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1 ouf
ouf [ˈuf]exclamation, masculine noun* * *uf
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nom masculinfaire ouf, pousser un ouf (de soulagement) — to breathe a sigh of relief
je n'ai pas eu le temps de dire ouf, il était déjà parti — before I could say Jack Robinson, he'd gone
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exclamation phew!* * *'uf excl* * *A nm faire ouf, pousser un ouf (de soulagement) to breathe a sigh of relief; pousser un grand ouf to heave a great sigh of relief; je n'ai pas eu le temps de dire ouf de toute la matinée ( souffler) I haven't had time to turn round all morning; je n'ai pas eu le temps de dire ouf, il était déjà parti before I could say Jack Robinson, he'd gone.B excl phew![uf] interjection -
2 respirer
respirer [ʀεspiʀe]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verba. to breathe• « respirez ! » (chez le médecin) "breathe in!"• respirer par la bouche/le nez to breathe through one's mouth/one's noseb. ( = se détendre) to get one's breath ; ( = se rassurer) to breathe again• ouf, on respire ! phew, we can breathe again!2. transitive verba. ( = inhaler) to breathe inb. [+ calme, bonheur, santé] to radiate ; [+ honnêteté, franchise] to exude* * *ʀɛspiʀe
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1) ( inhaler) to breathe in [air, gaz, poussière]2) ( sentir) to smell [parfum, odeur]3) ( exprimer) [personne, endroit] to exude
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verbe intransitif1) lit to breathe‘respirez!’ — ‘breathe in!’
‘respirez bien fort’ — ‘take a deep breath’
2) fig ( se reposer) to catch one's breath3) ( être soulagé) to breathe* * *ʀɛspiʀe1. vi1) (inspirer et expirer) to breathe2. vt1) [air] to breathe, [vapeur] to breathe in, to inhale2) (= manifester) [santé, calme] to exude* * *respirer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( inhaler) to breathe in [air, gaz, fumée, poussière];2 ( sentir) to smell [parfum, odeur];3 ( exprimer) [personne, visage, sourire] to exude, to radiate [honnêteté, bonheur, gentillesse]; to exude [méchanceté]; [maison, lieu] to exude [richesse, bonheur, honnêteté]; il respire la santé he's a picture of health.B vi1 lit to breathe; respirer par le nez/la bouche to breathe through one's nose/one's mouth; ‘respirez!’ ‘breathe in!’; ‘respirez bien fort’ ‘take a deep breath’; respirer avec difficulté to have difficulty breathing;2 fig ( se reposer) to catch one's breath; nous n'avons pas une minute pour respirer fig we don't have a moment to catch our breath; laisse-moi respirer fig let me get my breath back;3 ( être soulagé) to breathe; enfin je respire! at last I can breathe again!.[rɛspire] verbe intransitifrespirer par la bouche/le nez to breathe through one's mouth/noserespirez à fond, expirez! breathe in, and (breathe) out!2. [être rassuré] to breathe againouf, je respire! phew, thank goodness for that!3. [marquer un temps d'arrêt]du calme, laissez-moi respirer! give me a break!————————[rɛspire] verbe transitif[sentir] to smellla maison respire la douceur de vivre the whole house is bathed in ou alive with the joy of living -
3 s'en falloir
sɑ̃falwaʀ vpr/passs'en falloir; il s'en est fallu de peu pour que (+ subjonctif) Il s'en est fallu de peu que cela n'arrive. — It came close to happening.
Ouf, il s'en est fallu de peu. — Phew, it was a close thing.
il s'en faut de beaucoup qu'il soit... — he is far from being...
ou peu s'en faut — or just about, or as good as
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4 plat
n. m.1. Faire du plat:a (in amorous relationship): To 'smooch up to', to sweet-talk.b To 'butter-up', to 'soft-soap', to flatter. Les clients, il faut toujours qu'il leur fasse du plat: When he's there, the customers all get a fair bit of flannel.2. En faire tout un plat (of event, happening): To make a mountain out of a molehill. (There are two possible interpretations where this expression is concerned, according to whether too much is made of a good or bad thing.) Ne pas faire un plat de quelque chose: To play something down.3. Envoyer du plat à quelqu'un: To 'tip someone the wink', to signal discreetly to an accomplice to be on his guard.4. Etre à plat: To be 'knackered', 'buggered', to be exhausted. V'là quinze jours que je me sens à plat'. I've been feeling under the weather these last two weeks. Toute cette histoire m'a vraiment mis à plat! This whole business has taken it out of me!5. Mettre à plat: To 'stash away', to save and hoard money.6. Prendre un plat (Diving): To come a belly-flopper.7. Repiquer au plat:a ( lit): To come back for 'seconds', to have another helping of food.b (fig.): To come back for more. Du jour qu'il a mis les pieds au P.m.U. il n'a cessé de repiquer au plat: Since the day he set foot in the bookie's, it's become a real habit with him.8. Il en fait un de ces plats! (of weather): Phew! What a scorcher!9. Plat de nouilles: 'Drip', 'wet nurk', spineless indivi dual.
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