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1 to haunt the Assembly's corridors
Pol. [Presse] hanter les couloirs de l'AssembléeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to haunt the Assembly's corridors
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2 haunt
A n (of people, animals, birds) lieu m de prédilection ; a favourite/regular haunt of artists un lieu de prédilection/de fréquentation des artistes.B vtr1 lit, fig hanter ; her crimes have returned to haunt her ses crimes sont revenus la hanter ; he is haunted by the fear of dying il a la hantise de la mort ; -
3 haunt
haunt [hɔ:nt](a) (of ghost, spirit) hanter(b) (of problems) hanter, tourmenter;∎ the memory still haunts me le souvenir me hante encore;∎ she is haunted by her unhappy childhood elle est hantée ou tourmentée par son enfance malheureuse;∎ his past continues to haunt him son passé ne cesse de le poursuivre ou hanter;∎ these problems have returned to haunt us ces problèmes nous minent une fois de plus2 noun∎ it's one of his favourite haunts c'est un des endroits qu'il préfère;∎ we couldn't find her in any of her usual haunts nous ne l'avons pas trouvée dans les endroits qu'elle fréquente d'habitude(b) (refuge → for animals, criminals) repaire m -
4 haunt
haunt [hɔ:nt]2. noun[of criminals] repaire m* * *[hɔːnt] 1.noun lieu m de prédilection2.transitive verb lit, fig hanter -
5 haunt
[ho:nt] 1. verb1) ((of a ghost) to inhabit: A ghost is said to haunt this house.) hanter2) ((of an unpleasant memory) to keep coming back into the mind of: Her look of misery haunts me.) hanter, obséder3) (to visit very often: He haunts that café.) fréquenter2. noun(a place one often visits: This is one of my favourite haunts.) lieu fréquenté- haunted -
6 resort
resort [rɪ'zɔ:t](a) (recourse) recours m;∎ without resort to threats sans avoir recours aux menaces;∎ the doctor is our last resort le médecin est notre dernier recours;∎ as a last resort en dernier ressort;∎ call me only as a last or in the last resort ne m'appelez qu'en dernier ressort;∎ flight was the only resort left to me or my only resort il ne me restait plus qu'à fuir(b) (for holidays) lieu m de villégiature;∎ ski resort station f de sports d'hiver(c) (haunt, hang-out) repaire m►► resort development aménagement m touristique;resort hotel hôtel m de tourisme;resort tax taxe f sur l'hôtellerie(a) (violence, sarcasm etc) avoir recours à, recourir à;∎ to resort to doing sth en venir à faire qch;∎ you resorted to lying to your wife vous en êtes venu à mentir à votre femme -
7 stalk
A n1 Bot, Culin (of grass, rose, broccoli) tige f ; (of leaf, apple, pepper) queue f ; ( of mushroom) pied m ; ( of cabbage) trognon m ;B vtr2 (affect, haunt) [fear, danger] régner sur ; [disease, famine] sévir ; [killer] rôder dans [place] ;4 ( harass) harceler [qn] (en le suivant et parfois en le menaçant), se livrer à des violences psychologiques en harcelant [person].C vi1 ( walk) to stalk up/down the corridor ( stiffly) marcher avec raideur dans le couloir ; to stalk out of the room ( angry) quitter la pièce d'un air digne ;my eyes were out on stalks ○ j'avais les yeux qui sortaient des orbites. -
8 resort
A n2 in the last resort au bout du compte ;4 ( holiday centre) lieu m de villégiature ; seaside resort station f balnéaire ; ski resort station f de ski ; ⇒ health resort ;
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haunt´ing|ly — haunt «hnt, hahnt; for n. 4 also hant», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to go to often; visit frequently: »I haunt the pine dark solitudes (James Russell Lowell). 2. Figurative. to be often with; come often to: »Memories of his youth haunted the old man. 3 … Useful english dictionary
haunt´er — haunt «hnt, hahnt; for n. 4 also hant», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to go to often; visit frequently: »I haunt the pine dark solitudes (James Russell Lowell). 2. Figurative. to be often with; come often to: »Memories of his youth haunted the old man. 3 … Useful english dictionary
Haunt — (h[aum]nt; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Haunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Haunting}.] [F. hanter; of uncertain origin, perh. from an assumed LL. ambitare to go about, fr. L. ambire (see {Ambition}); or cf. Icel. heimta to demand, regain, akin to heim home … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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