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1 love
love [lʌv]1 noun(a) (for person) amour m;∎ motherly love amour m maternel;∎ we didn't marry for love nous n'avons pas fait un mariage d'amour;∎ he did it out of love for her il l'a fait par amour pour elle;∎ it was love at first sight ce fut le coup de foudre;∎ to be in love (with sb) être amoureux (de qn), French Canadian être en amour (avec qn);∎ they were deeply in love ils s'aimaient profondément;∎ to fall in love (with sb) tomber amoureux (de qn), French Canadian tomber en amour (avec qn);∎ literary to make violent love to sb faire une cour ardente à qn;∎ make love not war! faites l'amour, pas la guerre!;∎ Mark sends or gives you his love Mark t'embrasse;∎ give my love to Gordon embrasse Gordon de ma part ou pour moi;∎ (lots of) love from Jayne, all my love, Jayne (in letter) affectueusement, Jayne;∎ familiar I wouldn't do it for love nor money je ne le ferais pas pour tout l'or du monde, je ne le ferais pour rien au monde□ ;∎ familiar you can't get a taxi for love nor money round here pas moyen de trouver un taxi par ici;∎ there's no love lost between them ils se détestent cordialement(b) (for object, hobby, one's country etc) amour m;∎ his love of good food sa passion pour la bonne chère;∎ he has a great love of Scotland il a beaucoup d'amour pour l'Écosse;∎ she fell in love with the house immediately elle a eu le coup de foudre pour la maison;∎ I don't do this job for the love of it je ne fais pas ce travail pour le ou par plaisir(c) (beloved person) amour m;∎ he's one of her many loves c'est un des nombreux hommes qu'elle a aimés;∎ she's the love of his life c'est la femme de sa vie;(d) (favourite activity) passion f;∎ music is his great love la musique est sa grande passion∎ (my) love mon amour;∎ 40 love 40 zéro;∎ two sets to love deux sets à rien ou à zéro∎ I like you but I don't love you je t'aime bien mais je ne suis pas amoureux de toi;∎ familiar I love my brother but he drives me round the bend j'aime beaucoup mon frère, mais il me rend chèvre;∎ familiar I'll have to love you and leave you ce n'est pas le tout mais il faut que j'y aille∎ don't you just love that little dress? cette petite robe est vraiment adorable, tu ne trouves pas?;∎ I love lying or to lie in bed on Sunday mornings j'adore faire la grasse matinée le dimanche;∎ she loves to hear you sing elle adore vous entendre chanter;∎ I'd love to come j'aimerais beaucoup venir;∎ I'd love you to come j'aimerais beaucoup que ou cela me ferait très plaisir que tu viennes;∎ she'd love to see you again elle serait enchantée ou ravie de vous revoir;∎ would you like to come too? - I'd love to voudriez-vous venir aussi? - avec grand plaisir(c) (prize → one's country, freedom etc) aimer►► love affair liaison f (amoureuse); figurative passion f;∎ his love affair with Paris sa passion pour Paris;love child enfant mf de l'amour;love knot lacs m d'amour;love letter lettre f d'amour, billet m doux;love life vie f sentimentale;∎ familiar how's your love life? comment vont tes amours?;love match mariage m d'amour;love nest nid m d'amour;love potion philtre m;love scene scène f d'amour;love song chanson f d'amour;love story histoire f d'amour;love token gage m d'amour;love triangle ménage m à trois -
2 swap
(a) (possessions, places) échanger;∎ to swap sth for sth échanger qch contre qch;∎ I'll swap my coat for yours, I'll swap coats with you échangeons nos manteaux;∎ (I'll) swap you! je te l'échange!;∎ they've swapped places ils ont échangé leurs places;∎ he swapped places with his sister il a échangé sa place contre celle de sa sœur;∎ I wouldn't swap places with him for love nor money je ne voudrais être à sa place pour rien au monde;∎ I'd swap jobs with him any day! j'échangerais mon travail contre le sien sans hésiter!;∎ as soon as the music stops, everybody swap partners dès que la musique s'arrête, tout le monde change de cavalier(b) (ideas, opinions) échanger;∎ they meet to swap stories about the war ils se rencontrent pour échanger des histoires de guerre;∎ they swapped insults over the garden fence ils échangèrent des insultes par-dessus la clôture du jardin(c) Stock Exchange swaperéchanger, faire un échange ou un troc;∎ I'll swap with you on échangera, on fera un échange3 noun(a) (exchange) troc m, échange m;∎ to do a swap faire un troc ou un échange;∎ it's a good swap c'est un échange avantageux;∎ I gave her my bicycle as a swap for hers je lui ai donné mon vélo en échange du sien(b) (duplicate → stamp in collection etc) double m(c) Stock Exchange swap m, échange m financier►► Banking swap agreements accords mpl d'échanges;Banking swap facilities facilités fpl de crédits réciproques;American swap meet foire f au troc;swap shop foire f au troc, magasin m de trocéchanger, intervertir;∎ she swapped their glasses over or round when he left the room elle échangea leurs verres quand il quitta la pièce∎ do you mind swapping over or round so I can sit next to Max? est-ce que ça te dérange qu'on échange nos places pour que je puisse m'asseoir à côté de Max?
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