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1 heavy
A ○ nB adj1 gen, Phys ( having weight) [weight, person, load, bag, parcel] lourd ; to be too heavy to lift être trop lourd à soulever or pour qu'on puisse le soulever ; to make sth heavier alourdir qch ; he's 5 kg heavier than me il pèse 5 kilos de plus que moi ; how heavy are you? combien pèses-tu? ; to be heavy with young [animal] être pleine ;2 ( thick) [fabric, coat] lourd ; [shoes, frame] gros/grosse (before n) ; [line, feature, face] épais/épaisse ; in heavy type en caractères gras ; of heavy build solidement bâti, de forte carrure ; to wear heavy make-up se maquiller beaucoup, être très maquillé ;3 Mil, Ind [machinery] gros/grosse (before n), lourd ; [artillery] lourd ; ‘heavy plant crossing’ ‘traversée d'engins’ ;4 fig (weighty, ponderous) [movement, step] pesant, lourd ; [irony, humour, responsibility, sigh] lourd ; my legs feel heavy j'ai les jambes lourdes ; his eyelids began to get heavy ses paupières devenaient lourdes ; with a heavy heart le cœur gros ; to be a heavy sleeper avoir le sommeil lourd ; a heavy thud un bruit sourd ; a heavy blow un coup violent ; ‘you told me,’ he said with heavy emphasis ‘c'est toi qui me l'a dit,’ dit-il en insistant lourdement ; the going is heavy le terrain est lourd ; the interview was heavy going (slow, hard work) l'interview était laborieuse ;5 ( abundant) [traffic] dense ; [gunfire] nourri ; [bleeding, period] abondant ; [charge, investment] important ; to be a heavy drinker/smoker boire/fumer beaucoup ; security was heavy d'importantes mesures de sécurité avaient été prises ; heavy trading on the stock market beaucoup de transactions à la Bourse ; to have a heavy workload avoir beaucoup de travail ; to be heavy on ( use a lot of) [person] avoir la main lourde sur [ingredient, perfume] ; [machine] consommer beaucoup de [fuel] ; ( contain a lot of) comporter beaucoup de [humour, ingredient] ;6 ( severe) [defeat, loss, debt] lourd ; [attack, bombing] intense ; [prison sentence, penalty, fine] sévère ; [cuts, criticism] fort (before n) ; [cold] gros/grosse (before n) ; heavy casualties un nombre élevé de victimes ; heavy fighting de violents combats ;8 Meteorol [rain, frost] fort ; [fog, mist] épais/épaisse ; [snow, dew] abondant ; [cloud] lourd ; [sky] chargé, lourd ; it's very heavy today il fait très lourd aujourd'hui ; to capsize in heavy seas chavirer par grosse mer ;10 (busy, packed) [day, month, timetable, programme] chargé ;11 (difficult, serious) [book, paper, film, lecture] ardu ; this article is ou makes heavy reading cet article n'est pas d'une lecture facile ;12 ( loaded) to be heavy with [air, branch, atmosphere] être chargé de [perfume, flowers, resentment] ; a remark heavy with meaning une remarque lourde de sens.things started to get heavy ○ ( threatening) ça a commencé à mal tourner ; (serious, intellectual) ça a commencé à devenir un peu ardu ; ( sexual) ça a commencé à devenir lourd ○. -
2 top
top [tɒp]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun2. plural noun3. adverb4. adjective6. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = highest point) [of mountain, hill] sommet m ; [of tree] cime f ; [of ladder, stairs, page, pile] haut m ; [of list] tête f► at the top of [+ hill] au sommet de ; [+ stairs, ladder, page] en haut de ; [+ list, division] en tête de ; [+ profession] au faîte de• there was a thick layer of cream on top of the cake il y avait une épaisse couche de crème sur le gâteau• he's bought another car on top of the one he's got already il a acheté une autre voiture en plus de celle qu'il a déjà• then on top of all that he refused to help us et puis par-dessus le marché il a refusé de nous aider► from top to bottom [redecorate] complètement ; [clean] de fond en comble ; [cover] entièrement• to go over the top [soldier] monter à l'assaut• to be over the top (inf) [film, book] dépasser la mesure ; [person] exagérer ; [act, opinion] être excessifb. ( = upper part, section) [of car] toit m ; [of bus] étage m supérieur ; [of box, container] dessus m• "top" (on box) « haut »c. [of garment, bikini] haut m2. plural noun3. adverb• it'll cost £50, tops ça coûtera 50 livres max (inf)4. adjectivea. ( = highest) [shelf, drawer] du haut ; [floor, storey] dernier• in the top class ( = top stream) dans le premier groupe• he was or came top in maths il a été premier en mathsd. ( = maximum) the vehicle's top speed la vitesse maximale du véhiculea. ( = remove top from) [+ tree] écimerb. ( = kill) (inf!) to top o.s. se flinguer (inf !)c. ( = exceed) dépasser• and to top it all... et pour couronner le tout...d. ( = be at top of) [+ list] être en tête de6. compounds► top banana (inf!) noun• to pay top dollar for sth payer qch au prix fort ► top-down adjective [approach, management] directifin top gear (four-speed box) en quatrième ; (five-speed box) en cinquième ► top hat noun haut-de-forme m► top-heavy adjective [structure] trop lourd du haut ; [business, administration] où l'encadrement est trop lourd► top-level adjective [meeting, talks, discussion] au plus haut niveau ; [decision] pris au plus haut niveau► top-selling adjective = best-sellingcan I give you a top-up? je vous ressers ? adjective ► top-up card noun (for mobile phone) carte f prépayée• can I top you up? (inf) je vous ressers ?* * *[tɒp] 1.1) ( highest or furthest part) (of page, ladder, stairs, wall) haut m; ( of list) tête f; (of mountain, hill) sommet m; (of garden, field) (autre) bout m; ( of vegetable) fane f; (of box, cake) dessus m; ( surface) surface fat the top of — en haut de [page, stairs, street, scale]; au sommet de [hill]; en tête de [list]
to be at the top of one's list — fig venir en tête de sa liste
to be at the top of the agenda — fig être une priorité; Military
2) ( highest position)to get to ou make it to the top — réussir
to be top of the class — être le premier/la première de la classe
to be top of the bill — Theatre être la tête d'affiche
3) (cap, lid) ( of pen) capuchon m; ( of bottle) gen bouchon m; ( with serrated edge) capsule f; (of paint-tin, saucepan) couvercle m4) ( item of clothing) haut m5) ( toy) toupie f2.1) ( highest) [step, storey] dernier/-ière; [bunk] de haut; [button, shelf, layer, lip] supérieur; [speed] maximum; [concern, priority] fig majeurthe top notes — Music les notes les plus hautes
to pay the top price for something — [buyer] acheter quelque chose au prix fort
to get top marks — School avoir dix sur dix or vingt sur vingt
2) ( furthest away) [field, house] du bout3) ( leading) [adviser, authority, agency] plus grand; [job] élevé; [wine, restaurant] meilleur3.on top of prepositional phrase1) sur [cupboard, fridge, layer]to live on top of each other — fig vivre les uns sur les autres
to be on top of a situation — fig contrôler la situation
things are getting on top of her — fig ( she's depressed) elle est déprimée; ( she can't cope) elle ne s'en sort plus
2) ( in addition to) en plus de [salary, workload]4.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( head) être en tête de [charts, polls]2) ( exceed) dépasser [sum, figure]3) ( finish off) gen compléter ( with par); Culinary recouvrir [cake]5.(colloq) reflexive verb (p prés etc - pp-)Phrasal Verbs:- top off- top up••on top of all this —
to top it all — par-dessus le marché (colloq)
to be over the top —
to be OTT — (colloq) [behaviour, reaction] être exagéré
to be/stay on top — avoir/garder le dessus
to come out on top — ( win) l'emporter; ( survive) s'en sortir
to say things off the top of one's head — ( without thinking) dire n'importe quoi
I'd say 30, but that's just off the top of my head — ( without checking) moi, je dirais 30, mais c'est approximatif
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3 police
police [pə'li:s](a) (police force) police f;∎ the police are on their way la police arrive, les gendarmes arrivent;∎ he's in the police il est dans la police, c'est un policier;∎ a man is helping police with their enquiries un homme est entendu par les policiers dans le cadre de leur enquête(b) (police officers) policiers mpl;∎ 18 police were injured 18 policiers ont été blessés∎ he was taken into police custody il a été emmené en garde à vue;∎ all police leave was cancelled les permissions des policiers ont été annulées;∎ police powers were extended les pouvoirs de la police ont été étendus;∎ there was a heavy police presence d'importantes forces de police se trouvaient sur place(a) (of policemen) surveiller, maintenir l'ordre dans;∎ the streets are being policed 24 hours a day les rues sont surveillées par la police 24 heures sur 24;∎ the match was heavily policed d'importantes forces de police étaient présentes lors du match(b) (of guards, vigilantes) surveiller, maintenir l'ordre dans;∎ the factory is policed by security guards l'usine est surveillée par des vigiles;∎ vigilante groups police the neighbourhood des groupes d'autodéfense maintiennent l'ordre dans le quartier(c) (of army, international organization) surveiller, contrôler;∎ the area is policed by army patrols des patrouilles militaires veillent au maintien de l'ordre dans la région∎ prices are policed by consumer associations les associations de consommateurs contrôlent les prix►► American police academy école f de police;American police captain ≃ commissaire m de police;police car voiture f de police;police cell cellule f d'un poste de police;police chief ≃ préfet m de police;American police commissioner commissaire m de police;British Police Complaints Board ≃ Inspection f générale des services;police complaints procedure procédure f pour porter plainte contre la police;British police constable ≃ gardien m de la paix, ≃ agent m (de police);police court tribunal m de police;American police department service m de police;police dog chien m policier;a police escort une escorte policière;British the Police Federation = le syndicat de la police britannique;police force police f;∎ the local police force la police locale;∎ to join the police force entrer dans la police;police informer indicateur(trice) m,f;American police line cordon m de police (sur le lieu du crime);police officer policier m, agent m de police;police record casier m judiciaire;∎ she has no police record elle n'a pas de casier judiciaire, son casier judiciaire est vierge;police sergeant ≃ brigadier m (de police);police state État m ou régime m policier;police van (for transporting prisoners) voiture f cellulaire;American police wagon fourgon m cellulaire
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