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1 wind
I.wind1 [wɪnd]1. nouna. vent m• which way is the wind? d'où vient le vent ?b. ( = breath) souffle m3. compounds• a wind-chill factor of 10° une baisse de 10° due au vent ► wind-chimes plural noun carillon m éolienII.wind2 [waɪnd](verb: preterite, past participle wound)1. noun( = bend) coude mb. [+ clock, watch] remonter• to wind along [river, path] serpenter• the line of cars wound slowly up the hill la file de voitures a lentement gravi la colline en serpentant( = relax) (inf) se détendrea. [+ car window] baisserb. [+ department, service] réduire progressivement (en vue d'un démantèlement éventuel)► wind upb. [+ car window] monterc. [+ watch] remonter* * *I 1. [wɪnd]1) Meteorology vent m2) ( breath) souffle mto get one's second wind — fig reprendre ses forces
3) fig vent m4) ( flatulence) vents mpl5) Music2.the wind — les instruments mpl à vent
transitive verb1) ( make breathless) [blow] couper la respiration à; [exertion] essouffler2) faire son rot à [baby]••to get the wind up — (colloq) avoir la trouille (colloq)
II 1. [waɪnd]to put the wind up somebody — (colloq) flanquer la trouille (colloq) à quelqu'un
1) ( of road) tournant m2.transitive verb (prét, pp wound)1) ( coil up) enrouler2) (also wind up) remonter [clock, toy]3) donner un tour de [handle]4)3.to wind one's ou its way — serpenter
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2 exercise
exercise [ˈeksəsaɪz]1. nounexercice m( = take exercise) faire de l'exercice4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ The final s in the English word becomes a c in the French word.* * *['eksəsaɪz] 1.1) ( planned activity) opération f; ( long-term or large-scale) stratégie fpublic relations exercise — campagne f de relations publiques
2) [U] ( exertion) exercice m3) ( training task) exercice m4) (of duties, rights, power) exercice m (of de)5) Military manœuvres fpl2.to go on an exercise ou on exercises — partir en manœuvres
transitive verb1) ( apply) faire preuve de [caution, control, restraint]; exercer [power, right]2) ( train) exercer [body, mind]; faire travailler [limb, muscles]; promener [dog]; sortir [horse]3) ( worry) préoccuper3.intransitive verb faire de l'exercice -
3 exercise
A n1 ( operation) gen, Admin, Comm, Pol opération f ; ( long-term or large-scale) stratégie f ; academic exercise ( pointless) exercice m d'école ; marketing exercise opération f de marketing ; public relations exercise campagne f de relations publiques ; an exercise in democracy/diplomacy un exercice de démocratie/de diplomatie ;3 ( training task) gen, Mus, Sch, Sport exercice m ; intellectual exercise exercice intellectuel ; maths exercise exercice de maths ;6 Fin levée f.C vtr1 ( apply) faire preuve de [authority, care, caution, control, patience, restraint, tolerance] ; exercer [power, right] ; faire valoir, exercer [rights] ;2 ( exert physically) exercer [body, mind] ; faire travailler [limb, muscles] ; promener [dog] ; sortir [horse] ;3 ( worry) préoccuper ; a problem which has exercised many great minds un problème qui a préoccupé de nombreux savants ;4 Fin lever [option].D vi faire de l'exercice.
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