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101 hold prisoner
(to (capture and) confine (a person) against his will: Many soldiers were killed and the rest taken prisoner; She was kept prisoner in a locked room.) faire prisonnier -
102 ill
[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) malade2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) mauvais3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) mauvais2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) difficilement3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) mal2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) mal•- ill-- illness - ill-at-ease - ill-fated - ill-feeling - ill-mannered / ill-bred - ill-tempered / ill-natured - ill-treat - ill-treatment - ill-use - ill-will - be taken ill -
103 incarnation
noun ((the) human form taken by a divine being etc: Most Christians believe that Christ was the incarnation of God.) incarnation -
104 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) conduire, mener2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) mener3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) entraîner4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) mener5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) mener2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) tête2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) avance3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) exemple4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) avance5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) laisse6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) piste7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) rôle principal•- leader- leadership - lead on - lead up the garden path - lead up to - lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) plomb2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mine•- leaden -
105 lose
[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) perdre2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) perdre3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) perdre4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) perdre5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) perdre•- loser- loss - lost - at a loss - a bad - good loser - lose oneself in - lose one's memory - lose out - lost in - lost on -
106 lost in
(having one's attention wholly taken up by: She was lost in thought.) absorbé dans -
107 minute
I ['minit] noun1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) minute2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) minute3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) minute4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) instant5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) procès-verbal, compte rendu•- the minute that - the minute - to the minute - up to the minute II adjective1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) minuscule2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) minutieux•- minutely- minuteness -
108 pose
I 1. [pəuz] noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) pose2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) affectation2. verb1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) poser2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) se faire passer pourII [pəuz] verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.) poser -
109 senses
noun plural ((usually with my, his, her etc) a person's normal, sane state of mind: He must have taken leave of his senses; When he came to his senses, he was lying in a hospital bed.) raison; conscience -
110 shipping
noun (ships taken as a whole: The harbour was full of shipping.) navires -
111 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) (s')asseoir; être assis2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) être posé3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) siéger (dans); faire partie (de)4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) être perché5) (to undergo (an examination).) se présenter à6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) poser7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) siéger•- sitter- sitting - sit-in - sitting-room - sitting target - sitting duck - sit back - sit down - sit out - sit tight - sit up -
112 tax
[tæks] 1. noun1) (money, eg a percentage of a person's income or of the price of goods etc taken by the government to help pay for the running of the state: income tax; a tax on tobacco.) taxe, impôt2) (a strain or burden: The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.) fardeau2. verb1) (to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc): He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.) taxer, imposer2) (to put a strain on: Don't tax your strength!) pousser à bout•- taxable- taxation - taxing - tax-free - taxpayer - tax someone with - tax with -
113 zero
['ziərəu]plural - zeros; noun1) (nought; the number or figure 0: Three plus zero equals three; The figure 100 has two zeros in it.) zéro2) (the point on a scale (eg on a thermometer) which is taken as the standard on which measurements may be based: The temperature was 5 degrees above/below zero.) zéro3) (the exact time fixed for something to happen, eg an explosion, the launching of a spacecraft etc: It is now 3 minutes to zero.) l'heure H -
114 conclusion
2 (opinion, resolution) conclusion f ; to come to ou to reach a conclusion arriver à une conclusion ; to draw a conclusion from sth tirer une conclusion de qch ; I don't think we can draw any conclusions from this je ne pense pas que l'on puisse en conclure quoi que ce soit ; this leads us to the conclusion that ceci nous amène à conclure que ; he jumped ou leapt to the conclusion that she was dead il en a conclu un peu trop hâtivement qu'elle était morte ; don't jump ou leap to conclusions! ne tire pas de conclusions hâtives! ;3 (of agreement, deal, treaty) conclusion f ; -
115 dive
A n3 ( descent) (of plane, bird) piqué m ; to pull out of a dive sortir d'un piqué ; to take a dive fig [prices] chuter ; the party's fortunes have taken a dive le destin du parti a basculé ;4 ( lunge) to make a dive for sth foncer vers qch ;5 ○ ( deliberate fall) ( in fixed fight) to take a dive aller au tapis ; ( in football) that was a dive! c'est du chiqué ○ ! ;2 [plane, bird] plonger, descendre en piqué (from de) ;4 (lunge, throw oneself) to dive into the bushes/under the bed plonger dans les buissons/sous le lit ; to dive into a bar/shop s'engouffrer dans un bar/un magasin ; he dived into his pocket and produced some money il a plongé la main dans sa poche et a sorti de l'argent.■ dive for:▶ dive for [sth]1 [diver] pêcher [pearls, coral] ;2 [player] plonger sur [ball] ;■ dive in1 lit plonger ;2 fig ( act impulsively) se lancer ○. -
116 internally
1 ( on the inside) à l'intérieur ; ‘ not to be taken internally’ Med ‘médicament à usage externe’ ; he was bleeding internally il faisait une hémorragie interne ;2 ( within organization) [recruit] au sein de l'entreprise ;3 [visualize] mentalement. -
117 matter
A n1 gen chose f ; ( of specified nature) affaire f ; ( requiring solution) problème m ; ( on agenda) point m ; business matters affaires fpl ; money matters questions fpl d'argent ; the matter in hand/under discussion l'affaire en question/dont il est question ; it will be no easy matter cela ne sera pas (une affaire) facile ; the matter is closed l'affaire est close ; I have important matters to discuss j'ai des choses importantes à discuter ; matters have taken an unexpected turn les choses ont pris un tour inattendu ; report the matter to the police signalez la chose à la police ; the main matter on the agenda le point principal à l'ordre du jour ; matters arising Admin points non inscrits à l'ordre du jour ; private matter affaire privée ; this is a matter for the police c'est un problème qui relève de la police ; there's the small matter of the £1,000 you owe me il y a le petit problème des 1 000 livres sterling que tu me dois ; Catherine is dealing with the matter Catherine s'occupe du problème ; that's another matter c'est un autre problème, c'est une autre histoire ; it's no small matter ce n'est pas une broutille ; to let the matter drop en rester là ; to take the matter further/no further aller/ne pas aller plus loin ; the fact ou truth of the matter is that la vérité est que ; I know nothing of the matter je ne suis au courant de rien ;2 ( question) question f ; a matter of une question de [experience, importance, opinion, principle, taste] ; it's a matter of urgency c'est urgent ; a matter of life and death, a life or death matter une question de vie ou de mort ; it will just be a matter of months ce ne sera qu'une question de mois ; a matter of a few euros/days l'affaire de quelques euros/jours ; ‘will he recover?’-‘it's a matter of time’ ‘s'en remettra-t-il?’-‘c'est une question de temps’ ; it's only a matter of time before they separate ils vont se séparer, ce n'est plus qu'une question de temps ;3 the matter (something wrong, trouble) un problème ; is anything the matter? y a-t-il un problème? ; there was something the matter il y avait un problème ; there's nothing the matter il n'y a pas de problème ; what's the matter? qu'est-ce qu'il y a? ; there's nothing the matter with me je n'ai rien ; what's the matter with Louise? qu'est-ce qu'elle a Louise? ; there's something the matter with her car sa voiture a un problème ; there's something the matter with her eye elle a quelque chose à l'œil ; what's the matter with doing a bit of work? iron ça t'ennuierait de travailler un peu? ;4 Sci ( substance) matière f ; inert matter matière inerte ; inorganic/organic matter matière inorganique/organique ; vegetable matter matière végétale ; a particle of matter une particule ; colouring matter colorant m ;5 ( on paper) advertising matter publicité f ; printed matter imprimés mpl ; reading matter lecture f ;6 (content of article, book, speech etc) contenu m ; subject matter contenu m ; matter and style le fond et la forme ;B vi être important ; children/details matter les enfants/les détails sont importants ; politeness matters la politesse est importante ; to matter to sb [behaviour, action] avoir de l'importance pour qn ; [person] compter pour qn ; it matters to me where you go and what you do tes faits et tes gestes ont de l'importance pour moi ; it matters to me! c'est important pour moi! ; it matters how you speak/where you sit ta façon de parler/l'endroit où tu t'assieds a de l'importance ; it really doesn't matter cela n'a absolument aucune importance ; it doesn't matter how/when peu importe comment/quand (+ indic) ; it doesn't matter whether peu importe que (+ subj) ; ‘I'm late’-‘oh, it doesn't matter’ ‘je suis en retard’-‘oh, ça ne fait rien’ ; ‘what about Richard?’-‘oh, it doesn't matter about him!’ ‘et Richard?’-‘oh, il ne faut pas s'inquiéter pour lui!’ ; it matters that she feels/is etc c'est grave qu'elle se sente/soit etc ; does it matter that I can' t be there? est-ce que c'est grave si je ne peux pas venir? ; does it really matter? ( reprovingly) qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?as a matter of course systématiquement ; as a matter of fact en fait ; for that matter d'ailleurs ; don't speak to me like that! or to anyone else, for that matter! ne me parle pas sur ce ton! ni à qui que ce soit d'autre d'ailleurs! ; no matter! peu importe! ; no matter how late it is/what he did peu importe l'heure/ce qu'il a fait ; that's the end of the matter, there's an end to the matter c'est mon/son etc dernier mot ; to make matters worse pour ne rien arranger ; to take matters into one's own hands prendre les choses en main. -
118 suggest
1 ( put forward for consideration) suggérer [solution, possibility] ; to suggest that suggérer que ; I suggest to you that je vous suggère que ; can you suggest how/why/where…? comment/pourquoi/où, selon vous…? ; why, do you suggest, did he do it? pourquoi, selon vous, l'a-t-il fait? he did it, I suggest, because… je pense qu'il l'a fait parce que… ; it would be wrong to suggest that il serait faux de prétendre que ; to suggest otherwise is ludicrous prétendre qu'il en est autrement serait ridicule ; what are you suggesting? qu'est-ce que vous insinuez? ; I venture to suggest that je me risquerais à dire que ;2 (recommend, advise) suggérer ; can you suggest a place to meet/eat? peux-tu suggérer un endroit où nous retrouver/où manger? ; where do you suggest we go? où nous suggères-tu d'aller? ; to suggest sb/sth for sth suggérer qn/qch pour qch ; they suggested that I (should) leave ils m'ont suggéré de partir ; I suggest that you leave at once je suggère que vous partiez tout de suite ; the committee suggests that steps be taken le comité suggère que des mesures soient prises ; I suggest waiting je suggère d'attendre ; an idea suggested itself (to me) une idée m'est venue à l'esprit ;3 ( indicate) [evidence, test, result, poll, calculation] sembler indiquer (that que) ; there is nothing to suggest that rien ne semble indiquer que ; it was more difficult than the result might ou would suggest ce fut plus difficile que le résultat ne semble l'indiquer ;4 ( evoke) [painting, image, sound] évoquer ; what does it suggest to you? qu'est-ce que cela évoque pour vous? -
119 whole
A n1 ( total unit) tout m ; to consider the whole considérer le tout or l'ensemble m ; as a whole ( not in separate parts) en entier, en bloc ; ( overall) dans l'ensemble ; to sell sth as a whole vendre qch en bloc ; taken as a whole pris dans l'ensemble ; for the country as a whole pour le pays dans son ensemble ; this will benefit society as a whole ceci profitera à l'ensemble de la société ;2 ( all) the whole of tout/-e ; the whole of London is talking about it tout Londres en parle ; the whole of the weekend/morning tout le week-end/toute la matinée ; the whole of the time tout le temps ; the whole of August tout le mois d'août ; nearly the whole of Berlin was destroyed Berlin a été presque entièrement détruit.B adj1 ( entire) tout, entier/-ière ; ( more emphatic) tout entier/-ière ; her whole attention toute son attention ; his whole body tout son corps ; to be aware of the whole person être conscient de la personne sous tous ses aspects ; his whole life toute sa vie, sa vie entière ; I've never been so insulted in my whole life! de toute ma vie je n'ai jamais été insulté comme ça! ; to search the whole country chercher dans tout le pays or dans le pays tout entier ; the whole world le monde entier ; the most beautiful city in the whole world la plus belle ville du monde or qui existe au monde ; for three whole weeks pendant trois semaines entières ; a whole hour une heure entière ; a whole day toute une journée ; whole cities were devastated des villes entières ont été dévastées ; she drank a whole bottle of gin elle a bu toute une bouteille de gin ; the whole story toute l'histoire ; the whole truth toute la vérité ; this doesn't give the whole picture ceci ne dit pas tout ; let's forget the whole thing! oublions tout ça! ; she made the whole thing up elle a tout inventé ;2 ( emphatic use) he looks a whole lot better il a vraiment bien meilleure mine ; she's a whole lot nicer elle est vraiment beaucoup plus sympathique ; there were a whole lot of them [objects] il y en avait tout un tas ; [people] il y en avait toute une bande ; a whole lot of money un tas ○ d'argent ; that goes for the whole lot of you! ça s'applique à vous tous! ; a whole new way of life un mode de vie complètement différent ; a whole new era une époque complètement nouvelle ; that's the whole point of the exercise c'est tout l'intér êt de l'exercice ; the whole idea is to do toute l'idée est de faire ; I find the whole idea absurd je trouve cette idée complètement absurde ;3 ( intact) intact, complet/-ète ; there wasn't a plate left whole il n'y avait plus une assiette intacte ; to make sb whole guérir qn.D on the whole adv phr dans l'ensemble ; on the whole I agree dans l'ensemble je suis d'accord ; the film is on the whole good le film est bon dans l'ensemble. -
120 allege
allege [ə'ledʒ]alléguer, prétendre;∎ he alleges that he was beaten up il prétend avoir été roué de coups;∎ are you alleging police brutality? est-ce que vous prétendez avoir été victime de violences policières?;∎ it is alleged that… on prétend que… + indicative;∎ the incident is alleged to have taken place the night before l'incident aurait eu lieu ou on prétend que l'incident a eu lieu la veille au soir
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was taken out of context — was taken out of the actual situation in which it was said, was presented in the wrong light, was slanted, was distorted … English contemporary dictionary
was taken captive — was taken into captivity, was imprisoned … English contemporary dictionary
was taken out of the mothballs — was removed from storage, was remembered, was rejuvenated, was reborn … English contemporary dictionary
was taken by surprise — was surprised, was shocked … English contemporary dictionary
was taken in — was cheated, believed what he was told … English contemporary dictionary
was taken into account — was considered, was brought up in calculations … English contemporary dictionary
was taken into custody — was imprisoned, was placed in jail temporarily … English contemporary dictionary
was taken prisoner — was captured by the enemy, was imprisoned … English contemporary dictionary
was taken ill — became sick, fell ill … English contemporary dictionary
taken aback — also[taken back] {adj.} Unpleasantly surprised; suddenly puzzled or shocked. * /When he came to pay for his dinner he was taken aback to find that he had left his wallet at home./ … Dictionary of American idioms
taken aback — also[taken back] {adj.} Unpleasantly surprised; suddenly puzzled or shocked. * /When he came to pay for his dinner he was taken aback to find that he had left his wallet at home./ … Dictionary of American idioms