he fell to religion

1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) recair/cair

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) cair

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) cair

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) acontecer

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) ficar

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) caber

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) queda

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) queda

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) queda

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) outono

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[fɔ:l] n 1 queda, caída, distância de caída, tombo, salto, baixa, inclinação, iluminação, declive. to give one a fall / fazer alguém cair. the ice gave me a fall / levei um tombo no gelo. trees broke his fall / as árvores suavizaram sua queda. 2 queda d’água, catarata, desaguamento, desembocadura de rio, precipitação de chuva ou de neve e sua quantidade. a fall of rain / uma pancada de chuva. the Niagara Falls / as cataratas do Niágara. 3 desmoronamento, desabamento (ruínas, destruição), capitulação de praças, rendição, tomada, derrota, aniquilação. 4 corte de árvores, derrubada. 5 tombo de costas, encontro (luta romana). 6 baixa de temperatura, de maré, de preço. to speculate on the fall / especular na baixa. a fall in prices / uma baixa nos preços. a fall of temperature / uma queda de temperatura. 7 derruba (demissão de empregados em massa). 8 queda de voz, de tom: cadência. 9 queda de forças vitais: morte. 10 queda de elementos: decadência. 11 Amer outono. 12 Naut tirador de talha, extremidade livre da corda de talha. 13 a) inclinação, propensão, tendência. b) declínio, descrédito, desgraça. 14 decaída, ruína, lapso, pecado. 15 outono, queda de folhas. 16 the Fall Eccl o pecado original. • vt+vi (ps fell, pp fallen) 1 cair, tombar, deixar-se cair, cair em terra, descer sobre a terra, correr. when night falls / ao cair da noite. 2 desaguar, desembocar. 3 abater-se, esmorecer, fraquejar, decair. 4 desmoronar, desabar, ruir. 5 abater, derrubar. 6 baixar, decrescer, diminuir (temperatura, maré, preço), ceder, abrandar-se, acalmar (vento). 7 chocar, encontrar, acometer, vencer (luta). 8 baixar de tom, de voz. 9 fundir-se, perecer, cessar, acabar, morrer. 10 ser demitido. 11 sentir um desapontamento. 12 pender, inclinar-se. 13 tornar-se, ficar, aparecer, surgir, acontecer, suceder. 14 incidir, recair, coincidir, pertencer, reverter. 15 escapar (palavras). 16 cair da graça ou perder prestígio. 17 abaixar-se, envergonhar-se. 18 cair em pecado, arruinar-se. 19 apostatar. 20 render-se, capitular, ser tomado (praça). 21 morrer no campo de batalha. to fall aboard abalroar, colidir com um navio. to fall a-crying pôr-se a chorar. to fall a-fighting começar a brigar. to fall among cair entre, achar-se entre ou no meio de. to fall away abandonar, apostatar, dissolver-se, decair, definhar. to fall back recuar, ceder, retirar-se. to fall back upon recorrer a. to fall behind ficar para trás, perder terreno. to fall by the ears começar a disputar, brigar. to fall calm acalmar, amainar (o vento). to fall down desmoronar, prosternar-se. to fall down with the tide descer rio abaixo com a maré. to fall dry cair em seco. to fall due vencer o prazo. to fall flat falhar completamente, malograr, não produzir efeito. to fall for engraçar-se, enamorar-se. he fell for her / ele apaixonou-se por ela. to fall foul Naut abalroar, colidir com, atacar, provocar conflito. to fall from renegar, abandonar, desertar. to fall from grace cair em pecado. to fall in desabar, ruir, cair, abater-se, vencer-se, findar, reverter ao possuidor primitivo por prescrição, Mil entrar em forma, engatar. to fall in love with apaixonar-se por. to fall in with encontrar, topar ou dar com alguém ou com alguma coisa acidentalmente, concordar, harmonizar-se, conformar-se, aquiescer, coincidir. to fall in with the enemy / vir às mãos, romper as hostilidades. to fall into assentir, consentir. he fell into an error / ele caiu num erro. she fell into a passion (ou rage) / ela encolerizou-se (ou enfureceu-se). to fall into a habit adquirir um costume. to fall into conversation começar uma conversa. to fall into disuse cair em desuso. to fall into oblivion cair em esquecimento. to fall off cair de um lugar, desprender-se, retirar-se, recuar, abandonar, renegar, desamparar, desavir-se, rebelar-se, declinar, afrouxar. Naut descair, desviar-se, arribar, virar para sotavento. to fall on cair, recair sobre, dirigir-se, cair em tal dia, lançar-se sobre, topar ou dar com. a cry fell on my ear / um grito chegou-me ao ouvido. Christmas fell on Sunday last year / no ano passado o Natal caiu num domingo. the accent falls on the last syllable / o acento recai sobre a última sílaba. he fell on his legs / ele caiu de pé, teve sorte. he fell on his sword / lançou-se sob a espada (suicidou-se). to fall out acontecer, ocorrer, suceder, sair bem ou mal, resultar, dar em resultado, cair fora, Naut inclinar-se para fora, Mil debandar, sair de forma, desavir-se. the land fell out of cultivation / o campo ficou abandonado. to fall out of flesh emagrecer. to fall out of one’s hands cair das mãos de alguém. to fall out with someone desavir-se ou romper. to fall short faltar, escassear, ser insuficiente, não atingir o objetivo (tiro). to fall short of ficar frustrado, enganado, logrado ou abaixo de, não alcançar, faltar ao cumprimento. the supplies fell short of the expected / os fornecimentos não corresponderam ao que era esperado. to fall silent emudecer, ficar silencioso, calado. to fall through falhar, fracassar, ser reprovado, abortar, dar em nada. to fall to leeward Naut sotaventear. to fall to pôr-se a fazer alguma coisa, aplicar-se, pôr-se a comer com sofreguidão, tocar por sorte, competir, cair (por sorte a alguém). the property fell to him / a propriedade coube a ele. he fell to praying / ele começou a rezar. it falls to my lot / isto é comigo. it falls to her / isso compete a ela. he fell to religion / ele dedicou-se à religião. the lion fell to his rifle / o leão sucumbiu ao tiro da sua espingarda. all our hopes fell to the ground / todas as nossas esperanças se desfizeram. the land falls to the river / o terreno cai sobre o rio. to fall to pieces desabar, despedaçar-se, desagregar-se. to fall under estar compreendido, contido, incluído, enquadrar-se, cair sob, expor-se, ser submetido. this falls under class B / isto entra na classe B. to fall under one’s displeasure cair no desagrado de alguém. to fall upon encontrar-se, lançar-se, assaltar, lançar mão, adotar, considerar, meditar. he fell upon an expedient / ele lançou mão de um expediente. to fall within estar incluído, incorrer. it falls within the amount / isto entra no montante.

to fall to

pôr-se a fazer alguma coisa, aplicar-se, pôr-se a comer com sofreguidão, tocar por sorte, competir, cair (por sorte a alguém). the property fell to him/a propriedade coube a ele. he fell to praying/ele começou a rezar. it falls to my lot/isto é comigo. it falls to her/isso compete a ela. he fell to religion/ele dedicou-se à religião. the lion fell to his rifle/o leão sucumbiu ao tiro da sua espingarda. all our hopes fell to the ground/todas as nossas esperanças se desfizeram. the land falls to the river/o terreno cai sobre o rio.

fall [fɔ:l]

chute ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (e), 1 (k) baisse ⇒ 1 (f), 1 (g) automne ⇒ 1 (j) tomber ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (f)-(h), 2 (j)-(m) se laisser tomber ⇒ 2 (b) s'écrouler ⇒ 2 (c) s'assombrir ⇒ 2 (i) cascade ⇒ 4

(pt fell [fel], pp fallen ['fɔ:ln])

1 noun

(a) (tumble) chute f;

∎ have you had a fall? êtes-vous tombé?, avez-vous fait une chute?;

∎ a fall from a horse une chute de cheval;

∎ a forty-metre fall une chute de quarante mètres;

∎ literary the fall of night la tombée de la nuit;

∎ to be heading or riding for a fall courir à l'échec;

∎ the government is riding for a fall le gouvernement va au-devant de la défaite

(b) (of rain, snow) chute f;

∎ there was a heavy fall of snow overnight il y a eu de fortes chutes de neige dans la nuit

(c) Theatre (of curtain) baisser m

(d) (collapse → of building, wall) chute f, effondrement m; (→ of dirt, rock) éboulement m, chute f; (→ of city, country) chute f, capitulation f; (→ of regime) chute f, renversement m;

∎ the fall of the Roman Empire la chute de l'Empire romain;

∎ the fall of the Bastille la prise de la Bastille

(e) (ruin → of person) perte f, ruine f;

∎ Religion the Fall (of Man) la chute (de l'homme)

(f) (decrease → in price, income, shares, temperature) baisse f (in de); (→ in currency) dépréciation f, baisse f (in de); (more marked) chute f (in de); (→ of barometer, in pressure) chute f (in de)

(g) (lowering → of water) décrue f, baisse f; (→ of voice) cadence f

(h) (drape)

∎ the fall of her gown le drapé de sa robe, la façon dont tombe sa robe

(i) (slope) pente f, inclinaison f

(j) American (autumn) automne m;

∎ in the fall en automne

(k) Sport (in judo) chute f; (in wrestling) chute f

2 intransitive verb

(a) (barrier, cup, napkin, water, person) tomber;

∎ the napkin fell to the floor la serviette est tombée par terre;

∎ I slipped and fell on the ice j'ai dérapé sur la glace et je suis tombé;

∎ the child fell into the pond l'enfant est tombé dans la mare;

∎ she fell off the stool/out of the window elle est tombée du tabouret/par la fenêtre;

∎ to fall 20 feet tomber de 20 pieds;

∎ he fell over the pile of books il est tombé en butant contre le tas de livres;

∎ just let your arms fall to your sides laissez simplement vos bras pendre ou tomber sur les côtés;

∎ he fell in a heap on the floor il s'est affaissé ou il est tombé comme une masse;

∎ he fell full length il est tombé de tout son long;

∎ the crowd fell on or to their knees la foule est tombée à genoux;

∎ he fell at her feet to ask forgiveness il est tombé à genoux devant elle pour lui demander pardon;

∎ she did let fall a few hints elle a fait effectivement quelques allusions;

∎ the book fell open at page 20 le livre s'est ouvert à la page 20;

∎ also figurative to fall on one's feet retomber sur ses pieds;

∎ a cat always falls on its feet un chat retombe toujours sur ses pattes;

∎ I fell flat on my face je suis tombé à plat ventre ou face contre terre; familiar figurative je me suis planté;

∎ American very familiar also figurative he fell flat on his ass il s'est cassé la gueule;

∎ his only joke fell flat la seule plaisanterie qu'il a faite est tombée à plat;

∎ the scheme fell flat le projet est tombé à l'eau;

∎ despite all their efforts, the party fell flat en dépit de leurs efforts, la soirée a fait un flop;

∎ to fall to bits or to pieces tomber en morceaux;

∎ all her good intentions fell by the wayside toutes ses bonnes intentions sont tombées à l'eau;

∎ the job fell short of her expectations le poste ne répondait pas à ses attentes

(b) (move deliberately) se laisser tomber;

∎ I fell into the armchair je me suis laissé tomber dans le fauteuil;

∎ they fell into one another's arms ils sont tombés dans les bras l'un de l'autre

(c) (bridge, building) s'écrouler, s'effondrer

(d) (err, go astray) s'écarter du droit chemin; Religion (sin) pécher;

∎ Religion to fall from grace perdre la grâce; figurative tomber en disgrâce

(e) (ground) descendre, aller en pente

(f) (government) tomber, être renversé; (city, country) tomber;

∎ after a long siege the city fell après un long siège, la ville a capitulé;

∎ Constantinople fell to the Turks Constantinople est tombée aux mains des Turcs

(g) (darkness, light, night, rain, snow) tomber;

∎ as night fell à la tombée de la nuit;

∎ the tree's shadow fell across the lawn l'arbre projetait son ombre sur la pelouse

(h) (land → eyes, blow, weapon) tomber;

∎ my eyes fell on the letter mon regard est tombé sur la lettre

(i) (face, spirits) s'assombrir;

∎ at the sight of her, his face fell quand il l'a vue, son visage s'est assombri ou s'est allongé;

∎ my spirits fell tout d'un coup, j'ai perdu le moral

(j) (hang down) tomber, descendre;

∎ the curtains fall right to the floor les rideaux tombent ou descendent jusqu'au sol;

∎ the fabric falls in gentle folds ce tissu retombe en faisant de jolis plis;

∎ his hair fell to his shoulders ses cheveux lui descendaient ou tombaient jusqu'aux épaules;

∎ his hair keeps falling into his eyes ses cheveux n'arrêtent pas de lui tomber dans les yeux

(k) (decrease in level, value → price, temperature) baisser, tomber; (→ pressure) baisser, diminuer; (→ wind) tomber;

∎ the thermometer/temperature has fallen ten degrees le thermomètre/la température a baissé de dix degrés;

∎ their voices fell to a whisper ils se sont mis à chuchoter;

∎ the boss fell in our esteem le patron a baissé dans notre estime

(l) (issue forth) tomber, s'échapper;

∎ curses fell from her lips elle laissa échapper des jurons;

∎ the tears started to fall il/elle se mit à pleurer

(m) (occur) tomber;

∎ May Day falls on a Tuesday this year le Premier Mai tombe un mardi cette année;

∎ the accent falls on the third syllable l'accent tombe sur la troisième syllabe

(n) (descend)

∎ a great sadness fell over the town une grande tristesse s'abattit sur la ville;

∎ a hush fell among or over the crowd tout d'un coup, la foule s'est tue

(o) (become)

∎ to fall asleep s'endormir;

∎ the child fell fast asleep l'enfant est tombé dans un profond sommeil;

∎ the bill falls due on the 6th la facture arrive à échéance le 6;

∎ he will fall heir to a vast fortune il va hériter d'une grande fortune;

∎ to fall ill or sick tomber malade;

∎ to fall pregnant tomber enceinte;

∎ to fall in love (with sb) tomber amoureux (de qn);

∎ to fall silent se taire;

∎ it falls vacant in February (job) il se trouvera vacant au mois de février; (apartment) il se trouvera libre ou il se libérera au mois de février;

∎ to fall victim to sth être victime de qch;

∎ she fell victim to depression elle a fait une dépression

(p) (die) mourir;

∎ the young men who fell in battle les jeunes tombés au champ d'honneur

(q) (be classified)

∎ the athletes fall into two categories les sportifs se divisent en deux catégories;

∎ these facts fall under another category ces faits entrent dans une autre catégorie;

∎ that falls outside my area of responsibility cela ne relève pas de ma responsabilité;

∎ that does not fall within the scope of our agreement ceci n'entre pas dans le cadre de ou ne fait pas partie de notre accord

(r) (inheritance)

∎ the fortune fell to his niece c'est sa nièce qui a hérité de sa fortune

(s) Sport (in cricket)

∎ two English wickets fell on the first day deux batteurs anglais ont été éliminés le premier jour

3 compound-forming noun

American (colours, weather) d'automne, automnal

4 falls plural noun

(waterfall) cascade f, chute f d'eau;

∎ Niagara Falls les chutes fpl du Niagara

►► familiar fall guy (dupe) pigeon m; (scapegoat) bouc m émissaire^□ ;

Hunting fall trap assommoir m

➲ fall about intransitive verb

British familiar se tordre de rire;

∎ they fell about (laughing) ils se tordaient de rire

➲ fall apart intransitive verb

(a) (book, furniture) tomber en morceaux; figurative (nation) se désagréger; (conference) échouer; (system) s'écrouler, s'effondrer;

∎ her plans fell apart at the seams ses projets sont tombés à l'eau;

∎ her life was falling apart toute sa vie s'écroulait;

∎ their marriage is falling apart leur mariage est en train de se briser ou va à vau-l'eau

(b) (person) s'effondrer;

∎ he more or less fell apart after his wife's death il a plus ou moins craqué après la mort de sa femme

➲ fall away intransitive verb

(a) (paint, plaster) s'écailler

(b) (diminish in size → attendance, figures) diminuer; (→ fears) se dissiper, fondre

(c) (defect) déserter;

∎ support for his policies is beginning to fall away dans la politique qu'il mène il commence à perdre ses appuis

(d) (land, slope) s'affaisser

➲ fall back intransitive verb

(a) (fall) tomber à la renverse ou en arrière

(b) (retreat, recede) reculer, se retirer; Military se replier, battre en retraite

(c) (lag, trail) se laisser distancer, être à la traîne

(d) Stock Exchange & Finance

∎ to fall back two points se replier de deux points

➲ fall back on inseparable transitive verb

∎ to fall back on sth avoir recours à qch;

∎ it's good to have something to fall back on (skill) c'est bien de pouvoir se raccrocher à quelque chose; (money) il vaut mieux avoir d'autres ressources;

➲ fall behind

1 intransitive verb

se laisser distancer, être à la traîne; Sport se laisser distancer; (in cycling) décrocher;

∎ she fell behind in or with her work elle a pris du retard dans son travail;

∎ they've fallen behind with their reading ils ont pris du retard dans leurs lectures;

∎ we can't fall behind in or with the rent nous ne pouvons pas être en retard pour le loyer

2 inseparable transitive verb

prendre du retard sur;

∎ he's fallen behind the rest of the class il a pris du retard sur le reste de la classe

➲ fall down intransitive verb

(a) (book, person, picture) tomber (par terre); (bridge, building) s'effondrer, s'écrouler;

∎ that house looks as if it's about to fall down on dirait que cette maison va s'écrouler

(b) (argument, comparison) s'écrouler, s'effondrer;

∎ where the whole thing falls down is… là où plus rien ne tient debout ou où tout s'écroule c'est…

➲ fall down on inseparable transitive verb

∎ to fall down on sth échouer à qch;

➲ fall for inseparable transitive verb familiar

(a) (become infatuated with) tomber amoureux de^□ ;

∎ they fell for each other ils sont tombés amoureux l'un de l'autre;

∎ they really fell for Spain in a big way ils ont vraiment été emballés par l'Espagne

(b) (be deceived by) se laisser prendre par^□ ;

∎ they really fell for it! ils ont vraiment mordu!, ils se sont vraiment fait avoir!;

∎ don't fall for that hard luck story of his ne te fais pas avoir quand il te raconte qu'il a la poisse;

∎ I'm not falling for that one! ça ne prend pas!, à d'autres!

➲ fall in intransitive verb

(a) (tumble) tomber;

∎ you'll fall in! tu vas tomber dedans!;

∎ he leant too far over the side of the boat and fell in il s'est trop penché hors du bateau et il est tombé

(b) (roof) s'effondrer, s'écrouler

(c) (line up) se mettre en rang, s'aligner; Military (troops) former les rangs; (one soldier) rentrer dans les rangs;

∎ fall in! à vos rangs!

➲ fall into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (tumble into) tomber dans;

∎ they fell into the trap ils sont tombés dans le piège;

∎ to fall into sb's clutches or sb's hands tomber dans les griffes de qn, tomber entre les mains de qn;

∎ figurative the pieces began to fall into place les éléments ont commencé à se mettre en place

(b) (begin)

∎ she fell into conversation with the stranger elle est entrée en conversation avec l'étranger

➲ fall in with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (frequent)

∎ to fall in with sb se mettre à fréquenter qn;

∎ she fell in with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des gens louches

(b) British (agree with → suggestion) accepter; (→ request) accéder à;

∎ I'll fall in with whatever you decide to do je me rangerai à ce que tu décideras

➲ fall off intransitive verb

(a) (drop off) tomber; (in mountain climbing) dévisser;

∎ the leaves of this plant are falling off les feuilles de cette plante tombent, cette plante perd ses feuilles;

∎ she fell off the bicycle/horse elle est tombée du vélo/de cheval

(b) (diminish → attendance, exports, numbers, sales) diminuer, baisser; (→ profits) diminuer; (→ enthusiasm, production) baisser, tomber; (→ population, rate) baisser, décroître; (→ speed) ralentir; (→ interest, zeal) se relâcher; (→ popularity) baisser; (→ wind) tomber

➲ fall on inseparable transitive verb

(a) (drop on) tomber sur;

∎ something fell on my head j'ai reçu quelque chose sur la tête

(b) (attack) attaquer, se jeter sur;

∎ the starving children fell on the food les enfants, affamés, se sont jetés sur la nourriture;

∎ Military the guerrillas fell on the unsuspecting troops les guérilleros ont fondu sur ou attaqué les troupes sans qu'elles s'y attendent

(c) (meet with) tomber sur, trouver;

∎ they fell on hard times ils sont tombés dans la misère, ils ont subi des revers de fortune

(d) (of responsibility) revenir à, incomber à;

∎ suspicion falls on them c'est eux que l'on soupçonne;

∎ responsibility for looking after them falls on me c'est à moi qu'il incombe de prendre soin d'eux

➲ fall out intransitive verb

(a) (drop out) tomber;

∎ the keys must have fallen out of my pocket les clés ont dû tomber de ma poche;

∎ his hair is falling out ses cheveux tombent, il perd ses cheveux

(b) (quarrel) se brouiller, se disputer;

∎ she's fallen out with her boyfriend elle est ou s'est brouillée avec son petit ami

(c) (happen) se passer, advenir;

∎ as things fell out en fin de compte

(d) Military rompre les rangs;

∎ fall out! rompez!

(e) American familiar (fall asleep) s'endormir^□

➲ fall over intransitive verb

(a) (lose balance → person) tomber (par terre); (→ thing) se renverser, être renversé

(b) familiar (idioms)

∎ she was falling over herself to make us feel welcome elle se mettait en quatre pour nous faire bon accueil;

∎ the men were falling over each other to help her les hommes ne savaient pas quoi inventer pour l'aider

➲ fall through intransitive verb

(fail) échouer;

∎ the deal fell through l'affaire n'a pas abouti;

∎ all our plans fell through at the last minute tous nos projets sont tombés à l'eau au dernier moment

➲ fall to

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) British (begin) se mettre à;

∎ we fell to work nous nous sommes mis à l'œuvre;

∎ we all fell to talking about the past nous nous sommes tous mis à parler du passé

(b) (devolve upon) appartenir à, incomber à;

∎ the task that falls to us is not an easy one la tâche qui nous incombe ou revient n'est pas facile;

∎ it fell to her to break the news to him ce fut à elle de lui annoncer la nouvelle

2 intransitive verb

∎ (eat) he brought in the food and they fell to il a apporté à manger et ils se sont jetés dessus;

➲ fall upon inseparable transitive verb

(a) (attack) attaquer, se jeter sur;

∎ Military the army fell upon the enemy l'armée s'est abattue ou a fondu sur l'ennemi;

∎ they fell upon the food ils se sont jetés sur la nourriture

(b) (meet with) tomber sur, trouver;

∎ the family fell upon hard times la famille a subi des revers de fortune

✾ Book 'The Fall of the House of Usher' Poe 'La Chute de la maison Usher'

1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) falle, dette, ramle

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) falle om, synke/styrte sammen

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) falle, synke

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) falle

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) falle, bli

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) tilfalle

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) fall

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) -fall

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) fall

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) høst

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subst. \/fɔːl\/

1) fall

• she had a fall and injured her ankle

2) fall, undergang

• the fall of the fortress

• the fall of the Government

• what caused the fall of the Ottoman Empire?

3) nedgang, reduksjon, fall

• a fall in prices

4) (amer.) høst

5) (ned)fall

• we had a heavy rain fall last night

6) helling, utforbakke, fall(høyde)

7) ( bryting) fall

8) ( av skog) hugst, felling

9) ( om elv) utløp

10) senking (av stemme)

11) ( musikk) kadens

12) ( om lam) fødsel, kull

• the fall of lambs

13) ( på damehatt) slør

• fall of lace

14) ( teknikk) taljereip

15) ( sjøfart) fall, (talje)løper, båttalje

be riding for a fall gå undergangen i møte, være ille ute, komme til å gå en ille, hovmod står for fall

the Fall (of Man) ( religion) syndefallet

fall of rain nedbør (i form av regn), regnfall, regnmengde

fall of snow snøfall, nedbør (i form av snø)

fall of the hammer ( ved auksjon) hammerslag

falls (vann)fall, foss

• the Niagara Falls

have a fall falle, ramle

speculate for a fall ( handel) ligge i baissen

the fall of darkness mørkets frembrudd

try a fall with somebody ( bryting) ta brytetak på noen ( overført) ta et nappetak med noen, måle sine krefter med noen

work somebody's fall se ➢ ruin, 1

verb ( fell - fallen) \/fɔːl\/

1) falle, ramle, dette

• he fell ten feet

• leaves fall in autumn

2) falle om, ramle om, trille

3) styrte (sammen), falle sammen, kollapse

• the building fell

4) gå ned, synke, falle

• the temperature has fallen

• prices are falling

• her voice fell to a whisper

5) gå under, styrte, falle

• the government fell

• the fortress has fallen

6) falle på, falle over, senke seg

• the night is falling

• a great silence fell upon them

7) falle på, inntreffe

• Easter Sunday falls on the first Sunday in April this year

8) synke sammen, synke ned

• he fell on a seat

9) falle ned, henge (ned), nå, rekke (ned)

• her hair falls over her shoulders

• his beard fell to his chest

10) helle, skråne, slutte (nedover), senke seg

• the ground falls towards the river

• fall steeply

11) falle, dø i kamp

• thousands of men fell in the war

12) ( om øyne) slå ned, senke

• her eyes fell

13) kaste seg ned, knele

• he fell down in front of her and begged her

14) ( gammeldags) falle (for en fristelse), synde

15) avta, legge seg, løye, slokne

• the wind fell during the night

16) ( om elv) munne ut

17) ( spesielt om lam) bli født

18) bli

• fall lame

• fall ill

fall about ( hverdagslig) le uhemmet

fall across støte på, treffe på

fall among thieves ( bibelsk) falle iblant røvere, råke iblant røvere

fall apart eller fall to pieces ( også overført) falle fra hverandre, gå i stykker, gå i oppløsning, rase sammen

• the nation is falling apart

• the old chair fell apart when he sat down in it

(spesielt amer.) være fra seg

• he fell apart with excitement

fall asleep sovne, falle i søvn

fall astern ( sjøfart) sakke akterut, bli akterutseilt

fall away svikte, falle fra falle bort, bortfalle, forsvinne tære vekk, svinne falle bratt, gå nedover, skråne

fall back falle tilbake trekke seg tilbake gi plass, vike unna

fall back (up)on ( militærvesen) trekke seg tilbake til ta sin tilflukt til, ty til, falle tilbake på

fall behind sakke akterut, bli (liggende) etter, ikke henge med

• he always falls behind

• as they were talking business, I fell behind

• fall behind with one's rent

fall behind somebody bli passert av noen, bli distansert av noen

fall below ligge under, ikke overstige

fall by falle for (noens hånd, sverd e.l.)

fall down falle ned, ramle ned, falle (om), falle sammen, rase (sammen), styrte (sammen)

• the wall fell down

• he fell down before the king

• the corn fell down after the rain

• he fell down on the job

fall flat falle pladask (på magen), stupe fremover ( overført) falle til jorden, mislykkes

fall for ( hverdagslig) falle for, bli forelsket i

• he fell for her in a big way

gå på, la seg lure av, gå med på

• he fell for their clever suggestions

fall foul of eller run foul of kollidere med, tørne sammen med havne i konflikt med

• as a teenager he fell foul of the law

fall from falle (ned) fra

• he fell from a tree

• fall from power

• fall from grace

fall in falle sammen, ramle sammen, kollapse, styrte sammen, rase (sammen)

• the roof fell in

( militærvesen) mønstre, stille opp

• he fell in the troops

fall in! ( militærvesen) oppstilling!

fall into komme inn i, henfalle til, falle inn i falle i, synke ned i

• she fell into a deep sleep

• I think he is falling into a depression

• fall into bad habits

• it falls into three parts

fall into a rage bli rasende

fall into a conversation komme i snakk

fall into disrepair forfalle

fall into place falle på plass, ordne seg

fall into the trap gå i fellen

fall in (up)on overraske, besøke uventet

fall in with treffe, bli kjent med

• I fell in with a couple of Swedes

• he immediately fell in with her ideas

• he fell inn very well with the company

fall low ( overført) synke dypt

fall off falle av, ramle av, falle ned fra, ramle ned fra

• he fell off his horse

• he fell off a tree

• sales have fallen off

• the pupil is falling off

• the novel falls off toward the end

( sjøfart) falle (av), avvike (fra kurs)

fall on one's feet ( overført) komme ned med begge beina først (komme seg relativt uskadet fra en vanskelig situasjon)

fall on somebody kaste seg over noen

fall out falle ut, ramle ut, falle av (om hår) ende, skje

• things fell out well

• it (so) fell out that I was late

( militærvesen) tre av, tre ut av geledd bli uenige, komme på kant

fall out laughing (slang, amer.) holde på å ramle av stolen av latter, holde på å le seg i hjel

fall out of komme ut av, legge bort

• fall out of a habit

• fall out of use

fall out with komme på kant med

fall over falle om, ramle om, velte, falle over ende

fall over oneself være overivrig, snuble av iver, anstrenge seg til det ytterste (overført)

• he fell over himself to oblige her

• they fell over each other to get his services

fall short ikke nå målet, ikke strekke til, begynne å ta slutt, komme til kort

• I fell short of her expectations

fall silent bli stille, stilne

fall through falle gjennom falle igjennom, falle i fisk, mislykkes

fall to falle på, ramme, tilkomme, påhvile

• the cost falls to me

• this duty falls to me

falle for

• two wolves fell to his rifle

• the door fell to

( om mat) hugge inn, lange inn begynne (på), gi seg til, ta fatt (på), sette i gang (med)

• fall to singing

• fall to blows

• fall to work

fall together ( språkvitenskap) sammenfalle, bli identisk

fall under falle (inn) under, komme (inn) under, høre (inn) under, høre til, sortere under, rangeres blandt

• it falls under another heading

• fall under suspicion

fall (up)on falle på

• her eyes fell (up)on me

• the cost falls on me

• the duty falls (up)on me

• it has fallen (up)on me to support the family

angripe, overfalle, kaste seg over

• the enemy fell (up)on the city

• they fell (up)on the food

• fall upon a theme

• fall (up)on hard times

fall within falle inn (under), høre til, inngå i

• this doesn't fall within my province

have fallen behind with ligge etter med, være på etterskudd med

bakgrunn

grunn

jord

mark

terreng

årsak

subst. \/ɡraʊnd\/

1) bakke, jord, grunn, mark

• he worships the ground she treads on

2) mark, terreng, område, plass

• classic ground

• we have covered a lot of ground today

3) ( overført) område

• religion and politics were forbidden grounds in their conversation

4) havbunn, bunn

5) (amer., elektronikk) jordledning

6) bunn, underlag, grunn, fundament, grunnlag

7) ( maleri) grunnfarge, grunning

8) ( maleri) bakgrunn

• a design of pink roses on a white ground

9) grunn, årsak, motiv

• main ground

• have good ground(s) for believing

• you haven't much ground\/many grounds for complaint

• there is no ground\/are no grounds for anxiety

• on religious grounds

10) ( sport) bane

above ground ( overført) i live, levende

below ground ( overført) død og begravet, gjemt og glemt

break fresh ground eller break new ground legge nytt land under plogen, dyrke ny jord ( overført) pløye ny mark, utføre pionerarbeid, gjøre noe banebrytende

break ground grave, pløye, bryte jord (amer.) grave ut tomt ( sjøfart) lette anker

cover much ground eller cover a lot of ground ( også overført) dekke et stort område tilbakelegge et stort område, legge mange meter bak seg ( overført) komme langt, få mye unna

cover the ground behandle et emne, dekke et emne

cut the ground from under somebody eller cut the ground from under somebody's feet slå beina (vekk) under noen, ta grunnen vekk under føttene på noen

down to the ground jordnær, realistisk fullt og helt, tvers igjennom

• it suits me down to the grown

fall to the ground eller be dashed to the ground falle overende, dette rett i bakken, falle til jorden, falle om kull mislykkes, legges i grus, bli knust

• the scheme fell to the ground

• our hopes were dashed to the ground

from the ground up helt fra bunnen av

gain ground få fotfeste, vinne innpass

gain ground on somebody ta innpå noen

get off the ground ( om fly) lette ( hverdagslig) komme i gang

give ground vike for, bane vei for, trekke seg tilbake

give ground(s) for gi anledning til

go over the ground again ( overført) gå igjennom tingene på nytt

go to ground gå under jorden, holde seg borte, gjemme seg, gå i skjul

ground for divorce ( jus) skilsmissegrunn

ground for enforcement ( jus) tvangsgrunnlag

ground for\/of something motivene for, grunnlaget for

• our grounds for an action

ground of appeal ( jus) ankegrunn

grounds tomt, eiendom

• the house and grounds

parkanlegg

• well-kept grounds

bunnfall, grums

• coffee grounds

grounds of judgement ( jus) domsgrunner, avgjørelsesgrunner, domspremisser

ground under repair eller GUR ( golf) bane under reparasjon, GUR

have\/keep an\/one's ear to the ground se ➢ ear, 1

have one's feet on the ground ( overført) ha begge bena på jorda, holde seg på jorda

hold\/stand\/keep\/maintain one's ground holde stand, greie seg

level ground flatt terreng

lose ground tape terreng til, gå tilbake

lose one's ground miste fotfeste, tape terreng (til)

be on firm ground ( også overført) være på trygg grunn, ha bena plantet på jorda

on grounds of fact på saklig grunnlag, av saklige grunner

on the ground(s) of på grunn av, som følge av

rising ground stigende terreng

run something\/somebody into the ground slite ut noe\/noen, gjøre noe\/noen helt utslitt, kjøre noe\/noen helt på felgen

• he's running himself into the ground with work

run to ground se ➢ run, 2

shift one's ground skifte ståsted, forandre synspunkt

stand one's ground ikke gi etter, holde stand

strike ground ( sjøfart) grunnstøte, ta bunnen

be sure of one's ground ( overført) være sikker i sin sak

take ground innta sin plass ( om prosjektiler) slå ned

take the ground gå på grunn, grunnstøte

touch ground gå på grunn, grunnstøte ( overført) komme til sakens kjerne

without ground(s) helt uten grunn, uten skjellig grunn

verb \/ɡraʊnd\/

1) ( om meninger e.l.) bygge, basere

• his views ground on previous experience

• ill-grounded

• well grounded

2) (kunst, maleri) grunne

3) legge på bakken, legge ned

4) ( sjøfart) grunnstøte, gå på grunn

5) ( luftfart) tvinge til å lande

6) ( luftfart) få startforbud

• all aircrafts are grounded

7) (luftfart, pilot) bli overført til bakketjeneste

8) ( luftfart) konfiskere flysertifikat til pilot

9) ( hestesport) gi startforbud, få startforbud, utestenge

10) (amer., elektronikk) jorde, lede ned i jorden

11) gi husarrest, sette i husarrest

• my parents grounded me for the rest of the month

• I couldn't come because I was grounded

ground arms legge på bakken, legge ned, legge ned våpen, gi seg (overgi seg)

ground arms! ( kommando) ved foten gevær!

grounded in grunnfestet i, forankret i

be grounded in få innføring i

ground on bygge på, basere på

ground somebody in something gi noen en innføring i noe

• ground oneself in a subject

be well grounded in ha gode kunnskaper i

verb \/ɡraʊnd\/

pret. og perf. partisipp av ➢ grind

dead [ded]

mort ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c)-(e), 1 (g), 1 (i), 3 engourdi ⇒ 1 (b) éteint ⇒ 1 (c) hors jeu ⇒ 1 (f) terne ⇒ 1 (h) exactement ⇒ 2 (a) complètement ⇒ 2 (b)

1 adjective

(a) (not alive → person, animal, plant) mort; (→ flower) fané;

∎ dead man (person) mort m; British familiar (empty bottle) cadavre m;

∎ dead woman morte f;

∎ the dead woman's husband le mari de la défunte;

∎ he has been dead for five years il est mort ou décédé il y a cinq ans, cela fait cinq ans qu'il est mort;

∎ to be dead on arrival être mort ou décédé avant l'arrivée à l'hôpital;

∎ dead or alive mort ou vif;

∎ more dead than alive plus mort que vif;

∎ half dead with hunger/exhaustion/fear à demi mort de faim/d'épuisement/de peur;

∎ also figurative dead and buried mort et enterré;

∎ they are all dead and gone now ils sont tous morts maintenant;

∎ stone dead raide mort;

∎ to drop (down) or to fall down dead tomber raide mort;

∎ to shoot sb dead tuer qn (avec une arme à feu), abattre qn;

∎ to leave sb for dead laisser qn pour mort;

∎ familiar we're just British flogging or American beating a dead horse nous nous dépensons en pure perte^□, nous nous acharnons inutilement^□ ;

∎ familiar you're a dead man tu es un homme mort;

∎ familiar figurative you're dead or dead meat if he finds out s'il l'apprend, tu es mort;

∎ familiar drop dead! va te faire voir!;

∎ familiar dead as a doornail or a dodo on ne peut plus mort;

∎ to step into a dead man's shoes être promu à la suite du décès de son supérieur;

∎ familiar I wouldn't be seen dead in that restaurant je ne mettrai jamais les pieds dans ce restaurant^□ ;

∎ familiar I wouldn't be seen dead wearing something like that jamais de la vie je ne mettrai quelque chose comme ça^□ ;

∎ familiar I wouldn't be seen dead with him plutôt mourir que de me montrer en sa compagnie^□ ;

∎ proverb dead men tell no tales les morts ne parlent pas;

∎ dead in the water mort dans l'œuf

(b) (lacking in sensation → fingers, toes etc) engourdi;

∎ to go dead s'engourdir;

∎ dead to all sense of honour insensible à tout sentiment d'honneur;

∎ he is dead to reason il ne veut pas entendre raison;

∎ familiar she's dead from the neck up elle n'a rien dans la tête;

∎ familiar to be dead to the world dormir d'un sommeil de plomb

(c) (not alight → fire) mort, éteint; (→ coals) éteint; (→ match) usé

(d) (lacking activity → town) mort; (→ business, market) très calme; Banking & Finance (→ account) inactif;

∎ this place is dead in winter cet endroit est mort l'hiver

(e) (language) mort

(f) Sport (out of play → ball) hors jeu (inv)

(g) Electricity (battery) mort, à plat; (wire) hors ou sans tension; Telecommunications (phone, line) coupé;

∎ the line went dead la ligne a été coupée;

∎ the phone is or has gone dead il n'y a pas de tonalité

(h) (dull → colour) terne, fade; (→ sound) sourd

(i) familiar (tired out) mort, crevé

(j) (finished with → cigar) entièrement fumé;

∎ familiar are these glasses dead? est-ce que vous avez fini avec ces verres^□ ?

(k) familiar (no longer working → TV, fridge etc) foutu

(l) (idioms)

∎ in dead earnest (be) très sérieux; (speak) très sérieusement;

∎ familiar he's the dead spit of his father c'est son père tout craché;

∎ she fell to the floor in a dead faint elle tomba à terre, inconsciente;

∎ on a dead level with sth exactement au même niveau que qch;

∎ British old-fashioned to make a dead set at sb (romantically) jeter son dévolu sur qn

2 adverb

(a) (precisely)

∎ dead ahead tout droit;

∎ dead in the middle juste au milieu, au beau milieu;

∎ British to be dead level (with sth) être exactement au même niveau (que qch);

∎ British dead on time juste à l'heure;

∎ British to arrive dead on the hour arriver à l'heure pile ou juste à l'heure;

∎ dead on target British (hit something) en plein dans le mille;

∎ British familiar you're dead right tu as entièrement raison^□ ;

∎ British familiar you're dead on c'est exactement ça^□

(b) familiar (very) super;

∎ dead beat crevé, mort;

∎ dead broke complètement fauché;

∎ dead drunk ivre mort;

∎ dead easy super facile, fastoche;

∎ British dead good super bon;

∎ British it was dead lucky c'était un super coup de bol ou de pot;

∎ dead tired mort, crevé

(c) (completely)

∎ the sea was dead calm la mer était parfaitement calme;

∎ to be dead against sb/sth être absolument contre qn/qch;

∎ to be dead set on doing sth être fermement décidé à faire qch;

∎ to be dead set on sth tenir absolument ou à tout prix à qch;

∎ to be dead set against sb/sth être résolument opposé à qn/qch;

∎ Nautical wind dead ahead vent droit debout

(d) Cars

∎ dead slow (sign) au pas;

∎ humorous he has two speeds - dead slow and stop il est d'une lenteur!

(e) (idioms)

∎ to play dead faire le mort;

∎ to stop dead s'arrêter net;

∎ to stop sb dead arrêter qn net

3 plural noun

∎ the dead les morts;

∎ Religion to rise from the dead ressusciter d'entre les morts

4 noun

∎ (depth) in the dead of winter au cœur de l'hiver;

∎ in the or at dead of night au milieu ou au plus profond de la nuit

►► dead body cadavre m, corps m;

∎ familiar (it'll be) over my dead body! il faudra me tuer d'abord!;

∎ familiar you'll marry him over my dead body! moi vivant, tu ne l'épouseras pas!;

Nautical dead calm calme m plat;

Technology dead centre point m mort; (of lathe) centre m fixe;

British familiar dead cert (in race, competition) valeur f sûre^□ ;

∎ it's a dead cert that he'll be there il sera là à coup sûr;

Typography dead copy vieille épreuve f;

figurative dead duck (plan, proposal → which will fail) désastre m assuré^□, plan m foireux; (→ which has failed) désastre m, fiasco m;

∎ he's a dead duck c'en est fini de lui;

dead end (road) cul m de sac, voie f sans issue, impasse f;

∎ it's a dead end (job) il n'y a aucune perspective d'avenir; (line of investigation, research) cela ne mènera ou conduira à rien;

∎ to come to a dead end (street) se terminer en cul de sac;

∎ figurative to come to or to reach a dead end aboutir à une impasse;

(a) (influence) mainmise f, emprise f;

∎ the dead hand of tradition le poids de la tradition

(b) Law mainmorte f;

dead heat = course dont les vainqueurs sont déclarés ex aequo; (horse race) dead-heat m;

∎ it was a dead heat (athletics race) les coureurs sont arrivés ex aequo;

dead letter Administration (letter that cannot be delivered) lettre f non distribuée, (lettre f passée au) rebut m; (law, rule) loi f ou règle f caduque ou tombée en désuétude;

∎ to become a dead letter (law, rule) tomber en désuétude;

∎ figurative it's a dead letter c'est mort et enterré;

British Commerce dead loss perte f sèche;

∎ British familiar to be a dead loss (person, thing) être complètement nul;

American Administration dead mail courrier m non distribuée;

dead man's fingers (coral) alcyon m;

Railways dead man's handle manette f d'homme-mort;

dead march marche f funèbre;

Nautical dead reckoning estime f;

∎ to navigate by dead reckoning naviguer à l'estime;

familiar dead ringer sosie^□ m;

∎ to be a dead ringer for sb être le sosie de qn;

the Dead Sea la mer Morte;

the Dead Sea Scrolls les manuscrits mpl de la mer Morte;

dead silence silence m complet ou de mort;

dead stock (UNCOUNT) Agriculture machines fpl agricoles;

dead stop arrêt m brutal;

∎ to come to a dead stop s'arrêter net;

dead weight poids m mort; Cars poids m utile;

∎ figurative he's a dead weight c'est un poids mort;

dead white European male = écrivain, musicien etc européen blanc mort depuis longtemps;

British dead wood (trees, branches) bois m mort; figurative (people) personnel m inutile;

∎ there is too much dead wood in this office il y a trop de gens payés à ne rien faire dans ce bureau

✾ Film 'Dead of Night' Hamer, Dearden et al 'Au cœur de la nuit'

✾ Book ✾ Film 'The Dead' Joyce, Huston 'Les Morts' (nouvelle), 'Les Gens de Dublin' (film)

expectation [‚ekspek'teɪʃən]

noun

(a) (UNCOUNT) (anticipation) with eager expectation avec l'air d'espérer quelque chose;

∎ to live in expectation vivre dans l'expectative ou l'attente;

∎ beyond all expectation au-delà de toute espérance;

∎ in a tone of gloomy expectation avec appréhension;

∎ there is every expectation that we shall be seeing them again soon il y a de grandes chances pour que nous les revoyions bientôt;

∎ in expectation of dans l'attente de;

∎ Religion in the sure expectation of life everlasting dans la certitude d'une vie éternelle

(b) (usu pl) (hope, aspiration) attente f;

∎ to come up to sb's expectations remplir ou répondre à l'attente de qn;

∎ his performance fell short of or did not live up to their expectations il n'a pas été à la hauteur de leurs espérances, il n'a pas répondu à leur attente;

∎ to exceed sb's expectations dépasser l'attente ou les espérances de qn;

∎ my expectations for its success were not that high je ne pensais pas vraiment que ça réussirait;

∎ their expectations that he would fail were not fulfilled ils s'attendaient à ce qu'il échoue, mais finalement ils se sont trompés;

∎ the performance did not confirm the City expectations les résultats n'ont pas répondu à l'attente de la City;

∎ these unrealistically high profit expectations ces prévisions de bénéfices totalement fantaisistes;

∎ this merely confirms our worst expectations cela ne fait que confirmer nos prévisions les plus noires;

∎ contrary to expectations contrairement à ou contre toute attente;

∎ to have high expectations of sb/sth attendre beaucoup de qn/qch

(c) (usu pl) (requirement) exigence f;

∎ we have certain expectations of our employees nous avons certaines exigences envers nos employés;

∎ what are your expectations? (for salary, job prospects) quelles sont vos conditions ou exigences?

(d) formal (prospects)

∎ to have great expectations avoir de grandes espérances;

∎ uncle from whom one has expectations oncle m à héritage

silent ['saɪlənt]

1 adjective

(a) (saying nothing) silencieux;

∎ he was silent for a moment il resta silencieux un moment;

∎ to fall silent se taire;

∎ to keep or to be silent garder le silence, rester silencieux;

∎ history remains or is silent on this point l'histoire ne dit rien sur ce point;

∎ familiar to give sb the silent treatment ne pas adresser la parole à qn^□

(b) (taciturn) silencieux, taciturne;

∎ he's the strong, silent type il est du genre fort et taciturne

(c) (unspoken → prayer, emotion, reproach) muet;

∎ his mouth twisted in silent agony sa bouche se tordit dans un cri de douleur muette

(d) (soundless → room, forest) silencieux, tranquille; (→ tread) silencieux; (→ film) muet;

∎ the machines/the wind fell silent le bruit des machines/du vent cessa;

∎ as silent as the grave muet comme la tombe

(e) Linguistics muet;

∎ the g is silent le g est muet

2 noun

Cinema film m muet;

∎ the silents le (cinéma) muet

►► silent majority majorité f silencieuse;

Religion silent order ordre m silencieux;

American Commerce silent partner (associé m) commanditaire m, bailleur m de fonds

very ['verɪ] (compar verier, superl veriest)

1 adverb

(a) (with adj or adv) très, bien;

∎ it was very pleasant c'était très ou bien agréable;

∎ was the pizza good? - very/not very la pizza était-elle bonne? - très/pas très;

∎ I'm not very impressed with the results je ne suis pas très ou tellement impressionné par les résultats;

∎ be very careful faites très ou bien attention;

∎ he was very hungry/thirsty il avait très faim/soif;

∎ I very nearly fell j'ai bien failli tomber;

∎ very few/little très peu;

∎ so very little si peu;

∎ there were very few of them (people) ils étaient très peu nombreux; (objets) il y en avait très peu;

∎ he takes very little interest in what goes on il s'intéresse très peu à ce qui se passe;

∎ there's very little one can do to help on ne peut pas faire grand-chose pour aider;

∎ there weren't very many people il n'y avait pas beaucoup de gens, il n'y avait pas grand monde;

∎ it isn't so very difficult ce n'est pas tellement difficile, ce n'est pas si difficile que ça;

∎ very good!, very well! (expressing agreement, consent) très bien!;

∎ you can't very well ask outright tu ne peux pas vraiment demander directement;

∎ that's all very well but… tout ça, c'est très bien mais…

(b) (with superlative - emphatic use)

∎ our very best wine notre meilleur vin;

∎ the very best of friends les meilleurs amis du monde;

∎ it's the very worst thing that could have happened c'est bien ce qui pouvait arriver de pire;

∎ the very latest designs les créations les plus récentes;

∎ at the very latest au plus tard;

∎ at the very least/most tout au moins/plus;

∎ the very first/last person la (toute) première/dernière personne;

∎ the very next day le lendemain même, dès le lendemain;

∎ the very next person I met was his brother la première personne que j'ai rencontrée était son frère;

∎ we'll stop at the very next town nous nous arrêterons à la prochaine ville;

∎ it's nice to have your very own car or a car of your very own c'est agréable d'avoir sa voiture à soi;

∎ it's my very own c'est à moi;

∎ the very same day le jour même;

∎ on the very same date exactement à la même date;

∎ Religion the Very Reverend Alan Scott le très révérend Alan Scott

2 adjective

(a) (extreme, far)

∎ at the very end (of street, row etc) tout au bout; (of story, month etc) tout à la fin;

∎ to the very end (in space) jusqu'au bout; (in time) jusqu'à la fin;

∎ at the very beginning au tout début;

∎ at the very back tout au fond;

∎ at the very top/bottom of the page tout en haut/en bas de la page;

∎ at the very bottom of the sea au plus profond de la mer

(b) (exact)

∎ at that very moment juste à ce moment-là;

∎ the very man I need juste l'homme qu'il me faut;

∎ those were his very words ce sont ses propos mêmes, c'est exactement ce qu'il a dit;

∎ this is the very room where they were murdered c'est dans cette pièce même qu'ils ont été tués;

∎ it was a year ago to the very day c'était il y a un an jour pour jour;

∎ by its very nature par sa nature même

(c) (emphatic use)

∎ the very idea! quelle idée!;

∎ the very thought of it makes me shiver je frissonne rien que d'y penser;

∎ it happened before my very eyes cela s'est passé sous mes yeux;

∎ archaic the veriest trifle la moindre petite chose;

∎ archaic the veriest fool could do it le premier imbécile venu pourrait le faire

3 very much

1 adverb

(a) (greatly) beaucoup, bien;

∎ I like French cinema very much j'aime beaucoup le cinéma français;

∎ I very much hope to be able to come j'espère bien que je pourrai venir;

∎ very much better/bigger beaucoup mieux/plus grand;

∎ unless I'm very much mistaken à moins que je ne me trompe;

∎ were you impressed? - very much so ça vous a impressionné? - beaucoup

(b) (to a large extent)

∎ the situation remains very much the same la situation n'a guère évolué;

∎ it's very much a question of who to believe la question est surtout de savoir qui on doit croire

2 adjective

beaucoup de;

∎ there wasn't very much wine il n'y avait pas beaucoup de vin

3 pronoun

beaucoup;

∎ she doesn't say very much elle parle peu, elle ne dit pas grand-chose

►► very high frequency très haute fréquence f, (gamme f des) ondes fpl métriques;

very low frequency très basse fréquence f