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A n ( also crossword puzzle) (grille f de) mots mpl croisés ; to do the crossword faire les mots croisés. -
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crossword (puzzle) ['krɒswɜ:d-]mots mpl croisés;∎ to do a crossword (puzzle) faire des mots croisésUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > crossword (puzzle)
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(a square word-puzzle in which the blanks in a pattern of blank and solid checks are to be filled with words reading across and down, the words being found from clues.) mots croisés -
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(a square word-puzzle in which the blanks in a pattern of blank and solid checks are to be filled with words reading across and down, the words being found from clues.) mots croisés -
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1. noun• the killer left behind few clues as to his identity le meurtrier a laissé peu d'indices sur son identité• he gave few clues about when he's going to leave il n'a pas donné beaucoup d'indications sur l'heure de son départ• they may have found the clue to the cause of this disease ils ont peut-être découvert la cause de cette maladie• give me a clue! mets-moi sur la voie !• I haven't a clue! (inf) je n'en ai pas la moindre idée !• he hasn't a clue what he's going to do about it (inf) il n'a pas la moindre idée de ce qu'il va faire2. compounds* * *[kluː]1) ( in investigation) indice m (to quant à)2) ( hint) indication f (to, as to quant à)3) (colloq) ( notion)they haven't (got) a clue — ( incompetent) ils n'(en) ont pas la moindre idée; ( unsuspecting) ils ne se doutent de rien
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7 cross
[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) fâché- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) croix2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) croix3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) croix4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) croix5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) hybride6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) croix7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) croix2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) traverser2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) croiser3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) se croiser4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) se croiser5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) barrer6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) barrer7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) croiser8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) contrarier•- cross-- crossing - crossbow - cross-breed - cross-bred - crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.)- cross-country skiing - cross-examine - cross-examination - cross-eyed - cross-fire - at cross-purposes - cross-refer - cross-reference - crossroads - cross-section - crossword puzzle - crossword - cross one's fingers - cross out -
8 down
I.down1 [daʊn]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = to lower level) en bas ; ( = down to the ground) par terre• down! (said to a dog) couché !• down with traitors! à bas les traîtres !• to come or go down descendreb. ( = at lower level) en basc. (from larger town, the north, university) he came down from London yesterday il est arrivé de Londres hier• I'm £20 down on what I expected j'ai 20 livres de moins que je ne pensais• we are down to our last $5 il ne nous reste plus que 5 dollars• did you get down what he said? as-tu noté ce qu'il a dit ?• our success is all down to him ( = attributable to) c'est à lui seul que nous devons notre succès2. prepositionb. ( = at a lower part of) she lives down the street elle habite plus bas dans la ruec. ( = along) le long de• looking down this street, you can see... si vous regardez dans cette rue, vous verrez...3. adjective5. compoundsII.down2 [daʊn]( = fluff, feathers) duvet m* * *Note: down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc)When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres; down in Brighton = à BrightonFor examples and further usages, see the entry belowI 1. [daʊn]to go ou come down — descendre
‘down’ — ( in crossword) ‘verticalement’
down below — en bas; ( when looking down from height) en contrebas
3) ( from upstairs)4) ( indicating direction)they live down south — (colloq) ils habitent dans le sud
5) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)profits are well down on last year's — les bénéfices sont nettement inférieurs à ceux de l'année dernière
I'm £10 down — il me manque 10 livres sterling
7) ( indicating reduction)that's seven down, three to go! — en voilà sept de faits, il n'en reste plus que trois à faire!
8) (on list, schedule)I've got you down for next Thursday — ( in appointment book) vous avez rendez-vous jeudi prochain
9) ( incapacitated)to be two sets down — [tennis player] avoir deux sets de retard
11) ( as deposit)to pay £40 down — payer 40 livres sterling comptant
12) ( downwards)2.2) ( at lower part of)3) ( along)4) ( throughout)3.down the ages ou centuries — à travers les siècles
1) (colloq)2) [escalator] qui descend; [train] descendant3) Computing en panne4.(colloq) transitive verb1) abattre [person]; descendre [plane]2) descendre (colloq) [drink]••II [daʊn] -
9 give up
give up abandonnerto give up on — laisser tomber [diet, crossword, pupil, patient]; ne plus compter sur [friend, partner]
give up [something], give [something] up1) ( renounce or sacrifice) renoncer à [vice, habit, title, claim]; sacrifier [free time]; quitter [job]to give up smoking/drinking — cesser de fumer/de boire
2) ( abandon) abandonner [search, hope, struggle, subject]; renoncer à [idea]3) ( surrender) céder [seat, territory]; remettre [passport, key]give up [somebody], give [somebody] up4) ( hand over) livrer (to à)to give oneself up — se livrer (to à)
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puzzle [ˈpʌzl]1. nouna. ( = mystery) énigme fc. ( = jigsaw) puzzle m• it puzzles me that... je trouve curieux que...4. compounds[+ answer, solution] trouver ; [+ sb's actions, attitude] comprendre* * *['pʌzl] 1. 2.transitive verb [question, attitude] déconcerter [person]3.Phrasal Verbs: -
11 set
set [set](verb: preterite, past participle set)1. nouna. [of oars, keys, golf clubs, spanners] jeu m ; [of chairs, saucepans, weights] série f ; [of clothes] ensemble m ; [of dishes, plates] service m• you can't buy them separately, they're a set vous ne pouvez pas les acheter séparément ils forment un lotd. ( = group of people) bande f2. adjectivea. ( = unchanging) [price, time, purpose] fixe ; [smile, jaw] figé ; [idea] (bien) arrêté ; [lunch] à prix fixeb. ( = prearranged) [time, date] fixé ; [book, subject] au programmec. ( = determined)d. ( = ready) prêt• on your marks, get set, go! à vos marques, prêts, partez !• to be all set to do sth être prêt à or pour faire qcha. ( = put) [+ object] placer• his stories, set in the Paris of 1890,... ses histoires, situées dans le Paris de 1890,...b. ( = adjust) régler ; [+ alarm] mettre• have you set the alarm clock? est-ce que tu as mis le réveil ?c. [+ arm, leg] plâtrerd. [+ date, deadline, limit] fixere. [+ task, subject] donner ; [+ exam, test] choisir les questions de ; [+ texts] mettre au programmef. ( = cause to be, do, begin) to set sth going mettre qch en marche• to set o.s. to do sth entreprendre de faire qcha. [sun, moon] se coucherb. [broken bone, limb] se ressouder ; [jelly, jam, concrete] prendrec. ( = start)5. compoundsa. ( = begin) se mettre àb. ( = attack) attaquera. [+ argument, fact] opposerb. [+ person] monter contre[+ person] distinguera. ( = keep) mettre de côtéb. [+ objection] ignorer ; [+ differences] oubliera. [+ development, progress, clock] retarder• the disaster set back the project by ten years le désastre a retardé de dix ans la réalisation du projetb. ( = cost) (inf) it set me back £1000 ça m'a coûté 1 000 livresa. ( = put down) [+ object] poserb. ( = record) noter ; [+ rules, guidelines] établir= set off[+ idea, plan, opinion] exposer[complications, difficulties] survenir( = leave) se mettre en routeb. ( = enhance) mettre en valeura. attaquerb. ( = order to attack) he set his dogs on us il a lâché ses chiens sur nous► set outb. ( = attempt) he set out to explain why it had happened il a essayé d'expliquer pourquoi cela s'était produit► set up( = start business) s'établira. ( = place in position) mettre en placeb. [+ organization] fonder ; [+ business, company, fund] créer ; [+ system, procedure] mettre en place ; [+ meeting] organiserd. ( = strengthen) [food, drink] mettre d'attaquef. ( = falsely incriminate) (inf) monter un coup contre* * *[set] 1.1) ( collection) (of keys, spanners, screwdrivers) jeu m; (of golf clubs, stamps, coins, chairs) série f; ( of cutlery) service m; ( of encyclopedias) collection f; fig (of data, rules, instructions, tests) série fthey're sold in sets of 10 — ils sont vendus par lots mpl de 10
a set of fingerprints — des empreintes fpl digitales
a set of traffic lights — des feux mpl (de signalisation)
2) (kit, game)3) ( pair)my top/bottom set — ( of false teeth) la partie supérieure/inférieure de mon dentier
5) ( television) poste mthe smart ou fashionable set — les gens mpl à la mode
7) ( scenery) Theatre décor m; Cinema, Television plateau m8) Mathematics ensemble m9) GB School (class, group) groupe m10) ( hair-do) mise f en plis2.1) ( fixed) (épith) [procedure, rule, task] bien déterminé; [time, price] fixe; [menu] à prix fixe; [formula] toute faite; [idea] arrêtéset phrase — expression f consacrée
set expression — locution f figée
to be set in one's ideas ou opinions — avoir des idées bien arrêtées
2) ( stiff) [expression, smile] figé3) School, University ( prescribed)5) ( determined)to be (dead) set against something/doing — être tout à fait contre quelque chose/l'idée de faire
to be set on something/on doing — tenir absolument à quelque chose/à faire
6) ( firm) [jam, honey] épais/épaisse; [cement] dur; [yoghurt] ferme3.1) (place, position) placer [object]; monter [gem]to set something before somebody — lit placer quelque chose devant quelqu'un; fig présenter quelque chose à quelqu'un
to set something straight — lit ( align) remettre quelque chose droit [painting]; fig ( tidy) remettre de l'ordre dans quelque chose
to set matters ou the record straight — fig mettre les choses au point
2) ( prepare) mettre [table]; tendre [trap]to set the stage ou scene for something — fig préparer le lieu de quelque chose
to set one's mark ou stamp on something — laisser sa marque sur quelque chose
3) (affix, establish) fixer [date, deadline, place, price, target]; lancer [fashion, trend]; donner [tone]; établir [precedent, record]to set a good/bad example to somebody — montrer le bon/mauvais exemple à quelqu'un
4) ( adjust) mettre [quelque chose] à l'heure [clock]; mettre [alarm clock, burglar alarm, timer]; programmer [magnétoscope]to set the oven to 180° — mettre le four sur 180°
I set the heating to come on at 6 am — j'ai réglé le chauffage pour qu'il se mette en route à six heures
5) ( start)to set something going — mettre quelque chose en marche [machine]
to set somebody laughing/thinking — faire rire/réfléchir quelqu'un
6) (impose, prescribe) [teacher] donner [homework, essay]; poser [problem]; créer [crossword puzzle]7) Cinema, Literature, Theatre, Television situerto set a book in 1960/New York — situer un roman en 1960/à New York
8) Music9) ( in printing) composer [text, type] (in en)10) Medicine immobiliser [broken bone]11) ( style)12) ( cause to harden) faire prendre [jam, concrete]4.1) [sun] se coucher2) [jam, concrete] prendre; [glue] sécher3) Medicine [fracture] se ressouder•Phrasal Verbs:- set back- set by- set down- set in- set off- set on- set out- set to- set up- set upon••to be well set-up — (colloq) ( financially) avoir les moyens (colloq)
to make a (dead) set at somebody — (colloq) GB se lancer à la tête de quelqu'un (colloq)
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solve [sɒlv]résoudre ; [+ murder, mystery] élucider* * *[sɒlv]transitive verb résoudre [equation, problem]; élucider [crime]; trouver la solution de [mystery]; trouver la solution à [clue, crossword]; trouver une solution à [crisis, poverty] -
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square [skwεər]1. nouna. ( = shape) carré m ; [of chessboard, graph paper] case f ; [of cake] part f (carrée) ; ( = window pane) carreau mc. (Mathematics) carré m2. adjectivea. (in shape) carréc. ( = in order) en ordre• to get square with sb (financially) régler ses comptes avec qn ; ( = get even with) rendre la pareille à qne. ( = honest) [dealings] honnête3. adverba. ( = squarely) to hit sb square on the forehead/on the jaw atteindre qn en plein front/en pleine mâchoirea. ( = settle) [+ accounts] équilibrer ; [+ debts] réglerb. (Mathematics) [+ number] élever au carré6. compounds[+ account, debts] régler* * *[skweə(r)] 1.1) ( in town) place f; ( in barracks) cour f2) ( four-sided shape) carré m; (in board game, crossword) case f; (of glass, linoleum) carreau m3) Mathematics ( self-multiplied) carré m4) Mathematics, Technology ( instrument) équerre f5) (colloq) ( old-fashioned person) ringard/-e (colloq) m/f2.1) ( right-angled) [shape, box, jaw, shoulders] carré; ( correctly aligned) bien droit2) Mathematics [metre, mile] carré3) fig (level, quits)to be (all) square — [accounts] être équilibré; [people] être quitte; [teams] être à égalité
4) ( honest) honnête5) (colloq) ( boring) ringard (colloq)3. 4.transitive verb1) lit équarrir [stone, timber]; couper [quelque chose] au carré or à angle droit [corner, end, section]2) ( settle) régler [account, debt]3) Sport égaliser [score, series]5.go home early; I'll square it with the boss — pars avant l'heure, j'arrangerai ça avec le patron
squared past participle adjective1) [paper] quadrillé2) Mathematics [number] au carré•Phrasal Verbs:•• -
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stump [stʌmp]1. noun• to stump in/out/along (heavily) entrer/sortir/avancer à pas lourds4. compounds* * *[stʌmp] 1.noun ( of tree) souche f; (of candle, pencil, tooth) bout m; ( limb) moignon m; ( in cricket) piquet m2.transitive verb1) (colloq) ( perplex) déconcerterI'm stumped — ( in quiz) je sèche (colloq); ( nonplussed) aucune idée
2) US Politics faire une tournée électorale dans [state]3.1) ( stamp)to stump in/out — entrer/sortir d'un air mécontent
2) US Politics faire une tournée électorale•Phrasal Verbs:- stump up -
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[klu:](anything that helps to solve a mystery, puzzle etc: The car number was a clue to the identity of the murderer; I can't answer the second clue in this crossword.) indice- clueless- not to have a clue -
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1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) rendre perplexe2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) essayer de résoudre2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) énigme2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) casse-tête•- puzzling- puzzle out -
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[sə'lu:ʃən]1) (an answer to a problem, difficulty or puzzle: the solution to a crossword.) solution2) (the act of finding such an answer.) solution3) (a liquid with something dissolved in it: a solution of salt and water.) solution -
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[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) gagner2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) gagner3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) gagner2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) victoire- winner- winning - winning-post - win over - win the day - win through -
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A n1 ( in investigation) indice m (to quant à) ; to provide sb with a clue (as) to where/how etc permettre à qn d'établir où/comment etc ;2 (hint, suggestion) indication f (to, as to quant à) ; I'll give you a clue je vais vous mettre sur la piste ; come on, give me a clue allons, aide-moi ;3 ○ (idea, notion) I haven't (got) a clue je n'ai aucune idée ; they haven't (got) a clue ( incompetent) ils n'(en) ont pas la moindre idée ; ( unsuspecting) ils ne se doutent de rien ; he hasn't (got) a clue about history il ne connaît rien de rien à l'histoire ;4 ( to crossword) définition f. -
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2 Games [crossword, clue] crypté.
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