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121 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) glisser2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) glisser entre les doigts3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) décliner, baisser4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) sortir (sans être vu)5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) se dégager de qqch.6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) glisser2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) faux pas2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) gaffe3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) combinaison4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) cale•- slipper- slippery - slipperiness - slip road - slipshod - give someone the slip - give the slip - let slip - slip into - slip off - slip on - slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) bout -
122 spark
1. noun1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) étincelle2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) étincelle3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) étincelle2. verb1) (to give off sparks.) jeter des étincelles2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) déclencher -
123 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) frapper2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) attaquer3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) faire jaillir4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) faire grève5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) trouver6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) sonner7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) frapper8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) frapper9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) prendre, aller10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) démonter; amener2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) grève2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) découverte•- striker- striking - strikingly - be out on strike - be on strike - call a strike - come out on strike - come - be within striking distance of - strike at - strike an attitude/pose - strike a balance - strike a bargain/agreement - strike a blow for - strike down - strike dumb - strike fear/terror into - strike home - strike it rich - strike lucky - strike out - strike up -
124 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 -
125 throw
[Ɵrəu] 1. past tense - threw; verb1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) jeter, lancer2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) désarçonner3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) désarçonner4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.) envoyer au tapis2. noun(an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) lancer- throw doubt on - throw in - throw light on - throw oneself into - throw off - throw open - throw out - throw a party - throw up - throw one's voice - throwaway -
126 blaze
A n1 ( fire) ( in hearth) feu m, flambée f ; ( accidental) incendie m ; firemen got the blaze under control les pompiers ont maîtrisé l'incendie ;2 ( sudden burst) ( of flames) embrasement m ; the garden is a blaze of colour le jardin est éclatant de couleurs ; there was a sudden blaze of colour in the sky le ciel a brusquement changé de couleur ; she left in a blaze of glory/in a blaze of publicity fig elle est partie couronnée de gloire/sous les feux des médias ;3 Equit liste f ;B blazes ○ npl ( hell) what the blazes are you up to? qu'est-ce que tu fabriques ○ ? ; how the blazes did he do it? comment diable a-t-il fait ça? ; to run like blazes courir comme un dératé/une dératée ; go to blazes! allez au diable!C vtr1 ( mark) griffer, marquer [tree] ; to blaze a trail lit baliser une voie ; fig faire œuvre de pionnier ;D vi3 ( shoot) [gun, cannon] pétarader ; the troops advanced, all guns blazing lit les troupes avançaient en tirant ; she went into the meeting all guns blazing fig elle est entrée dans la réunion tout feu tout flamme.1 ( violent) [argument] violent ; [heat] accablant ; [fire] ronflant ; [building, car] embrasé ; [sun, sunshine] plein (before n) ;2 ○ ( furious) furax ○ inv, fou/folle de rage ; she was blazing (mad) elle était furax ○.■ blaze down [sun] taper (on sur).■ blaze up [fat, fire] s'embraser. -
127 deflect
A vtr1 défléchir, dévier [missile] ; détourner [water, air] ; dévier [light] ; the ball was deflected into the goal la balle a rebondi jusque dans le but ;2 fig détourner [blame, criticism, attention] ;3 ( dissuade) to deflect sb from détourner qn de [aim, action] ; to deflect sb from doing dissuader qn de faire.B vi [missile, indicator, needle] dévier (from de). -
128 diffuse
B vtr diffuser (in dans).C vi se diffuser (into dans).
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light into — informal 1) we started lighting into our attackers See set on, set upon at set I 2) my father lit into me for being late See scold 1 … Thesaurus of popular words
light into — N. Amer. informal criticize severely; attack. → light … English new terms dictionary
light into — See: LAY INTO … Dictionary of American idioms
light into — See: LAY INTO … Dictionary of American idioms
light into — phrasal to attack forcefully < I lit into that food until I d finished off the heel of the loaf Helen Eustis > … New Collegiate Dictionary
