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1 wear
wear [wεər]1. noun• there is still some wear left in it (garment, shoe, carpet, tyre) cela fera encore de l'usage• to show signs of wear [clothes, shoes] commencer à être défraîchi ; [carpet, tyres] commencer à être usé ; [machine] commencer à être fatiguéa. ( = have on) porter ; [+ beard, moustache] avoir• he was wearing nothing but a pair of socks il n'avait pour tout vêtement qu'une paire de chaussettes• what shall I wear? qu'est-ce que je vais mettre ?b. [+ smile] arborer ; [+ look] afficher• the committee won't wear another £100 on your expenses vous ne ferez jamais avaler au comité 100 livres de plus pour vos frais (inf)a. ( = deteriorate with use) [garment, fabric, stone, wood] s'user• that excuse has worn thin! cette excuse ne prend plus !• that joke is starting to wear a bit thin! cette plaisanterie commence à être éculée !b. ( = last) a theory/friendship that has worn well une théorie/amitié qui a résisté à l'épreuve du tempsc. to wear to its end or to a close [day, year, sb's life] tirer à sa fin[heels, pencil] s'user ; [resistance, courage] s'épuiser[+ materials, patience, strength] user ; [+ courage, resistance] miner• the unions managed to wear the employers down les syndicats ont réussi à faire céder les employeurs[colour, design, inscription] s'effacer ; [pain] disparaître ; [anger, excitement] passer ; [effects, anaesthetic, magic] se dissiper[day, year, winter] avancer ; [battle, war, discussions] se poursuivre[clothes, material, machinery] s'user ; [patience, enthusiasm] s'épuisera. [+ shoes, clothes] user ; [+ one's strength, reserves, materials, patience] épuiserb. ( = exhaust) [+ person, horse] épuiser* * *[weə(r)] 1.noun [U]1) ( clothing) vêtements mplsports wear — tenue f de sport
2) ( use)3) ( damage) usure f (on de)wear and tear — usure f
to look the worse for wear — ( damaged) être abîmé
2.to be somewhat the worse for wear — ( drunk) être ivre; ( tired) être épuisé
1) ( be dressed in) porter2) (put on, use) mettre3) ( display)his face ou he wore a puzzled frown — il fronçait les sourcils d'un air perplexe
4) ( damage by use) user5) (colloq) ( accept) tolérer [behaviour]; accepter [excuse]3.1) ( become damaged) s'user2) ( withstand use)he's worn very well — fig il est encore bien pour son âge
•Phrasal Verbs:- wear off- wear on- wear out -
2 bit
Ⅰ.bit1 [bɪt]bout, morceau ⇒ 1 (a) numéro ⇒ 1 (c) mors ⇒ 1 (f) mèche ⇒ 1 (g) bit ⇒ 1 (h) quelque temps ⇒ 2 (a) un peu ⇒ 2 (b) petit à petit ⇒ 31 noun(a) (piece → of paper, wood, string) bout m; (→ of land) morceau m; (→ of cake, meat, cheese) morceau m; (smaller) bout m; (→ of book) passage m; (→ of film) séquence f; (→ of jigsaw puzzle) pièce f;∎ you missed out the best bits (of story, joke) tu as oublié le meilleur;∎ I liked the bit where they were in the cave (in book) j'aime le passage où ils sont dans la caverne; (in film) j'aime la séquence où ils sont dans la caverne;∎ this is the difficult bit c'est là où ça se complique;∎ bits and pieces of sth des morceaux de qch;∎ made of bits and pieces fait de bric et de broc;∎ she picked up her bits and pieces elle a ramassé ses affaires;∎ in bits en morceaux;∎ to take sth to bits démonter qch;∎ the dog tore the paper to bits le chien a complètement déchiré le journal;∎ to fall to bits (book, clothes) tomber en lambeaux;∎ the wall was falling to bits le mur tombait en morceaux ou en ruine;∎ familiar I love him to bits! je l'adore!□∎ a bit of dirt une petite saleté;∎ a bit of advice un (petit) conseil;∎ a bit of money/time un peu d'argent/de temps;∎ a little bit of tact/patience un tout petit peu de tact/de patience;∎ quite a bit of rain/trouble pas mal de pluie/d'ennuis;∎ there's been a bit of trouble at home il y a eu quelques problèmes à la maison;∎ it's a bit of a problem cela pose un problème;∎ it was a bit of a nuisance c'était vraiment ennuyeux;∎ we got a bit of a shock ça nous a fait un choc;∎ it's not a bit of use cela ne sert absolument à rien;∎ he's a bit of a crook il est un peu escroc sur les bords;∎ I've been a bit of a fool j'ai été un peu bête;∎ it was a bit too much of a coincidence c'était un peu fort comme coïncidence;∎ to do one's bit y mettre du sien, faire un effort;∎ everyone did their bit tout le monde y a mis du sien ou a fait un effort;∎ we did our bit to help the children nous avons fait ce qu'il fallait pour aider les enfants;∎ they ate up every bit ils ont tout mangé jusqu'au dernier morceau;∎ I've had quite a bit to drink j'ai un peu trop bu;∎ to make quite a bit (earn money) gagner pas mal d'argent ou de fric;∎ to have a bit put away avoir un petit pécule;∎ that must be worth quite a bit! ça doit valoir pas mal d'argent;∎ she's every bit as competent as he is elle est tout aussi compétente que lui;∎ familiar to have a bit on the side (male lover) avoir un amant; (female lover) avoir une maîtresse;∎ British familiar to be a bit of all right (of woman) être une jolie fille; (of man) être un beau mec;∎ familiar that takes a bit of doing ça, c'est bien difficile∎ he's doing his perfect father bit il nous fait son numéro du père parfait∎ a threepenny bit une pièce de trois pence∎ two bits vingt-cinq cents(f) (for horse) mors m;∎ figurative to take the bit between one's teeth prendre le mors aux dents∎ bits per second bits mpl par seconde∎ he did a bit in Fort Worth il a fait de la taule à Fort Worth(a) (some time) quelque temps;∎ let's sit down for a bit asseyons-nous un instant ou un peu;∎ we waited a good/little bit nous avons attendu un bon/un petit moment;∎ hold on or wait a bit! attendez un peu ou un instant!;∎ he's away quite a bit il est souvent absent;∎ after a bit we left au bout de quelque temps nous sommes partis;∎ in a bit dans quelques minutes(b) (slightly) un peu;∎ I'm a bit late je suis un peu en retard;∎ she's a good/little bit older than he is elle est beaucoup/un peu plus âgée que lui;∎ it's a (little) bit more expensive c'est un (tout petit) peu plus cher∎ they haven't changed a bit ils n'ont pas du tout changé;∎ I don't care a bit cela m'est bien ou complètement égal;∎ are we bothering you? - not a bit! on vous dérange? - pas du tout!;∎ not a bit of it! pas le moins du monde!;∎ it's asking a bit much to expect her to apologize il ne faut pas s'attendre à des excuses, c'est trop lui demander;∎ that's a bit much or a bit steep! ça c'est un peu fort!petit à petit►► Computing bit command commande f binaire;Computing bit rate débit f binaireⅡ.bit2 pt of bite -
3 hoot
[hu:t] 1. verb1) (to sound the horn of a car etc: The driver hooted (his horn) at the old lady.) klaxonner2) ((of car etc horns, sirens etc) to make a loud noise, as a warning, signal etc: You can't leave the factory till the siren hoots.) mugir3) ((of owls) to call out: An owl hooted in the wood.) hululer4) ((of people) to make a loud noise of laughter or disapproval: They hooted with laughter.) huer; s'esclaffer2. noun1) (the sound of a car etc horn, a siren etc.) coup de klaxon, de sirène2) (the call of an owl.) hululement3) (a loud shout of laughter or disapproval.) huée; éclat de rire•- hooter- not care a hoot / two hoots
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