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1 generation
generation [dʒenə'reɪʃən](a) (age group) génération f;∎ the present generation is or are anxious about the future la génération actuelle est inquiète face à l'avenir;∎ the 1960s saw the appearance of the hippy generation la génération hippie est apparue au cours des années 60;∎ the rising generation la jeune ou nouvelle génération;∎ a new generation of writers une nouvelle génération d'écrivains;∎ from generation to generation de génération en génération, de père en fils∎ she is second generation Irish elle est née de parents irlandais;∎ third generation black Britons still face racial prejudice les noirs britanniques de la troisième génération sont encore confrontés au racisme(c) (period of time) génération f;∎ the house has been in the family for three generations la maison est dans la famille depuis trois générations;∎ traditions that have been practised for generations des traditions en vigueur depuis des générations(d) (model → of machine) génération f;∎ a third generation microprocessor un microprocesseur de la troisième génération(e) (UNCOUNT) (of electricity) génération f, production f; (of ideas etc) génération f, formation f; Linguistics génération f►► generation gap écart m entre les générations; (conflict) conflit m des générations;Generation X génération f X -
2 practise
(a) (for improvement → musical instrument) s'exercer à, travailler; (→ song) travailler, répéter; (→ foreign language) travailler, pratiquer; (→ stroke, shot) travailler;∎ she was practising a Chopin nocturne elle travaillait un nocturne de Chopin;∎ can I practise my French on you? est-ce que je peux parler français ou pratiquer mon français avec vous?;∎ to practise speaking French s'entraîner à parler français;∎ you should practise your backhand vous devriez travailler votre revers(b) (put into practice → principle, virtue) pratiquer, mettre en pratique;∎ in this school, we practise self-discipline dans cette école, on pratique l'autodiscipline;∎ you should practise what you preach vous devriez donner l'exemple;∎ he doesn't practise what he preaches il ne met pas en pratique ce qu'il prêche(c) (profession) exercer, pratiquer;∎ he practises medicine il pratique ou exerce la médecine;∎ to practise law exercer le métier de notaire/d'avocat;∎ he studied law/medicine, but never practised it il a étudié le droit/la médecine, mais n'a jamais exercé∎ the cruelty they practised on their victims les cruautés qu'ils infligeaient à ou les sévices qu'ils faisaient subir à leurs victimes(e) (customs, beliefs) observer, pratiquer;∎ pagan rituals are still practised in the area on pratique encore certains rites païens dans la région∎ I'm just practising je ne fais que m'entraîner;∎ she practises a few hours every day elle s'entraîne plusieurs heures par jour;∎ to practise on the guitar faire des exercices à la guitare(b) (professionally) exercer;∎ he practises in Edinburgh il exerce à Édimbourg -
3 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) graduation2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) échelle3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) gamme4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) échelle5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) échelleII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) escaladerIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) écaille- scaly
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