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1 period
period ['pɪərɪəd]1 noun∎ within a period of a few months en l'espace de quelques mois;∎ we have a two-month period in which to do it nous avons un délai de deux mois pour le faire;∎ he's going through a difficult period il traverse une période difficile;∎ he found a job after a long period of unemployment il a trouvé un emploi après avoir été au chômage pendant longtemps;∎ a period of colonial expansion une période d'expansion coloniale;∎ the Elizabethan period l'époque élisabéthaine;∎ at that period in her life à cette époque de sa vie;∎ his cubist/jazz period sa période cubiste/jazz;∎ there will be a question/discussion period after the lecture un moment sera consacré aux questions/au débat après la conférence∎ the Jurassic period la période jurassique∎ during the Latin period pendant le cours de latin;(d) (in ice hockey) période f∎ period of rotation période f de rotation(f) (menstruation) règles fpl;∎ I've got my period j'ai mes règles;∎ my periods have stopped je n'ai plus mes règles(h) (sentence) période f(furniture, costume) d'époque; (novel) historique;∎ the play has a definite period flavour la pièce nous transporte vraiment dans une autre époque3 adverb∎ familiar you're not going out alone, period! tu ne sortiras pas tout seul, un point c'est tout!;∎ I said no, period j'ai dit non, point final►► Finance period bill effet m à terme;period detail détail m historique;Finance period of grace délai m de grâce;period pains règles fpl douloureuses;period piece (object, antique) objet m d'époque; (film) film m historique; (play) pièce f historique -
2 shift
A n1 ( alteration) changement m (in de), modification f (in de) ; there has been a shift in public opinion l'opinion publique a changé ; a sudden shift in public opinion un retournement de l'opinion publique ; a shift of policy un changement de politique ; a shift to the left/right Pol un glissement vers la gauche/la droite ; the shift from agriculture to industry le passage de l'agriculture à l'industrie ;2 Ind ( period of time) période f de travail (posté) ; ( group of workers) équipe f, poste m ; to work shifts ou be on shifts faire un travail posté ; to be on day/night shifts être (d'équipe) de jour/de nuit ; to work an eight-hour shift faire une période de huit heures (en travail posté), faire les trois-huit ; the next shift comes on at 10 la prochaine équipe commence à 10 heures ;6 Comput décalage m ;8 ( on keyboard) = shift key.B vtr1 ( move) déplacer, changer [qch] de place [furniture] ; déplacer [vehicle] ; bouger, remuer [arm, leg, head] ; Theat changer [scenery] ; will somebody help me shift this piano? est-ce que quelqu'un peut m'aider à déplacer ce piano? ; I can't shift this lid je n'arrive pas à enlever ce couvercle ; to shift sth from enlever qch de ; to shift sth away from éloigner qch de [wall, window] ; to shift sth into mettre qch dans [room, garden] ; shift your arse ◑ ! GB bouge ton cul ◑ ! to shift one's ground ou position fig changer de position or d'avis ;2 ( get rid of) faire partir, enlever [stain, dirt] ; I can't shift this cold ○ ! GB je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de mon rhume ;3 ( transfer) ( to another department) affecter ; (to another town, country) muter [employee] ; fig rejeter [blame, responsibility] (onto sur) ; to shift attention away from a problem détourner l'attention d'un problème ; to shift one's weight from one foot to another se dandiner d'un pied sur l'autre ; the company is shifting production to Asia l'entreprise va transférer ses usines en Asie ;4 US Aut to shift gear changer de vitesse.C vi1 ( also shift about) ( move around) [load, contents] se déplacer, bouger ; [cargo] bouger ; to shift uneasily in one's chair remuer dans sa chaise l'air mal à l'aise ; to shift from one foot to the other se dandiner d'un pied sur l'autre ;2 ( move) the scene shifts to Ireland Cin, Theat la scène se situe maintenant en Irlande ; this stain won't shift! cette tache ne veut pas partir! ; can you shift along ou over a little? peux-tu te pousser un peu? ; shift ○ ! GB pousse-toi ○ ! ;3 ( change) [opinion, attitude] se modifier ; [wind] tourner ; opinion has shifted to the right l'opinion a glissé vers la droite ; she won't shift elle ne veut pas changer d'avis ;5 US Aut to shift into second gear passer en seconde ; to shift from first into second passer de première en seconde.D v refl to shift oneself se pousser ; shift yourselves ○ ! poussez-vous ○ ! ; you'll have to shift yourself into another room tu vas être obligé de déménager dans une autre pièce.to shift for oneself se débrouiller tout seul ; to make shift with† se débrouiller avec.
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