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1 bitterly
bitterly [ˈbɪtəlɪ][regret] amèrement ; [say, think] avec amertume ; [criticize] âprement ; [oppose, contest, fight] farouchement ; [ashamed] profondément* * *['bɪtəlɪ]adverb [complain, laugh, speak] amèrement; [disappointed] cruellement; [regret] profondément; [fight] farouchement; [weep] amèrement -
2 bitterly
1 ( resentfully) [complain, resent, laugh, speak] amèrement ;2 ( intensely) [unhappy, angry] extrêmement ; [criticized, disappointed] cruellement ; [regret] profondément ; [fight, contest] farouchement ; [weep] amèrement ; a bitterly divided party un parti profondément divisé ; a bitterly cold wind un vent glacial ; it's bitterly cold il fait un froid terrible. -
3 bitterly
bitterly ['bɪtəlɪ]∎ it was a bitterly cold day il faisait un froid de loup;∎ I've regretted it bitterly ever since je n'ai cessé de le regretter amèrement -
4 bitterly
adverb bitterly disappointed; bitterly cold.) amèrement -
5 bitter
['bitə]1) (having a sharp, acid taste like lemons etc, and sometimes unpleasant: a bitter orange.) amer; acide2) (full of pain or sorrow: She learned from bitter experience; bitter disappointment.) amer3) (hostile: full of hatred or opposition: bitter enemies.) acharné4) (very cold: a bitter wind.) glacial•- bitterly - bitumen - bituminous -
6 cry
∎ she cried in or with frustration elle pleurait d'impuissance;∎ we laughed until we cried nous avons pleuré de rire ou avons ri aux larmes;∎ the film made them cry ils ont pleuré pendant le film;∎ to cry loudly/bitterly pleurer à chaudes larmes/amèrement;∎ proverb it's no use crying over spilt milk = ce qui est fait est fait(b) (call out) crier, pousser un cri;∎ to cry (out) in pain pousser un cri de douleur;∎ to cry for help crier au secours;∎ to cry for mercy demander grâce, implorer la pitié;∎ to cry for the moon demander la lune ou l'impossible∎ she cried herself to sleep elle s'est endormie en pleurant;∎ he cried tears of joy il versa des larmes de joie;∎ he was crying his heart or eyes out il pleurait toutes les larmes de son corps∎ "look," she cried "regardez," s'écria-t-elle;∎ he cried quits or mercy il s'est avoué vaincu;∎ old-fashioned to cry one's wares vendre sa marchandise à la criée;∎ to cry wolf crier au loup3 noun(a) (exclamation) cri m;∎ to give or utter a cry pousser un cri;∎ a cry of pain un cri de douleur;∎ also figurative a cry for help un appel au secours;∎ he heard a cry for help il a entendu crier au secours;∎ there were cries of "down with the king!" on criait "à bas le roi!";∎ it's a far cry from what they promised us cela n'a rien à voir avec ce qu'ils nous avaient promis;∎ it's still a far cry from what I asked for cela reste loin de ce que j'avais demandé∎ to be in full cry donner de la voix∎ to have a good cry pleurer un bon coupdécrier(from meeting) se décommander; (from promise) se rétracter, se dédire;∎ she's crying off from the project elle se retire du ou renonce au projet➲ cry outpousser un cri;∎ I cried out to them je les ai appelés;∎ figurative to cry out against protester contre;∎ the country is crying out against high taxation tout le pays proteste contre les impôts élevés;∎ to cry out for sth demander ou réclamer qch;∎ figurative the system is crying out for revision or to be revised le système a grand besoin d'être révisé;∎ familiar for crying out loud! bon sang!s'écrier;∎ "listen," she cried out "écoutez," s'écria-t-elleprôner, exalter✾ Book 'Cry, the Beloved Country' Paton 'Pleure, ô pays bien-aimé' -
7 jaundiced
jaundiced ['dʒɔ:ndɪst]∎ to look on the world or on things with a jaundiced eye (bitterly) voir tout en noir; (jealously) tout regarder d'un œil jaloux;∎ to take a jaundiced view of a situation voir une situation d'un mauvais œil -
8 rail
rail [reɪl]1 noun(a) (bar → gen) barre f; (→ in window, on bridge) garde-fou m; (→ on ship) bastingage m; (→ on balcony) balustrade f; (→ on stairway) rampe f; (→ for carpet) tringle f;∎ towel rail porte-serviettes m inv(b) (for train, tram) rail m;∎ the live rail le rail sous tension;∎ to travel by rail voyager en train;∎ to send goods by rail envoyer des marchandises par chemin de fer;∎ it's quicker by rail! c'est plus rapide en train!;∎ to get the economy back on the rails remettre l'économie sur les rails;∎ I did my best to get him back on the rails after his breakdown j'ai fait de mon mieux pour le remettre sur pieds après sa dépression nerveuse(c) Ornithology râle m(traffic, link, tunnel) ferroviaire; (ticket, fare) de train; (journey, travel) en train; (employee, union) des chemins de fer(enclose) clôturer∎ (complain bitterly) to rail against or at pester contre;∎ she railed against her fate elle fulminait contre son sort(fencing) grille f; (in horseracing) corde f;∎ he was pushed to the rails by the other jockeys il a été forcé de tenir la corde par les autres jockeys;∎ figurative to be on the rails (in difficult situation) être sur la corde raide►► rail network réseau m ferroviaire ou de chemin de fer;rail strike grève f des chemins de fer;∎ the rail strike has affected the whole of France la grève SNCF a touché la France entière;rail transport transport m par chemin de fer ou par train;clôturerfermer (au moyen d'une barrière);∎ the end of the hall was railed off une barrière interdisait l'accès au fond de la salle
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