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101 brave
brave [breɪv]1. adjective• be brave! du courage !2. noun[+ danger, person] braver* * *[breɪv] 1.1) ( Indian) brave m2)2.the brave — (+ v pl) les courageux
1) ( courageous) [person, effort] courageux/-euse; [smile] brave2) ( fine) littér beau/belle (before n)3.transitive verb braver•• -
102 caution
caution [ˈkɔ:∫ən]1. nouna. ( = circumspection) prudence f• "caution! wet floor" « attention ! sol glissant »(British Police) mettre en garde (un suspect que toute déclaration de sa part peut être retenue contre lui)* * *['kɔːʃn] 1.1) ( care) prudence f2) ( wariness) circonspection f3) ( warning) avertissement m‘Caution! Drive slowly!’ — ‘Attention! Conduire lentement!’
4) GB Law ( given to suspect)5) Law ( admonition) avertissement m2.transitive verb‘he's dangerous,’ she cautioned — ‘il est dangereux,’ dit-elle à titre de mise en garde
to caution somebody against ou about — mettre quelqu'un en garde contre [danger]
2) Law [policeman] informer [quelqu'un] de ses droits [suspect]4) Sport donner un avertissement à [player]••to throw ou cast caution to the wind(s) — oublier toute prudence
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103 chippings
chippings [ˈt∫ɪpɪŋz]• "loose chippings" « attention gravillons »* * *['tʃɪpɪŋz]plural noun gravillons mpl‘loose chippings!’ — ‘danger: gravillons!’
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104 come
come [kʌm]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━2. modifier━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. venir• coming! j'arrive !► to come + preposition• to come behind sb/sth suivre qn/qch• to come between two people ( = interfere) s'interposer entre deux personnes• to come for sb/sth venir chercher qn/qch• where do you come from? tu viens d'où ?• if it comes to that,... dans ce cas-là...• when it comes to... quand il s'agit de...► to come + -ing• to come running/shouting arriver en courant/en criant► to come + adverb/adjective• to come apart ( = fall to pieces) tomber en morceauxb. ( = have one's place) se trouverc. ( = happen) arriver• how do you come to be here? comment se fait-il que vous soyez ici ?• how come it's so expensive? (inf) comment se fait-il que cela soit si cher ?d. ( = result from) nothing came of it il n'en est rien sortie. ( = be available) this dress comes in three sizes cette robe existe en trois tailles• how do you like your tea? -- as it comes comment voulez-vous votre thé ? -- ça m'est égalf. ► to come to + infinitive ( = end up) finir parg. ( = reach orgasm) (inf!) jouir2. modifier(gen = lure) attrape-nigaud m( = happen) arriver• how did it come about? comment est-ce arrivé ?► come acrossa. ( = cross) traversera. venir• come along! (allez,) venez !• why don't you come along? pourquoi ne viendrais-tu pas ?b. ( = progress) faire des progrès ; [plans] avancera. ( = leave) s'en aller• come away from there! va-t'en de là !b. ( = become detached) se détacher[person, fashion] revenira. descendre• come down from there at once! descends de là tout de suite !b. ( = fall) [rain, curtain] tomberd. ( = be demolished) être démolie. ( = drop) [prices] baisserf. ( = be transmitted) [tradition] être transmis (de père en fils)► come down with inseparable transitive verb[+ disease] attraper• after the burglary, her neighbours came forward with offers of help après le cambriolage, ses voisins ont offert de l'aidera. [person] entrer ; [tide] monter• come in! entrez !• reports are now coming in of a terrorist attack des informations nous parviennent selon lesquelles il y aurait eu un attentat terroristec. he has £20,000 coming in every year il touche 20 000 livres par an• we have no money coming in at the moment nous n'avons aucune rentrée d'argent en ce moment► come in for inseparable transitive verb[+ criticism] être l'objet dea. ( = inherit) hériter deb. ( = play a role) logic doesn't really come into it la logique n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans► come offa. [button] se découdre ; [mark] partirb. ( = take place) avoir lieuc. ( = succeed) [plan] se réaliser ; [attempt, experiment] réussird. (in contest, conflict) to come off best avoir le dessusb. [+ drug] arrêtera. come on, try again! allez, encore un effort !b. ( = progress) faire des progrès• how are your plans coming on? où en sont vos projets ?d. [actor] entrer en scène( = start discussing) aborder• I'll come on to that in a moment j'aborderai cette question dans un moment► come out intransitive verba. sortir ; [sun, stars] apparaître ; [truth, news, qualities] apparaître au grand jour ; [stain] partir• to come out for/against sth prendre position pour/contre qchd. (British) ( = come out on strike) se mettre en grève• she came out as a lesbian elle a révélé son homosexualité► come out with (inf) inseparable transitive verb• you never know what she's going to come out with next on ne sait jamais ce qu'elle va sortir (inf)► come overa. venirc. ( = make impression) he came over as a decent person il a donné l'impression d'être une personne décente[feeling] envahirb. ( = drop in) passerc. ( = happen) se tenird. ( = change one's mind) changer d'avise. ( = regain consciousness) revenir à soi► come througha. ( = survive) s'en sortirc. what came through most was her enthusiasm ce que l'on remarquait surtout, c'était son enthousiasme( = survive) [+ illness, danger, war] survivre à► come to( = regain consciousness) reprendre connaissance( = amount to) se monter à• how much does it come to? ça se monte à combien ?• it comes to $20 ça fait 20 dollars en touta. ( = be subjected to) [+ sb's influence] tomber sous ; [+ attack, pressure] être l'objet deb. ( = be classified under) être classé sousc. ( = be the responsibility of) this comes under another department c'est du ressort d'un autre service► come up intransitive verba. monter• do you come up to York often? est-ce que vous montez souvent à York ?c. [plant] sortird. [sun] se levere. ( = arise) être soulevéa. ( = reach up to) arriver àb. ( = equal) répondre à• his work has not come up to our expectations son travail n'a pas répondu à notre attente► come up with inseparable transitive verb* * *[kʌm] 1.2. 3.come, come! — allons, allons!
1) ( arrive) [person, day, success, fame] venir; [bus, letter, news, rains, winter, war] arriverto come by — ( take) prendre [bus, taxi, plane]
I came on foot/by bike — je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette
to come down — descendre [stairs, street]
to come up — monter [stairs, street]
to come from — venir de [airport, hospital]
to come into — entrer dans [house, room]
to come past — [car, person] passer
to come through — [person] passer par [town centre, tunnel]; [water, object] traverser [window etc]
to come to — venir à [school, telephone]
come Christmas/summer — à Noël/en été
2) ( approach) s'approcherto come and see/help somebody — venir voir/aider quelqu'un
to come to somebody for — venir demander [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [money, advice]
I could see it coming — ( of accident) je le voyais venir
to come close ou near to doing — faillir faire
3) (call, visit) [dustman, postman] passer; [cleaner] venir4) ( attend) venirto come to — venir à [meeting, party]
5) ( reach)to come to —
to come up/down to — [water] venir jusqu'à; [dress, curtain] arriver à
6) ( happen)7) ( begin)to come to believe/hate — finir par croire/détester
8) ( originate)to come from — [person] être originaire de, venir de [city, country]; [word, legend] venir de [country, language]; [substance] provenir de [raw material]; [coins, stamps] provenir de [place]; [smell, sound] venir de [place]
to come from France — [fruit, painting] provenir de France; [person] être français/-e
9) ( be available)to come in — exister en [sizes, colours]
10) ( tackle)to come to — aborder [problem, subject]
11) ( develop)12) ( be situated) venirto come after — suivre, venir après
to come before — (in time, list, queue) précéder; ( in importance) passer avant
to come first/last — arriver premier/dernier
13) ( be due)he had it coming (to him) — (colloq) ça lui pendait au nez
they got what was coming to them — (colloq) ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient
14) ( be a question of)when it comes to something/to doing — lorsqu'il s'agit de quelque chose/de faire
•Phrasal Verbs:- come at- come by- come in- come off- come on- come out- come to- come up••come again? — (colloq) pardon?
come to that ou if it comes to that, you may be right — en fait, tu as peut-être raison
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105 fear
fear [fɪər]1. nouna. ( = fright) peur fb. ( = likelihood) risque m• there's no fear of that! ça ne risque pas d'arriver !• to fear that avoir peur que... ne + subj• never fear! ne craignez rien !• fear not! n'ayez crainte !* * *[fɪə(r)] 1.1) ( fright) peur fto live ou go in fear of one's life — craindre pour sa vie
2) ( apprehension) crainte f ( for pour)the future/the operation holds no fears for her — elle n'a pas peur de l'avenir/de l'opération
3) ( possibility)2.there's no fear of him ou his being late — il n'y a pas de danger qu'il soit en retard
transitive verb craindreI fear (that) she may be dead — j'ai (bien) peur or je crains qu'elle (ne) soit morte
it is feared (that) — on craint que (+ subj)
to fear the worst — craindre le pire, s'attendre au pire
3.I fear so — ( to positive question) je crains bien que oui; ( to negative question) j'ai bien peur que si
to fear for something/somebody — craindre pour quelque chose/quelqu'un
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106 flirt
flirt [flɜ:t]2. noun* * *[flɜːt] 1. 2.intransitive verb flirterto flirt with — flirter avec [person]; jouer avec [danger, image]; caresser [idea]
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107 grave
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108 laugh
laugh [lα:f]1. nouna. rire m• to have a good laugh at sb/sth bien rire de qn/qch• it was a laugh a minute! c'était d'un drôle !• if you want a laugh go to her German class! si tu veux rigoler (inf) va assister à son cours d'allemand !• what a laugh! quelle rigolade ! (inf)• it's easy for you to laugh! tu peux rire !• to laugh to o.s. rire dans sa barbe• I'll make you laugh on the other side of your face! tu vas le regretter !• once we get this contract signed we're laughing (inf) une fois ce contrat signé, ce sera dans la poche (inf)• "don't be silly," he laughed « ne sois pas idiot » dit-il en riant• to be laughed out of court [person, idea] être tourné en ridicule[+ person, sb's behaviour] rire de ; (unpleasantly) se moquer de ; [+ difficulty, danger] se rire de• he never laughs at my jokes mes plaisanteries ne le font jamais rire► laugh off separable transitive verb* * *[lɑːf], US [læf] 1.1) ( amused noise) rire mto get ou raise a laugh — faire rire
2) (colloq) ( source of amusement)their brother is a real laugh — leur frère est très drôle or marrant (colloq)
2.let's go to the party, it will be a laugh — (colloq) allons à la fête, on va bien s'amuser
intransitive verb rire (about, over de)to laugh out loud — rire aux éclats, rire tout haut
to laugh to oneself — rire en soi-même, rire tout bas
to laugh at somebody/something — rire de quelqu'un/quelque chose
he doesn't have much to laugh at ou about these days — ce n'est pas drôle pour lui en ce moment
Phrasal Verbs:••we're laughing — (colloq) ( in good position) on n'a plus à s'en faire
he who laughs last laughs longest — Prov rira bien qui rira le dernier Prov
you'll be laughing on the other side of your face — tu riras jaune, ça va t'ôter l'envie de rire
to laugh oneself sick ou silly — se tordre de rire
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109 loom
loom [lu:m]( = appear) [building, mountain] se dessiner ; [figure, ship] surgir ; [danger, crisis] menacer ; [event] être imminent2. noun* * *[luːm] 1.noun métier m à tisser2.2) [war, crisis] menacer; [exam, interview] être imminent3.to loom large — [exam, issue] peser lourd
looming present participle adjective1) fig [crisis] qui menace; [deadline] qui approche dangereusement2) lit [spire, cliff] menaçant -
110 meet
meet [mi:t](preterite, past participle met)a. [+ person] (by chance) rencontrer ; (coming in opposite direction) croiser ; (by arrangement) retrouver ; ( = go to meet) aller chercher ; ( = come to meet) venir chercher• I'm due back at 10 o'clock, can you meet me off the plane? je reviens à 10 heures, peux-tu venir me chercher ?b. ( = make acquaintance of) faire la connaissance dec. ( = encounter) [+ opponent, obstacle] rencontrer ; [+ danger] faire face àd. [+ expenses] régler ; [+ responsibilities] faire face à, s'acquitter de ; [+ objective] atteindre ; [+ demand] répondre à ; [+ condition] remplira. [people] (by chance) se rencontrer ; (by arrangement) se retrouver ; (more than once) se voir ; ( = become acquainted) faire connaissance• have you met before? vous vous connaissez ?b. [parliament, committee] se réunirc. [lines, roads] se croiser ; [rivers] confluer3. nouna. ( = sporting event) meeting ma. [+ difficulties, resistance, obstacles] rencontrer* * *[miːt] 1.1) Sport rencontre f (sportive)track meet — US rencontre f d'athlétisme
2) GB ( in hunting) rendez-vous m de chasseurs2.transitive verb (prét, pp met)1) ( encounter) rencontrer [person, team, enemy]2) ( make acquaintance of) faire la connaissance de [person]Paul, meet Frances — ( as introduction) Paul, je vous présente Frances
she went to meet them — elle est allée les attendre or chercher
to meet somebody off GB ou at US the plane — attendre quelqu'un à l'aéroport
4) ( come into contact with) rencontrer5) ( fulfil) satisfaire [order]; répondre à, satisfaire à [criteria, standards, needs]; payer [bills, costs]; couvrir [debts, overheads]; compenser [loss]; faire face à [obligations, commitments]; remplir [conditions]6) ( rise to) se montrer à la hauteur de [challenge]7) ( respond to) répondre à [criticism]3.intransitive verb (prét, pp met)1) ( come together) [people, teams] se rencontrer; [committee, parliament] se réunir; [cars] se croiserto meet again — [people] se revoir
goodbye, till we meet again! — au revoir! à la prochaine fois!
2) ( make acquaintance) [people] faire connaissance3) ( come into contact) [lips, roads] se rencontrer•Phrasal Verbs:- meet up•• -
111 mortal
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112 pride
pride [praɪd]1. noun• to take pride in [+ children, achievements] être très fier de ; [+ house, car] prendre (grand) soin de• to pride o.s. on (doing) sth être fier de (faire) qch* * *[praɪd] 1.1) ( source of satisfaction) fierté f (in somebody/something éprouvée pour quelqu'un/quelque chose)to take pride in — être fier/fière de [ability, achievement]; soigner [appearance, work]
2) ( self-respect) amour-propre m; péj orgueil mfamily pride — honneur m familial
national pride — sentiment m de fierté nationale
3) ( of lions) troupe f2.to pride oneself on something/on doing — être fier/fière de quelque chose/de faire
••pride comes before a fall — Prov péché d'orgueil ne va pas sans danger
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113 recede
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114 refuge
refuge [ˈrefju:dʒ]• place of refuge asile m• they sought refuge from the fighting in the city ils ont cherché un refuge pour échapper aux combats dans la ville* * *['refjuːdʒ]to take refuge from — se mettre à l'abri de [danger, people]; s'abriter de [weather]
to take refuge in — se réfugier dans [place, drink, drugs]
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115 scent
scent [sent]1. nouna. ( = odour) parfum mb. ( = perfume) parfum mb. ( = smell) flairer* * *[sent] 1.2) ( body smell) ( of animal) fumet m; ( in hunting) piste f; fig relents mplto pick up the scent — lit, fig trouver la piste
2.to be (hot) on the scent of something/somebody — suivre quelque chose/quelqu'un à la trace
transitive verb ( smell) flairer; fig pressentir [danger]Phrasal Verbs: -
116 shelter
shelter [ˈ∫eltər]1. nouna. abri m• under the shelter of... à l'abri sous...b. ( = hut, building) abri m* * *['ʃeltə(r)] 1.1) [U] ( protection) abri mto take shelter from — se mettre à l'abri de [danger]; s'abriter de [weather]
to give somebody shelter — [person] donner un abri à quelqu'un; [hut, tree] offrir un abri à quelqu'un; [country] donner asile à quelqu'un
2) ( covered place) abri m ( from contre)3) ( for homeless) refuge m; ( for refugee) asile m2.transitive verb1) ( protect) ( against weather) abriter (from, against de); ( from truth) protéger ( from de)2) (give refuge, succour to) accueillir [refugee, criminal]3.to shelter somebody from somebody/something — accueillir quelqu'un pour qu'il échappe à quelqu'un/quelque chose
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117 shield
shield [∫i:ld]1. noun* * *[ʃiːld] 1.2) Sport ≈ trophée m3) Technology ( on machine) écran m de protection4) US ( policeman's badge) insigne m2.transitive verb (from weather, danger) protéger; ( from authorities) ( by lying) couvrir; ( by harbouring) donner asile à [suspect, criminal] -
118 slight
slight [slaɪt]1. adjectiveb. ( = slim) menu3. noun( = insult) affront m* * *[slaɪt] 1. 2.1) [change, delay, movement, rise] léger/-ère (before n); [risk, danger] faible (before n); [pause, hesitation] petit (before n)2) ( in build) mince3.transitive verb1) ( offend) humilier [person]2) US ( underestimate) sous-estimer -
119 stalk
stalk [stɔ:k]1. noun[+ game, prey, victim] traquer ; [+ suspect] filer• to stalk out/off sortir/partir d'un air digne* * *[stɔːk] 1.1) Botany, Culinary (of grass, rose, broccoli) tige f; (of leaf, apple, pepper) queue f; ( of mushroom) pied m; ( of cabbage) trognon m2.transitive verb1) ( hunt) [hunter] chasser [quelque chose] à l'approche; [animal] chasser; [murderer] suivre2) fig [fear, danger] régner sur; [disease] sévir; [killer] rôder dans [place]3.1) ( walk)to stalk out of the room — ( angry) quitter la pièce d'un air furieux
2) ( prowl)to stalk through — rôder dans [countryside, streets]
••my eyes were out on stalks — (colloq) j'avais les yeux qui me sortaient des orbites
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120 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) caractère; genre2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) caractère3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) réputation4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) personnage5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) numéro6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) caractère•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) caractéristique- characterize - characterise - characterization - characterisation
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