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1 travel
travel ['trævəl] ( British pt & pp travelled, cont travelling, American pt & pp traveled, cont traveling)∎ to travel by air/car voyager en avion/en voiture;∎ they travelled to Greece by boat ils sont allés en Grèce en bateau;∎ they've travelled a lot together ils ont beaucoup voyagé ensemble;∎ to travel round the world faire le tour du monde;∎ she's travelling (about or around) somewhere in Asia elle est en voyage quelque part en Asie;∎ we travelled across France by train nous avons traversé la France en train;∎ they've travelled far and wide ils ont voyagé partout dans le monde;∎ to travel light voyager avec peu de bagages;∎ to travel back revenir, rentrer;∎ let's travel back in time to 1940 retournons en 1940∎ British he travels in confectionery il est représentant en confiserie(c) (go, move → person) aller; (→ vehicle, train) aller, rouler; (→ piston, shuttle) se déplacer; (→ light, sound) se propager;∎ the train travelled at high speed through the countryside le train roulait à toute vitesse à travers la campagne;∎ we were travelling at an average speed of 60 mph on faisait du 96 km/h de moyenne;∎ the signals travel along different routes les signaux suivent des trajets différents;∎ the components travel along a conveyor belt les pièces détachées sont transportées sur un tapis roulant∎ we were really travelling on roulait vraiment très vite;∎ this car certainly travels! elle bombe, cette voiture!∎ my mind travelled back to last June mes pensées m'ont ramené au mois de juin dernier(f) (news, rumour) se répandre, se propager, circuler;∎ news travels fast les nouvelles vont vite(h) (in basketball) marcher(a) (distance) faire, parcourir;∎ I travelled 50 miles to get here j'ai fait 80 km pour venir ici(b) (area, road) parcourir;∎ I've travelled these roads for years j'ai parcouru ces routes pendant des années;∎ we travelled the country from west to east on a parcouru ou traversé le pays d'ouest en est3 noun(UNCOUNT) (journeys) voyage m, voyages mpl;∎ travel broadens the mind les voyages ouvrent l'esprit;∎ I've done a lot of foreign travel j'ai beaucoup voyagé à l'étranger;∎ travel was slower in those days on voyageait plus lentement à cette époque;∎ what do you spend on travel? à combien vous reviennent vos déplacements?(guide, brochure) touristique; (writer) qui écrit des récits de voyage(journeys) voyages mpl; (comings and goings) allées et venues fpl;∎ I met them on my travels in China je les ai rencontrés au cours de mes voyages en Chine;∎ familiar did you see my glasses on your travels? tu n'as pas vu mes lunettes quelque part?□►► travel agency agence f de voyages;travel agent agent m de voyages;travel agent's agence f de voyages;travel allowance indemnité f de déplacement;travel book récit m de voyages;travel brochure dépliant m touristique;travel bureau agence f de voyages;travel company voyagiste mf;travel documents documents mpl de voyage;travel expenses frais mpl de déplacement;travel firm voyagiste mf;travel guide guide m touristique;travel insurance assurance-voyage f;∎ to take out travel insurance prendre une assurance-voyage;travel literature documentation f touristique;travel programme (travelogue) émission f sur les voyages;travel rug plaid m;British travel sickness mal m des transports;travel writer auteur m de récits de voyage -
2 stagger
stagger [ˈstægər]a. ( = amaze) stupéfier• I was staggered to learn that... ( = amazed) j'ai été absolument stupéfait d'apprendre que... ; ( = horrified) j'ai été atterré d'apprendre que...b. [+ visits, payments] échelonner ; [+ holidays] étaler* * *['stægə(r)] 1.2.with a stagger — ( weakly) d'un pas chancelant; ( drunkenly) en titubant
transitive verb1) ( astonish) stupéfier, abasourdir2) ( spread out) échelonner [holidays, journeys, payments]3.intransitive verb [person] (from weakness, illness) chanceler; ( drunkenly) tituber; [animal] vaciller4.to stagger in/out/off — entrer/sortir/s'en aller en chancelant
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4 fro
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5 frequent
1. ['fri:kwənt] adjective(happening often: He made frequent journeys.) fréquent2. [fri'kwent] verb(to visit often: He used to frequent the George Hotel.) fréquenter- frequently -
6 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) lumière2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lumière3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) feu4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) jour2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) clair2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) clair3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) éclairer2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) (s')allumer•- lighten- lighter- lighting - lighthouse - light-year - bring to light - come to light - in the light of - light up - see the light - set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) léger2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) léger3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) léger4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) trop léger de5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) léger6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) au pas léger7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) léger8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) petit9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) meuble•- lightly- lighten- light-headed - light-hearted - lightweight - get off lightly - make light of - travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) tomber par hasard sur qqch. -
7 taxi
['tæksi] 1. plurals - taxis, taxies; noun((also taxi-cab: (American) cab) a car, usually fitted with a taximeter, that can be hired with its driver, especially for short journeys: I took a taxi from the hotel to the station.) taxi2. verb((of an aeroplane) to move slowly along the ground before beginning to run forward for take-off: The plane taxied along the runway.) rouler (doucement, sur la piste)- taxi rank -
8 travel agency
(a place where one can arrange journeys, book tickets etc: We went to the travel agency to book our holidays.) agence de voyages -
9 travel bureau
(a place where one can arrange journeys, book tickets etc: We went to the travel agency to book our holidays.) agence de voyages -
10 mobile
A nB adj1 ( moveable) [centre, unit, missile] mobile ; [canteen, classroom] ambulant ; [population, workforce] mobile ;3 ( able to get around) to be mobile ( able to walk) pouvoir marcher ; ( able to travel) pouvoir se déplacer ; he's not as mobile as he was ( at home) il a plus de difficultés pour marcher qu'autrefois ; ( on journeys) il ne se déplace pas aussi facilement qu'avant ; I'm still mobile j'arrive encore à marcher or à me déplacer. -
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C vtr1 ( astonish) stupéfier, bouleverser ;2 ( spread out) échelonner [holidays, journeys, timetable, payments, strikes] ; the closure will be staggered over five years la fermeture s'échelonnera sur cinq ans ;3 Tech disposer [qch] en quinconce [bolts, rivets, spokes] ;4 Aviat décaler [wings].D vi [person] (from weakness, illness) chanceler ; ( drunkenly) tituber ; ( under load) chanceler ; [animal] vaciller ; to stagger in/out/off entrer/sortir/s'en aller en chancelant or d'un pas chancelant ; to stagger to the door/car aller vers la porte/la voiture en chancelant ; she staggered back and fell elle a reculé en chancelant et elle est tombée ; to stagger to one's feet se relever en chancelant.1 ( astonished) bouleversé, renversé ; to be staggered to hear that être bouleversé or renversé d'apprendre que ; we were staggered by the news nous avons été renversé par la nouvelle ;2 ( carefully timed) staggered holidays vacances fpl échelonnées ; staggered hours horaires mpl décalés ; staggered start Sport départ m décalé ; -
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