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101 worship
worship [ˈwɜ:∫ɪp]1. nouna. (of God, money, person) culte m[+ God, idol] rendre un culte à ; [+ money] avoir le culte de* * *['wɜːʃɪp] 1.1) ( veneration) gen vénération f; Religion culte m2) ( religious practice) pratique f religieusefreedom of worship — liberté f de culte
2. 3.place of worship — lieu m de culte
transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)2) ( idolize) lit vénérer; fig être en adoration devant4.intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-) pratiquer sa religion -
102 appropriately
appropriately [əˈprəʊprɪɪtlɪ][act, respond, dress] de façon appropriée• appropriately, the winner is British comme de juste, le gagnant est britannique* * *[ə'prəʊprɪətlɪ]1) ( suitably) [behave, dress, speak] avec à-propos; [dress] convenablement2) ( aptly) [designed, chosen, sited] judicieusement -
103 breath
breath [breθ]1. nounhaleine f, souffle m• under one's breath [say, talk] à voix basse2. compounds* * *[breθ]1) ( air taken into lungs) souffle mto stop ou pause for breath — s'arrêter pour reprendre son souffle
to hold one's breath — lit retenir sa respiration; fig retenir son souffle
2) ( air in or leaving mouth) ( with smell) haleine f; ( visible) respiration f3) ( single act) respiration fto take a deep breath — respirer profondément or à fond
take a deep breath! — fig assieds-toi! (colloq)
4) (of air, wind)somebody/something is like a breath of fresh air — quelqu'un/quelque chose est une vraie bouffée de fraîcheur
5) ( word)a breath of — un soupçon de [scandal]
••save your breath — (colloq) ne gaspille pas ta salive (colloq)
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104 civil
civil [ˈsɪvl]1. adjectivea. civilb. ( = polite) courtois2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Accordés dans le cadre du « Civil Partnership Act » de 2004, les civil partnerships donnent un statut juridique aux relations homosexuelles bien établies. Ils accordent aux couples de même sexe les mêmes droits (en matière de propriété, fiscalité, prestations sociales, droits parentaux, etc.) et devoirs qu'aux couples mariés.* * *['sɪvl]1) (civic, not military) civil2) Law [case, court, offence] civil; [claim] au civil3) ( polite) courtois•• -
105 clean up
1) ( remove dirt) tout nettoyer2) ( tidy) tout remettre en ordre ( after somebody derrière quelqu'un)3) ( wash oneself) se débarbouiller4) (colloq) ( make profit) [dealer] faire son beurre (colloq) (on avec); [gambler] rafler la mise (colloq)clean [somebody] up faire la toilette de [patient]; clean [something] up, clean up [something]5) ( remove dirt) nettoyerclean that rubbish up off ou from the floor — débarrasse le sol de ces saletés
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106 collection
collection [kəˈlek∫ən]1. nouna. [of records, stamps] collection fb. ( = anthology) recueil mc. ( = pick-up) [of goods, refuse] ramassage m• your curtains are ready for collection vos rideaux sont prêts, vous pouvez venir les chercherd. [of mail] levée f• to take a collection (for sb/sth) faire une collecte (au profit de qn/qch)f. ( = act of gathering) [of taxes] perception f ; [of rents] encaissement m ; [of information, signatures] collecte f2. compounds* * *[kə'lekʃn]1) [U] ( collecting) ( of objects) ramassage m; (of old clothes, newspapers etc) collecte f; (of information, facts) rassemblement m; ( of rent) encaissement m; ( of debt) recouvrement m; ( of tax) perception f; Postal services levée frefuse collection — ramassage m des ordures
2) ( set of collected items) (of coins, records etc) collection f; ( anthology) recueil mart collection — collection f (de tableaux)
spring collection — ( clothes) collection de printemps
3) ( sum of money collected) gen collecte f ( for pour); ( in church) quête fto make ou organize a collection — faire la quête, organiser une collecte
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107 computer
computer [kəmˈpju:tər]► computer crime noun ( = illegal activities) criminalité f informatique ; ( = illegal act) délit m informatique* * *[kəm'pjuːtə(r)]noun ordinateur mby computer/on a computer — par/sur ordinateur
the computer is up/down — l'ordinateur fonctionne/est en panne
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108 cop
1. noun3. compounds* * *1.(colloq) [kɒp] noun1) ( police officer) flic m2) GB ( arrest)it's a fair cop! — bien joué, je me rends! (colloq)
3) GB ( use)2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( receive) écoper de (colloq) [punch, punishment]to cop it — trinquer (colloq)
2) (also cop hold of) ( catch) attraper•Phrasal Verbs:- cop out -
109 dedication
dedication [‚dedɪˈkeɪ∫ən]a. [of church] consécration fb. (in book, on radio) dédicace f• the dedication reads: "to Emma, with love from Harry" le livre est dédicacé « à Emma, avec tout mon amour, Harry »c. ( = devotion) dévouement m* * *[ˌdedɪ'keɪʃn]1) ( devoted attitude) dévouement m (to à)2) (in a book, on music programme) dédicace f3) ( act of dedicating) dédicace f -
110 desperate
desperate [ˈdespərɪt][situation, attempt, act, struggle] désespéré ; [criminal] prêt à tout* * *['despərət]1) [person, plea, situation] désespéré; [criminal] prêt à toutto be desperate for — avoir désespérément besoin de [affection, help]; attendre désespérément [news]
2) (colloq) ( terrible) affreux/-euse -
111 development
development [dɪˈveləpmənt]1. nouna. ( = act of developing) développement mc. ( = building complex) an industrial development une zone industrielle2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ développement has a double p and an extra e.* * *[dɪ'veləpmənt] 1.1) ( creation) ( of product) mise f au point; (of housing, industry) création f2) (evolution, growth) développement m3) ( of land) mise f en valeur; (of site, city centre etc) aménagement m4) ( land developed)housing development — ensemble m d'habitation; ( individual houses) lotissement m
commercial development — (ensemble m de) commerces et bureaux à bâtir
5) ( innovation) progrès mmajor developments — des découvertes fpl majeures (in dans le domaine de)
6) ( event) changement m7) (of idea, theme) développement m2. -
112 dumb
dumb [dʌm]1. adjectivea. ( = unable to speak) muet2. plural noun[+ people] abêtir ; [+ programmes] niveler par le bas* * *[dʌm]Note: Ce mot peut être perçu comme injurieux dans cette acception. Lui préférer speech-impaired1) ( handicapped) muet/muette voir notedumb animals — les bêtes fpl
to be struck dumb — rester muet/muette
2) (colloq) ( stupid) [person] bête; [question, idea] idiot•Phrasal Verbs: -
113 entry
entry [ˈentrɪ]1. nounb. ( = way in) entrée fc. ( = item) (on list) inscription f ; (in account book, ledger) écriture f ; (in dictionary, encyclopedia) ( = term) article m ; ( = headword) entrée fd. ( = participants) there is a large entry for the 200 metres il y a beaucoup de concurrents pour le 200 mètres• there are only three entries (for race, competition) il n'y a que trois concurrents2. compounds* * *['entrɪ]1) (door, act of entering) entrée fto gain entry to ou into — s'introduire dans [building]; accéder à [computer file]
to force entry to ou into — s'introduire de force dans
2) ( admission) gen admission f; ( to country) entrée f‘no entry’ — ( on door) ‘défense d'entrer’; ( in one way street) ‘sens interdit’
3) ( recorded item) (in dictionary, log) entrée f; ( in encyclopedia) article m; ( in diary) note f; ( in register) inscription f; (in ledger, accounts book) écriture fto make an entry in one's diary — écrire or noter quelque chose dans son journal
4) ( for competition) œuvre f présent ée à un concours; ( for song contest) titre msend your entry to... — envoyez votre réponse à...
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114 guide
guide [gaɪd]1. nouna. guide m• last year's figures will be a good guide les statistiques de l'année dernière serviront d'indication générale• these results are not a very good guide as to his ability ces résultats ne reflètent pas vraiment ses compétences• as a rough guide, count four apples to the pound comptez en gros quatre pommes par livre• to be guided by sb/sth se laisser guider par qn/qch3. compounds* * *[gaɪd] 1.1) ( person) guide m2) (estimate, idea) indication fuser's guide — manuel m d'utilisation
4) (also Girl Guide) guide f2.transitive verb1) ( steer) guider, conduire (to vers)2) ( influence) [person] guider; [reason] dicter3) Aerospace, Military (télé)guider -
115 honestly
honestly [ˈɒnɪstlɪ][act, behave, say, answer] honnêtement ; [think, expect] vraiment• honestly? c'est vrai ?• I can honestly say that... franchement, je peux dire que...• I honestly believe that... je suis convaincu que...• no, honestly, I'm fine non, vraiment, je me sens bien• honestly, I don't care honnêtement, ça m'est égal• I didn't do it, honestly ce n'est pas moi, je le jure• quite honestly... en toute honnêteté...• honestly, this is getting ridiculous! (inf) ça devient vraiment ridicule !━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ The French word honnêtement has a double n.* * *['ɒnɪstlɪ]1) ( truthfully) honnêtement2) ( legally) honnêtement3) ( sincerely) [believe] franchement; [say] sincèrementquite honestly,... — franchement...
honestly, there's no problem — je vous assure, il n'y a aucun problème
4) (colloq) ( in exasperation) franchement! -
116 indulgence
indulgence [ɪnˈdʌldʒəns]a. ( = tolerance) indulgence f• he allowed himself the indulgence of a day off work il s'est offert le luxe de prendre un jour de congé* * *[ɪn'dʌldʒəns]2) ( act of indulging)indulgence in nostalgia — abandon m à la nostalgie
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117 insensitive
insensitive [ɪnˈsensɪtɪv]• policies which are insensitive to the needs of... des mesures qui ne tiennent pas compte des besoins de...* * *[ɪn'sensətɪv] -
118 offering
offering [ˈɒfərɪŋ]* * *['ɒfərɪŋ], US ['ɔːf-]1) ( act of giving) offre f2) ( gift) cadeau mthe band's latest offering — iron, péj le dernier album du groupe
3) Religion collecte4) ( sacrifice) offrande f -
119 official
official [əˈfɪ∫əl]1. adjectiveofficiel ; [uniform] réglementaire2. noun( = person in authority) officiel m ; [of civil service] fonctionnaire mf ; [of railways, post office] employé (e) m(f)3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *[ə'fɪʃl] 1.noun Politics, Administration fonctionnaire mf; (of party, trade union) officiel/-ielle m/f; (of police, customs) agent m; ( at town hall) employé/-e m/f2.adjective gen officiel/-ielle; [biography] autorisé -
120 play around
(colloq) ( act the fool) faire l'imbécileto play around with — trafiquer [figures]
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