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1 bound
bound [baʊnd]sûr ⇒ 2 (a) obligé ⇒ 2 (b) lié ⇒ 2 (c), 2 (e), 2 (g) relié ⇒ 2 (f) à destination de ⇒ 2 (d) saut, bond ⇒ 3 (a) sauter, bondir ⇒ 4 borner, limiter ⇒ 5 borne, limite ⇒ 61 pt & pp of bind∎ it was bound to happen c'était à prévoir;∎ it's bound to rain tomorrow il pleuvra sûrement demain;∎ but he's bound to say that mais il est certain que c'est cela qu'il va dire;∎ he's bound to apologize il ne va pas manquer de s'excuser;∎ she's up to no good, I'll be bound je parie qu'elle ne mijote rien de bon(b) (compelled) obligé;∎ they are bound by the treaty to take action l'accord les oblige à prendre des mesures;∎ the teacher felt bound to report them l'enseignant s'est cru obligé de les dénoncer;∎ I'm bound to say I disagree je dois dire que je ne suis pas d'accord∎ bound up lié;∎ his frustration is bound up with his work sa frustration est directement liée à son travail∎ bound for (person) en route pour; (shipment, cargo etc) à destination de; (train) à destination ou en direction de;∎ to be homeward bound être sur le chemin du retour;∎ where are you bound for? où allez-vous?;∎ I'm bound for Chicago je suis en route pour Chicago;∎ all shipments bound for Madrid toutes cargaisons à destination de Madrid;∎ the train is bound for Rome le train est à destination ou en direction de Rome;∎ on a plane bound for Tokyo dans un avion à destination de ou en route pour Tokyo∎ bound hand and foot pieds et poings liés∎ bound in boards cartonné(g) Linguistics lié3 noun∎ at one bound, in a single bound d'un seul bond ou saut∎ lower bound minorant m;∎ upper bound majorant m∎ the children bounded into/out of the classroom les enfants sont entrés dans/sortis de la salle de classe en faisant des bonds;∎ the dog bounded down the hill le chien dévala la colline en bondissantborner, limiter;∎ a country bounded on two sides by the sea un pays limité par la mer de deux côtés;∎ an area bounded by Smith Street on the west, James Avenue on the south une zone délimitée par Smith Street à l'ouest et James Avenue au sudlimite f, borne f;∎ the situation has gone beyond the bounds of all reason la situation est devenue complètement aberrante ou insensée;∎ her rage knew no bounds sa colère était sans bornes;∎ within the bounds of possibility dans la limite du possible;∎ figurative to keep within bounds rester dans la juste mesure, pratiquer la modération;∎ the castle gardens are out of bounds to visitors les jardins du château sont interdits au public;∎ to beat the bounds = dans certaines régions de Grande-Bretagne, parcourir le périmètre d'une paroisse en frappant le sol de baguettes, pour en rappeler les limites -
2 wing
wing [wɪŋ]1 noun(a) (of bird, insect) aile f;∎ literary to take wing prendre son envol ou son essor;∎ my heart took wing mon cœur s'emplit de joie;∎ literary to be on the wing être en (plein) vol;∎ he shot the bird on the wing il tira l'oiseau en vol;∎ literary desire gave or lent him wings le désir lui donnait des ailes;∎ to take sb under one's wing prendre qn sous son aile∎ figurative on a wing and a prayer en s'en remettant à la Providence∎ the radical wing of the party l'aile ou la fraction radicale du parti;∎ the left/right wing l'aile gauche/droite∎ the west wing l'aile ouest∎ she plays on the wing elle est ailier(i) (of windmill) aile f(j) (of armchair) oreille f∎ also figurative to wing one's way voler;∎ while the letters were winging their way over the ocean pendant que les lettres survolaient l'océan;∎ my report should be winging its way towards you now mon rapport devrait te parvenir incessamment sous peu∎ to wing it (improvise) improviser□∎ the plane winged over the mountains l'avion survola les montagnes∎ also figurative to wait in the wings se tenir dans la coulisse ou dans les coulisses;∎ figurative younger politicians are waiting in the wings to seize power les jeunes politiciens se tiennent dans la coulisse ou dans les coulisses en attendant de prendre le pouvoir∎ to win one's wings faire ses preuves, prendre du galon►► wing back (in football) arrière m d'aile;Zoology wing case élytre m;wing chair bergère f à oreilles;wing collar col m cassé;wing commander ≃ lieutenant-colonel m;wing flap (of plane) volet m;wing forward (in rugby) ailier m;wing mirror rétroviseur m extérieur;wing nut papillon m, écrou m à ailettes;wing three-quarter (in rugby) trois-quarts aile m;wing tip (of plane, bird) bout m de l'aile
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