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1) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) étouffer2) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) étouffer3) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) couvrir de -
2 shower
shower ['ʃaʊə(r)]1 noun(a) (for washing) douche f;∎ to have or to take a shower prendre une douche;∎ he was in the shower for half an hour il est resté une demi-heure sous la douche(b) Meteorology averse f;∎ scattered showers averses fpl intermittentes;∎ a snow shower une chute de neige(c) (stream → of confetti, gravel) pluie f; (→ of sparks) gerbe f; (→ of praise, abuse) avalanche f; (→ of blows) pluie f, volée f, grêle f∎ they're having a baby shower ils font une fête où les invités apporteront des cadeaux pour leur bébé∎ what a shower! quelle bande de nuls!;∎ you lazy shower! bande de flemmards!(a) (have a shower) prendre une douche, se doucher∎ it's started to shower il a commencé à pleuvoir∎ passers-by were showered with broken glass des passants ont été atteints par des éclats de verre;∎ they showered him with gifts, they showered gifts on him ils l'ont comblé de cadeaux;∎ to shower sb with kisses couvrir qn de baisers;∎ to shower sb with praise encenser qn►► old-fashioned shower bath bain-douche m;shower cabinet cabine f de douche;shower cap bonnet m de douche;shower curtain rideau m de douche;shower gel gel m de douche;shower head pomme f de douche;shower unit bloc-douche m∎ rocks showered down on us des pierres s'abattirent sur nous -
3 love
love [lʌv]1. nouna. (for person) amour m► for love• don't give me any money, I'm doing it for love ne me donnez pas d'argent, je le fais parce que ça me fait plaisir• all my love, Jim bises, Jimd. (British term of address) (inf) (to child) mon petit, ma petite ; (to man) mon chéri ; (to woman) ma chérie ; (between strangers) (to man) mon petit monsieur (inf) ; (to woman) ma petite dame (inf)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► En Grande-Bretagne, ne vous étonnez pas si une vendeuse ou un conducteur d'autobus vous appelle love ou dear - cette manière de s'adresser à des inconnus n'a aucune connotation sexuelle.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. [+ person] aimer• he didn't just like her, he loved her il ne l'aimait pas d'amitié, mais d'amour• he loves reading/photography il adore lire/la photographie• I'd love to! (in answer to question) avec plaisir !• I'd love to but unfortunately... j'aimerais bien, malheureusement...• she's going to love that! (sarcastic) elle va être ravie !3. compounds• my loved ones les êtres qui me sont chers ► love handles (inf) plural noun poignées fpl d'amour (inf)• they have a love-hate relationship ils s'aiment et se détestent à la fois ► love letter noun lettre f d'amour* * *[lʌv] 1.1) (affection, devotion) amour mto be/fall in love — être/tomber amoureux/-euse ( with de)
to make love — ( have sex) faire l'amour
2) ( in polite formulas)with love from Bob —
love Bob — affectueusement, Bob
3) ( object of affection) amour mbe a love — (colloq) GB sois gentil
4) GB ( term of address) ( to adult) mon amour m, mon chéri/ma chérie m/f; ( to child) mon chéri/ma chérie m/f5) ( in tennis) zéro m2. 3.transitive verb1) ( feel affection for) aimer2) ( appreciate) aimer beaucoup ( to do faire); ( accepting invitation)‘I'd love to!’ — ‘avec plaisir!’
3) (colloq) ( in exaggerated speech) adorershe'll love that! — iron elle sera vraiment ravie! iron
••there's no love lost between them — ils/elles se détestent cordialement
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smother ['smʌðə(r)](a) (suppress → fire, flames) étouffer; (→ sound) étouffer, amortir; (→ cry) étouffer, retenir; (→ emotions, laughter, yawn) réprimer; (→ scandal, criticism, opposition) étouffer(b) (suffocate → person) étouffer;∎ she felt smothered by her mother elle se sentait étouffée par sa mère∎ strawberries smothered in or with cream des fraises fpl couvertes de crème;∎ she was smothered in furs elle était emmitouflée dans des fourrures(d) (overwhelm → with kindness, love) combler;∎ to smother sb with kisses couvrir ou dévorer qn de baisers;∎ to smother sb with attention être aux petits soins pour qn(person) étouffer -
6 hug
∎ figurative to hug oneself with delight (over or about sth) se réjouir vivement (de qch)∎ she hugged the memory of that moment to herself elle chérissait le souvenir de cet instant(c) (keep close to) serrer;∎ (boat) to hug the shore serrer la côte;∎ Cars don't hug the kerb ne serrez pas le trottoir;∎ this car hugs the corners well cette voiture prend bien les virages;∎ clothes that hug the figure vêtements mpl qui moulent la silhouette;∎ Aviation to hug the ground suivre le relief du terrain2 noun(a) (gesture of affection) étreinte f;∎ to give sb a hug serrer qn dans ses bras, étreindre qn;∎ give me a hug prends-moi dans tes bras;∎ they greeted each other with hugs and kisses ils se sont accueillis avec de grandes embrassades(b) (in wrestling) prise f
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