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1 vibration isolating device
isolateur de vibrations, plot antivibratile, élément amortisseurEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > vibration isolating device
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2 contrive
contrive [kənˈtraɪv]a. ( = invent) inventerb. ( = manage) to contrive to do sth s'arranger pour faire qch* * *[kən'traɪv]transitive verb1) ( arrange) organiserto contrive to do — parvenir à faire, trouver moyen de faire
2) ( invent) fabriquer [device]; inventer [plot] -
3 cunning
cunning [ˈkʌnɪŋ]1. noun2. adjectiveastucieux ; ( = deceitful) rusé* * *['kʌnɪŋ] 1.2.native cunning — débrouillardise f naturelle
2) ( clever) [trick, plot] habile; [device] astucieux/-ieuse -
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5 cunning
A n1 péj ( of person) ruse f ; ( nastier) fourberie f ; ( of animal) ruse f ; he had a reputation for cunning il avait la réputation d'être fourbe.B adj1 péj [person] rusé ; ( nastier) fourbe ; [animal] rusé ; [look, smile] sournois ; he's a cunning old fox c'est un vieux renard ; -
6 escape
escape [ɪ'skeɪp]∎ they escaped from the enemy/from the hands of their kidnappers ils ont échappé à l'ennemi/des mains de leurs ravisseurs;∎ the thieves escaped after a police chase les voleurs ont pris la fuite après avoir été poursuivis par la police;∎ the lion escaped from the zoo le lion s'est échappé du zoo;∎ she escaped from the camp elle s'est échappée du camp;∎ figurative to escape from the crowd fuir la foule;∎ figurative to escape from reality s'évader ou s'échapper de la réalité;∎ he escaped to Italy il s'est enfui en Italie(b) (gas, liquid, steam) s'échapper, fuir(c) (survive, avoid injury) s'en tirer, en réchapper;∎ she escaped uninjured elle s'en est tirée sans aucun mal;∎ they escaped with just a few cuts and bruises ils en ont été quittes pour quelques coupures et des bleus;∎ he escaped with a reprimand il en a été quitte pour une réprimande∎ to escape doing sth éviter de faire qch;∎ I narrowly escaped being killed j'ai failli ou manqué me faire tuer;∎ they escaped punishment/justice ils ont échappé à la punition/justice;∎ he escaped detection il ne s'est pas fait repérer;∎ she narrowly escaped death elle a échappé de justesse à la mort;∎ there's no escaping the fact that… il n'y a pas moyen d'échapper au fait que…(b) (elude notice, memory of) échapper à;∎ to escape notice échapper à l'attention, passer inaperçu;∎ her name escapes me son nom m'échappe;∎ nothing escapes them rien ne leur échappe3 noun∎ I made my escape je me suis échappé ou évadé;∎ to make good one's escape réussir à s'échapper;∎ they planned their escape ils ont combiné leur plan d'évasion;∎ figurative he had a narrow escape (from danger) il l'a échappé belle, il a eu chaud; (from illness) il revient de loin(b) (diversion) évasion f;∎ an escape from reality une évasion hors de la réalité;∎ figurative the cinema provided an escape from their daily routine le cinéma leur offrait un moyen de s'évader de leur routine quotidienne►► Law escape clause clause f échappatoire;escape hatch trappe f de secours;Computing escape key touche f d'échappement, touche f Echap;escape mechanism Technology mécanisme m de secours; Psychology fuite f (devant la réalité);escape pipe tuyau m d'échappement ou de refoulement, tuyère f;escape road talus m de protection;escape route (from fire) itinéraire m de sortie de secours; (of criminal) itinéraire m ménagé pour s'échapper;Computing escape routine procédure f d'échappement;Technology escape valve soupape f d'échappement;Astronomy escape velocity vitesse f de libération;Technology escape wheel roue f d'échappement
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