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dwell [dwel](preterite, past participle dwelt or dwelled) intransitive verb( = think about) ne pouvoir s'empêcher de penser à ; ( = talk at length on) s'étendre sur• to dwell on the fact that... ressasser le fait que...* * *[dwel]intransitive verb (prét, pp dwelt) demeurer literPhrasal Verbs:- dwell on -
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literary demeurer, habiter;∎ to dwell in sb's mind (image, thought) rester dans l'esprit de qn(the past → think about) penser sans cesse à; (→ talk about) parler sans cesse de; (problem, fact, memories) s'attarder sur;∎ don't dwell on it (in thought) n'y pense pas trop -
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■ dwell on:▶ dwell on [sth] ( talk about) s'étendre sur ; ( think about) [person, mind] s'attarder sur ; to dwell on the past ruminer le passé ; don't dwell on it! ne rumine pas là-dessus! -
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I.live1 [lɪv]• nothing could live in such a hostile environment rien ne pourrait survivre dans un environnement si hostile• you'll live! (inf) tu n'en mourras pas !• let's live a little! (inf) il faut profiter de la vie !• if you haven't been to Rio you haven't lived! (inf) si tu n'as pas vu Rio, tu n'as rien vu !b. ( = earn one's living) gagner sa viec. ( = reside) habiter• where do you live? où habitez-vous ?• where does the teapot live? (inf) où est-ce que vous rangez la théière ?3. compounds[+ disgrace] faire oublier (avec le temps)a. [+ person] vivre aux crochets deb. [+ fruit, rice] se nourrir de ; [+ money, benefit] vivre avec► live on[person] continuer à vivre ; [tradition] survivrea. ( = feed on) se nourrir deb. ( = subsist on) to live on $10,000 a year vivre avec 10 000 dollars par an• what does he live on? de quoi vit-il ?c. ( = depend financially on) vivre aux crochets de( = experience) connaître( = be equal to) être à la hauteur de ; ( = be worthy of) répondre àII.live2 [laɪv]1. adjectivea. ( = not dead) vivantb. ( = not recorded) en direct• "recorded live" « enregistré en public »c. [bullet] réel ; ( = unexploded) non exploséd. (with electric current) that's live! c'est branché !2. adverb3. compounds• he's a (real) live wire (inf) il a un dynamisme fou ► live yoghurt noun yaourt m aux ferments actifs* * *I 1. [lɪv]transitive verb ( conduct) vivre [life]2.to live a normal/peaceful life — vivre normalement/paisiblement
1) ( dwell) [animal] vivre; [person] gen vivre, habiter ( with avec); ( have one's address) habiterto live together — vivre ou habiter ensemble
to live in — vivre dans, habiter [house, apartment]
2) ( lead one's life) vivreto live for — ne vivre que pour [sport, work]
to live through something — vivre [experience]
3) ( remain alive) gen, fig vivre; ( survive) survivreas long as I live... — tant que je vivrai...
I'll live! — hum je n'en mourrai pas!
4) ( subsist) vivreto live on ou off — vivre de [fruit, charity]; vivre sur [wage, capital]
5) ( put up with)to live with — accepter [situation]; supporter [décor]
6) ( experience life) vivreyou haven't lived until you've been to... — tu n'as rien vu tant que tu n'es pas allé à...
•Phrasal Verbs:- live in- live on- live out••II 1. [laɪv]to live it up — (colloq) faire la fête (colloq)
1) ( not dead) [animal] vivant; [birth] d'un enfant viable2) Radio, Television [broadcast] en direct; [performance] sur scène; [theatre] vivant; [album] enregistré sur scène3) ( burning) [coal] ardent4) ( capable of exploding) [ammunition] réel/réelle; ( unexploded) [shell] nonexplosé5) Electricity sous tension2.adverb Radio, Television [appear, broadcast] en direct -
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dwell — ► VERB (past and past part. dwelt or dwelled) 1) formal live in or at a place. 2) (dwell on/upon) think, speak, or write at length about. DERIVATIVES dweller noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
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dwell upon — ˈdwell on ˈdwell u ˌpon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they dwell on he/she/it dwells on present participle dwelling on … Useful english dictionary
dwell on/upon — [phrasal verb] dwell on/upon (something) : to think or talk about (something) for a long time There is no need to dwell on the past. Don t dwell upon your mistakes. • • • Main Entry: ↑dwell … Useful english dictionary
dwell — I (linger over) verb accent, accentuate, brood over, continue, emphasize, extend, harp upon, impress, in re commorari, insist, intensify, point up, prolong, prolongate, reiterate, rem longius prosequi, stress II (reside) verb abide, be located,… … Law dictionary
dwell — verb past tense and past participle dwelt, or dwelled (I) literary to live in a particular place: A woodsman and his family dwelt in the middle of the forest. dwell on/upon sth phrasal verb (T) to think or talk for too long about something,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dwell on — verb To continue to think or talk about (something or someone). Steven, do not dwell on an argument in the past! Syn: dwell upon … Wiktionary
dwell — verb, formal gypsies dwell in these caves dwell on Syn: reside, live, be settled, be housed, lodge, stay; informal put up; formal abide, be domiciled … Thesaurus of popular words
dwell upon — verb A slightly more formal form of dwell on … Wiktionary
dwell — verb (past and past participle dwelt or dwelled) 1》 formal live in or at a place. 2》 (dwell on/upon) think, speak, or write at length about. noun technical a slight regular pause in the motion of a machine. Derivatives dweller noun Origin … English new terms dictionary