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1 setting of runners
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2 runner
runner [ˈrʌnər]1. noun2. compounds• runners-up will each receive... les autres gagnants recevront chacun...* * *['rʌnə(r)]1) (person, animal) coureur m2) ( horse) partant/-e m/f3) ( messenger) estafette f4) (for door, seat) glissière f; ( for drawer) coulisseau m; ( for curtain) chariot m; ( on sled) patin m5) (in hall/on stairs) chemin m de couloir/d'escalier••to do a runner — (colloq) ( not pay) s'esquiver sans payer; ( from home) déménager à la cloche de bois
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3 runner
1) (a person who runs: There are five runners in this race.) coureur/-euse2) (the long narrow part on which a sledge etc moves: He polished the runners of the sledge; an ice-skate runner.) patin3) (a long stem of a plant which puts down roots.) stolon -
4 runner
runner ['rʌnə(r)]∎ he's a good/fast runner il court bien/vite;∎ the runners and riders for the 3.00 race les partants pour la course de 15 heures;∎ figurative the runners and riders (in election) les candidats mpl; (in competition) les concurrents mpl(c) (usu in cpds) (smuggler) contrebandier(ère) m,f, trafiquant(e) m,f;∎ drug runner trafiquant(e) m,f de drogue(d) (for door, car seat) glissière f; (for drawer) coulisseau m; (of sledge) patin m; (of skate) lame f(f) (for table) chemin m de table; (carpet → for stairs) chemin m d'escalier; (→ for passage) chemin m de couloir(g) (for desk) rallonge f►► British runner bean haricot m d'Espagne -
5 runner-up
runner-up(pl runners-up)second(e) m,f;∎ her novel was runner-up for the Prix Goncourt son roman était le second favori pour le prix Goncourt;∎ there will be fifty consolation prizes for the runners-up il y aura cinquante lots de consolation pour les autres gagnants -
6 draw
draw [drɔ:]a. ( = pull) [+ object] tirerb. ( = pull behind) tracterc. ( = extract) [+ cork] enlevere. [+ pension, salary] toucherf. ( = attract) [+ attention, customer, crowd] attirerg. [+ picture] dessiner ; [+ plan, line, circle] tracer• I draw the line at cheating (inf) (myself) je n'irai pas jusqu'à tricher ; (in others) je n'admets pas que l'on tricheh. ( = bring) to draw sth to a close mettre fin à qchi. ( = make) [+ conclusion] tirer ; [+ comparison, parallel, distinction] établirj. ( = cause to speak) he would not be drawn on the matter il a refusé de parler de cette affairea. ( = move) to draw to one side s'écarterc. ( = do drawing) dessiner3. nounc. ( = attraction) attraction fd. to be quick on the draw [gunman] dégainer vite[people] s'écarter[+ person] prendre à parta. [person] s'écarter ; [car] s'éloignerb. ( = move ahead) [runner, racehorse] se détacher( = move backwards) reculer[+ person] faire reculer ; [+ object, one's hand] retirer► draw ina. [+ air] aspirerb. [+ crowds] attirerc. ( = pull in) rentrer► draw on[time] avancer► draw out( = become longer) the days are drawing out les jours rallongenta. ( = bring out) [+ handkerchief, purse] sortir ( from de ) ; [+ money] (from bank) retirer ( from à, de ) ; [+ secret] soutirer ( from à)b. ( = prolong) prolonger► draw upa. [+ chair] approcher• to draw o.s. up to one's full height se dresser de toute sa hauteurb. [+ inventory, list] dresser ; [+ contract, agreement] établir ; [+ plan] élaborer ; [+ report] rédiger* * *[drɔː] 1.1) Games tirage m (au sort)2) Sport match m nulit was a draw — ( in race) ils sont arrivés ex aequo
3) ( attraction) attraction f2.1) lit faire [picture, plan]; dessiner [person, object]; tracer [line]2) fig dépeindre [character, picture]; faire [comparison]3) ( pull) [animal, engine] tirer; [machine, suction] aspirerto be drawn from — [energy, information] provenir de
5) ( cause to talk) faire parler [person] (about, on de)to draw something from ou out of somebody — obtenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [information]; arracher quelque chose à quelqu'un [truth, smile]
6) ( attract) attirer [crowd] (to vers); susciter [reaction]to draw somebody into — mêler quelqu'un à [conversation]; entraîner quelqu'un dans [argument, battle]
8) Games, Sport tirer [quelque chose] au sort [ticket]3.1) ( make picture) dessiner2) ( move)to draw ahead (of something/somebody) — lit gagner du terrain (sur quelque chose/quelqu'un); fig prendre de l'avance (sur quelque chose/quelqu'un)
to draw alongside — [boat] accoster
to draw close ou near — [time] approcher
to draw into — [bus] arriver à [station]
to draw over — [vehicle] ( stop) se ranger; ( still moving) se rabattre vers le bas-côté
to draw round ou around — se rassembler
to draw to a close ou an end — [day, event] toucher à sa fin
3) ( in match) faire match nul4) ( choose at random)5) [tea] infuser•Phrasal Verbs:- draw in- draw off- draw on- draw out- draw up••to be quick/slow on the draw — (colloq) ( in understanding) avoir l'esprit vif/lent; ( in replying) avoir/ne pas avoir la repartie facile; [cowboy] dégainer/ne pas dégainer vite
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7 lane
lane [leɪn]• "keep in lane" « ne changez pas de file »• "get in lane" « mettez-vous dans la bonne file »c. (for ships, runners, swimmers) couloir m• air/shipping lane couloir m aérien/de navigation* * *[leɪn]1) ( narrow road) ( in country) chemin m, petite route f; ( in town) ruelle f2) ( of road) voie f, file f; Aviation, Nautical, Sport couloir m‘get in lane’ — GB ‘mettez-vous sur la bonne file’
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8 start
start [stα:t]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = beginning) [of book, film, career] début m ; [of negotiations] ouverture f ; [of race] départ m• the start of the academic year (at university) la rentrée universitaire ; (at school) la rentrée des classes• let's make a start on that washing-up allez, on se met à la vaissellec. ( = sudden movement) sursaut m• you gave me such a start! ce que vous m'avez fait peur !a. ( = begin) commencer (to do sth, doing sth à faire qch ) ; [+ task] entreprendre ; [+ bottle, jar, loaf of bread] entamer• to start life as... débuter dans la vie comme...• don't start that again! tu ne vas pas recommencer !• let's get started! allons-y !b. ( = originate, initiate) [+ discussion] commencer ; [+ conversation] engager ; [+ quarrel, reform, series of events] déclencher ; [+ fashion] lancer ; [+ phenomenon, institution] donner naissance à ; [+ custom, policy] inaugurerc. ( = cause to start) [+ engine, vehicle] mettre en marche ; [+ race] donner le signal du départ de• he started the ball rolling by saying... pour commencer, il a dit...• if you start him (off) on that subject... si tu le lances sur ce sujet...a. ( = begin) commencer• let's start! allons-y !• well, to start at the beginning... eh bien, pour commencer par le commencement...• do start before it gets cold! ( = begin to eat) commencez avant que ça ne refroidisse• to start with, there were only three of them, but later... au début ils n'étaient que trois, mais après...• we only had $100 to start with nous n'avions que 100 dollars pour commencer► to start (off) with sth commencer par qch• he started off with the intention of writing a thesis au début son intention était d'écrire une thèseb. ( = leave) [person, ship] partir• ten horses started and only three finished dix chevaux ont pris le départ mais trois seulement ont fini la coursec. ( = get going) [car, engine, machine] démarrerd. ( = jump nervously) [person] sursauter ; [animal] tressaillir4. compounds• to be fast/slow off the starting blocks (figurative) être rapide/lent à démarrer ► starting gate noun starting-gate ma. ( = return) repartirb. ( = recoil) [person, horse] faire un bond en arrière► start off intransitive verb, separable transitive verb→ starta. ( = begin) commencer• I started on the job last week (employment) j'ai commencé à travailler la semaine dernière ; (task) je m'y suis mis la semaine dernière→ start► start up intransitive verb, separable transitive verb→ start* * *[stɑːt] 1.1) ( beginning) début mto make an early start — ( on journey) partir tôt
that's a good start — lit c'est un bon début; iron ça commence bien
to make a fresh ou new start — prendre un nouveau départ
2) ( advantage) avantage m; (in time, distance) avance f3) Sport ligne f de départ4) ( movement)2.transitive verb1) ( begin) commencer [day, activity]; entamer [bottle, packet]to start doing ou to do — commencer à faire, se mettre à faire
2) (cause, initiate) déclencher [quarrel, war]; instaurer [custom]; mettre [fire]; être à l'origine de [trouble, rumour]; lancer [fashion, enterprise]3) ( activate) faire démarrer [car]; mettre [quelque chose] en marche [machine]3.to start with adverbial phrase1) ( firstly) d'abord, premièrement2) ( at first) au début3) ( at all)4.I should never have told her to start with — pour commencer, je n'aurais jamais dû lui en parler
to start again ou afresh — recommencer
to start on — commencer [memoirs, journey]
don't start on me — ( in argument) ne recommence pas avec moi
starting Wednesday... — à compter de mercredi...
2) ( depart) partir3) ( jump nervously) sursauter (in de)4) Automobile, Technology [car, engine, machine] démarrer•Phrasal Verbs:- start up•• -
9 bobsleigh
['bobslei](a vehicle on metal runners used in crossing (and sometimes racing on) snow and ice.) bobsleigh -
10 lap
I [læp] past tense, past participle - lapped; verb1) (to drink by licking with the tongue: The cat lapped milk from a saucer.) laper2) ((of a liquid) to wash or flow (against): Water lapped the side of the boat.) clapoter (contre)•- lap upII [læp] noun1) (the part from waist to knees of a person who is sitting: The baby was lying in its mother's lap.) genoux2) (one round of a racecourse or other competition track: The runners have completed five laps, with three still to run.) tour de piste•- lap dog- the lap of luxury -
11 obstacle race
(a race in which runners have to climb over, crawl through etc obstacles such as tyres, nets etc.) course d'obstacles -
12 outstrip
past tense, past participle - outstripped; verb(to go much faster than: He outstripped the other runners.) devancer -
13 push-chair
noun (,)1) ((American stroller) a small wheeled chair for a child, pushed by its mother etc.) poussette2) ((also kick-sled) a push-chair on runners (used on snowy ground).) -
14 relay race
(a race between teams of runners, swimmers etc, in which the members of the team run, swim etc one after another, each covering one part of the total distance to be run, swum etc.) course de relais -
15 sledge
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16 stamina
['stæminə](strength or power to endure fatigue etc: Long-distance runners require plenty of stamina.) endurance -
17 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) partir2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) commencer (à)3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) (faire) démarrer4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) lancer2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) début; départ2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) avance•- starter- starting-point - for a start - get off to a good - bad start - start off - start out - start up - to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) sursauter2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) sursaut2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) choc -
18 string out
(to stretch into a long line: The runners were strung out along the course.) (s')échelonner -
19 tape
[teip] 1. noun1) ((a piece of) a narrow strip or band of cloth used for tying etc: bundles of letters tied with tape.) ruban, bande2) (a piece of this or something similar, eg a string, stretched above the finishing line on a race track: The two runners reached the tape together.) fil d'arrivée3) (a narrow strip of paper, plastic, metal etc used for sticking materials together, recording sounds etc: adhesive tape; insulating tape; I recorded the concert on tape.) ruban; bande4) (a tape-measure.) mètre à ruban2. verb1) (to fasten or seal with tape.) attacher avec un ruban2) (to record (the sound of something) on tape: He taped the concert.) enregistrer (sur bande)•- measuring-tape - tape-recorder - tape-record - tape-recording -
20 track
[træk] 1. noun1) (a mark left, especially a footprint etc: They followed the lion's tracks.) trace2) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) piste3) ((also racetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race: a running track; ( also adjective) the 100 metres sprint and other track events.) piste; (d')athlétisme4) (a railway line.) voie (ferrée)2. verb(to follow (eg an animal) by the marks, footprints etc that it has left: They tracked the wolf to its lair.) suivre la trace (de)- in one's tracks - keep/lose track of - make tracks for - make tracks - track down - tracker dog
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