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61 change
change [tʃeɪndʒ]changement ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) correspondance ⇒ 1 (c) monnaie ⇒ 1 (d) changer ⇒ 2, 3 (a), 3 (d) se changer ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c)1 noun(a) (alteration) changement m;∎ we expect a change in the weather nous nous attendons à un changement de temps;∎ there's been a change in the law la loi a été modifiée;∎ there has been a change in thinking regarding nuclear power il y a eu un changement d'opinion ou une évolution de l'opinion concernant l'énergie nucléaire;∎ a survey showed a radical change in public opinion un sondage a montré un revirement de l'opinion publique;∎ the party needs a change of direction le parti a besoin d'un changement de direction ou d'orientation;∎ a change for the better/worse un changement en mieux/pire, une amélioration/dégradation;∎ walking to work makes a pleasant change from driving c'est agréable d'aller travailler à pied plutôt qu'en voiture;∎ it'll be or make a nice change for them not to have the children in the house cela les changera agréablement de ne pas avoir les enfants à la maison;∎ that makes a change! ça change un peu!;∎ yes, it makes a nice change, doesn't it? oui, ça change un peu de l'ordinaire, n'est-ce pas?;∎ living in the country will be a big change for us cela nous changera beaucoup de vivre à la campagne;∎ there's been little change in his condition son état n'a guère évolué;∎ she dislikes change of any kind tout changement lui déplaît;∎ there are going to be some changes in this office! il va y avoir du nouveau ou du changement dans ce bureau!;∎ to have a change of heart changer d'avis;∎ figurative I need a change of scene or scenery j'ai besoin de changer de décor ou d'air;∎ a change is as good as a rest changer de décor fait autant de bien que de partir en vacances∎ a change of clothes des vêtements de rechange;∎ he had to spend a week without a change of clothes il a dû passer une semaine sans changer de vêtements(c) (in journey) changement m, correspondance f;∎ if you go by underground you'll have to make two changes si vous y allez en métro vous serez obligé de changer deux fois;∎ you can get there by train with a change at Bristol vous pouvez y aller en train avec un changement ou une correspondance à Bristol∎ small or loose change petite ou menue monnaie f;∎ she gave me two pounds in change elle m'a donné deux livres en monnaie;∎ can you give me change for five pounds? pouvez-vous me faire la monnaie de cinq livres?;∎ the machine doesn't give change la machine ne rend pas la monnaie;∎ the change (menopause) le retour d'âge(a) (substitute, switch) changer, changer de;∎ to change one's name changer de nom;∎ she's going to change her name to Parker elle va prendre le nom de Parker;∎ to change a fuse changer un fusible;∎ to change one's clothes changer de vêtements, se changer;∎ to change trains changer de train;∎ they're going to change the guard at 11 o'clock ils vont faire la relève de ou relever la garde à 11 heures;∎ to change sides changer de côté;∎ Sport to change ends changer de camp;∎ this old desk has changed hands many times ce vieux bureau a changé maintes fois de mains;∎ to change one's mind changer d'avis;∎ I've changed my mind about him j'ai changé d'avis ou d'idée à son égard;∎ he's changed his mind about moving to Scotland pour ce qui est de s'installer en Écosse il a changé d'avis;∎ you'd better change your ways tu ferais bien de t'amender;∎ to change the subject changer de sujet;∎ don't change the subject! ne détourne pas la conversation!;∎ to change one's tune changer de ton(b) (exchange) changer;∎ when are you thinking of changing your car? quand pensez-vous changer de voiture?;∎ if the shoes are too small we'll change them for you si les chaussures sont trop petites nous vous les changerons;∎ to change places with sb changer de place avec qn;∎ figurative I wouldn't want to change places with him! je n'aimerais pas être à sa place!;∎ I'd like to change my pounds into dollars j'aimerais changer mes livres contre des ou en dollars;∎ does this bank change money? est-ce que cette banque fait le change?;∎ can you change a ten-pound note? (into coins) pouvez-vous me donner la monnaie d'un billet de dix livres?(c) (alter, modify) changer;∎ there's no point in trying to change him c'est inutile d'essayer de le changer;∎ she wants to change the world elle veut changer le monde;∎ he won't change anything in the text il ne changera rien au texte;∎ the illness completely changed his personality la maladie a complètement transformé son caractère;∎ she doesn't want to change her routine in any way elle ne veut rien changer à sa routine;∎ figurative to change one's spots changer ou modifier totalement son caractère(d) (transform) changer, transformer;∎ to change sb/sth into sth changer qn/qch en qch;∎ the prince was changed into a frog le prince fut changé en grenouille;∎ Bible to change water into wine changer l'eau en vin;∎ the liquid/her hair has changed colour le liquide a/ses cheveux ont changé de couleur(e) (baby, bed) changer;∎ the baby needs changing le bébé a besoin d'être changé;∎ I've changed the sheets j'ai changé les draps(f) to change gear changer de vitesse∎ to change for the better/worse changer en mieux/pire;∎ nothing will make him change rien ne le changera, il ne changera jamais;∎ wait for the lights to change attendez que le feu passe au vert;∎ winter changed to spring le printemps a succédé à l'hiver;∎ the wind has changed le vent a changé ou tourné(b) (become transformed) se changer, se transformer;∎ to change into sth se transformer en qch;∎ the ogre changed into a mouse l'ogre s'est transformé en souris;∎ the country had changed from dictatorship to democracy overnight en une nuit, le pays était passé de la dictature à la démocratie;∎ the lights changed from green to amber les feux sont passés du vert à l'orange;∎ to change from one system to another passer d'un système à un autre(c) (change clothing) se changer;∎ she's gone upstairs to change elle est montée se changer;∎ they changed out of their uniforms ils ont enlevé leurs uniformes;∎ he changed into a pair of jeans il s'est changé et a mis un jean;∎ I'm going to change into something warmer je vais mettre quelque chose de plus chaud(d) (transportation) changer;∎ is it a direct flight or do I have to change? est-ce que le vol est direct ou faut-il changer?;∎ we had to change twice nous avons eu deux correspondances ou deux changements;∎ all change! (announcement) tout le monde descend!∎ she changed into fourth gear elle a passé la quatrième∎ it's nice to see you smiling for a change c'est bien de te voir sourire pour une fois;∎ he was early for a change pour une fois il était en avance►► the change of life le retour d'âge;change machine distributeur m de monnaie;American change purse porte-monnaie m invCars rétrograder;∎ he changed down into third il est passé en troisième∎ to change off with sb échanger avec qn∎ he changed over from smoking cigarettes to smoking cigars il s'est mis à fumer des cigares à la place de cigarettes;∎ the country has changed over to nuclear power le pays est passé au nucléaire;∎ one day I wash and he dries and the next day we change over un jour je fais la vaisselle et il l'essuie et le jour d'après on change;∎ Television to change over (to another channel) passer sur une autre chaîne;∎ Television why don't you change over to ITV? et si on mettait ITV?Cars passer la vitesse supérieure;∎ he changed up into third il a passé la troisième, il est passé en troisième -
62 insight
insight [ˈɪnsaɪt]• this gave us new insights into what's been happening cela nous a donné un nouvel éclairage sur ce qui s'est passé• that will give you an insight into his reasons for doing it cela vous éclairera sur les raisons qui l'ont poussé à le faireb. ( = discernment) perspicacité f* * *['ɪnsaɪt]1) ( revealing glimpse) aperçu m, idée f2) ( intuition) perspicacité f, intuition f3) ( understanding) compréhension f ( into de) -
63 sink
sink [sɪŋk]a. [ship, person, object] coulerb. ( = subside) s'affaisser ; [level, river] baisser• he is sinking fast ( = dying) il décline rapidementc. ( = fall) to sink into a deep sleep sombrer dans un profond sommeild. [prices, value] chutera. [+ ship, business, project] couler ; [+ object] immerger ; [+ theory] démolir ; [+ person] (inf) coulerb. [+ mine, well, foundations] creuser• he can sink a glass of beer in five seconds (inf) (British) il peut descendre (inf) une bière en cinq secondes3. noun4. compoundsa. [person] s'enfoncer ; [water] pénétrer• as it hadn't really sunk in yet he... comme il ne réalisait pas encore, il...* * *[sɪŋk] 1.1) ( basin) ( in kitchen) évier m; ( in bathroom) lavabo m2) ( cesspit) lit fosse f d'aisance; fig cloaque m3) (also sinkhole) doline f2.2) ( bore) forer [oil well]; creuser [foundations]3) ( embed) enfoncer [post, pillar]to sink one's teeth into — mordre à pleines dents dans [sandwich]
4) (colloq) GB ( drink) descendre (colloq) [drink]5) Sport mettre [quelque chose] dans le trou [billiard ball]; rentrer [putt]6) ( destroy) [scandal] faire couler [party]7) ( invest)3.1) ( fail to float) coulerto sink without a trace — fig tomber dans les oubliettes
2) ( drop to lower level) [sun, water level, pressure] baisser; [cake] redescendre4) ( subside) [building, wall] s'effondrerto sink into — s'enfoncer dans [mud]; sombrer dans [anarchy, obscurity]
to sink under the weight of — [shelf] plier sous le poids de [boxes etc]; [person, company] crouler sous le poids de [debt]
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64 TEHTEMA
tehtêma > tehtên.*\TEHTEMA v.t. tla-., jeter quelque chose à terre, jeter quelque chose quelque part.Esp., echar y poner algo en vulgar (M).lo derrama, lo riega (T203).Angl., to cast something down, to throw something into something, to scatter something (K).*\TEHTEMA v.réfl. à sens passif, on les disperse sur le sol." îhuân nô motehtema in âtôlin ", et on disperse aussi à terre les roseaux. Sah2,86.Cf. aussi têtêma et tetêma.Form: redupl. sur têma. -
65 burrow
burrow [ˈbʌrəʊ]1. nounterrier m* * *['bʌrəʊ] 1.noun terrier m2.transitive verb [animal] creuser [hole, tunnel]3.to burrow one's way into something — [animal, person] se creuser un chemin dans quelque chose
intransitive verb [animal] creuser un terrierto burrow into/under something — ( in ground) creuser dans/sous quelque chose
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66 pour
pour [pɔ:r][+ liquid] verser• to pour scorn on sb/sth dénigrer qn/qchb. ( = rain) it is pouring il pleut à versec. [people, cars, animals] affluerd. ( = serve tea, coffee) servir• shall I pour? je vous sers ?[+ liquid, dregs] vider► pour in[water, sunshine, rain] se déverser ; [people] affluer[+ liquid] verser► pour out[water] sortir à flots ; [people] sortir en masse* * *[pɔː(r)] 1.transitive verb1) verser [liquid]; couler [cement, metal, wax]3) ( supply freely)2.1) ( flow) [liquid] couler (à flots)to pour into — [water, liquid] couler dans; [smoke, fumes] se répandre dans; [light] inonder [room]
to pour out of ou from — [smoke, fumes] s'échapper de; [water] ruisseler de
2) figto pour into — [people] affluer dans
to pour from ou out of — [people, cars] sortir en grand nombre de; [supplies, money] sortir en masse de
to pour across ou over — [people] traverser [quelque chose] en grand nombre [border, bridge]
3) (serve tea, coffee)4) [jug, teapot] verser3.pouring present participle adjective [rain] battant4.Phrasal Verbs:- pour in- pour off- pour out•• -
67 stir
stir [stɜ:r]1. nouna. [+ tea, soup, mixture] remuer• to stir o.s. (inf) se secouerc. [+ imagination] stimuler ; [+ person] émouvoira. bouger4. compounds► stir-fry transitive verb faire sauter (en remuant) adjective [vegetables] sauté noun ( = dish) légumes (et viande) sautés* * *[stɜː(r)] 1.1)2)2.transitive verb (p prés etc - rr-)1) ( mix) remuer [liquid, sauce]; mélanger [paint, powder]2) ( move slightly) [breeze] agiter [leaves, papers]3) (move, arouse) émouvoir [person]; exciter [curiosity]; stimuler [imagination]; évoquer [memories]3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - rr-)1) ( move gently) [leaves, papers] trembler; [curtains] remuer; [person]2) ( awaken) bouger4.reflexive verb (p prés etc - rr-)to stir oneself — se secouer (colloq)
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68 merge
[mə:‹]1) (to (cause to) combine or join: The sea and sky appear to merge at the horizon.) (se) mêler2) ((with into) to change gradually into something else: Summer slowly merged into autumn.) se fondre (dans)3) ((with into etc) to disappear into (eg a crowd, back-ground etc): He merged into the crowd.) se perdre (dans)•- merger -
69 ram
ram [ræm]1. nounbélier mb. ( = crash into) [+ vehicle] emboutir3. compounds* * *[ræm] 1.noun bélier m2.transitive verb (p prés etc - mm-)1) ( crash into) rentrer dans, heurter2) ( push) enfoncer3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - mm-)to ram into something — [vehicle] rentrer dans quelque chose, heurter quelque chose
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70 heavily
heavily [ˈhevɪlɪ]a. [rely on, influence, censor, subsidize] fortement ; [rain, snow] très fort ; [bleed] abondamment ; [smoke, drink] beaucoup ; [gamble] gros ; [criticize] vivement ; [tax] lourdement• heavily involved in [+ politics, interest group] très engagé dans ; [+ drugs, illegal business] fortement impliqué dansc. ( = deeply) [breathe, pant] bruyamment ; [sleep, sigh] profondémentd. ( = clumsily) lourdemente. ( = solidly) heavily built solidement bâti• her attacker is described as aged 30-40 and heavily built son agresseur aurait entre 30 et 40 ans et serait de forte carruref. [embroidered] richement* * *['hevɪlɪ]1) [lean, fall, move, weigh] lourdement; [sleep, sigh] profondément; [breathe] ( noisily) bruyamment; ( with difficulty) péniblement2) ( abundantly) [rain] très fort; [snow, invest, smoke, drink, rely] beaucoup; [bleed] abondamment; [taxed, armed, in debt] fortementto lose heavily — ( financially) perdre beaucoup; ( in game) se faire écraser
to be heavily into something — (colloq) s'adonner à quelque chose
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71 crash
crash [kræ∫]1. noun• in a car/plane crash dans un accident de voiture/d'avionb. ( = noise) fracas ma. [aeroplane] s'écraser (au sol) ; [vehicle] avoir un accident ; [two vehicles] entrer en collisionb. [bank, firm] faire faillitea. [+ car] avoir un accident avec4. compounds( = sleep) dormir ; ( = collapse) s'écrouler* * *[kræʃ] 1.1) ( noise) fracas m2) ( accident) accident mtrain/air crash — catastrophe f ferroviaire/aérienne
3) ( of stock market) krach m4) Computing plantage (colloq) m2.transitive verb1) ( involve in accident)to crash one's car into a bus — rentrer dans ou percuter un bus
2) (colloq) ( gatecrash)3.1) ( have accident) [car, plane] s'écraser; ( collide) [vehicles, planes] se rentrer dedans, se percuterto crash into something — rentrer dans or percuter quelque chose
2) [share prices] s'effondrer3) ( move loudly) faire du boucan (colloq)4) ( fall)to crash to the ground — [cup, picture] se fracasser sur le sol; [tree] s'abattre
5) (colloq) Computing [computer, system] planter (colloq)•Phrasal Verbs: -
72 effort
effort [ˈefət]effort m• what do you think of his latest effort? (inf) qu'est-ce que tu penses de ce qu'il vient de faire ?► make + effort• little effort has been made to investigate this case on ne s'est pas vraiment donné la peine d'enquêter sur cette affaire* * *['efət]1) ( energy) efforts mplto put a lot of effort into something/into doing — se donner beaucoup de peine pour quelque chose/pour faire
2) ( difficulty) effort m3) ( attempt)joint effort — initiative f commune
4) ( initiative) initiative fwar effort — effort m de guerre
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73 herd
herd [hɜ:d]1. nountroupeau m[+ animals] mener en troupeau• to herd into [+ people] parquer dans3. compounds* * *[hɜːd] 1.2.herd instinct — instinct m grégaire
transitive verb rassembler3.Phrasal Verbs:••to follow the herd — fig être un mouton de Panurge
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74 sink
[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) couler2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) baisser3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) entrer (dans)4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) se démoraliser5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) engloutir2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) évier- sunken- be sunk - sink in -
75 make over
((American) to change something or turn it into something else: They made over the room as an office; The plastic surgeon made her face over.) -
76 muscle
muscle [ˈmʌsl]b. ( = power) poids m* * *['mʌsl] 1.1) (in arm, leg etc) muscle m; ( tissue) muscles mpl2) fig puissance f2. 3.transitive verbto muscle one's way into something — essayer de s'imposer dans [discussion]
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77 blunder
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78 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) (s')accommoder de -
79 TEPOZMIHUIA
tepozmîhuia > tepozmîhuih,*\TEPOZMIHUIA v.t. tê-., lancer des flèches à quelqu'un,*\TEPOZMIHUIA v.t. tla-., lancer des flèches en direction de quelque chose" in iuhqui âcah tlatepozmîhuia ", as if someone shot iron arrows into something. Sah5,157.Form: sur tepozmî-tl. -
80 buckle
buckle [ˈbʌkl]1. nounboucle fa. [+ belt, shoe] attacherb. [+ wheel] voiler* * *['bʌkl] 1.1) ( clasp) boucle f2.transitive verb1) ( fasten) attacher, boucler [belt, shoe, strap]2) ( damage) gondoler [material, surface]3.1) ( give way) lit [metal, surface] se gondoler; [wheel] se voiler; [pillar, wall] se déformer; [knees, legs] céder; fig [person] céder2) ( fasten) [belt, shoe, strap] s'attacher, se boucler•Phrasal Verbs:
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