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1 inspire
1) (to encourage by filling with eg confidence, enthusiasm etc: The players were inspired by the loyalty of their supporters and played better football than ever before.) stimuler2) (to be the origin or source of a poetic or artistic idea: An incident in his childhood inspired the poem.) inspirer• -
2 inspire
inspire [ɪn'spaɪə(r)](a) (person, work of art) inspirer;∎ Moore's sculptures inspired her early work les sculptures de Moore lui ont inspiré ses œuvres de jeunesse;∎ to inspire sb to do sth inciter ou pousser qn à faire qch;∎ he inspired her to become a doctor il suscita en elle une vocation de médecin(b) (arouse → feeling) inspirer;∎ whatever inspired you to do that? qu'est-ce qui a bien pu te donner l'idée de faire ça?;∎ the decision was inspired by the urgent need for funds la décision a dû être prise pour répondre à un besoin urgent de fonds;∎ to inspire confidence/respect inspirer (la) confiance/le respect;∎ a man who once inspired fear un homme qui jadis inspirait la crainte;∎ his success inspired me with confidence sa réussite m'a donné confiance en moi;∎ to inspire courage in sb insuffler du courage à qn -
3 inspire
inspire [ɪnˈspaɪər]* * *[ɪn'spaɪə(r)]transitive verb1) ( give rise to) inspirer [person, work, idea]; motiver [decision] -
4 measure
measure ['meʒə(r)]1 noun(a) (measurement) mesure f;∎ the metre is a measure of length le mètre est une mesure de longueur;∎ weights and measures les poids mpl et mesures;∎ linear/square/cubic measure mesure f de longueur/de superficie/de volume;∎ to give good or full measure (in length, quantity) faire bonne mesure; (in weight) faire bon poids;∎ figurative for good measure pendant qu'il/elle y est;∎ then he painted the door, just for good measure et puis, pendant qu'il y était, il a peint la porte;∎ then she insulted the other man for good measure elle a aussi insulté l'autre pour ne pas faire de jaloux;∎ he gave him a couple of kicks for good measure il lui a donné quelques coups de pied en prime;∎ figurative to take or to get the measure of sb jauger qn, se faire une opinion de qn;∎ by now the authorities had taken the full measure of the gravity of the situation les autorités mesuraient désormais pleinement la gravité de la situation;∎ this award is a measure of their success ce prix ne fait que refléter leur succès;∎ her joy was beyond measure sa joie était incommensurable;∎ irritated/shocked beyond measure extrêmement irrité/choqué∎ a measure of success un certain succès;∎ the country has gained a measure of independence le pays a acquis une certaine indépendance;∎ in some measure dans une certaine mesure, jusqu'à un certain point;∎ in large measure dans une large mesure, en grande partie;∎ she inspired fear and respect in equal measure elle inspirait autant de crainte que de respect∎ a pint measure une mesure d'une pinte∎ she poured me a generous measure of gin elle m'a servi une bonne dose de gin(e) (step, legislation) mesure f;∎ to take measures prendre des mesures;∎ we have taken measures to correct the fault nous avons pris des mesures pour rectifier l'erreur;∎ as a precautionary measure par mesure de précaution;∎ parliament must draft measures to halt this trade le parlement doit élaborer des mesures pour mettre fin à ce trafic(a) (take measurement of) mesurer;∎ he measured me for a suit il a pris mes mesures pour me faire un costume;∎ a thermometer measures temperature un thermomètre sert à mesurer la température;∎ to measure oneself or one's strength against sb se mesurer à qn;∎ figurative to measure one's words mesurer ou peser ses parolesmesurer;∎ the room measures 18 feet by 12 la pièce mesure 18 pieds sur 12;∎ an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale un tremblement de terre d'une magnitude de 6,2 sur l'échelle de Richtermesurer;∎ he measured off a metre of ribbon il mesura un mètre de rubanmesurer;∎ measure out a pound of flour mesurez une livre de farine;∎ he measured out a double gin il versa un double gin(wood) mesurer;∎ to measure sb up for a suit prendre les mesures de qn pour un costume;∎ to get measured up for a new suit se faire prendre ses mesures pour un nouveau costume;∎ figurative to measure sb up jauger qn, prendre la mesure de qnêtre ou se montrer à la hauteur;∎ to measure up to sb's expectations être à la mesure des espérances de qn;∎ the hotel didn't measure up l'hôtel nous a déçus
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