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joy [dʒɔɪ](a) (pleasure) joie f, plaisir m;∎ to shout with or for joy crier de joie;∎ she moved out, to the great joy of her neighbours elle a déménagé, à la grande joie de ses voisins;∎ her grandchildren are a great joy to her ses petits-enfants sont la joie de sa vie;∎ it was a joy to see him laughing again c'était un plaisir de le voir rire à nouveau;∎ the joys of gardening les plaisirs ou les charmes du jardinage;∎ full of the joys of spring au comble du bonheur;∎ the joys of having children les joies qu'apportent les enfants;∎ the joys of having a car les joies d'avoir une voiture;∎ her style is a joy to watch son style est un plaisir pour les yeux;∎ he's a joy to work for c'est un plaisir de travailler pour lui;∎ our new car is a joy to drive avec notre nouveau modèle, la conduite est un plaisir;∎ she's a joy to be with, it's a joy to be with her c'est un plaisir que d'être à ses côtés;∎ ironic oh joy! ô joie!∎ they had no joy at the casino ils n'ont pas eu de chance au casino;∎ any joy at the job centre? tu as trouvé quelque chose à l'agence pour l'emploi?;∎ (did you have or get) any joy? ça a marché?, tu as réussi?;∎ no joy! ça n'a rien donné!, ça n'a pas marché!;∎ you won't get any joy from him tu n'arriveras à rien avec lui -
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[‹oi]1) (great happiness: The children jumped for joy when they saw the new toys.) joie2) (a cause of great happiness: Our son is a great joy to us.) joie•- joyful- joyfully - joyfulness - joyous - joyously -
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1) (a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, family etc: She looked with pride at her handsome sons.) fierté2) (personal dignity: His pride was hurt by her criticism.) fierté, amour-propre3) (a group (of lions or of peacocks): a pride of lions.) troupe•- the pride of - pride of place - pride oneself on - take pride in -
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noun (the act of feeling or showing great joy; celebrations: There was great rejoicing at the news of the victory; The rejoicings over the birth of the baby lasted well into the night.) réjouissance -
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dance [dα:ns]1. nouna. ( = movement) danse f• may I have the next dance? voudriez-vous m'accorder la prochaine danse ?b. ( = social gathering) bal m[+ waltz, tango] danser4. compounds[class, teacher, partner] de danse━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *[dɑːns], US [dæns] 1.noun gen danse f; ( social occasion) soirée f dansante2.noun modifier de danse3.transitive verb1) danser [steps, dance]2) ( dandle) faire danser4.•• -
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wish [wɪ∫]a. ( = desire) souhaiter• I only wish I'd known about that before! si seulement j'avais su ça avant !• I wish I could! si seulement je pouvais !b. ( = desire for sb else) souhaiter• I wish you well in what you're trying to do je vous souhaite de réussir dans ce que vous voulez faire• wish me luck! souhaite-moi bonne chance !• I wish you every happiness! je vous souhaite d'être très heureux !• I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy c'est quelque chose que je ne souhaiterais pas à mon pire ennemi• what more could you wish for? que pourrais-tu souhaiter de plus ?3. nouna. ( = desire, will) désir mb. ( = specific desire) vœu mc. ( = greeting) he sends his best wishes il vous fait ses amitiés• (with) best wishes for your future happiness tous mes (or nos) vœux de bonheur• (with) best wishes for Christmas and the New Year (nos) meilleurs vœux pour Noël et la nouvelle année4. compounds* * *[wɪʃ] 1.2.to grant somebody's wish — gen accéder au désir de quelqu'un; [fairy] exaucer le souhait de quelqu'un
wishes plural noun vœux mpl3.good ou best wishes — meilleurs vœux; ( ending letter) bien amicalement
transitive verb1) ( expressing longing)2) (express congratulations, greetings) souhaiterto wish somebody joy ou happiness — souhaiter à quelqu'un d'être heureux
4.to wish somebody joy of something/somebody — iron souhaiter bien du plaisir à quelqu'un avec quelque chose/quelqu'un
1) (desire, want) vouloirto wish for — souhaiter, espérer
what more could one wish for? — qu'est-ce qu'on pourrait espérer or souhaiter de plus?
2) ( in fairy story) faire un vœu•Phrasal Verbs:- wish on -
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pride [praɪd]1. noun• to take pride in [+ children, achievements] être très fier de ; [+ house, car] prendre (grand) soin de• to pride o.s. on (doing) sth être fier de (faire) qch* * *[praɪd] 1.1) ( source of satisfaction) fierté f (in somebody/something éprouvée pour quelqu'un/quelque chose)to take pride in — être fier/fière de [ability, achievement]; soigner [appearance, work]
2) ( self-respect) amour-propre m; péj orgueil mfamily pride — honneur m familial
national pride — sentiment m de fierté nationale
3) ( of lions) troupe f2.to pride oneself on something/on doing — être fier/fière de quelque chose/de faire
••pride comes before a fall — Prov péché d'orgueil ne va pas sans danger
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weep [wi:p](preterite, past participle wept)( = cry) pleurer• to weep for or with joy pleurer de joie• I could have wept! j'en aurais pleuré !• to weep tears of joy/despair verser des larmes de joie/de désespoir* * *[wiːp] 1. 2.transitive verb (prét, pp wept)3.intransitive verb (prét, pp wept)2) ( ooze) suinter -
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radiant [ˈreɪdɪənt][person, smile, beauty, sunshine] radieux* * *['reɪdɪənt] 1.1) ( on electric fire) résistance f chauffante2) ( of meteors) point m radiant2.1) fig [person, beauty, smile] radieux/-ieuseradiant with — rayonnant de [joy, health]
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pride [praɪd]1 noun(a) (satisfaction) fierté f;∎ she takes great pride in her son elle est très fière de son fils;∎ they take pride in their town ils sont fiers de leur ville;∎ to take (a) pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne;∎ he takes no pride in his work il ne prend pas du tout son travail à cœur;∎ to take (a) pride in doing sth mettre de la fierté à faire qch, s'enorgueillir de faire qch;∎ he had pride in his sister's success il était fier de la réussite de sa sœur;∎ she pointed with pride to her new car elle montra fièrement du doigt sa nouvelle voiture(b) (self-respect) fierté f, amour-propre m;∎ a sense of pride un sentiment d'amour-propre;∎ he has no pride il n'a pas d'amour-propre;∎ I have my pride! j'ai ma fierté!;∎ her pride was hurt elle était blessée dans son amour-propre;∎ they have too much pride to accept charity ils sont trop fiers ou ils ont trop d'amour-propre pour accepter la charité∎ the sin of pride le péché d'orgueil;∎ proverb pride comes or goes before a fall = plus on est fier, plus dure est la chute(d) (most valuable thing) orgueil m, fierté f;∎ she is her parents' pride and joy elle fait la fierté de ses parents;∎ that antique table is her pride and joy elle est très fière de cette table ancienne;∎ this painting is the pride of the collection ce tableau est le joyau de la collection;∎ pride of place place f d'honneur;∎ to have or to take pride of place occuper la place d'honneur(e) (of lions) troupe f∎ to pride oneself on or upon sth être fier ou s'enorgueillir de qch;∎ she prided herself on being the youngest member of the team elle s'enorgueillissait ou était fière d'être la plus jeune de l'équipe -
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bundle [ˈbʌndl]1. nounb. (Computing) lot ma. also bundle up mettre en paquetb. ( = put hastily) to bundle sb into a car pousser qn dans une voiture3. compounds[+ person] pousser dehors* * *['bʌndl] 1.1) ( collection) ( of objects) ballot m; (of clothes, cloth) balluchon m; (of papers, banknotes) liasse f; ( of books) paquet m; ( of straw) botte f2) (baby, person)bundle of joy — petit ange m; iron petit trésor m
2.bundle of nerves — boule f de nerfs
(colloq) transitive verbto bundle somebody/something into — fourrer (colloq) quelqu'un/quelque chose dans
3.to bundle somebody outside ou through the door — pousser quelqu'un dehors sans ménagement
(colloq) intransitive verbPhrasal Verbs:••I don't go a bundle on jazz — GB le jazz ne me botte pas (colloq)
to make a bundle — (colloq) gagner un paquet (colloq)
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leap [li:p](verb: preterite, past participle leaped or leapt)1. nounbond m• there has been a leap of 13% in sales les ventes ont fait un bond de 13 %a. [person, animal, fish] sauter ; [flames] jaillir• to leap in/out entrer/sortir d'un bond• he leapt into/out of the car il sauta dans/de la voitureb. [profits, sales, prices, unemployment] faire un bond• to leap to the conclusion that... conclure un peu hâtivement que...• to leap at sth [+ chance, suggestion, offer] sauter sur qch ; [+ idea] accueillir qch avec enthousiasme[+ stream, hedge] sauter par-dessus4. compounds* * *[liːp] 1.1) lit, gen saut m, bond m; Sport saut min ou at one leap — d'un bond
3) (in price, demand) bond m (in dans)2. 3.1) [person, animal] bondir, sauterto leap across ou over something — franchir quelque chose d'un bond
to leap to somebody's defence — fig bondir au secours de quelqu'un
3) ( increase) [price, profit, stock market] grimper (by de)•Phrasal Verbs:- leap at- leap in- leap out- leap up••look before you leap — Prov il faut réfléchir avant d'agir
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experience [ɪkˈspɪərɪəns]1. noun• that was quite an experience! quelle expérience !• I know from bitter experience that... j'ai appris à mes dépens que...• I had a pleasant/frightening experience il m'est arrivé une aventure agréable/effrayante• he has no experience of living in the country il ne sait pas ce que c'est que de vivre à la campagne• have you any previous experience of this kind of work? avez-vous déjà fait ce genre de travail ?a. ( = undergo) [+ misfortune, hardship] connaître ; [+ setbacks, losses] essuyer ; [+ conditions] être confronté à ; [+ ill treatment] subir ; [+ difficulties] rencontrerb. ( = feel) [+ sensation, terror, remorse] éprouver ; [+ emotion, joy, elation] ressentir* * *[ɪk'spɪərɪəns] 1.1) ( expertise) expérience fmanagement experience — expérience f de la gestion
to have experience with children/computers — avoir de l'expérience avec les enfants/en informatique
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surrender [səˈrendər]se rendre (to à)[+ town] livrer (to à ) ; [+ firearms] rendre (to à ) ; [+ stolen property, documents] remettre (to à ) ; [+ one's rights, claims, powers, liberty] renoncer à3. nounb. ( = giving up) [of firearms, stolen property, documents] remise f (to à ) ; [of insurance policy] rachat m ; [of one's rights, claims, powers, liberty] renonciation f (of à ) ; [of hopes] abandon m ; ( = return) restitution f (of de) (to à)* * *[sə'rendə(r)] 1.2) (of territory, power) abandon m (to à); ( of policy) rachat m3) (of weapons, ticket, document) remise f (to à)4) fig (to joy, despair) abandon m (to à)2.transitive verb1) Military livrer [town] (to à)2) ( give up) gen céder (to à); racheter [policy]3) ( hand over) gen remettre (to à); rendre [passport] (to à)3.1) Military gen se rendre (to à); [country] capituler (to devant)I surrender — je me rends; fig je cède
2)4.to surrender to — se livrer à [passion, despair]
to surrender oneself to — se livrer à [emotion]
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thrill [θrɪl]* * *[θrɪl] 1.1) ( sensation) frisson m2) ( pleasure) plaisir m2.to get a thrill ou one's thrills — se donner des sensations fortes
transitive verb ( with joy) transporter [quelqu'un] de joie; ( with admiration) gen transporter [quelqu'un] d'admiration; passionner [readers, viewers]3.intransitive verb frissonner (at, to à)4.thrilled past participle adjective ravi•• -
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I [tiə] noun(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) larme- tearful- tearfully - tearfulness - tear gas - tear-stained - in tears II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) déchirer, arracher2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) se déchirer3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) foncer2. noun(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) déchirure- be torn between one thing and another- be torn between - tear oneself away - tear away - tear one's hair - tear up
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