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101 be up in arms
(to be very angry and make a great protest (about something): He is up in arms about the decision to close the road.) s'élever (contre) -
102 breed
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103 bring up
1) (to rear or educate: Her parents brought her up to be polite.) élever2) (to introduce (a matter) for discussion: Bring the matter up at the next meeting.) soulever -
104 cube
[kju:b] 1. noun1) (a solid body having six equal square faces.) cube2) (the result of multiplying a number by itself twice: The cube of 4 = 4 × 4 × 4 = 43 = 64.) cube2. verb1) (to calculate the cube of (a number): If you cube 2, you will get the answer 8.) élever au cube2) (to make into a cube or cubes: She cubed the beef.) découper en cubes•- cubic- cube root - cubic centimetre -
105 heighten
1) (to make or become higher: to heighten the garden wall.) (sur)élever2) (to increase (an effect etc).) intensifier -
106 lift
[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) soulever2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) porter3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) se lever4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) (s')élever2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) haussement2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) ascenseur3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) trajet dans la voiture de qqn4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) stimulant•- lift off -
107 nurture
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108 raise one's voice
(to speak more loudly than normal especially in anger: I don't want to have to raise my voice to you again.) élever la voix -
109 rear
I 1. [riə] noun1) (the back part of something: There is a second bathroom at the rear of the house; The enemy attacked the army in the rear.) arrière2) (the buttocks, bottom: The horse kicked him in his rear.) derrière2. adjective(positioned behind: the rear wheels of the car.) de derrière- rearguard II [riə] verb1) (to feed and care for (a family, animals etc while they grow up): She has reared six children; He rears cattle.) élever2) ((especially of a horse) to rise up on the hind legs: The horse reared in fright as the car passed.) (se) cabrer3) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.) (se) dresser•- rear up -
110 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) carré2) (something in the shape of this.) carré3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) place4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) carré2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) carré2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) quitte, à égalité3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) carré4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) vieux jeu3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) à angle droit (avec)2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) en plein4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) rendre carré2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) régler (ses comptes avec)3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) cadrer avec4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) élever au carré•- squared- squarely - square centimetre - metre - square root - fair and square - go back to square one - a square deal -
111 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) être debout2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) se mettre debout3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) rester4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) maintenir5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) s'élever6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) dans l'état oû, dans ces conditions7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) être candidat (à)8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) poser (droit/debout)9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) supporter10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) offrir2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) poste2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) support3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) étalage4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribune5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barre•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) durée2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) importance•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) sans garantie5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) sans garantie- stand-in- standing-room - make someone's hair stand on end - stand aside - stand back - stand by - stand down - stand fast/firm - stand for - stand in - stand on one's own two feet - stand on one's own feet - stand out - stand over - stand up for - stand up to -
112 take up
1) (to use or occupy (space, time etc): I won't take up much of your time.) prendre2) (to begin doing, playing etc: He has taken up the violin/teaching.) se mettre à3) (to shorten (clothes): My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.) raccourcir4) (to lift or raise; to pick up: He took up the book.) élever, ramasser -
113 total
['təutəl] 1. adjective(whole; complete: What is the total cost of the holiday?; The car was a total wreck.) total, complet2. noun(the whole amount, ie of various sums added together: The total came to / was $10.) total3. verb(to add up or amount to: The doctor's fees totalled $200.) s'élever à- totally- total up -
114 amount
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115 add
1 gen ajouter, rajouter (onto, to à) ; to add that ajouter que ; I've nothing to add je n'ai rien à ajouter ;2 Math ( also add together) additionner ; to add sth to ajouter qch à [figure, total] ; add the two figures (together) additionner les deux chiffres.■ add in:▶ add [sth] in, add in [sth] ajouter.■ add on:▶ add [sth] on, add on [sth] ajouter ; to add on an extra room agrandir une maison en ajoutant une pièce.■ add to:▶ add to [sth] ajouter à [problems. costs, income] ; accentuer [irritation, tension, confusion] ; agrandir [house, total].■ add up:▶ add up [facts, figures] s'accorder ; it doesn't add up fig cela ne tient pas debout ○ ; it all adds up! lit ( accumulate) tout cela s'additionne ; fig ( make sense) je comprends tout maintenant! ; to add up to lit [total] s'élever à [amount, number] ; [factors] contribuer à [success, disaster, result] ; his achievements add up to very little il n'a pas accompli grand-chose ;▶ add up [sth], add [sth] up additionner [cost, numbers, totals]. -
116 amount
amount n1 gen ( quantity) (of goods, food) quantité f ; (of people, objects) nombre m ; a considerable amount of beaucoup de ; a fair amount of pas mal de ○ ; an enormous ou huge amount of énormément de ; a certain amount of imagination une certaine imagination ; I'm entitled to a certain amount of respect je suis en droit d'attendre qu'on me respecte ; no amount of money could compensate this loss aucune somme d'argent ne pourrait compenser cette perte ; no amount of persuasion will make him change his mind on aura beau essayer de le persuader, rien ne le fera changer d'avis ; it's doubtful whether any amount of foreign aid can save them il est douteux que l'aide internationale, aussi importante qu'elle soit, puisse les sauver ; they've got any amount of money ils ont énormément d'argent ;2 ( sum of money) somme f ; (total: of bill, expenses, damages etc) montant m ; for an undisclosed amount pour une somme non dévoilée ; to charge sb for the full amount faire payer à qn le montant total ; what is the outstanding amount? combien reste-t-il à payer? ; debts to the amount of £10,000 des dettes qui s'élèvent à 10 000 livres sterling ; amount paid (on account) Comm acompte versé ; amount of turnover Comm (montant du) chiffre d'affaires ; amount carried forward Accts report m à nouveau.■ amount to:▶ amount to [sth]2 (be worth, equivalent to) équivaloir à, revenir à [confession, betrayal, defeat, triumph etc] ; it amounts to the same thing cela revient au même ; it amounts to blackmail! ce n'est rien d'autre que du chantage! ; not to amount to much [accusation, report] ne pas valoir grand-chose ○ ; he'll never amount to much il n'arrivera jamais à rien ; the rain didn't amount to much il n'a pas beaucoup plu. -
117 ascend
B vi [person] monter ; [bird, soul, deity] s'élever. -
118 bantam
bantam n bantam cock coq m nain ; bantam hen poule f naine ; to breed bantams élever des poules naines. -
119 breed
A n1 Zool race f ;2 (type of person, thing) génération f.he was born and bred in Oxford, he's Oxford born and bred il est né à Oxford et il y a grandi.■ breed out:▶ breed out [sth], breed [sth] out éliminer [qch] par la sélection. -
120 bring
A vtr1 (convey, carry) apporter [present, powers, supplies, message, news, rain, destruction, change, happiness, consolation, hope] ; have you brought your camera? as-tu pris or apporté ton appareil-photo? ; wait and see what tomorrow brings attends de voir ce que demain nous apportera ; to bring sth with one apporter qch ; to bring sb flowers/a cake apporter des fleurs/un gâteau à qn ; the case has brought him publicity l'affaire lui a fait de la publicité ; to bring sb wealth/fame rendre qn riche/célèbre ; to bring sth to ( contribute) apporter qch à [school, work, area] ; it has brought prosperity to the region cela a rendu la région prospère ; to bring one's talents to sth apporter son talent à qch ; to bring one's experience to sth faire bénéficier qch de son expérience ; that brings the total to 100 cela fait un total de 100 ; to bring a smile to sb's face faire sourire qn ; to bring a blush to sb's cheeks faire rougir qn ; to bring sth to a halt arrêter qch ; to bring the conversation round ou around to amener la conversation à ; to bring sth into faire entrer qch dans [house, room] ; introduire qch dans [conversation, story] ; to bring sth into existence créer qch ; to bring sth upstairs monter qch ; the wind brought the tree down le vent a fait tomber l'arbre ; don't forget to bring it home n'oublie pas de le rapporter ; to bring shame/disgrace on sb attirer la honte/le déshonneur sur qn ; to bring sth on ou upon oneself attirer qch ; you brought it on yourself tu l'as cherché ; her remarks brought gasps of surprise from the audience ses propos ont provoqué l'étonnement dans le public ; his novel brought praise from the critics son roman lui a valu les louanges de la critique ;2 ( come with) amener [friend, relative, dog] ; to bring sb with one amener qn (avec soi) ; to bring sb to amener qn à [wedding, party, office] ;3 (lead, draw) the path brings you to the church le chemin te conduit jusqu'à l'église ; the Games brought people to the city les Jeux ont attiré du monde vers la ville ; the noise brought them to the window le bruit les a attirés à la fenêtre ; I brought him to the ground je l'ai fait tomber ; that brings me to the question of ceci m'amène à la question de ; to bring sb to himself/herself ramener qn à la réalité ; what brings you here? qu'est-ce qui t'amène? ; to bring sb to do sth faire faire qch à qn ; I couldn't bring him to accept je n'ai pas pu lui faire accepter ; to bring sb/a dog into the country faire entrer or introduire qn/un chien dans le pays ; to bring sb into the room faire entrer qn dans la pièce ; to bring sb into contact with sth faire connaître qch à qn ; to bring sb into contact with sb mettre qn en contact avec qn ; to bring sb home ( transport home) raccompagner qn, ramener qn ; ( to meet family) amener qn à la maison ;4 TV, Radio the game will be brought to you live from Sydney le match sera retransmis en direct de Sydney ; modern technology brings the war into your living room la technologie moderne fait entrer la guerre jusque chez vous ; we bring you all the latest news on vous donne les dernières nouvelles ; ‘brought to you by Sudso Soap’ ‘qui vous est offert par Sudso Soap’5 Jur, Admin to bring a case/a dispute before the court porter une affaire/un litige devant le tribunal ; to bring sb before the court faire comparaître qn devant le tribunal ; to bring a matter before the committee/a bill before parliament soumettre une question au comité/un projet de loi au parlement.B v refl to bring oneself to do se décider à faire ; I couldn't bring myself to get up/to tell him je n'ai pas pu me lever/le lui dire.■ bring about:▶ bring about [sth], bring [sth] about provoquer [change, reform, war, disaster, death] ; amener [settlement, reconciliation] ; entraîner [success, failure, defeat].■ bring along:▶ bring along [sth], bring [sth] along apporter [object] ;▶ bring along [sb], bring [sb] along amener, venir avec [friend, partner].■ bring back:▶ bring back [sth], bring [sth] back2 ( restore) redonner [colour, shine] ; to bring sb's memory/sight back rendre la mémoire/vue à qn ;4 ( restore memory of) rappeler [night, time, occasion] ; seeing her brought it all back to me tout m'est revenu lorsque je l'ai vue ; to bring back memories ranimer des souvenirs ; to bring back memories of sth ranimer le souvenir de qch.■ bring down:▶ bring down [sth], bring [sth] down1 ( cause collapse of) renverser [government, dictator] ;2 ( reduce) réduire [inflation, unemployment, expenditure] ; faire baisser [rate, level, price, temperature] ; diminuer [cost of living, swelling] ;3 ( shoot down) abattre [plane, grouse, tiger] ;4 ( cause to hit) to bring [sth] down on sb/sth abattre [qch] sur qn/qch [cane, hammer] ; to bring sb's wrath down on sb littér ou hum attirer la colère de qn sur qn ;▶ bring [sb] down ○ déprimer [person].■ bring forth:▶ bring forth [sth], bring [sth] forth1 ( provoke) susciter [question, protest, scorn] ;3 littér donner naissance à [child].▶ bring forward [sth], bring [sth] forward1 ( make sooner) avancer [meeting, wedding, election] (by de) ;4 ( bring in) présenter [witness, person].■ bring in:▶ bring in [sth] rapporter [amount, money, interest] ; introduire [custom] ;▶ bring in [sth], bring [sth] in1 ( introduce) introduire [legislation, measure, reference, new character] ;▶ bring in [sb], bring [sb] in1 ( involve) faire appel à [consultant, expert, reinforcements, police, army] (from de ; as pour être) ; if I could bring in Mrs Cox at this point… j'aimerais faire intervenir Mme Cox sur ce point… ;2 ( to police station) amener [qn] (au poste) [suspect] ; to be brought in for questioning être amené au poste pour être interrogé.■ bring into:▶ bring [sb] into faire participer [qn] à [conversation, organization] ; don't bring my mother into this! laisse ma mère en dehors de ça!■ bring off:▶ bring off [sth], bring [sth] off réussir [feat, performance] ; conclure [deal] ; décrocher [victory]■ bring on:▶ bring on [sth], bring [sth] on1 ( provoke) provoquer [attack, migraine, fit, labour] ; être à l'origine de [bronchitis, rheumatism, pneumonia] ; what brought that on? ( to someone) qu'est-ce qui t'a pris? ;2 ( encourage) accélérer la pousse de [plant, crop] ;▶ bring on [sb], bring [sb] on1 (to stage, field) faire entrer [dancer, substitute] ;2 ( encourage) pousser [player, child].■ bring out:▶ bring out [sth], bring [sth] out1 sortir [gun, handkerchief etc] ;2 Comm sortir [edition, volume, new model] ;3 ( highlight) faire ressortir [detail, colour, melody, flavour, meaning, instinct, spirit] ; to bring out the artist/the child in sb faire ressortir l'artiste/l'enfant en qn ;▶ bring out [sb], bring [sb] out1 ( draw out) faire parler [guest, interviewee] ;2 ( on strike) mettre [qn] en grève [workers] ;3 to bring sb out in spots donner des boutons à qn.■ bring round:▶ bring [sb] round1 ( revive) faire revenir [qn] à soi ;2 ( convince) convaincre ; to bring sb round to one's way of thinking amener qn à partager ses vues.■ bring to = bring round.▶ bring together [sth/sb], bring [sth/sb] together1 ( assemble) réunir [family, experts, sides, themes] ;2 ( create bond between) rapprocher [couple, lovers, siblings] ; it brought us closer together cela nous a rapprochés.■ bring up:▶ bring up [sth], bring [sth] up1 ( mention) aborder, parler de [question, subject] ;2 ( vomit) vomir, rendre [food] ;▶ bring up [sb], bring [sb] up élever ; to bring sb up to do apprendre à [qn] à faire ; to be brought up by sb/in China être élevé par qn/en Chine ; to be brought up as a Catholic recevoir une éducation catholique ; to be brought up on stories of war être nourri de récits de guerre ; it's the way I was brought up c'est comme ça que j'ai été élevé ; well/badly brought up bien/mal élevé.
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