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1 bit
I.bit1 [bɪt]1. noun• what a bit of luck! quelle chance !• bit by bit ( = gradually) petit à petit• that's a bit much! c'est un peu fort ! (inf)• not a bit of it! pas du tout !c. ( = time) after a bit après un momentd. (Computing) bit me. (for horse) mors mf. ( = tool) mèche f2. compounds► bit-map noun (Computing) mode point m ; also bit-map(ped) image image f en mode point adjective also bit-mapped [graphics] par pointsII.bit2 [bɪt]* * *[bɪt] 1. 2.1) (of food, substance, wood) morceau m (of de); (of paper, string, garden, land) bout m (of de)2) (colloq) ( small amount)a bit of difficulty/information — quelques difficultés/informations
quite a bit of —
a good bit of — pas mal de [time, money etc]
quite a bit ou a good bit bigger — bien plus grand
3) (colloq) ( section) passage mlisten, this bit is brilliant! — écoute, ce passage est génial! (colloq)
4) (dated) ( coin) pièce f5) ( for horse) mors m6) Computing bit m7) Technology (also drill bit) mèche f3.a bit deaf/cold — un peu sourd/froid
••bits and bobs — (colloq) affaires fpl
bits and pieces — ( fragments) morceaux mpl; ( belongings) affaires fpl
every bit as good/clever — tout aussi bon/intelligent
not a bit of it! — (colloq) pas du tout!
to do one's bit — faire sa part (de boulot (colloq))
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2 card
card [kα:d]* * *[kɑːd]1) (for correspondence, greetings) carte f; ( for indexing) fiche f; ( at races) programme m; ( in golf) carte f (de parcours)2) Games carte f (à jouer)one's strongest card — fig sa carte maîtresse
3) (colloq & dated) GB ( person) original/-e m/f••it is on GB ou in US the cards that — il est bien possible que (+ subj)
an election is on ou in the cards — il y a de fortes chances pour qu'il y ait une élection
to get ou be given one's cards — (colloq & dated) GB être renvoyé
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3 bed
bed [bed]1. nouna. lit m• to get into bed with sb ( = form alliance with) s'allier à qn2. compounds• we stayed at bed and breakfasts nous avons logé dans des chambres d'hôtes ► bed jacket noun liseuse f( = spend night) coucher* * *[bed] 1.1) lit mto be in bed — être au lit, être couché
to take to one's bed — (dated) s'aliter
a 40 bed ward/hotel — une salle/un hôtel de 40 lits
2) ( of flowers) parterre m; ( of compost) lit m; ( of produce) carré m3) ( of sea) fond m; ( of river) lit m; ( in geology) couche f4)2.Phrasal Verbs:- bed down••you've made your bed, lie in it — Prov comme on fait son lit, on se couche Prov
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4 look
look [lʊk]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun2. plural noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = glance) do you want a look? tu veux jeter un coup d'œil ?• and now for a quick look at the papers et maintenant, les grands titres de vos journaux► to have/take a look• take a look at this! regarde !• take a good look! regarde bien !• to take a long hard look at o.s. (psychologically) faire son autocritique• I just want to have a look round (in town) je veux simplement faire un tour ; (in a shop) je ne fais que regarderb. ( = expression) regard m• I told her what I thought and if looks could kill, I'd be dead (inf) je lui ai dit ce que je pensais et elle m'a fusillé du regardc. ( = search) to have a look for sth chercher qch• have another look! cherche bien !d. ( = appearance) air m• you can't go by looks(PROV) il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences2. plural nouna. ( = see, glance) regarder• look over there! regarde là-bas !• look! regarde !• look what a mess you've made! regarde le gâchis que tu as fait !• look who's here! (inf) regarde qui est là !• to look the other way ( = avert one's eyes) détourner le regard ; (figurative) fermer les yeux (fig) (PROV) look before you leap il faut réfléchir avant d'agir► to look + adverb/preposition• look here, we must discuss it first (inf) écoutez, il faut d'abord en discuter• look here, that isn't what I said! (inf) dites donc, ce n'est pas (du tout) ce que j'ai dit !• she looked into his eyes elle l'a regardé droit dans les yeux ; (romantically) elle a plongé son regard dans le sien• to look over sb's shoulder regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn ; (figurative) être constamment sur le dos de qnb. ( = face) [building] donnerc. ( = search) chercherd. ( = seem) avoir l'air• how do I look? comment me trouves-tu ?• how does it look to you? qu'en pensez-vous ?• try to look as if you're glad to see them! essaie d'avoir l'air content de les voir !• it doesn't look as if he's coming on dirait qu'il ne va pas venir► to look + adjective/noun• how are you getting on with your autobiography? -- it's looking good comment avance ton autobiographie ? -- elle avance bien• it makes him look ten years older/younger ça le vieillit/rajeunit de dix ans• how pretty you look! comme vous êtes jolie !• what does he look like? comment est-il ?• it looks like salt ( = seems) on dirait du sel• look where you're going! regarde où tu vas !• look what you've done now! regarde ce que tu as fait !5. compounds• our team didn't have or get a look-in notre équipe n'a jamais eu la moindre chance de gagner[+ invalid, child, animal, plant] s'occuper de ; [+ one's possessions] prendre soin de ; [+ finances] gérer• look after yourself! (inf) prends soin de toi !• she's quite old enough to look after herself elle est assez grande pour se débrouiller (inf) toute seule• will you look after my bag for me? tu peux surveiller mon sac ?• I'm looking ahead at what might happen j'essaie d'imaginer ce qui pourrait se passer► look around intransitive verb regarder autour de soia. ( = observe) [+ person, object] regarder• just look at this mess! regarde un peu ce fouillis !• just look at you! (inf) regarde de quoi tu as l'air !• to look at him you would never think that... à le voir, on n'imaginerait pas que...b. ( = consider) [+ situation, problem] examinerc. ( = check) vérifier ; ( = see to) s'occuper de• will you look at the carburettor? pourriez-vous vérifier le carburateur ?d. ( = have in prospect) (inf) you're looking at a minimum of £65 ça va vous coûter 65 livres au minimum• they are looking at savings of $3 million les économies pourraient atteindre 3 millions de dollars► look away intransitive verb détourner les yeux ( from de ) ; (figurative) fermer les yeux• looking back, I'm surprised I didn't suspect anything avec le recul, je suis étonné de n'avoir rien soupçonné• to look back on sth ( = remember, evaluate) repenser à qch• when they look back on this match... lorsqu'ils repenseront à ce match...• we can look back over 20 years of happy marriage nous avons derrière nous 20 ans de bonheur conjugal► look behind intransitive verb regarder en arrière• don't look down or you'll fall ne regarde pas en bas, sinon tu vas tomber► look down on inseparable transitive verba. ( = despise) mépriserb. ( = overlook) dominer• the castle looks down on the valley le château domine la vallée► look for inseparable transitive verba. ( = seek) [+ object, work] chercher[+ event, meal, trip, holiday] attendre avec impatience• I look forward to the day when... j'attends avec impatience le jour où...• are you looking forward to your birthday? tu te réjouis pour ton anniversaire ?• I'm really looking forward to it je m'en réjouis à l'avance► look in intransitive verb regarder à l'intérieur• the doctor will look in again tomorrow le docteur repassera demain► look into inseparable transitive verb( = examine) examiner• there's obviously been a mistake. I'll look into it il y a dû y avoir une erreur. Je vais m'en occuper► look on• they just looked on while the raiders escaped ils ont regardé les bandits s'enfuir sans intervenira. ( = look outside) regarder dehorsb. ( = take care) faire attention• I told you to look out! je t'avais bien dit de faire attention !• look out! attention !• I've looked out the minutes of the meeting j'ai trouvé le procès-verbal de la réunion► look out for inseparable transitive verba. ( = look for) chercher ; ( = watch out for) [+ sth good] essayer de repérer ; [+ danger] se méfier deb. ( = look after) (inf) [+ person] s'occuper de[+ document, list] parcourir ; [+ goods, produce] inspecter ; [+ town, building] visiter ; [+ person] (quickly) jeter un coup d'œil à ; (slowly) regarder de la tête aux piedsa. ( = glance about) regarder (autour de soi)b. ( = search) chercherc. ( = look back) se retourner• don't look round! ne vous retournez pas !a. ( = scan) [+ mail] regarder ; (thoroughly) [+ papers, book] examiner ; (briefly) [+ papers, book] parcourirb. ( = revise) [+ lesson] réviser ; ( = re-read) [+ notes] relirec. ( = ignore) he just looked right through me (inf) il a fait comme s'il ne me voyait pas► look to inseparable transitive verba. ( = seek help from) se tourner vers• many sufferers look to alternative therapies de nombreux malades se tournent vers les médecines parallèlesb. ( = think of) penser àc. ( = seek to) chercher àa. ( = seek out) (inf) [+ person] passer voir• look me up the next time you are in London passez me voir la prochaine fois que vous serez à Londresb. (in reference book) [+ name, word] chercher[+ reference book] consulter( = admire) admirer* * *[lʊk] 1.1) ( glance) coup m d'œilto have ou take a look at something — jeter un coup d'œil à or sur quelque chose
to have ou take a good look at — fig examiner [quelque chose] soigneusement; lit regarder [quelque chose] de près
to have a look inside/behind something — regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière quelque chose
to have a look round — faire un tour de [house, town]
to have a look through — ( scan) chercher dans [archives, files]; parcourir [essay, report]
to take a long hard look at something — fig étudier sérieusement quelque chose
2) ( search)3) ( expression) regard ma look of sadness/anger — un regard triste/rempli de colère
he got some odd ou funny looks — on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air
from the look on his face... — à son expression...
4) ( appearance) ( of person) air m; (of building, scenery) aspect mI like the look of him — il a l'air sympa (colloq)
by the look of him... — à le voir...
5) ( style) look (colloq) m2.looks plural noun3.to keep one's looks — rester beau/belle
transitive verb1) (gaze, stare) regarderto look somebody in the eye/in the face — regarder quelqu'un dans les yeux/en face
to look somebody up and down — ( appraisingly) regarder quelqu'un de haut en bas
2) ( appear)4.1) regarder ( into dans; over par-dessus)to look away — détourner le regard or les yeux
to look the other way — lit regarder ailleurs; fig fermer les yeux
I didn't know where to look — fig je ne savais plus où me mettre; ( in shop)
2) ( search) chercher, regarderto look down — parcourir [list]
3) (appear, seem) avoir l'air, paraîtreyou look good enough to eat! — tu es mignon/-onne à croquer! (colloq)
it looks to me as if ou like... (colloq) — j'ai l'impression que...
it looks likely that — il semble probable que (+ subj)
it looks certain that — il semble certain que (+ indic)
to look like somebody/something — ressembler à quelqu'un/quelque chose
you look like being the only man there — il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent
4) ( listen) écoute5) ( be oriented)5.to look north — [house, room] être orienté au nord
- looking combining formdistinguished-looking — [person] à l'air distingué
sinister-looking — [place] à l'aspect sinistre
Phrasal Verbs:- look at- look for- look in- look on- look out- look to- look up••if looks could kill... — il/elle etc m'a fusillé du regard
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5 why
why [waɪ]1. adverb• why did you do it? pourquoi l'avez-vous fait ?• why not? pourquoi pas ?• why not phone her? pourquoi ne pas lui téléphoner ?2. conjunction• there's no reason why you shouldn't try again il n'y a pas de raison pour que tu n'essaies pas de nouveau* * *As with other words such as où, quand, comment etc, questions are formed by inserting est-ce que after the question word: why did you go? = pourquoi est-ce que tu y es allé? or by inverting the subject and verb after the question word, which is slightly more formal: pourquoi y es-tu allé? In spoken French the question word can be put at the end: tu y es allé pourquoi?why occurs with certain reporting verbs such as ask, explain, know, think and wonder. For translations, see these entries[waɪ], US [hwaɪ] 1.1) ( in questions) pourquoiwhy do you ask? — pourquoi est-ce que tu me poses la question?, pourquoi me poses-tu la question?
‘I'm annoyed’ - ‘why is that?’ — ‘je suis vexé’ - ‘pourquoi?’
oh no, why me? — oh non, pourquoi est-ce que ça me tombe dessus? (colloq)
‘it's not possible’ - ‘why not?’ — ‘ce n'est pas possible’ - ‘pourquoi pas?’
‘can I apply?’ - ‘I don't see why not’ — ‘est-ce que je peux m'inscrire?’ - ‘je ne vois pas pourquoi tu ne pourrais pas’
2) ( when making suggestions) pourquoi3) (expressing irritation, defiance) pourquoiwhy should they get all the praise? — pourquoi est-ce que c'est eux qui auraient tous les compliments?
‘tell them’ - ‘why should I?’ — ‘dis-leur’ - ‘et pourquoi (est-ce que je devrais le faire)?’
4) (also whyever) ( expressing surprise)2.whyever not? — GB pourquoi pas?
conjunction pour çaso that's why! — ( finally understanding) ah, c'est pour ça!
‘why?’ - ‘because you're stubborn, that's why!’ — ‘pourquoi?’ - ‘parce que tu es têtu, c'est tout!’
3.I need to know the reason why — j'ai besoin de savoir pourquoi; reason 1. 1
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6 wise
wise [waɪz]1. adjectivea. ( = prudent) [person, decision] sage ; [choice, investment] judicieux• I'm none the wiser ( = don't understand) ça ne m'avance pas beaucoup• nobody will be any the wiser ( = won't find out) personne n'en saura rien• to be or get wise to sb voir clair dans le jeu de qn• get wise! réveille-toi !2. compounds* * *[waɪz] 1.sout (dated) noun façon f2.1) ( prudent) gen sage; [choice] judicieux/-ieuse2) ( learned) pertinentto be none the wiser — ( understand no better) ne pas être plus avancé; ( not realize) ne s'apercevoir de rien
3) (colloq) ( aware)to get wise to — prendre le coup de [situation]
3.to get wise to somebody — saisir (colloq) à qui on a affaire
- wise combining form1) ( direction) dans le sens de2) ( with regard to)••a word to the wise:... — en tout cas un conseil:...
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7 stock
A n1 ¢ (in shop, warehouse) stock m ; to have sth in stock ( in shop) avoir qch en magasin ; ( in warehouse) avoir qch en stock ; to be out of stock [product, model] être épuisé ; [shop, warehouse] être en rupture de stock ; the smaller size is out of stock il n'y a plus de petites tailles ;2 (supply, store, accumulation) ( on large scale) stock m (of de) ; ( on domestic scale) provisions fpl ; a massive stock of unsold homes un grand stock de maisons invendues ; stocks of coal/fish des stocks de charbon/poisson ; stocks are running low les stocks sont presque épuisés ; we need to replenish our stocks il faut renouveler les stocks ; to get in ou lay in a stock of provisions s'approvisionner or faire des provisions ; while stocks last jusqu'à épuisement des stocks ; a stock of knowledge un réservoir de connaissances ;4 ( descent) souche f, origine f ; to be of/from peasant/immigrant stock être de souche or d'origine paysanne/immigrée ; to come from farming stock venir d'une famille d'agriculteurs ; only the paternal stock concerns us seule la branche or lignée paternelle nous intéresse ;7 ( of gun) fût m ;8 Bot giroflée f d'hiver ;11 Agric, Zool, Bot (+ v pl) ( cattle) bétail m, cheptel m bovin ; ( bloodstock) chevaux mpl de race ; ( young plants) porte-greffe(s) m ; stock rearing élevage du bétail.2 Fin valeurs fpl, titres mpl ; short/medium/long-dated stock titres à courte/moyenne/longue échéance ; government stock fonds mpl d'État ; stocks closed higher/lower la Bourse a clôturé en hausse/en baisse ; stocks and shares valeurs fpl mobilières ;D vtr1 Comm ( sell) avoir, vendre ; I'm sorry, we don't stock it je suis désolé, mais nous n'en faisons pas or nous ne vendons pas cela ;2 ( fill with supplies) remplir [larder, fridge] ; garnir [shelves] ; approvisionner [shop] ; to stock a lake with fish peupler un lac de poissons ; well-stocked [garden, library] bien fourni.fig to take stock faire le point (of sur).■ stock up s'approvisionner (with, on en).
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