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61 shoe
shoe [∫u:](verb: preterite, past participle shod)1. noun• to step into or fill sb's shoes succéder à qn• if the shoe fits, wear it (US) qui se sent morveux se mouche[+ horse] ferrer3. compounds* * *[ʃuː] 1.1) ( footwear) chaussure f2) ( for horse) fer m3) (also brake shoe) Automobile sabot m de frein2.••it's a question of dead men's shoes — il s'agit d'attendre la mort de quelqu'un pour prendre sa place
in my/your etc shoes — à ma/ta etc place
to shake ou shiver in one's shoes — avoir peur
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62 deal
1 nounaffaire f, marché m; (on Stock Exchange) opération f, transaction f;∎ to do or make a deal with sb conclure une affaire ou un marché avec qn;∎ to negotiate a deal négocier une affaire ou un marché;∎ to call off a deal annuler une affaire ou un marché;∎ it's a deal! marché conclu!négocier, traiter;∎ our firm has been dealing for over 50 years notre société est en activité depuis plus de 50 ans;∎ to deal in leather faire le commerce des cuirs;∎ to deal on the Stock Exchange faire des opérations ou des transactions en Bourse;(b) (get supplies from) se fournir chez(c) (handle) (problem, query, order, complaint) s'occuper de -
63 briefcase
noun (a light case for papers, made of leather etc: a businessman's briefcase.) porte-documents -
64 harness
1. noun(the leather straps etc by which a horse is attached to a cart etc which it is pulling and by means of which it is controlled.) harnais2. verb1) (to put the harness on (a horse).) harnacher2) (to make use of (a source of power, eg a river) for some purpose, eg to produce electricity or to drive machinery: Attempts are now being made to harness the sun as a source of heat and power.) exploiter -
65 holster
['houlstə](the usually leather case for a pistol, usually worn on a person's hips.) étui de revolver -
66 kid
I [kid] noun1) (a popular word for a child or teenager: They've got three kids now, two boys and a girl; More than a hundred kids went to the disco last night; ( also adjective) his kid brother (= younger brother).) enfant2) (a young goat.) chevreau, chevrette3) (( also adjective) (of) the leather made from its skin: slippers made of kid; kid gloves.) de chevreauII [kid] past tense, past participle - kidded; verb(to deceive or tease, especially harmlessly: We were kidding him about the girl who keeps ringing him up; He kidded his wife into thinking he'd forgotten her birthday; He didn't mean that - he was only kidding!) plaisanter, faire marcher -
67 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) conduire, mener2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) mener3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) entraîner4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) mener5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) mener2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) tête2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) avance3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) exemple4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) avance5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) laisse6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) piste7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) rôle principal•- leader- leadership - lead on - lead up the garden path - lead up to - lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) plomb2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mine•- leaden -
68 patent
['peitənt, ]( American[) 'pæ-] 1. noun(an official licence from the government giving one person or business the right to make and sell a particular article and to prevent others from doing the same: She took out a patent on her design; ( also adjective) a patent process.) brevet (d'invention); breveté2. verb(to obtain a patent for; He patented his new invention.) faire breveter -
69 punch
I noun(a kind of drink made of spirits or wine, water and sugar etc.) punchII 1. verb(to hit with the fist: He punched him on the nose.) donner un coup de poing à2. noun1) (a blow with the fist: He gave him a punch.) coup de poing2) (the quality of liveliness in speech, writing etc.) vigueur•- punch line - punch-up III 1. noun(a tool or device for making holes in leather, paper etc.) poinçon(neuse)2. verb(to make holes in with such a tool.) poinçonner -
70 real
[riəl] 1. adjective1) (which actually exists: There's a real monster in that cave.) vrai2) (not imitation; genuine: real leather; Is that diamond real?) vrai3) (actual: He may own the factory, but it's his manager who is the real boss.) véritable4) (great: a real surprise/problem.) vrai2. adverb((especially American) very; really: a real nice house.) très; vraiment- realist- realism - realistic - realistically - reality - really 3. interjection(an expression of surprise, protest, doubt etc: `I'm going to be the next manager.' `Oh really?'; Really! You mustn't be so rude!) vraiment- for real - in reality -
71 wallet
['wolit]1) (a small (usually folding) case made of soft leather, plastic etc, carried in the pocket and used for holding (especially paper) money, personal papers etc: He has lost all his money - his wallet has been stolen.) portefeuille2) (a similar case containing other things: a plastic wallet containing a set of small tools.) trousse -
72 whip
[wip] 1. noun1) (a long cord or strip of leather attached to a handle, used for punishing people, driving horses etc: He carries a whip but he would never use it on the horse.) fouet2) (in parliament, a member chosen by his party to make sure that no one fails to vote on important questions.) whip2. verb1) (to strike with a whip: He whipped the horse to make it go faster; The criminals were whipped.) fouetter2) (to beat (eggs etc).) fouetter3) (to move fast especially with a twisting motion like a whip: Suddenly he whipped round and saw me; He whipped out a revolver and shot her.) (se) retourner brusquement; sortir vivement•- whiplash- whipped cream - whip up -
73 binding
A n4 ( on ski) fixation f.B adj [agreement, contract, decision, duty, force, procedure, rule] qui lie, qui engage ; you should know that the contract/rule is binding vous devriez savoir que le contrat/la règle vous engage or lie ; to be binding (up)on sb lier qn, engager qn. -
74 finish
1 ( end) fin f ; from start to finish du début (jusqu')à la fin ; it will be a fight to the finish lit ce sera un combat à mort ; fig la partie va être serrée ; to be in at the finish assister au dénouement ;2 Sport arrivée f ; it was a close finish l'arrivée a été serrée ; an athlete with a good finish un athlète bon au sprint final ;3 (surface, aspect) (of clothing, wood, car) finition f ; (of fabric, leather) apprêt m ; a car with a metallic finish une voiture métallisée ; paint with a matt/silk finish peinture mate/satinée ; a wine with a smooth finish un vin épanoui.B vtr1 ( complete) finir, terminer [chapter, sentence, task] ; terminer, achever [building, novel, sculpture, opera] ; to finish doing finir de faire ; I must get this report finished il faut que je finisse or que je termine ce rapport ;2 ( leave) finir [work, studies] ; I finish work at 5.30 pm je finis (le travail) à 17 h 30 ; she finishes school/university next year elle finira l'école/l'université l'année prochaine ;3 ( consume) finir [cigarette, drink, meal] ; who finished all the biscuits? qui a fini les biscuits? ;4 ( put an end to) briser [career] ;5 ○ (exhaust, demoralize) achever ○ [person] ; that long walk finished me! cette longue promenade m'a achevé ○ ! ; this news nearly finished him cette nouvelle a failli l'achever ○.C vi1 ( end) [conference, programme, term] finir, se terminer ; [holidays] prendre fin ; the meeting finishes at 3 pm la réunion se termine à 15 h ; the film finishes on Thursday le film ne passe plus à partir de jeudi ; I'll see you when the concert finishes je te verrai à la fin du concert ; wait until the music finishes attends la fin du morceau (de musique) ; as the concert was finishing alors que le concert touchait à sa fin ; after the lecture finishes we'll have lunch nous déjeunerons quand la conférence sera terminée ; I'm waiting for the washing machine to finish j'attends que ma lessive soit finie ;2 ( reach end of race) arriver ; my horse finished first mon cheval est arrivé premier ; the horse/the athlete failed to finish le cheval/l'athlète n'a pas fini la course ;3 ( conclude) [speaker] finir, conclure ; he won't let me finish il ne me laisse pas finir (de parler) ; let me finish laissez- moi finir (de parler) ; she finished with a quotation elle a conclu par une citation ;4 ( leave employment) I finished at the bank yesterday j'ai quitté mon travail à la banque hier.1 beautifully finished [furniture, interior etc] avec des finitions soignées ; interior finished in marble/grey intérieur avec des finitions en marbre/finitions grises ; walls finished in blue gloss murs laqués bleu ; the finished product le produit fini ;2 ( accomplished) [performance] accompli ;3 ( ruined) fini, fichu ○ ; as a boxer he's finished en tant que boxeur il est fini or fichu ○ ; after the scandal her career was finished après le scandale, sa carrière était finie.■ finish off:▶ finish [sth] off, finish off [sth]1 ( complete) finir, terminer [letter, task] ; I'll just finish off the ironing je vais juste finir le repassage ;2 ( round off) to finish off the meal with a glass of brandy terminer le repas avec un verre de cognac ;▶ finish [sb] off1 (exhaust, demoralize) achever ○ [person] ;2 ( kill) achever [person, animal].■ finish up:▶ finish up [person] ( at end of journey) se retrouver ; ( in situation) finir ; they finished up in London il se sont retrouvés à Londres ; he finished up in prison il a fini en prison ; to finish up as a teacher finir par devenir professeur ; to finish up (by) doing finir par faire ;▶ finish [sth] up, finish up [sth] finir [milk, paint, cake].■ finish with:▶ finish with [sth] finir avec ; have you finished with the newspaper? tu as fini avec le journal? ; hurry up and finish with the scissors, I need them dépêche-toi avec les ciseaux, j'en ai besoin ; pass the pen to me when you've finished with it passe-moi le stylo quand tu auras fini ; I'm finished with school/politics! j'en ai assez de l'école!/de la politique! ;▶ finish with [sb]1 ( split up) rompre avec [girlfriend, boyfriend] ;2 ( stop punishing) I haven't finished with you yet! je n'en ai pas encore fini avec toi! ; you'll be sorry when I've finished with you! tu vas voir ce que tu vas voir ○ ! -
75 hide
A n1 ( skin) peau f ;2 ( leather) cuir m ;3 (for hunter, photographer) cachette f.B vtr ( prét hid ; pp hidden) cacher [object, person] (from à) ; ne pas montrer [emotion, feeling] (from à) ; to hide from sb the fact that cacher à qn le fait que ; to have nothing to hide n'avoir rien à cacher ; to hide one's blushes cacher sa honte.C vi ( prét hid ; pp hidden) se cacher ; a place to hide un endroit où se cacher ; to hide behind sb/sth lit, fig se cacher derrière qn/qch.I haven't seen hide nor hair of him il a complètement disparu de la circulation.■ hide away:▶ hide [sth] away, hide away [sth] cacher. -
76 preserve
A n1 Culin ( jam) ( also preserves) confiture f ; ( pickle) conserve f ; peach/cherry preserve confiture f de pêche/de cerise ;2 ( territory) lit, fig chasse f gardée (of de) ; to be a male preserve être la chasse gardée des hommes, être reservé aux hommes.B vtr1 ( save from destruction) préserver [land, building, manuscript, memory, tradition, language] (for pour) ; entretenir [wood, leather, painting] ;3 (keep, hold onto) [person] garder [sense of humour, dignity, silence, beauty, health] ;4 (rescue, save life of) préserver ; God preserve us!† Dieu nous garde! ; heaven ou the saints preserve us from that!† ou hum le ciel nous en préserve! ;6 ( make into jam) faire de la confiture de [fruit]. -
77 deal
deal [di:l](pt & pp dealt [delt])1 noun∎ business deal affaire f, marché m, transaction f;∎ to do or to make a deal with sb conclure une affaire ou un marché avec qn;∎ I'll make a deal with you je te propose un marché;∎ the deal is off l'affaire est annulée, le marché est rompu;∎ the government does not do deals with terrorists le gouvernement ne traite pas avec les terroristes;∎ no deals! pas de marchandage!;∎ no deal! je ne marche pas!;∎ it's a deal! marché conclu!;∎ familiar you've got (yourself) a deal! ça marche!, ça roule!;∎ that wasn't the deal ce n'est pas ce qui était convenu;∎ a good/bad deal une bonne/mauvaise affaire;∎ to get a good deal faire une bonne affaire;∎ to give sb a fair deal être juste avec qn;∎ the government promised (to give) teachers a better deal le gouvernement a promis d'améliorer la condition des enseignants;∎ to get a rotten deal out of life ne pas être gâté par la vie;∎ Politics the New Deal le New Deal, la Nouvelle Donne∎ it's my deal c'est à moi de donner∎ a (good) deal of, a great deal of (money, time etc) beaucoup de;∎ he thinks a good/great deal of her il l'estime beaucoup/énormément;∎ I didn't enjoy it a great deal je n'ai pas trop ou pas tellement aimé;∎ there's a good or great deal of truth in what you say il y a beaucoup de vrai dans ce que vous dites;∎ I didn't do a great deal last night je n'ai pas fait grand-chose hier soir;∎ a good/great deal faster beaucoup plus vite;∎ familiar no big deal ça ne fait rien;∎ familiar he made a big deal out of it il en a fait tout un plat ou tout un cinéma;∎ familiar what's the big deal? et alors?, et puis quoi?;∎ familiar that's not such a big deal ça ne vaut pas la peine qu'on en fasse tout un plat ou tout un cinéma∎ a deal table une table en bois∎ to deal sb a blow assener un coup à qn;∎ figurative the news of her death dealt him a heavy blow ce fut pour lui un coup terrible que d'apprendre sa mort;∎ figurative to deal sth a blow, to deal a blow to sth porter un coup à qch∎ it's your turn or it's you to deal c'est à toi de distribuer ou de donner∎ the firm has been dealing for over 50 years cette société est en activité depuis plus de 50 ans;∎ to deal on the Stock Exchange faire des opérations ou des transactions en bourse;∎ to deal in leather/in options faire le commerce des cuirs/des primes;∎ to deal in drugs revendre de la drogue;∎ figurative to deal in death/human misery être un marchand de mort/de misère humaine(c) (in drugs) revendre de la drogue, dealer∎ figurative deal me in tu peux compter sur moi∎ figurative deal me out ne compte pas sur moi(a) (handle → problem, situation, query, complaint) traiter; (→ customer, member of the public) traiter avec; (→ difficult situation, child) s'occuper de;∎ a difficult child to deal with un enfant difficile;∎ a job that involves dealing with the public un travail qui implique un contact avec le public;∎ the author deals with the question very sensitively l'auteur traite ou aborde ce sujet avec beaucoup de délicatesse;∎ I'll deal with it (problem, situation etc) je m'en occupe, je m'en charge;∎ I know how to deal with him je sais m'y prendre avec lui;∎ I'll deal with you later (to naughty child) je vais m'occuper de toi ou de ton cas plus tard;∎ I can't deal with all the work I've got je ne me sors pas de tout le travail que j'ai;∎ the management dealt with the situation promptly la direction a réagi immédiatement;∎ the culprits were dealt with severely les coupables ont été sévèrement punis;∎ the switchboard deals with over 1,000 calls a day le standard traite ou reçoit plus de 1000 appels par jour;∎ that's that dealt with voilà qui est fait∎ she's not an easy woman to deal with ce n'est pas facile de traiter ou négocier avec elle(c) (be concerned with) traiter de;∎ in my lecture, I shall deal with… dans mon cours, je traiterai de… -
78 goods
goods [gʊdz](a) (possessions) biens mpl;∎ he gave up all his worldly goods il a renoncé à tous ses biens mpl matériels;∎ British goods and chattels biens mpl et effets mpl∎ send us the goods by rail envoyez-nous la marchandise par chemin de fer;∎ these goods are not for sale ces articles ne sont pas à vendre;∎ leather goods articles mpl de cuir, maroquinerie f;∎ familiar to deliver the goods tenir parole□ ;∎ figurative a computer that can deliver the goods un ordinateur qui tient ses promesses;∎ figurative to come up with the goods faire le nécessaire;∎ familiar have you got the goods? vous avez ce qu'il faut?□ ;∎ familiar he thinks she's the goods il pense qu'elle est géniale∎ can you give me the goods on him? pouvez-vous me rencarder sur lui?►► French Canadian Finance goods and services tax taxe f sur les produits et services;British goods siding = voie de garage pour les wagons de marchandises;British goods train train m de marchandises;British goods vehicle poids m lourd, véhicule m utilitaire;British goods wagon wagon m de marchandises;British goods yard dépôt m de marchandises -
79 into
into ['ɪntʊ](a) (indicating direction, movement etc) dans;∎ come into my office venez dans mon bureau;∎ to run/stroll into a room entrer dans une pièce en courant/d'un pas nonchalant;∎ they sank deeper into debt ils se sont endettés de plus en plus;∎ Britain's entry into the Common Market l'entrée f de la Grande-Bretagne dans le Marché commun;∎ to feed data into a computer entrer des données dans un ordinateur;∎ planes take off into the wind les avions décollent face au vent(b) (indicating collision) dans;∎ the truck ran or crashed into the wall le camion est rentré dans ou s'est écrasé contre le mur∎ the frog changed into a prince la grenouille s'est transformée en prince;∎ he's grown into a man c'est un homme maintenant;∎ mix the ingredients into a paste mélangez les ingrédients jusqu'à ce qu'ils forment une pâte∎ to frighten sb into confessing faire avouer qn en lui faisant peur;∎ they were shocked into silence le choc leur a fait perdre la parole∎ cut it into three coupe-le en trois;∎ 7 into 63 goes 9 63 divisé par 7 donne 9;∎ 6 into 10 won't go on ne peut pas diviser 10 par 6∎ we worked well into the night nous avons travaillé (jusque) tard dans la nuit;∎ he must be well into his forties il doit avoir la quarantaine bien passée;∎ a week into her holiday and she's bored already il y a à peine une semaine qu'elle est en vacances et elle s'ennuie déjà∎ to be into sb/sth (like) bien aimer qn/qch□ ;∎ I was never really into pop music je n'ai jamais été un fana de musique pop;∎ is he into drugs? est-ce qu'il se drogue?□ ;∎ he's into leather il est cuir;∎ we're not into cheating people (that's not our style) nous ne cherchons pas à rouler les gens;∎ if that's what you're into! si c'est ton truc!∎ the baby's into everything le bébé est curieux de tout∎ he's into them for $5,000 il leur doit 5000 dollars -
80 raw
raw [rɔ:](a) (uncooked) cru;∎ raw vegetables légumes mpl crus; (as hors d'oeuvre) crudités fpl(b) (untreated → sugar, latex, leather) brut; (→ milk) cru; (→ spirits) pur; (→ cotton, linen) écru; (→ silk) grège, écru; (→ sewage) non traité(c) (unprocessed → data, statistics) brut∎ her hands were raw with the cold ses mains étaient rougies par le froid;∎ figurative the remark touched a raw nerve (in him) la remarque l'a touché ou piqué au vif;∎ my nerves are raw j'ai les nerfs à vif ou à fleur de peau(e) (emotion, power, energy) brut(f) (inexperienced) inexpérimenté;∎ a raw recruit un bleu∎ a raw wind un vent âpre ou pénétrant;∎ a raw February night une froide nuit de février(h) (forthright) franc (franche), direct∎ the movie paints a raw picture of penitentiary life le film peint la vie carcérale de façon crue ou brutale ou réaliste∎ to give sb a raw deal traiter qn de manière injuste;∎ he got a raw deal from his last job il n'était pas gâté dans son dernier emploi;∎ the unemployed get a raw deal les chômeurs n'ont pas la part belle;∎ he's had a raw deal out of life il n'a pas été gâté par la vie;∎ Australian familiar don't come the raw prawn with me! n'essaie pas de m'embobiner!2 noun∎ in the raw à poil;∎ British to touch sb on the raw toucher ou piquer qn au vif►► raw edge (of material) bord m coupé;raw material matière f première;∎ her marriage provided her with raw material for her novel son mariage lui a servi de matière première pour son roman
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