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101 distinguish
[di'stiŋɡwiʃ]1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) distinguer (de)2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) distinguer3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) distinguer (entre)4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) se distinguer•- distinguished -
102 fly
I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.)2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) voler, piloter (un avion)2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) s'enfuir (de)3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) filer, passer vite•- flyer- flier - flying saucer - flying visit - frequent flyer/flier - flyleaf - flyover - fly in the face of - fly into - fly off the handle - get off to a flying start - let fly - send someone/something flying - send flying -
103 focus
['foukəs] 1. plurals - focuses, foci; noun1) (the point at which rays of light meet after passing through a lens.) foyer2) (a point to which light, a look, attention etc is directed: She was the focus of everyone's attention.) point de mire2. verb1) (to adjust (a camera, binoculars etc) in order to get a clear picture: Remember to focus the camera / the picture before taking the photograph.) mettre au point2) (to direct (attention etc) to one point: The accident focussed public attention on the danger.) concentrer•- focal- in - out of focus -
104 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) juste2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) juste3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) juste•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) exactement2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) tout aussi3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) venir de4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) sur le point de, en train de5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) à l'instant (oû)6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) (tout) juste7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) juste, rien que8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) donc, (tout) simplement9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) absolument•- just now - just then -
105 peep-hole
noun (a hole (in a door etc) through which one can look.) trou (pour épier) -
106 periscope
['periskəup](a tube containing mirrors, through which a person can look in order to see things which cannot be seen from the position the person is in, especially one used in submarines when under water to allow a person to see what is happening on the surface of the sea.) périscope -
107 scan
[skæn] 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) scruter2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) parcourir3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) balayer4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) scanner5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.) faire un scanner de6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) (se) scander2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.) scanner; écographie- scanner -
108 search
[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) chercher2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) fouiller2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) recherche- searcher- searching - searchingly - searchlight - search party - search warrant - in search of -
109 see
I [si:] past tense - saw; verb1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) voir2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) voir3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) regarder4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) entrevoir5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) comprendre6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) voir7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) voir8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) accompagner•- seeing that - see off - see out - see through - see to - I - we will see II [si:] noun(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) évêché; archevêché -
110 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) montrer2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) se voir3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) jouer; passer; exposer4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) montrer5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conduire qqn6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) montrer7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) montrer8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) montrer2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposition, spectacle2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) démonstration3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) semblant/mine (de)4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) pour l'effet5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) (faire) bonne figure•- showy- showiness - show-business - showcase - showdown - showground - show-jumping - showman - showroom - give the show away - good show! - on show - show off - show up -
111 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vue2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) (en) vue3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) attraction touristique4) (a view or glimpse.) vision, aperçu5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) quelque chose à voir!6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) mire2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) apercevoir2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) viser•- sight-seer - catch sight of - lose sight of -
112 age
A n1 ( length of existence) âge m ; at the age of 14 à l'âge de 14 ans ; she's your age elle a ton âge ; to look one's age faire son âge ; to be of retirement age avoir l'âge de la retraite ; to be of school age être en âge d'aller à l'école ; she's twice/half his age elle a le double/la moitié de son âge ; they are of an age ils sont du même âge ; to be of an age when… être à l'âge où… ; act ou be your age! ne fais pas l'enfant! ; you shouldn't be doing that at your age! tu ne devrais pas faire ça à ton âge! ; men of retirement age les hommes en âge de or qui ont l'âge de la retraite ; to come of age atteindre la majorité ; to be of age être majeur/-e ; to be under age Jur être mineur ; age of consent Jur âge légal (for pour) ; to feel one's age se faire vieux/vieille ;3 ( era) ère f, époque f (of de) ; the video/computer age l'ère de la vidéo/de l'ordinateur ; in this day and age à notre époque ; through the ages à travers les âges or les siècles ; the Age of Reason Hist le siècle des lumières ;4 ○ ( long time) ( souvent pl) it's ages since I've played golf ça fait une éternité que je n'ai pas joué au golf ; we haven't been to London for ages nous ne sommes pas allés à Londres depuis une éternité ; it takes ages ou an age to get it right cela prend un temps fou pour le faire correctement ; I've been waiting for ages j'attends depuis des heures. -
113 dig
A n1 ( poke) ( with elbow) coup m de coude (in dans) ; ( with fist) coup m de poing (in dans) ; to give sb a dig in the ribs donner à qn un coup de coude dans les côtes ;2 ○ ( jibe) pique ○ f (at à) ; to take ou get in a dig at sb lancer une pique ○ à qn ; that was a dig at you tu étais visé par cette remarque ;B digs npl GB ( lodgings) chambre f (meublée) (chez des particuliers) ; to live in digs habiter dans une chambre (meublée).1 ( excavate) creuser [ditch, tunnel, grave, trench] (in dans) ; to dig a path through the snow creuser un chemin dans la neige ; to dig one's way ou oneself out of sth se creuser un chemin pour sortir de qch ;4 ( embed) enfoncer, planter [knife, needle etc] (into dans) ; you're digging your nails into my arm! tu m'enfonces tes ongles dans le bras! ;5 ○ surtout US ( like) she really digs that guy ce mec la botte ○ ; I don 't dig westerns je n'adore pas les westerns ;1 ( excavate) gen creuser (into dans) ; Hort bêcher ; [animal, bird] fouir (for pour trouver) ; Archeol fouiller, faire des fouilles (into dans) ; to dig for creuser pour trouver [ore, treasure, remains] ; to dig into one's reserves piocher ○ dans ses réserves ;2 ( search) to dig in ou into fouiller dans [pockets, bag, records] ; she dug into her bag for the ticket elle a fouillé dans son sac pour trouver le billet ; to dig into sb's past fouiller dans le passé de qn ;■ dig in▶ dig in [sth], dig [sth] in Hort enterrer [compost etc] ; ( embed) enfoncer [teeth, weapon, stake] ; to dig oneself in Mil, fig se retrancher.■ dig into:▶ dig into [sth]1 fouiller dans [bag, pockets] ;2 fig fouiller dans [sb's past] ;3 ○ ( eat) attaquer ○ [meal, cake].■ dig out:▶ dig out [sth], dig [sth] out lit déterrer [animal] (of de) ; arracher [root, weed] (of de) ; enlever [splinter, nail] (of de) ; dégager [body] (of de) ; fig dénicher ○ [book, facts, information] (of dans).■ dig up: -
114 do
I.II.do ⇒ Usage note: do,1 (perform task, be busy) faire [washing up, ironing etc] ; lots/nothing to do beaucoup/rien à faire ; it all had to be done again il a fallu tout refaire ; what are you doing? qu'est-ce que tu fais? ; are you doing anything tonight? tu fais quelque chose ce soir? ; she's been doing too much lately elle en fait trop ces derniers temps ; she does nothing but moan elle ne fait que se plaindre ; what can I do for you? que puis-je faire pour vous? ; will you do something for me? peux-tu me rendre un service? ;2 ( make smart) to do sb's hair coiffer qn ; to do one's teeth se laver les dents ; to do the living room in pink peindre le salon en rose ;3 ( finish) faire [military service, period of time] ; finir [job] ; I've already done three months j'ai déjà fait trois mois ; the job's almost done le travail est presque fini ; to have done ○ doing sth avoir fini de faire qch ; have you done ○ complaining? tu as fini de te plaindre? ; tell him now and have done with it dis-lui maintenant, ce sera fait ; it's as good as done c'est comme si c'était fait ; that's done it ( task successfully completed) ça y est ; ( expressing dismay) il ne manquait plus que ça ;5 ( write) faire [translation, critique, biography] ;6 ( effect change) faire ; to do sb good/harm faire du bien/mal à qn ; what have you done to the kitchen? qu'est-ce que vous avez fait à la cuisine? ; has she done something to her hair? est-ce qu'elle a fait quelque chose à ses cheveux? ; I haven't done anything with your pen! je n'ai pas touché à ton stylo! ; what are we to do with you! qu'allons-nous faire de toi! ; that hat/dress etc does a lot for her ce chapeau/cette robe etc lui va bien ;7 ( cause harm) to do something to one's foot/arm se faire mal au pied/bras ; I won't do anything to you je ne te ferai rien ; I'll do ○ you! ça va être ta fête! ;8 ○ ( deal with) the hairdresser says she can do you now la coiffeuse dit qu'elle peut vous prendre maintenant ; they don't do theatre tickets ils ne vendent pas de places de théâtre ; to do breakfasts servir des petits déjeuners ;9 ( cook) faire [sausages, spaghetti etc] ; I'll do you an omelette je te ferai une omelette ; well done [meat] bien cuit ;10 ( prepare) préparer [vegetables] ;12 ( imitate) imiter [celebrity, voice, mannerism] ;14 ( cover distance of) faire ; we've done 30 km since lunch nous avons fait 30 km depuis le déjeuner ;15 ○ ( see as tourist) faire [Venice, the Louvre etc] ;16 ○ ( satisfy needs of) will this do you? ça vous ira? ;17 ○ ( cheat) we've been done on s'est fait avoir ; to do sb out of escroquer qn de [money] ; he did me out of the job il m'a pris la place ;19 ○ ( rob) to do a bank faire un casse ○ dans une banque ;20 ○ (arrest, convict) to get done for se faire prendre pour [illegal parking etc] ; to do sb for speeding prendre qn pour excès de vitesse.1 ( behave) faire ; do as you're told ( here and now) fais ce que je te dis ; ( when with others) fais ce qu'on te dit ;2 ( serve purpose) faire l'affaire ; that box/those trousers will do cette boîte/ce pantalon fera l'affaire ;4 ( be sufficient) suffire ; will five dollars do? cinq dollars, ça suffira? ; that'll do! ( as reprimand) ça suffit! ;5 ( finish) finir ; have you done? tu as fini? ;6 ( get on) ( in competitive situation) [person] s'en sortir ; [business] marcher ; ( in health) [person] aller ; how will they do in the elections? comment est-ce qu'ils s'en sortiront aux élections? ; he's doing as well as can be expected ( of patient) il va aussi bien que possible ; my lettuces are doing well mes laitues poussent bien ;1 (with questions, negatives) did he like his present? est-ce qu'il a aimé son cadeau? ; own up, did you or didn't you take my pen? avoue, est-ce que c'est toi qui as pris mon stylo ou pas? ; didn't he look wonderful! est-ce qu'il n'était pas merveilleux! ;2 ( for emphasis) he did do it really! il l'a vraiment fait! ; so you do want to go after all! alors tu veux vraiment y aller finalement! ; I do wish you'd let me help you j'aimerais tant que tu me laisses t'aider ;3 ( referring back to another verb) he said he'd tell her and he did il a dit qu'il le lui dirait et il l'a fait ; he says he'll come along but he never does il dit toujours qu'il viendra mais il ne le fait jamais ; you draw better than I do tu dessines mieux que moi ; you either did or you didn't de deux choses l'une soit tu l'as fait, soit tu ne l'as pas fait ;4 (in requests, imperatives) do sit down asseyez-vous, je vous en prie ; ‘may I take a leaflet?’-‘do’ ‘puis-je prendre un dépliant?’-‘je vous en prie’ ; do shut up! tais-toi veux-tu! ; don't you tell me what to do! surtout ne me dis pas ce que j'ai à faire! ;5 ( in tag questions and responses) he lives in France, doesn't he? il habite en France, n'est-ce pas? ; ‘who wrote it?’-‘I did’ ‘qui l'a écrit?’-‘moi’ ; ‘shall I tell him?’-‘no don't’ ‘est-ce que je le lui dis?’-‘non surtout pas’ ; ‘he knows the President’-‘does he?’ ‘il connaît le Président’-‘vraiment?’ ; so do they/you eux/vous aussi ; neither does he/she etc lui/elle etc non plus ;6 ( with inversion) only rarely does he write letters il est très rare qu'il écrive des lettres ; little did he suspect/think that il était loin de se douter/de penser que.do as you would be done by ne faites pas ce que vous ne voudriez pas qu'on vous fasse ; how do you do enchanté ; it doesn't do to be ce n'est pas une bonne chose d'être ; it's a poor do ○ if c'est vraiment grave si ; it was all I could do not to… je me suis retenu pour ne pas… ; nothing doing! ( no way) pas question! ; there's nothing doing here ici il ne se passe rien ; well done! bravo! ; what are you doing with yourself these days? qu'est-ce que tu deviens? ; what are you going to do for…? comment est-ce que tu vas te débrouiller pour…? [money, shelter etc] ; what's done is done ce qui est fait est fait ; what's this doing here? qu'est-ce que ça fait ici? ; all the dos and don'ts tout ce qu'il faut/fallait faire et ne pas faire.■ do away with:▶ do away with [sth] se débarrasser de [procedure, custom, rule, feature] ; supprimer [bus service etc] ; démolir [building] ;■ do down ○ GB:■ do for ○:▶ do for [sb/sth] ( kill) [illness] achever [person] ; fig mettre fin à [ambition, project] ; I'm done for fig je suis foutu ○.■ do in ○:▶ do [sb] in1 ( kill) tuer ;2 ( exhaust) épuiser ; I feel done in je suis crevé ○.■ do out ○:▶ do [sth] out, do out [sth] faire or nettoyer à fond [spare room, garage].■ do over:▶ do [sb] over ○ passer [qn] à tabac ○.■ do up:▶ do up [dress, coat] se fermer ;▶ do [sth] up, do up [sth]3 ( renovate) restaurer [house, furniture] ;▶ do oneself up se faire beau/belle ; I was all done up je m'étais fait tout beau.■ do with:▶ do with [sth/sb]1 ( involve) it has something/nothing to do with ça a quelque chose à voir/n'a rien à voir avec ; what's that got to do with it? qu'est-ce que cela a à voir là-dedans? ; what's it (got) to do with you? en quoi est-ce que ça te regarde? ; it's got everything to do with it c'est là qu'est tout le problème ; his shyness is to do with his childhood sa timidité est liée à son enfance ; ( talk to) he won't have anything to do with me any more il ne veut plus rien avoir à faire avec moi ; ( concern) it has nothing to do with you cela ne vous concerne pas ;2 ( tolerate) supporter ; I can't do with loud music/all these changes je ne supporte pas la musique trop forte/tous ces changements ;3 ( need) I could do with a drink/with a holiday j'aurais bien besoin d'un verre/de partir en vacances ;4 ( finish) it's all over and done with c'est bien fini ; have you done with my pen/the photocopier? tu n'as plus besoin de mon stylo/la photocopieuse? ; I've done with all that fig j'en ai fini avec tout ça.■ do without:▶ do without [sb/sth] se passer de [person, advice etc] ; I can do without your sympathy je me passe de ta pitié ; I can't do without the car je ne peux pas me passer de la voiture ; you'll have to do without! il va falloir que tu t'en passes! -
115 eye
A n1 Anat œil m ; with blue/green eyes aux yeux bleus/verts ; to raise/lower one's eyes lever/baisser les yeux ; in front of ou before your (very) eyes sous vos yeux ; to the expert/untrained eye pour un œil exercé/non exercé ; there was sorrow/fear in his eyes son regard exprimait le chagrin/la crainte ; with sorrow/fear in his eyes les yeux remplis de chagrin/crainte ; I wouldn't have believed it, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes je ne l'aurais pas cru, si je ne l'avais vu de mes propres yeux ; I could do it with my eyes closed je pourrais le faire les yeux fermés ; keep your eyes on the road! c'est la route qu'il faut regarder!, regarde la route! ; keep your eye on the ball! ne quitte pas la balle des yeux! ; to keep an eye on sth surveiller qch ; to keep an eye on sb surveiller qn ; ( suspiciously) avoir or tenir qn à l'œil ; under the watchful/critical eye of sb sous le regard vigilant/critique de qn ; to have one's eye on sb/sth ( watch) surveiller qn/qch ; ( desire) avoir envie de [dress, car, house] ; ( lust after) loucher ○ sur [food, dress, car, person] ; ( aim for) viser [job] ; with an eye to doing en vue de faire ; they have their eye on you for the director's job ils vous ont en vue pour le poste de directeur ; she had one eye on her work and the other on the clock elle travaillait en gardant un œil sur l'horloge ; to keep one ou half an eye on sth/sb garder un œil sur qch/qn ; I've never clapped ○ ou laid ou set eyes on him before in my life je ne l'ai jamais vu de ma vie ; the first time I clapped ou laid ou set eyes on it, I knew… au premier coup d'œil, j'ai compris… ; all eyes were on him tous les yeux or tous les regards étaient fixés sur lui ; to cast ou run one's eye over sth parcourir qch du regard ; to catch sb's eye attirer l'attention de qn ; to close ou shut one's eyes lit fermer les yeux ; to close ou shut one's eyes to sth fig se refuser à reconnaître qch ; to open one's eyes lit ouvrir les yeux ; to open sb's eyes to sth fig ouvrir les yeux à qn sur qch ; to do sth with one's eyes open fig faire qch en toute connaissance de cause ; to go around with one's eyes shut vivre sans rien voir ; to keep an eye out ou one's eyes open for sb/sth essayer de repérer qn/qch ; to keep one's eyes peeled ou skinned rester attentif or vigilant ; to keep one's eye peeled ou skinned for sb/sth ouvrir l'œil pour essayer de repérer qn/qch ; London, seen through the eyes of a child, a child's eye view of London Londres, vu par un enfant ; as far as the eye can see à perte de vue ; I've got eyes in my head! j'ai des yeux pour voir! ; use your eyes! it's on the table in front of you! tu es aveugle? c'est sur la table devant toi! ; to take one's eye off sth/sb quitter qch/qn des yeux ; she couldn't take her eyes off him elle le dévorait des yeux, elle ne le quittait pas des yeux ; to get one's eye in GB Sport s'habituer aux conditions de jeu ; ‘my eye ○ !’ ‘mon œil ○ !’ ; ‘eyes right/left!’ Mil ‘tête à droite/à gauche!’ ;2 ( opinion) in the eyes of the church/law/world aux yeux de l'église/de la loi/du monde ; in my father's/teacher's eyes… aux yeux de mon père/mon professeur… ; in your/his eyes… à tes/ses yeux… ;3 ( flair) to have a good eye avoir un bon coup d'œil ; to have an eye for avoir le sens de [detail, colour] ; s'y connaître en [antiques, livestock] ; to have an eye for a bargain savoir flairer une bonne affaire ;5 ( on potato) œil m ;7 Meteorol (of hurricane, tornado, storm) œil m ; the eye of the storm fig ( place of calm) l'œil de la tempête ; ( place of intense activity) le cœur de la tempête ; the eye of the wind le lit du vent.B modif [operation] de l'œil ; [muscle, tissue] de l'œil, oculaire ; [movement] des yeux, oculaire ; [ointment, lotion] pour les yeux ; eye disease maladie f des yeux ; to have eye trouble avoir des troubles oculaires.D vtr1 ( look at) regarder [person, object] ; to eye sth/sb with suspicion/caution regarder qch/qn d'un air soupçonneux/méfiant ; to eye sth with envy regarder qch avec envie ;to be all eyes être tout yeux ; to be in it up to one's eyes être compromis jusqu'au cou ; to be up to one's eyes in être submergé de [mail, complaints, work] ; to be up to one's eyes in debt être endetté jusqu'au cou ; an eye for an eye (a tooth for a tooth) œil pour œil, (dent pour dent) ; it was one in the eye for him c'était bien fait pour lui iron ; to have eyes in the back of one's head avoir des yeux derrière la tête or dans le dos ; to make eyes at sb faire les yeux doux à qn ; to give sb the glad eye faire de l'œil à qn ; to see eye to eye with sb (about sth) partager le point de vue de qn (au sujet de qch) ; what the eye doesn't see (the heart doesn't grieve over) Prov bienheureux celui qui ne connaît pas la vérité.■ eye up ○:▶ eye [sb] up, eye up [sb] lorgner ○, reluquer ○.▶ eye [sb] up and down ( suspiciously) toiser [qn] de haut en bas ; ( appreciatively) dévorer [qn] des yeux. -
116 film
A n1 Cin ( movie) film m ; there's a new film on un nouveau film passe ; to be ou work in films travailler dans le cinéma ; short film court métrage m ;2 Phot ( for snapshots) pellicule f ; ( for movies) film m ; a colour film une pellicule couleur ; to capture sth on film enregistrer qch sur film ;3 ( layer) pellicule f ; a film of oil/of dust une pellicule d'huile/de poussière ; to look at sb through a film of tears regarder qn à travers un voile de larmes ;4 Culin scellofrais® m.B vtr [person] filmer [event, programme] ; [person] adapter [qch] pour le cinéma [novel, play] ; [camera] enregistrer [action, scene].■ film over [glass, windscreen] s'embuer. -
117 flash
A n1 ( sudden light) (of torch, headlights) lueur f soudaine ; (of jewels, metal, knife) éclat m ; a flash of lightning un éclair ; a flash of light une lueur soudaine ;2 fig a flash of colour un éclair de couleur ; a flash of inspiration/genius un éclair d'inspiration/de génie ; a flash of intuition une intuition soudaine ; a flash of wit une boutade ; it came to him in a flash that l'idée lui est soudain venue que ; it was all over in ou like a flash tout était fini en un clin d'œil ;3 Phot flash m ;4 ( bulletin) flash m (d'information) ;C vtr1 ○ ( display) [person] montrer [qch] rapidement [ID card, credit card, money] ; to flash sth at sb [person] montrer qch rapidement à qn ; ( flaunt) exhiber qch devant qn ;2 ( shine) to flash a signal/message to sb envoyer un signal/message à qn avec une lampe ; to flash a torch on ou at sth diriger le faisceau d'une lampe de poche sur qch ; flash your torch three times envoie trois signaux lumineux avec ta lampe de poche ; to flash one's headlights (at) faire un appel de phares (à) ;4 ( transmit) [TV station] transmettre [pictures, news] (to à) ; ( briefly) faire apparaître [message].D vi1 ( shine) [lighthouse, warning light] clignoter ; [jewels] étinceler ; [eyes] lancer des éclairs ; to flash on and off clignoter ; his right indicator was flashing il avait mis son clignotant droit ;2 ( appear suddenly) a thought flashed through my mind une pensée m'a traversé l'esprit ;3 ○ ( expose oneself) [man] faire l'exhibitionniste (at devant).to be a flash in the pan être un feu de paille ; quick as a flash vif/vive comme l'éclair.■ flash about, flash around:▶ flash [sth] about exhiber [credit card, banknote] ; étaler [money].■ flash back [film] faire un retour en arrière (to sur).■ flash by, flash past [person, bird] passer comme un éclair ; [time] passer à la vitesse de l'éclair ; [landscape] défiler.■ flash up:▶ flash up [message, result] s'afficher ;▶ flash [sth] up, flash up [sth] afficher [message, results] (on sur). -
118 flit
A n1 ( move) to do a flit ○ ( move house) déménager à la cloche de bois ○ ; ( leave) filer à l'anglaise ;1 ( fly) ( also flit about) [bird, bat, moth] voleter ; to flit from tree to tree voleter d'arbre en arbre ;2 ( move quickly and lightly) [person] aller d'un pas léger ; she was flitting about the house elle allait et venait dans la maison d'un pas précipité ;3 ( flash) a look of panic flitted across his face une expression de panique lui traversa le visage ; an idea flitted through my mind une idée me traversa l'esprit ;4 ( move restlessly) to flit from one thing to another passer rapidement d'une chose à l'autre ; to flit from one country to another aller et venir d'un pays à l'autre. -
119 hedge
A n1 Bot haie f ;2 Fin protection f (against contre).B vtr1 lit planter une haie autour de [area] ;3 Fin se protéger contre [loss, risk].1 [field, paddock] fermé ; hedged with bordé de ;to hedge one's bets se couvrir ; to look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards avoir l'air tout ébouriffé.▶ hedge against [sth] se protéger contre [inflation, loss]. -
120 point
A n1 ( tip) (of knife, needle, pencil, tooth) pointe f ; ( of star) branche f ; the knife has a sharp point le couteau a la pointe très acérée ; the pencil has a sharp point le crayon est très bien taillé ; the tree comes to a point at the top l'arbre se termine en pointe ; to threaten sb at knife point menacer qn avec un couteau ;2 ( place) (precise location, position on scale) point m ; ( less specific) endroit m ; boiling point point d'ébullition ; compass point point de la boussole ; assembly point point de rassemblement ; embarkation point lieu m d'embarquement ; the furthest/highest point le point le plus éloigné/le plus élevé ; at the point where the path divides à l'endroit où le chemin bifurque ; the road swings north at this point à cet endroit la route se dirige vers le nord ; point of entry ( into country) point d'arrivée ; ( of bullet into body) point d'impact ; ( into atmosphere) point d'entrée ; point of no return point de non-retour ;3 (extent, degree) point m ; the rope had been strained to breaking point la corde avait été tendue au point qu'elle pouvait se rompre ; his nerves were strained to breaking point il était très tendu ; to be driven to the point of exhaustion être poussé jusqu'à l'épuisement ; I've got to the point where I can't take any more j'en suis arrivé au point où je n'en peux plus ; to push sth to the point of absurdity pousser qch jusqu'à l'absurde ; she was frank to the point of brutality ou of being brutal elle était franche au point d'en être brutale ; to reach a point in sth when… atteindre un stade dans qch où… ; up to a point jusqu'à un certain point ;4 ( moment) ( precise) moment m ; ( stage) stade m ; to be on the point of doing être sur le point de faire ; to be on the point of bankruptcy être au bord de la faillite ; at this point I gave up à ce stade-là j'ai abandonné ; at this point in her career à ce stade-là de sa carrière ; at what point do we cease to feel sorry for him? à quel moment cesse-t-on de le plaindre? ; at some point in the future plus tard ; at one point à un moment donné ; the judge intervened at this point le juge est intervenu à ce moment-là ; it's at this point in the story that c'est à ce stade de l'histoire que ; there comes a point when… il arrive un moment où… ; when it came to the point of deciding quand il a fallu décider ; at this point in time dans l'état actuel des choses ;5 (question, matter, idea) point m ; ( contribution in discussion) remarque f ; to make a point faire une remarque (about sur) ; to make the point that faire remarquer que ; you've made your point, please let me speak vous vous êtes exprimé, laissez-moi parler ; to make a point of doing ( make sure one does) s'efforcer de faire ; (do proudly, insistently) mettre un point d'honneur à faire ; (do obviously, to make a point) faire [qch] de manière visible ; to raise a point about sth soulever la question de qch ; my point was that ce que je voulais dire, c'était que ; to take up ou return to sb's point revenir sur un point soulevé par qn ; this proves my point cela confirme ce que je viens de dire ; are we agreed on this point? sommes-nous d 'accord sur ce point? ; a three/four-point plan un plan en trois/quatre points ; to go through a text point by point examiner un texte point par point ; the point at issue le sujet de la discussion ; that's a good point c'est une remarque judicieuse ; I take your point ( agreeing) je suis d'accord avec vous ; I take your point, but je vois bien où vous voulez en venir, mais ; all right, point taken! très bien, j'en prends note ; good point! très juste! ; you've got a point there vous n'avez pas tort ; in point of fact en fait ; as a point of information pour information ;6 ( central idea) point m essentiel ; the point is that le point essentiel, c'est que ; the point is, another candidate has been selected malheureusement, un autre candidat a été sélectionné ; to come straight to the point aller droit au fait ; he never got to the point il n'est jamais entré dans le vif du sujet ; to keep to ou stick to the point rester dans le sujet ; to miss the point ne pas comprendre ; I missed the point of what she said je n'ai pas compris ce qu'elle a voulu dire ; to the point pertinent ; what she said was short and to the point ce qu'elle a dit était bref et pertinent ; that's beside the point là n'est pas la question ; what you're saying is beside the point ce que vous dites est à côté de la question ; to wander off the point s'écarter du sujet ; to see the point saisir ; to get the point comprendre ; that's not the point il ne s'agit pas de cela ;7 ( purpose) objet m ; what was the point of her visit? quel était l'objet de sa visite? ; the exercise does have a point l'exercice n'est pas gratuit ; what's the point? à quoi bon? ; what's the point of doing…? à quoi bon faire…? ; there's no point in doing ça ne sert à rien de faire ; I see little point in doing, I don't see the point of doing je ne vois pas l'intérêt de faire ;8 (feature, characteristic) point m, côté m ; his good/bad points ses bons/mauvais côtés ; what points do you look for when buying a car? que recherchez-vous lorsque vous achetez une voiture? ; punctuality is not her strong point la ponctualité n'est pas son point fort ; the points of similarity/difference between les points communs/de divergence entre ; it's a point in their favour c'est un point en leur faveur ; it has its points il/elle n'est pas mauvais/-e ;9 Sport, Fin ( in scoring) point m ; to win/to be beaten by 4 points gagner/être battu à 4 points près ; to win on points ( in boxing) remporter une victoire aux points ; the FT 100 was up/down three points Fin l'indice FT 100 a gagné/perdu trois points ; Smurfit gained 4 points Fin les actions Smurfit ont gagné 4 points ; to evaluate sth on a 5-point scale évaluer qch d'après une échelle à 5 degrés ; match/championship point ( in tennis) balle f de match/championnat ;10 ( dot) point m ; ( decimal point) virgule f ; ( diacritic) signe m diacritique ; a point of light un point lumineux ;C vtr1 (aim, direct) to point sth at sb braquer qch sur qn [camera, gun] ; to point one's finger at sb montrer qn du doigt ; to point the finger at sb ( accuser) accuser qn ; just point the camera and press tu n'as qu'à viser avec l'appareil photo et appuyer ; to point sth towards (of car, boat) diriger qch vers ; to point sb in the right direction lit, fig mettre qn dans la bonne direction ;2 ( show) to point the way to lit (person, signpost) indiquer la direction de ; to point sb the way to indiquer à qn la direction de ; the report points the way to a fairer system le rapport ouvre la voie à un syst ème plus équitable ;3 (in ballet, gym) to point one's toes faire des pointes ;4 Constr jointoyer [wall].D vi1 ( indicate) indiquer or montrer (du doigt) ; it's rude to point ce n'est pas poli de montrer du doigt ; she pointed over her shoulder elle a indiqué derrière elle ; she pointed in the direction of elle a indiqué du doigt la direction de ; to point at sb/sth montrer qn/qch du doigt ; he was pointing with his stick at something il indiquait quelque chose de son bâton ; to point to désigner ;2 (be directed, aligned) [signpost, arrow] indiquer ; to point at sb ou in sb's direction [gun, camera] être braqué sur qn ; the needle points north l'aiguille indique le nord ; the gun was pointing straight at me l'arme était braquée sur moi ;3 ( suggest) to point to [evidence, facts] sembler indiquer ; all the evidence points to murder les preuves semblent indiquer qu'il s'agit d'un meurtre ; everything points in that direction tout semble indiquer que c'est ainsi ;4 ( cite) to point to citer ; to point to sth as evidence of success citer qch comme preuve d'une réussite ;5 Comput to point at sth mettre le pointeur sur qch ;6 [dog] se mettre à l'arrêt.■ point out:▶ point out [sth/sb], point [sth/sb] out ( show) montrer (to à) ; can you point him out to me? peux-tu me le montrer? ; to point out where/who montrer l'endroit où/la personne qui ;▶ point out [sth] ( remark on) faire remarquer [fact, discrepancy] ; to point out that faire remarquer que ; as he pointed out comme il l'a fait remarquer.■ point up:▶ point up [sth ] mettre [qch] en avant [contrast, similarity] ; faire ressortir [lack, incompetence].
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