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21 slip
slip [slɪp]1. nouna. ( = mistake) erreur fb. ( = underskirt) combinaison fc. (in filing system) fiche fa. ( = slide) glisserb. ( = move quickly) se glissera. ( = slide) glisserb. ( = escape from) échapper à4. compounds[guest] partir discrètement[person] entrer discrètement[+ object] (faire) glisser ; [+ remark, comment] glisser[person] sortir• the words slipped out before he realized it les mots lui ont échappé avant même qu'il ne s'en rende compte[person, error] s'introduire( = make mistake) se ficher dedans (inf)* * *[slɪp] 1.1) ( error) gen erreur f; ( by schoolchild) faute f d'étourderie; ( faux pas) gaffe (colloq) fto make a slip — faire une erreur or une faute d'étourderie
2) ( piece of paper) bout m de papier; ( receipt) reçu m4) (colloq & dated) ( slender person)2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( slide)to slip [something] into something — glisser [quelque chose] dans quelque chose [note, coin, joke]
to slip [something] out of something — sortir [quelque chose] de quelque chose [object, foot, hand]
she slipped the shirt over her head — ( put on) elle a enfilé la chemise; ( take off) elle a retiré la chemise
2) (colloq) ( give surreptitiously)to slip somebody something —
3) ( escape from) [dog] se dégager de [leash]; [boat] filer [moorings]it slipped my notice ou attention that — je ne me suis pas aperçu que
to let slip an opportunity ou a chance (to do) — laisser échapper une occasion (de faire)
4) ( in knitting)5) Medicine6) Automobile3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( slide)slip into — passer [dress]; s'adapter à [rôle]; tomber dans [coma]; sombrer doucement dans [madness]
to slip out of — enlever [dress, coat]
2) ( slide quietly)to slip into/out of — se glisser dans/hors de [room, building]
3) ( slide accidentally) [person, vehicle] glisser (on sur; off de); [knife, pen] glisser, déraper; [load] tomberto slip through somebody's fingers — fig filer entre les doigts de quelqu'un
4) (colloq) ( lose one's grip)I must be slipping! — je baisse! (colloq)
•Phrasal Verbs:- slip by- slip in- slip off- slip on- slip out- slip up••to give somebody the slip — semer (colloq) quelqu'un
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22 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quart2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) vingt-cinq cents3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) quartier4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) de toutes parts5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grâce6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quartier7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quartier8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quart9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) couper en quatre2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) diviser en quatre3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) cantonner•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestriellement4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publication trimestrielle- quarters- quarter-deck - quarter-final - quarter-finalist - quartermaster - at close quarters -
23 wire
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) fil (métallique/électrique); grillage2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) fil3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) télégraphe4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) télégramme2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) pourvoir d'une installation électrique2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) télégraphier (à)3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) télégraphier•- wireless- wiring - high wire - wire-netting
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