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[kən'sɪdə] v1) думать, считать, полагать2) рассматривать, обсуждать; взвешивать, обдумыватьhe considered resigning — он обдумывал, не уйти ли ему в отставку
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N1. विचारThe thought of resigning the job never struck him.2. मतThere are different principles of thought in Buddhism. -
63 ♦ (to) resign
♦ (to) resign (1) /rrɪˈzaɪn/A v. t.abbandonare; lasciare: to resign an office, abbandonare una carica; to resign the chairmanship, lasciare la presidenza ( di un'azienda, ecc.); to resign one's post, dare le dimissioni, dimettersi ( dall'impiego)B v. i.1 dimettersi; dare le dimissioni: to resign as manager, dimettersi da direttore; He resigned from the company after ten years, ha lasciato l'azienda dopo dieci anni● (polit.) to resign from the Cabinet, dimettersi da ministro □ to resign oneself, rassegnarsi: They resigned themselves to their fate, si sono rassegnati loro destino; I couldn't resign myself to living alone, non potevo rassegnarmi a vivere solo □ This is no resigning matter, questa faccenda non comporta l'obbligo di dare le dimissioni. -
64 ♦ (to) resign
♦ (to) resign (1) /rrɪˈzaɪn/A v. t.abbandonare; lasciare: to resign an office, abbandonare una carica; to resign the chairmanship, lasciare la presidenza ( di un'azienda, ecc.); to resign one's post, dare le dimissioni, dimettersi ( dall'impiego)B v. i.1 dimettersi; dare le dimissioni: to resign as manager, dimettersi da direttore; He resigned from the company after ten years, ha lasciato l'azienda dopo dieci anni● (polit.) to resign from the Cabinet, dimettersi da ministro □ to resign oneself, rassegnarsi: They resigned themselves to their fate, si sono rassegnati loro destino; I couldn't resign myself to living alone, non potevo rassegnarmi a vivere solo □ This is no resigning matter, questa faccenda non comporta l'obbligo di dare le dimissioni. -
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66 contrary con·tra·ry
['kɒntrərɪ]1. adj1)contrary (to) — contrario (-a) (a), opposto (-a) (a)
contrary to what you may have heard, I am not resigning — contrariamente a quello che potete aver sentito, non mi dimetto
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67 question ***** ques·tion
['kwɛstʃ(ə)n]1. n1) (enquiry) domandato ask sb a question; put a question to sb — fare una domanda a qn
2) (matter, issue) questione f, argomentoit is an open question whether... — resta da vedere se..., è una questione aperta se...
the question is... — il problema è...
the person/night in question — la persona/la notte in questione
it is a question of whether... — si tratta di sapere se...
it's a question of doing... — si tratta di fare...
there can be no question of your resigning — che lei dia le dimissioni non è nemmeno da prendersi in considerazione
3)beyond or past question — fuori discussione or questionein question — in discussione, in dubbio
to bring or call sth into question — mettere in dubbio qc
2. vt1) (interrogate: person) interrogare2) (doubt) mettere in dubbio, dubitare diI question whether it is worthwhile — mi domando se ne vale or valga la pena
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68 maneuver
(Amer.) see academic.ru/45078/manoeuvre">manoeuvre* * ** * *ma·neu·verma·noeu·vre, AM ma·neu·ver[məˈnu:vəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. narmy \maneuvers Truppenübungen plon \maneuvers im Manöver3. no plto not allow sb much room for \maneuver jdm keinen großen Spielraum lassento have room [or scope] for \maneuver Spielraum habenII. vt1. (move)▪ to \maneuver sth somewhere etw irgendwohin manövrierento \maneuver a trolley einen Einkaufswagen lenken2. (pressure sb)to \maneuver sb into a compromise jdn geschickt zu einem Kompromiss zwingenthey \maneuverd her into resigning sie brachten sie dazu zurückzutretenIII. vi1. (move) manövrierenroom to \maneuver Spielraum m2. (scheme) taktieren* * *(US) [mə'nuːvə(r)]1. nthe troops were out on manoeuvres — die Truppen befanden sich im Manöver
2. vtmanövrierenhe manoeuvred his troops out onto the plain — er dirigierte or führte seine Truppen hinaus auf die Ebene
to manoeuvre a gun into position — ein Geschütz in Stellung bringen
to manoeuvre sb into doing sth — jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun
he manoeuvred his brother into a top job — er manövrierte or lancierte seinen Bruder in eine Spitzenposition
3. vimanövrieren; (MIL) (ein) Manöver durchführento manoeuvre for position (lit, fig) — sich in eine günstige Position manövrieren
room to manoeuvre — Spielraum m, Manövrierfähigkeit f
* * *A s1. SCHIFF, MIL Manöver n:a) taktische (Truppen- oder Flotten) Bewegung:be on maneuvers im Manöver sein;2. (Hand-)Griff m, Bewegung f3. fig Manöver n, Schachzug m, List fB v/i1. SCHIFF, MIL manövrieren2. fig manövrieren, lavieren, geschickt zu Werke gehenC v/t manövrieren (auch fig):maneuver sb into sth jemanden in etwas hineinmanövrieren oder -lotsen* * *(Amer.) see manoeuvre* * *(US) n.Manöver - n. -
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1.(Brit.)noun1) (Mil., Navy) Manöver, dasbe/go on manoeuvres — im Manöver sein/ins Manöver ziehen od. rücken
2. transitive verbroom for manoeuvre — (fig.) Spielraum, der
1) (Mil., Navy) führen; dirigieren2) (bring by manoeuvres) manövrieren; bugsieren (ugs.) [Sperriges]manoeuvre somebody/oneself/something into a good position — (fig.) jemanden/sich/etwas in eine gute Position manövrieren
3) (manipulate) beeinflussen3. intransitive verbmanoeuvre somebody into doing something — jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun
1) (Mil., Navy) [ein] Manöver durchführenroom to manoeuvre — Platz zum Manövrieren; (fig.) Spielraum, der
* * *[mə'nu:və] 1. noun1) (a planned movement (of troops, ships, aircraft, vehicles etc): Can you perform all the manoeuvres required by the driving test?) das Manöver2) (a skilful or cunning plan or action: His appointment was the result of many cunning manoeuvres.) der Schachzug2. verb(to (cause to) perform manoeuvres: She had difficulty manoeuvring her car into the narrow space.) manövrieren* * *ma·noeu·vre, AM ma·neu·ver[məˈnu:vəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. narmy \manoeuvres Truppenübungen plon \manoeuvres im Manöver3. no plto not allow sb much room for \manoeuvre jdm keinen großen Spielraum lassento have room [or scope] for \manoeuvre Spielraum habenII. vt1. (move)▪ to \manoeuvre sth somewhere etw irgendwohin manövrierento \manoeuvre a trolley einen Einkaufswagen lenken2. (pressure sb)to \manoeuvre sb into a compromise jdn geschickt zu einem Kompromiss zwingenthey \manoeuvred her into resigning sie brachten sie dazu zurückzutretenIII. vi1. (move) manövrierenroom to \manoeuvre Spielraum m2. (scheme) taktieren* * *(US) [mə'nuːvə(r)]1. nthe troops were out on manoeuvres — die Truppen befanden sich im Manöver
2. vtmanövrierenhe manoeuvred his troops out onto the plain — er dirigierte or führte seine Truppen hinaus auf die Ebene
to manoeuvre a gun into position — ein Geschütz in Stellung bringen
to manoeuvre sb into doing sth — jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun
he manoeuvred his brother into a top job — er manövrierte or lancierte seinen Bruder in eine Spitzenposition
3. vimanövrieren; (MIL) (ein) Manöver durchführento manoeuvre for position (lit, fig) — sich in eine günstige Position manövrieren
room to manoeuvre — Spielraum m, Manövrierfähigkeit f
* * *A s1. SCHIFF, MIL Manöver n:a) taktische (Truppen- oder Flotten) Bewegung:be on maneuvers im Manöver sein;2. (Hand-)Griff m, Bewegung f3. fig Manöver n, Schachzug m, List fB v/i1. SCHIFF, MIL manövrieren2. fig manövrieren, lavieren, geschickt zu Werke gehenC v/t manövrieren (auch fig):maneuver sb into sth jemanden in etwas hineinmanövrieren oder -lotsenmanoeuvrability, manoeuvrable, manoeuvre, manoeuvrer besonders Br für academic.ru/44981/maneuverability">maneuverability etc* * *1.(Brit.)noun1) (Mil., Navy) Manöver, dasbe/go on manoeuvres — im Manöver sein/ins Manöver ziehen od. rücken
2) (deceptive movement, scheme; also of vehicle, aircraft) Manöver, das2. transitive verbroom for manoeuvre — (fig.) Spielraum, der
1) (Mil., Navy) führen; dirigieren2) (bring by manoeuvres) manövrieren; bugsieren (ugs.) [Sperriges]manoeuvre somebody/oneself/something into a good position — (fig.) jemanden/sich/etwas in eine gute Position manövrieren
3) (manipulate) beeinflussen3. intransitive verbmanoeuvre somebody into doing something — jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun
1) (Mil., Navy) [ein] Manöver durchführen2) (move, scheme) manövrierenroom to manoeuvre — Platz zum Manövrieren; (fig.) Spielraum, der
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noundon't make so much noise/such a loud noise — sei nicht so laut/mach nicht solchen Lärm od. Krach
make a noise about something — (fig.): (complain) wegen etwas Krach machen od. schlagen (ugs.)
4)make noises about doing something — davon reden, etwas tun zu wollen
* * *[noiz]2) (an unpleasantly loud sound: I hate noise.) der Lärm•- academic.ru/50138/noiseless">noiseless- noiselessly
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- noisily* * *[nɔɪz]I. ndeafening \noise ohrenbetäubender Lärmto make a \noise Lärm [o Krach] machento stand the \noise den Lärm [o Krach] aushaltenstrange \noises seltsame Geräusche4.▶ to make a \noise Aufsehen erregen\noise level Lärmpegel m\noise reduction Lärmverminderung f\noise nuisance Lärmbelästigung f▪ to \noise sth about etw verbreiten* * *[nɔɪz]1. nGeräusch nt; (= loud, irritating sound) Lärm m, Krach m; (ELEC = interference) Rauschen ntwhat was that noise? —
the noise of (the) jet planes — der Düsenlärm
the noise of the traffic —
noises in the ears (Med) — Ohrensausen nt
it made a lot of noise — es war sehr laut, es hat viel Krach gemacht
stop making such a ( lot of) noise — hör auf, solchen Lärm or Krach zu machen
she made noises about leaving early — sie ließ immer wieder fallen, dass sie früh gehen wollte (inf)
he's always making noises about resigning — er redet dauernd davon, dass er zurücktreten will
to make reassuring/placatory noises — beruhigende/besänftigende Geräusche machen
she made ( all) the right noises — sie reagierte richtig
to make a noise in the world — Aufsehen erregen, von sich reden machen
a big noise (fig inf) — ein großes Tier (inf)
noise abatement/prevention — Lärmbekämpfung f
2. vtit was noised about that... — es ging das Gerücht (um), dass...
* * *noise [nɔız]A s1. Lärm m, Getöse n, Krach m, Geschrei n:noise of battle Gefechtslärm;hold your noise! umg halt den Mund!2. Geräusch n:what’s that noise? was ist das für ein Geräusch?;a small noise ein leises Geräusch;there is too much noise here hier ist es zu laut;not make a noise ganz leise oder still sein4. fig Krach m, Streit m:5. fig Aufsehen n, Geschrei n:make a great noise in the world großes Aufsehen erregen, viel von sich reden machen6. obs Gerücht nit’s being noised about that … man erzählt sich, dass …* * *noundon't make so much noise/such a loud noise — sei nicht so laut/mach nicht solchen Lärm od. Krach
make a noise about something — (fig.): (complain) wegen etwas Krach machen od. schlagen (ugs.)
4)make noises about doing something — davon reden, etwas tun zu wollen
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transitive verbausdrücklich sagen; ausdrücklich nennen [Namen]unless otherwise specified — wenn nicht anders angegeben
* * *1) (to mention particularly: He specified the main ilnesses that are caused by poverty.) (einzeln)angeben2) (to order specially: She ordered a cake from the baker and specified green icing.) aufführen•- academic.ru/69313/specific">specific- specifically* * *speci·fy<- ie->[ˈspesɪfaɪ]vt▪ to \specify sth etw angeben [o über etw dat Angaben machen]; (list in detail) etw spezifizieren; (list expressly) etw ausdrücklich angebenshe did not \specify reasons for resigning sie nannte keine Gründe für ihren Rücktrittmy contract specifies [that] I must give a month's notice if I leave my job mein Arbeitsvertrag sieht einen Monat Kündigungsfrist vorto \specify conditions Bedingungen festlegento \specify requirements Anforderungen darlegento \specify a time eine feste Zeit angebento clearly \specify sth etw klar darlegen [o geh spezifizieren]* * *['spesIfaɪ]1. vtangeben; (= list individually or in detail) spezifizieren, (einzeln) aufführen; (= stipulate) vorschreiben; (blueprint, contract etc) vorsehenin the specified order — in der angegebenen or vorgeschriebenen Reihenfolge
to specify how to do sth — genauer or näher ausführen, wie etw gemacht werden soll
2. vigenaue Angaben machen* * *specify [ˈspesıfaı]A v/t2. (in einer Aufstellung) besonders anführen3. bestimmen, (im Einzelnen) festsetzen:specified period of time bestimmter ZeitabschnittB v/i genaue Angaben machen* * *transitive verbausdrücklich sagen; ausdrücklich nennen [Namen]* * *v.angeben v.bestimmen v.präzisieren v.spezifizieren v. -
72 point
point [pɔɪnt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun2. plural noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = sharp end) pointe f• not to put too fine a point on it ( = frankly) pour être franc• three point six (3.6) trois virgule six (3,6)c. (in space, in time) point m• he had reached a point where he began to doubt whether... il en était arrivé à se demander si...► point of + noun• he had reached the point of resigning il en était arrivé au point de donner sa démission► up to a point jusqu'à un certain pointe. ( = idea) point m• you have a point there! il y a du vrai dans ce que vous dites !• he made the point that... il fit remarquer que...• point taken! (inf) d'accord !► a point of + noun• it was a point of honour with him never to refuse il se faisait un point d'honneur de ne jamais refuser• point of interest/of no importance point m intéressant/sans importancef. ( = important part) [of argument] objet m• that's just the point! justement !• to come to the point [person] en venir au fait• when it comes to the point, they don't value education au fond, ils n'accordent pas beaucoup d'importance à l'éducationg. ( = meaning) what was the point of his visit? quel était le but de sa visite ?• the point of this story is that... la morale de l'histoire, c'est que...h. ( = use) what's the point? à quoi bon ?• what's the point of waiting? à quoi bon attendre ?i. ( = characteristic) caractéristique f• the points to look for when buying a car les choses fpl auxquelles il faut faire attention lorsqu'on achète une voiture2. plural noun• when they ask questions he points them in the direction of the library quand ils posent des questions, il leur dit d'aller à la bibliothèquec. [+ toes] pointera. [person] montrer du doigt• to point at sth/sb désigner qch/qn du doigt• it all points to the fact that... tout laisse à penser que...5. compounds• at point-blank range à bout portant adverb [fire, shoot] à bout portant ; [refuse] catégoriquement ; [demand] de but en blanc ► point-by-point adjective méthodiquea. ( = show) [+ person, object, place] indiquerb. ( = mention) faire remarquer• I should point out that... je dois vous signaler que...* * *[pɔɪnt] 1.1) (of knife, needle, pencil etc) pointe f2) (location, position on scale) point m; ( less specific) endroit membarkation point — lieu m d'embarquement
point of entry — ( into country) point d'arrivée; ( of bullet into body) point d'impact; ( into atmosphere) point d'entrée
3) (extent, degree) point m5) (question, idea) point mto take up ou return to somebody's point — revenir sur un point soulevé par quelqu'un
you've made your point, please let me speak — vous vous êtes exprimé, laissez-moi parler
to make a point of doing something — ( as matter of pride) mettre un point d'honneur à faire quelque chose; ( do deliberately) faire quelque chose exprès
my point was that — ce que je voulais dire, c'était que
I take your point — ( agreeing) je suis d'accord avec vous
I take your point, but — je vois bien où vous voulez en venir, mais
all right, point taken! — très bien, j'en prends note
6) ( central idea) point m essentielto keep ou stick to the point — rester dans le sujet
7) ( purpose) objet mwhat's the point of doing...? — à quoi bon faire...?
8) (feature, characteristic) point m, côté m9) Sport, Finance ( in scoring) point mto win on points — ( in boxing) remporter une victoire aux points
match point — ( in tennis) balle f de match
10) ( dot) point m; ( decimal point) virgule f; ( diacritic) signe m diacritique; Mathematics point m2.points plural noun1) GB Railways aiguillages mpl, aiguilles fpl2) Automobile électrodes fpl3) ( in ballet)3.transitive verb1) (aim, direct)to point something at somebody — braquer quelque chose sur quelqu'un [camera, gun]
to point the finger at somebody — ( accuse) accuser quelqu'un
to point something towards — (of car, boat) diriger quelque chose vers
to point somebody in the right direction — lit, fig mettre quelqu'un dans la bonne direction
2) ( show)to point the way to — lit (person, signpost) indiquer la direction de
3) (in ballet, gym)4) Construction jointoyer [wall]4.1) ( indicate) indiquer or montrer (du doigt)to point at somebody/something — montrer quelqu'un/quelque chose du doigt
2) [signpost, arrow] indiquerto point at somebody ou in somebody's direction — [gun, camera] être braqué sur quelqu'un
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reason [ˈri:zn]1. nouna. ( = justification) raison f• the reasons are... les raisons en sont...• I have (every) reason to believe that... j'ai (tout) lieu de croire que...• for the very reason that... précisément parce que...b. ( = mental faculty) raison fc. ( = common sense) raison fa. ( = think logically) raisonner* * *['riːzn] 1.1) ( cause) raison f (for, behind de)for no (good) reason —
if you are late for any reason — si tu es en retard, pour une raison ou pour une autre
I have reason to believe that... — j'ai des raisons de croire que...
by reason of — sout en raison de
the reason why... — la raison pour laquelle...
I'll tell you the reason why... — je vais te dire pourquoi...
the reason is that... — la raison en est que...
the reason given is that... — la raison invoquée est que...
to have every ou good reason for doing ou to do — avoir tout lieu de faire
she was angry, and with good reason — elle était fâchée, et à juste titre
2) ( common sense) raison f2.to listen to ou see reason — entendre raison
transitive verb1) ( argue) soutenir2) ( conclude) déduire3. 4.reasoned past participle adjective raisonné -
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set [set](verb: preterite, past participle set)1. nouna. [of oars, keys, golf clubs, spanners] jeu m ; [of chairs, saucepans, weights] série f ; [of clothes] ensemble m ; [of dishes, plates] service m• you can't buy them separately, they're a set vous ne pouvez pas les acheter séparément ils forment un lotd. ( = group of people) bande f2. adjectivea. ( = unchanging) [price, time, purpose] fixe ; [smile, jaw] figé ; [idea] (bien) arrêté ; [lunch] à prix fixeb. ( = prearranged) [time, date] fixé ; [book, subject] au programmec. ( = determined)d. ( = ready) prêt• on your marks, get set, go! à vos marques, prêts, partez !• to be all set to do sth être prêt à or pour faire qcha. ( = put) [+ object] placer• his stories, set in the Paris of 1890,... ses histoires, situées dans le Paris de 1890,...b. ( = adjust) régler ; [+ alarm] mettre• have you set the alarm clock? est-ce que tu as mis le réveil ?c. [+ arm, leg] plâtrerd. [+ date, deadline, limit] fixere. [+ task, subject] donner ; [+ exam, test] choisir les questions de ; [+ texts] mettre au programmef. ( = cause to be, do, begin) to set sth going mettre qch en marche• to set o.s. to do sth entreprendre de faire qcha. [sun, moon] se coucherb. [broken bone, limb] se ressouder ; [jelly, jam, concrete] prendrec. ( = start)5. compoundsa. ( = begin) se mettre àb. ( = attack) attaquera. [+ argument, fact] opposerb. [+ person] monter contre[+ person] distinguera. ( = keep) mettre de côtéb. [+ objection] ignorer ; [+ differences] oubliera. [+ development, progress, clock] retarder• the disaster set back the project by ten years le désastre a retardé de dix ans la réalisation du projetb. ( = cost) (inf) it set me back £1000 ça m'a coûté 1 000 livresa. ( = put down) [+ object] poserb. ( = record) noter ; [+ rules, guidelines] établir= set off[+ idea, plan, opinion] exposer[complications, difficulties] survenir( = leave) se mettre en routeb. ( = enhance) mettre en valeura. attaquerb. ( = order to attack) he set his dogs on us il a lâché ses chiens sur nous► set outb. ( = attempt) he set out to explain why it had happened il a essayé d'expliquer pourquoi cela s'était produit► set up( = start business) s'établira. ( = place in position) mettre en placeb. [+ organization] fonder ; [+ business, company, fund] créer ; [+ system, procedure] mettre en place ; [+ meeting] organiserd. ( = strengthen) [food, drink] mettre d'attaquef. ( = falsely incriminate) (inf) monter un coup contre* * *[set] 1.1) ( collection) (of keys, spanners, screwdrivers) jeu m; (of golf clubs, stamps, coins, chairs) série f; ( of cutlery) service m; ( of encyclopedias) collection f; fig (of data, rules, instructions, tests) série fthey're sold in sets of 10 — ils sont vendus par lots mpl de 10
a set of fingerprints — des empreintes fpl digitales
a set of traffic lights — des feux mpl (de signalisation)
2) (kit, game)3) ( pair)my top/bottom set — ( of false teeth) la partie supérieure/inférieure de mon dentier
5) ( television) poste mthe smart ou fashionable set — les gens mpl à la mode
7) ( scenery) Theatre décor m; Cinema, Television plateau m8) Mathematics ensemble m9) GB School (class, group) groupe m10) ( hair-do) mise f en plis2.1) ( fixed) (épith) [procedure, rule, task] bien déterminé; [time, price] fixe; [menu] à prix fixe; [formula] toute faite; [idea] arrêtéset phrase — expression f consacrée
set expression — locution f figée
to be set in one's ideas ou opinions — avoir des idées bien arrêtées
2) ( stiff) [expression, smile] figé3) School, University ( prescribed)5) ( determined)to be (dead) set against something/doing — être tout à fait contre quelque chose/l'idée de faire
to be set on something/on doing — tenir absolument à quelque chose/à faire
6) ( firm) [jam, honey] épais/épaisse; [cement] dur; [yoghurt] ferme3.1) (place, position) placer [object]; monter [gem]to set something before somebody — lit placer quelque chose devant quelqu'un; fig présenter quelque chose à quelqu'un
to set something straight — lit ( align) remettre quelque chose droit [painting]; fig ( tidy) remettre de l'ordre dans quelque chose
to set matters ou the record straight — fig mettre les choses au point
2) ( prepare) mettre [table]; tendre [trap]to set the stage ou scene for something — fig préparer le lieu de quelque chose
to set one's mark ou stamp on something — laisser sa marque sur quelque chose
3) (affix, establish) fixer [date, deadline, place, price, target]; lancer [fashion, trend]; donner [tone]; établir [precedent, record]to set a good/bad example to somebody — montrer le bon/mauvais exemple à quelqu'un
4) ( adjust) mettre [quelque chose] à l'heure [clock]; mettre [alarm clock, burglar alarm, timer]; programmer [magnétoscope]to set the oven to 180° — mettre le four sur 180°
I set the heating to come on at 6 am — j'ai réglé le chauffage pour qu'il se mette en route à six heures
5) ( start)to set something going — mettre quelque chose en marche [machine]
to set somebody laughing/thinking — faire rire/réfléchir quelqu'un
6) (impose, prescribe) [teacher] donner [homework, essay]; poser [problem]; créer [crossword puzzle]7) Cinema, Literature, Theatre, Television situerto set a book in 1960/New York — situer un roman en 1960/à New York
8) Music9) ( in printing) composer [text, type] (in en)10) Medicine immobiliser [broken bone]11) ( style)12) ( cause to harden) faire prendre [jam, concrete]4.1) [sun] se coucher2) [jam, concrete] prendre; [glue] sécher3) Medicine [fracture] se ressouder•Phrasal Verbs:- set back- set by- set down- set in- set off- set on- set out- set to- set up- set upon••to be well set-up — (colloq) ( financially) avoir les moyens (colloq)
to make a (dead) set at somebody — (colloq) GB se lancer à la tête de quelqu'un (colloq)
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75 think
think [θɪŋk](verb: preterite, past participle thought)1. nouna. ( = consider) réfléchir, penser• what are you thinking about? à quoi pensez-vous ?• think about it! pensez-y !• I wouldn't think of such a thing! ça ne me viendrait jamais à l'idée !• would you think of letting him go alone? vous le laisseriez partir seul, vous ?• sorry, I wasn't thinking pardon, je n'ai pas réfléchi• I didn't think to ask or of asking if you... je n'ai pas pensé à te demander si tu...c. ( = remember) penser (of à)d. ( = imagine) to think (of) imaginer• just think! imagine un peu !e. ( = devise) to think of avoir l'idée de• what will he think of next? qu'est-ce qu'il va encore inventer ?f. ( = have as opinion) penser• to think well or a lot of sb/sth penser le plus grand bien de qn/qch• to think nothing of doing sth ( = do as a matter of course) trouver tout naturel de faire qch ; ( = do unscrupulously) n'avoir aucun scrupule à faire qch• think nothing of it! mais pas du tout !a. ( = be of opinion, believe) penser, croire• I think so/not je crois que oui/non• what do you think? qu'est-ce que tu (en) penses ?• what do you think I should do? que penses-tu que je doive faire ?• I thought so or as much! je m'en doutais !• what do you think of him? comment le trouves-tu ?• who do you think you are? pour qui te prends-tu ?b. ( = conceive, imagine) (s')imaginer• think what we could do with that house! imagine ce que nous pourrions faire de cette maison !• who would have thought it! qui l'aurait dit !c. ( = reflect) penser à• just think what you're doing! pense un peu à ce que tu fais !4. compounds[+ problem, proposition] réfléchir sérieusement à ; [+ plan] élaborer[+ offer, suggestion] (bien) réfléchir à[+ plan, proposal] examiner en détail* * *[θɪŋk] 1.2.to have a think about something — GB réfléchir à quelque chose
transitive verb (prét, pp thought)1) (hold view, believe) croireI don't think so —
‘is he reliable?’ - ‘I'd like to think so but...’ — ‘peut-on lui faire confiance?’ - ‘j'espère bien mais...’
to think it best to do/that — penser qu'il serait préférable de faire/que
him, a millionaire? I don't think! — iron lui un millionnaire? sans blague!
2) ( imagine) imaginer, croireI can't think how/why etc — je n'ai aucune idée comment/pourquoi etc
who do you think you are? — ( indignantly) pour qui vous prenez-vous?
and to think that I believed him! — GB et dire que je le croyais!
3) (have thought, idea) penserI was just thinking: suppose we sold the car? — je me posais la question: si nous vendions la voiture?
we're thinking sex here — (colloq) c'est de sexe qu'il s'agit
let's think Green! — (colloq) pensons écolo! (colloq)
4) (rate, assess)to think a lot/not much of — penser/ne pas penser beaucoup de bien de
5) ( remember) penser3.to think where/how — se rappeler où/comment
intransitive verb (prét, pp thought)1) gen penser; ( before acting or speaking) réfléchirto think clearly ou straight — avoir les idées claires
I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking — je m'excuse, je ne sais pas où j'avais la tête
let's think: three people at £170 each... — voyons: trois personnes à 170 livres sterling chacune...
come to think of it... — maintenant que j'y pense...
2) ( take into account)to think about ou of somebody/something — penser à quelqu'un/quelque chose
3) ( consider)4) ( have in mind)5) ( imagine)a million pounds, think of that! — un million de livres, t'imagines! (colloq)
6) ( tolerate idea) (tjrs nég)7) ( remember)•Phrasal Verbs:- think up••to have another think coming — (colloq) GB se tromper lourdement
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76 withdrawal
withdrawal [wɪθˈdrɔ:əl]1. nouna. ( = removal) [of application, troops, product] retrait m• his party has announced its withdrawal of support for the government son parti a annoncé qu'il retirait son soutien au gouvernementc. (after addiction) to be in or suffering from withdrawal être en état de manque2. compounds• to suffer or have withdrawal symptoms être en état de manque* * *[wɪð'drɔːəl, wɪθ'd-]1) gen, Finance, Military retrait m (of, from de); Politics ( of ambassador) rappel mwithdrawal of labour — GB arrêt m de travail
2) Psychology repli m sur soi3) ( of drug addict) état m de manque -
77 manoeuvre
ma·noeu·vre [məʼnu:vəʳ], (Am) ma·neu·ver [-ɚ] narmy \manoeuvres Truppenübungen fpl;on \manoeuvres im Manöver3) no plto not allow sb much room for \manoeuvre jdm keinen großen Spielraum lassen;1) ( move)to \manoeuvre sth somewhere etw irgendwohin manövrieren;to \manoeuvre a trolley einen Einkaufswagen lenken2) ( pressure sb)to \manoeuvre sb into sth jdn [durch geschickte Manöver] zu etw dat bringen;to \manoeuvre sb into a compromise jdn geschickt zu einem Kompromiss zwingen;they \manoeuvred her into resigning sie brachten sie dazu zurückzutreten vi1) ( move) manövrieren;this car \manoeuvres well at high speed dieses Auto lässt sich bei hoher Geschwindigkeit gut fahren;room to \manoeuvre Spielraum m2) ( scheme) taktieren -
78 resignation
res·ig·na·tion [ˌrezɪgʼneɪʃən] nthey received the news with \resignation sie nahmen die Nachricht schicksalsergeben auf -
79 specify
( list expressly) etw ausdrücklich angeben;she did not \specify reasons for resigning sie nannte keine Gründe für ihren Rücktritt;my contract specifies [that] I must give a month's notice if I leave my job mein Arbeitsvertrag sieht einen Monat Kündigungsfrist vor;to \specify conditions Bedingungen festlegen;to \specify requirements Anforderungen darlegen;to \specify a time eine feste Zeit angeben; -
80 notion
noun1) понятие; представление; идея; to have no notion of smth. не иметь ни малейшего представления о чем-л.2) взгляд, мнение; точка зрения3) знание, знакомство4) намерение; I have no notion of resigning я не собираюсь подавать в отставку5) изобретение; остроумное приспособление, прибор6) класс, категория; it comes under the notion of... это относится к категории...7) (pl.) univ. collocation характерное выражение, обычай или традиция студентов Винчестерского колледжа8) (pl.) amer. необходимые мелкие предметы: нитки, булавки и пр.; галантерея9) (attr.) notion department галантерейный отделSyn:idea* * *1 (n) идея; мнение; понятие; точка зрения2 (p) представление о* * *1) понятие, представление 2) взгляд, мнение* * *[no·tion || 'nəʊʃn] n. понятие, представление, взгляд; мнение, точка зрения; идея, изобретение; намерение* * *взглядгалантереязнакомствознаниеидеяизобретениекатегорияклассмнениенамерениепонятиепонятияпредставлениеприбор* * *1) а) идея, представление б) взгляд, мнение, точка зрения 2) а) понятие (научное) б) категория
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