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81 backwards
backwards ['bækwədz]1 adverb(a) (towards the rear) en arrière;∎ also figurative a step backwards un pas en arrière;∎ I fell backwards je suis tombé en arrière ou à la renverse(b) (towards the past) en arrière, vers le passé;∎ looking backwards in time en remontant dans le temps∎ to walk backwards marcher à reculons;∎ you've got your sweater on backwards tu as mis ton pull à l'envers ou devant derrière(d) (in reverse) à l'envers;∎ now say it backwards dis-le à l'envers maintenant(e) (thoroughly) à fond, sur le bout des doigts;∎ she knows her subject backwards elle connaît son sujet sur le bout des doigts∎ to go backwards and forwards (person) aller et venir; (machine, piston) faire un mouvement de va-et-vient; (pendulum) osciller;∎ we walked backwards and forwards along the beach nous avons marché de long en large sur la plage;∎ she goes backwards and forwards between London and Paris elle fait la navette entre Londres et Paris -
82 snob
snob [snɒb]snob mf;∎ she's an awful snob/a bit of a snob elle est terriblement/un peu snob;∎ to be an intellectual/a literary snob être un snob intellectuel/en matière de littérature;∎ reverse or British inverted snob = personne d'origine modeste qui affiche un mépris pour les valeurs bourgeoises -
83 snobbery
snobbery ['snɒbərɪ]snobisme m;∎ reverse or British inverted snobbery snobisme m à rebours;∎ intellectual snobbery snobisme m intellectuel
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