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I.ménager1, -ère [menaʒe, εʀ]1. adjective[ustensiles, appareils] household2. feminine nouna. ( = femme d'intérieur) housewifeb. ( = couverts) canteen of cutleryII.ménager2 [menaʒe]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verba. ( = traiter avec prudence) [+ personne] to handle carefully ; [+ sentiments] to show consideration for ; [+ appareil] to go easy on• elle est très sensible, il faut la ménager she's very sensitive, you must treat her gentlyb. ( = épargner) ménager ses forces to save one's strength• ménager sa santé to look after o.s.c. ( = préparer) [+ entretien, rencontre] to arrange ; [+ transition] to bring aboutd. ( = pratiquer) ménager un espace entre to make a space between2. reflexive verba. ( = ne pas abuser de ses forces) to take it easyb. ( = se réserver) se ménager une marge de manœuvre to leave o.s. room for manoeuvre* * *
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1. menaʒe1) ( traiter avec précaution) to handle [somebody] carefully [collaborateur]; to deal carefully with [adversaire]; to be gentle with, to treat [somebody] gently [personne âgée, malade]; to be careful with [machine]ménager la susceptibilité de quelqu'un — to humour [BrE] somebody
2) ( employer avec économie) to be careful with [vêtements, économies]; to save [forces]il ne ménage pas ses efforts or sa peine — he spares no effort
3) ( installer)4) ( régler avec soin) to organize [entrevue]je lui ménage une petite surprise — iron I'm arranging a little surprise for him
l'auteur ménage ses effets — the author saves his/her best effects until the end
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se ménager verbe pronominal ( s'économiser) [personne] to take it easy
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- ère menaʒe, ɛʀ adjectif [tâches] domestic; [équipement] householdtravaux ménagers — housework [U]
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1) [personne] (avec précaution) to handle carefully, (avec égards) to treat considerately2) [énergie, ressources] to use sparinglyne pas ménager; Il n'a pas ménagé ses efforts. — He spared no effort.
La presse n'a pas ménagé ses critiques à son égard. — The press was unsparing in its criticism of him.
3) [santé, coeur, dos] to take care of, to look after4) (= prévoir) [rencontre, pause, transition] to arrange5) (= aménager) [porte, placard] to put in, [ouverture, passage] to make
II (-ère)1. adj(équipement, tâches) household modif domestic, (ordures) household2. nf1) (= femme) housewife2) (= couverts) canteen* * *I.ménager verb table: mangerA vtr1 ( traiter avec précaution) to handle [sb] carefully [collaborateur]; to deal carefully with [adversaire]; to be gentle with, to treat [sb] gently [personne âgée, malade, convalescent]; to be careful with, to take care of [machine, matériel]; ils savent ménager leurs alliés they're careful not to upset their allies, they handle their allies carefully; essaie de le ménager, il est encore fragile try and be gentle with him, he hasn't totally recovered yet; ménager la susceptibilité de qn to humourGB sb; tu devrais ménager ton moteur you should be careful with your engine; les critiques n'ont pas ménagé le cinéaste the critics didn't spare the film director; ménager les oreilles de qn to spare sb's ears; ménager sa santé to look after one's health; ménage tes poumons, arrête de fumer give your lungs a chance: stop smoking; ⇒ chèvre;2 ( employer avec économie) to be careful with [vêtements, économies, ressources]; to save [forces]; elle ne nous a pas ménagé les critiques she wasn't sparing in her criticism of us; il ne ménage pas ses efforts or sa peine he spares no effort; il ménage ses paroles he's a man of few words; elle n'a pas ménagé ses termes or expressions she didn't mince her words;3 ( installer) ménager un escalier dans un bâtiment to install a staircase in a building; ménager un passage/une issue de secours to make an opening/an emergency exit; ménager un espace pour un meuble to make some space for a piece of furniture;4 ( régler avec soin) to organize, to arrange [entrevue, rencontre]; ménager des transitions dans un texte to make smooth transitions in a text; ménager un temps de pause entre les séquences to allow for breaks between sequences; je lui ménage une petite surprise dont il se souviendra iron I'm arranging a little surprise for him that he won't forget; l'auteur ménage ses effets the author saves his/her best effects until the end.B se ménager vpr1 ( s'économiser) [personne] to take it easy; vous devriez vous ménager un peu you should take it easy, you shouldn't overexert ou overtax yourself;II.A adj1 ( de la maison) [occupations, tâches] domestic; [ustensiles, équipement] household, domestic; appareils ménagers domestic appliances; travaux ménagers housework ¢, domestic chores;B ménagère nf1 ( personne) housewife;2 ( couverts) canteen of cutlery.I( féminin ménagère) [menaʒe, ɛr] adjectiféquipement ménager domestic ou household appliancesménager nom masculinle gros/petit ménager major/small household appliancesménagère nom féminin1. [femme] housewife2. [couverts] canteen (of cutlery)II[menaʒe] verbe transitif1. [économiser] to be sparing with2. [traiter avec soin] to treat ou to handle carefully3. [respecter] to spareménager la chèvre et le chou to sit on the fence, to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds4. [arranger - passage, escalier] to put in (inseparable) ; [ - entretien, rencontre] to organize, to arrange————————se ménager verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)ménage-toi take it easy, don't overdo it————————se ménager verbe pronominal transitifse ménager quelque chose [se réserver quelque chose] to set something aside for oneself
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