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121 approach
[ə'prəu ] 1. verb(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) (s')approcher (de)2. noun1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) approche2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) voies d'accès3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) démarche(s), avances•- approaching -
122 bide one's time
(to wait for a good opportunity: I'm just biding my time until he makes a mistake.) attendre (le bon moment) -
123 blacksmith
noun (a person who makes and repairs by hand things made of iron: The blacksmith made a new shoe for the horse.) forgeron -
124 camouflage
1. noun(something, eg protective colouring, that makes an animal, person, building etc difficult for enemies to see against the background: The tiger's stripes are an effective camouflage in the jungle; The soldiers wound leaves and twigs round their helmets as camouflage.) camouflage2. verb(to conceal with camouflage.) camoufler -
125 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) différence2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) désaccord3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) différence•- differentiate - differentiation -
126 dressmaker
noun (a person who makes clothes for women.) couturier/-ière -
127 entrance
I ['entrəns] noun1) (a place of entering, eg an opening, a door etc: the entrance to the tunnel; The church has an impressive entrance.) entrée2) ((an) act of entering: Hamlet now makes his second entrance.) entrée3) (the right to enter: He has applied for entrance to university; ( also adjective) an entrance exam.) (d')admission•- entrantII verb(to fill with great delight: The audience were entranced by her singing.) transporter -
128 fuse
I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) fusionner2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) (faire) sauter2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) fusible- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) détonateur
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