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61 arm
arm [α:m]1. nounb. ( = weapon) arme f2. plural noun[+ person, nation] armer4. compounds* * *[ɑːm] 1.1) Anatomy, fig bras mto have something over/under one's arm — avoir quelque chose sur/sous le bras
2) ( sleeve) manche f3) ( influence)4) (of crane, robot, record player) bras m5) ( of spectacles) branche f6) ( of chair) accoudoir m7) ( subsidiary) Politics branche f; Economics branche f, filiale f8) ( of sea) bras m2.arms plural noun1) ( weapons) armes fplto take up arms — lit prendre les armes; fig s'insurger ( against contre)
to be up in arms — ( in revolt) être en rébellion ( against contre); ( angry) être furieux/-ieuse
2) armes fpl, armoiries fpl3.coat of arms — armoiries fpl
transitive verb1) ( militarily) armer2) ( equip)4.to arm somebody with something — lit, fig munir quelqu'un de quelque chose
to arm oneself — Military s'armer ( with de)
••to cost an arm and a leg — (colloq) coûter les yeux de la tête (colloq)
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62 diagonally
diagonally [daɪˈægənəlɪ][write, cross, cut, fold] en diagonale ; [park] en épi• the bank is diagonally opposite the church, on the right par rapport à l'église, la banque est de l'autre côté de la rue, sur la droite* * *[daɪ'ægənəlɪ]adverb en diagonale -
63 inwards
inwards [ˈɪnwədz][move] vers l'intérieur* * *['ɪnwədz]adverb [fold, open, move, grow] vers l'intérieur; [freight, invoice] à l'arrivée -
64 jowl
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65 lengthwise
['leŋθwaɪz]lengthways ['leŋθweɪz] GB adverb [cut, fold, place] dans le sens de la longueur; [place, lay] en long -
66 soft
soft [sɒft]1. adjectivea. [ground, snow, butter] mou ( molle f) ; [fabric, skin, colour, voice, toothbrush] doux ( douce f) ; [food, wood] tendre ; [bed, texture] moelleux ; [fur, hair, beard] soyeux ; [leather] souple• she had another, softer side to her il y avait une autre facette, plus douce, de sa personnalité• to go soft [biscuits] ramollirb. [rain, tap] légerc. ( = lenient) [person] indulgent ; [sentence] léger• to get soft [person] devenir trop indulgent• to be (too) soft on sth [+ crime, drugs] être trop laxiste en matière de qch• to have a soft spot for sb/sth avoir un faible pour qn/qchf. [water] doux2. adverb• don't talk soft! (inf) tu dis n'importe quoi !3. compounds• he's a soft-spoken man il n'a jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre ► soft top noun ( = car) décapotable f* * *[sɒft], US [sɔːft]1) ( not rigid or firm) [ground] meuble; Sport lourd; [rock, metal] tendre; [snow] léger/-ère; [bed, cushion] moelleux/-euse; [fabric, fur, skin, hand] doux/douce; [brush, hair, leather] souple; [muscle] flasque; [dough, butter] mou/molleto get soft — [ground, butter, mixture] s'amollir
to make something soft — amollir [ground]; ramollir [butter, mixture]; adoucir [hard water, skin]
soft ice cream — glace f italienne
2) ( muted) [colour, sound] doux/douce; [step, knock] feutrésoft lighting — éclairage m tamisé
3) (gentle, mild) [air, climate, rain, water, breeze, look, words] doux/douce; [pressure, touch] léger/-ère; [landing] Aviation en douceur; [eyes, heart] tendre; [approach] gen diplomatique; Politics modéré4) ( not sharp) [outline] flou; [fold] souple5) Economics [market] instable à la baisse6) ( lenient) [parent, teacher] (trop) indulgent7) (colloq) ( in love)to be soft on somebody — en pincer (colloq) pour quelqu'un
8) ( idle) [life, job] peinard (colloq)9) (colloq) ( stupid) stupide -
67 square
square [skwεər]1. nouna. ( = shape) carré m ; [of chessboard, graph paper] case f ; [of cake] part f (carrée) ; ( = window pane) carreau mc. (Mathematics) carré m2. adjectivea. (in shape) carréc. ( = in order) en ordre• to get square with sb (financially) régler ses comptes avec qn ; ( = get even with) rendre la pareille à qne. ( = honest) [dealings] honnête3. adverba. ( = squarely) to hit sb square on the forehead/on the jaw atteindre qn en plein front/en pleine mâchoirea. ( = settle) [+ accounts] équilibrer ; [+ debts] réglerb. (Mathematics) [+ number] élever au carré6. compounds[+ account, debts] régler* * *[skweə(r)] 1.1) ( in town) place f; ( in barracks) cour f2) ( four-sided shape) carré m; (in board game, crossword) case f; (of glass, linoleum) carreau m3) Mathematics ( self-multiplied) carré m4) Mathematics, Technology ( instrument) équerre f5) (colloq) ( old-fashioned person) ringard/-e (colloq) m/f2.1) ( right-angled) [shape, box, jaw, shoulders] carré; ( correctly aligned) bien droit2) Mathematics [metre, mile] carré3) fig (level, quits)to be (all) square — [accounts] être équilibré; [people] être quitte; [teams] être à égalité
4) ( honest) honnête5) (colloq) ( boring) ringard (colloq)3. 4.transitive verb1) lit équarrir [stone, timber]; couper [quelque chose] au carré or à angle droit [corner, end, section]2) ( settle) régler [account, debt]3) Sport égaliser [score, series]5.go home early; I'll square it with the boss — pars avant l'heure, j'arrangerai ça avec le patron
squared past participle adjective1) [paper] quadrillé2) Mathematics [number] au carré•Phrasal Verbs:•• -
68 tidily
tidily [ˈtaɪdɪlɪ][arrange, fold] soigneusement ; [write] proprement* * *['taɪdɪlɪ]adverb gen soigneusement; [dress] de façon soignée -
69 turn back
1) ( turn around) ( on foot) rebrousser chemin; ( in vehicle) faire demi-tourthere's no turning back — fig il n'est pas question de revenir en arrière
2) ( in book) revenirturn [something] back, turn back [something]3) ( rotate backwards) reculer [dial, clock]4) ( fold back) rabattre [sheet, lapel]; replier [corner, page]turn [somebody] back, turn back [somebody] refouler [people, vehicles] -
70 turn down
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71 core
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72 blot
[blot] 1. noun1) (a spot or stain (often of ink): an exercise book full of blots.) pâté, tache2) (something ugly: a blot on the landscape.) tache2. verb1) (to spot or stain, especially with ink: I blotted this sheet of paper in three places when my nib broke.) tacher2) (to dry with blotting-paper: Blot your signature before you fold the paper.) sécher•- blotter- blotting-paper - blot one's copybook - blot out -
73 collapse
[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) s'écrouler2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) s'effondrer3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) s'écrouler4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) se plier• -
74 gather
['ɡæðə] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) come together in one place: A crowd of people gathered near the accident.) (s')assembler, (se) rassembler2) (to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc): I gather you are leaving tomorrow.) conclure3) (to collect or get: He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information.) cueillir4) (to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together: She gathered the skirt at the waist.) froncer2. noun(a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc.) fronce- gather round - gather together -
75 gill cover
(a fold of skin protecting the gills.) opercule -
76 hood
[hud]1) (a usually loose covering for the whole head, often attached to a coat, cloak etc: The monk pulled his hood over his head.) capuchon2) (a folding cover on a car, pram etc: Put the hood of the pram up - the baby is getting wet.) capot(e)3) ((American) the bonnet of a car: He raised the hood to look at the engine.) capot4) (a fold of cloth representing a hood, worn by university graduates over their gowns on ceremonial occasions: The professors and lecturers all wore their gowns and hoods for the graduation ceremony.) épitoge•- hooded -
77 pen-knife
noun (a pocket-knife with blades which fold into the handle.) canif -
78 pleat
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79 pucker
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80 tuck
1. noun1) (a fold sewn into a piece of material: Her dress had tucks in the sleeves.) rempli2) (sweets, cakes etc: Schoolboys used to spend their money on tuck; ( also adjective) a tuck shop.) (de) friandises2. verb(to push, stuff etc: He tucked his shirt into his trousers.) mettre- tuck in
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fold — fold·able; fold·age; fold; fold·less; in·fold; man·i·fold·er; man·i·fold·ly; man·i·fold·ness; mil·lion·fold; mul·ti·fold; one·fold; re·fold; re·fold·er; scaf·fold·age; scaf·fold·er; scaf·fold·ing; sev·en·fold·ed; tri·fold; twi·fold;… … English syllables
Fold — Fold, n. [OE. fald, fold, AS. fald, falod.] 1. An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen. [1913 Webster] Leaps o er the fence with ease into the fold. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ s fold.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fold — (f[=o]ld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Folded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Folding}.] [OE. folden, falden, AS. fealdan; akin to OHG. faltan, faldan, G. falten, Icel. falda, Dan. folde, Sw. f[*a]lla, Goth. fal[thorn]an, cf. Gr. di pla sios twofold, Skr. pu[.t]a a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fold — fold1 [fōld] vt. [ME folden < OE faldan (WS fealdan), akin to Ger falten < IE * pel to < base * pel , to fold > (SIM)PLE, (TRI)PLE] 1. a) to bend or press (something) so that one part is over another; double up on itself [to fold a… … English World dictionary
Fold — Fold, n. [From {Fold}, v. In sense 2 AS. feald, akin to fealdan to fold.] 1. A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication. [1913 Webster] Mummies . . . shrouded in a number of folds of linen.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fold — Ⅰ. fold [1] ► VERB 1) bend (something) over on itself so that one part of it covers another. 2) (often as adj. folding) be able to be folded into a flatter shape. 3) use (a soft or flexible material) to cover or wrap something in. 4)… … English terms dictionary
fold — [fəʊld ǁ foʊld] also fold up verb [intransitive] ECONOMICS if a business folds or folds up, it stops operating or trading because it does not have enough money to continue: • The U.K. engineering firm has folded today with the loss of 30 jobs. •… … Financial and business terms
Fold — Fold, v. i. To confine sheep in a fold. [R.] [1913 Webster] The star that bids the shepherd fold. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-fold — [fəʊld ǁ foʊld] suffix a particular number of times: • The value of the house has increased fourfold in the last ten years (= it is now worth four times as much as it was ten years ago ) . * * * fold suffix ► having the stat … Financial and business terms
fold — [n] double thickness bend, circumvolution, cockle, convolution, corrugation, crease, crimp, crinkle, dog’s ear*, flection, flexure, furrow, gather, gathering, groove, knife edge*, lap, lapel, layer, loop, overlap, plait, pleat, plica, plication,… … New thesaurus
Fold — Fold, v. i. To become folded, plaited, or doubled; to close over another of the same kind; to double together; as, the leaves of the door fold. 1 Kings vi. 34. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English