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41 persistent
persistent [pəˈsɪstənt]1. adjectivea. ( = persevering) persévérant ; ( = obstinate) obstiné2. compounds* * *[pə'sɪstənt]1) ( persevering) persévérant; ( obstinate) obstiné pej (in dans)2) ( continual) [rain, denial] persistant; [inquiries, noise, pressure] continuel/-elle; [illness, fears, idea] tenace -
42 quiet
quiet [ˈkwaɪət]1. adjectiveb. ( = not noisy, not busy) [street, room, village, neighbour] calme• isn't it quiet! quel calme !c. ( = silent) to be quiet [person] être silencieux• be quiet! silence !d. ( = placid) [person] calme• "yes" he said with a quiet smile « oui » dit-il avec un petit sourire• to keep quiet about sth ( = not tell) ne pas ébruiter qchf. ( = untroubled) [night] paisible ; [life] tranquille2. nouna. ( = silence) silence mb. ( = peace) calme m* * *['kwaɪət] 1.1) ( silence) silence mquiet please! — silence, s'il vous plaît!
2) ( peace) tranquillité f3) (colloq) ( secret)2.1) ( silent) [church, person, room] silencieux/-ieuseto go quiet — [person, assembly] se taire
to keep somebody quiet — faire taire [dog, child]
be quiet — ( stop talking) tais-toi; ( make no noise) ne fais pas de bruit
2) ( not noisy) [voice] bas/basse; [engine] silencieux/-ieuse; [music] doux/douce; [cough, laugh] discret/-èteto keep the children quiet — [activity] tenir les enfants tranquilles
3) ( discreet) [diplomacy] discret/-ète; [deal] en privé; [confidence] serein; [despair] voilé; [colour] sobre4) ( calm) [village, holiday, night, life] tranquille5) ( for few people) [meal] intime; [wedding] célébré dans l'intimité6) ( docile) [pony] paisible7) ( secret)3.to keep [something] quiet — ne pas divulguer [plans]; garder [quelque chose] secret/-ète [engagement]
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43 quietly
quietly [ˈkwaɪətlɪ]a. [say, speak, sing] doucementb. [move, come in] sans bruitc. ( = discreetly) discrètement* * *['kwaɪətlɪ]1) ( not noisily) [move] sans bruit; [cough, speak, play] doucement2) ( silently) [play, read, sit] en silence3) ( discreetly) [pleased etc] modérément4) ( simply) [live] simplement; [get married] dans l'intimité5) ( calmly) calmement6) ( soberly) [dress] de façon discrète -
44 shake
shake [∫eɪk]1. nouna. ( = movement) to give sth a shake secouer qchb. ( = drink) milk-shake ma. [+ dice, rug, person] secouer ; [+ bottle, medicine, cocktail] agiter ; [+ house, windows] ébranler ; ( = brandish) [+ stick] brandir• "shake the bottle" « agiter avant emploi »• he shook his finger at me (playfully, warningly) il m'a fait signe du doigt ; (threateningly) il m'a menacé du doigt• to shake o.s. (or itself) [person, animal] se secouerc. ( = weaken) [+ confidence] ébranlerd. ( = affect deeply) secouer• he needs to be shaken out of his smugness il faudrait qu'il lui arrive quelque chose qui lui fasse perdre de sa suffisancea. ( = tremble) tremblerb. ( = shake hands) they shook on the deal ils ont scellé leur accord d'une poignée de main• let's shake on it! tope là !4. compoundsa.to shake the dust/sand/water off sth secouer la poussière/le sable/l'eau de qchb. ( = get rid of) [+ cold, cough] se débarrasser de ; [+ habit] se défaire de ; [+ pursuer] semer (inf)• she shook 50p out of her bag elle a secoué son sac et en a fait tomber 50 pence► shake up separable transitive verba. [+ bottle, medicine] agiterb. ( = affect deeply) secouerc. ( = reorganize) [+ firm, organization] réorganiser complètement* * *[ʃeɪk] 1.1)to give somebody/something a shake — gen secouer quelqu'un/quelque chose
with a shake of the ou one's head — avec un hochement de tête
2) (also milk-shake) milk-shake m2.1) secouer‘shake before use’ — ‘agiter avant emploi’
to shake hands with somebody —
to shake somebody's hand — serrer la main de quelqu'un, donner une poignée de main à quelqu'un
to shake hands on it — ( after argument) se serrer la main en signe de réconciliation
2) fig ébranler [belief, confidence, faith, person]; [event, disaster] secouer3.it really shook me to find out that... — cela m'a vraiment donné un choc de découvrir que...
1) ( tremble) tremblerto shake with — trembler de [fear, cold, emotion]; se tordre de [laughter]
2) ( shake hands)they shook on it — (on deal, agreement) ils se sont serré la main en signe d'accord; ( after argument) ils se sont serré la main en signe de réconciliation
4.‘shake!’ — ‘serrons-nous la main!’
to shake oneself — [person, animal] se secouer
Phrasal Verbs:- shake up••in a shake (colloq) ou two shakes (colloq) — en un clin d'œil
to be no great shakes — (colloq) ne pas valoir grand-chose
to have the shakes — (colloq) (from fear, cold, infirmity) avoir la tremblote (colloq); (from alcohol, fever) trembler
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47 trouble
trouble [ˈtrʌbl]1. nounb. ( = bother) mal m, peine f• he took a lot of trouble over his essay il s'est vraiment donné beaucoup de mal pour sa dissertation• what's the trouble? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ?• the trouble is that... l'ennui (c')est que...• did you have any trouble getting here? est-ce que vous avez eu du mal à trouver ?d. ( = unrest) agitation f• there's been a lot of trouble in prisons lately il y a eu de nombreux incidents dans les prisons ces derniers tempsb. ( = bother) déranger4. compounds* * *['trʌbl] 1.noun [U]back trouble — mal m de dos
2) ( difficulties) gen difficultés fplto be in ou get into trouble — gen [person] avoir des ennuis; [company] avoir des difficultés
3) (effort, inconvenience) peine fto take the trouble to do —
not to be any trouble — [child] être sage; [task] ne poser aucun problème
if it's too much trouble, say so — si ça t'ennuie, dis-le-moi
4) ( discord) gen problèmes mpl; ( with personal involvement) ennuis mplto expect trouble — [police] s'attendre à des incidents
2.to make trouble — faire des histoires (colloq)
troubles plural noun soucis mpl3.money troubles — problèmes mpl d'argent
transitive verb1) (disturb, inconvenience) [person] déranger [person]may ou could I trouble you to do? — puis-je vous demander de faire?
2) ( bother)to be troubled by — être incommodé par [cough, pain]
3) ( worry) tracasser [person]; tourmenter [mind]4. 5. -
48 unhealthy
unhealthy [ʌnˈhelθɪ]a. ( = harmful) [environment, habit] malsainb. ( = unwell) [person, economy] en mauvaise santé* * *[ʌn'helθɪ]1) Medicine, fig [person, cough] maladif/-ive; [economy, diet] malsain; [conditions] insalubre2) ( unwholesome) malsain -
49 violently
violently [ˈvaɪələntlɪ]* * *['vaɪələntlɪ]1) [push, attack, blush, cough, shake] violemment; [struggle] furieusement; [assault] sauvagementto be violently ill ou sick — GB avoir de violentes nausées
2) [brake, swerve, alter, swing] brusquement3) [react, object] violemment -
50 wheezy
wheezy [ˈwi:zɪ][person] asthmatique ; [voice] d'asthmatique* * *['wiːzɪ], US ['hwiːzɪ]adjective [voice, cough] rauque -
51 bothersome
adjective (causing bother or annoyance: a bothersome cough.) gênant -
52 German measles
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53 hoarse
[ho:s]1) ((of voices, shouts etc) rough; harsh: a hoarse cry; His voice sounds hoarse.) enroué2) (having a hoarse voice, usually because one has a cold or cough, or because one has been shouting: You sound hoarse - have you a cold?; The spectators shouted themselves hoarse.) enroué• -
54 mixture
['miks ə]1) (the result of mixing things or people together: a mixture of eggs, flour and milk.) mélange2) (a number of things mixed together and used for a given purpose: The doctor gave the baby some cough mixture.) préparation3) (the act of mixing.) mélange -
55 tickle
['tikl] 1. verb1) (to touch (sensitive parts of someone's skin) lightly, often making the person laugh: He tickled me / my feet with a feather.) chatouiller2) ((of a part of the body) to feel as if it is being touched in this way: My nose tickles.) chatouiller3) (to amuse: The funny story tickled him.) amuser2. noun1) (an act or feeling of tickling.) chatouillement2) (a feeling of irritation in the throat (making one cough).) chatouillement, irritation•- ticklish- be tickled pink -
56 barking
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57 bronchial
bronchial adj [infection] des bronches ; [asthma] bronchique ; [wheeze, cough] bronchitique ; bronchial tubes bronches fpl ; bronchial pneumonia broncho-pneumonie f. -
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59 choke
A n2 ( sound) étouffement m ;3 ( of emotion) with a choke in one's voice la voix étranglée.B vtr2 ( impede breathing) [fumes, smoke] étouffer ;C vi1 ( be unable to breathe) s'étouffer ; to choke on a fish bone/on a drink s'étouffer avec une arête/en buvant ; to choke to death mourir étouffé ;1 ( angry) furieux/-ieuse (about au sujet de) ;2 ( upset) affecté (over, about par).■ choke back:▶ choke back [sth] étouffer [cough, sob] ; to choke back one's tears retenir ses larmes ; to choke back one's anger ravaler sa colère.■ choke off:▶ choke off [sth] stopper [buying, lending, growth, supplies] ; faire taire [opposition, protest].■ choke up:▶ choke [sth] up, choke up [sth] ( block) boucher [drain, road, town centre] ; [weeds] étouffer [garden] ; [plants] envahir [pond] ; the town/street was choked up with traffic la ville/rue était embouteillée. -
60 dry
B adj1 ( not wet or moist) [clothing, ground, hair, hand, paint, crackle, rustle] sec/sèche ; [skin, hair, throat, mouth, cough] sec/sèche ; [riverbed, well] à sec ; to run dry [river, funds, supplies] se tarir ; dry bread pain sec ; to be ou feel dry ( thirsty) [person] avoir le gosier sec ○ ; to keep sth dry tenir qch au sec ; to keep (oneself) dry rester au sec ; to get dry se sécher ; to get sth dry (faire) sécher qch ; to wipe sth dry essuyer qch ; the kettle has boiled dry toute l'eau de la bouilloire s'est évaporée ; on dry land sur la terre ferme ;2 ( not rainy) [weather, climate, season, month, heat] sec/sèche ; [day, spell] sans pluie ; it will be dry tomorrow il ne pleuvra pas demain ;3 ( not sweet) [wine, sherry etc] sec/sèche ;5 ( dull) [book, reading, subject matter] aride ;6 ( forbidding alcohol) [state, country] qui interdit la vente de boissons alcoolisées ;C vtr faire sécher [clothes, washing] ; sécher [fruit, meat, flowers] ; to dry the dishes essuyer la vaisselle ; to dry sb's hair sécher les cheveux de qn ; to dry one's hair/hands se sécher les cheveux/les mains ; to dry one's eyes sécher ses larmes.D vi [sheet, clothes, hair, paint, blood, concrete] sécher.(as) dry as a bone sec/sèche comme un coup de trique ; (as) dry as dust ennuyeux/-euse comme la pluie.■ dry off:■ dry out:▶ dry out1 lit [wood, walls, clay, soil] sécher ; don't let the plant dry out ne laissez pas la plante se dessécher ;2 ○ [alcoholic] se faire désintoxiquer ;▶ dry out [sth/sb], dry [sth/sb] out2 ○ désintoxiquer [alcoholic].■ dry up:▶ dry up3 ( wipe crockery etc) [person] essuyer la vaisselle ;4 ○ ( be unable to speak) [speaker, actor, interviewee] sécher ○ ; oh, dry up will you! GB boucle-la, tu veux bien ○ ! ;▶ dry up [sth], dry [sth] up1 [heat, drought] assécher [puddle, river, pond] ;2 [person] essuyer [plates, crockery].
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