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61 do
I.do1 [du:]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━4. noun5. plural noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► There is no equivalent in French to the use of do in questions, negative statements and negative commands.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• do you understand? (est-ce que) vous comprenez ?• didn't you like it? tu n'as pas aimé ça ?• don't worry! ne t'en fais pas !• you know him, don't you? vous le connaissez, n'est-ce pas ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► The tag is sometimes not translated.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• he didn't go, did he? il n'y est pas allé(, n'est-ce pas) ?• (so) you know him, do you? alors comme ça vous le connaissez ?• she said that, did she? ah oui ? elle a dit ça ?c. (in tag responses) they speak French -- oh, do they? ils parlent français -- ah oui ?• he wanted £1,000 for it -- did he really? il en demandait 1 000 livres -- vraiment ?• who broke the mirror? -- I did qui a cassé la glace ? -- moi• may I come in? -- please do! puis-je entrer ? -- je t'en prie !• shall I ring her again? -- no, don't! est-ce que je la rappelle ? -- surtout pas !• I'll tell him -- don't! je vais le lui dire -- surtout pas !━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• do you see them often? -- yes, I do vous les voyez souvent ? -- oui• did you see him? -- no I didn't est-ce que tu l'as vu ? -- nond. (substitute for another verb) he's always saying he'll stop smoking, but he never does il dit toujours qu'il va s'arrêter de fumer mais il ne le fait pas• I like this colour, don't you? j'aime bien cette couleur, pas toi ?e. (encouraging) DO come! venez donc !• DO tell him that... dites-lui bien que...• but I DO like pasta! mais si j'aime bien les pâtes !• I am sure he never said that -- he DID say it je suis sûr qu'il n'a jamais dit ça -- je t'assure que si !• so you DO know them! alors comme ça tu les connais !a. faire• what are you doing in the bathroom? qu'est-ce que tu fais dans la salle de bains ?• what do you do for a living? que faites-vous dans la vie ?• the car was doing 100mph la voiture faisait du 160 km/h• now you've done it! c'est malin !━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Some do + noun combinations require a more specific French verb.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = finish) to get done with sth en finir avec qchc. ( = cook) faire ; ( = peel) éplucher• how do you like your steak done? comment voulez-vous votre bifteck ?e. ( = suffice) aller à• will a kilo do you? un kilo, ça ira ?► to do + preposition• what are we going to do for money? comment allons-nous faire pour trouver de l'argent ?• what can I do for you? qu'est-ce que je peux faire pour vous ?• could you do something for me? est-ce que tu peux me rendre un service ?• what are you doing to that poor cat? qu'est-ce que tu es en train de faire à ce pauvre chat ?• what have you done with my gloves? qu'as-tu fait de mes gants ?• what am I going to do with you? qu'est-ce que je vais bien pouvoir faire de toi ?a. ( = act) faire• could you lend me £50? -- nothing doing! (inf) tu pourrais me prêter 50 livres ? -- pas question !• how are you doing? comment ça va ?• how's he doing? comment va-t-il ?• how do you do? (on being introduced) enchanté (de faire votre connaissance)c. ( = finish) terminer• have you done? vous avez terminé ?• have you done with that book? vous n'avez plus besoin de ce livre ?d. ( = suit) aller• that will never do! il n'en est pas question !• it doesn't do to tell him what you think of him ce n'est pas une bonne idée de lui dire ce qu'on pense de luie. ( = be sufficient) suffire• can you lend me some money? -- will £10 do? peux-tu me prêter de l'argent ? -- dix livres, ça ira ?• that will do! ça ira !f. ► to have to do with ( = be connected with)what has that got to do with it? qu'est-ce que ça a à voir ?• they say crime has nothing to do with unemployment ils prétendent que la criminalité n'a rien à voir avec le chômage• that has nothing to do with it! cela n'a aucun rapport !• that's got a lot to do with it! ça y est pour beaucoup !• that has nothing to do with you! ça ne vous regarde pas !4. noun• they had a big do for their twenty-fifth anniversary ils ont fait une grande fête pour leur vingt-cinquième anniversaire de mariage5. plural nouna. ( = get rid of) [+ law, controls] abolir ; [+ nuclear weapons] démanteler ; [+ subsidies] supprimer ; [+ building] démolir• this will do away with the need for a UN presence cela rendra la présence des Nations unies superflue• she's always doing herself down il faut toujours qu'elle se rabaisse► do for (inf) inseparable transitive verba. ( = kill) buter (inf !)c. ( = exhaust) épuiser• the door was open: they had done the place over la porte était ouverte: ils avaient mis la maison sens dessus dessous[dress, jacket] se fermerb. ( = parcel together) emballerb. ( = tolerate) supporter• I can't be doing with whining children je ne supporte pas les enfants qui pleurnichent► do without• I could have done without that! je m'en serais bien passé !• I can do without your advice! je vous dispense de vos conseils !II.do2 [dəʊ]* * *I 1. [duː, də]1) ( be busy) faire [washing up, ironing etc]2) ( make smart)3) ( complete) faire [military service, period of time]4) ( finish)have you done (colloq) complaining? — tu as fini de te plaindre?
tell him now and have done with it — dis-le lui maintenant, ce sera fait
that's done it — ( task successfully completed) ça y est; ( expressing dismay) il ne manquait plus que ça
5) ( complete through study) faire [subject, degree, homework]6) ( write) faire [translation, critique]7) ( effect change) faire8) ( hurt) faire9) (colloq) ( deal with)10) ( cook) faire [sausages, spaghetti etc]well done — [meat] bien cuit
11) ( prepare) préparer [vegetables]12) ( produce) monter [play]; faire [film, programme] (on sur)13) ( imitate) imiter [celebrity, mannerism]14) ( travel at) faire15) ( cover distance of) faire [30 km etc]16) (colloq) ( satisfy needs of)17) (colloq) ( cheat)to do somebody out of £5 — refaire (colloq) quelqu'un de 5 livres sterling
18) (colloq) ( rob)to do a bank — faire un casse (colloq) dans une banque
19) (colloq) (arrest, convict)2.to get done for — se faire prendre pour [illegal parking etc]
1) ( behave) fairedo as you're told — ( by me) fais ce que je te dis; ( by others) fais ce qu'on te dit
2) ( serve purpose)3) ( be acceptable)this really won't do! — ( as reprimand) ça ne peut pas continuer comme ça!
4) ( be sufficient) [amount of money] suffire5) ( finish) finir6) ( get on) [person] s'en sortir; [business] marcher7) ( in health)3.1) (with questions, negatives)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?
2) ( for emphasis)4) (in requests, imperatives)do sit down — asseyez-vous, je vous en prie
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?’
4.so/neither does he — lui aussi/non plus
(colloq) noun GB fête fhis leaving do — son pot (colloq) de départ
Phrasal Verbs:- do in- do out- do up- do with••it's a poor do (colloq) 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!
II [dəʊ]all the dos and don'ts — tout ce qu'il faut/fallait faire et ne pas faire
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62 fix
fix [fɪks]b. ( = direct) diriger ; [+ attention] fixer• to fix one's eyes on sb/sth fixer qn/qch du regardc. ( = arrange) décider ; [+ time, date, price, limit] fixer• can I fix you a drink? (US) vous prendrez bien un verre ?e. ( = deal with) arranger ; ( = mend) réparer• don't worry, I'll fix it all ne vous en faites pas, je vais tout arranger3. nounb. ( = dose) (inf!) dose f• to get o.s. a fix [of drug] se shooter (inf !)c. [of boat, plane] position f► fix up* * *[fɪks] 1.1) (colloq) ( quandary) pétrin (colloq) mto be in a fix — être dans le pétrin (colloq)
3) ( means of identification)to take a fix on something — Aviation, Nautical déterminer la position de quelque chose
4) (colloq) ( rigged arrangement)2.transitive verb1) (establish, set) fixer [date, venue, price, limit]; déterminer [chronology, position]to fix tax at 20% — établir un impôt de 20%
2) ( organize) arranger [meeting, visit]; préparer [drink, meal]how are we fixed for time/money? — qu'est-ce qu'on a comme temps/argent? (colloq)
4) (attach, insert) fixer [curtain, handle, shelf, notice] (on sur; to à); attacher [rope] (to à); fig faire peser [suspicion] (on sur); rejeter [blame] (on sur)5) ( concentrate) fixer [attention] (on sur); placer [hopes] (on dans); tourner [thoughts] (on vers)to fix one's eyes ou gaze on somebody — regarder quelqu'un fixement
6) (colloq) (rig, corrupt) truquer [contest, election]7) Art, Biology, Chemistry, Photography, Technology fixer3.fixed past participle adjective [gaze, idea, income, order, price] fixe; [intervals] régulier/-ière; [method] immuable; [aim] arrêté; [desire] tenace; [intention] ferme; [proportion] constant; [expression] figé; [menu] à prix fixePhrasal Verbs:- fix on- fix up -
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muck [mʌk]1. nounb. ( = manure) fumier m2. compoundsa. ( = spend time aimlessly) perdre son tempsb. ( = potter around)c. ( = play the fool) faire l'idiot[+ person] traiter par-dessus la jambe (inf)► muck in (inf!) intransitive verbeveryone mucks in here tout le monde met la main à la pâte (inf) ici► muck out separable transitive verb• he's really mucked things up! il a vraiment tout flanqué par terre ! (inf)b. ( = make dirty) salir* * *[mʌk]2) (colloq) fig (book, film, dish) saleté f•Phrasal Verbs:- muck in- muck out- muck up -
64 push
push [pʊ∫]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = shove) poussée f• to give sb/sth a push pousser qn/qchb. ( = dismissal) (British) (inf) to give sb the push [employer] virer qn (inf) ; [boyfriend, girlfriend] plaquer qn (inf !)• he got the push (from employer) il s'est fait virer (inf) ; (from girlfriend) il s'est fait plaquer (inf !)a. ( = press on) [+ door, person, car, pram] pousser ; [+ button] appuyer sur ; [+ stick, finger] enfoncer• don't push me! ne (me) poussez pas !► to push + preposition/adverb• to push sb/sth out of the way écarter qn/qchb. ( = advance) [+ one's views] mettre en avant ; [+ claim] présenter avec insistance ; [+ plan] essayer d'imposer ; [+ product] pousser la vente dec. ( = pressure) pousser• to push for better working conditions faire pression pour obtenir de meilleures conditions de travail4. compounds( = make progress) avancer à grands pasa. [+ toy] pousser dans tous les sens[+ person, chair] écarter (brusquement) ; [+ objection, suggestion] écarter[+ person, chair, one's plate, sb's hand] repousser► push ina. [+ stick, finger] enfoncer ; [+ person] pousser• they dragged him to the pool and pushed him in ils l'ont tiré jusqu'à la piscine et l'ont poussé dedansb. ( = break) [+ door] enfoncera. ( = cause to topple) renverserb. ( = cause to fall off) (over cliff, bridge) faire tombera. [+ stick, hand] (faire) passerb. [+ deal, decision] faire acceptera. [+ lever] (re)lever ; [+ spectacles] releverb. ( = increase) [+ numbers, sales] augmenter ; [+ prices, demand] faire monter* * *[pʊʃ] 1.1) lit (shove, press) poussée fto give somebody/something a push — pousser quelqu'un/quelque chose
2) (campaign, drive) campagne fto give something/somebody a push — encourager quelque chose/quelqu'un
to give something a push in the right direction — faire avancer quelque chose dans la bonne direction
4) Military poussée f5) (spirit, drive) esprit m battant2.transitive verb1) (move, shove, press) gen pousser; appuyer sur [button, switch, bell]to push somebody/something away — repousser quelqu'un/quelque chose
to push somebody/something out of the way — écarter quelqu'un/quelque chose
to push the door open —
to push somebody too far — fig pousser quelqu'un à bout
to be pushed — (colloq) ( under pressure) être à la bourre (colloq)
to be pushed for something — (colloq) ( short of) être à court de quelque chose
2) (colloq) ( promote) faire la promotion de [product]; promouvoir [policy, theory]3) (colloq) ( sell) vendre [drugs]3.intransitive verb pousser4.to push oneself through a gap — passer par un trou; ( drive oneself) se pousser ( to do à faire)
Phrasal Verbs:- push for- push in- push off- push on- push up••at a push — (colloq) GB s'il le faut
to give somebody the push — (colloq) GB ( fire) virer quelqu'un (colloq); ( break up with) larguer quelqu'un (colloq)
to push one's luck —
to push it — (colloq) forcer sa chance
that's pushing it a bit! — (colloq) ( cutting it fine) c'est un peu juste or risqué!
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65 quiet
quiet [ˈkwaɪət]1. adjectiveb. ( = not noisy, not busy) [street, room, village, neighbour] calme• isn't it quiet! quel calme !c. ( = silent) to be quiet [person] être silencieux• be quiet! silence !d. ( = placid) [person] calme• "yes" he said with a quiet smile « oui » dit-il avec un petit sourire• to keep quiet about sth ( = not tell) ne pas ébruiter qchf. ( = untroubled) [night] paisible ; [life] tranquille2. nouna. ( = silence) silence mb. ( = peace) calme m* * *['kwaɪət] 1.1) ( silence) silence mquiet please! — silence, s'il vous plaît!
2) ( peace) tranquillité f3) (colloq) ( secret)2.1) ( silent) [church, person, room] silencieux/-ieuseto go quiet — [person, assembly] se taire
to keep somebody quiet — faire taire [dog, child]
be quiet — ( stop talking) tais-toi; ( make no noise) ne fais pas de bruit
2) ( not noisy) [voice] bas/basse; [engine] silencieux/-ieuse; [music] doux/douce; [cough, laugh] discret/-èteto keep the children quiet — [activity] tenir les enfants tranquilles
3) ( discreet) [diplomacy] discret/-ète; [deal] en privé; [confidence] serein; [despair] voilé; [colour] sobre4) ( calm) [village, holiday, night, life] tranquille5) ( for few people) [meal] intime; [wedding] célébré dans l'intimité6) ( docile) [pony] paisible7) ( secret)3.to keep [something] quiet — ne pas divulguer [plans]; garder [quelque chose] secret/-ète [engagement]
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66 seal
seal [si:l]1. nouna. ( = animal) phoque mc. (on bottle, box, door, tank) joint m (d'étanchéité)b. [+ area] boucler ; [+ border] fermerc. [+ bargain] conclure* * *[siːl] 1.1) Zoology phoque mto set one's seal on — lit apposer son cachet sur; fig conclure
to set the seal on — sceller [friendship]; confirmer [trend, regime]
3) ( to keep intact) ( on container) plomb m; (on package, letter) cachet m; ( on door) scellés mpl4) ( closure) fermeture f2.transitive verb1) cacheter [letter]2) ( close) sceller [oil well, pipe]; boucher [gap]3) (make airtight, watertight) fermer [quelque chose] hermétiquement [jar, tin]3.sealed past participle adjective [envelope] cacheté; [door] scellé; [orders] sous pli cacheté; [jar] fermé hermétiquementPhrasal Verbs:- seal in- seal off- seal up -
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spoil [spɔɪl](verb: preterite, past participle spoiled or spoilt)1. plural nouna. ( = damage) abîmerb. ( = make less pleasurable) gâter• if you tell me the ending you'll spoil the film for me tu vas me gâcher le film si tu me racontes la finc. ( = pamper) gâter• to spoil o.s. se faire plaisira. [food] s'abîmer* * *[spɔɪl] 1. 2.they spoil it ou things for other people — ils gâchent le plaisir des autres
to spoil somebody's fun — ( thwart) contrarier quelqu'un
2) ( ruin) abîmerto spoil somebody rotten — (colloq) pourrir quelqu'un
to spoil somebody with — gâter quelqu'un en lui offrant [gift, trip]
4) Politics rendre [quelque chose] nul/nulle [ballot paper]3. 4.•• -
68 suffer
suffer [ˈsʌfər]a. ( = undergo) subir ; [+ headaches, hunger] souffrir deb. ( = allow) [+ opposition, sb's rudeness, refusal] tolérera. [person] souffrir• I'll make him suffer for it! il me le paiera !b. ( = be afflicted by) to suffer from [+ rheumatism, heart trouble, the cold, hunger] souffrir de ; [+ deafness] être atteint de ; [+ flu, frostbite, bad memory] avoir• to suffer from the effects of [+ fall, illness] se ressentir de ; [+ alcohol, drug] subir le contrecoup dec. ( = be impaired) souffrir* * *['sʌfə(r)] 1.transitive verb1) ( undergo) gen subir; souffrir de [hunger]2) ( tolerate) supporter2.1) ( with illness)to suffer from — gen souffrir de; avoir [headache, cold]
to suffer from depression — être dépressif/-ive
2) ( experience pain) souffrir3) ( do badly) [company, profits, popularity] souffrir; [health, quality, work] s'en ressentirthe project suffers from a lack of funds — le problème du projet, c'est qu'il est insuffisamment financé
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touch [tʌt∫]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = sense of touch) toucher mb. ( = act of touching) contact mc. ( = character) to give sth a personal touch mettre une note personnelle dans qchd. ( = detail) détail m• small touches, such as flowers, can transform a room de petits détails, par exemple des fleurs, peuvent transformer une piècee. ( = small amount) it's a touch expensive c'est un petit peu cherf. ( = contact)► in touch• I'll be in touch! je te (or vous) téléphonerai !• keep in touch! tiens-nous au courant !• he has lost touch with what is going on il n'est plus dans le coup (inf)► to be out of touch ( = not up to date)• I'm out of touch with the latest developments je ne suis pas au courant des derniers développementsg. (Football) touche fh. ( = person) Mr Wilson is no soft touch M. Wilson n'est pas du genre à se laisser fairea. ( = come into contact with) toucher• they can't touch you if you don't break the law on ne peut rien te faire tant que tu restes dans la légalitéb. ( = tamper with) toucher à• don't touch that switch! ne touchez pas à ce bouton !• I didn't touch it! je n'y ai pas touché !• I didn't touch him! je ne l'ai pas touché !c. ( = deal with) (in exam) I didn't touch the third question je n'ai pas touché à la troisième questiond. [+ food, drink] toucher àe. ( = equal) valoirf. ( = move emotionally) toucherg. ( = reach) [+ level, speed] atteindrea. toucher• don't touch! n'y touchez pas !b. ( = come into contact with) [ends, lands] se toucherc. (speaking, writing) to touch on a subject aborder un sujet4. compounds• it was touch-and-go until the last minute l'issue est restée incertaine jusqu'au bout ► touch screen noun (Technical) écran tactile• touch screen technology technologie f à écran tactile ► touch-sensitive adjective [screen] tactile( = land) atterrir[+ crisis, riot] déclencher ; [+ reaction, argument] provoquer[+ painting, photo] retoucher* * *[tʌtʃ] 1.1) ( physical contact) contact m (physique)at the slightest touch — ( of button) à la moindre pression
2) ( sense) toucher m3) (style, skill) (of artist, writer) touche f; ( of musician) toucher ma fine touch at the net — ( in tennis) un toucher délicat au filet
4) ( little)there's a touch of class/of genius about her — elle a quelque chose d'élégant/de génial
a touch of sarcasm/of garlic — une pointe de raillerie/d'ail
5) ( communication) contact mto get/stay in touch with — se mettre/rester en contact avec
6) Sport touche f2.transitive verb1) ( come into contact with) toucher; ( interfere with) toucher à2) ( affect) gen toucher; ( adversely) affecter; ( as matter of concern) concerner3) ( reach) [price, temperature] atteindre [level]3.when it comes to cooking, no-one can touch him — pour la cuisine, personne ne peut l'égaler
intransitive verb ( come together) [wires, hands] se toucher‘do not touch’ — ‘ne pas toucher’
Phrasal Verbs:- touch on- touch up••to be an easy ou a soft touch — (colloq) être un pigeon (colloq)
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∎ clear of taxes net d'impôtclear loss perte f sèche; clear profit bénéfice m net∎ three clear days trois jours francs;∎ ten clear days' notice préavis m de dix jours francs(c) (accounts) en règle∎ she cleared ten percent on the deal l'affaire lui a rapporté dix pour cent tous frais payés ou dix pour cent net;∎ I clear a thousand pounds monthly je fais un bénéfice net de mille livres par mois∎ to clear the screen vider l'écran(of cheque) être encaissé(e);∎ it takes three working days for cheques to clear il y a trois jours ouvrables de délai d'encaissement -
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(a) (of custom, market share, job) perte f;∎ she's seeking compensation for loss of earnings elle cherche à se faire rembourser le manque à gagner;∎ the closure will cause the loss of hundreds of jobs la fermeture provoquera la disparition de centaines d'emplois(b) (financial) déficit m;∎ to make a loss perdre de l'argent, être déficitaire;∎ to sell sth at a loss vendre qch à perte;∎ the company announced losses or a loss of £4m la société a annoncé un déficit de 4 millions de livres;∎ we made a loss of ten percent on the deal nous avons perdu dix pour cent dans l'affaire;∎ ACCOUNTANCY loss carry forward déficit reportable, report déficitaire sur les exercices ultérieurs;MARKETING loss leader produit m d'appel;MARKETING loss leader price prix m d'appel;MARKETING loss leader pricing fixation f d'un prix d'appel;MARKETING loss pricing fixation d'un prix d'appel∎ to estimate the loss évaluer le sinistre;∎ the following losses are not covered by the policy les sinistres suivants ne sont pas couverts par cette policeloss adjuster expert m en assurances;loss assessment fixation f des dommages;loss ratio rapport m sinistres-primes;loss risk risque m de perte et d'avariesloss in transit freinte de route -
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∎ counterfeit money fausse monnaie;∎ the deal is worth a lot of money c'est un contrat qui porte sur de très grosses sommes;∎ to get one's money back (get reimbursed) se faire rembourser; (recover one's expenses) rentrer dans ses fondsmoney of account monnaie de compte;money broker prêteur(euse) m, f sur titre;BANKING money at call argent au jour le jour, argent à vue;money laundering blanchiment m d'argent;American money manager gestionnaire m f de portefeuille;money market marché m monétaire ou financier;American money market certificate instrument m de marché monétaire;money market fund fonds m commun de placement, ≃ sicav f monétaire;money measurement estimation f monétaire;money order mandat m (postal);money rate taux m de l'argent;BANKING money at short notice argent à court terme;money supply masse f monétaire;money trader cambiste m f∎ to be in the money être dans les cours;∎ to be at the money être à parité;∎ to be out of the money être hors des coursBut these problems, together with those seen in the euro switchover, do post a warning. We now know that the far simpler changeover to the euro resulted in large bank payments going astray and a serious liquidity problem in the Euroland money markets, which required large injections of cash.
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73 close
I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) près (de)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) étroitement2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) intime2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) serré3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) rigoureux4) (tight: a close fit.) ajusté5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) étouffant6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) regardant7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) renfermé•- closely- closeness - close call/shave - close-set - close-up - close at hand - close on - close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) fermer2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) finir3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) conclure2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) fin- close up -
74 cut short
1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) interrompre2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) couper la parole à -
75 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) dessiner2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) tirer3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) s'éloigner; s'approcher4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) faire match nul5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) retirer6) (to open or close (curtains).) tirer7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) attirer2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) match nul2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) attraction3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) tirage4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.)•- drawing- drawn - drawback - drawbridge - drawing-pin - drawstring - draw a blank - draw a conclusion from - draw in - draw the line - draw/cast lots - draw off - draw on1 - draw on2 - draw out - draw up - long drawn out -
76 good
[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) sage2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bon, dévoué3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bon4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) compétent5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bon6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bon7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bien8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bon9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bon, grand10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) qualifié11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bon12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bon13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bon14) (thorough: a good clean.) bon15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bien2. noun1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bien, avantage2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) bien3. interjection(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) bien! bon!- goodness4. interjection((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) mon Dieu!- goods- goody - goodbye - good-day - good evening - good-for-nothing - good humour - good-humoured - good-humouredly - good-looking - good morning - good afternoon - good-day - good evening - good night - good-natured - goodwill - good will - good works - as good as - be as good as one's word - be up to no good - deliver the goods - for good - for goodness' sake - good for - good for you - him - Good Friday - good gracious - good heavens - goodness gracious - goodness me - good old - make good - no good - put in a good word for - take something in good part - take in good part - thank goodness - to the good -
77 process
['prəuses, ]( American[) 'pro-] 1. noun1) (a method or way of manufacturing things: We are using a new process to make glass.) procédé2) (a series of events that produce change or development: The process of growing up can be difficult for a child; the digestive processes.) processus3) (a course of action undertaken: Carrying him down the mountain was a slow process.) opération2. verb(to deal with (something) by the appropriate process: Have your photographs been processed?; The information is being processed by computer.) développer; traiter- in the process of -
78 raise hell/Cain / the roof etc
(to make a great deal of noise.) faire un bruit de tous les diables -
79 raw
[ro:]1) (not cooked: raw onions/meat.) cru2) (not prepared or refined; in the natural state: raw cotton; What raw materials are used to make plastic?) brut3) (with the skin rubbed and sore: My heel is raw because my shoe doesn't fit properly.) à vif4) (untrained; inexperienced: raw recruits.) inexpérimenté•- rawness- a raw deal - raw material -
80 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) carré2) (something in the shape of this.) carré3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) place4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) carré2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) carré2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) quitte, à égalité3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) carré4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) vieux jeu3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) à angle droit (avec)2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) en plein4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) rendre carré2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) régler (ses comptes avec)3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) cadrer avec4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) élever au carré•- squared- squarely - square centimetre - metre - square root - fair and square - go back to square one - a square deal
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