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[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) plat2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) ennuyeux3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) net4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) à plat5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) éventé6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) en dessous du ton2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) à plat3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) appartement2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bémol3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) plat4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) marécages, bas-fonds•- flatly- flatten - flat rate - flat out -
82 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) poser2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) coucher3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) mettre, préparer4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) coucher5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) dissiper6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) pondre7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) parier•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) couper en dégradé- layabout- lay-by - layout - laid up - lay aside - lay bare - lay by - lay down - lay one's hands on - lay hands on - lay in - lay low - lay off - lay on - lay out - lay up - lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laïque2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) profane•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) -
83 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) appuyer sur, presser2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) écraser, presser3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) pousser à4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) presser qqn de5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) repasser2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) pression; repassage2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) presse3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) (de) presse4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) presse5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) pressoir•- pressing- press conference - press-cutting - be hard pressed - be pressed for - press for - press forward/on -
84 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) plano, raso2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) monótono, chato3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) categórico4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) vazio5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) choco6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) abemolado2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) horizontalmente3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) apartamento2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemol3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) superfície plana, palma4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) baixio•- flatly- flatten - flat rate - flat out -
85 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) pousar2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) deitar3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) dispor4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) assentar5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) acalmar6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) botar7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) apostar•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) arrumar em camadas- layabout- lay-by - layout - laid up - lay aside - lay bare - lay by - lay down - lay one's hands on - lay hands on - lay in - lay low - lay off - lay on - lay out - lay up - lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laico2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) leigo•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) -
86 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) apertar(-se)2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) espremer3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) pressionar4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) insistir em5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) passar a ferro2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) pressão, aperto2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) impressora, prelo3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) imprensa4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) imprensa5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) prensa, espremedor•- pressing- press conference - press-cutting - be hard pressed - be pressed for - press for - press forward/on
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