds -
15 agitator
noun (a person who tries constantly to stir up public feeling: a political agitator.) agitateur/-trice -
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17 chant
1. verb1) (to recite in a singing manner: The monks were chanting their prayers.) psalmodier2) (to repeat (a phrase, slogan etc) over and over out loud: The crowd was chanting `We want more!') scander2. noun1) (a kind of sacred song.) psalmodie2) (a phrase or slogan constantly repeated: `Stop the cuts!' was the chant.) slogan (scandé) -
18 constant
['konstənt]1) (never stopping: a constant noise.) incessant2) (unchanging: It must be kept at a constant temperature.) constant3) (faithful: He remained constant.) fidèle•- constancy -
19 distract
[di'strækt](to draw aside (the mind or attention of): He was constantly being distracted from his work by the noisy conversation of his colleagues.) distraire- distraction -
20 drum in/into
(to force someone to remember (something) by repeating it constantly: You never remember anything unless I drum it in/into you.) seriner, rebattre les oreilles de qqn
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