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1 foray
foray [ˈfɒreɪ]* * *['fɒreɪ], US ['fɔːreɪ]to make a foray into — s'essayer à [politics, acting, sport]; Military faire une incursion dans [territory]
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2 foray
foray, US [transcription]["fO ;reI"]A n1 ( first venture) incursion f also hum (into dans) ; to make a foray into s'essayer à [politics, acting, sport] ; -
3 foray
foray ['fɒreɪ]1 noun∎ she was on one of her forays round the bookshops elle procédait à l'une de ses excursions dans les librairies;∎ he made a brief foray into politics il a fait une courte incursion dans la politiquefaire un raid ou une incursion -
4 venture
venture [ˈvent∫ər]1. noun( = project) entreprise f• the success of his first film venture le succès de sa première incursion dans le domaine cinématographique[+ life, fortune, reputation] risquer ; [+ opinion, explanation, guess] hasarder (PROV) nothing ventured nothing gained(PROV) qui ne risque rien n'a rien• to venture in/out se risquer à entrer/sortir• to venture into town/into the forest se hasarder dans la ville/dans la forêt4. compounds* * *['ventʃə(r)] 1.1) Commerce, Finance ( undertaking) aventure f, entreprise fa publishing/media venture — une aventure éditoriale/médiatique
2) ( experiment) essai m2.transitive verb1) ( offer) hasarder [opinion, suggestion]2) ( gamble) risquer [bet, money] (on sur)3.1) (go)to venture into — s'aventurer dans [place, street, city]
to venture forth — littér se risquer à sortir
2) Commerce ( make foray)to venture into — se lancer dans [retail market, publishing]
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5 venture
A n1 Comm, Fin ( undertaking) aventure f, entreprise f ; a publishing/media venture une aventure éditoriale/médiatique ; her first venture into marketing sa première expérience dans le marketing ;2 gen, Sci ( experiment) essai m ; a scientific venture un coup d'essai en matière scientifique ; his first venture into fiction son premier essai dans le domaine littéraire ;B vtr1 ( offer) hasarder [opinion, remark, suggestion] ; to venture the opinion that hasarder l'opinion selon laquelle ; might I venture a suggestion? puis-je me permettre une suggestion? ; ‘maybe she's right’ he ventured ‘il se peut qu'elle ait raison’ se hasarda-t-il de dire ; to venture to do se risquer à faire ; I venture to suggest that…, I would venture that… sout je me permets de suggérer que… fml ;2 ( gamble) risquer [bet, money] (on sur).C vi1 (go) to venture into s'aventurer dans [place, street, city] ; to venture out (doors) s'aventurer dehors ; to venture downstairs/further s'aventurer en bas/plus loin ;■ venture forth littér se risquer à sortir.
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foray — UK US /ˈfɒreɪ/ noun [C] ► a short involvement in an activity, an area, or a market that is different from a person or company s usual one: a foray into sth »This is the company s first foray into the US market. »The supermarket has made a foray… … Financial and business terms
Foray — For ay (f[o^]r [asl] or f[ o]*r[=a] ; 277), n. [Another form of forahe. Cf. {Forray}.] A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. Spenser. [1913 Webster] The huge Earl Doorm … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Foray — For ay, v. t. To pillage; to ravage. [1913 Webster] He might foray our lands. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foray — ► NOUN 1) a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory. 2) a brief but spirited attempt to become involved in a new activity. ► VERB ▪ make or go on a foray. DERIVATIVES forayer noun. ORIGIN from Old French forrier forager … English terms dictionary
foray — I noun aggression, armed attack, attack, brigandage, depredation, drive, hostile invasion, incursion, inimical descent, inroad, invasion, looting, maraud, offense, offensive, pillaging, plundering, predatory incursion, push, raid, ransack, razzia … Law dictionary
foray — (n.) late 14c., Scottish, from the verb (14c.), perhaps a back formation of M.E. forreyer raider, forager (mid 14c.), from O.Fr. forrier, from forrer to forage (see FORAGE (Cf. forage)). Disused by 18c.; revived by Scott … Etymology dictionary
foray — [n] incursion, attempt attack, depredation, descent, inroad, invasion, irruption, raid, reconnaissance, sally, sortie; concepts 86,90,159 Ant. abstention, idleness, laziness … New thesaurus
foray — [fôr′ā] vt., vi. [ME forraien, prob. back form. < forreier, forager < OFr forrier < forrer, to forage < forre: see FORAGE] to raid for spoils; plunder; pillage n. [ME forrai] a sudden attack or raid in order to seize or steal things … English World dictionary
Foray — June Foray June Foray (* 18. September 1917 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA) ist eine US amerikanische Synchronsprecherin. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Karriere … Deutsch Wikipedia
foray — n. 1) to make a foray 2) a bold foray 3) a foray into * * * [ fɒreɪ] a bold foray a foray into to make a foray … Combinatory dictionary
foray — for|ay [ˈfɔreı US ˈfo: , ˈfa: ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: forrer, from forre; FORAGE2] 1.) a short attempt at doing a particular job or activity, especially one that is very different from what you usually do foray into ▪ It will… … Dictionary of contemporary English