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121 mere
[miə](no more than or no better than: a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.) simple- merely -
122 now
1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) à présent2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) maintenant3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) maintenant; à partir de maintenant4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) alors5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) dans ces circonstances6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) bon! allons!2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) maintenant que- nowadays- for now - just now - every now and then/again - now and then/again - now - now! - now then -
123 overrate
[əuvə'reit](to think that something is better, stronger, more valuable etc than it really is: Her beauty is overrated.) surestimer -
124 put on airs / give oneself airs
(to behave as if one is better or more important than others: She gives herself such airs that everyone dislikes her.) se donner de grands airs -
125 sum
1) (the amount or total made by two or more things or numbers added together: The sum of 12, 24, 7 and 11 is 54.) somme2) (a quantity of money: It will cost an enormous sum to repair the swimming pool.) somme (d'argent)3) (a problem in arithmetic: My children are better at sums than I am.) problème d'arithmétique•- sum up -
126 surpass
(to be, or do, better, or more than.) surpasser -
127 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) quel; lequel, laquelle2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) qui; que; lequel3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) (ce) que/qui; auquel (cas)- which is which? - which is which -
128 bit
B n1 ( small piece) (of food, substance, wood) morceau m (of de) ; (of paper, string, garden, land) bout m (of de) ; a bit of cheese/coal un morceau de fromage/charbon ; a bit of news une nouvelle ; every bit of dirt la moindre petite saleté ; a food processor and all its bits ○ un robot et tous ses accessoires mpl ; every bit of her wanted to say yes elle voulait dire oui de tout son cœur ; to take sth to bits démonter qch ; to come/fall to bits s'en aller/tomber en morceaux ;2 ○ ( small amount) a bit un peu ; a little bit un petit peu ; three and a bit trois et des poussières ○ ; and a bit over et des poussières ○ ; would you like a bit more? tu en veux encore? ; a bit of un peu de [time, peace, sun, butter, money etc] ; a bit of everything un peu de tout ; a bit of difficulty/information quelques difficultés/informations ; a bit of advice un petit conseil ; with a bit of luck avec un peu de chance ; to have a bit of bad luck ne pas avoir de chance ; to do a bit of shopping faire quelques courses fpl ; it won't do a bit of good ça ne servira à rien ; it isn't a bit of use asking cela ne sert à rien de demander ; that corkscrew isn't a bit of use ce tire-bouchon est bon à jeter ; wait a bit! attends un peu! ; after a bit un peu après ; quite a bit of, a good bit of pas mal de [time, money, resentment etc] ; quite a bit ou a good bit further/bigger bien plus loin/grand ;3 ○ ( section) passage m ; listen, this bit is brilliant! écoute, ce passage est génial ○ ! ; the next bit is even better ce qui suit est encore mieux ; the bit where Hamlet dies le moment où Hamlet meurt ;5 †( coin) pièce f ;C ○ a bit adv phr ( rather) un peu ; a bit deaf/cold/surprising un peu sourd/froid/surprenant ; a bit early un peu trop tôt ; a bit like me un peu comme moi ; move back a bit recule un peu ; it's asking a bit much c'est un peu trop demander ; she isn't a bit like me elle ne me ressemble pas du tout ; it's a bit of a surprise/a mess c'est un peu surprenant/en désordre ; he's a bit of a brute/a Tory il a un côté brute/Conservateur ; for a bit of a change pour changer un peu ; a bit of a disappointment un peu décevant ; to have a bit of a headache avoir un peu mal à la tête ; a bit of a problem un petit problème ; it was a bit of a shock to me ça m'a un peu choqué ; it was a bit of a joke ce n'était pas très sérieux ; we had a bit of a giggle nous avons bien ri.a bit of this and a bit of that un peu de tout ; a bit of stuff ○ une gonzesse ○ ; bit by bit petit à petit ; bits and bobs ○ affaires fpl ; bits and pieces ( fragments) morceaux mpl ; ( belongings) affaires fpl ; every bit as good/clever tout aussi bon/intelligent ; he's every bit a lawyer c'est le type même de l'avocat ; not a bit! de rien! ; not a bit of it ○ ! pas du tout! ; that's a bit off ○ ! c'est pas très réglo ○ ! ; to do one's bit faire sa part (de boulot ○) ; to have/take the bit between one's teeth avoir/prendre le mors aux dents ; ⇒ bite.
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