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1 intrigue
intrigue [ɪnˈtri:g]• go on, I'm intrigued continue, ça m'intrigue2. nounintrigue f* * *1. ['ɪntriːg, ɪn'triːg] 2. [ɪn'triːg]transitive verb ( fascinate) intriguer [person]he's intrigued to know... — il est curieux de savoir...
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2 intrigue
A, n ¢ ( plotting) intrigue f ; political intrigue les intrigues politiques ; to engage in an intrigue intriguer.B vtr ( fascinate) intriguer ; she was intrigued by his story son histoire l'intriguait ; I'm intrigued to know how you got here je suis curieux de savoir comment vous êtes arrivé ici. -
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4 weave
weave [wi:v] (vt senses (a), (b), (c) & vi senses (a) & (b) pt wove [wəʊv], pp woven ['wəʊvən], vt sense (d) & vi sense (c) pt & pp weaved)∎ she wove the strands together into a necklace elle a tressé ou entrelacé les fils pour en faire un collier∎ also figurative to weave a spell over sb ensorceler qn;∎ the witch wove a spell to make sure that they could not escape la sorcière leur a jeté un sort pour les empêcher de s'échapper;∎ a tightly woven plot une intrigue bien ficelée(c) (introduce) introduire, incorporer;∎ he managed to weave all the facts together to make a fascinating report il a réussi à incorporer tous les faits dans un rapport passionnant;∎ political elements have been woven into the plot des éléments politiques ont été introduits dans ou intégrés à l'intrigue∎ he weaved his way across the room/towards the bar il s'est frayé un chemin à travers la salle/vers le bar;∎ I had to weave my way through the crowd j'ai dû me frayer un chemin à travers la foule;∎ the cyclist weaved his way through the traffic le cycliste se faufilait entre les voitures(b) (road, river) serpenter(c) (as verb of movement) se faufiler, se glisser;∎ he weaved unsteadily across the street il a traversé la rue en titubant ou en zigzaguant;∎ to weave through the traffic se faufiler entre les voitures;∎ to weave in and out of the crowd se faufiler dans la foule ou parmi la foule;∎ the boxer ducked and weaved le boxeur a esquivé tous les coups;∎ familiar come on, get weaving! allons, grouillez-vous!3 nountissage m;∎ the basket has a loose/tight weave le panier a un tissage lâche/serré
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