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41 stash
( = hide) cacher ; ( = save up) mettre de côté• he had £500 stashed away ( = saved up) il avait mis 500 livres de côté ; ( = in safe place) il avait 500 livres en lieu sûr2. noun( = place) cachette f• a stash of jewellery/drugs des bijoux cachés/des drogues cachées* * *1.(colloq) [stæʃ] noun1) ( hiding place) cachette f2) ( hidden supply) provision f2.transitive verb cacher [money, drugs] (in dans; under sous)Phrasal Verbs: -
42 tawdry
tawdry [ˈtɔ:drɪ]a. ( = tacky) bon marchéb. ( = sordid) sordide* * *['tɔːdrɪ]adjective [clothes] voyant; [jewellery] clinquant; [furnishings, house] de mauvais goût; fig [motives, methods] bas/basse; [affair] minable -
43 valuable
valuable [ˈvæljʊəbl]1. adjective[jewellery, antique] de valeur ; [information, advice, lesson, contribution, ally, resources, time] précieux ; [experience] très utile2. plural noun* * *['væljʊəbl]1) [commodity, asset] de valeur2) [advice, information, lesson] précieux/-ieuse -
44 wink
wink [wɪŋk]1. noun[person] faire un clin d'œil (to, at à)* * *[wɪŋk] 1.noun clin m d'œil2.transitive verb3.2) [light] clignoter; [jewellery] briller••a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse ou man — c'est bien, on a compris
to tip somebody the wink — (colloq) avertir quelqu'un
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45 bling
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46 enamelled
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47 amber
['æmbə]noun, adjective((of) a hard yellow or brownish substance, formed from resin, used in making jewellery etc: made of amber; an amber brooch.) (d')ambre -
48 burglar
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49 cameo
['kæmiəu]plural - cameos; noun(an engraved stone with a raised design, used as jewellery.) camée -
50 cheap
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51 finery
noun (beautiful clothes, jewellery etc: I arrived in all my finery.) atours -
52 goldsmith
noun (a person who makes jewellery, ornaments etc of gold.) orfèvre -
53 help oneself
1) ((with to) to give oneself or take (food etc): Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly - help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery.) (se) servir (de)2) ((with cannot, could not) to be able to stop (oneself): I burst out laughing when he told me - I just couldn't help myself.) ne pouvoir s'empêcher de -
54 insurance
noun (the promise of a sum of money in event of loss eg by fire or other disaster, given in compensation by a company etc in return for regular payments: Have you paid the insurance on your jewellery?; ( also adjective) insurance companies.) (d')assurance(s) -
55 jewel
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56 lock up
1) (to confine or prevent from leaving or being taken away by using a lock: to lock up a prisoner / one's jewellery.) mettre sous clef2) (to lock whatever should be locked: He locked up and left the shop about 5.30 p.m.) (tout) fermer (à clef) -
57 luxury
plural - luxuries; noun1) (great comfort usually amongst expensive things: They live in luxury; ( also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.) (de) luxe2) (something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive: We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.) luxe•- luxuriously - luxuriousness -
58 mistress
['mistris]1) (a woman who is the lover of a man to whom she is not married.) maîtresse2) (a female teacher: the games mistress.) institutrice, professeure3) (a woman who commands, controls or owns: a dog and his mistress.) maîtresse4) (a female employer (of a servant): The servant stole her mistress's jewellery.) maîtresse -
59 platinum
['plætinəm]noun, adjective((of) an element, a heavy, valuable grey metal, often used in making jewellery: a platinum ring.) (de) platine -
60 secure
[si'kjuə] 1. adjective1) ((often with against or from) safe; free from danger, loss etc: Is your house secure against burglary?; He went on holiday, secure in the knowledge that he had done well in the exam.) sûr; assuré2) (firm, fastened, or fixed: Is that door secure?) solide3) (definite; not likely to be lost: She has had a secure offer of a job; He has a secure job.) ferme; sûr2. verb1) ((with against or from (something bad)) to guarantee or make safe: Keep your jewellery in the bank to secure it against theft.) protéger (de)2) (to fasten or make firm: He secured the boat with a rope.) attacher•- securely- security - security risk
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