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1 stamp
A n1 Post timbre m ; a 46-cent stamp un timbre à 46 centimes ; first/second-class stamp timbre tarif rapide/lent ; postage stamp timbre-poste m ; ‘no stamp needed’ ‘ne pas affranchir’ ;3 ( marking device) ( made of rubber) tampon m ; ( made of metal) cachet m ; ( for marking metals) étampe f ; ( for marking gold) poinçon m ; date stamp timbre m dateur ; to give sth one's stamp of approval fig donner son accord à qch ;4 fig ( hallmark) marque f ; to bear the stamp of avoir la marque de [person, artist] ; to set one's stamp on imposer sa marque sur [play, company, era] ;6 ( sound of feet) piétinement m ; the stamp of the horse's hooves le bruit des sabots des chevaux ; with a stamp of her foot en tapant du pied ;C vtr1 ( mark) apposer [qch] au tampon [date, name, number] (on sur) ; tamponner [card, ticket, library book] ; marquer [goods, boxes] ; viser [document, ledger, passport] ; to be stamped with the official seal être visé avec le sceau officiel ; to be stamped ‘confidential’ porter la mention ‘confidentiel’ ; to stamp a book with the date marquer la date dans un livre ; to stamp one's authority/personality on imprimer son autorité/sa personnalité sur [project, enterprise, match] ;2 ( with foot) to stamp one's foot ( in anger) frapper ou taper du pied ; to stamp one's feet ( rhythmically) taper des pieds ; ( for warmth) battre la semelle ; to stamp sth flat tasser qch ; to stamp sth into the ground enfoncer qch dans le sol du pied ;3 Post affranchir [envelope].D vi1 ( thump foot) [person] taper du pied ; [horse] piaffer ; to stamp on écraser (du pied) [toy, foot] ; écraser [brakes] ; to stamp the mud off one's boots ôter la boue de ses bottes en tapant des pieds ;2 ( walk heavily) marcher en tapant des pieds ; to stamp into/out of sth entrer dans/sortir de qch en tapant des pieds ;■ stamp out:▶ stamp out [sth], stamp [sth] out1 ( put out) éteindre [qch] en piétinant [fire, flames] ;2 ( crush) éradiquer [cholera, disease] ; réprimer [terrorism, fraud] ; écraser [uprising] ; supprimer [crime] ;3 ( cut out) découper [qch] à la presse [component]. -
2 slow
slow [sləʊ](a) (not fast → movements, runner, speed, service, traffic) lent;∎ he's a slow worker il travaille lentement;∎ it's slow work c'est un travail qui n'avance pas vite ou de longue haleine;∎ to make slow progress (in work, on foot) avancer lentement;∎ it was slow going, the going was slow ça n'avançait pas;∎ a slow dance un slow;∎ with slow steps d'un pas lent;∎ we had a painfully slow journey le voyage a duré un temps fou;∎ the pace of life is slow on vit au ralenti;∎ you're very slow today tu es très lent aujourd'hui;∎ you were a bit slow there là, tu t'es laissé prendre de vitesse;∎ the fog was slow to clear le brouillard a mis longtemps à se dissiper;∎ he was rather slow to make up or in making up his mind il a mis assez longtemps à se décider;∎ she wasn't slow to offer her help/in accepting the cheque elle ne se fit pas prier pour proposer son aide/pour accepter le chèque;∎ I was rather slow to understand or in understanding il m'a fallu assez longtemps pour comprendre;∎ she's very slow to anger il lui en faut beaucoup pour se mettre en colère;∎ the company was slow to get off the ground la société a été lente à démarrer;∎ British to be slow off the mark (to start) être lent à démarrer; (to understand) être dur à la détente;∎ familiar to be as slow as British treacle or American molasses (in winter) être lent comme un escargot ou une tortue□ ;∎ proverb slow and steady wins the race rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point(b) (slack → business, market) calme;∎ business is slow les affaires ne marchent pas fort;∎ slow economic growth une faible croissance économique(c) (intellectually) lent;∎ he's a slow learner/reader il apprend/lit lentement;∎ they're rather slow in that class les élèves de cette classe sont assez lents(d) (dull → evening, film, party) ennuyeux∎ your watch is (half an hour) slow ta montre retarde (d'une demi-heure)∎ bake in a slow oven faire cuire à four doux∎ to do a slow burn sentir la colère monter□2 adverblentement;∎ go a bit slower ralentissez un peu;∎ the clock is going or running slow l'horloge prend du retard;∎ Industry to go slow faire une grève perlée;∎ slow (road marking) ralentir;∎ Nautical slow ahead/astern! en avant/arrière doucement!ralentir;∎ these drugs slow the heart rate ces médicaments ralentissent le rythme cardiaque;∎ the mud slowed our progress la boue nous a ralentis;∎ I slowed the horse to a trot j'ai mis le cheval au trot►► Cookery slow burner feu m doux;slow cooker mijoteuse f;British slow handclap applaudissements mpl rythmés (pour montrer sa désapprobation);∎ they gave him the slow handclap ≃ ils l'ont sifflé;slow match mèche f à combustion lente;Cinema & Television slow motion ralenti m;∎ in slow motion au ralenti;Music slow movement mouvement m lent;Physics slow neutron neutron m lent;Sport slow pitch slow pitch m (sport proche du softball);Technology slow running ralenti m;slow train omnibus m;Medicine slow virus virus m lentralentir;∎ the roadworks slowed us down considerably les travaux nous ont considérablement ralentis;∎ having to write the addresses by hand slowed the work down le fait de devoir écrire les adresses à la main a ralenti le travail;∎ production is slowed down during the winter pendant l'hiver, la production tourne au ralenti;∎ I'll only slow you down je vais vous retarder∎ if he doesn't slow down he'll have a heart attack s'il ne ralentit pas le rythme il va faire une crise cardiaque;∎ slow down! moins vite!;∎ growth slowed down in the second quarter il y a eu une diminution ou un ralentissement de la croissance au cours du deuxième trimestre
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