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121 ever
['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) jamais2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) toujours; depuis3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) comme tout; bien•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) arbre à feuilles persistantes- everlastingly - evermore - for ever / forever -
122 experience
[ik'spiəriəns] 1. noun1) ((knowledge, skill or wisdom gained through) practice in some activity, or the doing of something: Learn by experience - don't make the same mistake again; Has she had experience in teaching?) expérience2) (an event that affects or involves a person etc: The earthquake was a terrible experience.) épreuve2. verb(to have experience of; to feel: I have never before experienced such rudeness!) éprouver -
123 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) juger2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) être juge (à)3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) juger, apprécier4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) juger2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) juge2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) juge3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) connaisseur/-euse•- judgement- judgment - judging from / to judge from - pass judgement on - pass judgement -
124 lapse
[læps] 1. verb1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) expirer2) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) (re)tomber dans2. noun1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) faute, défaillance2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) intervalle -
125 once
1. adverb1) (a single time: He did it once; If I could see her once again I would be happy.) une fois2) (at a time in the past: I once wanted to be a dancer.) autrefois2. conjunction(when; as soon as: Once (it had been) unlocked, the door opened easily.) une fois que- at once- just for once - for once - once and for all - once in a while -
126 open
['əupən] 1. adjective1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) ouvert2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) ouvert3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) ouvert4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) manifeste5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) franc6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) en suspens7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) ras, vague2. verb1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) (s')ouvrir2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) ouvrir•- opener- opening - openly - open-air - open-minded - open-plan - be an open secret - bring something out into the open - bring out into the open - in the open - in the open air - keep/have an open mind - open on to - the open sea - open to - open up - with open arms -
127 result
1. noun1) (anything which is due to something already done: His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result.) résultat2) (the answer to a sum etc: Add all these figures and tell me the result.) résultat3) (the final score: What was the result of Saturday's match?) résultat4) ((often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc: He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week.) résultats2. verb1) ((often with from) to be caused (by something): We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments).) résulter de2) ((with in) to cause or have as a result: The match resulted in a draw.) se terminer (par) -
128 return
[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) revenir, retourner2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) remettre, rendre3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) revenir4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) rendre5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) élire6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) rendre7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) renvoyer2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) (de) retour2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) billet d'aller et retour•- return match - return ticket - by return of post - by return - in return for - in return - many happy returns of the day - many happy returns
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