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1 crop
A n2 ( growing in field) ( souvent pl) culture f ; the crops have been trampled/will fail les cultures ont été piétinées/seront perdues ;3 ( harvest) (of fruit, vegetables) récolte f ; ( of cereals) récolte f, moisson f ; bumper crop récolte exceptionnelle ; second crop deuxième récolte ; the oat/rice crop la récolte d'avoine/de riz ;4 fig (collection of prizes, medals) moisson f ; (of people, novels, films) cuvée f ; this year's crop of graduates la cuvée des diplômés de cette année ; they are the cream of the crop ce sont les meilleurs du lot ;6 ( short haircut) coupe f courte ;7 ( of bird) jabot m ;8 ( whip) cravache f.2 [animal] brouter [grass, field] ;3 Phot rogner [photograph] ;4 ( harvest) récolter [cereal, vegetable, fruit] ; moissonner [wheat, corn] ; cueillir [cherries, strawberries] ;5 ( grow produce on) cultiver [land] ;6 ( grow) cultiver [vegetable, cereal].C vi ( p prés etc - pp-) [produce, plant] produire une récolte ; this variety crops late c'est une variété tardive.■ crop out [rock] affleurer.■ crop up [matter, subject] surgir ; [person, name] être mentionné ; [problem, difficulty] surgir ; [opportunity] se présenter ; something's cropped up il y a un contretemps ; she's always cropping up in the papers on ne voit qu'elle dans les journaux. -
2 late
late [leɪt]1. adjectivea. ( = after scheduled time) to be late [person] être en retard• we apologize for the late arrival of flight XY 709 nous vous prions d'excuser le retard du vol XY 709c. ( = after usual time) [crop, flowers] tardif ; [booking] de dernière minuted. ( = at advanced time of day) tard• to have a late meal/lunch manger/déjeuner tard• the late film tonight is... (on TV) le film diffusé en fin de soirée est...• there's a late show on Saturdays (at theatre) il y a une seconde représentation en soirée le samedie. ( = near end of period or series) the latest edition of the catalogue la toute dernière édition du catalogue• in late June/September fin juin/septembre2. adverba. ( = after scheduled time) [arrive] en retard ; [start, finish, deliver] avec du retard• to arrive late for sth (meeting, dinner, film) arriver en retard à qchb. ( = after usual time) tard• she had started learning German quite late in life elle avait commencé à apprendre l'allemand assez tardc. ( = at advanced time of day) [work, get up, sleep, start, finish] tardd. ( = near end of period) late in 1992 fin 1992• it wasn't until relatively late in his career that... ce n'est que vers la fin de sa carrière que...e. ( = recently) as late as last week pas plus tard que la semaine dernière► of late ( = lately) ces derniers temps3. compounds• there's late-night shopping on Thursdays le magasin ouvre en nocturne le jeudi ► late riser noun lève-tard (inf) mf* * *[leɪt] 1.1) ( after expected time) [arrival, rains, publication, implementation] tardif/-ive2) (towards end of day, season etc) [hour, supper, date, pregnancy] tardif/-iveto take a late holiday GB ou vacation US — prendre des vacances en fin de saison
3) ( deceased)2.1) ( after expected time) [arrive, start, finish] en retardto be running late — [person] être en retard; [train, bus] avoir du retard
2) ( towards end of time period) [get up, open, close] tardlate last night/in the evening — tard hier soir/dans la soirée
it's a bit late (in the day) to do — fig c'est un peu tard pour faire
3) Administration ( formerly)3.Miss Stewart, late of 48 Temple Rd — Mlle Stewart, autrefois domiciliée au 48 Temple Rd
of late adverbial phrase dernièrement, ces jours-ci -
3 aftermath
aftermath ['ɑ:ftəmæθ](a) (of event) séquelles fpl, suites fpl;∎ the aftermath of war (after-effects) les répercussions fpl ou le contrecoup de la guerre; (period) l'après-guerre m;∎ in the aftermath of the military coup à la suite du coup d'État militaire;∎ in the immediate aftermath tout de suite après, dans la foulée
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