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62 come back
1) ( return) gen revenir ( from de; to à); ( to one's house) rentrerto come back to — revenir à [topic, problem]
to come back with — ( return) revenir avec [present, idea, flu]; ( reply) répondre par [offer, suggestion]
2) ( become popular) [law, system] être rétabli; [trend] revenir à la mode -
63 confident
confident [ˈkɒnfɪdənt]• to be confident that... être sûr que...* * *['kɒnfɪdənt]1) ( sure) sûr, confiantto be confident that — être sûr or persuadé que
to be confident of success ou of succeeding — avoir la certitude de réussir
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64 counter
counter [ˈkaʊntər]1. noun• to buy/sell medicines over the counter acheter/vendre des médicaments sans ordonnanceb. ( = disc) jeton m2. adverb3. adjective( = reply) riposter* * *['kaʊntə(r)] 1.1) ( service area) (in shop, snack bar) comptoir m; (in bank, post office) guichet m; (in pub, bar) bar mthe girl at ou behind the counter — ( in shop) la vendeuse; (in bank, post office) la caissière
available over the counter — [medicine] vendu sans ordonnance
2) ( section of a shop) rayon mcheese counter — fromagerie f, rayon m fromagerie
3) ( token) jeton m2.counter to prepositional phrase [be, go, run] à l'encontre de; [act, behave] contrairement à3.transitive verb répondre à [accusation, threat]; neutraliser [effet]; parer [blow]; enrayer [inflation]4. 5.counter+ combining form contre- -
65 coupon
coupon [ˈku:pɒn]( = money-off voucher) bon m de réduction ; ( = form in newspaper, magazine) bulletin-réponse m ; (for rationed product) ticket m de rationnement* * *['kuːpɒn]1) ( for goods) bon m2) ( cut-out in ad) coupon m3) ( for pools) grille f de paris -
66 crushing
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67 defiant
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68 defiantly
defiantly [dɪˈfaɪəntlɪ][speak] d'un ton de défi ; [reply, stare] d'un air de défi* * *[dɪ'faɪəntlɪ]adverb [say] avec défi -
69 devastating
devastating [ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ][war, attack, storm, effect] dévastateur (- trice f) ; [consequence, result, loss] désastreux ; [news, reply] accablant ; [wit, charm] irrésistible• to have a devastating effect (on sb/sth) avoir un effet dévastateur (sur qn/qch)* * *['devəsteɪtɪŋ]1) ( stunning) lit dévastateur/-trice; fig ravageur/-euse2) ( crushing) [news, loss, criticism] accablant; [argument] écrasant -
70 directness
directness [dɪˈrektnɪs]* * *[daɪ'rektnɪs, dɪ-]1) (of person, attitude) franchise f2) (of play, work, writing) authenticité f -
71 disappointed
disappointed [‚dɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd]• to be disappointed that... être déçu que... + subj* * *[ˌdɪsə'pɔɪntɪd]1) ( let down) déçu (about, at, by, with something par quelque chose)2) ( unfulfilled) déçu -
72 early
early [ˈɜ:lɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = near beginning of period) [years, days, film, book] premier• don't go, it's still early ne t'en va pas, il est encore tôtc. ( = before expected time) [departure, death] prématuré ; [flowers, crop] précoce• to be early [person, train] être en avanced. ( = occurring in near future) at an early date bientôt• "hoping for an early reply" « dans l'espoir d'une prompte réponse »2. adverba. ( = near beginning of period) [start] tôt• early next month/year tôt le mois prochain/l'année prochaine• early this month/year tôt dans le mois/l'année► early inb. [get up, go to bed, set off] tôt, de bonne heurec. ( = before usual time) [arrive, end] en avance ; [flower, harvest] tôt3. compounds* * *['ɜːlɪ] 1.1) ( one of the first) [attempt, role, years, novel, play] premier/-ière2) ( sooner than usual) [death] prématuré; [delivery, settlement] rapide; [vegetable, fruit] précoceto have an early lunch/night — déjeuner/se coucher tôt
at your earliest convenience — sout à votre convenance fml
3) ( in period of time)2.in early childhood — dans la petite ou première enfance
1) ( in period of time) tôtcan you make it earlier? — ( arranging time) pouvez-vous plus tôt?
2) (before expected, too soon) en avanceto do something two days/three weeks early — faire quelque chose avec deux jours/trois semaines d'avance
••it's the early bird that catches the worm — Prov l'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt
to be an early bird — être un/-e lève-tôt
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73 elicit
elicit [ɪˈlɪsɪt][+ reply, explanation, information] obtenir ( from de ) ; [+ reaction] susciter ( from de la part de ) ; [+ admission, promise] arracher ( from à)* * *[ɪ'lɪsɪt]transitive verb obtenir [opinion]; provoquer [reaction, response]; tirer [explanation] -
74 emphatically
emphatically [ɪmˈfætɪkəlɪ][say, reply, refuse] catégoriquement ; [deny] farouchement* * *[ɪm'fætɪklɪ]adverb gen énergiquement; [insist] avec force -
75 evenly
evenly [ˈi:vənlɪ]a. ( = equally) [distribute] également ; ( = steadily) [breathe, beat, flow] régulièrement• to divide/split sth evenly diviser/répartir qch en parts égalesb. ( = calmly) [say, ask, reply] d'une voix égale* * *['iːvnlɪ]1) [spread, apply] uniformément; [breathe] régulièrement; [divide] en parts égales2) ( placidly) [say] posément -
76 favour
1. noun• do me a favour and... sois gentil,...b. ( = approval) to be in favour être en faveur• to find favour with sb [person] s'attirer les bonnes grâces de qn ; [suggestion] gagner l'approbation de qn• they voted in favour of accepting the pay offer ils ont voté en faveur de la proposition salarialec. ( = advantage) faveur fd. ( = partiality) faveur fa. ( = be in favour of) [+ idea, option] être partisan deb. ( = prefer) [+ person] préférer ; [+ candidate, pupil] montrer une préférence pourc. ( = help) favoriser* * *1.GB, favor US ['feɪvə(r)] noun1) ( approval)to regard somebody/something with favour — considérer quelqu'un/quelque chose avec bienveillance
to win/lose favour with somebody — s'attirer/perdre les bonnes grâces de quelqu'un
to be out of favour with somebody — [person] ne plus être dans les bonnes grâces de quelqu'un; [idea, method] ne plus être en vogue auprès de quelqu'un
to fall ou go out of favour — [idea, method] passer de mode
2) ( kindness) service mthey're not doing themselves any favours — ils desservent leur (propre) cause ( by doing en faisant)
to ask a favour of somebody —
to return a favour — lit
to return the favour — iron rendre la pareille ( by doing en faisant)
3) ( advantage)2. 3.to be in somebody's favour — [situation] être avantageux pour quelqu'un; [financial rates, wind] être favorable à quelqu'un
transitive verb1) ( prefer) être pour [method, solution]; préférer [clothing, colour]; être partisan de [political party, course of action]to favour somebody — gen montrer une préférence pour quelqu'un; ( unfairly) accorder un traitement de faveur à quelqu'un
2) ( benefit) [plans, circumstances] favoriser; [law, balance of power] privilégier4.favoured past participle adjective gen favori/-ite; ( most likely) [date, plan, view] privilégié5.in favour of prepositional phrase1) ( on the side of) en faveur deto be in favour of somebody/something — être pour quelqu'un/quelque chose
to speak in favour of — soutenir [motion]
to come out in favour of — exprimer son soutien à [plan, person]
2) ( to the advantage of)to decide in somebody's favour — gen donner raison à quelqu'un; Law donner gain de cause à quelqu'un
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77 formulate
formulate [ˈfɔ:mjʊleɪt]* * *['fɔːmjʊleɪt]transitive verb élaborer [rules, principles]; formuler [idea, design, reply, bill, policy] -
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79 forthright
forthright [ˈfɔ:θraɪt][person, manner, answer] direct* * *['fɔːθraɪt]adjective [person, manner] direct; [reply] sans détours -
80 grateful
grateful [ˈgreɪtfʊl]• with grateful thanks avec mes (or nos) plus sincères remerciements• I would be grateful if you could send me... (in letter) je vous serais reconnaissant de bien vouloir m'envoyer...* * *['greɪtfl]to be grateful that — être heureux/-euse que (+ subj)
let's be grateful that — estimons-nous heureux que (+ subj)
with grateful thanks — avec mes or nos plus sincères remerciements
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