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∎ her eyes grew dim with tears ses yeux se voilèrent de larmes∎ she has only a dim memory of it elle n'en a qu'un vague souvenir;∎ humorous in the dim and distant past au temps jadis;∎ to grow dim (shape, memory) s'estomper, s'effacer; (sight) baisser, se troubler; (sound) s'affaiblir∎ to take a dim view of sth ne pas beaucoup apprécier qch, voir qch d'un mauvais œil;∎ she takes a pretty dim view of him going out with other women elle n'apprécie guère qu'il sorte avec d'autres femmes∎ I'll dim the lamp je vais mettre la lampe en veilleuse;∎ Cars to dim one's headlights se mettre en codes ou en feux de croisement;∎ to drive with dimmed headlights conduire en codes ou en feux de croisement(b) (beauty, colour, hope, metal) ternir; (memory) estomper, effacer; (mind, senses) affaiblir, troubler; (sound) affaiblir; (sight) baisser, troubler;∎ his eyes were dimmed with tears ses yeux étaient voilés de larmes(light) baisser, s'affaiblir; (beauty, glory, hope) se ternir; (colour) devenir terne ou mat; (memory) s'estomper, s'effacer; (sound) s'affaiblir; (sight) baisser, se troublerAmerican plonger dans un black-out partiel -
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A adj1 ( badly lit) [office, room, interior] sombre ;3 ( hard to see) [shape, figure] vague ;4 ( vague) [recollection, appreciation] vague (before n) ; to have a dim memory of avoir un vague souvenir de ;5 ○ ( stupid) [person, remark] bouché ○ ;6 ( not favourable) [prospect, future] sombre.2 ( cause to fade) ternir [beauty, colour] ;3 US baisser [headlights].1 [lights, lamp] baisser ;2 [memory] s'estomper ;3 [eyes, sight] s'affaiblir ;4 [colour, beauty, hope] se ternir.to take a dim view of sth/of people doing n'apprécier guère qch/que les gens fassent. -
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dim [dɪm]1. adjectivea. [light, lamp] faible ; [place, prospects] sombreb. [shape, outline] imprécis ; [memory] vaguea. ( = turn down) [+ light] baisser( = grow dim)a. [light] baisserb. [metal, beauty] se ternir ; [colours, outlines, memory] s'estomper4. compounds* * *[dɪm] 1.1) ( badly lit) sombre2) ( weak) faible3) ( hard to see) vague4) ( vague) vague5) (colloq) ( stupid) bouché (colloq)6) ( not favourable) sombre2.transitive verb (p prés etc - mm-) baisser [light]; mettre [quelque chose] en veilleuse [lamp]; US baisser [headlights]3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - mm-) [lights, lamp] baisser; [memory] s'estomper; [sight] s'affaiblir; [colour, beauty, hope] se ternir•• -
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vague [veɪg]∎ she had only a vague idea of what he meant elle ne comprenait que vaguement ce qu'il voulait dire;∎ he made a vague gesture toward the office d'un geste vague il désigna le bureau;∎ don't be so vague précisez ce que vous voulez dire, soyez plus précis;∎ his instructions were vague ses instructions manquaient de précision;∎ they were vague about their activities (imprecise) ils n'ont pas précisé la nature de leurs activités; (evasive) ils sont restés vagues sur la nature de leurs activités;∎ I'm still vague about how to get there (unsure) je ne comprends toujours pas comment y aller;∎ I haven't the vaguest idea je n'en ai pas la moindre idée(b) (dim → memory, feeling) vague, confus;∎ I have a vague recollection of summers spent in Greece je me rappelle vaguement les étés passés en Grèce(c) (indistinct → shape) flou, indistinct(d) (absent-minded) distrait;∎ she looked vague elle avait un air distrait -
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distant ['dɪstənt](a) (faraway → country, galaxy, place) lointain, éloigné;∎ in the most distant corner of the universe dans le coin le plus éloigné ou reculé de l'univers;∎ we had a distant view of the sea from the hotel on pouvait voir la mer au loin depuis l'hôtel;∎ the distant sound of the sea le bruit de la mer au loin∎ in the (dim and) distant past il y a bien ou très longtemps, dans le temps(c) (in future → prospect) lointain;∎ in the distant future dans un avenir lointain;∎ in the not too distant future dans un avenir proche, prochainement;∎ in the (dim and) distant past dans le temps, il y a bien longtemps∎ to have a distant manner être distant ou froid2 adverb∎ three miles distant from here à trois miles d'ici;∎ not far distant pas très loin►► Railways distant signal signal m à distance -
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1 ( remote) [land, spire, hill, star] lointain, éloigné ; [cry, voice, gunfire, bell] éloigné, dans le lointain (after n) ; the distant shape/sound of sth la forme/le bruit de qch dans le lointain ; distant from loin de ; 40 km distant from à 40 km de ; in the distant past/future dans un passé/avenir lointain ; in the dim and distant past dans un passé lointain ; in the not too distant future dans un avenir assez proche ;2 ( faint) [memory, prospect, hope, possibility] lointain, éloigné ; [connection, concept, similarity] lointain, vague ; distant from éloigné de ;3 ( far removed) [relative, cousin, descendant] éloigné ;4 ( cool) [person, manner] distant.
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