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81 géant
géant, e [ʒeɑ̃, ɑ̃t]1. adjective[objet, animal, plante] gigantic ; [écran] giant2. masculine noun* * *
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géante ʒeɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( démesuré) huge, enormous2) ( de grande taille) giant3) Commerce [paquet] jumbo4) (colloq) ( extraordinaire)c'est géant! — it's brilliant GB ou great!
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nom masculin, féminin giant/giantess* * *ʒeɑ̃, ɑ̃t géant, -e1. adj1) (= gigantesque) gigantic, giant2) COMMERCE giant-size2. nm/f* * *A adj1 ( démesuré) huge, enormous;2 ( de grande taille) giant; raie géante giant ray;C géante nf giantess.1. [énorme] giant2. ASTRONOMIE giant3. (familier) [formidable]c'est géant! it's wicked ou brill!————————, géante [ʒeɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom féminin1. [personne, chose de grande taille] giantle projet avance à pas de géant the project is coming on (UK) ou moving along (US) in leaps and bounds2. (figuré)les géants de la littérature classique the giants ou great names of classical literature3. MYTHOLOGIE giant -
82 progresser
progresser [pʀɔgʀese]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. ( = s'améliorer) [élève] to make progressb. ( = augmenter) [prix, ventes, production, chômage] to rise ; [criminalité, délinquance] to be on the increasec. ( = avancer) [ennemi, recherches, science, sauveteurs] to advance ; [maladie] to progress* * *pʀɔgʀeseverbe intransitif1) ( atteindre un niveau supérieur) [taux, résultat, salaires, chômage] to rise; [pouvoir d'achat, budget] to increase; [économie] to improve; [entreprise] to make progress; [homme politique] to make gainsprogresser de 3% — [production] to rise by 3%; [candidat, parti] to gain 3%
l'euro a progressé de 3% par rapport à la livre — the euro has risen by 3% against the pound
2) ( dans son développement) [relations] to improve; [pays, enquête, négociations] to make progress; [science] to progress; [connaissances] to increase3) ( gagner du terrain) [marcheur] to make progress; [armée] to move forward4) ( se propager) [maladie] to spread; [idéologie] to gain ground; [criminalité, toxicomanie] to be on the increase5) ( s'améliorer) to make progress* * *pʀɔɡʀese vi1) [élève] to progress2) [troupes] to make headway, to make progress* * *progresser verb table: aimer vi1 ( atteindre un niveau supérieur) [taux, indice, bénéfice, résultat, inflation, salaires] to rise, to go up; [emploi, chômage] to rise; [pouvoir d'achat, budget] to increase; [économie, marché, Bourse] to improve; [entreprise] to make progress; [homme politique] to make gains; nos ventes ont bien progressé ce mois-ci there has been a marked increase in our sales this month; la mortalité infantile ne progresse plus infant mortality is no longer rising; progresser de 3%/3 points [exportations, production, nombre, taux] to rise by 3%/3 points; [candidat, parti] to gain 3%/3 points; l’euro a progressé de 3% par rapport à la livre the euro has risen by 3% against the pound;2 ( dans son développement) [enquête, affaire, négociations] to make progress ou headway; [relations] to improve; [réformes, analyse, pays, ville] to make progress, to develop; [science, technologie] to progress; [connaissances] to increase; le dossier des otages progresse progress is being made in the hostage issue; l'enquête ne progresse plus the inquiry is no longer making progress;3 ( gagner du terrain) [marcheur, alpiniste, anticyclone, dépression] to make progress; [ennemi, adversaire, armée] to move forward; progresser de 200 m/3 km [personne, véhicule] to advance by 200 m/3 km; son livre continue de progresser dans les ventes his/her book continues to move up the best seller list; progresser dans sa carrière [personne] to progress in one's career;4 ( se propager) [maladie, épidémie] to spread; [idéologie] to gain ground; [criminalité, délinquance, toxicomanie] to be on the increase;5 ( s'améliorer) [élève, sportif, équipe] to make progress, to improve; l'équipe a beaucoup progressé the team has made a lot of progress; progresser dans un domaine to make progress in a field.[prɔgrese] verbe intransitifje progresse lentement dans ma lecture I'm getting on ou progressing slowly in my reading ; [ - maladie] to progress ; [ - inflation] to creep up, to risenos bénéfices ont progressé de 2% l'année dernière our profits rose by 2% last yearla recherche scientifique progresse de jour en jour/à grands pas scientific research is making progress every day/is advancing by leaps and bounds -
83 mílovými kroky
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84 rychle
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85 fare passi da gigante
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86 agigantada
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87 mjög hratt, í stökkum
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88 sprunghaft
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89 a pasos agigantados
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90 a saltos gigantes
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91 a saltos y brincos
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92 aclarar
• become brighter• become clear• clarify• clear• clear up• explain• explicate• grow by leaps and bounds• grow colder• make choppy• make clear• make cloudy• thimblerig• thin capitalization -
93 adelantarse
• get ahead of• go for the bait• go forward by leaps and bounds• take the initiative• take the liberty -
94 avanzar
• force ahead• go for the bait• go forward by leaps and bounds• make havoc of• make hay while the sun shines• make headway• make heavier by overloading• move forward• move on• steam ahead• step forward -
95 de largo
• in leaps and bounds• in less -
96 echar ramas
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97 emprender la marcha
• get going• get on fire• get on in leaps and bounds• set on foot• set on going -
98 franquear
• go forward by leaps and bounds• go from• pass title• pass unnoticed• pay dividends• pay duty for• pay early• pay period• pay postage for• pay promptly -
99 pasar sin impedimentos
• go forward by leaps and bounds• go from• pass title• pass unnoticed• pass without being seen• passable -
100 poner en pie
• get on in leaps and bounds• get on like a house on fire
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