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102 faith
faith [feɪθ]1. nouna. ( = belief) foi f• good faith bonne foi fb. ( = religion) religion f2. compounds* * *[feɪθ]1) ( confidence) confiance f2) ( belief) foi f (in en) -
103 feeling
feeling [ˈfi:lɪŋ]a. (physical) sensation fb. ( = impression) sentiment m• I know the feeling! je sais ce que c'est !• there was a general feeling that... on avait l'impression que...c. ( = emotion) sentiment m• he appealed to their feelings rather than their reason il faisait appel à leurs sentiments plutôt qu'à leur raison• you can imagine my feelings when I heard the news tu t'imagines ce que j'ai ressenti quand j'ai appris la nouvelle• ill feeling animosité f* * *['fiːlɪŋ] 1.1) ( emotion) sentiment m2) (opinion, belief) sentiment m3) ( sensitivity) sensibilité f4) ( impression) impression f5) ( physical sensation) sensation f6) ( atmosphere) ambiance f2.adjective [person] sensible; [gesture] sympathique -
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106 signature
signature f;∎ to put one's signature to sth apposer sa signature sur qch;∎ his signature was on the letter la lettre portait sa signature;∎ the signature of the company la signature sociale; -
107 add
[æd]1) ((often with to) to put (one thing) to or with (another): He added water to his whisky.) ajouter2) ((often with to, together, up) to find the total of (various numbers): Add these figures together; Add 124 to 356; He added up the figures.) additionner3) (to say something extra: He explained, and added that he was sorry.) ajouter (à)4) ((with to) to increase: His illness had added to their difficulties.) ajouter (à)•- addition- additional -
108 foothold
noun (a place to put one's feet when climbing: to find footholds on the slippery rock.) prise pour le pied -
109 affair
A n1 (event, incident, thing) affaire f ; the Haltrey affair l'affaire Haltrey ; the wedding was a grand affair le mariage a été une affaire prestigieuse ; the dress/cake was an extraordinary affair la robe/le gâteau était extraordinaire ;2 ( matter) affaire f ; at first the conflict seemed a small affair au début, le conflit ne paraissait pas grave ; state of affairs situation f ; it's a sad state of affairs c'est lamentable ;3 ( relationship) liaison f (with avec) ; ( casual) aventure f ; a passionate affair une liaison passionnée ;1 Pol, Journ affaires fpl ; foreign affairs affaires étrangères ; affairs of state affaires d'état ; they should not interfere in Egypt's (internal) affairs ils ne devraient pas se mêler des affaires de l'Égypte ; he deals with consumer affairs il s'occupe de la protection du consommateur ; foreign/religious affairs correspondent Journ spécialiste mf de politique internationale/des questions religieuses ; -
110 chopping block
to be on the chopping block [business, service] être menacé de suppression ; to put one's head on the chopping block prendre des risques. -
111 faith
faith n1 ( confidence) confiance f ; to have faith in sb avoir confiance en qn ; to have faith in sb's ability avoir confiance dans les compétences de qn ; to have faith in a party avoir confiance dans un parti ; to have faith in a method avoir foi dans une méthode ; to put one's faith in sth mettre sa confiance dans qch ; he has no faith in socialism il ne croit pas au socialisme ; I have no faith in her elle ne m'inspire pas confiance ; in good faith en toute bonne foi ; to act in bad faith agir avec mauvaise foi ;2 ( belief) foi f (in en) ; -
112 lion
lion n2 literary lion célébrité f littéraire.the lion lies down with the lamb c'est le lion à côté de l'agneau ; to put one's head in the lion's jaws ou mouth se jeter dans la gueule du loup ; to take the lion's share se tailler la part du lion ; the lion's share of the funding has gone to the opera l'opéra a obtenu la plus grosse partie des subventions. ⇒ beard. -
113 plough
C vtrto put one's hand to the plough se mettre au travail.■ plough back:▶ plough [sth] back, plough back [sth] réinvestir [profits, money] (into dans).■ plough in:■ plough into:▶ plough into [sth]1 ( crash into) [vehicle] percuter [tree, wall] ; the car skidded and ploughed into the crowd la voiture a dérapé et a fini sa course dans la foule ;▶ plough through sth [vehicle, driver] défoncer [hedge, wall] ; fig [person] ramer ○ sur [book, task] ; [walker] se frayer un chemin dans [mud, snow] ; [vehicle] avancer péniblement dans [mud, snow].■ plough under:▶ plough [sth] under, plough under [sth] faire disparaître [qch] en labourant [crop, manure] ;■ plough up: -
114 trust
A n1 ( faith) confiance f ; to betray sb's trust trahir la confiance de qn ; a breach of trust un abus de confiance ; a position of trust un poste de confiance ; to have complete trust in avoir une confiance absolue en ; to put one's trust in se fier à ; to take sth on trust croire qch sur parole ; you'll have to take it on trust il va falloir que tu me croies sur parole ;2 Jur (set up by donor, testator) ( arrangement) fidéicommis m ; ( property involved) propriété f fiduciaire ; to set up a trust for instituer un fidéicommis à l'intention de ; to hold sth in trust for tenir qch par fidéicommis pour ; to leave a sum in trust for laisser une somme en fidéicommis pour ;4 Fin ⇒ investment trust.B vtr2 ( rely on) faire confiance à ; she's not to be trusted on ne peut pas lui faire confiance ; trust me fais-moi confiance ; they trust each other ils se font confiance ; trust her! ( amused or annoyed) tu peux compter sur elle pour ça! ; I wouldn't trust him anywhere near my car dès que il s'agit de ma voiture, je ne lui fais pas confiance ; children cannot be trusted with matches on ne peut pas laisser d'allumettes entre les mains des enfants ; I wouldn't trust him further than I could throw him je n'ai pas la moindre confiance en lui ;3 ( entrust) to trust sb with sth confier qch à qn ; I would trust you with my life je te fais entièrement confiance ;4 ( hope) espérer (that que) ; I trust not/so j'espère bien que non/que oui.C vi to trust in faire confiance à [person] ; croire en [God, fortune] ; to trust to luck se fier au hasard.D trusted pp adj [friend] fidèle ; a trust colleague un collègue en qui on a confiance ; tried and trusted methods des méthodes fiables.E v refl to trust oneself to do être sûr de pouvoir faire ; I couldn't trust myself not to cry je n'étais pas sûr de pouvoir m'empêcher de pleurer ; I couldn't trust myself to speak j'ai préféré me taire. -
115 cent
cent [sent](coin) cent m;∎ American figurative it's not worth a cent ça ne vaut rien;∎ I haven't got a cent je n'ai pas un sou;∎ American to put one's two cents in mettre son grain de sel;∎ American familiar I'll buy it if you give me a cent's off (reduction) je l'achète si vous me faites une ristourne ou un prix□ -
116 gas
1 noun(a) (domestic) gaz m;∎ to turn on/off the gas allumer/éteindre le gaz;∎ to use gas for cooking faire la cuisine ou cuisiner au gaz;∎ a street lit by gas une rue éclairée au gaz∎ to have gas subir une anesthésie gazeuse ou par inhalation;∎ the dentist gave me gas le dentiste m'a endormi au gaz;∎ gas and air (mask) masque m à oxygène∎ familiar step on or hit the gas! (in car) appuie sur le champignon!; figurative grouille!, grouille-toi!∎ the party was a real gas on s'est bien marrés ou on a bien rigolé à la soirée;∎ to have a gas se marrer, s'en payer une tranche;∎ what a gas! quelle rigolade!;∎ he's a real gas! c'est un vrai boute-en-train!∎ they had a good gas on the phone ils ont taillé une bonne bavette au téléphone∎ it was a gas evening c'était une soirée super;∎ he's a gas man il est marrant, on se marre bien avec lui►► Administration Gas Board compagnie f du gaz;gas bracket applique f à gaz;gas burner brûleur m à gaz;gas central heating chauffage m central au gaz;gas chamber chambre f à gaz;gas chromatography chromatographie f en phase gazeuse;British gas cooker cuisinière f à gaz, gazinière f;gas cylinder bouteille f de gaz;gas field gisement m de gaz;British gas fire (appareil m de) chauffage m au gaz;gas fitter installateur(trice) m,f d'appareils à gaz;gas furnace fourneau m à gaz;gas gangrene (UNCOUNT) gangrène f gazeuse;gas gauge jauge f d'essence;gas industry industrie f du gaz;gas jet brûleur m;British gas lamp (in street) bec m de gaz;gas mantle manchon m à incandescence;gas mask masque m à gaz;gas meter compteur m à gaz;gas oil gas-oil m, gazole m;∎ to put one's head in a gas oven se suicider en mettant la tête dans un four à gaz;American gas pedal accélérateur m;gas pipe tuyau m à gaz;gas pipeline gazoduc m;gas range fourneau m à gaz;American gas station poste m d'essence, station-service f;gas station attendant employé(e) m,f de station-service, pompiste mf;gas turbine turbine f à gaz;gas turbine engine moteur m à turbine à gaz;gas welding soudage m au gaz∎ to gas the automobile up faire le plein d'essencefaire le plein d'essence -
117 lion
lion ['laɪən]1 noun∎ to fight like a lion se battre comme un lion;∎ to put one's head in the lion's mouth se jeter dans la gueule du loup;∎ born under the sign of the lion né sous le signe du Lion;∎ the lion's share la part du lion∎ a literary lion un grand nom de la littérature∎ Sport the Lions = équipe de rugby à quinze constituée des joueurs sélectionnés dans les quatre équipes nationales (Angleterre, pays de Galles, Écosse et Irlande)►► Lions Club = association caritative internationale regroupant des entreprises et des membres des professions libérales;lion cub lionceau m;the lion's den l'antre m du lion;lion house (at zoo) fauverie f;lion hunter chasseur m de lions;lion tamer dompteur(euse) m,f (de lions) -
118 make-up
(a) (cosmetics) maquillage m;∎ to put (one's) make-up on se maquiller;∎ she had a lot of make-up on elle était très maquillée;∎ eye make-up fard m pour les yeux(b) (constitution) constitution f;∎ she changed the make-up of the cabinet elle a procédé à un remaniement ministériel(c) (nature, character) nature f, caractère m;∎ spontaneous generosity is not really in her make-up elle n'est pas généreuse de nature(d) Typography mise f en pages►► make-up artist maquilleur(euse) m,f;make-up bag trousse f de maquillage;make-up box boîte f à maquillage;make-up remover démaquillant m;Television make-up room salle f de maquillage; -
119 oven
oven ['ʌvən]four m;∎ to cook sth in the oven faire cuire qch au four;∎ cook in a hot/medium oven faire cuire à four chaud/à four moyen;∎ to put one's head in the oven se suicider (au gaz);∎ figurative Athens is like an oven in summer Athènes est une vraie fournaise en été►► oven glove gant m isolant -
120 signature
signature ['sɪgnətʃə(r)]1 noun∎ to put one's signature to sth apposer sa signature sur qch;∎ his signature was on the letter la lettre portait sa signature∎ to witness a signature signer comme témoin;∎ American Politics the bill is awaiting signature le projet de loi attend la signature du président∎ Chanel and her signature two-piece suit Chanel et son fameux tailleur►► signature book parapheur m;signature stamp griffe f;British Radio & Television signature tune indicatif m (musical);∎ figurative the song became their signature tune cette chanson est devenue leur indicatif
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