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1 light
light [laɪt](verb: preterite, past participle lit)1. nouna. lumière f• can you throw any light on this question? pouvez-vous donner des éclaircissements sur cette question ?► adjective + light• in a good/bad light sous un jour favorable/défavorable• to cast a new light on a subject jeter un éclairage nouveau sur un sujet► to see the light ( = understand) comprendre• to see the light of day ( = be born) venir au monde ; ( = be published) paraître► to bring to light faire apparaîtrec. ( = lamp) lampe f• have you got your lights on? as-tu mis tes phares (or tes feux) ?e. ( = traffic light) feu mf. (for cigarette) feu m• have you got a light? avez-vous du feu ?2. adjectivea. [evening, room] clairb. [hair, colour, skin] clairc. ( = not heavy) légera. [+ candle, cigarette, gas] allumerb. ( = illuminate) éclairer5. adverb6. compounds► light upa. s'allumer• her eyes/face lit up son regard/visage s'est éclairéb. ( = start to smoke) (inf) allumer une cigarette (or une pipe etc)( = illuminate) éclairer* * *[laɪt] 1.1) ( brightness) lumière fby the light of — à la lumière de [fire]; à la clarté de [moon]
in the light of day — lit, fig au grand jour
to cast ou throw ou shed light on — lit projeter de la lumière sur; fig éclaircir
to put ou turn a light on/off — allumer/éteindre une lumière
3) (part of gauge, indicator, dashboard) voyant m (lumineux)5) ( flame)to put a light to — allumer [fire, gas]
have you got a light? — ( for cigarette) tu as du feu?
looking at it in that light... — vu sous cet angle...
to review something in the light of — réexaminer quelque chose à la lumière de [evidence, experience]
to bring to light — découvrir [fact, evidence, truth]
2.to come to ou be brought to light — être découvert
lights plural noun1)(traffic) lights — feu m, feux mpl
to shoot (colloq) ou jump (colloq) the lights — griller (colloq) un feu rouge
2) ( decorative display) illuminations fpl3.1) ( bright) [evening, room] clairto get ou grow lighter — [sky] s'éclaircir
2) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] clair; [hair] blondlight blue — bleu clair inv
3) ( not heavy) [material, substance, snow, wind, clothing, meal] léger/-ère; [rain] fin; [drinker] modéré; [damage, sentence] léger/-ère4) ( delicate) [knock, footsteps] léger/-ère; [movement] délicat5) ( not tiring) [work] peu fatigant; [exercise] léger/-èrelight duties — petits travaux mpl
6) [music, verse] léger/-ère4.to make light of — traiter [quelque chose] à la légère [rumour, problem]; ne pas attacher d'importance à [injury]
1) allumer [candle, oven, cigarette]; enflammer [wood, paper]; tirer [firework]; craquer [match]to light a fire — faire un or du feu
2) ( illuminate) éclairer5.intransitive verb (prét, pp lit) [fire] prendre; [gas, match] s'allumerPhrasal Verbs:- light on- light up••many hands make light work — Prov à plusieurs la besogne va vite
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2 light
A n1 ( brightness) lumière f ; a beam of light un faisceau de lumière ; by the light of à la lumière de [fire] ; à la clarté de [moon] ; in a good light sous une bonne lumière ; to read in a poor light lire avec peu de lumière ; in full light en pleine lumière ; in the light of day lit, fig au grand jour ; I'd like to drive back in the light j'aimerais rentrer avant la nuit ; to cast ou throw ou shed light on lit projeter or répandre de la lumière sur ; fig éclaircir ; to hold sth up to the light tenir qch à la lumière ; against the light à contre-jour ; with the light behind her le dos tourné à la lumière ; the light was failing la nuit tombait ;2 (gleam, bright point) lumière f ; ( in eye) lueur f ; a light on the horizon une lumière à l'horizon ; the city lights les lumières de la ville ;3 ( electrical appliance) (in building, on machine, in oven) lumière f ; ( in street) réverbère m ; ( on ship) feu m ; to put ou switch ou turn a light on allumer une lumière ; to put ou switch ou turn a light off éteindre une lumière ; to leave a light on laisser une lumière allumée ; are all the lights off ou out? est-ce que toutes les lumières sont éteintes? ; a light came on/went out une lumière s'est allumée/s'est éteinte ; to turn a light up/down augmenter/réduire une lumière ; the lights went up/down Theat les lumières se sont allumées/éteintes ; shine the light over here! éclaire par ici! ;4 (part of gauge, indicator, dashboard) voyant m (lumineux) ; a red light comes on/goes off un voyant rouge s'allume/s'éteint ;5 Aut ( headlight) phare m ; ( rearlight) feu m arrière ; ( inside car) veilleuse f ; to put one's lights on/off allumer/éteindre ses phares ; to have/leave one's lights on avoir/laisser ses phares allumés ; to check one's lights vérifier les phares ; to flash one's lights at sb faire un appel de phares à qn ;6 ( flame) to put a light to allumer [fire, gas] ; to set light to mettre le feu à ; to give sb a light offrir du feu à qn ; have you got a light? tu as du feu? ;7 fig ( aspect) jour m ; to see sth in a good/bad /new light voir qch sous un bon/mauvais/ nouveau jour ; I hadn't thought of it in that light je n'y avais pas pensé sous cet angle-là ; looking at it in that light… vu sous cet angle… ; to appear in a bad light apparaître sous un jour défavorable ; in the light of compte tenu de ; to review sth in the light of réexaminer qch à la lumière de [evidence, experience] ; to see sb/sth in a different light voir qn/qch sous un jour différent ;8 fig ( exposure) to bring to light découvrir [fact, evidence, truth, crime] ; to come to ou be brought to light être découvert ;1 Transp feu m, feux mpl ; the lights are red/green le feu est au rouge/au vert ; to stop at the lights s'arrêter au feu ; cross at the lights traversez aux feux ; the lights aren't working les feux ne marchent pas ; to shoot ○ ou jump ○ the lights griller ○ un feu rouge ;2 ( decorative display) illuminations fpl ;3 Culin mou m.D adj1 ( bright) [evening, room, house] clair ; it is light enough to do il fait assez clair pour faire ; to get ou grow lighter [sky] s'éclaircir ; it was getting ou growing light il commençait à faire jour ; while it's still light pendant qu'il fait encore jour ;2 ( pale) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] clair ; [hair] blond ; light blue/grey bleu/gris clair inv ; light blue socks des chaussettes bleu clair ;3 ( not heavy) [material, substance, mist, snow, wind, clothing, plane, sleep, meal, beer, cake] léger/-ère ; [rain] fin ; [drinker] modéré ; [business, trading] peu actif/-ive ; to have a light touch [pianist] avoir un toucher léger ; [writer, cook] avoir une certaine légèreté ; a light sprinkling ou dusting un saupoudrage ; a light soprano une soprano légère ; to be a light sleeper avoir le sommeil léger ; she is 2 kg lighter elle pèse 2 kg de moins ; this sack of coal is 5 kg light il manque 5 kg à ce sac de charbon ;4 ( not severe) [damage, punishment, sentence] léger/-ère ;5 ( delicate) [knock, tap, footsteps] léger/-ère ; [kiss, movement] délicat ; to be light on one's feet avoir la démarche légère ;6 ( not tiring) [work] peu fatigant ; [exercise, training] léger/-ère ; light duties petits travaux mpl ; light housework petits travaux ménagers ; to make light work of sth faire qch sans peine ;7 ( not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] léger/-ère ; a bit of light relief un peu de divertissement ; some light reading for the beach quelque chose de facile à lire pour la plage ;8 ( not important) [affair] pas sérieux/-ieuse ; it is no light matter c'est une chose sérieuse ; to make light of traiter [qch] à la légère [rumour, problem] ; ne pas attacher d'importance à [injury] ;9 ( cheerful) [mood, laugh] enjoué ;1 ( set fire to) allumer [candle, gas, oven, cigarette] ; enflammer [wood, paper] ; tirer [firework] ; craquer [match] ; to light a fire faire un or du feu ; to light the fire allumer le feu ; a lighted match une allumette enflammée ;2 ( illuminate) [torch, lamp, sun] éclairer.the light of sb's life le rayon de soleil de qn ; many hands make light work Prov à plusieurs la besogne va vite ; to do sth according to one's lights sout faire qch comme on l'entend ; to go light on ○ sth y aller mollo ◑ avec qch ; to go out like a light s'endormir tout de suite ; to see the light comprendre.■ light on:▶ light on [sth] [eyes, person] tomber sur.■ light up ○:▶ light up1 ( light cigarette) allumer une cigarette ; ( light pipe) allumer une pipe ;2 [lamp] s'allumer ;▶ light up [sth], light [sth] up1 [smoker] allumer [cigarette, cigar, pipe] ;■ light upon = light on. -
3 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) couleur2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) peinture3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) couleur4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) couleur2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) en couleur3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) peindre- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) personne de couleur- colouring - colourless - colours - colour-blind - colour scheme - off-colour - colour in - show oneself in one's true colours - with flying colours -
4 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) lumière2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lumière3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) feu4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) jour2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) clair2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) clair3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) éclairer2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) (s')allumer•- lighten- lighter- lighting - lighthouse - light-year - bring to light - come to light - in the light of - light up - see the light - set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) léger2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) léger3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) léger4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) trop léger de5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) léger6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) au pas léger7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) léger8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) petit9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) meuble•- lightly- lighten- light-headed - light-hearted - lightweight - get off lightly - make light of - travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) tomber par hasard sur qqch. -
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adjective, noun ((of) the light blue colour of cloudless sky: She wore a sky-blue dress.) bleu ciel -
7 tan
[tæn] 1. past tense, past participle - tanned; verb1) (to make an animal's skin into leather (by treating it with certain substances).) tanner2) (to (cause a person's skin to) become brown in the sun: She was tanned by the sun.) bronzer2. noun, adjective((of) a light brown colour: tan shoes.) fauve3. noun(suntan tanned skin: He came back from holiday with a tan.) bronzage- tanned- tanner - tannery -
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9 strong
1 ( powerful) [arm, person] fort ; [army, country, state, lens, magnet] puissant ; [runner, swimmer] puissant ; [current, wind] fort ;2 ( sturdy) lit [fabric, rope, shoe, table] solide ; [heart, constitution, nerves] solide ; fig [bond] puissant ; [relationship] solide ; [alibi, argument] bon/bonne ; [evidence] solide ; [cast, candidate, team] bon/bonne ; [industry] solide ; [currency, market] ferme ; the pound remained strong against the dollar Fin la livre est restée ferme face au dollar ; to have a strong stomach ○ fig avoir l'estomac bien accroché ○ ;3 ( concentrated) [bleach, glue] fort ; [medicine, pain-killer] fort ; [coffee] serré ; [tea] fort ;4 ( alcoholic) [drink] alcoolisé ; would you like tea or something stronger? voulez-vous un thé ou un apéritif? ;6 ( heartfelt) [conviction] intime (before n) ; [desire, feeling] profond ; [believer, supporter] acharné ; [opinion] arrêté ; [criticism, opposition, reaction] vif/vive ; to have a strong belief in sth croire fermement en qch ; the article aroused strong feelings l'article a provoqué de vives réactions ; I have a strong feeling that she won't come je suis pratiquement sûr qu'elle ne viendra pas ; I told him so in the strongest possible terms je le lui ai dit sans détours ;10 ( definite) [chance, possibility] fort (before n) ; there's a strong possibility that it's true il y a de fortes chances que ce soit vrai ;11 ( good) to be strong on military history/physics être fort en histoire militaire/en physique ; he finished the race a strong second il a fini la course juste derrière le premier ; tact/spelling is not my strong point ou suit le tact/l'orthographe n'est pas mon fort ; what are your strong points? quels sont vos points forts? ; maths is my strong subject les maths sont la matière où je suis le plus fort ;14 ( in number) the workforce is 500 strong la main-d'œuvre est forte de 500 personnes ; a 2,000-strong crowd une foule (forte) de 2 000 personnes.to be still going strong [person, company] se porter toujours très bien or à merveille ; to come on strong ○ ( make sexual advances) faire des avances ; ( be severe) être sévère. -
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blazing ['bleɪzɪŋ](a) (building, town) en flammes, embrasé;∎ to sit in front of a blazing fire s'installer devant une bonne flambée∎ a blazing hot day une journée de chaleur torride(d) (argument) violent -
11 bright
bright [braɪt](a) (weather, day) clair, radieux; (sunshine) éclatant; (room) clair; (fire, light) vif; (colour) vif, éclatant;∎ Meteorology the weather will get brighter later le temps s'améliorera en cours de journée;∎ Meteorology cloudy with bright intervals nuageux avec des éclaircies;∎ Meteorology to become brighter s'éclaircir;∎ Meteorology the outlook for tomorrow is brighter on prévoit une amélioration du temps pour demain;∎ bright red rouge m vif;∎ figurative bright and early tôt le matin, de bon ou grand matin;∎ 'All Things Bright And Beautiful' = chant religieux souvent chanté par les enfants∎ she likes the bright lights elle aime la grande ville;∎ the bright lights of London les attractions de Londres∎ he's not very bright ce n'est pas une lumière, il n'est pas très futé ou malin;∎ a bright idea une idée géniale ou lumineuse∎ you're very bright this morning! tu es bien gai ce matin!;∎ to be bright and breezy avoir l'air en pleine forme;∎ it was the only bright spot in the day c'était la seule chose positive de la journée(e) (promising) brillant;∎ there are brighter days ahead des jours meilleurs nous attendent;∎ to have a bright future avoir un brillant avenir;∎ the future's looking bright l'avenir est plein de promesses ou s'annonce bien;∎ to look on the bright side prendre les choses du bon côté, être optimiste2 adverbliterary (burn, shine) avec éclat, brillamment∎ to put the brights on se mettre en pleins phares►► British familiar bright spark (clever person) lumière f;∎ ironic you're a bright spark! gros malin! -
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13 Colours
Not all English colour terms have a single exact equivalent in French: for instance, in some circumstances brown is marron, in others brun. If in doubt, look the word up in the dictionary.Colour termswhat colour is it?= c’est de quelle couleur? or (more formally) de quelle couleur est-il?it’s green= il est vert or elle est verteto paint sth green= peindre qch en vertto dye sth green= teindre qch en vertto wear green= porter du vertdressed in green= habillé de vertColour nouns are all masculine in French:I like green= j’aime le vertI prefer blue= je préfère le bleured suits her= le rouge lui va bienit’s a pretty yellow!= c’est un joli jaune!have you got it in white?= est-ce que vous l’avez en blanc?a pretty shade of blue= un joli ton de bleuit was a dreadful green= c’était un vert affreuxa range of greens= une gamme de vertsMost adjectives of colour agree with the noun they modify:a blue coat= un manteau bleua blue dress= une robe bleueblue clothes= des vêtements bleusSome that don’t agree are explained below.Words that are not true adjectivesSome words that translate English adjectives are really nouns in French, and so don’t show agreement:a brown shoe= une chaussure marronorange tablecloths= des nappes fpl orangehazel eyes= des yeux mpl noisetteOther French words like this include: cerise ( cherry-red), chocolat ( chocolate-brown) and émeraude ( emerald-green).Shades of colourExpressions like pale blue, dark green or light yellow are also invariable in French and show no agreement:a pale blue shirt= une chemise bleu pâledark green blankets= des couvertures fpl vert foncéa light yellow tie= une cravate jaune clairbright yellow socks= des chaussettes fpl jaune vifFrench can also use the colour nouns here: instead of une chemise bleu pâle you could say une chemise d’un bleu pâle ; and similarly des couvertures d’un vert foncé (etc). The nouns in French are normally used to translate English adjectives of this type ending in -er and -est:a darker blue= un bleu plus foncéthe dress was a darker blue= la robe était d’un bleu plus foncéSimilarly:a lighter blue= un bleu plus clair (etc.)In the following examples, blue stands for most basic colour terms:pale blue= bleu pâlelight blue= bleu clairbright blue= bleu vifdark blue= bleu foncédeep blue= bleu profondstrong blue= bleu soutenuOther types of compound in French are also invariable, and do not agree with their nouns:a navy-blue jacket= une veste bleu marineThese compounds include: bleu ciel ( sky-blue), vert pomme ( apple-green), bleu nuit ( midnight-blue), rouge sang ( blood-red) etc. However, all English compounds do not translate directly into French. If in doubt, check in the dictionary.French compounds consisting of two colour terms linked with a hyphen are also invariable:a blue-black material= une étoffe bleu-noira greenish-blue cup= une tasse bleu-verta greeny-yellow dress= une robe vert-jauneEnglish uses the ending -ish, or sometimes -y, to show that something is approximately a certain colour, e.g. a reddish hat or a greenish paint. The French equivalent is -âtre:blue-ish= bleuâtregreenish or greeny= verdâtregreyish= grisâtrereddish= rougeâtreyellowish or yellowy= jaunâtreetc.Other similar French words are rosâtre, noirâtre and blanchâtre. Note however that these words are often rather negative in French. It is better not to use them if you want to be complimentary about something. Use instead tirant sur le rouge/jaune etc.To describe a special colour, English can add -coloured to a noun such as raspberry (framboise) or flesh (chair). Note how this is said in French, where the two-word compound with couleur is invariable, and, unlike English, never has a hyphen:a chocolate-coloured skirt= une jupe couleur chocolatraspberry-coloured fabric= du tissu couleur framboiseflesh-coloured tights= un collant couleur chairColour verbsEnglish makes some colour verbs by adding -en (e.g. blacken). Similarly French has some verbs in -ir made from colour terms:to blacken= noircirto redden= rougirto whiten= blanchirThe other French colour terms that behave like this are: bleu (bleuir), jaune (jaunir), rose (rosir) and vert (verdir). It is always safe, however, to use devenir, thus:to turn purple= devenir violetDescribing peopleNote the use of the definite article in the following:to have black hair= avoir les cheveux noirsto have blue eyes= avoir les yeux bleusNote the use of à in the following:a girl with blue eyes= une jeune fille aux yeux bleusthe man with black hair= l’homme aux cheveux noirsNot all colours have direct equivalents in French. The following words are used for describing the colour of someone’s hair (note that les cheveux is plural in French):fair= blonddark= brunblonde or blond= blondbrown= châtain invred= rouxblack= noirgrey= griswhite= blancCheck other terms such as yellow, ginger, auburn, mousey etc. in the dictionary.Note these nouns in French:a fair-haired man= un blonda fair-haired woman= une blondea dark-haired man= un bruna dark-haired woman= une bruneThe following words are useful for describing the colour of someone’s eyes:blue= bleulight blue= bleu clair invlight brown= marron clair invbrown= marron invhazel= noisette invgreen= vertgrey= grisgreyish-green= gris-vert invdark= noir -
14 green
green [gri:n]1. adjectivea. (in colour) vert• I'm not as green as I look! je ne suis pas si naïf que j'en ai l'air !2. nouna. ( = colour) vert mb. ( = lawn) pelouse f ; ( = village green) ≈ place f (du village) (gazonnée) ; (Golf) vert m ; ( = bowling green) terrain gazonné pour le jeu de boules3. plural noun4. compounds► green card noun (in Britain = driving insurance) carte f verte ; (in US) ( = work permit) permis m de travail• to give sb/sth the green light donner le feu vert à qn/qch ► Green Paper noun (British Politics) ≈ livre m blanc* * *[griːn] 1.1) ( colour) vert m2) ( grassy area) espace m vert; ( vegetation) verdure f3) ( in bowling) boulingrin m; ( in golf) green m4) Ecology, Politics écologiste mf2.greens plural noun GB ( vegetables) légumes mpl verts3.1) ( in colour) vertto go ou turn green — [traffic lights] passer au vert; fig [person] verdir, devenir vert
2) ( with vegetation) verdoyant3) ( not ready) [fruit] vert4) (colloq) ( naïve) naïf/naïve5) ( inexperienced) novice6) Ecology, Politics [policies, candidate, issues] écologiste; [marketing, washing-powder] écologique7) Economics [currency] vert8) (colloq) ( off-colour) patraque (colloq)••to have green fingers GB ou a green thumb — US avoir la main verte
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15 dim
∎ her eyes grew dim with tears ses yeux se voilèrent de larmes∎ she has only a dim memory of it elle n'en a qu'un vague souvenir;∎ humorous in the dim and distant past au temps jadis;∎ to grow dim (shape, memory) s'estomper, s'effacer; (sight) baisser, se troubler; (sound) s'affaiblir∎ to take a dim view of sth ne pas beaucoup apprécier qch, voir qch d'un mauvais œil;∎ she takes a pretty dim view of him going out with other women elle n'apprécie guère qu'il sorte avec d'autres femmes∎ I'll dim the lamp je vais mettre la lampe en veilleuse;∎ Cars to dim one's headlights se mettre en codes ou en feux de croisement;∎ to drive with dimmed headlights conduire en codes ou en feux de croisement(b) (beauty, colour, hope, metal) ternir; (memory) estomper, effacer; (mind, senses) affaiblir, troubler; (sound) affaiblir; (sight) baisser, troubler;∎ his eyes were dimmed with tears ses yeux étaient voilés de larmes(light) baisser, s'affaiblir; (beauty, glory, hope) se ternir; (colour) devenir terne ou mat; (memory) s'estomper, s'effacer; (sound) s'affaiblir; (sight) baisser, se troublerAmerican plonger dans un black-out partiel -
16 off
off [ɒf]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. preposition2. adverb3. adjective4. noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When off is an element in a phrasal verb, eg keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg off duty, far off, look up the other word.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. prepositiona. ( = from) de━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Note the French prepositions used in the following:━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = missing from) there are two buttons off my coat il manque deux boutons à mon manteauc. ( = away from) de• the helicopter was just a few metres off the ground l'hélicoptère n'était qu'à quelques mètres du sold. ( = not taking, avoiding) (inf) I'm off coffee/cheese at the moment je ne bois pas de café/ne mange pas de fromage en ce moment2. adverba. ( = away) the house is 5km off la maison est à 5 km• they're off! (in race) les voilà partis !• where are you off to? où allez-vous ?c. ( = removed) he had his coat off il avait enlevé son manteaud. (as reduction) 10% off 10 % de remise or de rabais• I'll give you 10% off je vais vous faire une remise or un rabais de 10 %• they lived together off and on for six years ils ont vécu ensemble six ans, par intermittence3. adjectivea. ( = absent from work) he's been off for three weeks cela fait trois semaines qu'il est absentb. ( = off duty) she's off at 4 o'clock today elle termine à 4 heures aujourd'huic. ( = not functioning, disconnected) [machine, TV, light] éteint ; [engine, gas at main, electricity, water] coupé ; [tap] fermé ; [brake] desserréd. ( = cancelled) [meeting, trip, match] annuléf. (indicating wealth, possession) they are comfortably off ils sont aisés• how are you off for bread? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme pain ?g. ( = not right inf) it was a bit off, him leaving like that ce n'était pas très bien de sa part de partir comme ça• that's a bit off! ce n'est pas très sympa ! (inf)4. noun5. compounds• I came on the off chance of seeing her je suis venu à tout hasard, en pensant que je la verrais peut-être ► off-colour adjective (British)a. ( = bad day)• to sing off-key chanter faux ► off-licence noun (British) ( = shop) magasin m de vins et spiritueux• to go off-line [computer] se mettre en mode autonome• to put the printer off-line mettre l'imprimante en mode manuel ► off-load transitive verb [+ goods] décharger ; [+ task, responsibilities] se décharger de► off-peak (British) adjective [period, time, hour] creux ; [train, electricity] en période creuse ; [telephone call] à tarif réduit (aux heures creuses)• off-peak ticket billet m au tarif réduit heures creuses adverb (outside rush hour) en dehors des heures de pointe ; (outside holiday season) en période creuse ► off-piste adjective adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Dans le monde du théâtre new-yorkais, on qualifie de off-Broadway les pièces qui ne sont pas montées dans les grandes salles de Broadway. Les salles off-Broadway, généralement assez petites, proposent des billets à des prix raisonnables. Aujourd'hui, les théâtres les plus à l'avant-garde sont appelés off-off-Broadway.* * *Note: off is often found as the second element in verb combinations ( fall off, run off etc) and in offensive interjections ( clear off etc). For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, run, clear etc)off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off colour etc and translations for these will be found under the noun entry (limit, colour etc)For other uses of off see the entry below[ɒf], US [ɔːf] 1.(colloq) noun2.just before the off — ( of race) juste avant le départ
1) ( leaving)to be off — partir, s'en aller
I'm off — gen je m'en vais; ( to avoid somebody) je ne suis pas là
he's off again talking about his exploits! — fig et voilà c'est reparti, il raconte encore ses exploits!
2) ( at a distance)3) ( ahead in time)4) Theatre3.1) ( free)2) ( turned off)3) ( cancelled)to be off — [match, party] être annulé
the ‘coq au vin’ is off — ( from menu) il n'y a plus de ‘coq au vin’
4) ( removed)to have one's leg off — (colloq) se faire couper la jambe
25% off — Commerce 25% de remise
5) (colloq) ( bad)4.to be off — [food] être avarié; [milk] avoir tourné
off and on adverbial phrase par périodes5.1) ( away from in distance)2) ( away from in time)3) (also just off) juste à côté de [kitchen etc]4) ( astray from)5) ( detached from)there's a button off — [cuff etc] il manque un bouton à
6) (colloq) ( no longer interested in)7) (colloq) (also off of)••how are we off (colloq) for...? — qu'est-ce qu'il nous reste comme...? [flour etc]
that's a bit off — (colloq) GB ça c'est un peu fort (colloq)
to feel a bit off(-colour) (colloq) — GB ne pas être dans son assiette (colloq)
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17 blaze
blaze [bleɪz]1 noun∎ five die in blaze (in headline) un incendie a fait cinq morts(b) (burst → of colour) éclat m, flamboiement m; (→ of light) éclat m; (→ of eloquence, enthusiasm) élan m, transport m; (→ of sunlight) torrent m;∎ the street was a blaze of light la rue était tout illuminée;∎ a blaze of gunfire des coups de feu, une fusillade;∎ in a sudden blaze of anger sous le coup de la colère;∎ she married in a blaze of publicity elle s'est mariée sous les feux des projecteurs;∎ he finished in a blaze of glory il a terminé en beauté∎ what the blazes are you doing here? qu'est-ce que tu fabriques ici?;∎ how the blazes would I know? comment veux-tu que je le sache?;∎ we ran like blazes nous avons couru à toutes jambes;∎ go or get to blazes! va te faire voir!∎ he suddenly blazed with anger il s'est enflammé de colère;∎ his eyes were blazing with anger/passion ses yeux lançaient des éclairs de colère/passion∎ the fields blazed with colour les champs resplendissaient de mille couleurs∎ the news was blazed across the front page la nouvelle faisait la une du journal;∎ it's not the kind of thing you want blazed abroad ce n'est pas le genre de chose qu'on veut crier sur les toits∎ to blaze the way for sth préparer le terrain pour qch∎ to blaze a trail frayer un chemin;∎ they're blazing a trail in biotechnology ils font un travail de pionniers dans le domaine de la biotechnologie∎ the gangsters blazed away at the police les gangsters maintenaient un feu nourri contre la police;∎ I blazed away at the target je tirais sans cesse sur la cible(sun) flamboyer, darder ses rayons -
18 darken
darken [ˈdα:kən][sky] s'assombrir ; [room] s'obscurcir* * *['dɑːkən] 1.transitive verb1) ( reduce light in) obscurcir [sky, landscape]; assombrir [house, room]2) ( in colour) foncer [colour]; brunir [complexion]3) fig assombrir2.1) ( lose light) s'obscurcir2) ( in colour) foncer; [skin] brunir3) ( show anger) [eyes, face] se rembrunir4) ( become gloomy) s'assombrir3.darkened past participle adjective [room, house] sombre•• -
19 fleck
fleck [flek]1. noun* * *[flek] 1.noun ( of colour) moucheture f; ( of light) tache f; ( of foam) flocon m; (of blood, paint) petite tache f; ( of dust) particule f2.transitive verbflecked with — [fabric] moucheté de [colour]; [eye] piqueté de [colour]; tacheté de [paint, light]
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20 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ombre2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) ombre(s)3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) pare-soleil; abat-jour, store, etc.4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) ton5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) légèrement2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) abriter2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) ombrer3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) (se) fondre (en)•- shaded- shades - shading - shady - shadiness - put in the shade
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