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81 fork-lift truck
(a small power-driven machine with an arrangement of steel prongs which can lift, raise up high and carry heavy things and stack them where required.) chariot élévateur -
82 influence
['influəns] 1. noun1) (the power to affect people, actions or events: He used his influence to get her the job; He should not have driven the car while under the influence of alcohol.) influence2) (a person or thing that has this power: She is a bad influence on him.) influence2. verb(to have an effect on: The weather seems to influence her moods.) influer sur- influentially -
83 jet
I [‹et] noun, adjective((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.) (de) jaisII [‹et]1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.) jet2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.) gicleur3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.) avion à réaction•- jet-lag- jet-propelled - jet propulsion -
84 jet-propelled
adjective (driven by jet propulsion: jet-propelled racing-cars.) à réaction -
85 L-plate
['el,pleit](a sign with the letter L (short for learner) on it that is attached to a car driven by a learner-driver.) -
86 launch
I 1. [lo:n ] verb1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) lancer2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) lancer3) (to throw.) lancer2. noun((an) act of launching.) lancement- launch into - launch out II [lo:n ] noun(a large, power-driven boat, usually used for short trips or for pleasure: We cruised round the bay in a motor launch.) bateau de plaisance -
87 machine tool
(a power-driven machine that shapes metal, wood, or plastics by cutting, pressing, or drilling.) machine-outil -
88 outcast
(a person who has been driven away from friends etc: an outcast from society.) paria -
89 paddle-steamer
noun (a boat driven by paddle-wheels.) bateau à aubes -
90 pariah
(a person driven out of a group or community; an outcast: Because of his political beliefs he became a pariah in the district.) paria -
91 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) pile2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) paquet2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) empiler- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) pilot(is), pieuIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) poil (d'un tapis), (tissus à) poil -
92 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) pouvoir, faculté2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) puissance3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) pouvoir4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) pouvoir5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) personne influente6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) puissance7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) puissance•- powered- powerful - powerfully - powerfulness - powerless - powerlessness - power cut - failure - power-driven - power point - power station - be in power -
93 sail
[seil] 1. noun1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) voile2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) voyage en bateau3) (an arm of a windmill.) aile2. verb1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) aller à la voile2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) piloter3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) naviguer4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) prendre la mer5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) naviguer6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) filer•- sailing - sailing- - sailor - in full sail -
94 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) vis2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) tour de vis2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) (se) visser2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) (dé)visser3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).)4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.)•- be/get screwed - have a screw loose - put the screws on - screw up - screw up one's courage -
95 spur
[spə:]1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) éperon2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) aiguillon•- spur on -
96 staple
['steipl] I noun1) (a chief product of trade or industry.) produit/article de base2) (a chief or main item (of diet etc).) aliment de baseII 1. noun1) (a U-shaped type of nail.) crampon2) (a U-shaped piece of wire that is driven through sheets of paper etc to fasten them together.) agrafe2. verb(to fasten or attach (paper etc) with staples.) agrafer- stapler -
97 steam
[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) (à/de) vapeur2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) (à/de) vapeur2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) fumer2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) avancer (à la vapeur)3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) cuire à la vapeur•- steam-- steamer - steamy - steamboat - steamship - steam engine - steam roller - full steam ahead - get steamed up - get up steam - let off steam - run out of steam - steam up - under one's own steam -
98 steam engine
(a moving engine for pulling a train, or a fixed engine, driven by steam.) locomotive à vapeur -
99 steam roller
(a type of vehicle driven by steam, with wide and heavy wheels for flattening the surface of newly-made roads etc.) rouleau compresseur -
100 steam-
steam-driven / steam-powered machinery.) à la vapeur
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