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101 survey
1. [sə'vei] verb1) (to look at, or view, in a general way: He surveyed his neat garden with satisfaction.) regarder2) (to examine carefully or in detail.) inspecter3) (to measure, and estimate the position, shape etc of (a piece of land etc): They have started to survey the piece of land that the new motorway will pass through.) arpenter4) (to make a formal or official inspection of (a house etc that is being offered for sale).) inspecter2. ['sə:vei] noun1) (a look or examination; a report: After a brief survey of the damage he telephoned the police; He has written a survey of crime in big cities.) examen; étude2) (a careful measurement of land etc.) relevé•- surveyor -
102 volume
['voljum]1) (a book: This library contains over a million volumes.) volume2) (one of a series of connected books: Where is volume fifteen of the encyclopedia?) volume3) (the amount of space occupied by something, expressed in cubic measurement: What is the volume of the petrol tank?) volume4) (amount: A large volume of work remains to be done.) quantité5) (level of sound eg on a radio, television etc: Turn up the volume on the radio.) volume -
103 waist
[weist]1) ((the measurement round) the narrow part of the human body between the ribs and hips: She has a very small waist.) (tour de) taille2) (the narrow middle part of something similar, eg a violin, guitar etc.) échancrure3) (the part of an article of clothing which goes round one's waist: Can you take in the waist of these trousers?) ceinture•- waisted- waistband - waistcoat -
104 breadth
2 fig (of experience, knowledge, provisions, regulations) étendue f (of de) ; (of mind, opinions, vision) largeur f (of de) ; the course has great breadth le cours offre un large éventail de matières.to be ou come within a hair's breadth of être à deux doigts de ; to search the length and breadth of the country for sb/sth parcourir le pays à la recherche de qn/qch. -
105 broad
A nB adj1 ( wide) [chest, face, grin, ribbon, river, street] large ; to have a broad back lit, fig avoir le dos large ; to be broad in the hips être large de hanches ; to grow broader s'élargir ;2 ( extensive) [area, expanse, plain] vaste ;3 ( wide-ranging) [choice, range] grand ; [introduction, invitation, syllabus, consensus, feeling, implication] général ; [alliance, coalition, movement] large ; there is broad support for the law la loi a été largement approuvée ;4 ( general) [interpretation, meaning, term] large ; [aim, base, notion, option, outline, principle] général ;6 ( unsubtle) [wink] bien visible ; to drop broad hints about faire des allusions évidentes à ; to drop sb a broad hint that faire comprendre à qn que ;7 ( pronounced) [accent] fort (before n) ; to speak with ou in a broad Welsh accent parler avec un fort accent gallois ; a poem in broad Scots une poésie en dialecte écossais ;8 ( complete) in broad daylight en plein jour ;9 ( vulgar) [joke, humour] grossier/-ière ;10 Ling [transcription] phonétique.it's as broad as it's long c'est du pareil au même ○. -
106 bust
A n1 ( breasts) poitrine f ;2 Art buste m ;C adj ○1 ( broken) fichu ○, foutu ◑ ;1 ( break) bousiller ○ [machine, object] ;2 [police] ( break up) démanteler [organization, drugs ring etc] ; ( raid) faire une descente dans [premises] ; ( arrest) épingler ○ [suspect] ;3 ( financially) ruiner [person, firm] ;6 US dresser [horse] ;7 ○ = burst B.1 Brighton or bust! c'est parti pour Brighton, quoi qu'il arrive! ;2 = burst C.to bust a gut doing sth ○ se donner un mal de chien ○ pour faire qch ; to bust one's ass doing sth ◑ se casser le cul ◑ pour faire qch.■ bust up ○:▶ bust [sth] up, bust up [sth] flanquer en l'air ○ [meeting, party, relationship]. -
107 capacity
1 ( ability to hold) (of box, bottle) contenance f ; ( of barrel) capacité f (of de) ; (of concert, theatre building) capacité f d'accueil ; ( of road) capacité f ; the theatre has a capacity of 500 le théâtre peut accueillir 500 personnes ; seating/storage capacity capacité d'accueil/de stockage ; the theatre was packed ou full to capacity le théâtre était comble ; to have a great capacity for alcohol hum avoir une bonne descente ○ ;2 ( ability to produce) capacité f ; processing capacity capacité de traitement ; manufacturing ou production capacity capacité de production ; to operate at full capacity opérer au maximum de ses capacités ; the plant is stretched to capacity l'usine tourne au maximum de ses capacités ;3 ( role) in my capacity as a doctor en ma qualité de médecin ; she was employed in an advisory/in a private capacity elle était employée à titre consultatif/à titre privé ; I have been employed in various capacities j'ai été employé à divers titres ;4 ( ability) to have a capacity for avoir un don pour [learning, maths] ; a capacity for doing une aptitude à faire ; she has a great capacity for friendship/hard work elle a une grande aptitude à se faire des amis/bien travailler ; to have the capacity to do avoir les moyens de faire ; he has the capacity to do well il a les moyens de bien faire ; the task/exam is well within your capacities ce travail/examen est tout à fait à votre portée ;5 Aut cylindrée f ;6 Electron capacité f ;7 Jur capacité f. -
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109 centigram(me)
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112 conversion
1 (of salt water, raw material, land, vehicle, object) transformation f (from de ; to, into en) ; (of energy, fuel) transformation f (from de ; to, into en) ; ( in reactor) conversion f ; -
113 convert
A n converti/-e m/f (to à) ; to become a convert se convertir ; to win/make converts faire des adeptes.B vtr1 gen ( change into sth else) transformer ;2 ( modify) adapter [car, cooker, product] ;4 Archit aménager, reconvertir [building, loft] (to, into en) ;C vi1 gen ( change) to convert to sth passer à qch ; I've converted to unleaded (petrol) je suis passé au sans plomb ;2 ( be convertible) [sofa, object] être convertible (into en) ;to preach to the convert prêcher un converti ou des convertis. -
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119 deep
B adj1 ( vertically) [hole, ditch, water, wound, wrinkle, breath, sigh, curtsey, armchair] profond ; [mud, snow, carpet] épais/épaisse ; [container, drawer, saucepan, grass] haut ; deep roots Bot racines fpl profondes ; fig bases fpl ; deep cleansing Cosmet nettoyage en profondeur ; a deep-pile carpet une moquette de haute laine ; how deep is the river/wound? quelle est la profondeur de la rivière/blessure? ; the lake is 13 m deep le lac a 13 m de profondeur ; a hole 5 cm deep, a 5 cm deep hole un trou de 5 cm ; the floor was 10 cm deep in water le sol se trouvait sous 10 cm d'eau ; the sound/spring came from a source deep in the earth le son/la fontaine provenait des profondeurs de la terre ;2 ( horizontally) [border, band, strip] large ; [shelf, drawer, cupboard, alcove, stage] profond ; a shelf 30 cm deep une étagère de 30 cm de profondeur ; people were standing six deep les gens étaient debout sur six rangées ; cars were parked three deep les voitures étaient garées sur trois files ;3 fig ( intense) [admiration, concern, depression, dismay, love, faith, impression, sorrow] profond ; [interest, regret, shame] profond, grand ; [desire, need, pleasure] grand ; [difficulty, trouble] gros/grosse ; Physiol [coma, sleep] profond ; my deepest sympathy parfois hum toutes mes condoléances ;4 ( impenetrable) [darkness, forest, jungle, mystery] profond ; [secret] grand ; [person] réservé ; they live in deepest Wales hum ils habitent au fin fond du pays de Galles ; you're a deep one ○ ! tu caches bien ton jeu ○ ! ;5 ( intellectually profound) [idea, insight, meaning, truth, book, thinker] profond ; [knowledge, discussion] approfondi ; [thought] ( concentrated) profond ; ( intimate) intime ; at a deeper level plus en profondeur ;8 (involved, absorbed) to be deep in être absorbé dans [thought, entertainment] ; être plongé dans [book, conversation, work] ; to be deep in debt être endetté jusqu'au cou ;9 [shot, serve] en profondeur.C adv1 ( a long way down) [dig, bury, cut] profondément ; he thrust his hands deep into his pockets/the snow il a enfoncé ses mains dans ses poches/la neige ; she dived deep into the lake elle a plongé dans les profondeurs du lac ; he plunged the knife deep into her body il lui a planté le couteau dans le corps ; deep in the cellars tout au fond des caves ; deep beneath the sea/the earth's surface à une grande profondeur sous la mer/la surface de la terre ; to sink/dig deeper s'enfoncer/creuser plus profondément ; to dig deeper into an affair fig creuser (plus loin) une affaire ; to sink deeper into debt fig s'endetter davantage ; he drank deep of the wine littér il a bu une large rasade de vin ;2 ( a long way in) deep in ou into au cœur de ; deep in the forest, all was still au cœur de la forêt, le silence régnait ; to go deep into the woods s'enfoncer au cœur des bois ; deep in the heart of the maquis/of Texas au cœur du maquis/du Texas ; deep in space loin dans l'espace ; deep in my heart tout au fond de mon cœur ; to be deep in thought/discussion être plongé dans ses pensées/dans une discussion ; to work/talk deep into the night travailler/causer jusque tard dans la nuit ; he gazed deep into my eyes littér il s'est noyé dans mon regard ;3 fig (emotionally, in psyche) deep down ou inside dans mon/ton etc for intérieur ; deep down she was frightened dans son for intérieur elle avait peur ; deep down she's a nice woman elle a un bon fond ; to go deep [faith, emotion, loyalty, instinct] être profond ; his problems go deeper than that ses problèmes sont bien plus graves que cela ; to run deep [belief, feeling, prejudice] être bien enraciné ;4 Sport [hit, kick, serve] en profondeur.to be in deep ○ y être jusqu'au cou ○ ; to be in deep water être dans de beaux draps ○. -
120 depth
A n1 ( measurement) (of hole, box, water) profondeur f ; ( of layer) épaisseur f ; to dive/dig to a depth of 10 m plonger/creuser à une profondeur de 10 m ; at a depth of 30 m à 30 m de profondeur ; 12 m in depth profond de 12 m ; to be out of one's depth ( in water) ne plus avoir pied ; fig être complètement perdu ;2 ( degree of intensity) ( of colour) intensité f ; (of crisis, recession) gravité f ; ( of ignorance) étendue f ; ( of emotion) intensité f ; ( of despair) fond m ; to be in the depths of despair toucher le fond du désespoir ; with depth of feeling avec émotion ;3 ( complexity) ( of knowledge) étendue f ; (of analysis, hero, novel, work) profondeur f ; to examine/study sth in depth examiner/étudier qch en détail ;4 ( lowness of pitch) gravité f ;B depths npl ( remote part) the depths of the sea les profondeurs fpl de la mer ; in the depths of the countryside en pleine campagne ; in the depths of the woods au milieu des bois ; in the depths of his consciousness au fond de lui-même ; in the depths of winter au plus profond de l'hiver.
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