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1 cultural
cultural ['kʌltʃərəl](a) (background, institute) culturel;∎ the cultural environment le milieu culturel(b) Agriculture de culture, cultural►► cultural anthropology culturologie f;figurative a cultural desert un désert culturel;cultural event manifestation f culturelle;cultural integration acculturation f;cultural literacy culture f générale;the Cultural Revolution la Révolution culturelle -
2 wilderness
wilderness ['wɪldənɪs]1 noun∎ a wilderness of snow and ice une région ou une étendue de neige et de glace;∎ his warnings came like a voice in the wilderness ses avertissements étaient comme une voix dans le désert;∎ figurative she's been relegated to the political wilderness elle en est réduite à une traversée du désert sur le plan politique;∎ a concrete wilderness un désert de béton;∎ figurative a cultural wilderness un désert culturel(b) (overgrown piece of land) jungle f;∎ the garden's like a wilderness le jardin est une véritable jungle(region) reculé;∎ figurative the wilderness years la traversée du désert;∎ the party believes that the wilderness years may be about to end le parti pense que sa traversée du désert touche à sa finwilderness permit = dans les parcs naturels américains, autorisation de se rendre dans les parties les plus sauvages -
3 wasteland
wasteland ['weɪstlænd](land → disused) terrain m vague; (→ uncultivated) terres fpl en friche ou abandonnées; (of desert, snow) désert m;∎ figurative a cultural wasteland un désert culturel -
4 across
❢ Across frequently occurs as the second element in certain verb combinations ( come across, run across, lean across etc). For translations, look at the appropriate verb entry (come, run, lean etc).A prep1 ( from one side to the other) to go ou travel across sth traverser qch ; to run/hurry across the room traverser la pièce en courant/en vitesse ; to travel across country/town traverser la campagne/la ville ; a journey across the desert un voyage à travers le désert ; the bridge across the river le pont qui traverse la rivière ; to be lying across the bed être couché en travers du lit ; the line across the page la ligne en travers de la page ; across the years à travers les années ; she leaned across the table elle s'est penchée au-dessus de la table ; the scar across his face la cicatrice sur sa figure ; his hair fell across his face ses cheveux lui tombaient dans la figure ; he wiped his hand across his mouth il a passé la main sur sa bouche ; the light flickered across the carpet la lumière dansait sur la moquette ; the plane flew across the sky l'avion a traversé le ciel ;2 (to, on the other side of) de l'autre côté de ; he lives across the street/square il habite de l'autre côté de la rue/place ; he sat down across the desk/room (from me) il s'est assis de l'autre côté du bureau/de la pièce ; the shops across town les magasins de l'autre bout de la ville ; he looked across the lake to the boathouse il a regardé le hangar de l'autre côté du lac ; she shouted across the room to them elle leur a crié quelque chose depuis l'autre côté de la pièce ;3 (all over, covering a wide range of) across the world partout dans le monde, à travers le monde ; across the country/region dans tout le pays/toute la région ; there is anger right across the industry il y a des signes de colère dans tout le secteur ; scattered across the floor/the square éparpillés sur le sol/la place ; cultural links across borders fig les liens culturels au-delà des frontières.B adv1 ( from one side to the other) the lake is two miles across le lac fait deux miles de large ; to help sb across aider qn à traverser ;2 (on, to the other side) to go across to sb aller vers qn ; to look across at sb regarder vers qn ; he called across to her il l'a appelée. -
5 backwater
backwater [ˈbæk‚wɔ:tər]* * *['bækwɔːtə(r)]1) lit (of pool, river) eaux fpl mortes2) fig ( isolated area) gen village m tranquille; péj trou (colloq) m pejcultural backwater — désert m culturel
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6 backwater
2 fig ( isolated area) gen village m tranquille ; péj trou ○ m pej ; cultural backwater désert m culturel. -
7 backwater
backwater ['bæk‚wɔ:tə(r)]∎ a cultural backwater un désert culturel
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desert — Ⅰ. desert [1] ► VERB 1) leave without help or support; abandon. 2) leave (a place), causing it to appear empty. 3) illegally run away from military service. DERIVATIVES desertion noun. ORIGIN Latin desert … English terms dictionary
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