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1 habit
habit [ˈhæbɪt]1. nouna. habitude f• you can do it this time, but don't make a habit of it d'accord pour cette fois, mais il ne faut pas que cela devienne une habitude• to get into/out of the habit of doing sth prendre/perdre l'habitude de faire qchb. to have a habit [drug user] être dépendantc. ( = robe) habit m2. compounds* * *['hæbɪt]1) ( custom) gen habitude fto have a habit of doing —
to get into/out of the habit of doing something — prendre/perdre l'habitude de faire quelque chose
2) ( addiction) accoutumance fto kick the habit — (colloq) ( of addiction) décrocher (colloq); ( of smoking) arrêter
3) Religion habit m4) ( for horseriding) tenue f d'équitation -
2 habit
habit ['hæbɪt]∎ to be in/to get into the habit of doing sth avoir/prendre l'habitude de faire qch;∎ you'd better get into the habit of being more punctual il vaudrait mieux que tu prennes l'habitude d'être plus ponctuel;∎ to get sb into the habit of doing sth faire prendre à qn ou donner à qn l'habitude de faire qch, habituer qn à faire qch;∎ to make a habit of sth/of doing sth prendre l'habitude de qch/de faire qch;∎ don't worry, I'm not going to make a habit of it ne t'en fais pas, cela ne deviendra pas une habitude;∎ just don't make a habit of it! ne recommence pas!, que cela ne se reproduise pas!;∎ to get out of a habit perdre une habitude;∎ to get sb out of the habit of doing sth faire perdre à qn l'habitude de faire qch;∎ he has a very strange habit of pulling his ear when he talks il a un tic très étrange consistant à se tirer l'oreille quand il parle∎ to have a habit être accro;∎ to have a heroin habit être accro à l'héroïne;∎ he steals to pay for his habit il vole pour payer sa drogue;∎ to kick the habit (drugs, tobacco) décrocher -
3 habit
['hæbit]1) (something which a person does usually or regularly: the habit of going for a walk before bed; an irritating habit of interrupting.) habitude2) (a tendency to do the same things that one has always done: I did it out of habit.) (par) habitude3) (clothes: a monk's habit.) habit(s)•- habitual- habitually - from force of habit - get someone into - get into - out of the habit of -
4 habit
coutume Noun -
5 riding habit
noun tenue f d'amazone -
6 drug
drug [drʌg]1. noun[+ person] droguer3. compounds• to have a drug habit se droguer ► drug peddler, drug pusher noun revendeur m, - euse f de drogue, dealer (inf) m━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] In the medical sense [b]drug is translated by médicament.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *[drʌg] 1.1) Medicine médicament m2) ( narcotic) drogue f2.to be on ou to take drugs — gen se droguer; Sport se doper
noun modifier3.transitive verb (p prés etc - gg-)1) ( sedate) [kidnapper] administrer des somnifères à [victim]; [vet] endormir [animal]2) ( dope) mettre un somnifère dans [drink]; Sport doper [horse] -
7 morning dress
noun habit m -
8 custom
1) (what a person etc is in the habit of doing or does regularly: It's my custom to go for a walk on Saturday mornings; religious customs.) habitude2) (the regular buying of goods at the same shop etc; trade or business: The new supermarkets take away custom from the small shops.) clientèle•- customarily - customer - customs -
9 drug-addict
noun (a person who has formed the habit of taking drugs.) toxicomane -
10 magpie
(a black-and-white bird of the crow family, known for its habit of collecting shiny objects.) pie -
11 mannerism
noun (an odd and obvious habit in a person's behaviour, speech etc: He scratches his ear when he talks and has other mannerisms.) tic, manie -
12 morning dress
noun (the clothes worn by a man for very formal events (eg weddings) held during the day.) habit -
13 movement
1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) mouvement2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) mouvement3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) expression corporelle4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) mouvement5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) mouvement6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) mouvement7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) mouvement -
14 smoking
noun (the habit of smoking cigarettes etc: He has given up cigarette-smoking at last; Smoking can damage your health.) fait de fumer -
15 frakki
nounfrac mhabit m -
16 break
break [breɪk]1. nouna. (in conversation, programme, line) interruption f ; (in journey) arrêt m ; (at work) pause f ; (at school) pause f, récréation f• to take a break ( = few minutes) faire une pause ; ( = holiday) prendre des vacances ; ( = change) se changer les idées• after the break ( = advertisements) après la pause (publicitaire)b. [of bone] fracture f• she got her first big break in "Sarafina" elle a percé dans « Sarafina »a. casser ; [+ skin] écorcher• to break one's leg/one's neck se casser la jambe/le cou• to break new or fresh ground innoverb. [+ promise] manquer à ; [+ treaty] violerc. [+ courage, spirit, strike] briser• television can make you or break you la télévision peut soit vous apporter la gloire soit vous briserd. [+ silence, spell] rompre• to break one's journey faire une étape (or des étapes)e. [+ fall] amortirf. [+ news] annoncera. (se) casser ; [bone] se fracturerb. [clouds] se dissiperc. [storm] éclater ; [wave] déferlerd. [news, story] éclatere. ( = weaken, change) [health] se détériorer ; [voice] (boy's) muer ; (in emotion) se briser ( with sous le coup de ) ; [weather] se gâterf. [dawn] poindre ; [day] se leverg. ( = pause) faire une pause4. compounds► break-up noun [of friendship] rupture f ; [of empire, group of states] démantèlement m ; [of political party] scission f• after negotiations broke down... après l'échec m des négociations...c. ( = weep) fondre en larmes► break ina. ( = interrupt) interrompreb. ( = enter illegally) entrer par effractiona. [+ door] enfoncerb. [+ engine, car] roder• it took a month to break in my new shoes cela a pris un mois avant que mes nouvelles chaussures se fassenta. ( = enter illegally) [+ house] entrer par effraction dansb. [+ savings] entamerc. [company] to break into a new market percer sur un nouveau marchéa. [piece, twig] se casser neta. ( = snap off) casserb. ( = end) [+ relationship, negotiations] romprea. [war, fire] éclaterb. ( = escape) s'échapper (of de)( = succeed) percer[+ defences, obstacles] faire tomber► break upb. [crowd] se disperser ; [meeting] prendre finc. [phone line] couperd. (US = laugh) (inf!) se tordre de rirea. [+ chocolate] casser en morceauxb. [+ coalition] briser ; [+ empire] démembrerc. [+ crowd, demonstration] disperser• police used tear gas to break up the demonstration la police a utilisé du gaz lacrymogène pour disperser les manifestantsd. (US = make laugh) (inf!) donner le fou rire à* * *[breɪk] 1.1) ( fracture) fracture f2) ( crack) fêlure f3) ( gap) ( in wall) brèche f; (in row, line) espace m; (in circuit, chain) rupture f; (in conversation, match) pause f; ( in performance) entracte m; ( in traffic) trou m, espace m4) Radio, Television page f de publicité5) ( pause) gen pause f; School récréation fto take ou have a break from working — ne plus travailler pendant un temps
I often give her a break from looking after the kids — je m'occupe souvent des enfants pour qu'elle se repose
6) ( holiday) vacances fplit's time to make a ou the break — ( from family) il est temps de voler de ses propres ailes; ( from job) il est temps de passer à autre chose
8) (colloq) ( opportunity) chance f9) ( dawn)at the break of day — au lever du jour, à l'aube f
10) ( escape bid)2.to make a break for it — (colloq) ( from prison) se faire la belle (colloq)
1) ( damage) casser [chair, eggs, rope, stick, toy]; casser [plate, window]to break a tooth/a bone — se casser une dent/un os
to break one's neck — lit avoir une rupture des vertèbres cervicales; fig se casser la figure
2) ( rupture) briser [seal]3) ( interrupt) [person] rompre [silence]; [shout, siren] déchirer [silence]; couper [circuit]; rompre [monotony, spell, ties, links] ( with avec)to break one's silence — sortir de son silence (on à propos de)
4) ( disobey) enfreindre [law]; ne pas respecter [embargo, terms]; violer [treaty]; désobéir à [rule]; briser [strike]; rompre [vow]; manquer [appointment]to break one's word/promise — manquer à sa parole/promesse
5) (exceed, surpass) dépasser [speed limit, bounds]; battre [record]; franchir [speed barrier]6) ( lessen the impact of) couper [wind]; [branches] freiner [fall]; [hay] amortir [fall]8) ( ruin) ruiner [person]9) ( tame) débourrer [young horse]10) ( in tennis)11) ( decipher) déchiffrer [code]12) ( leave)13) ( announce) annoncer [news]; révéler [truth]3.1) ( be damaged) [branch, chair, egg, string] se casser; [plate, window] se casser; [arm, bone, leg] se fracturer; [bag] se déchirer2) ( separate) [clouds] se disperser; [waves] se briser3) ( stop for a rest) faire une pause4) ( change) [good weather] se gâter; [heatwave] cesser5) ( begin) [day] se lever; [storm] éclater; [scandal, story] éclater6) ( discontinue)7) ( weaken)8) ( change tone) [boy's voice] muer•Phrasal Verbs:- break in- break up -
17 drop
drop [drɒp]1. nouna. [of liquid] goutte f• there's a drop of ten metres between the roof and the ground il y a dix mètres entre le toit et le sola. ( = let fall) laisser tomber ; ( = release, let go) lâcher ; [+ bomb] lancer ; [+ one's trousers] baisser ; [+ car passenger] déposer ; [+ boat passenger] débarquer• to drop soldiers/supplies by parachute parachuter des soldats/du ravitaillementc. ( = omit) to drop one's h's ne pas prononcer les « h »d. ( = abandon) [+ habit, idea, plan] renoncer à ; [+ work, school subject] abandonner ; [+ TV programme, word, scene from play] supprimer ; [+ friend, girlfriend, boyfriend] laisser tombera. [object, liquid] tomber• drop dead! (inf!) va te faire foutre ! (inf !)b. ( = decrease) baisser ; [wind] tomber4. compounds• to drop by somewhere/on sb passer quelque part/chez qn• we'll drop by if we're in town nous passerons si nous sommes en ville► drop down intransitive verb tombera. ( = fall asleep) s'endormirb. [leaves] tomber ; [sales, interest] diminuer( = set down from car) déposer* * *[drɒp] 1.1) gen, Medicine goutte f2) ( decrease) gen diminution f (in de); ( in temperature) baisse f (in de)a 5% drop in something — une baisse de 5% de quelque chose
3) ( vertical distance)4) ( delivery) ( from aircraft) largage m; (from lorry, van) livraison f; ( parachute jump) saut m en parachute2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( allow to fall) ( by accident) laisser tomber; ( on purpose) mettre, lâcher2) ( deliver) [aircraft] parachuter [person, supplies, equipment]; larguer [bomb]4) ( lower) baisser [level, price]5)6) ( exclude) ( deliberately) supprimer [article, episode]; écarter [player]; ( by mistake) omettre [figure, letter, item on list]; ne pas prononcer [sound]7) ( abandon) laisser tomber (colloq) [friend, school subject]; renoncer à [habit, idea]; abandonner [conversation, matter]; retirer [accusation]3.can we drop that subject, please? — on ne pourrait pas parler d'autre chose?
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( fall) [object] tomber; [person] ( deliberately) se laisser tomber; ( by accident) tomberwe dropped to the ground as the plane flew over — nous nous sommes jetés à terre quand l'avion est passé au-dessus de nous
the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m — l'avion est descendu à une altitude de 1000 m
2) ( fall away)the road drops steeply down the mountain — la route descend abruptement le long de la montagne; drop away
3) ( decrease) baisser•Phrasal Verbs:- drop by- drop in- drop off- drop out••to drop a brick (colloq) ou clanger (colloq) — faire une gaffe (colloq)
a drop in the bucket ou ocean — une goutte d'eau dans la mer
to drop somebody in it — (colloq) mettre quelqu'un dans le pétrin (colloq)
to be ready ou fit to drop — tomber de fatigue
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18 kick
kick [kɪk]1. nouna. [person] donner un coup de pied ; [footballer] shooter ; [baby in womb] donner des coups de pied ; [horse] ruera. [person] donner un coup de pied à ; [horse] lancer une ruade à• to kick the bucket (inf!) ( = die) casser sa pipe (inf !)4. compounds► kick-start transitive verb [+ motorcycle] démarrer au kick ; [+ economy, negotiations, process] relancer► kick about, kick around[clothes, person] (inf!) traîner• to kick a ball about or around s'amuser avec un ballon• to kick sb around ( = mistreat) malmener qn[+ door] enfoncer à coups de pied► kick off[footballer] donner le coup d'envoi* * *[kɪk] 1.1) (of person, horse) coup m de pied; (of donkey, cow, goat) coup m de sabot; ( of swimmer) battement m de pieds; ( of footballer) tir mto give somebody/the door a kick — donner un coup de pied à quelqu'un/dans la porte
to aim ou take a kick at somebody/something — [person] lancer un coup de pied à quelqu'un/dans quelque chose
2) (colloq) ( thrill)3) ( of firearm) recul m4) (colloq) (strength, zest) dynamisme m2.transitive verb gen ( once) [person] donner un coup de pied à [person]; donner un coup de pied dans [table, door, ball, tin can]; [horse] botter; [donkey, cow, goat] donner un coup de sabot à [person]; ( repeatedly) donner des coups de pied à [person]; donner des coups de pieds dans [object]to kick somebody on the leg — [person, horse] donner à quelqu'un un coup or des coups de pied à la jambe; [donkey, cow] donner à quelqu'un un coup de sabot dans la jambe
3.to kick one's legs (in the air) — [baby] pédaler
1) gen [person] ( once) donner un coup de pied; ( repeatedly) donner des coups de pied; [swimmer] faire des battements de pieds; [dancer] lancer la jambe; [cow] ruer; [horse] botter2) ( recoil) [gun] reculer•Phrasal Verbs:- kick in- kick off- kick out- kick up••to kick the habit — (colloq) gen décrocher (colloq), arrêter; ( of smoking) arrêter de fumer
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19 trick
trick [trɪk]1. noun• it's a trick to make you believe... c'est un stratagème pour vous faire croire...• trick or treat! donnez-moi quelque chose ou je vous joue un tour ! → HALLOWEEN3. compounds* * *[trɪk] 1.2) (by magician, conjurer, dog) tour m3) (knack, secret) astuce fto know a trick or two ou a few tricks — s'y connaître ( about en)
4) (habit, mannerism) manie f5) ( in cards) pli m2. 3.to take ou win a trick — faire un pli
transitive verb duper, rouler (colloq)•• -
20 force
force [fɔ:s]1. noun• I don't quite see the force of his argument je ne trouve pas que son argument ait beaucoup de poids• to come into force [law, prices] entrer en vigueur► force ofb. ( = power) force fc. ( = body of men) force f• to force o.s. to do sth se forcer à faire qchc. ( = push) to force one's way into entrer de force dansd. ( = break open) [+ lock] forcer3. compounds* * *[fɔːs] 1.1) (of blow, explosion, collision) force f; ( of fall) choc m2) gen, Military force f3) fig force ffrom force of habit/of circumstance — par la force de l'habitude/des circonstances
4) ( influence) force f5) [U] ( organized group) forces fpl7) Physics force f8) Meteorology force f2.forces plural noun Military (also armed forces)3.the forces — les forces fpl armées
in force adverbial phrase1) (in large numbers, strength) en force2) gen, Law [law, prices, ban] en vigueur4.transitive verb1) (compel, oblige) forcer ( to do à faire)to be forced to do ou into doing — gen être forcé de faire
2) ( push)to force one's way through [something] — se frayer un chemin à travers or dans [crowd, jungle]
3) ( apply great pressure to) forcer [door, window, safe]; forcer sur [screw]to force an entry — Law entrer par effraction
4) Agriculture forcer [plant]; engraisser [animal]5.1) ( push oneself)to force oneself — se forcer ( to do à faire)
2) ( impose oneself)•Phrasal Verbs:- force in- force on- force up••
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