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1 column
['koləm]1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) colonne2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) colonne3) (a vertical row (of numbers): He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.) colonne4) (a vertical section of a page of print: a newspaper column.) colonne5) (a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person: He writes a daily column about sport.) chronique6) (a long file of soldiers marching in short rows: a column of infantry.) colonne7) (a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.) colonne• -
2 column
column [ˈkɒləm]colonne f* * *['kɒləm]1) gen, Architecture colonne f2) ( in newspaper) rubrique fsports/political column — rubrique sportive/politique
letters column — courrier m des lecteurs
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3 births column
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4 gossip column
(an article in a newspaper etc containing gossip about famous people.) échos -
5 death
death [deθ]1. nounmort f• he'll be the death of me! (inf) il me tuera !► to + death• to starve/freeze to death mourir de faim/de froid• to be scared/worried to death être mort de peur/d'inquiétude2. compounds• he's on death row il a été condamné à mort ► death sentence noun condamnation f à mort ; (figurative) arrêt m de mort* * *[deθ]to drink/work oneself to death — se tuer en buvant/au travail
‘Deaths’ — ( newspaper column) ‘Nécrologie’
••to die a ou the death — [fashion] disparaître complètement; [entertainer, play] faire un bide (colloq)
to be worried/frightened to death — (colloq) être mort d'inquiétude/de peur
to be bored to death — (colloq) s'ennuyer à mourir
I'm sick to death (colloq) of this! — j'en ai par-dessus la tête! (colloq)
you'll catch your death (of cold) — (colloq) tu vas attraper la crève (colloq)
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6 spread
A n1 ( dissemination) (of disease, drugs) propagation f ; (of news, information) diffusion f ; (of democracy, infection, weapons) progression f ; ( of education) généralisation f ; the spread of sth to l'extension f de qch à [group, area, place] ;2 (extent, range) (of wings, branches) envergure f ; ( of arch) ouverture f, portée f ; (of products, services) éventail m ; the spread in terms of age in the class is quite wide les membres de la classe sont d'âge varié ; the spread of the festival is enormous le programme du festival est très étendu ; spread of sail ou canvas Naut déploiement m de voile ;4 Culin pâte f à tartiner ; chocolate spread pâte f à tartiner au chocolat ; salmon/shrimp spread beurre m de saumon/crevette ; low-fat spread ( margarine) margarine f allégée ; fruit spread confiture f à teneur en sucre réduite ;5 ( assortment of dishes) festin m ; they laid on a magnificent spread ils ont servi un véritable festin ;6 US Agric grand ranch m.1 (open out, unfold) étendre [cloth, map, rug, newspaper] (on, over sur) ; ( lay out) étaler [cloth, newspaper, map] (on, over sur) ; ( put) mettre [cloth, sheet, newspaper] ; we spread dust sheets over the furniture nous avons mis des housses sur les meubles ; to spread a cloth on the table mettre une nappe sur la table ; she spread her arms wide in greeting elle a ouvert grand les bras en signe de bienvenue ; the peacock spread its tail/its wings le paon a fait la roue/a déployé ses ailes ; spread 'em ○ ! ( police command) écartez les bras et les jambes! ; ⇒ wing ;2 ( apply in layer) étaler [butter, jam, paste, glue] (on, over sur) ; spread the butter thinly on the bread étaler une mince couche de beurre sur le pain ;3 ( cover with layer) to spread some bread with jam tartiner du pain avec de la confiture ; to spread a surface with glue enduire une surface de colle ; a biscuit spread with honey un biscuit recouvert de miel ; the table was spread for lunch la table était mise pour le déjeuner ; the path had been spread with gravel le chemin avait été recouvert de gravillons ;4 ( distribute over area) disperser [forces, troops] ; étaler [cards, documents] ; épandre [fertilizer] ; répartir, partager [workload, responsibility] ; to spread grit ou sand sabler ; to spread mud everywhere mettre de la boue partout ; the resources must be evenly spread between the two projects les ressources doivent être réparties or partagées de façon égale entre les deux projets ; we have to spread our resources very thin(ly) nous devons ménager nos ressources ; my interests are spread over several historical periods je m'intéresse à plusieurs périodes historiques ;5 ( also spread out) (distribute in time, space out) étaler, échelonner [payments, meetings, visits, cost] (over sur) ; I'd like to spread the course (out) over two years j'aimerais étaler les cours sur deux ans ;6 (diffuse, cause to proliferate) propager [disease, infection, germs, fire] ; propager [religion] ; répandre, semer [fear, confusion, panic] ; faire courir, faire circuler [rumour, story, lie, scandal] ; a strong wind helped to spread the blaze un vent fort a contribué à propager l'incendie ; to spread sth to sb transmettre [qch] à qn [infection, news] ; wind spread the fire to neighbouring buildings le vent a poussé l'incendie vers les bâtiments voisins ; can you spread the word? tu peux faire passer? ; to spread the word that annoncer que ; word had been spread among the staff that le bruit courait parmi les membres du personnel que ; to spread the Word Relig prêcher la bonne parole.1 [butter, margarine, jam, glue] s'étaler ; ‘spreads straight from the fridge’ ‘s'étale facilement même au sortir du réfrigérateur’ ;2 (cover area or time, extend) [forest, desert, drought, network] s'étendre (over sur) ; [experience] s'étendre (over sur) ; training can spread over several months la formation peut s'étendre sur plusieurs mois ;3 (proliferate, become more widespread) [disease, infection, germs] se propager, gagner du terrain ; [fire] s'étendre, gagner du terrain ; [fear, confusion, panic] se propager ; [rumour, story, scandal] circuler, se répandre ; [stain] s'étaler ; [pain] se propager ; the rumour was spreading that le bruit courait que ; to spread over sth [epidemic, disease] se propager dans, s'étendre à [area] ; the news spread rapidly over the whole town la nouvelle s'est vite répandue dans toute la ville ; the stain/the damp has spread over the whole wall la tache/l'humidité s'est étalée sur tout le mur ; to spread to [fire, disease, rioting, strike] s'étendre à, gagner [building, region] ; the panic spread to the people in the street la panique a gagné les gens qui se trouvaient dans la rue ; the fire spread from one room to another l'incendie s'est propagé d'une pièce à l'autre ; the disease spread from the liver to the kidney la maladie s'est propagée du foie aux reins ; the weeds spread from the garden to the path les mauvaises herbes du jardin ont gagné le chemin ; rain will spread to the north/to most regions during the night la pluie va s'étendre vers le nord/à la plupart des régions pendant la nuit.E v refl ( prét, pp spread) to spread oneself ( take up space) prendre ses aises ; (talk, write at length) s'étendre ; he spread himself over the sofa il s'est étalé sur le canapé ; to spread oneself too thin fig faire trop de choses à la fois.■ spread around, spread about:▶ spread [sth] around faire circuler [rumour] ; he's been spreading it around that il a fait courir le bruit que.■ spread out:▶ spread out [group] se disperser (over sur) ; [wings, tail] se déployer ; [landscape, town, woods] s'étendre ; spread out! dispersez-vous! ;▶ spread [sth] out, spread out [sth]1 (open out, unfold) étendre [cloth, map, rug, newspaper] (on, over sur) ; (lay, flatten out) étaler [cloth, newspaper, map] (on, over sur) ; she lay spread out on the carpet elle était étendue (de tout son long) sur la moquette ; the whole town was spread out below them la ville tout entière s'étendait à leurs pieds ;2 ( distribute over area) étaler [cards, maps, trinkets] ; disperser [forces, troops] ; the houses were spread out all over the valley les maisons étaient dispersées or disséminées dans toute la vallée ; you're too spread out, I can't get you all in the photo vous êtes trop éloignés les uns des autres, vous n'êtes pas tous dans le cadre. -
7 contribute
contribute [kənˈtrɪbju:t][+ money] donner• he has contributed $5 il a donné 5 dollars* * *[kən'trɪbjuːt] 1.transitive verb1) ( pay) verser [sum, percentage] (to à); financer [costs, expenses]2) (to gift, charity) donner (to à; towards pour)3) ( put up) contribuerto contribute £5m — contribuer pour 5 millions de livres
4) (to project, undertaking, magazine) apporter [ideas] (to à); écrire [article, column] (to pour)2.1) ( be a factor in)to contribute to ou towards — contribuer à [change, awareness, decline]
2) (to community life, company expansion, research) participer (to à)3) ( pay into)to contribute to — cotiser à [pension fund]
4) ( to charity) donner (de l'argent) (to à); (to programme, magazine) collaborer (to à) -
8 format
format [ˈfɔ:mæt]1. nouna. ( = type) [of computer data, publication] format m• dictionaries published in both paper and electronic format des dictionnaires publiés à la fois en version papier et en version électronique• dictionaries in three-column format des dictionnaires publiés dans une présentation sur trois colonnes* * *['fɔːmæt] 1.1) ( general formulation) (of product, publication, passport) format m, présentation f; ( of musical group) formation f2) (size, style of book or magazine) format m3) Television, Radio formule f ( for pour)4) Computing format m2.transitive verb (p prés etc - tt-) Computing formater -
9 society
society [səˈsaɪətɪ]1. nouna. ( = social community) société fb. ( = high society) haute société f2. compounds[correspondent, news, photographer, wedding] mondain* * *[sə'saɪətɪ] 1.1) ( community) société f2) ( club) ( for social) association f; ( for mutual hobbies) club m; (for intellectual, business, contact) société f3) ( upper classes) (also high society) haute société f2.society gossip — échos mpl mondains
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10 advert
A ○ n GB ( in newspaper) annonce f ; ( in personal column) petite annonce f ; ( on TV) pub ○ f, spot m publicitaire. -
11 news
1 ( new political or public information) nouvelle(s) f(pl) ; an item of news gen une nouvelle ; Journ une information ; the latest news is that all is quiet aux dernières nouvelles tout était calme ; the news that she had resigned la nouvelle selon laquelle elle aurait démissionné ; news of her resignation reached Parliament la nouvelle de sa démission est parvenue au Parlement ; news is just coming in of an explosion on vient juste d'apprendre la nouvelle d'une explosion ; here now with news of today's sport is X et voici maintenant, pour nous parler du sport aujourd'hui, X ; these events are not news ces événements n'ont rien de nouveau ; to be in the news, to make (the) news défrayer la chronique ; she's always in the news on parle beaucoup d'elle dans les médias ;2 ( personal information) nouvelle(s) f(pl) ; a bit ou piece of news une nouvelle ; a sad bit of news une triste nouvelle ; have you heard the news? tu connais la nouvelle? ; it's wonderful news about Louis! nouvelle formidable à propos de Louis! ; I heard the news from Jo j'ai appris la nouvelle par Jo ; have I got news for you ○ ! j'ai une nouvelle à t'apprendre! ; have you any news of her? est-ce que tu as de ses nouvelles? ; I have no news of her je n'ai aucune nouvelle d'elle ; tell me all your news! raconte-moi ce que tu deviens! ; that's news to me ○ ! ça, c'est du nouveau ○ ! ; that's good/bad news c'est une bonne/mauvaise nouvelle ; she's bad news ○ ! c'est un véritable fléau ○ ! ; this is ou spells bad news for c'est une mauvaise nouvelle pour ; bad news travels fast les mauvaises nouvelles circulent vite ;3 Radio, TV ( programme) the news les informations fpl, les infos ○ fpl, le journal m ; to see sth/sb on the news voir qch/qn aux informations ;4 Journ ( column title) ‘financial news’ ‘chronique f financière’ ; ‘Home News’ ‘les informations fpl nationales’ ; ‘The Baltimore News’ ( newspaper title) ‘Les Nouvelles fpl de Baltimore’.no news is good news pas de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles. -
12 gossip
gossip ['gɒsɪp]1 noun(a) (UNCOUNT) (casual chat) bavardage m, papotage m; pejorative (rumour) commérage m, ragots mpl, racontars mpl; (in newspaper) potins mpl;∎ to have a good gossip bien papoter;∎ have you heard the latest (bit of) gossip? vous connaissez la dernière (nouvelle)?;∎ that's just (idle) gossip ce ne sont que des bavardages (futiles);∎ don't listen to gossip n'écoutez pas les racontars;∎ the paper gives all the local gossip il y a tous les petits potins du coin dans le journal∎ he's such a gossip! quelle commère!bavarder, papoter; (maliciously) faire des commérages, dire du mal des gens;∎ people are always gossiping about their neighbours les gens ont toujours des ragots à raconter sur leurs voisins►► gossip column échos mpl;∎ in the gossip columns dans les échos;gossip columnist, gossip writer échotier(ère) m,f
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