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121 prolific
prolific [prəˈlɪfɪk]* * *[prə'lɪfɪk]adjective ( productive) [writer, plant, parent] prolifique; [decade] fécond; [growth] rapide -
122 soft
soft [sɒft]1. adjectivea. [ground, snow, butter] mou ( molle f) ; [fabric, skin, colour, voice, toothbrush] doux ( douce f) ; [food, wood] tendre ; [bed, texture] moelleux ; [fur, hair, beard] soyeux ; [leather] souple• she had another, softer side to her il y avait une autre facette, plus douce, de sa personnalité• to go soft [biscuits] ramollirb. [rain, tap] légerc. ( = lenient) [person] indulgent ; [sentence] léger• to get soft [person] devenir trop indulgent• to be (too) soft on sth [+ crime, drugs] être trop laxiste en matière de qch• to have a soft spot for sb/sth avoir un faible pour qn/qchf. [water] doux2. adverb• don't talk soft! (inf) tu dis n'importe quoi !3. compounds• he's a soft-spoken man il n'a jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre ► soft top noun ( = car) décapotable f* * *[sɒft], US [sɔːft]1) ( not rigid or firm) [ground] meuble; Sport lourd; [rock, metal] tendre; [snow] léger/-ère; [bed, cushion] moelleux/-euse; [fabric, fur, skin, hand] doux/douce; [brush, hair, leather] souple; [muscle] flasque; [dough, butter] mou/molleto get soft — [ground, butter, mixture] s'amollir
to make something soft — amollir [ground]; ramollir [butter, mixture]; adoucir [hard water, skin]
soft ice cream — glace f italienne
2) ( muted) [colour, sound] doux/douce; [step, knock] feutrésoft lighting — éclairage m tamisé
3) (gentle, mild) [air, climate, rain, water, breeze, look, words] doux/douce; [pressure, touch] léger/-ère; [landing] Aviation en douceur; [eyes, heart] tendre; [approach] gen diplomatique; Politics modéré4) ( not sharp) [outline] flou; [fold] souple5) Economics [market] instable à la baisse6) ( lenient) [parent, teacher] (trop) indulgent7) (colloq) ( in love)to be soft on somebody — en pincer (colloq) pour quelqu'un
8) ( idle) [life, job] peinard (colloq)9) (colloq) ( stupid) stupide -
123 substitute
substitute [ˈsʌbstɪtju:t]1. noun• "beware of substitutes" « méfiez-vous des contrefaçons »• a correspondence course is no/a poor substitute for personal tuition les cours par correspondance ne remplacent pas/remplacent difficilement les cours particuliers2. adjective* * *['sʌbstɪtjuːt], US [-tuːt] 1.1) ( person) gen, Sport remplaçant/-e m/f2) (product, substance) produit m de substitution2.sugar substitute — édulcorant m de synthèse
noun modifier [ machine, device] de remplacement; [ family, parent] adoptif/-ive; Sport [ player] de remplacement3.transitive verb substituer ( for à)4.to substitute for somebody/something — remplacer quelqu'un/quelque chose
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124 supervise
supervise [ˈsu:pəvaɪz][+ person, worker] être le supérieur hiérarchique de ; [+ department, research] diriger ; [+ work] superviser ; [+ exam] surveiller* * *['suːpəvaɪz, 'sjuː-] 1.transitive verb1) ( watch over) superviser [activity, staff, student, work]; surveiller [child, patient]; diriger [thesis]2) ( control) diriger2.intransitive verb [supervisor] superviser; [doctor, parent] surveiller; [manager] diriger -
125 take after
take after [somebody] tenir de [parent] -
126 third degree
(colloq) [ˌθɜːd də'griː] nounto give somebody the third degree — lit soumettre quelqu'un à un interrogatoire musclé; fig [parent, teacher] soumettre quelqu'un à une interrogation
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127 unfit
unfit [ˈʌnˈfɪt]a. ( = not physically fit) en mauvaise condition physique• some children are so unfit they cannot do basic gym exercises la condition physique de certains enfants est si mauvaise qu'il sont incapables de faire les exercices de gymnastique les plus simplesb. ( = incompetent) inapte ( for à) ( to do sth à faire qch ) ; ( = unworthy) indigne ( to do sth de faire qch)* * *[ʌn'fɪt]1) ( unhealthy) ( ill) malade; ( out of condition)I'm unfit — physiquement, je ne suis pas en forme
2) ( sub-standard) [housing] inadéquat; [pitch, road] impraticable ( for à)unfit for human habitation/consumption — impropre à l'habitation/la consommation humaine
3) ( unsuitable) [parent] inapte4) Law incapable -
128 weak
weak [wi:k]1. adjectivefaible ; [coffee, tea] léger• to grow weak(er) [person, economy] s'affaiblir ; [structure, material, voice, currency, demand] faiblir ; [influence, power] diminuer• weak from or with hunger affaibli par la faim2. plural noun3. compounds* * *[wiːk]1) ( in bodily functions) [person, animal, muscle, limb] faible; [health, ankle, heart, eyes, chest, nerves] fragile; [digestion] difficile; [stomach] délicat; [intellect] médiocre; [memory] défaillant; [chin] fuyant; [mouth] tombantto be weak with ou from — être affaibli par
to grow ou become weak(er) — [person] s'affaiblir; [pulse, heartbeat] faiblir
2) Technology gen peu solide; [structure] fragile3) (lacking authority, strength) [government, team, pupil, performance] faible; [parent, teacher] qui manque de fermeté; [script, novel] inconsistant; [plot] mince; [actor, protest, excuse, argument] peu convaincant; [evidence] peu concluantweak link ou point ou spot — lit, fig point m faible
to grow ou become weaker — [government, team] s'affaiblir; [position] devenir de plus en plus précaire
4) ( faint) [light, current, sound, laugh] faible; [tea, coffee] léger/-ère; [solution] dilué
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