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rainy adj [afternoon, climate, place] pluvieux/-ieuse ; rainy day jour m pluvieux or de pluie ; rainy season saison f des pluies.to keep ou save something for a rainy day mettre de l'argent de côté ; I'm saving it for a rainy day je le mets de côté pour le jour où j'en aurai besoin. -
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pluvieux;∎ a rainy day un jour de pluie;∎ figurative to save sth for a rainy day garder qch pour les mauvais jours►► rainy season saison f des pluies -
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adjective (having (many) showers of rain: a rainy day; the rainy season; rainy weather.) pluvieux, des pluies -
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7 save etc for a rainy day
(to keep (especially money) until one needs it or in case one may need it.) garder pour les mauvais jours -
8 rain
[rein] 1. noun1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) pluie2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) pluie2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) pleuvoir2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) pleuvoir•- rainy- raininess - rainbow - rain check: take a rain check - raincoat - raindrop - rainfall - rain forest - rain-gauge - keep - save for a rainy day - rain cats and dogs - the rains - as right as rain - right as rain -
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period [ˈpɪərɪəd]1. noun• the factory will be closed for an indefinite period l'usine sera fermée pour une durée indéterminée• I won't do it, period je ne le ferai pas, un point c'est tout2. compounds* * *['pɪərɪəd] 1.bright periods — Meteorology éclaircies fpl
rainy periods — Meteorology averses fpl
2) US ( full stop) lit, fig point m3) ( menstruation) règles fplto have a free period — ≈ avoir une heure de libre
5) Sport période f de jeu2.noun modifier ( of a certain era) [ costume, furniture, instrument] d'époque; ( reproduction) [ costume, instrument] caractéristique de l'époque; [ furniture] de style (ancien) -
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spell [spel](verb: preterite, past participle spelt or spelled)1. nounb. ( = period of work) tour mc. ( = brief period) (courte) période f• how do you spell it? comment est-ce que cela s'écrit ?• can you spell it for me? pouvez-vous me l'épeler ?b. [letters] donner ; ( = mean) signifier• d-o-g spells "dog" d-o-g font « dog »4. compounds* * *[spel] 1.1) ( period) moment m, période frainy spell — ondée f
sunny spell — éclaircie f
2) ( magic words) formule f magiqueevil spell — maléfice m
to cast ou put a spell on somebody — lit, fig jeter un sort à quelqu'un
to break the spell — fig rompre le charme
2.to be under somebody's spell — fig être sous le charme de quelqu'un
2) ( imply) signifier [danger, disaster, ruin]; sonner [end]3.he spells badly/well — il a une mauvaise/bonne orthographe
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wet [wet]1. adjectivea. [object, grass, clothes, place, sand, hair] mouillé ; [cement, plaster, paint, ink] frais ( fraîche f)• "wet paint" « attention, peinture fraîche »• he's still wet behind the ears (inf) ( = immature) il est un peu jeune ; ( = inexperienced) il manque d'expérienceb. [climate] humide2. noun• to wet o.s. or one's pants mouiller sa culotte4. compounds* * *[wet] 1.1) ( dampness) humidité f2) (colloq) GB péj chiffe f molle (colloq) pej3) GB Politics conservateur/-trice m/f modéré/-e2.1) ( damp) mouillé2) ( freshly applied) gen humide‘wet paint’ — ‘peinture fraîche’
3) ( rainy) [weather, season, day] humide; [conditions] d'humidité; [spell] de pluietomorrow, the North will be wet — demain, il pleuvra dans le nord
4) GB péj [person] qui manque de caractère; [remark] sans intérêt5) GB Politics modéré3.transitive verb2) ( urinate in or on)4.to wet one's pants/the bed — [child] faire pipi dans sa culotte/dans son lit
to wet oneself — gen mouiller sa culotte; [child] faire pipi dans sa culotte
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14 monsoon
[mon'su:n]1) (a wind that blows in Southern Asia, from the south-west in summer, from the northeast in winter.) mousson2) (the rainy season caused by the southwest monsoon.) mousson (d'été) -
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1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) désagréable2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) déplaisant3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) mauvais4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) mauvais5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) vilain6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) pénible•- nastily- nastiness -
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['si:zn] 1. noun1) (one of the main divisions of the year according to the regular variation of the weather, length of day etc: The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter; The monsoon brings the rainy season.) saison2) (the usual, proper or suitable time for something: the football season.) saison2. verb1) (to add salt, pepper, mustard etc to: She seasoned the meat with plenty of pepper.) assaisonner2) (to let (wood) be affected by rain, sun etc until it is ready for use.) laisser vieillir, conditionner•- seasonal - seasoned - seasoning - season ticket - in season - out of season -
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18 wet
[wet] 1. adjective1) (containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid: We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road.) mouillé2) (rainy: a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday.) pluvieux2. verb(to make wet: She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed.) mouiller3. noun1) (moisture: a patch of wet.) humidité2) (rain: Don't go out in the wet.) pluie•- wetness- wet blanket - wet-nurse - wetsuit - wet through -
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B adj1 ( not wet or moist) [clothing, ground, hair, hand, paint, crackle, rustle] sec/sèche ; [skin, hair, throat, mouth, cough] sec/sèche ; [riverbed, well] à sec ; to run dry [river, funds, supplies] se tarir ; dry bread pain sec ; to be ou feel dry ( thirsty) [person] avoir le gosier sec ○ ; to keep sth dry tenir qch au sec ; to keep (oneself) dry rester au sec ; to get dry se sécher ; to get sth dry (faire) sécher qch ; to wipe sth dry essuyer qch ; the kettle has boiled dry toute l'eau de la bouilloire s'est évaporée ; on dry land sur la terre ferme ;2 ( not rainy) [weather, climate, season, month, heat] sec/sèche ; [day, spell] sans pluie ; it will be dry tomorrow il ne pleuvra pas demain ;3 ( not sweet) [wine, sherry etc] sec/sèche ;5 ( dull) [book, reading, subject matter] aride ;6 ( forbidding alcohol) [state, country] qui interdit la vente de boissons alcoolisées ;C vtr faire sécher [clothes, washing] ; sécher [fruit, meat, flowers] ; to dry the dishes essuyer la vaisselle ; to dry sb's hair sécher les cheveux de qn ; to dry one's hair/hands se sécher les cheveux/les mains ; to dry one's eyes sécher ses larmes.D vi [sheet, clothes, hair, paint, blood, concrete] sécher.(as) dry as a bone sec/sèche comme un coup de trique ; (as) dry as dust ennuyeux/-euse comme la pluie.■ dry off:■ dry out:▶ dry out1 lit [wood, walls, clay, soil] sécher ; don't let the plant dry out ne laissez pas la plante se dessécher ;2 ○ [alcoholic] se faire désintoxiquer ;▶ dry out [sth/sb], dry [sth/sb] out2 ○ désintoxiquer [alcoholic].■ dry up:▶ dry up3 ( wipe crockery etc) [person] essuyer la vaisselle ;4 ○ ( be unable to speak) [speaker, actor, interviewee] sécher ○ ; oh, dry up will you! GB boucle-la, tu veux bien ○ ! ;▶ dry up [sth], dry [sth] up1 [heat, drought] assécher [puddle, river, pond] ;2 [person] essuyer [plates, crockery]. -
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A n1 gen, Geol, Astron, Hist période f ; ( longer) époque f ; for a short period pendant une courte période ; a period of peace and prosperity une période or une époque de paix et de prospérité ; trial/Christmas period période d'essai/de Noël ; the late Roman/pre-war period l'époque romaine tardive/l'époque or la période de l'avant-guerre ; cloudy/sunny periods Meteorol périodes nuageuses/d'ensoleillement ; bright periods Meteorol éclaircies fpl ; rainy periods Meteorol averses fpl ; for/over a two-year period pendant/en deux ans ; for a long period pendant longtemps ;4 ( menstruation) règles fpl ;5 Sch ( lesson) cours m, leçon f ; a double period of French deux cours de français à la suite ; to have a free period ≈ avoir une heure de libre ;B modif ( of a certain era) [costume, furniture, instrument] d'époque ; ( reproduction) [costume, instrument, style, performance] caractéristique de l'époque ; [furniture] de style (ancien).
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