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101 sprawl
[spro:l] 1. verb1) (to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.) s'étaler2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) s'étaler2. noun1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) attitude affalée2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) étendue tentaculaire• -
102 squalid
['skwolid](very dirty or filthy: The houses are squalid and overcrowded.) sordide- squalor -
103 street
[stri:t]1) (a road with houses, shops etc on one or both sides, in a town or village: the main shopping street; I met her in the street.) rue2) ((abbreviated to St when written) used in the names of certain roads: Her address is 4 Shakespeare St.) rue•- street directory - be streets ahead of / better than - be up someone's street - not to be in the same street as -
104 suburb
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105 terrace
['terəs] 1. noun1) ((one of a number of) raised level banks of earth etc, like large steps, on the side of a hill etc: Vines are grown on terraces on the hillside.) terrasse2) (a row of houses connected to each other.) rangée de maisons2. verb(to make into a terrace or terraces: The hillside has been terraced to make new vineyards.) arranger en terrasses -
106 thatch
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107 the past
(the time which was before the present: In the past, houses were built of wood or stone.) passé -
108 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) mince2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) mince, maigre3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) clair, liquide4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) clairsemé5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) peu convaincant2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) (s')éclaircir; (se) disperser- thinly- thinness - thin air - thin-skinned - thin out -
109 uniformity
noun (the condition of being uniform: The houses in the street had no uniformity of appearance.) uniformité -
110 wallpaper
noun (paper used to decorate interior walls of houses etc: My wife wants to put wallpaper on the walls but I would rather paint them.) papier peint -
111 wash
[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) (se) laver2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) supporter le lavage3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) clapoter (contre)4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) emporter2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) (faire sa) toilette2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) lavage3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) clapotis4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) liquide (de nettoyage)5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) lavis6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) remous•- washable- washer - washing - washed-out - washerwoman - washerman - washcloth - wash-basin - washing-machine - washing-powder - washing-up - washout - washroom - wash up -
112 against
❢ Against is translated by contre when it means physically touching or in opposition to: against the wall = contre le mur ; he's against independence = il est contre l'indépendance ; the fight against inflation = la lutte contre l'inflation.If you have any doubts about how to translate a fixed phrase or expression beginning with against ( against the tide, against the clock, against the grain, against all odds etc) you should consult the appropriate noun entry (tide, clock, grain, odds etc). against often appears in English with certain verbs ( turn against, compete against, discriminate against, stand out against etc). For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (turn, compete, discriminate, stand etc). against often appears in English after certain nouns and adjectives ( protection against, a match against, a law against, effective against etc). For translations consult the appropriate noun or adjective entry (protection, match, law, effective etc). For particular usages see below.1 ( physically) contre ; against the wall contre le mur ;2 ( objecting to) I'm against it je suis contre ; I have nothing against it je n'ai rien contre ; 100 votes for and 20 votes against 100 votes pour et 20 votes contre ; to be against the idea s'opposer à l'idée, être contre l'idée ; to be against doing ne pas être d'accord pour faire, être contre l'idée de faire ;3 ( counter to) to go ou be against aller à l'encontre de [tradition, policy] ; the conditions are against us les conditions ne nous sont pas favorables ; the decision went against us la décision ne nous a pas été favorable ; to pedal against the wind pédaler contre le vent ; ⇒ up ;4 ( in opposition to) contre ; the war against sb la guerre contre qn ; the fight against inflation la lutte contre l'inflation ; Smith against Jones Smith contre Jones ;5 ( compared to) the pound fell against the dollar la livre a baissé par rapport au dollar ; the graph shows age against earnings le graphique représente la courbe des salaires en fonction de l'âge ; ⇒ as ;6 ( in contrast to) sur ; the blue looks pretty against the yellow le bleu est joli sur le jaune ; against a background of sur un fond de ; against the light à contre-jour ; to stand out against [houses, trees etc] se détacher sur [sky, sunset] ;7 ( in exchange for) contre, en échange de ; against a voucher from the airline contre un or en échange d'un bon distribué par la compagnie aérienne. -
113 along
along, US [transcription][\@"lO ;N"]❢ When along is used as a preposition meaning all along it can usually be translated by le long de: there were trees along the road = il y avait des arbres le long de la route. For particular usages see the entry below. along is often used after verbs of movement. If the addition of along does not change the meaning of the verb, along will not be translated: as he walked along = tout en marchant. However, the addition of along often produces a completely new meaning. This is the case in expressions like the project is coming along, how are they getting along?. For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (come, get etc).A adv to push/pull sth along pousser/tirer qch ; to be walking/running along marcher/courir ; she'll be along shortly elle sera ici d'un moment à l'autre ; you go in, I'll be along in a second entrez, j'arrive tout de suite ; they're no further along in their research ils n'ont pas avancé dans leurs recherches ; there'll be another bus along in half an hour le prochain bus passe dans une demi-heure.B prep1 ( also alongside) ( all along) le long de ; the houses along the riverbank les maisons situées le long de la rivière ; along (the side of) the path/the motorway le long du sentier/de l'autoroute ; to run along the beach [path, railway, fence] longer la plage ; [cable] être enterré le long de la plage ; there were chairs along the wall il y avait des chaises contre le mur ; all along the canal tout le long du canal ; ⇒ all ;2 ( the length of) to walk along the beach/along the road marcher sur la plage/dans la rue ; to look along the shelves chercher dans les rayons ;3 ( at a point along) to stop somewhere along the motorway s'arrêter quelque part sur l'autoroute ; halfway along the corridor on the right au milieu du couloir à droite ; halfway along the path à mi-chemin ; somewhere along the way lit quelque part en chemin ; fig quelque part.1 ( accompanied by) accompagné de ; to arrive along with six friends arriver accompagné de six amis ;2 ( at same time as) en même temps que ; to be convicted along with two others être déclaré coupable en même temps que deux autres. -
114 back-to-back
B adv2 ( consecutively) to win three tournaments back-to-back gagner trois tournois de suite ; to watch two episodes back-to-back regarder deux épisodes de suite. -
115 built
B adj1 ( made) he's powerfully built il a une puissante carrure ; he's slightly built il est frêle ; he's built for hard work il est bâti pour les gros travaux ;2 ( designed) to be built for [car, equipment] être conçu pour [efficiency, speed] ; these houses were built to last ces maisons sont construites pour durer ;3 Archit the built environment la zone bâtie.C - built (dans composés) a Russian-built car/factory une voiture/usine de construction russe ; a stone-built house une maison en pierre. -
116 closely
1 ( in close proximity) [follow, look] lit, fig de près ; crowded closely around the painting assemblés tout autour de la peinture ; to work closely together travailler en étroite collaboration ; closely written écrit très serré ; the script was so closely typed that les caractères étaient si serrés que ; to be closely packed [people, boxed items] être entassés ; the houses were closely spaced il y avait très peu d'espace entre les maisons ;2 ( not distantly) [resemble] beaucoup ; [identify] tellement ; [conform] tout à fait ; [integrated, coordinated] bien ; the more closely you look, the more closely it seems to resemble him plus on regarde, plus on trouve que la ressemblance est frappante ; which photo fits the rapist most closely? quelle photo ressemble le plus au violeur? ; her description closely fits that of the thief sa description correspond parfaitement à celle du voleur ; to be closely akin to sth ressembler beaucoup à qch ; to be closely related gen être étroitement lié (to à) ; ( of people) être proches parents ;3 (rigorously, in detail) [study, monitor, observe] de près ; [listen] attentivement ; [question] avec attention ;4 ( evenly) closely contested ou fought serré ; to be so closely matched that [competitors] se suivre de si près que ;5 ( near to body) [shaven] de près ; to fit closely [garment] être très ajusté ; he held her closely to him il l'a serrée fort ; closely guarded secret fig secret bien gardé. -
117 cluster
A n1 ( group) (of flowers, grapes, berries) grappe f ; (of people, islands, insects, trees) groupe m ; ( of flowers) touffe f ; ( of houses) ensemble m ; ( of ideas) ensemble m ; ( of diamonds) entourage m ;2 Astron amas m ;3 Stat grappe f ;B vi [people] se rassembler (around autour de) ; they (were) clustered in front of the shop window ils s'agglutinaient devant la vitrine ; the trees were clustered around the church les arbres étaient groupés tout autour de l'église. -
118 deliver
A vtr1 ( take to address) livrer [goods, milk, groceries] (to à) ; ( to several houses) distribuer [newspaper, mail] ; ( to an individual) apporter [newspaper, mail] (to à) ; remettre [note, written message] ; transmettre [oral message] ; ‘delivered to your door’ ‘livraison à domicile’ ;2 Med [doctor, midwife] mettre au monde [baby] ; [vet] délivrer [baby animal] ; to be delivered [baby] être né ; she was delivered of a son† elle a accouché d'un garçon ;3 ( utter) faire, prononcer [speech, lecture, sermon] ; faire [reprimand, rebuke] ; donner [ultimatum, decision] ; rendre [verdict, ruling] ; réciter [line, speech in play] ; lancer [verbal attack, joke] ;4 ( hand over) céder [property, money, goods] (over to, up to à) ; livrer [town, ship] (over to, up to à) ; to deliver sth/sb into sb's care confier qch/qn à qn ;5 (give, strike) asséner [blow, punch] ; donner [knife thrust] ; tirer [bullets, round] ; fournir [voltage] (to à) ; to deliver the final blow to sth fig porter le coup fatal à qch ;B vi1 [tradesman, company] livrer ; the postman doesn't deliver on Sundays le facteur ne distribue pas le courrier le dimanche ;2 ○ tenir ses engagements (on quant à) ; ultimately, the film doesn't deliver au bout du compte, le film déçoit.stand and deliver! la bourse ou la vie! ; to deliver the goods ○ tenir ses engagements. -
119 delivery
A n1 (of goods, milk) livraison f ; (of mail, newspaper) ( to several houses) distribution f ; ( to individual) livraison f ; to take delivery of sth prendre livraison de qch ; on delivery à la livraison ;4 ( of baby) accouchement m ;5 Sport lancer m ;6 ( handing over of property) remise f. -
120 development
1 ( creation) ( of commercial product) mise f au point ; (of new housing, industry etc) création f ; new development nouveauté f ;2 (evolution, growth) (human, economic, industrial etc) développement m ;5 ( land etc developed) housing development ensemble m d'habitation ; ( individual houses) lotissement m ; office development immeuble m de bureaux ; commercial development (ensemble de) commerces et bureaux à bâtir ;6 ( innovation) progrès m ; major developments in surgery des découvertes fpl majeures dans le domaine de la chirurgie ;7 ( event) changement m ; recent developments in Europe/in the pay dispute les derniers événements en Europe/dans le conflit salarial ; the latest developments les dernières nouvelles fpl ; to await developments attendre la suite des événements ;8 (of idea, theme etc) développement m.
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