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61 pound *****
I [paʊnd] n1) (weight = 453g, 16 ounces) libbra2) (money = 100 pence) (lira) sterlinaII [paʊnd]1. vt(hammer, strike: door, table, person) picchiare, (piano) pestare i tasti di, (typewriter) battere sui tasti di, (subj: sea, waves) sbattere contro, (guns, bombs) martellare, (pulverize: drug, spices, nuts) pestare, polverizzare, (knead: dough) lavorare2. vi2)III [paʊnd] n(run, walk heavily)
to pound in/out — entrare/uscire a passi pesanti(enclosure: for dogs) canile m municipale, (for cars) deposito m auto inv (per auto sottoposte a rimozione forzata) -
62 stand
stand [stænd]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► vb: pret, ptp stood━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = position) position fc. (for displaying goods) étal m ; also newspaper stand kiosque m à journaux ; (at trade fair) stand md. ( = seating area) tribune fe. ( = witness stand) barre fa. ( = place) [+ object] mettreb. ( = tolerate) supporter• I can't stand it any longer (pain, criticism) je ne peux plus le supporter ; (boredom) j'en ai assezc. ( = withstand) résister àa. ( = be upright also stand up [person, animal] être debout• the project will stand or fall by... le succès du projet repose sur...• all stand! levez-vous s'il vous plaît !c. ( = stay) rester (debout)• don't just stand there, do something! ne reste pas là à ne rien faire !d. ( = be positioned) [person] être, se tenir ; [object, vehicle, tree] être, se trouver ; [town, building] se trouver• he stood there ready to shoot il se tenait là, prêt à tirer• how do things stand? où en sont les choses ?► to stand + preposition• where do you stand on this question? quelle est votre position sur cette question ?e. ( = tread) marcher• where's that letter? -- you're standing on it où est la lettre ? -- tu marches dessusf. ( = measure) faireg. ( = be mounted, based) reposer• the record stood at four minutes for several years pendant plusieurs années le record a été de quatre minutes► to stand + past participle/adjectivei. ( = remain undisturbed, unchanged) [liquid, mixture, dough] reposer ; [tea, coffee] infuserj. (British = be candidate) se présenter4. compounds► stand about, stand around intransitive verb• don't stand about doing nothing! ne reste pas là à ne rien faire !• they kept us standing about for hours ils nous ont fait attendre debout pendant des heures► stand aside intransitive verb se pousser( = move back) reculer ; (from stimulation, problem) prendre du recul► stand bya. ( = be onlooker) rester là (à ne rien faire)b. ( = be ready for action) [troops] être en état d'alerte ; [emergency services] être prêt à intervenira. ( = support) [+ friend] ne pas abandonner ; [+ colleague, spouse] soutenirb. ( = keep to) [+ promise] tenir ; [+ sb else's decision] respecter ; [+ one's own decision] s'en tenir à► stand down intransitive verb( = resign) démissionnera. ( = represent) représenter• what does UNO stand for? à quoi correspond l'abréviation UNO ?b. ( = defend) défendrec. ( = tolerate) tolérera. ( = protrude) faire saillie ; [vein] saillirb. ( = be conspicuous) ressortirc. ( = be outstanding) se distinguerd. ( = remain firm) tenir bonb. ( = resist challenge) tenir debouta. ( = place upright) mettreb. ( = fail to meet) (inf) [+ friend] faire faux bond à ; [+ boyfriend, girlfriend] poser un lapin à (inf)► stand up for inseparable transitive verb[+ person, principle, belief] défendre[+ bully, superior] affronter ; [+ use, conditions] résister à* * *[stænd] 1.1) ( furniture) ( for coats) portemanteau m; ( for hats) porte-chapeau m; (for plant, trophy) guéridon m; ( for music) pupitre m à musique3) ( in stadium) tribunes fpl4) ( witness box) barre f5) ( stance) position fto take ou make a stand on something — prendre position sur quelque chose
6) ( resistance to attack) résistance f7) ( standstill)2.transitive verb (prét, pp stood)1) ( place) mettre [person, object]2) ( bear) supporterhe can't stand to do ou doing — il ne supporte pas de faire
3) (colloq) ( pay for)4) Law5) ( be liable)3.intransitive verb (prét, pp stood)1) (also stand up) se lever2) ( be upright) [person] se tenir debout; [object] tenir deboutdon't just stand there, do something! — ne reste pas planté (colloq) là! fais quelque chose!
3) ( be positioned) [building etc] être; ( clearly delineated) se dresser4) ( step)5) (be)to stand empty — [house] rester vide
as things stand... — étant donné l'état actuel des choses...
I want to know where I stand — fig je voudrais savoir où j'en suis
to stand in somebody's way — lit bloquer le passage à quelqu'un; fig faire obstacle à quelqu'un
6) ( remain valid) [offer, agreement] rester valable7) ( measure)8) ( be at certain level)9) ( be a candidate) se présenter10) ( not move) [water, mixture] reposer•Phrasal Verbs:- stand by- stand in- stand to- stand up•• -
63 think
think [θɪŋk](verb: preterite, past participle thought)1. nouna. ( = consider) réfléchir, penser• what are you thinking about? à quoi pensez-vous ?• think about it! pensez-y !• I wouldn't think of such a thing! ça ne me viendrait jamais à l'idée !• would you think of letting him go alone? vous le laisseriez partir seul, vous ?• sorry, I wasn't thinking pardon, je n'ai pas réfléchi• I didn't think to ask or of asking if you... je n'ai pas pensé à te demander si tu...c. ( = remember) penser (of à)d. ( = imagine) to think (of) imaginer• just think! imagine un peu !e. ( = devise) to think of avoir l'idée de• what will he think of next? qu'est-ce qu'il va encore inventer ?f. ( = have as opinion) penser• to think well or a lot of sb/sth penser le plus grand bien de qn/qch• to think nothing of doing sth ( = do as a matter of course) trouver tout naturel de faire qch ; ( = do unscrupulously) n'avoir aucun scrupule à faire qch• think nothing of it! mais pas du tout !a. ( = be of opinion, believe) penser, croire• I think so/not je crois que oui/non• what do you think? qu'est-ce que tu (en) penses ?• what do you think I should do? que penses-tu que je doive faire ?• I thought so or as much! je m'en doutais !• what do you think of him? comment le trouves-tu ?• who do you think you are? pour qui te prends-tu ?b. ( = conceive, imagine) (s')imaginer• think what we could do with that house! imagine ce que nous pourrions faire de cette maison !• who would have thought it! qui l'aurait dit !c. ( = reflect) penser à• just think what you're doing! pense un peu à ce que tu fais !4. compounds[+ problem, proposition] réfléchir sérieusement à ; [+ plan] élaborer[+ offer, suggestion] (bien) réfléchir à[+ plan, proposal] examiner en détail* * *[θɪŋk] 1.2.to have a think about something — GB réfléchir à quelque chose
transitive verb (prét, pp thought)1) (hold view, believe) croireI don't think so —
‘is he reliable?’ - ‘I'd like to think so but...’ — ‘peut-on lui faire confiance?’ - ‘j'espère bien mais...’
to think it best to do/that — penser qu'il serait préférable de faire/que
him, a millionaire? I don't think! — iron lui un millionnaire? sans blague!
2) ( imagine) imaginer, croireI can't think how/why etc — je n'ai aucune idée comment/pourquoi etc
who do you think you are? — ( indignantly) pour qui vous prenez-vous?
and to think that I believed him! — GB et dire que je le croyais!
3) (have thought, idea) penserI was just thinking: suppose we sold the car? — je me posais la question: si nous vendions la voiture?
we're thinking sex here — (colloq) c'est de sexe qu'il s'agit
let's think Green! — (colloq) pensons écolo! (colloq)
4) (rate, assess)to think a lot/not much of — penser/ne pas penser beaucoup de bien de
5) ( remember) penser3.to think where/how — se rappeler où/comment
intransitive verb (prét, pp thought)1) gen penser; ( before acting or speaking) réfléchirto think clearly ou straight — avoir les idées claires
I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking — je m'excuse, je ne sais pas où j'avais la tête
let's think: three people at £170 each... — voyons: trois personnes à 170 livres sterling chacune...
come to think of it... — maintenant que j'y pense...
2) ( take into account)to think about ou of somebody/something — penser à quelqu'un/quelque chose
3) ( consider)4) ( have in mind)5) ( imagine)a million pounds, think of that! — un million de livres, t'imagines! (colloq)
6) ( tolerate idea) (tjrs nég)7) ( remember)•Phrasal Verbs:- think up••to have another think coming — (colloq) GB se tromper lourdement
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64 deposit
[dɪ'pɔzɪt] 1. гл.to deposit money with / in a bank — положить деньги в банк
Syn:Fred had taken the wise step of depositing the eighty pounds with his mother. — Фред сделал правильный шаг, отдав восемьдесят фунтов на хранение своей матери.
Syn:3) давать задаток, платить (гарантийный) залог4) книжн. класть, размещатьSyn:5) класть яйца ( о птицах)6) отлагать, осаждатьAs more mud was deposited on top, the downward pressure increased. — По мере формирования на поверхности новых слоёв ила, давление на нижние слои увеличивалось.
A myth may be deposited from a misunderstood text. — Неправильно понятый текст может породить миф.
7) отлагаться, осаждаться; давать осадок, образовывать налет, нагар2. сущ.When no more silver deposits on the copper, the operation is completed. — Когда на меди перестает отлагаться серебро, процесс закончен.
1) депозит, депозитный вклад ( в банке)dollar / sterling deposit — вклад в долларах / фунтах стерлингов
2) (гарантийный) залог; задатокto require a deposit — требовать задаток, гарантийный залог
to submit a deposit — вносить задаток, гарантийный залог
to ask for the equivalent of a month's rent as a deposit — просить внести в качестве залога сумму, равную арендной плате за один месяц
The deposit is forfeited / not refundable. — Задаток не возвращается.
Syn:4) избирательный залог (вносится кандидатом на выборах в представительский орган; возвращается, если кандидат набрал определённое количество голосов)6) преим. амер. хранилище, депозитарийSyn:7) отложение; отстой8) геол. месторождение, залежьrich deposits of oil, gold and coal — богатые залежи нефти, золота и угля
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65 pound
[paund] I сущ.1) сокр. lbа) фунт (единица, использовавшаяся ранее для измерения веса золота, серебра и т. п.; = 373,2 г)б) фунт (современная мера веса, используемая в англоговорящих странах; = 453,6 г)2) фунт (стерлингов) (денежная единица Соединённого Королевства Великобритании и Северной Ирландии; после перехода на десятичную монетную систему в 1971 г. равняется 100 пенсам, до этого - 20 шиллингам, или 240 пенсам) см. тж. pound sterlingOur company spent £ 50,000 on advertising last month. — В прошлом месяце наша компания потратила пятьдесят тысяч фунтов на рекламу.
The pound fell 10 per cent against the dollar. — Фунт снизился по отношению к доллару на десять процентов.
3) фунт (денежная единица в Арабской Республике Египет, Республике Кипр и некоторых других государствах)••II 1. сущ.1)2) уст.а) тюрьмаSyn:б) ловушкаSyn:trap I 1. 1)3) диал. пруд, искусственный водоем2. гл.1)Syn:2) огораживать, окружать, ограничивать3) диал. перекрывать плотиной, запруживатьSyn:4) ( pound off) разделять на отсекиIII 1. сущ.1)а) тяжёлый ударSyn:thump 1.б) глухой звук ( от удара)Syn:thud 1.2) синяк, ушиб; контузия ( результат удара)Syn:2. гл.1) бить, колотитьto pound smb. senseless — избить кого-л. до потери сознания
Who's that pounding at / on the door in the middle of the night? — Кто это ломится в дверь посреди ночи?
The noise of the drums pounded at our ears till we thought we would lose our hearing. — Стук барабанов был настолько сильным, что нам показалось, что мы сейчас оглохнем.
I had to pound the heavy wooden stick into the ground. — Мне нужно было забить тяжелый деревянный кол в землю.
As I hadn't a hammer, I had to pound the nail in with a stone. — Молотка у меня не было, поэтому я забивал гвоздь камнем.
Syn:2) воен. бомбардировать, обстреливать, наносить ударыThe citizens yielded after the big guns had been pounding (away) at the town for a week. — Горожане сдались после того, как город в течении недели непрерывно обстреливали из тяжёлых артиллерийских орудий.
3) колотиться, сильно биться ( о сердце)Syn:4) толочь, раздроблять, разбивать на мелкие кускиThis machine will pound the rocks into powder. — Эта машина перемалывает камень в порошок.
5) тяжело идти, бежать или скакатьWe could hear elephants pounding along (the forest path). — Мы слышали топот слонов (движущихся по лесной тропинке).
••- pound into- pound in
- pound out
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66 penny
(a) (unit of currency → in Britain, Ireland) penny m;∎ it cost me 44 pence ça m'a coûté 44 pence∎ it was expensive, but it was worth every penny c'était cher, mais j'en ai vraiment eu pour mon argent;∎ it won't cost you a penny ça ne vous coûtera pas un centime ou un sou;∎ every penny counts un sou est un sou;∎ they haven't got a penny to their name or two pennies to rub together ils n'ont pas un sou vaillant;∎ to earn or American turn an honest penny gagner honnêtement sa vie;∎ British familiar people like him are two or ten a penny des gens comme lui, ce n'est pas ça qui manque;∎ a penny for your thoughts à quoi penses-tu?;∎ British penny for the guy = phrase rituelle des enfants qui font la quête la veille de "Guy Fawkes Day";∎ proverb in for a penny in for a pound quand le vin est tiré, il faut le boire;∎ British proverb take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières;∎ to be penny wise and pound foolish chipoter sur les petites dépenses sans regarder aux grandes►► American penny arcade galerie f de jeux;Penny Black = premier timbre-poste britannique;British familiar old-fashioned penny dreadful (novel) = roman d'amour ou d'aventures à quatre sous; (magazine) magazine m à sensation□ ;British Stock Exchange penny shares actions fpl d'une valeur de moins d'une livre sterling;American Stock Exchange penny stocks actions fpl d'une valeur de moins d'un dollar;penny whistle pipeau m
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