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  • 121 strain

    I 1. [strein] verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) tendre fortement
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) forcer
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) pousser à bout
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) passer, filtrer
    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) traction, tension
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tension (nerveuse)
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) entorse, foulure
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) tension
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    - strainer - strain off II [strein] noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) race
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) prédisposition à
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) accords, accents

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  • 122 swear

    [sweə]
    past tense - swore; verb
    1) (to state, declare, or promise solemnly with an oath, or very definitely and positively: The witness must swear to tell the truth; He swore an oath of loyalty; Swear never to reveal the secret; I could have sworn (= I'm sure) she was here a minute ago.) jurer
    2) (to use the name of God and other sacred words, or obscene words, for emphasis or abuse; to curse: Don't swear in front of the children!) jurer
    •
    - swear-word - swear by - swear in - swear to

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  • 123 take (something) upon oneself

    (to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) prendre sur soi de

    English-French dictionary > take (something) upon oneself

  • 124 take (something) upon oneself

    (to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) prendre sur soi de

    English-French dictionary > take (something) upon oneself

  • 125 try

    1. verb
    1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) essayer (de)
    2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) essayer (de)
    3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) juger
    4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) mettre à l'épreuve
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) tentative
    2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) essai
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    - trying - try on - try out

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  • 126 whip

    [wip] 1. noun
    1) (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.) fouet
    2) (in parliament, a member chosen by his party to make sure that no one fails to vote on important questions.) whip
    2. verb
    1) (to strike with a whip: He whipped the horse to make it go faster; The criminals were whipped.) fouetter
    2) (to beat (eggs etc).) fouetter
    3) (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
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    - whipped cream - whip up

    English-French dictionary > whip

  • 127 authority

    A n
    1 ( power) autorité f (over sur) ; the authority of the state l'autorité de l'État ; to have the authority to do avoir toute autorité pour faire ; to have no authority to do n'avoir aucune autorité pour faire ; to be in authority occuper un poste de responsabilité ; he will be reported to those in authority son cas sera référé à qui de droit ; who's in authority here? qui commande ici? ; to do sth on sb's authority faire qch sous les ordres de qn ; to be/act under sb's authority être/agir sous les ordres de qn ; on one's own authority de son propre chef ;
    2 (forcefulness, confidence) autorité f ; to speak with authority parler avec autorité ; to lack authority [person, performance] manquer d'autorité ;
    3 ( permission) autorisation f ; to give sb (the) authority to do autoriser qn à faire, donner à qn l'autorisation de faire ;
    4 ( organization) autorité f ;
    5 ( expert) ( person) autorité f, expert m (on en matière de) ; (book, film) œuvre f de référence ;
    6 ( source of information) source f ; what is your authority for these figures? de quelles sources proviennent vos chiffres? ; I have it on good authority that je sais de source sûre que.
    B authorities npl gen, Admin, Pol autorités fpl ; to report sth to the authorities signaler qch aux autorités ; the school/hospital authorities la direction de l'école/de l'hôpital.

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  • 128 bet

    bet
    A n
    1 ( gamble) pari m ; to have a bet on a race/on a horse parier dans une course/sur un cheval ; to place ou put ou lay a bet on parier or faire un pari sur [horse, dog] ; miser sur [number, colour] ; to make a bet that faire le pari que ; to make a bet parier or faire un pari (with avec) ; to do sth for a bet faire qch à la suite d'un pari ; ‘place your bets!’ ( in roulette) ‘faites vos jeux!’ ; this make of car is supposed to be a good ou safe bet cette marque de voiture devrait être une valeur sûre ; your best bet is to take the motorway le mieux pour toi est de prendre l'autoroute ;
    2 ( guess) my bet is that moi je pense que ;
    3 ( stake) gen pari m ; ( in casino) mise f.
    B vtr ( p prés etc - tt- ; prét, pp bet ou betted) gen parier (on sur) ; ( in gambling) parier, miser ; to bet that parier que ; I bet you 100 dollars (that) I win je te parie 100 dollars que je gagne ; you can bet your ass ◑ ou your life ou your boots ○ ou your bottom dollar ○ (that) tu peux parier tout ce que tu veux or ta chemise que ; bet you can/can't! ( between children) chiche!
    C vi ( p prés etc - tt- ; prét, pp bet ou betted) gen parier (on sur) gen parier ; ( in casino) miser ; to bet on a horse parier or miser sur un cheval ; to bet on a race jouer or parier dans une course ; to bet on sth happening parier que qch va se produire ; something will go wrong, you can bet on it il y a forcément quelque chose qui va aller de travers, tu peux en être sûr ; I'm willing to bet on it! j'en mettrais ma tête à couper! ; I wouldn't bet on it! je n'y compterais pas trop! ; I'll bet! ( in agreement) ça se comprend! ; ( ironically) ben voyons ○ ! ; you bet! tu parles!, et comment!

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  • for\ sure — • for sure • for certain adv. phr. 1. Without doubt; certainly; surely. He couldn t tell for sure from a distance whether it was George or Tom. He didn t know for certain which bus to take. I know for certain that he has a car. 2. slang Certain.… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • for sure — [adv] definitely certainly, dead sure, for a fact, for certain, for real, no doubt, no question, no two ways about it, really, sure thing, unquestionably; concepts 535,552 …   New thesaurus

  • for sure — ► for sure informal without doubt. Main Entry: ↑sure …   English terms dictionary

  • for sure — I adjective not open to doubt (Freq. 1) she wanted to go; that was for sure • Similar to: ↑unquestionable II adverb definitely or positively ( sure is sometimes used informally for surely ) (Freq. 2) …   Useful english dictionary

  • for sure — 1) definitely I will call you tomorrow for sure. Are you going on Friday? I don t know for sure. that s for sure: Ashe was an incredible tennis player, that s for sure. 2) American spoken used for agreeing with someone Let s have lunch together… …   English dictionary

  • For Sure! — Infobox Album Name = For Sure! Type = Album Artist = Kenny Drew Released = 1978 Recorded = October 16, 1978 Genre = Jazz Length = Label = Xanadu Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = For Sure! (1974) Next album = For Sure! is a jazz… …   Wikipedia

  • for sure — or[for certain] {adv. phr.} 1. Without doubt; certainly; surely. * /He couldn t tell for sure from a distance whether it was George or Tom./ * /He didn t know for certain which bus to take./ * /I know for certain that he has a car./ 2. {slang}… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for sure — or[for certain] {adv. phr.} 1. Without doubt; certainly; surely. * /He couldn t tell for sure from a distance whether it was George or Tom./ * /He didn t know for certain which bus to take./ * /I know for certain that he has a car./ 2. {slang}… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for sure — without any doubt. We re coming to visit you for sure this summer. Usage notes: often used in the form that s for sure: They don t want any of us there this weekend, that s for sure. Related vocabulary: you bet your sweet ass, you bet …   New idioms dictionary

  • for sure — phr. absolutely. (The same as fer shur.) □ I’ll be there, for sure. □ Am I happy? For sure! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • for sure — adverb definitely, positively, without doubt I would buy one of those for sure. Syn: fo shizzle, for certain …   Wiktionary

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