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41 montagne
montagne [mɔ̃taɲ]feminine noun• la montagne ( = région) the mountains* * *mɔ̃taɲ1) ( élévation) mountain2) ( région montagneuse)de montagne — [route, animal] mountain (épith)
3) fig ( grande quantité) mountain•Phrasal Verbs:••la foi déplace or soulève les montagnes — faith can move mountains
il n'y a que les montagnes qui ne se rencontrent pas — Proverbe there are none so distant that fate cannot bring them together Proverbe
c'est la montagne qui accouche d'une souris — hum a great deal of effort leading to nothing much
* * *mɔ̃taɲ nf1) mountainles montagnes Rocheuses — the Rocky Mountains, the Rockies
la montagne — the mountains pl
Nous passons tous les ans un mois à la montagne. — We spend a month in the mountains every year.
en montagne (séjour, randonnée) — in the mountains
* * *montagne nf1 ( élévation) mountain; pays de montagnes mountainous country;2 ( région montagneuse) la montagne the mountains (pl); une semaine à la or en montagne a week in the mountains; de montagne [route, animal] mountain ( épith); il neige en haute/basse montagne it's snowing on the upper/lower slopes; village situé en haute montagne village high up in the mountains; village de basse montagne village in the foothills of the mountains; station de ski de moyenne montagne medium altitude ski resort;3 ( grande quantité) mountain (de of); des montagnes de repassage/papiers mountains of ironing/papers.les montagnes Rocheuses the Rocky Mountains, the Rockies; montagnes russes big dipper (sg) GB, roller coaster (sg); montagne à vaches○ fig easy walks (pl); ( pour ski) easy slopes (pl).se faire une montagne de qch to get really worked up about sth; faire battre des montagnes to stir up trouble; la foi déplace or soulève les montagnes faith can move mountains; il n'y a que les montagnes qui ne se rencontrent pas Prov there are none so distant that fate cannot bring them together Prov; c'est la montagne qui accouche d'une souris hum a great deal of effort leading to nothing much.[mɔ̃taɲ] nom féminin1. [mont] mountainmoi, en ce moment, c'est les montagnes russes [moral, santé] I'm a bit up and down at the momentles Montagnes Rocheuses the Rocky Mountains, the Rockiesdéplacer ou soulever des montagnes to move heaven and eartha. [mensonge] huge, colossalb. [canular] mammoth (modificateur)il n'y a que les montagnes qui ne se rencontrent pas (proverbe) there are none so distant that fate cannot bring togethersi la montagne ne va pas à Mahomet, Mahomet ira à la montagne (proverbe) if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain2. [région]b. [en Écosse] the highlands3. [grosse quantité]une montagne de lots ou mountains ou a mountain of4. HISTOIRE -
42 pont
c black pont [pɔ̃]1. masculine nouna. bridgeb. (sur bateau) deck• pont avant/arrière fore/rear deck• tout le monde sur le pont ! all hands on deck!d. ( = vacances) extra day(s) off (taken between two public holidays or a public holiday and a weekend)• faire le pont to make a long weekend of it → FÊTES LÉGALES2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━The expression faire le pont refers to the practice of taking a Monday or Friday off to make a long weekend if a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday. The French commonly take an extra day off work to give four consecutive days' holiday at « l'Ascension », « le 14 juillet » and « le 15 août ».* * *pɔ̃
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nom masculin1) Architecture, Construction, Bâtiment bridge2) ( liens) link, tie3) ( vacances) extended weekend ( including day(s) between a public holiday and a weekend)4) Nautisme deck5) Automobile axle6) Sport crab
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ponts nom masculin plurielPhrasal Verbs:••il coulera beaucoup d'eau sous les ponts avant que... — it will be a long time before...
* * *pɔ̃ nm1) (= édifice) bridge2) NAVIGATION deck3) AUTOMOBILES4) (locutions)Nous faisons le pont pour la Pentecôte. — We're taking a long weekend for Whitsun.
* * *A nm2 ( liens) fig link (avec with), tie (avec with); couper les ponts to break off all contact; il a coupé les ponts avec sa famille he has broken with his family;3 ( vacances) extended weekend (including day(s) between a public holiday and a weekend); faire le pont to make a long weekend of it; lundi je fais le pont I'm taking Monday off;4 Naut deck; tout le monde sur le pont! all hands on deck!; pont principal/supérieur main/upper deck; pont avant/pont arrière foredeck/reardeck; bâtiment à deux ponts two-decker;5 Aut axle; pont avant/arrière front/rear axle;6 Sport crab; faire le pont to do the crab;7 Électrotech bridge (circuit).pont aérien airlift; pont aux ânes lit pons asinorum; fig truism; pont basculant bascule bridge; pont de bateaux pontoon bridge; pont à béquilles portal bridge; pont élévateur hydraulic ramp; pont d'envol flight deck; pont flottant pontoon bridge; pont de graissage hydraulic ramp; pont levant vertical-lift bridge; pont mobile movable bridge; pont à péage toll bridge; pont roulant (overhead) travellingGB crane; pont suspendu suspension bridge; pont thermique thermal bridge; pont tournant swing bridge; pont transbordeur transporter bridge; Pont des Soupirs Bridge of Sighs.coucher sous les ponts to sleep rough, to be a tramp; il coulera beaucoup d'eau sous les ponts avant que… it will be a long time before…; brûler les ponts derrière soi to burn one's boats ou bridges; faire un pont d'or à qn to offer sb a large sum to accept a job.[pɔ̃] nom masculinpont mobile/suspendu movable/suspension bridgepont à bascule ou basculant bascule ou balance bridgea. [routier] swing bridgeb. [ferroviaire] turntablefaire/promettre un pont d'or à quelqu'un to offer/to promise somebody a fortune (so that they'll take on a job)se porter ou être solide comme le Pont-Neuf to be as fit as a fiddlebateau à deux/trois ponts two/three deckerpont inférieur/principal lower/main deckpont arrière aft ou after deckpont supérieur upper ou top decka. [levez-vous] everybody up!b. [mettez-vous au travail] let's get down to business!3. [week-end] long weekendle 11 novembre tombe un jeudi, je vais faire le pont the 11th of November is on Thursday, I'll take Friday off (and have a long weekend)4. [structure de manutention]pont élévateur ou de graissage garage ramp, car lift, elevator platformpont roulant gantry ou travelling crane5. AUTOMOBILE6. AÉRONAUTIQUE7. GÉOMÉTRIE8. MILITAIREPonts et Chaussées nom masculin pluriel -
43 rein
rein [ʀɛ̃]1. masculine noun( = organe) kidney2. plural masculine noun• ils n'ont pas les reins assez solides (figurative) they aren't in a strong enough financial position* * *ʀɛ̃
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reins nom masculin plurielles reins — ( bas du dos) the small of the back
avoir les reins solides — (colloq) fig to be strong
casser les reins à quelqu'un — (colloq) fig to break somebody
Phrasal Verbs:* * *ʀɛ̃1. nm2. reins nmpl(= dos) back sg* * *A nm ( organe) kidney.B reins nmpl les reins ( bas du dos) the small of the back; liter ( bas ventre) the loins (pl) littér; avoir mal aux reins to have backache GB ou a backache US; une serviette autour des reins a towel around the waist; se redresser d'un coup de reins to heave oneself up; c'est un travail qui vous casse les reins fig it's backbreaking work; avoir les reins solides fig to be strong; casser les reins à qn fig to break sb; il risque de se casser les reins dans cette affaire he may come a cropper○ GB ou he may fall flat on his face○ in this business.rein artificiel kidney machine.[rɛ̃] nom masculinrein artificiel artificial kidney, kidney machine————————reins nom masculin pluriel(littéraire) [taille] waistavoir mal dans le bas des ou au creux des reins to have a pain in the small of one's backje lui briserai ou casserai les reins I'll break him -
44 terminer
terminer [tεʀmine]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• pour terminer je dirais que... to conclude I would say that...2. reflexive verb• les mots qui se terminent en « ation » words which end in "ation"* * *tɛʀmine
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1) ( aller jusqu'au bout de) to finish2) ( conclure) to end
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verbe intransitif to finishc'est terminé, je n'irai plus jamais! — that's that, I'm never going back!
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se terminer verbe pronominal1) ( dans le temps) to endse terminer bien/mal — [relation, événement] to end well/badly; [film, roman] to have a happy/sad ending
se terminer tragiquement — [pièce] to end tragically; [excursion] to end in tragedy
2) ( dans l'espace)se terminer par — [objet, mot, numéro] to end in
* * *tɛʀmine vtto end, to finish, [travail, repas] to finish* * *terminer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( aller jusqu'au bout de) to finish [lettre, repas, récit, travail, études, course]; ils n'ont pas terminé leur formation they haven't finished their training; termine ton déjeuner finish your lunch; il ne termine jamais ses phrases he never finishes his sentences;2 ( conclure) to end [activités, période, discours]; le dollar a terminé la semaine à 0,97 euro the dollar ended the week at 0.97 euro; terminer sa carrière à Hongkong/en tant que consultant to end one's career in Hong Kong/as a consultant; terminer son discours par une mise en garde/sur une note optimiste/en rappelant que to end one's speech with a warning/on a happy note/by reminding the audience that; terminer le repas par une liqueur/chanson to end the meal with a liqueur/song.B vi to finish; avez-vous terminé? have you finished?; terminer premier or à la première place to finish first; en terminer avec qch/qn to be through with sth/sb; nous avons terminé chez Maxence we ended up at Maxence's; c'est terminé, je n'irai plus jamais! that's that, I'm never going back!; pour terminer je dirai que in conclusion let me say that; l'indice a terminé en baisse/hausse Fin the index closed lower/higher; terminer en hausse de douze points à 1821 to close twelve points up at 1821.C se terminer vpr1 ( dans le temps) to end; mon mandat se termine en décembre my mandate ends in December; l'été/le projet se termine summer/the project is coming to an end; se terminer par une promenade/par des licenciements to end with a walk/in dismissals; se terminer bien/mal [relation, événement] to end well/badly; [film, roman] to have a happy/sad ending; se terminer sur une note positive/comique [film, événement] to end on a positive/comic note; se terminer tragiquement [pièce] to end tragically; [excursion] to end in tragedy; être terminé to be over; le match est terminé the match is over;2 ( dans l'espace) se terminer par qch [tuyau, lame, corps] to end in; [date, numéro, prix] to end in ou with; [verbe, mot] to end in; le tuyau se termine par un coude the pipe ends in a bend; les numéros qui se terminent par cinq numbers ending in five; tous les mots se terminant par ‘ment’ all words ending in ‘ment’; un morceau de bois terminé par un crochet en métal a piece of wood with a metal hook at the end.[tɛrmine] verbe transitifc'est terminé, rendez vos copies time's up, hand in your paperspour terminer, je remercie tous les participants finally, let me thank all those who took part3. [être le dernier élément de] to end(en) terminer avec verbe plus prépositionje suis bien soulagé d'en avoir terminé avec cette affaire I'm really glad to have seen the end of this business————————se terminer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [arriver à sa fin - durée, période, saison] to draw to a closela chanson/guerre vient de se terminer the song/war has just finishedheureusement que ça se termine, j'ai hâte de retrouver ma maison thank God the end is in sight, I can't wait to get back home2. [se conclure]se terminer bien/mala. [film, histoire] to have a happy/an unhappy endingb. [équipée, menée] to turn out well/disastrously -
45 déchanter
v. intrans. To 'come down a peg or two', to have to lower one's sights (literally, as the French suggests: to have to sing a different tune). -
46 œil
n. m.1. Avoir quelqu'un a l'œil: To keep a close eye on someone. Je veux que vous m'ayez ce lascar à l'œil! Don't let that bugger out of your sight!2. Avoir quelqu'un dans l'œil (Racing and cycling slang): To see a fellow competitor forge ahead.3. L'avoir dans l'œil (fig.): To have been 'conned', 'diddled', to have been duped.4. Risquer un œil: To 'take a peep', to glance furtively at something.5. Se rincer l'œil: To 'feast one's eyes', to get a salacious eyeful.6. Pisser de l'œil (often of woman): To 'have the weepies', to 'turn on the waterworks', to cry.7. Ne dormir que d'un œil: To take a wary 'forty winks', to drift into a state of superficial sleep because danger is lurking.8. Ouvrir l'œil et le bon: To 'keep one's weather eye open', to keep a sharp lookout.9. Monter un œil à quelqu'un: To 'give someone a shiner', a black eye.10. Avoir un œil qui dit merde à l'autre (joc.): To have a pronounced squint (also: avoir les yeux qui se croisent les bras).11. Tourner de l'œil: To 'pass out', to faint.12. Etre frais comme l'œil (of person): To be (and look) as fresh as a daisy.13. Obéir au doigt et à l'œil'. To be hyperobedient (literally to jump to attention at the quiver of an eyebrow).14. Faire un œil de crapaud mort d'amour. To look 'spoony', to have a lovesick expression on one's face.a To make a deep impression on someone.b To 'click' with someone, to take someone's fancy.16. S'en battre l'œil: 'Not to care a rap about something', to be totally unconcerned.17. Mon œil! You must be joking! (This ironical interjection is usually accompanied by the pulling down with the index finger of the lower eyelid. This 'bodyspeak' gesture emphasizes the 'I'm not as gullible as you think' quality of the remark.)18. L'œil du bidet ( pol): 'Dick', private eye. (This pejorative appellation for a private detective reflects explicitly the snooping that constitutes a fair proportion of his business.)19. L'œil de bronze: The anus, the anal sphincter (where sodomous intercourse is concerned). -
47 Rhône
1) One of the major rivers in France, and the largest French river flowing into the Mediterranean. The Rhône rises in the canton of Valais, in the Swiss Alps, and flows through Lake Geneva, and the city of Geneva itself, before entering France just south west of the city. It then zigzags in a westerly direction through the Bugey area of France, as far as the city of Lyon. At Lyon, where the river is met by its biggest tributary, the Saône, it turns due south, and flows down to the Mediterranean. The mouth of the Rhone is a delta in the area of the Camargue, a short distance to the west of Marseilles. The Total length of the Rhone is 813 km. just over 500 miles. The river is navigable - with canals in places - from the Mediterranean as far as Lyon, and is a major shipping route. However the river flows relatively fast through the steep valley to the south of Lyon, and navigation is not always easy, notably when the river is in spate. The lower valley of the Rhône is a famed wine producing area, with a number of AOC vineyards, most notably the vineyards of Côtes du Rhone2) The name of the French department, no. 69, whose capital is Lyon, the second city in France, population 1.8 million.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Rhône
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