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A n1 lit ( in geometry) angle m ; (of street, building) angle m, coin m ; (of table, box, page, fabric, field, room) coin m ; Aut ( bend) virage m ; the house on the corner la maison qui fait l'angle ; at the corner of the street au coin de la rue ; to turn ou go round the corner tourner au coin de la rue ; to put a child in the corner Sch mettre un enfant au coin ; she wiped her eyes with a corner of her apron elle s'est essuyé les yeux avec un coin or le bord de son tablier ; to fold sth from corner to corner plier qch en diagonale ; to turn down the corner of a page corner une page ; the car took the corner too fast la voiture a pris le virage trop vite ; he lives around the corner from me ( nearby) il habite tout près de chez moi ; the post office is just around the corner ( around the bend) la poste est juste au coin ; she disappeared round the corner elle a disparu au coin de la rue ; Christmas is just around the corner Noël approche ; you never know what's around the corner on ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver ;2 ( side) (of eye, mouth) coin m ; to watch/see sb out of the corner of one's eye regarder/voir qn du coin de l'œil ;3 ( remote place) coin m ; fig ( of mind) coin m, recoin m ; a quiet corner of Brittany/the office un coin tranquille de Bretagne/du bureau ; in a remote corner of India dans une région reculée de l'Inde ; I searched every corner of the house j'ai cherché partout dans la maison ; from all four corners of the world des quatre coins du monde ;4 Sport ( in boxing) coin m (de repos) ; (in football, hockey) corner m ; to take a corner tirer un corner ;C vtr2 ( monopolize) accaparer [supply, best seats] ; she's cornered the market in fashion jewellery elle a accaparé le marché du bijou fantaisie.to be in a tight corner être dans une impasse ; to hold ou fight one's corner se défendre ; to paint ou box oneself into a corner se mettre dans une impasse ; to cut corners ( financially) faire des économies ; ( in a procedure) simplifier les choses.
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