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62 machine
[mə'ʃi:n] 1. noun1) (a working arrangement of wheels, levers or other parts, driven eg by human power, electricity etc, or operating electronically, producing power and/or motion for a particular purpose: a sewing-machine.) machine2) (a vehicle, especially a motorbike: That's a fine machine you have!) machine2. verb1) (to shape, make or finish with a power-driven tool: The articles are machined to a smooth finish.) usiner2) (to sew with a sewing-machine: You should machine the seams.) coudre à la machine•- machinist - machine-gun 3. verbHe machine-gunned a crowd of defenceless villagers.) mitrailler -
63 extreme
extreme [ɪkˈstri:m]1. adjective• the extreme left/right l'extrême gauche f/droite f2. nounextrême m3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ Remember to include the accent in the French word extrême.* * *[ɪk'striːm] 1.noun ( all contexts) extrême mextremes of temperature — écarts mpl extrêmes de température
2.to take/carry something to extremes — pousser/porter quelque chose à l'extrême
adjective [example, case, heat, edge] extrême; [view, measure, reaction] extrémisteon the extreme right/left — à l'extrême droite/gauche
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64 pure
pure [pjʊər]* * *[pjʊə(r)]adjective ( all contexts) purpure new wool — laine f vierge
pure research — recherche f fondamentale
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65 steam
steam [sti:m]1. noun• full steam ahead! en avant toute !• to go full steam ahead [project] avancer sans perte de temps• to run out of steam [speaker, worker, project] s'essouffler( = cook) cuire à la vapeur( = emit steam) fumer4. compounds[boiler, iron, turbine] à vapeur ; [bath] de vapeur• don't get so steamed up about it! ne te mets pas dans tous tes états pour ça ! ► steam engine noun ( = train) locomotive f à vapeur[window, mirror] se couvrir de buée ; [bathroom] se remplir de buée* * *[stiːm] 1.1) ( vapour) vapeur f; (in room, on window) buée f2) ( from pressure) pression f2. 3.full steam ahead! — fig en avant toute!
transitive verb faire cuire [quelque chose] à la vapeur [vegetables]4.steamed pudding — GB pudding cuit à la vapeur
intransitive verb ( give off vapour) fumer, dégager de la vapeurPhrasal Verbs:- steam up••to get up ou pick up steam — [machine] prendre de la vitesse; [campaign] prendre de l'importance
to run out of steam — s'essouffler; [worker] peiner
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66 customer-centred
tributaire du consommateurThe irony is that, having fragmented in the post-liberalisation world, the UK utilities industry is now beginning to consolidate - this time on a customer-driven basis rather than a supply approach. But it is likely to happen under largely foreign ownership, which has nipped in before a new British utilities giant has had time to emerge.
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67 customer-focused
tributaire du consommateurThe irony is that, having fragmented in the post-liberalisation world, the UK utilities industry is now beginning to consolidate - this time on a customer-driven basis rather than a supply approach. But it is likely to happen under largely foreign ownership, which has nipped in before a new British utilities giant has had time to emerge.
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69 barge
1. noun1) (a flat-bottomed boat for carrying goods etc.) chaland2) (a large power-driven boat.) péniche2. verb1) (to move (about) clumsily: He barged about the room.) se déplacer avec maladresse2) (to bump (into): He barged into me.) rentrer dans3) ((with in(to)) to push one's way (into) rudely: She barged in without knocking.) faire brutalement irruption (dans) -
70 bicycle
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71 canoe
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72 crash
[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) fracas2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) accident3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) faillite4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) (se) fracasser2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) (faire) percuter3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) s'écraser4) ((of a business) to fail.) faire faillite5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) passer à travers qqch. avec fracas6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) intensif- crash-land -
73 croquet
['krəukei, ]( American[) krou'kei](a game in which wooden balls are driven by mallets through a series of hoops stuck in the ground.) croquet -
74 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) amoncellement, congère2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) sens (général)2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) dériver, être emporté2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) flâner, aller à la dérive•- drifter- driftwood -
75 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) conduire2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) conduire (en voiture)3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) chasser (devant soi)4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) enfoncer5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) actionner2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) promenade en voiture2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) allée3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) dynamisme4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campagne5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) drive6) ((computers) a disk drive.) lecteur de disquettes•- driver- driver's license - drive-in - drive-through - driving licence - be driving at - drive off - drive on -
76 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 -
77 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 -
78 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 -
79 jet-propelled
adjective (driven by jet propulsion: jet-propelled racing-cars.) à réaction -
80 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.)
См. также в других словарях:
-driven — [drɪvn] suffix 1. COMMERCE if something is petrol driven, computer driven etc, it is operated or controlled by petrol, a computer etc: • Lower interest rates set off computer driven buy programs that sent stocks soaring late in the day. •… … Financial and business terms
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-driven — [driv′ən] combining form 1. powered by [steam driven] 2. controlled by [mouse driven, management driven] 3. motivated, impelled, or kept in force by [market driven, guilt driven] … English World dictionary
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driven — [driv′ən] vt., vi. pp. of DRIVE adj. 1. moved along and piled up by the wind [driven snow] 2. having or caused to act or function by a sense of urgency or compulsion [a driven person] … English World dictionary
Driven — Driv en, p. p. of {Drive}. Also adj. [1913 Webster] {Driven well}, a well made by driving a tube into the earth to an aqueous stratum; called also {drive well}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-driven — [ drıvn ] suffix used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning strongly influenced or caused by something: a market driven economy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
driven — driven; un·driven; … English syllables
-driven — UK [drɪv(ə)n] US suffix used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning strongly influenced or caused by something a market driven economy Thesaurus: suffixeshyponym … Useful english dictionary
driven — (adj.) motivated, by 1972, pp. adjective from DRIVE (Cf. drive) (v.) … Etymology dictionary