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1 panic
panic [ˈpænɪk]1. nounpanique f• don't panic! (inf) pas de panique ![+ person] faire paniquer• they were panicked by the prospect of... ils étaient pris de panique à la perspective de...4. compounds* * *['pænɪk] 1.noun affolement m2. 3.to get into a panic — s'affoler ( about à cause de)
transitive verb (p prés etc - ck-) affoler [person, animal]; semer la panique dans [crowd]4.intransitive verb (p prés etc - ck-) s'affoler -
2 panic
1 noun∎ she was close to panic elle était au bord de l'affolement;∎ to get into a panic over or about sth s'affoler à cause de qch;∎ it started a panic on the stock exchange cela a semé la panique à la Bourse;∎ to throw sb into a panic affoler qn;∎ familiar it was panic stations! ça a été la panique générale!∎ I was in a mad panic to get to the airport c'était la panique pour aller à l'aéroport□ ;∎ what's the panic? ne vous affolez pas!□ ;∎ there's no panic! il n'y a pas le feu!∎ it was a panic! c'était à hurler de rire!s'affoler;∎ don't panic! ne vous affolez pas!;∎ he's starting to panic about the wedding il commence à s'affoler à la perspective de ce mariageaffoler;∎ the news panicked the government into action la panique provoquée par cette nouvelle a poussé le gouvernement à l'action;∎ she was panicked into accepting sous le coup de la panique, elle a accepté►► panic attack crise f de panique;panic bolt barre f antipanique;panic button signal m d'alarme;∎ familiar to hit the panic button paniquer□, flipper;panic buying (gén) = achats massifs provoqués par la crainte de la pénurie; Stock Exchange achats mpl de précaution;Botany panic grass panic m;panic measures mesures fpl dictées par la panique;panic reaction réaction f de panique;Stock Exchange panic selling ventes fpl de précaution -
3 cool
cool [ku:l]1. adjective• "keep in a cool place" « tenir au frais »• "store in a cool, dark place" « conserver au frais et à l'abri de la lumière »• "serve cool, not cold" « servir frais mais non glacé »b. [clothing] légerc. [colour] rafraîchissantd. ( = calm) calme• to keep or stay cool garder son calme• keep or stay cool! du calme !• as cool as you please [person] parfaitement décontractéj. ( = full) he won a cool £40,000 (inf) il a gagné la coquette somme de 40 000 livres2. nouna. fraîcheur f, frais m[+ air, wine] rafraîchir• cool it! (inf!) du calme !5. compounds( = make colder) faire refroidir ; ( = make calmer) calmer( = get cool) se rafraîchir ; ( = lose enthusiasm) perdre son enthousiasme ; ( = change one's affections) se refroidir ( towards sb à l'égard de qn, envers qn ) ; ( = become less angry) se calmer* * *[kuːl] 1.1) ( coldness) fraîcheur f2) (colloq) ( calm) sang-froid mto keep one's cool — ( stay calm) garder son sang-froid; ( not get angry) ne pas s'énerver
2.to lose one's cool — ( get angry) s'énerver; ( panic) perdre son sang-froid
1) [day, drink, water, weather] frais/fraîche; [dress] léger/-ère; [colour] froidto feel cool — [surface, wine] être frais/fraîche
it's getting cool, let's go in — il commence à faire frais, rentrons
2) ( calm) [approach, handling] calme3) ( unemotional) [manner] détaché; [logic] froid4) ( unfriendly) froidto be cool with ou towards somebody — être froid avec quelqu'un
5) ( casual) décontracté, cool (colloq)6) ( for emphasis)7) (colloq) ( sophisticated) branché (colloq)it's not cool — ça fait nul (colloq)
8) (colloq) US ( great) super! (colloq)3.transitive verb1) ( lower the temperature of) refroidir [soup, pan]; rafraîchir [wine, room]2) fig calmer [anger, ardour]4.1) ( get colder) refroidir2) ( subside) [passion] tiédir; [enthusiasm] faiblir; [friendship] se dégrader•Phrasal Verbs:- cool off••cool it! — (colloq) ne t'énerve pas!
to play it cool — (colloq) rester calme
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5 nerve
nerve [nɜ:v]1 noun∎ to take the nerve out of a tooth (dentist) dévitaliser une dent;∎ figurative to touch a raw nerve toucher une corde sensible;∎ it takes nerve to say no to him il faut du courage ou il faut avoir les nerfs solides pour lui dire non;∎ he didn't have the nerve to say no il n'a pas osé dire non, il n'a pas eu le courage de dire non;∎ to get up enough nerve to jump trouver le courage de sauter;∎ his nerve failed him, he lost his nerve (backed down) le courage lui a manqué; (panicked) il a perdu son sang-froid(c) (cheek, audacity) culot m;∎ he had the nerve to refuse il a eu le culot de refuser;∎ familiar you've got a nerve coming here! tu es gonflé de venir ici!;∎ familiar what a nerve! quel culot ou toupet!(d) (vein → in leaf, marble) veine f, nervure f∎ formal to nerve oneself to do sth s'armer de courage pour faire qch;∎ to nerve sb to do sth encourager ou inciter qn à faire qch∎ to have a fit of nerves avoir le trac;∎ to be in a state of nerves être sur les nerfs;∎ to live on one's nerves vivre sur les nerfs;∎ she suffers from (her) nerves elle a les nerfs fragiles;∎ I'm a bundle of nerves je suis un paquet de nerfs;∎ I need a drink to steady my nerves il faut que je boive un verre pour me calmer(b) (self-control) nerfs mpl;∎ to have strong nerves/nerves of steel avoir les nerfs solides/des nerfs d'acier;∎ working in casualty requires strong nerves il faut avoir les nerfs solides pour travailler aux urgences;∎ familiar he gets on my nerves il me tape sur les nerfs ou sur le système►► nerve cell cellule f nerveuse;nerve ending terminaison f nerveuse;nerve fibre fibre f nerveuse;nerve gas gaz m neurotoxique;nerve impulse influx m nerveux;Medicine nerve specialist neurologue mf
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