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1 shock
shock [ʃɒk]1 noun(a) (surprise) choc m, surprise f;∎ she got a shock when she saw me again ça lui a fait un choc de me revoir;∎ what a shock you gave me! qu'est-ce que tu m'as fait peur!∎ that comes as no shock to me ça ne m'étonne pas;∎ it's all been a bit of a shock for us tous ces événements nous ont bouleversés;∎ the shock killed him, he died of the shock le choc l'a tué;∎ the news of his death came as a terrible shock to me la nouvelle de sa mort a été un grand choc pour moi;∎ it came as a shock to the system to see her ex again after ten years ça lui a fait un choc de revoir son ex au bout de dix ans;∎ getting up at 6 a.m. every morning/moving to Poland came as a shock to the system ça m'a fait un sacré changement de me lever à six heures tous les matins/de partir vivre en Pologne;(c) Electricity décharge f (électrique);∎ to get a shock recevoir ou prendre une décharge (électrique);∎ I got a nasty shock from the toaster j'ai pris une sacrée décharge en touchant le grille-pain(d) (impact → of armies, vehicles) choc m, heurt m; (vibration → from explosion, earthquake) secousse f∎ to be in (a state of) shock, to be suffering from shock être en état de choc;∎ postoperative shock choc m post-opératoire∎ a shock of hair une tignasse(measures, argument, headline) choc (inv); (attack) surprise (inv); (tactics) de choc; (result, defeat, decision) inattendu;∎ to use shock tactics employer la manière forte∎ I was shocked to hear that she had left j'ai été stupéfait d'apprendre qu'elle était partie;∎ she was deeply shocked by her daughter's death elle a été profondément bouleversée par la mort de sa fille(b) (offend, scandalize) choquer, scandaliser;∎ his behaviour shocked them son comportement les a choqués ou scandalisés;∎ a book that shocked the public un livre qui a fait scandale;∎ she is easily shocked elle se choque facilement;∎ I'm not easily shocked, but that book… il en faut beaucoup pour me choquer, mais ce livre…∎ to shock sb into action secouer qn pour qu'il/elle agisse;∎ to shock sb into doing sth secouer qn jusqu'à ce qu'il/elle fasse qch;∎ the news reports shocked them out of their apathy les bulletins d'information les ont fait sortir de leur torpeur(d) Electricity donner une secousse ou un choc électrique à►► shock absorber amortisseur m;American familiar shock jock = animateur ou animatrice de radio au ton irrévérencieux et provocateur;shock therapy, shock treatment Medicine (traitement m par) électrochoc m, sismothérapie f; figurative traitement m de choc;Military shock troops troupes fpl de choc -
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less [les]1. adjectivea. (in amount, size, degree) moins (de)• can't you let me have it for less? vous ne pouvez pas me faire un prix ?• less of your cheek! (inf) assez d'impertinence !• less noise please! moins de bruit s'il vous plaît !• a sum less than £100 une somme de moins de 100 livres• I was told the news by the bishop, no less (inf) c'est l'évêque en personne, s'il vous plaît (inf), qui m'a appris la nouvelle► no less + than• it costs no less than £100 ça ne coûte pas moins de 100 livres• with no less skill than enthusiasm avec non moins d'habileté que d'enthousiasme► nothing less than rien moins que2. adverba. moins► less... than• the problem is less one of money than of personnel c'est moins un problème d'argent qu'un problème de personnel► no less... than• the less he works the less he earns moins il travaille, moins il gagne• the less you worry about it the better moins vous vous ferez du souci à ce sujet, mieux ça vaudra3. preposition• less 10% moins 10 %* * *[les] 1.(comparative of little) quantifier moins de2.pronoun moinsa sum of not less than £1,000 — une somme qui s'élève au moins à 1000 livres sterling
it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — c'est un progrès, mais pas au point que j'aurais espéré
£100 and not a penny less! — cent livres et pas un centime de moins!
3.the less said about it the better — moins on en parle, mieux ça vaut
adverb moinsthe more I see him, the less I like him — plus je le vois, moins je l'aime
no less than 85% — au moins 85%
4.they live in Kensington, no less! — ils habitent à Kensington, rien que ça!
preposition moins5.less 15% discount — moins 15% de remise
less and less adverbial phrase de moins en moins -
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I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) choc2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) choc3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) secousse4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) choc2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) bouleverser; choquer- shocker- shocking - shockingly - shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) tignasse
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