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  • 121 free

    [fri:] 1. adjective
    1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) libre
    2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) libre
    3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) généreux
    4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) ouvert
    5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratuit
    6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) libre
    7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) libre
    8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) débarrassé de, gratuit
    2. verb
    1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) libérer
    2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) (se) libérer/débarrasser de
    - freely - free-for-all - freehand - freehold - freelance 3. verb
    (to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) travailler à la pige
    - free skating - free speech - free trade - freeway - freewheel - free will - a free hand - set free

    English-French dictionary > free

  • 122 mobilise

    [-bi-]
    verb (to make (especially troops, an army etc), or become, ready for use or action.) mobiliser

    English-French dictionary > mobilise

  • 123 mobilize

    [-bi-]
    verb (to make (especially troops, an army etc), or become, ready for use or action.) mobiliser

    English-French dictionary > mobilize

  • 124 plot

    [plot] 1. noun
    1) (a plan, especially for doing something evil; a conspiracy: a plot to assassinate the President.) complot
    2) (the story of a play, novel etc: The play has a very complicated plot.) intrigue
    3) (a small piece of land eg for use as a gardening area or for building a house on.) terrain
    2. verb
    1) (to plan to bring about (something evil): They were plotting the death of the king.) comploter
    2) (to make a plan, map, graph etc of: The navigator plotted the course of the ship.) tracer

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  • 125 reclaim

    [ri'kleim]
    1) (to ask for (something one owns which has been lost, stolen etc and found by someone else): A wallet has been found and can be reclaimed at the manager's office.) réclamer
    2) (to make (wasteland) fit for use; to get back (land) from under the sea etc by draining etc.) rendre cultivable; assécher (du terrain)

    English-French dictionary > reclaim

  • 126 restrict

    [rə'strikt]
    1) (to keep within certain limits: I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff.) restreindre, limiter (à)
    2) (to make less than usual, desirable etc: He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.) limiter
    - restriction - restrictive

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  • 127 stop

    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) (s')arrêter
    2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) empêcher
    3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) s'arrêter
    4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) (se) boucher
    5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) boucher; presser
    6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) rester
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) arrêt; halte
    2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) arrêt
    3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) point
    4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) clef
    5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) taquet, butoir
    - stopper - stopping - stopcock - stopgap - stopwatch - put a stop to - stop at nothing - stop dead - stop off - stop over - stop up

    English-French dictionary > stop

  • 128 wear away

    (to make or become damaged, thinner, smoother etc through use, rubbing etc: The steps have (been) worn away in places.) (s')user

    English-French dictionary > wear away

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  • make use of — ► make use of use. Main Entry: ↑use …   English terms dictionary

  • make use of — index capitalize (seize the chance), exercise (use), exert, impropriate, manipulate (utilize skillfully), ply, profit …   Law dictionary

  • make use of — phrasal : to put to use : use, employ * * * make use of 1. To use, employ 2. To take the help, etc, of (a person) in obtaining an end with no intention of repaying him or her, to exploit • • • Main Entry: ↑use * * * make use of …   Useful english dictionary

  • make use of —    to do something taboo in connection with    Thus to make use of prostitutes is not to find them chaste employment but to copulate regularly with them: to make use of drugs is not to control your hypertension under medical supervision but to… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • make use of — to use someone or something for a particular purpose, especially one that brings a benefit to you Why doesn t she make use of her singing talent? make good use of someone/something: I hope you ve made good use of your time …   English dictionary

  • make use of something — make ˈuse of sth/sb idiom to use sth/sb, especially in order to get an advantage • We could make better use of our resources. • You should make use of your contacts. Main entry: ↑useidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • make use of somebody — make ˈuse of sth/sb idiom to use sth/sb, especially in order to get an advantage • We could make better use of our resources. • You should make use of your contacts. Main entry: ↑useidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • make use of without permission — index pirate (reproduce without authorization) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make use of — use; derive benefit from …   English contemporary dictionary

  • make use of — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. use, employ, utilize; see use 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • make use of — phrasal to put to use ; employ …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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