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['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) but, objet2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) utilité3) (determination: a man of purpose.) détermination•- purposefully - purposeless - purposely - purpose-built - on purpose - serve a purpose - to no purpose -
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1 noun∎ to take big or long strides faire de grandes enjambées;∎ to shorten/lengthen one's stride ralentir/allonger le pas;∎ with giant strides à pas de géant;∎ he crossed the threshold in or with one stride il a franchi le seuil d'une seule enjambée;∎ she recognized him by his purposeful stride elle l'a reconnu à son pas décidé;∎ to get or American hit into one's stride trouver son rythme;∎ American to be caught off stride être pris au dépourvu;∎ to take sth in one's stride or American in stride (do easily) faire qch sans le moindre effort; (not be disconcerted by) ne pas se laisser troubler par qch;∎ he took all their criticisms in his stride leurs critiques n'ont pas semblé le déranger;∎ they've always taken exams in their stride ils ont toujours réussi leurs examens facilement;∎ she takes everything in her stride elle ne se laisse jamais démonter ou abattre;∎ to put sb off their stride faire perdre le rythme à qn∎ to make great strides faire de grands progrès, avancer à pas de géant;∎ he is making great strides in German il fait de grands progrès en allemand;∎ he is making great strides with his research sa recherche avance à grands pasmarcher à grands pas ou à grandes enjambées;∎ to stride away/in/out s'éloigner/entrer/sortir à grands pas;∎ he came striding over or up to them il avança vers eux à grands pas;∎ she strode away across the fields elle s'éloigna à travers les champs à grands pas;∎ he strode up and down the street il faisait les cent pas dans la rue;∎ he strode up and down the room il arpentait la pièce(streets, fields, deck) arpenter
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