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1 nounquatre-vingt m inv, Swiss octante m inv2 pronounquatre-vingt, Swiss octantequatre-vingts, Swiss octante;∎ page eighty page quatre-vingt;∎ eighty million quatre-vingts millions∎ eighty-one quatre-vingt-un;∎ eighty-two quatre-vingt-deux;∎ eighty-first quatre-vingt-unième;∎ eighty-second quatre-vingt-deuxième; see also fifty -
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∎ to be eighty-six on sth (in restaurant, bar) être à court de qch□ ;∎ tell the customer we're eighty-six on the chicken dis au client qu'il n'y a plus de poulet -
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14 bowl
I 1. [bəul] noun(a wooden ball rolled along the ground in playing bowls. See also bowls below.) boule2. verb1) (to play bowls.) jouer aux boules2) (to deliver or send (a ball) towards the batsman in cricket.) lancer la balle à3) (to put (a batsman) out by hitting the wicket with the ball: Smith was bowled for eighty-five (= Smith was put out after making eighty-five runs).) mettre hors jeu•- bowler- bowling - bowls - bowling-alley - bowling-green - bowl over II [bəul] noun1) (a round, deep dish eg for mixing or serving food etc: a baking-bowl; a soup bowl.) bol2) (a round hollow part, especially of a tobacco pipe, a spoon etc: The bowl of this spoon is dirty.) fourneau, creux -
15 eightieth
1) (one of eighty equal parts: eleven eightieths.) quatre-vingtième2) (( also adjective) (the) last of eighty (people, things etc); (the) next after the seventy-ninth.) quatre-vingtième -
16 octogenarian
[oktə‹i'neəriən](a person between eighty and eighty-nine years old.) octogénaire -
17 Age
Note that where English says to be X years old, French says avoir X ans (to have X years).How old?how old are you?= quel âge as-tu?what age is she?= quel âge a-t-elle?The word ans (years) is never dropped:he is forty years oldor he is forty= il a quarante ansshe’s eighty= elle a quatre-vingts ansthe house is a hundred years old= la maison a cent ansa man of fifty= un homme de cinquante ansa child of eight and a half= un enfant de huit ans et demiI feel sixteen= j’ai l’impression d’avoir seize anshe looks sixteen= on lui donnerait seize ansNote the use of de after âgé and à l’âge:a woman aged thirty= une femme âgée de trente ansat the age of forty= à l’âge de quarante ansMrs Smith, aged forty= Mme Smith, âgée de quarante ansDo not confuse que and de used with plus and moins:I’m older than you= je suis plus âgé que toishe’s younger than him= elle est plus jeune que luiAnne’s two years younger= Anne a deux ans de moinsMargot’s older than Suzanne by five years= Margot a cinq ans de plus que SuzanneRobert’s younger than Thomas by six years= Robert a six ans de moins que ThomasX-year-olda forty-year-old= quelqu’un de quarante ansa sixty-year-old woman= une femme de soixante ansan eighty-year-old pensioner= un retraité de quatre-vingts ansthey’ve got an eight-year-old= ils ont un enfant de huit ansand a five-year-old= et un autre de cinq ansNote the various ways of saying these in French:he is about fifty= il a environ cinquante ansor il a une cinquantaine d’annéesor (less formally) il a dans les cinquante ans(Other round numbers in -aine used to express age are dizaine (10), vingtaine (20), trentaine (30), quarantaine (40), soixantaine (60) and centaine (100).)she’s just over sixty= elle vient d’avoir soixante ansshe’s just under seventy= elle aura bientôt soixante-dix ansshe’s in her sixties= elle a entre soixante et soixante-dix ansshe’s in her early sixties= elle a entre soixante et soixante-cinq ansshe’s in her late sixties= elle va avoir soixante-dix ansor (less formally) elle va sur ses soixante-dix ansshe must be seventy= elle doit avoir soixante-dix anshe’s in his mid forties= il a entre quarante et cinquante ansor (less formally) il a dans les quarante-cinq anshe’s just ten= il a tout juste dix anshe’s barely twelve= il a à peine douze ansgames for the under twelves= jeux pour les moins de douze ansonly for the over eighties= seulement pour les plus de quatre-vingts ans -
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gone [gɒn]1. verb2. adjective• gone are the days when... le temps n'est plus où...* * *[gɒn] 1. 2.to be far gone — ( ill) être très malade; ( with drink) être complètement bourré (colloq); ( with drugs) planer (colloq) complètement
to be long gone — [person] être mort depuis longtemps; [era] être révolu
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19 live
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 -
20 be going on (for)
(to be near or close to (a time, age etc): He must be going on (for) eighty.) aller sur
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