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1 rich
rich [rɪtʃ](a) (wealthy, affluent) riche;∎ it doesn't affect rich people ça ne touche pas les riches;∎ they want to get rich quick ils veulent s'enrichir très vite;∎ the rich part of town les quartiers riches, les beaux quartiers;∎ I'm a hundred pounds richer j'ai une centaine de livres de plus(b) (elegant, luxurious) riche, luxueux, somptueux;∎ rich tapestries des tapisseries somptueuses(c) (abundant, prolific) riche, abondant;∎ rich in vitamins/in proteins riche en vitamines/en protéines;∎ rich vegetation végétation f luxuriante;∎ also figurative there are rich pickings to be had ça peut rapporter gros∎ rich soil sol m fertile ou riche;∎ a rich imagination une imagination fertile(e) (full, eventful) riche;∎ she led a very rich life elle a eu une vie bien remplie;∎ their culture was extremely rich ils avaient une culture extrêmement riche∎ your diet is too rich vous mangez trop d'aliments riches∎ rich humour humour m très drôle;∎ the rich les riches mplrichesses fpl►► Cars & Technology rich mixture (in engine) mélange m riche -
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A n2 gen, Mil ( attack) attaque f (on, against contre) ; air/pre-emptive strike attaque aérienne/préventive ;3 Mining ( discovery) découverte f (d'un gisement) ; to make a strike trouver or découvrir un gisement ; diamond strike découverte d'un gisement de diamants ; lucky strike fig coup m de chance ;4 ( clock mechanism) sonnerie f ;6 Fishg touche f.1 ( hit) [person, stick, bat] frapper [person, object, ball] ; [torpedo, missile] frapper, toucher [target, vessel] ; [ship, car, person] heurter [rock, tree, pedestrian] ; to strike sb on the head/in the face [person] frapper qn à la tête/au visage ; [object] heurter qn à la tête/au visage ; to strike sth with taper qch avec [stick, hammer] ; she struck the table with her fist ( deliberately) elle a frappé du poing sur la table ; he struck his head on the table il s'est cogné la tête contre la table ; his head struck the table sa tête a heurté la table ; lightning struck the house/struck him la foudre est tombée sur la maison/l'a frappé ; to be struck by lightning [tree, house, person] être touché par la foudre ; to strike sb to the ground ( with fist) faire tomber qn d'un coup de poing ; ( with stick) faire tomber qn d'un coup de bâton ; to strike sb a blow lit, fig porter un coup à qn ; to strike the first blow lit, fig porter le premier coup ; to strike sb dead [lightning, God] foudroyer qn ; [person] porter un coup mortel à qn ; to be struck blind/dumb litér être frappé de cécité/de mutisme ; to be struck dumb with amazement être frappé d'étonnement ;2 ( afflict) [quake, famine, disease, storm, disaster] frapper [area, people] ; ‘earthquake strikes San Francisco’ journ ‘San Francisco secoué par un tremblement de terre’ ; the pain strikes when I bend down je ressens cette douleur lorsque je me baisse ; to strike terror into sb ou sb's heart frapper qn de terreur ;3 ( make impression on) [idea, thought] venir à l'esprit de [person] ; [resemblance] frapper [person] ; to be struck by être frappé par ; an awful thought struck me une horrible pensée m'est venue à l'esprit ; a terrible sight struck my eyes un horrible spectacle s'est présenté à mes yeux ; it strikes me as funny/stupid that je trouve drôle/bête que (+ subj) ; it strikes me as mean of them to do je trouve que c'est méchant de leur part de faire ; to strike sb as odd/absurd paraître or sembler étrange/absurde à qn ; he strikes me as an intelligent man il me paraît intelligent ; it strikes me as a good idea to do cela me paraît or me semble une bonne idée de faire ; did anything strike you as odd? as-tu remarqué quelque chose de bizarre? ; how does the idea strike you? qu'est-ce que vous pensez de cette idée? ; how did he strike you? quelle impression vous a-t-il faite? ; it strikes me (that) à mon avis ; it struck him that here was the opportunity il s'est dit soudain que c'était l'occasion ; I was struck ○ with him/it il/ça m'a plu ; she wasn't very struck ○ with it ça ne lui a pas beaucoup plu ; to be struck on ○ GB être entiché ○ de ;4 (discover, come upon) découvrir, tomber sur ○ [oil, gold] ; trouver, tomber sur ○ [road] ; rencontrer, tomber sur ○ [rock, concrete, obstacle] ; to strike a rich vein of humour trouver une riche source d'humour ;5 ( achieve) conclure [accord, bargain] ; to strike a balance trouver le juste milieu (between entre) ;6 ( ignite) frotter [match] ; to strike a spark from a flint produire une étincelle en frottant un silex ;7 [clock] sonner [time] ; the clock struck six la pendule a sonné six heures ; it had just struck two deux heures venaient de sonner ;8 ( delete) supprimer, rayer [word, sentence, comment] ; to order sth to be struck from the record ordonner que qch soit supprimé or rayé du procès-verbal ;9 ( dismantle) démonter [tent, scaffolding] ; to strike camp lever le camp ; to strike one's colours Mil abaisser les couleurs ; to strike the set Theat démonter le décor ;1 ( deliver blow) [person] frapper ; ( collide) [bomb, shell] tomber ; to strike short of the target tomber à côté de la cible ; my head struck against a beam ma tête a heurté une poutre, je me suis cogné la tête contre une poutre ; to strike at attaquer ;2 ( attack) [killer, rapist, disease, storm] frapper ; [army, animal, snake] attaquer ; the terrorists have struck again les terroristes ont encore frappé ; disaster struck la catastrophe s'est produite ; ‘when pain strikes, take Calmaways’ ‘en cas de douleur, prenez des Calmaways’ ; to strike at attaquer [target] ; this strikes at the heart of the democratic system cela frappe au cœur du système démocratique ; to strike at the root of the problem s'attaquer à la racine du problème ; Henry strikes again ○ ! hum Henry nous en a fait encore une ○ ;3 Ind, Comm faire (la) grève ; to strike for/against faire (la) grève pour obtenir/pour protester contre ;4 [match] s'allumer ;5 [clock, time] sonner ; six o'clock struck six heures ont sonné ;6 ( proceed) to strike north/inland prendre au nord/vers l'intérieur des terres ; to strike across prendre à travers [field, country] ;7 Hort [cutting, plant] prendre (racine) ;8 Fishg [fish] mordre.to have two strikes against one US être désavantagé.■ strike back ( retaliate) riposter (at à).■ strike down:▶ strike [sb] down, strike down [sb] [person] faire tomber, terrasser ; to be struck down by ( affected) être frappé par [illness] ; ( incapacitated) être terrassé par [illness] ; être abattu de [bullet].■ strike off:▶ strike off ( go off) prendre (across à travers ; towards vers) ;▶ strike [sth] off, strike off [sth]1 ( delete) rayer [item on list, name] ;2 Print tirer [copy] ;▶ strike [sb/sth] off rayer [qn/qch] de [list] ; to be struck off the roll [doctor] être radié de l'ordre des médecins ; [barrister] être rayé du barreau.■ strike out:1 ( hit out) frapper ; he struck out blindly il a frappé à l'aveuglette ; to strike out at lit attaquer [adversary] ; fig s'en prendre à [critics, rival] ;2 ( proceed) to strike out towards s'élancer vers ; fig to strike out in new directions adopter de nouvelles orientations ; to strike out on one's own gen voler de ses propres ailes ; ( in business) s'établir à son compte ;3 US ( in baseball) être éliminé ;4 ○ US ( fail) ne pas parvenir à ses fins ;■ strike up:▶ strike up [band, orchestra] commencer à jouer ; [singer, choir] commencer à chanter ; the band struck up with a waltz l'orchestre a attaqué une valse ;▶ strike up [sth] ( start) [band, orchestra] attaquer [tune, piece] ; [singer, choir] entamer [song, tune] ; to strike up an acquaintance with faire connaissance avec ; to strike up a conversation with engager la conversation avec ; to strike up a friendship with se lier d'amitié avec ; they struck up a friendship ils sont devenus amis ; to strike up a relationship with établir des rapports avec.
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