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21 tell off
tell [sb] off ( scold) réprimander [person]she got told off for arriving late — elle s'est fait disputer (colloq) parce qu'elle était arrivée en retard
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22 badly off
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23 badly off
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24 give (someone) a ticking off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) engueuler, passer un savon à -
25 give (someone) a ticking off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) engueuler, passer un savon à -
26 rope off
(to put a rope round or across (a place) in order to prevent people going in: The end of the room was roped off for the most important guests.) réserver au moyen d'une corde -
27 tick (someone) off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) engueuler, passer un savon à -
28 tick (someone) off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) engueuler, passer un savon à -
29 set off
set [off] something, set [something] off1) ( trigger) faire partir [firework]; faire exploser [bomb]; déclencher [riot, row, panic, alarm]2) ( enhance) mettre [quelque chose] en valeurset [somebody] off faire pleurer [baby]don't mention politics, you know it always sets him off — ne parle pas de politique, tu sais bien que quand il est parti on ne peut plus l'arrêter
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30 put off
1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) éteindre2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) retarder3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) décommander4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) dégoûter (de) -
31 spin-off
A n1 ( incidental benefit) retombée f favorable ; the new plant will have spin-offs for the area la nouvelle usine aura des retombées favorables pour la région ;2 ( by-product) sous-produit m (of, from de) ; a spin-off from space research un sous-produit de la recherche spatiale ;B modif [effect, profit] secondaire ; [technology, product] dérivé ; spin-off series TV feuilleton télévisé adapté d'un film. -
32 drop-off
(a) (decrease) baisse f, diminution f;∎ a drop-off in sales une baisse des ventes∎ there's a sharp drop-off in the road la rue descend en pente très raide►► American drop-off charge (for hired car) = supplément compté lorsque l'on rend un véhicule de location dans une autre ville que celle où on l'a loué -
33 take-off
(b) (of high-jumper, long-jumper) appel m(c) (imitation) imitation f, caricature f;∎ he did a clever take-off of the prime minister il a fait une très bonne imitation du premier ministre►► Sport take-off board planche f d'appel;take-off slot (for plane) créneau m horaire de décollage -
34 head off
head off partir (for, towards vers); head off [somebody/something], head [somebody/something] off bloquer, barrer la route à [person]; fig éluder [question]; éviter [quarrel] -
35 spin-off
(product) produit m dérivé, retombée fspin-off company entreprise f dérivée;spin-off product produit dérivéSouthampton Innovations was set up as an autonomous limited company to give Ashby the freedom to hunt for winning technology within the university, patent it and then find outside chief executives to run spin-off companies to develop it commercially.
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36 keep off
1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) ne pas s'approcher2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) protéger (de) -
37 show off
1) (to show or display for admiration: He showed off his new car by taking it to work.) en mettre plein la vue2) (to try to impress others with one's possessions, ability etc: She is just showing off - she wants everyone to know how well she speaks French (noun show-off a person who does this).) étalage de qqch.; prétentieux/-euse -
38 jumping-off point
point m de départ, tremplin m;∎ figurative his success could be a jumping-off point for a new career sa réussite pourrait être le point de départ d'une nouvelle carrièreUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > jumping-off point
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39 cut-off
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40 knock off
(to stop working: I knocked off at six o'clock after studying for four hours; What time do you knock off in this factory?) cesser le travail
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