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magic ['mædʒɪk]1 noun(a) (enchantment) magie f;∎ figurative like or as if by magic comme par enchantement ou magie;∎ the medicine worked like magic le remède a fait merveille(b) (conjuring) magie f, prestidigitation f(c) (special quality) magie f;∎ the magic of Greta Garbo la magie ou le charisme de Greta Garbo;∎ discover the magic of Greece découvrez les merveilles de la Grèce;∎ the magic had gone out of their marriage leur vie conjugale n'avait plus rien de magique(a) (supernatural) magique;∎ just say the magic words il suffit de dire la formule magique;∎ familiar say the magic word! (say please!) qu'est-ce qu'on dit?(b) (special → formula, moment) magique►► magic carpet tapis m volant;the Magic Circle = association britannique de magiciens;magic eye œil m cathodique ou magique;the Magic Kingdom = surnom de Disneyland;magic lantern lanterne f magique;familiar magic mushroom champignons mpl (hallucinogènes);magic number nombre m magique;Literature Magic Realism réalisme m magique;magic spell sortilège m;magic square carré m magique;magic wand baguette f magiquefaire disparaître comme par enchantement✾ TV 'The Magic Roundabout' 'Le Manège enchanté' -
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['mæ‹ik] 1. noun1) ((the charms, spells etc used in) the art or practice of using supernatural forces: The prince was turned by magic into a frog.) magie2) (the art of producing illusions by tricks: The conjuror's magic delighted the children.) magie3) (fascination or great charm: the magic of Turner's paintings.) enchantement2. adjective(used in or using magic: a magic wand; a magic spell.) magique- magical- magically - magician -
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[wond](a long slender rod eg used as the symbol of magic power by conjurors, fairies etc: In the story, the fairy waved her magic wand and the frog became a prince.) baguette (magique) -
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wave [weɪv]1 noun∎ the waves les flots mpl;∎ figurative don't make waves ne faites pas de vagues, ne créez pas de remous(b) (of earthquake, explosion) onde f; figurative (of crime, panic, pain, disgust) vague f; (of anger) bouffée f;∎ the refugees arrived in waves les réfugiés sont arrivés par vagues;∎ Military there were several waves of attack il y eut plusieurs vagues d'assaut∎ her hair has a natural wave to it ses cheveux ondulent naturellement∎ our neighbour gave us a friendly wave notre voisin nous a fait un signe amical;∎ with a wave of the hand d'un geste ou d'un signe de la main;∎ with a wave of her magic wand d'un coup de baguette magique∎ his sister waved at or to him (greeted) sa sœur l'a salué d'un signe de la main; (signalled) sa sœur lui a fait signe de la main;∎ he waved to us as he left il nous fit au revoir de la main en partant;∎ she waved at or to them to come in elle leur a fait signe d'entrer;∎ he waved vaguely towards the door il a montré vaguement la porte d'un geste de la main∎ to wave a magic wand donner un coup de baguette magique;∎ figurative I can't just wave a magic wand! je ne peux pas faire de miracle!, je n'ai pas de baguette magique!∎ his mother waved him away sa mère l'a écarté d'un geste de la main;∎ the guard waved us back/on le garde nous a fait signe de reculer/d'avancer;∎ the policeman waved us through the crossroads le policier nous a fait signe de traverser le carrefour;∎ we waved goodbye nous avons fait au revoir de la main;►► wave band bande f de fréquences;wave energy énergie f des vagues;wave function fonction f d'onde;wave machine machine f à vagues;wave mechanics (UNCOUNT) mécanique f ondulatoire;wave power énergie f des vagues(move → flag) flotter; (→ wheat) onduler, ondoyer; (→ branch) être agité∎ he was waving his hands about il gesticulait∎ to wave sb/a car down faire signe à qn/à une voiture de s'arrêter -
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A n1 ( hand gesture) signe m (de la main) ; to give sb a wave faire un signe de la main à qn ; she gave him a wave from the bus elle lui a fait signe du bus ; with a wave, she disappeared après un signe (de la main) elle a disparu ; to greet sb with a wave accueillir qn d'un signe de la main ; to dismiss objections with a wave balayer des objections d'un geste ; with a wave of his wand d'un coup de baguette magique ;2 ( of water) vague f ; a 10-metre wave une vague de 10 mètres ; to make waves [wind] faire des vagues ; fig ( cause a stir) faire du bruit ; ( cause trouble) créer des histoires ;3 ( outbreak) vague f ; a wave of arrests/sympathy/strikes une vague d'arrestations/de solidarité/de grèves ; to occur in waves se produire par vagues ;5 ( in hair) cran m ;7 ( in sand etc) ondulation f.C vtr1 ( move from side to side) agiter [ticket, banknote, piece of paper, flag, handkerchief] ; brandir [umbrella, stick, gun] ; to wave sth at sb agiter qch devant qn [ticket, flag] ; brandir qch en direction de qn [gun, stick] ; to wave one's magic wand donner un coup de baguette magique (over à) ;2 to wave goodbye to faire au revoir de la main à [person] ; fig you can wave goodbye to your chances of winning tu peux dire adieu à tes chances de gagner ;3 ( direct) they waveed us on/away/through ils nous ont fait signe d'avancer/de nous éloigner/de passer ;4 ( at hairdresser's) to have one's hair waved se faire faire une mise en plis.D vi1 ( with hand) to wave to ou at sb saluer qn de la main ; to wave to sb to do faire signe à qn de faire ; to wave frantically at sb gesticuler en direction de qn ;■ wave around, wave about:▶ wave around [flag, washing] flotter ;▶ wave [sth] around brandir [stick, umbrella, gun] ; don't wave that gun around! ne jouez pas avec cette arme! ; to wave one's arms around agiter les bras dans tous les sens.■ wave aside:▶ wave [sth] aside, wave aside [sth] repousser [qch] d'un geste [suggestion, offer] ;▶ wave [sb] aside écarter qn.■ wave off:▶ wave [sb] off, wave off [sb] faire au revoir de la main à qn.
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