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101 insistence
noun ((the act of) insisting: She went to see the doctor at her husband's insistence.) demande pressante -
102 jealous
['‹eləs]1) ((with of) feeling or showing envy: She is jealous of her sister.) jaloux (de)2) (having feelings of dislike for any possible rivals (especially in love): a jealous husband.) jaloux•- jealousy -
103 joint
[‹oint] 1. noun1) (the place where two or more things join: The plumber tightened up all the joints in the pipes.) raccord2) (a part of the body where two bones meet but are able to move in the manner of eg a hinge: The shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles are joints.) articulation3) (a piece of meat for cooking containing a bone: A leg of mutton is a fairly large joint.) rôti2. adjective1) (united; done together: the joint efforts of the whole team.) conjugué2) (shared by, or belonging to, two or more: She and her husband have a joint bank account.) commun3. verb(to divide (an animal etc for cooking) at the, or into, joints: Joint the chicken before cooking it.) dépecer- jointed- jointly - out of joint See also:- join -
104 knock about/around
1) (to treat in a rough and unkind manner, especially to hit repeatedly: I've heard that her husband knocks her about.) maltraiter2) (to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose: He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.) vagabonder3) ((with with) to be friendly with: I don't like the boys he knocks about with.) (se) tenir avec -
105 look down on
(to regard as inferior: She looks down on her husband's relations.) mépriser -
106 marriage
['mæri‹]1) (the ceremony by which a man and woman become husband and wife: Their marriage took place last week; ( also adjective) the marriage ceremony.) mariage2) (the state of being married; married life: Their marriage lasted for thirty happy years.) mariage3) (a close joining together: the marriage of his skill and her judgement.) alliance•- marriage licence -
107 mate
[meit] 1. verb1) (to come, or bring (animals etc), together for breeding: The bears have mated and produced a cub.) (s')accoupler2) ((chess) to checkmate (someone).) mettre échec et mat2. noun1) (an animal etc with which another is paired for breeding: Some birds sing in order to attract a mate.) mâle/femelle2) (a husband or wife.) mari/femme3) (a companion or friend: We've been mates for years.) camarade4) (a fellow workman or assistant: a carpenter's mate.) aide5) (a merchant ship's officer under the master or captain: the first mate.) second/-onde6) (in chess, checkmate.) mat -
108 meeting
1) (an act of meeting: The meeting between my mother and my husband was not friendly.) rencontre2) (a gathering of people for discussion or another purpose: to attend a committee meeting.) réunion -
109 mother-in-law
plural - mothers-in-law; noun (the mother of one's husband or wife.) belle-mère -
110 nag
[næɡ]past tense, past participle - nagged; verb((often with at) to complain or criticize continually: She nags (at) her husband about their lack of money.) harceler- nagging -
111 over
['əuvə] 1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) au-dessus de, par-dessus, plus de2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) sur, par-dessus, de l'autre côté3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) sur4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) partout5) (about: a quarrel over money.) à propos de6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) à7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) au cours de8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) sur2. adverb1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)4) (downwards: He fell over.)5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)3. adjective(finished: The affair is over now.) au-dessus de4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) série de... balles5. as part of a word1) (too (much), as in overdo.)2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)3) (covering, as in overcoat.)4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)5) (completely, as in overcome.)•- over all - over and done with -
112 pauper
['po:pə](a very poor person: Her husband died a pauper.) indigent/-ente -
113 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) pointe2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) pointe3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) point4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) point5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) moment précis6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) point7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) point8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) point9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) point; propos10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sens, raison11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) qualités; défauts12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) prise électrique2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) braquer (un revolver sur)2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) montrer du doigt3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) jointoyer•- pointed- pointer - pointless - pointlessly - points - be on the point of - come to the point - make a point of - make one's point - point out - point one's toes -
114 presumption
1) (something presumed: She married again, on the presumption that her first husband was dead.) présomption2) (unsuitable boldness, eg in one's behaviour towards another person.) impertinence -
115 qualm
(a feeling of uncertainty about whether one is doing right: She had no qualms about reporting her husband's crime to the police.) scrupule -
116 reconciliation
[-sili-]noun There has been a reconciliation between her and her husband; an act of reconciliation.) réconciliation -
117 reform
[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) réformer; corriger2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) se corriger2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) réforme2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) réforme•- reformed - reformer -
118 relish
['reliʃ] 1. verb(to enjoy greatly: He relishes his food; I relished the thought of telling my husband about my promotion.) savourer2. noun1) (pleasure; enjoyment: He ate the food with great relish; I have no relish for such a boring task.) plaisir2) (a strong flavour, or a sauce etc for adding flavour.) assaisonnement -
119 romantic
[-tik]1) ((negative unromantic) (of a story) about people who are in love: a romantic novel.) romantique2) (causing or feeling love, especially the beautiful love described in a romance: Her husband is very romantic - he brings her flowers every day; romantic music.) romantique3) (too concerned with love and excitement: Her head is full of romantic notions.) romantique -
120 rough
1. adjective1) (not smooth: Her skin felt rough.) rugueux, rêche2) (uneven: a rough path.) accidenté3) (harsh; unpleasant: a rough voice; She's had a rough time since her husband died.) brusque; rude4) (noisy and violent: rough behaviour.) violent, brutal5) (stormy: The sea was rough; rough weather.) houleux, mauvais6) (not complete or exact; approximate: a rough drawing; a rough idea/estimate.) ébauché, approximatif2. noun1) (a violent bully: a gang of roughs.) voyou2) (uneven or uncultivated ground on a golf course: I lost my ball in the rough.) rough•- roughly- roughness - roughage - roughen - rough diamond - rough-and-ready - rough-and-tumble - rough it - rough out
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