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1 controlled
controlled [kən'trəʊld](emotions, voice) contenu; (person) calme; (market) réglementé; (experiment) contrôlé; Medicine (diabetes etc) équilibré;∎ she remained very controlled elle est restée très calme►► Economics controlled economy économie f dirigée ou planifiée;controlled explosion neutralisation f (d'un explosif);∎ the bomb was let off in a controlled explosion la bombe a été neutralisée;Economics controlled price taxe f;∎ to sell goods at the controlled price vendre des marchandises à la taxe;British controlled school = école privée financée par l'État et qui n'a aucun pouvoir de décision quant aux cours d'instruction religieuse;controlled substance substance f réglementée -
2 clear
clear [klɪər]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. noun3. adverb6. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective• you'll do as I say, is that clear? tu vas faire ce que je te dis, c'est clair ?• it was clear that... il était clair que...• it's not clear whether... on ne sait pas avec certitude si...• it became clear that... il était de plus en plus clair que...• it became clear to me that... il m'est apparu clairement que...► to be clear [person]if you're not clear about anything, ask me s'il y a quelque chose qui ne vous paraît pas clair, dites-le-moi• I'm not clear whether you agree or not je ne suis pas sûr de comprendre si vous êtes d'accord ou pas► to get sth clear bien comprendre qch• now let's get this clear... maintenant, que les choses soient bien claires...► to make sth clear bien faire comprendre qch• to make it clear that... bien faire comprendre que...• I wish to make it clear that... je tiens à préciser que...► to make o.s. clear se faire bien comprendre• do I make myself clear? me suis-je bien fait comprendre ?b. ( = distinct) [picture, voice, majority] net• clear soup bouillon me. ( = unobstructed) [road, space] libre ; [area, view] dégagég. ( = free) [afternoon, morning] libreh. [day, week] plein• that gives us four clear days to finish the job ça nous donne quatre jours pleins pour finir le travailj. ► to be clear of ( = free of)raise the jack until the wheel is clear of the ground actionnez le cric jusqu'à ce que la roue ne touche plus le sol• to be 7 metres/seconds/points clear of sb (British = ahead of) avoir 7 mètres/secondes/points d'avance sur qn► to get clear of sth ( = go away from) s'éloigner de qch ; ( = rid o.s. of) se débarrasser de qch2. noun► to be in the clear (inf) ( = no longer suspected) être lavé de tout soupçon ; ( = out of danger) être hors de danger3. adverba. ( = completely) the thief got clear away le voleur s'est enfui sans encombreb. ( = net) net• he'll get £250 clear il aura 250 livres neta. ( = make clearer) [+ skin] purifier ; [+ complexion] éclaircirb. ( = remove obstacles from) dégager ; [+ land] défricherc. ( = find innocent) innocenterd. ( = authorize) you will have to be cleared by our security department il faudra que nos services de sécurité vous donnent leur feu vert• you must clear the project with the manager il faut que le directeur donne le feu vert à votre projete. ( = get past or over) franchir• raise the car till the wheel clears the ground soulevez la voiture jusqu'à ce que la roue ne touche plus le sol• "half price to clear" « liquidation: soldé à moitié prix »6. compoundsa. [mist] se dissiperb. ( = clear the table) débarrasser(inf) = clear offa. [weather] s'éclaircirb. [spots] disparaître• how's your cold? -- it's cleared up now et ton rhume ? -- c'est finia. [+ mystery, problem] résoudreb. ( = tidy) ranger* * *[klɪə(r)] 1.1) ( transparent) [glass, liquid] transparent; [blue] limpide; [lens, varnish] incolore2) ( distinct) [image, outline] net/nette; [writing] lisible; [sound, voice] clair3) ( comprehensibly plain) [description, instruction] clairis that clear? —
4) ( obvious) [need, sign] évident; [advantage, lead] net/nette; [example] beau/belle (before n); [majority] large (before n)5) ( not confused) [idea, memory] clair; [plan] précis6) ( empty) [road, view] dégagé; [table] débarrassé; [space] libre7) ( not guilty) [conscience] tranquille8) ( unblemished) [skin] net/nette9) Medicine [X-ray, scan] normal10) ( cloudless) [sky] sans nuage; [day, night] clair11) ( frank) [gaze] franc/franche12) ( pure) [tone, voice] clair13) Culinary [honey] liquideclear soup — consommé m
14) ( exempt from)to be clear of — être libre de [debt]; être exempt de [blame]; être lavé de [suspicion]
15) ( free) [day, diary] libre16) ( whole) [week, day] entier/-ière17) ( net) [gain, profit] net inv (after n)2.to jump clear of — ( jump out of) sauter hors de [vehicle]; ( avoid)
to pull somebody clear of — extraire quelqu'un de [wreckage]
to stay ou steer clear of — éviter [town centre]; éviter [alcohol, troublemakers]
3.to get clear of — sortir de [traffic, town]
transitive verb1) ( remove) abattre [trees]; arracher [weeds]; enlever [debris, papers, mines]; dégager [snow] (from, off de)2) ( free from obstruction) déboucher [drains]; dégager [road]; débarrasser [table, surface]; déblayer [site]; défricher [land]to clear something out of the way — (from table, seat) enlever quelque chose; ( from floor) enlever quelque chose du passage
to clear the way for something/somebody — lit libérer le passage pour quelque chose/quelqu'un; fig ouvrir la voie pour [developments]; fig laisser la place à [person]
3) ( freshen)to clear the air — lit aérer; fig apaiser les tensions
4) ( empty) vider [desk] (of de); débarrasser [room, surface] (of de); évacuer [area, building]5) ( create) faire [space]6) ( disperse) dissiper [fog, smoke]; disperser [crowd]7) ( unblock) dégager [nose]8) ( eliminate) faire disparaître [dandruff, spots]9) Computing effacer [screen]10) ( dispose of) liquider [stock]‘reduced to clear’ — ‘solde’
11) ( pay off) s'acquitter de [debt]12) Finance [bank] compenser [cheque]13) ( free from blame) innocenter [accused] (of de)14) ( vet) mener une enquête administrative sur [employee]15) ( officially approve) approuver [request]16) ( jump over) franchir [hurdle, wall]17) ( pass through) passer sous [bridge]4.1) ( become unclouded) [liquid, sky] s'éclaircir2) ( disappear) [smoke, fog, cloud] se dissiper3) ( become pure) [air] se purifier4) ( go away) [rash] disparaître5) Finance [cheque] être compensé•Phrasal Verbs:- clear up••the coast is clear — fig le champ est libre
to be in the clear — ( safe) être hors de danger; ( free from suspicion) être lavé de tout soupçon
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3 plummet
plummet ['plʌmɪt](a) (plunge, dive) tomber, plonger, piquer;∎ he plummeted from the roof il est tombé du toit;∎ the plane plummeted towards the earth l'avion piqua vers le sol(b) (drop, go down → price, rate, amount) chuter, dégringoler; (→ blood pressure) tomber soudainement;∎ his popularity has plummeted sa cote de popularité a beaucoup baissé;∎ the value of the pound plummeted la livre a chuté;∎ educational standards have plummeted le niveau d'instruction a considérablement baissé2 noun(weight) plomb m; (plumb line) fil m à plomb
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