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121 disappointment
noun Her disappointment was obvious from her face; His failure was a great disappointment to his wife.) déception -
122 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) faire6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) faire, finir7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) faire8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) aller9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) faire, étudier10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) aller11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arranger12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) faire, agir13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) faire14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) faire15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visiter, faire2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) réception, fête- doer- doings - done - do-it-yourself - to-do - I - he could be doing with / could do with - do away with - do for - done for - done in - do out - do out of - do's and don'ts - do without - to do with - what are you doing with -
123 down-trodden
adjective (badly treated; treated without respect: a down-trodden wife.) -
124 dress
[dres] 1. verb1) (to put clothes or a covering on: We dressed in a hurry and my wife dressed the children.) (s')habiller2) (to prepare (food etc) to be eaten: She dressed a salad.) apprêter3) (to treat and bandage (wounds): He was sent home from hospital after his burns had been dressed.) panser2. noun1) (what one is wearing or dressed in: He has strange tastes in dress.) vêtements2) (a piece of women's clothing with a top and skirt in one piece: Shall I wear a dress or a blouse and skirt?) robe•- dressed- dresser - dressing - dressing-gown - dressing-room - dressing-table - dressmaker - dress rehearsal - dress up -
125 duchess
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126 extravagance
noun His wife's extravagance reduced them to poverty; Food is a necessity, but wine is an extravagance.) dépense excessive -
127 familiar
[fə'miljə]1) (well-known: The house was familiar to him; She looks very familiar (to me).) familier2) ((with with) knowing about: Are you familiar with the plays of Shakespeare?) familier (avec)3) (too friendly: You are much too familiar with my wife!) familier•- familiarity - familiarize - familiarise - familiarization - familiarisation -
128 father-in-law
noun (the father of one's wife or husband.) beau-père
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