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1 muscler
muscler [myskle]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ corps, personne] to develop the muscles ofb. [+ économie, industrie] to strengthen2. reflexive verb► se muscler [personne] to develop one's muscles* * *myskle
1.
1) litmuscler les bras/jambes — to develop the arm/leg muscles
2) fig to strengthen
2.
se muscler verbe pronominal1) [personne] to develop one's muscles2) [entreprise] to become more competitive* * *myskle vt* * *muscler verb table: aimerA vtr2 fig to strengthen; muscler l'industrie to make industry more competitive.B se muscler vpr1 [personne] to develop one's muscles;2 [entreprise] to become more competitive.[myskle] verbe transitif1. SPORTmuscler ses jambes/épaules to develop one's leg/shoulder muscles2. (figuré) [renforcer] to strengthen————————se muscler verbe pronominal -
2 pratique
pratique [pʀatik]1. adjective• c'est très pratique, j'habite à côté du bureau it's very convenient, I live next door to the office2. feminine nouna. ( = application, procédé) practiceb. ( = expérience) practical experiencec. ( = exercice, observance) [de règle] observance ; [de médecine] practising ; [de sport] practising* * *pʀatik
1.
1) ( commode) [appareil, objet] handy, practical; [endroit, itinéraire] convenient; [technique, vêtement, meuble] practical2) ( utile) practical3) (non théorique, concret) practical4) ( pragmatique) practicalavoir le sens or l'esprit pratique — to be practical
2.
1) ( exercice d'une activité)la pratique des arts martiaux est très répandue — many people practise [BrE] martial arts
2) ( expérience) practical experience3) ( application de principes) practice4) ( habitude) practice* * *pʀatik1. nf1) (= application concrète) practicedans la pratique; en pratique — in practice
2) (= expérience) practiceJe manque de pratique. — I'm out of practice.
2. adj1) (d'utilisation) practicalCe sac est très pratique. — This bag's very practical.
2) (= commode) convenient3) (outil) handy, useful* * *A adj1 ( commode) [appareil, objet] handy, practical; [endroit, itinéraire] convenient; [technique, vêtement, meuble] practical; c'est pratique ce tissu, ça ne se repasse pas this material is practical, you don't have to iron it; voir le côté pratique des choses to see the practical side of things;2 ( utile) [manuel, renseignement, conseil, moyen] practical;3 ( non théorique) [application, exercice, mesure] practical; quelles sont vos connaissances pratiques dans ce domaine? how much practical experience do you have in the field?;5 ( pragmatique) [personne] practical; avoir le sens or l'esprit pratique to be practical; n'avoir aucun sens or esprit pratique to be totally impractical.B nf1 ( exercice d'une activité) inciter les jeunes à la pratique d'un sport to encourage young people to play a sport; la pratique des arts martiaux est très répandue many people practiseGB martial arts; la pratique des langues vivantes speaking foreign languages; cela nécessite de longues heures de pratique it takes hours of practice; avoir une bonne pratique de l'anglais to have a good working knowledge of English; la pratique religieuse religious observance;2 ( expérience) practical experience; manquer de pratique to lack practical experience; avoir une longue pratique de la médecine to have many years of experience in medicine; avoir la pratique des affaires to have practical business experience;3 ( application de principes) practice; la théorie et la pratique theory and practice; mettre qch en pratique to put sth into practice; dans la pratique, en pratique in practice;4 ( habitude) practice; une pratique courante/frauduleuse/déloyale a common/fraudulent/disloyal practice; certaines pratiques culturelles/funéraires certain cultural/funerary practices; les pratiques religieuses religious practices.I[pratik] adjectifquand on a des invités, c'est bien pratique un lave-vaisselle! when you've got guests, a dishwasher comes in handy!2. [facile]il faut changer de bus trois fois, ce n'est pas pratique! you have to change buses three times, it's very inconvenient!3. [concret - application, connaissance, conseil, formation] practical4. [pragmatique] practicalavoir le sens ou l'esprit pratique to have a practical turn of mind, to be practicalII[pratik] nom féminin1. [application - d'une philosophie, d'une politique] practice ; [ - de l'autocritique, d'une vertu] exercise ; [ - d'une technique, de la censure] applicationa. [conseils, préceptes] to put into practiceb. [vertu] to exerciseen ou dans la pratique in (actual) practice2. [d'une activité] practicela pratique régulière du tennis/vélo playing tennis/cycling on a regular basis3. [expérience] practical experience4. [usage] practicele marchandage est une pratique courante là-bas over there, it's common practice to barter -
3 tournure
tournure [tuʀnyʀ]feminine nouna. ( = tour de phrase) turn of phrase ; ( = forme) form• tournure négative/impersonnelle negative/impersonal formb. ( = apparence) la tournure que prenaient les événements the way the situation was developing* * *tuʀnyʀ1) ( aspect) turnprendre tournure — [projet] to take shape
cela donne à l'affaire une tout autre tournure — this puts a completely different complexion on things
2) ( formulation) turn of phrase•Phrasal Verbs:* * *tuʀnyʀ nf1) LINGUISTIQUE (= syntaxe) turn of phrase2) (= forme) form3) (= évolution)La tournure que prenait la conversation lui a déplu. — He didn't like the way the conversation was going.
* * *tournure nf1 ( aspect) turn; la tournure des événements the turn of events; prendre une tournure imprévue to take an unexpected turn; prendre bonne tournure to take a turn for the better; prendre une tournure fâcheuse or mauvaise to go wrong; je n'aime pas la tournure que prend la situation I don't like the way the situation is developing; prendre tournure [projet] to take shape; cela donne à l'affaire une tout autre tournure this puts a completely different complexion on things;2 ( formulation) turn of phrase; tournure idiomatique/dialectale/familière idiomatic/dialectal/colloquial expression.tournure d'esprit frame of mind.[turnyr] nom féminin1. [allure, aspect] demeanourattendons de voir quelle tournure prennent les événements let's wait and see how the situation developstournure d'esprit turn ou cast of mindtournure impersonnelle/interrogative impersonal/interrogative form5. [vêtement] bustle -
4 deux-pattes
n. f. (joc.corr. deux-chevaux): Citroen 2CV motor car. (Contrary to popular belief, this frog-like economy motor car is not powered by a 2 horse-power engine. The French for taxation purposes have graded motor vehicles in chevaux fiscaux categories and the 602 cc engine certainly develops more power than a lawnmower!)
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