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1 perform
perform [pə'fɔ:m](a) (carry out → manoeuvre, task) exécuter, accomplir; (→ calculation) effectuer, faire; (→ miracle) accomplir; (→ wedding, ritual) célébrer;∎ the robot can perform complex movements le robot peut exécuter des mouvements complexes;∎ Medicine to perform an operation opérer(b) (fulfil → function, duty) remplir;∎ the agency performs a vital service l'agence remplit une fonction vitale(c) (stage → play) jouer, donner; (→ ballet, opera) interpréter, jouer; (→ concert) donner; (→ piece of music) exécuter;∎ to perform a part Theatre jouer ou interpréter un rôle; (in ballet) danser un rôle∎ the Berlin Philharmonic is performing tonight l'Orchestre philharmonique de Berlin donne un concert ou joue ce soir;∎ she performed superbly in the role of Lady Bracknell elle a magnifiquement interprété le rôle de Lady Bracknell(b) (person → in job, situation) se débrouiller;∎ to perform well/badly bien/ne pas bien s'en tirer;∎ he'd never spoken in public before, but he performed well il n'avait jamais parlé en public avant, mais il s'en est bien tiré ou il s'est bien débrouillé;∎ how does she perform under pressure? comment réagit-elle lorsqu'elle est sous pression?;∎ I couldn't perform (sexually) je n'ai pas pu∎ to perform well/badly (company) avoir de bons/mauvais résultats;∎ the Miami branch is not performing well les résultats de la succursale de Miami ne sont pas très satisfaisants;∎ how did the company perform in the first quarter? comment la société a-t-elle fonctionné au premier trimestre?;∎ shares performed well yesterday les actions se sont bien comportées hier(d) (function → vehicle, machine) marcher, fonctionner;∎ the car performs well/badly in wet conditions cette voiture a une bonne/mauvaise tenue de route par temps de pluie -
2 wet
wet [wet]1. adjectivea. [object, grass, clothes, place, sand, hair] mouillé ; [cement, plaster, paint, ink] frais ( fraîche f)• "wet paint" « attention, peinture fraîche »• he's still wet behind the ears (inf) ( = immature) il est un peu jeune ; ( = inexperienced) il manque d'expérienceb. [climate] humide2. noun• to wet o.s. or one's pants mouiller sa culotte4. compounds* * *[wet] 1.1) ( dampness) humidité f2) (colloq) GB péj chiffe f molle (colloq) pej3) GB Politics conservateur/-trice m/f modéré/-e2.1) ( damp) mouillé2) ( freshly applied) gen humide‘wet paint’ — ‘peinture fraîche’
3) ( rainy) [weather, season, day] humide; [conditions] d'humidité; [spell] de pluietomorrow, the North will be wet — demain, il pleuvra dans le nord
4) GB péj [person] qui manque de caractère; [remark] sans intérêt5) GB Politics modéré3.transitive verb2) ( urinate in or on)4.to wet one's pants/the bed — [child] faire pipi dans sa culotte/dans son lit
to wet oneself — gen mouiller sa culotte; [child] faire pipi dans sa culotte
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3 perform
∎ the Manchester branch is performing very well les résultats de la succursale de Manchester sont très satisfaisants;∎ how did the company perform in the first quarter? comment la société a-t-elle fonctionné au premier trimestre?;∎ shares performed well yesterday les actions se sont bien comportées hier(b) (of person) (in job, situation) se débrouiller;∎ she performs well under pressure elle se débrouille bien lorsqu'elle est sous pression -
4 public
1 nounthe (general) public le (grand) public;∎ to issue shares to the public placer des actions dans le publicpublic(ique);public auction enchères f pl publiques;public authorities pouvoirs m pl publics;public body corporation f de droit public;public company société f d'État;British public corporation entreprise f publique;public debt dette f publique ou de l'État;BANKING public deposits = avoirs des différents services du gouvernement britannique à la Banque d'Angleterre;public domain domaine m public;∎ to be in the public domain être dans le domaine public;public enterprise (company) entreprise publique;public expenditure dépenses f pl publiques;public finance finances f pl publiques;public funds fonds m pl publics;public holiday fête f légale, jour m férié;public inquiry enquête f administrative;public liability responsabilité f civile;public liability insurance assurance f responsabilité civile;public limited company ≃ société f anonyme;public loan emprunt m public;public money fonds publics;public monies deniers m pl de l'État;STOCK EXCHANGE public offering offre f publique;public opinion opinion f publique;public opinion poll sondage m d'opinion;public ownership = fait d'appartenir à l'État;∎ most airports are under public ownership la plupart des aéroports appartiennent à l'État;public property propriété f publique;public relations relations f pl publiques;∎ giving them a free meal was great public relations en leur offrant le repas, nous avons fait un excellent travail de relations publiques;public relations agency agence f conseil en communication;public relations consultancy agence conseil en communication;public relations consultant conseil m en relations publiques;public relations exercise opération f de relations publiques;∎ it was a good public relations exercise ce fut une réussite pour ce qui est des relations publiques;public relations manager directeur(trice) m, f des relations publiques;public relations officer responsable m f des relations publiques;public sale vente f publique;public sector secteur m publique;∎ public sector pay is expected to rise by only three per cent over the next year on prévoit une hausse d'à peine trois pour cent des salaires du secteur public pour l'année prochaine;public sector borrowing requirement = besoins d'emprunt du secteur public non couverts par les rentrées fiscales;public sector deficit déficit m du secteur public;public sector earnings revenus m pl du secteur public;public servant fonctionnaire m f;public service (amenity) service m public ou d'intérêt général; British (civil service) fonction f publique;∎ she's in public service elle est fonctionnaire;∎ our organization performs a public service notre association assure un service d'intérêt général;STOCK EXCHANGE public share offer offre publique de vente;public spending dépenses publiques;public transport transports m pl en commun;public utility British (amenity) service public; American (company) = société privée assurant un service public et réglementée par une commission d'État;British public utility company société d'utilité publique;public works travaux m pl publics;public works contractor entrepreneur m de travaux publics -
5 acrobat
['ækrəbæt](a person in a circus etc who performs gymnastics.) acrobate- acrobatics -
6 active
['æktiv]1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) actif2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) actif3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) actif4) (in force: The rule is still active.) en vigueur5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) en activité6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) actif•- actively - activity -
7 artiste
(a person who performs in a theatre, circus etc: a troupe of circus artistes.) artiste -
8 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) (au)près de2) (past: going by the house.) (en passant) devant3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) par4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) par5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) par, en6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) par7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) (...) au plus tard8) (during the time of.) de9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) de10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) sur11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) au/à la/aux12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) près, à proximité2) (past: A dog ran by.) par là3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) de côté•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) contourner- bystander - by and by - by and large - by oneself - by the way -
9 experiment
[ik'sperimənt] 1. noun(a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct: He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment.) expérience2. verb((with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests: He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals.) expérimenter- experimentally - experimentation -
10 herself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a female person or animal is the object of an action she performs: The cat licked herself; She looked at herself in the mirror.) elle-même/-se2) (used to emphasize she, her, or the name of a female person or animal: She herself played no part in this; Mary answered the letter herself.) elle-même3) (without help etc: She did it all by herself.) elle-même -
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1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a male person or animal is the object of an action he performs: He kicked himself; He looked at himself in the mirror.) lui-même/-se2) (used to emphasize he, him or the name of a male person or animal: John himself played no part in this.) lui-même3) (without help etc: He did it himself.) lui-même -
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1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) lui-même, elle-même2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) lui-même, elle-même3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') tout seul -
13 myself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when the speaker or writer is the object of an action he or she performs: I cut myself while shaving; I looked at myself in the mirror.) me, moi2) (used to emphasize I, me or the name of the speaker or writer: I myself can't tell you, but my friend will; I don't intend to go myself.) moi-même -
14 performance
1) (the doing of something: He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.) exécution2) (the way in which something or someone performs: His performance in the exams was not very good.) performance3) (something done on stage etc: The company gave a performance of `Othello'; His last three performances have not been very good.) représentation -
15 performer
noun (a person who performs, especially theatrically or musically.) interprète -
16 priest
[pri:st]1) ((in the Christian Church, especially the Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches) a clergyman.) prêtre2) ((feminine priestess) (in non-Christian religions) an official who performs sacrifices etc to the god(s).) prêtre, esse• -
17 satirist
[-'ti-]noun (a person who writes or performs satire(s).) auteur/-eure satirique -
18 tumbler
1) (a large drinking glass: a tumbler of whisky.) verre (droit)2) (a tumblerful.) plein verre (de)3) (an acrobat (who performs the acrobatic tricks on the ground).) -
19 perform
A vtr3 ( enact) célébrer [rite, ceremony].B vi1 [actor, musician] jouer ; to perform in public jouer en public ; to perform on the violin jouer du violon ; she performed brilliantly as Viola elle a brillamment joué le rôle de Viola ;2 ( conduct oneself) to perform well/badly [team] bien/mal jouer ; [interviewee] faire bonne/mauvaise impression ; the students performed better than last year les étudiants ont eu de meilleurs résultats que l'année dernière ; the minister performs well on television le ministre fait une bonne performance à la télévision ;3 Comm, Fin [company, department] avoir de bons résultats ; sterling performed badly la livre sterling a baissé. -
20 wet
A n1 ( dampness) humidité f ; this plant is tolerant of the wet cette plante tolère l'humidité ; ducks like the wet les canards aiment l'eau ; the car won't start in the wet la voiture ne veut pas démarrer par temps humide ; the tyre performs well in the wet le pneu a de bons résultats sur terrain mouillé ;3 GB Pol conservateur/-trice m/f modéré/-e.B adj1 ( damp) [clothing, hair, hand, grass, road, surface, patch] mouillé ; wet with rain/urine mouillé par la pluie/l'urine ; wet with blood/tea mouillé de sang/de thé ; wet with tears [hanky] humide de larmes ; her face was wet with tears son visage était baigné de larmes ; wet with sweat trempé de sueur ; to get wet se faire mouiller ; to get one's feet/clothes wet se mouiller les pieds/les vêtements ; to get the floor/the towel wet tremper le sol/la serviette ; wet through trempé ;2 ( freshly applied) [cement, clay, plaster, varnish] humide ; [paint] frais/fraîche ; ‘wet paint’ ‘peinture fraîche’ ; the ink is still wet l'encre n'est pas encore sèche ; to keep sth wet empêcher qch de sécher ;3 ( rainy) [weather, climate, season, day, night, area] humide ; [conditions] d'humidité ; [spell] de pluie ; tomorrow, the North will be wet demain, il pleuvra dans le nord ; when it's wet quand il pleut ;4 GB péj [person] qui manque de caractère ; [remark, action] sans intérêt ; don't be so wet! du nerf! ;5 GB Pol [Tory, minister, cabinet, MP] modéré ;6 ○ ( where alcohol is sold) [state, country] où l'on peut acheter des boissons alcoolisées.C vtr1 ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp wet) (with water, blood, sweat, tea) mouiller [floor, object, clothes] ;2 ( urinate in or on) to wet one's pants/the bed [adult] mouiller sa culotte/le lit ; [child] faire pipi dans sa culotte/dans son lit.D v refl to wet oneself gen mouiller sa culotte ; [child] faire pipi dans sa culotte. ⇒ ear, whistle.
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