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81 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) (se) fêler2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) casser3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) craquer4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) sortir5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) percer6) (to solve (a code).) déchiffrer7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) craquer2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) fêlure2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) entrebâillement3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) claquement4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) coup (sec)5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) plaisanterie6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) d'élite- cracked- crackdown - cracker - crackers - crack a book - crack down on - crack down - get cracking - have a crack at - have a crack -
82 crevice
['krevis](a crack or narrow opening (in a wall, rock etc): Plants grew in the crevices.) lézarde -
83 cross-country skiing
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84 ditch
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85 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) bien-être2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) facilité3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) naturel2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) soulager2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) (se) calmer, ralentir3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) (mouvoir) doucement•- easily- easiness - easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) doucement- easy-going - at ease - easier said than done - go easy on - stand at ease - take it easy - take one's ease -
86 elongated
['i:loŋɡeitid, ]( American[) i'lo:ŋɡeitid]((made) long and narrow; stretched out: An oval looks like an elongated circle.) allongé -
87 flask
1) (a container in which drinks can be carried: a flask of whisky.) flacon2) (a vacuum flask: The workmen carried flasks of tea.) thermos3) (a bottle, usually with a narrow neck.) fiole -
88 floorboard
noun (one of the narrow boards used to make a floor.) latte (de plancher) -
89 footing
1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) équilibre2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) base -
90 frieze
[fri:z](a narrow strip around the walls of a room, building etc near the top, usually decorated with pictures, carving etc: The walls were decorated with a frieze of horses.) frise -
91 gondola
['ɡondələ]1) (a long narrow boat used on the canals of Venice.) gondole2) (a kind of safety cage for people who are working on the outside of a tall building to stand in.) nacelle• -
92 gorge
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93 groove
[ɡru:v](a long, narrow cut made in a surface: the groove in a record.) rainure, sillon- grooved -
94 hour-glass
noun (a device that measures time in hours by passing sand from one glass container through a narrow tube into a lower container.) sablier -
95 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) pouce2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) pouce, centimètre2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) avancer petit à petit -
96 isthmus
['isməs](a narrow strip of land joining two larger pieces: the Isthmus of Panama.) isthme -
97 ladder
['lædə] 1. noun1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) échelle2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) échelle2. verb(to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) filer -
98 lane
[lein]1) (a narrow road or street: a winding lane.) chemin, ruelle2) (used in the names of certain roads or streets: His address is 12 Penny Lane.) rue3) (a division of a road for one line of traffic: The new motorway has three lanes in each direction.) voie4) (a regular course across the sea taken by ships: a regular shipping lane.) route, couloir (aérien) -
99 lapel
[lə'pel](the part of a coat joined to the collar and folded back against the chest: Narrow lapels are in fashion.) revers -
100 laser
['leizə]((an instrument that produces) a narrow and very intense beam of light: The men were cutting the sheets of metal with a laser; ( also adjective) a laser beam.) laser
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Narrow — Nar row (n[a^]r r[ o]), a. [Compar. {Narrower} (n[a^]r r[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Narrowest}.] [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.] 1. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Narrow — Nar row, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Narrowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Narrowing}.] [AS. nearwian.] 1. To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster] 2. To contract the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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narrow — I adjective attenuated, bigoted, circumscribed, compressed, confined, contracted, contractus, cramped, defined, dogmatic, exact, fanatical, fine, illiberal, incapacious, intolerant, limited, literal, narrow minded, opinionated, parochial, pinched … Law dictionary
narrow — narrow, narrow minded *illiberal, intolerant, bigoted, hidebound Analogous words: rigorous, *rigid, strict, stringent: obdurate, *inflexible, inexorable: provincial, parochial, local, smalltown, *insular Antonyms: broad, broad minded Contrasted… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Narrow — Nar row, v. i. 1. To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait. [1913 Webster] 2. (Man.) Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows. Farrier s Dict. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
