she's a spendthrift

spendthrift ['spendθrɪft]

1 noun

dépensier(ère) m,f;

∎ she's a terrible spendthrift elle est terriblement dépensière, elle jette l'argent par les fenêtres

2 adjective

dépensier

squanderer, thriftless, improvident.

1 spendthrift (derrochador), prodigal.

2 pioneer in military operations.

3 persons sentenced to public labor.

4 corrupter, destroyer. (Metaphorical)

5 spender, spendthrift.

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► adjetivo

1 (derrochador) spendthrift

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (derrochador) spendthrift, spender

► nombre masculino gastador

1 (zapador) sapper

► nombre masculino

1 (zapador) sapper

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ADJ extravagant

2. SM / F

1) spendthrift

2) (Mil) sapper

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- dora adjetivo/masculino, femenino spendthrift

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- dora adjetivo/masculino, femenino spendthrift

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spendthrift

la mujer era muy gastadora his wife was very spendthrift o a terrible spendthrift o ( colloq) a terrible spender

spendthrift

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◊ - dora adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino

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♦ adj

spendthrift

♦ nm,f

spendthrift

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adj spendthrift

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gastador, - dora adj

: extravagant, spendthrift

gastador, - dora n

: spendthrift

dépensier, -ière [depɑ̃sje, jεʀ]

1. adjective

2. masculine noun, feminine noun

• c'est une dépensière

• elle est dépensière she's a spendthrift

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- ière depɑ̃sje, ɛʀ adjectif extravagant

nom masculin, féminin spendthrift

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dépensier, - ière

A adj [personne, humeur] extravagant.

B nm,f spendthrift.

( féminin dépensière) [depɑ̃sje, ɛr] adjectif

j'ai toujours été dépensier I've always been a big spender, money has always slipped through my fingers

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, dépensière [depɑ̃sje, ɛr] nom masculin, nom féminin

un grand dépensier a big spender

high [haɪ]

haut ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (f), 1 (g), 1 (m), 1 (o), 1 (p), 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (a), 3 (b) élevé ⇒ 1 (b)-(e), 1 (k) grand ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) noble ⇒ 1 (e) aigu ⇒ 1 (g) excité ⇒ 1 (s) en haut ⇒ 2 (a)

1 adjective

(a) (tall) haut;

∎ how high is that building? quelle est la hauteur de ce bâtiment?;

∎ the walls are three metres high les murs ont ou font trois mètres de haut, les murs sont hauts de trois mètres;

∎ the building is eight storeys high c'est un immeuble de ou à huit étages;

∎ the highest mountain in the country la plus haute montagne du pays;

∎ when I was only so high quand je n'étais pas plus grand que ça

(b) (above ground level → river, tide) haut; (→ altitude, shelf) haut, élevé;

∎ built on high ground construit sur un terrain élevé;

∎ the sun was high in the sky le soleil était haut

(c) (above average → number) grand, élevé; (→ speed, value) grand; (→ cost, price, rate) élevé; (→ salary) élevé, gros (grosse); (→ pressure) élevé, haut; (→ polish) brillant;

∎ to the highest degree au plus haut degré, à l'extrême;

∎ of the highest importance de première importance;

∎ to pay a high price payer le prix fort;

∎ to fetch a high price se vendre cher;

∎ to make a higher bid faire une offre supérieure, surenchérir;

∎ highest bidder surenchérisseur(euse) m,f;

∎ she suffers from high blood pressure elle a de la tension;

∎ also figurative to play for high stakes jouer gros (jeu);

∎ built to withstand high temperatures conçu pour résister à des températures élevées;

∎ he has a high temperature il a beaucoup de température ou fièvre;

∎ areas of high unemployment des régions à fort taux de chômage;

∎ ore with a high mineral content minerai m à haute teneur;

∎ milk is high in calcium le lait contient beaucoup de calcium;

∎ high winds des vents mpl violents, de grands vents mpl;

∎ Mathematics the highest common factor le plus grand commun diviseur

(d) (better than average → quality) grand, haut; (→ standard) haut, élevé; (→ mark, score) élevé, bon; (→ reputation) bon;

∎ our chances of success remain high nos chances de succès restent très bonnes;

∎ to have a high opinion of sb avoir une bonne ou haute opinion de qn;

∎ he has a high opinion of himself il a une haute idée de lui-même;

∎ to have a high profile être très en vue;

∎ she speaks of you in the highest terms elle dit le plus grand bien de vous;

∎ one of the highest honours in the arts l'un des plus grands honneurs dans le monde des arts;

∎ Commerce & Finance high value added à haute valeur ajoutée

(e) (honourable → ideal, thought) noble, élevé; (→ character) noble;

∎ a man of high principles un homme qui a des principes (élevés);

∎ he took a very high moral tone il prit un ton très moralisateur;

∎ she has very high moral standards elle a des principes (de moralité) très élevés

(f) (of great importance or rank) haut, important;

∎ a high official un haut fonctionnaire;

∎ we have it on the highest authority nous le tenons de la source la plus sûre;

∎ to have friends in high places avoir des relations haut placées, avoir le bras long;

∎ of high rank de haut rang

(g) (sound, voice) aigu(uë); Music (note) haut

(h) (at peak)

∎ high summer plein été m;

∎ it was high summer c'était au cœur de l'été;

∎ it's high time we were leaving il est grand temps qu'on parte

(i) (intensely emotional)

∎ resentment was high il y avait énormément de ressentiment;

∎ moments of high drama des moments mpl extrêmement dramatiques;

∎ high adventure grande aventure f;

∎ to be high farce tourner à la farce

(j) British (complexion) rougeaud, rubicond;

∎ to have a high colour avoir le visage congestionné

(k) (elaborate, formal → language, style) élevé, soutenu

(l) (prominent → cheekbones) saillant

(m) Cards haut;

∎ the highest card la carte maîtresse

(n) British (meat) avancé, faisandé; (butter, cheese) rance

(o) (remote) haut

(p) Geography (latitude) haut

(q) (conservative)

∎ a high Tory un tory ultra-conservateur;

∎ a high Anglican un(e) anglican(e) de tendance conservatrice

(r) Linguistics (vowel) fermé

(s) (excited) excité, énervé; (cheerful) plein d'entrain, enjoué;

∎ to be in high spirits être plein d'entrain;

∎ our spirits were high nous avions le moral;

∎ familiar old-fashioned we had a high old time on s'est amusés comme des fous

(t) familiar (person)

∎ to be high (drugged) planer; figurative (euphoric) être dans un état d'euphorie^□ ;

∎ high on cocaine défoncé à la cocaïne;

∎ figurative they were high on success ils ne se sentaient plus après ce succès;

∎ figurative he gets high on sailing il prend son pied en faisant de la voile;

∎ they were (as) high as kites (drunk) ils étaient bien partis; (drugged) ils planaient; (happy) ils avaient la pêche

2 adverb

(a) (at, to a height) haut, en haut; (at a great altitude) à haute altitude, à une altitude élevée;

∎ up high en haut;

∎ higher up plus haut;

∎ higher and higher de plus en plus haut;

∎ he raised both hands high il a levé les deux mains en l'air;

∎ the kite flew high up in the sky le cerf-volant est monté très haut dans le ciel;

∎ she threw the ball high into the air elle a lancé le ballon très haut;

∎ the geese flew high over the fields les oies volaient très haut au-dessus des champs;

∎ the shelf was high above her head l'étagère était bien au-dessus de sa tête;

∎ he rose high in the company il a accédé aux plus hauts échelons de la société;

∎ figurative we looked high and low for him nous l'avons cherché partout;

∎ figurative to set one's sights high, to aim high viser haut;

∎ figurative they're flying high ils visent haut, ils voient grand;

∎ also figurative to hold one's head high porter la tête haute;

∎ figurative to leave sb high and dry laisser qn en plan

(b) (in intensity) haut;

∎ they set the price/standards too high ils ont fixé un prix/niveau trop élevé;

∎ I turned the heating up high j'ai mis le chauffage à fond;

∎ he rose higher in my esteem il est monté encore plus dans mon estime;

∎ salaries can go as high as £50,000 les salaires peuvent monter jusqu'à ou atteindre 50 000 livres;

∎ I had to go as high as £50 il a fallu que j'aille ou que je monte jusqu'à 50 livres;

∎ the card players played high les joueurs de cartes ont joué gros (jeu);

∎ to run high (river) être en crue; (sea) être houleuse ou grosse;

∎ feelings were running high les esprits se sont échauffés

(c) (in tone) haut;

∎ I can't sing that high je ne peux pas chanter aussi haut

(d) American familiar (idiom)

∎ to live high off or on the hog vivre comme un roi ou nabab

3 noun

(a) (height) haut m;

∎ on high (at a height) en haut; figurative (in heaven) au ciel;

∎ humorous the decision came from on high la décision fut prononcée en haut lieu

(b) (great degree or level) haut m;

∎ to reach a new high atteindre un nouveau record;

∎ prices are at an all-time high les prix ont atteint leur maximum;

∎ the Stock Market reached a new high la Bourse a atteint un nouveau record ou maximum;

∎ the highs and lows (of share prices, career, life) les hauts mpl et les bas mpl

(c) (setting → on iron, stove)

∎ I put the oven on high j'ai mis le four sur très chaud

(d) Cars (fourth gear) quatrième f; (fifth gear) cinquième f

(e) Meteorology (anticyclone) anticyclone m

(f) familiar (state of excitement)

∎ she's been on a permanent high since he came back elle voit tout en rose depuis son retour

4 High noun

∎ Religion the Most High le Très-Haut

►► Religion high altar maître-autel m;

History High Antiquity Haute Antiquité f;

American Cars high beam feux mpl de route;

Swimming high board plongeoir m le plus haut;

high camp (affectation) affectation f, cabotinage m; (effeminate behaviour) manières fpl efféminées; (style) kitsch m;

high chair chaise f haute (pour enfants);

1 noun

= fraction de l'Église d'Angleterre accordant une grande importance à l'autorité du prêtre, au rituel etc

2 adjective

(a) = de tendance conservatrice dans l'Église anglicane;

British Religion High Churchman = membre du mouvement conservateur à l'intérieur de l'Église anglicane;

high comedy Theatre comédie f au dialogue brillant;

∎ figurative the debate ended in scenes of high comedy le débat se termina par des scènes du plus haut comique;

Military high command haut commandement m;

Administration high commission haut-commissariat m;

Administration high commissioner haut-commissaire m;

Law the High Court (of Justice) ≃ le tribunal de grande instance (principal tribunal civil en Angleterre et au pays de Galles);

Law High Court judge ≃ juge m du tribunal de grande instance;

Law the High Court of Judiciary = la plus haute instance de justice en Écosse;

Military high explosive explosif m puissant;

high fashion haute couture f;

high fidelity haute-fidélité f;

high finance haute finance f;

familiar high five = tape amicale donnée dans la paume de quelqu'un, bras levé, pour le saluer, le féliciter ou en signe de victoire;

∎ they always give each other a high five when they meet ils se tapent dans la main à chaque fois qu'ils se voient;

Electronics high frequency haute fréquence f;

high gear Cars (fourth) quatrième f (vitesse f); (fifth) cinquième f (vitesse f);

∎ figurative they moved into high gear ils se sont dépêchés;

High German haut allemand m;

high heels hauts talons mpl;

high jump Sport saut m en hauteur;

∎ British familiar figurative you're for the high jump when he finds out! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre quand il l'apprendra!;

Sport high jumper sauteur(euse) m,f (qui fait du saut en hauteur);

the high life la grande vie;

∎ she has a taste for the high life elle a des goûts de luxe;

∎ to lead or to live the high life mener la grande vie;

Religion high mass, High Mass grand-messe f;

Computing high memory mémoire f haute;

Computing high memory area zone f de mémoire haute;

History the High Middle Ages le Haut Moyen Âge;

high noon plein midi m;

∎ at high noon à midi pile;

American Transport High Occupancy Vehicle = voiture particulière transportant au moins deux passagers;

Religion high place haut lieu m;

high point (major event → of news) événement m le plus marquant; (→ of evening, holiday) point m culminant, grand moment m; (→ of film, novel) point m culminant;

∎ the high point of the party le clou de la soirée;

high priest Religion grand prêtre m;

∎ figurative the high priests of fashion les gourous mpl de la mode;

high priestess Religion grande prêtresse f;

∎ figurative the high priestess of rock la grande prêtresse du rock;

Linguistics high register language langage m élevé ou soutenu;

Art high relief haut-relief m;

high rise tour f (immeuble);

high road (main road) route f principale, grand-route f; figurative (most direct route) bonne voie f;

∎ he's on the high road to success il est en bonne voie de réussir;

∎ the high road to fame la voie de la gloire;

American familiar high roller (spendthrift) dépensier(ère)^□ mf; (gambler) flambeur(euse) m,f;

high school School (in UK) = établissement d'enseignement secondaire regroupant collège et lycée; (in US) lycée m;

∎ she's still at high school elle est toujours scolarisée ou va toujours au lycée;

the high seas la haute mer;

∎ on the high seas en haute ou pleine mer;

high season haute ou pleine saison f;

∎ during the high season en haute ou pleine saison;

British Administration High Sheriff = dans les comtés anglais et gallois, représentant officiel du monarque;

American high sign signe m;

∎ to give sb the high sign faire signe à qn;

high society haute société f, grand monde m;

high spirits pétulance f, vitalité f, entrain m;

∎ to be in high spirits avoir de l'entrain, être plein d'entrain;

∎ to put sb in high spirits mettre qn de bonne humeur;

(a) (major event → of news) événement m le plus marquant; (→ of evening, holiday) point m culminant, grand moment m; (→ of film, novel) point m culminant

(b) American (place) endroit m intéressant;

∎ we hit all the high spots (tourists) nous avons vu toutes les attractions touristiques;

British the high street (street) la grand-rue, la rue principale; (shops) les commerçants mpl, le commerce;

∎ Commerce & Economics the high street has been badly hit by the recession les commerçants ont été durement touchés par la récession;

British high table (for guests of honour) table f d'honneur; School & University table f des professeurs;

British high tea = repas léger pris en début de soirée et accompagné de thé;

high tech (technology) technologie f avancée ou de pointe; (style) hi-tech m inv;

high tide (of ocean, sea) marée f haute; figurative (of success) point m culminant;

∎ at high tide à marée haute;

Theatre high tragedy grande tragédie f;

high treason haute trahison f;

Electricity high voltage haute tension f;

high water (of ocean, sea) marée f haute; (of river) crue f;

∎ the river is at high water le fleuve est en crue;

high wire corde f raide ou de funambule;

∎ to walk the high wire marcher sur la corde raide

✾ Film 'High Noon' Zinnemann 'Le Train sifflera trois fois'

prodigue [pʀɔdig]

( = dépensier) extravagant ; ( = généreux) generous

• être prodigue de conseils to be full of advice

• être prodigue de son temps to be unstinting of one's time

• le fils prodigue the prodigal son

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1) ( gaspilleur) extravagant

2) ( libéral)

3) Religion

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2)

3) (= dépensier) prodigal

4) (= généreux) generous

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prodigue

A adj

1 ( gaspilleur) extravagant;

2 ( libéral) être prodigue de conseils to be free with advice; être prodigue de promesses to be good at making promises; être prodigue de compliments/de son argent to be lavish with one's praise/one's money; être prodigue de son temps/ses efforts to be generous with one's time/one's efforts; il est peu prodigue de compliments he's not one to give praise;

3 Relig l'enfant or le fils prodigue the prodigal son.

B nmf spendthrift.

[prɔdig] adjectif

1. [dépensier] extravagant, profligate (soutenu)

2. (figuré)

tu es toujours prodigue de bons conseils you're always full of good advice

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[prɔdig] nom masculin et féminin

spender, spendthrift

1) (to use up or pay out (money): He spends more than he earns.) gastar

2) (to pass (time): I spent a week in Spain this summer.) pasar

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spend vb

1. gastar

2. pasar

El pasado y participio pasado de spend es spent

tr[spend]

transitive verb (pt & pp spent tr[spent])

1 (money) gastar (on, en)

■ I've spent a lot this month he gastado mucho este mes

■ he spends all his money on records gasta todo su dinero en discos

2 (pass time) pasar

■ we spent the weekend there pasamos allí el fin de semana

■ she spent the day sunbathing (se) pasó el día tomando el sol

3 (devote time/energy) dedicar (on, a), invertir (on, en)

■ I'd like to spend more time with my family me gustaría dedicar más tiempo a mi familia

■ you should spend more time on your homework deberías dedicar más tiempo a tus deberes

4 (use up, exhaust) gastar, agotar

■ the storm spent its force la tormenta perdió su fuerza

intransitive verb

1 (money) gastar

spend ['spɛnd] vt, spent ['spɛnt] ; spending

1) : gastar (dinero, etc.)

2) pass: pasar (el tiempo)

to spend time on: dedicar tiempo a

(§ p.,p.p.: spent) = consumirse v.

• expender v.

• gastar v.

• gastar dinero v.

• pasar v.

transitive verb (past & past p spent)

1)

a) \<\<money\>\> gastar

b) ( expend)

2) ( pass) \<\<period of time\>\> pasar

3) ( exhaust) agotar

1. VT

1) (=pay out) [+ money] gastar

- spend a penny

2) (=devote) [+ effort, time] dedicar

3) (=pass) [+ period of time] pasar

4) (=use up) [+ force, ammunition, provisions] liter agotar

VI gastar

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transitive verb (past & past p spent)

1)

a) \<\<money\>\> gastar

b) ( expend)

2) ( pass) \<\<period of time\>\> pasar

3) ( exhaust) agotar

1) (to use up or pay out (money): He spends more than he earns.) gastar

2) (to pass (time): I spent a week in Spain this summer.) passar

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[spend] n despesa, gasto. • vt+vi (ps+pp spent) 1 gastar, pagar, desembolsar (dinheiro). she spends her money on / upon jewels / ela gasta seu dinheiro em jóias. 2 usar, despender, consumir. 3 passar (tempo). she spent the evening in reading / ela passou a tarde lendo. she spends much time on her work / ela gasta muito tempo em seu trabalho. 4 exaustar-se, esgotar. to spend oneself esgotar-se.

1) (to use up or pay out (money): He spends more than he earns.) bruke penger

2) (to pass (time): I spent a week in Spain this summer.) tilbringe

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forbruke

tilbringe

subst. \/spend\/

( hverdagslig) utgift, utlegg

verb ( spent - spent) \/spend\/

1) ( om penger) bruke, gi ut, legge ned, ofre, spandere, forbruke, sløse bort, koste (på)

• he spent £150 on the coat

• all his money was spent on alcohol

• I have spent a lot of money on the house

2) bruke opp, legge ned, forbruke, uttømme, ødsle bort

• she spent all her strength on the job only to find out it was all in vain

3) tilbringe, fordrive

• she spent some time in Stockholm

• spend a whole evening over a job

4) ( sjøfart) miste

• the ship has spent its mast

5) anvende, bruke

6) (hverdagslig, vanligvis preteritum) få orgasme, ejakulere

spend a penny ( slang) slå lens, late vannet

spend freely strø om seg med penger

spend one's breath snakke forgjeves

spend oneself slite seg ut, ofre alle sine krefter rase ut

• the storm has spent itself

f (pl -i) hand

a portata di mano within reach

fuori mano out of the way, not easy to get at

fig alla mano approachable

di seconda mano second-hand

dare una mano a qualcuno give someone a hand

mettere mano a qualcosa start something

lavo le pentole che sporco a mano a mano I wash the dirty pots as I go along

tenersi per mano hold hands

man mano che as (and when)

ha le mani bucate money just slips through his fingers

mani in alto! hands up!

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mano s.f.

1 hand: mani affusolate, callose, tozze, slender, horny, stubby hands; la mano destra, sinistra, the right, left hand; le linee della mano, the lines of the hand; mi sono fatto male alla mano, I hurt my hand; vai a lavarti le mani, go and wash your hands; avere qlco. in mano, to have sthg. in one's hand; battere le mani, to clap (one's hands); consegnare, trasportare qlco. a mano, to deliver, to carry sthg. by hand; passeggiare mano nella mano, to walk hand in hand; alzare la mano, to put one's hand up; voto per alzata di mano, voting by show of hands // mani in alto!, hands up!; giù le mani!, hands off! // (calcio) fallo di mano, hands ball // avere le mani pulite, sporche, (anche fig.) to have clean, dirty hands; il nostro è un partito dalle mani pulite, there's no taint of corruption in our party // stringere la mano, le mani a qlcu., to shake hands with s.o.; qua la mano!, let's shake hands!; stretta di mano, handshake

2 (parte, lato) side: contro mano, (di veicoli ecc.) on the wrong side of the road; tenere la propria mano, (nella circolazione stradale) to keep to one's own side of the road

3 (potere, balìa) hand; power: cadde in mano al nemico, he fell into the enemy's hands; i terroristi hanno ancora in mano cinque ostaggi, the terrorists still have five hostages in their hands; il mio destino è nelle tue mani, my fate is in your hands; quella proprietà non è più nelle sue mani, that property is no longer in his hands; quell'uomo è in mia mano, that man is in my power; avere in mano il successo, to have success within one's grasp

4 (scrittura) handwriting, (form.) hand: di sua mano, in his own hand; ha una bella mano, he has beautiful handwriting

5 (tocco) touch (anche fig.): mano da maestro, masterly touch; si riconosce facilmente la mano di un maestro, it is easy to recognize the hand of a master; mano leggera, (di medico ecc.) light touch; dare l'ultima mano a un quadro, to give the finishing touch to a work // avere la mano pesante, to be heavy-handed

6 (strato di colore, vernice ecc.) coat: mano di finitura, finishing coat; mano di fondo, primer (o priming o undercoat); una mano di vernice, a coat of varnish; mano isolante, sealer; occorre dare un'altra mano di bianco al soffitto, we have to give another coat of white to the ceiling

7 (alle carte) hand: mano fortunata, lucky hand; facciamo ancora una mano, let's play one more hand // chi è di mano?, (a chi tocca iniziare il gioco?) whose lead is it?

8 mano d'opera → manodopera.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: fatto a mano, handmade; tessuto a mano, handwoven // (mus.): pezzo a quattro mani, a piece for four hands; suonare a quattro mani, to play piano duets // di mano in mano, from hand to hand // a mani vuote, empty-handed // a piene mani, in (o by) handfuls: attinse a piene mani dai classici, he drew liberally on the classics // a mano armata, by force of (o under) arms: rapina a mano armata, holdup (o armed robbery) // a man salva, with impunity (o unopposed) // paga sempre denaro alla mano, (pronta cassa) he always pays (in) cash (o ready money); presentarsi al controllo documenti alla mano, have your documents ready for checking // scappare, sfuggire di mano, to slip through one's fingers: il vaso mi è sfuggito di mano accidentalmente, the vase slipped out of my hands accidentally; la situazione gli è sfuggita di mano, he couldn't keep the situation in hand (o he lost control of the situation); mi è sfuggito dalle mani un buon affare, a good deal slipped through my fingers // ho in mano le prove di quanto asserisco, I have evidence of what I say in my hands // di prima, di seconda mano, first-hand, second-hand: articolo di seconda mano, second-hand article; notizie di prima mano, first-hand news // disegno a mano libera, free-hand drawing // luogo fuori mano, out of the way place // una persona alla mano, an easygoing person // gli restituirò il denaro man mano, I shall give him the money back little by little; man mano che andava avanti si stancava sempre più, as he went on he got more and more tired; man mano che invecchia diventa sempre più avaro, the older he gets the meaner he grows // ha le mani di pastafrolla, he's a butterfingers // ho le mani legate, (fig.) my hands are tied // avere le mani in pasta, to have one's finger in the pie // me ne lavo le mani, I wash my hands of it // mi prudono le mani!, I could hit you! // mettere le mani su qlco., to lay hands on sthg. // non ci metterei la mano sul fuoco, I would not stake my life on it (o wouldn't swear to it) // possono darsi la mano, (fig.) they are two of a kind // puoi darmi una mano, per piacere?, can you give me a hand, please? // alzare le mani contro qlcu., to lift one's hand against s.o. // avere le mani bucate, to be a spendthrift // avere le mani lunghe, (per rubare) to have light fingers; un uomo svelto di mano, (ladruncolo) a light-fingered man (o a pilferer) // il nuovo direttore ha le mani lunghe, (facile a toccare le donne) the new manager can't keep his hands to himself // tenere qlco. a portata di mano, to have sthg. handy (o at hand o within easy reach o ready) // avere qlco. per le mani, to have sthg. in hand // fare la mano a qlco., to get one's hand in at sthg. // caricare la mano, to exaggerate // chiedere, domandare la mano di qlcu., to ask s.o.'s hand in marriage // essere in buone mani, to be in good hands // fare man bassa di qlco., to plunder (o loot) sthg.; i ragazzi hanno fatto man bassa di tutto ciò che c'era da mangiare, the kids made short work of everything that there was to eat // il cavallo gli ha preso la mano, he lost control of the horse; farsi prendere la mano da qlco., to lose control of sthg. // forzare la mano a qlcu., to force s.o.'s hand // lasciare mano libera a qlcu., to allow (o to give) s.o. a free hand // mi sarei mangiato le mani per essermi lasciato sfuggire quell'affare, I could kick myself for losing that deal // menar le mani, to fight // non ho ancora potuto metter mano al nuovo lavoro, I still haven't been able to get started on (o get down to) that new job // mettere mano alla penna, to put pen to paper // mettere mano alla spada, to draw one's sword // mettere mano alla borsa, (fig.) to open one's purse strings // mettere le mani avanti, to be on the safe side: in ogni caso ti conviene metter le mani avanti e definire al più presto la tua posizione, in any case it would be a good idea for you to play safe and clarify your position as soon as possible // mettersi in mano a, nelle mani di un buon medico, to put oneself into the hands of a good doctor // portare qlcu. in palma di mano, to hold s.o. in the palm of one's hand // prendere il coraggio a due mani, to take one's courage in both hands // stare con le mani in mano, to twiddle one's thumbs (o to remain idle): non stare lì con le mani in mano!, don't stand there doing nothing! (o twiddling your thumbs!) // tendere la mano, (elemosinare) to beg; tendere la mano a qlcu., to hold out a hand to s.o. (o to give a helping hand to s.o. o to give s.o. a hand) // tener mano a qlcu., to aid and abet s.o. // toccare con mano (qlco.), to see (sthg.) for oneself // venire alle mani, to come to blows // la mano sinistra non sappia quello che fa la destra, (prov.) let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing // una mano lava l'altra, (prov.) you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

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sostantivo femminile

1) hand

2) (aiuto)

3) (indicando il controllo, il possesso) hand

4) (stile)

5) (denotando l'abilità)

6) gioc. (a carte) hand

7) (direzione di marcia)

8) (di colore) coat, layer

9) a mano

10) alla mano (pronto da usare, esibire)

11) man mano, (a) mano a mano little by little

12) fuori mano [paese, sentiero] out of the way; [ abitare] off the beaten track

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mano

/'mano/ ⇒ 4

sostantivo f.

 1 hand; salutare qcn. con la mano to wave at sb.; -i in alto, su le -i! hands up! mano nella mano hand in hand; passare di mano in mano to pass from hand to hand; tenere qcs. in mano to hold sth. in one's hand; tenersi per mano to hold hands; prendere qcn. per mano to take sb. by the hand (anche fig.); attingere qcs. a piene -i fig. to pick up handfuls of sth.; a -i nude with one's bare hands; suonare il piano a quattro -i to play a duet on the piano; disegnare a mano libera to draw freehand; rapina a mano armata armed robbery; sporcarsi le -i to dirty one's hands, to get one's hands dirty (anche fig.); mettere mano al portafogli to put one's money where one's mouth is, to put one's hand in one's pocket

 2 (aiuto) dare una mano a qcn. to give o lend sb. a (helping) hand

 3 (indicando il controllo, il possesso) hand; cambiare mano to change hands; avere qcs. sotto mano to have sth. on hand; mi è capitato tra le -i I just happened to come across it; tenere qcs. a portata di mano to keep sth. handy; essere nelle -i di qcn. [potere, impresa] to be in sb.'s hands; prendere in mano la situazione to take matters into one's own hands; in buone -i in good hands; in -i sicure in safe hands; cadere nelle -i di qcn. to fall into sb.'s hands; di prima, seconda mano firsthand, second-hand

 4 (stile) riconoscere la mano di un artista to recognize an artist's style

 5 (denotando l'abilità) fare o prendere la mano a to get one's hand in; avere la mano leggera to have a light touch; avere la mano pesante to be heavy-handed; avere la mano felice to be skillful o skilled

 6 gioc. (a carte) hand; passare la mano to pass (anche fig.)

 7 (direzione di marcia) contro mano →  contromano

 8 (di colore) coat, layer

 9 a mano fare qcs. a mano to do o make sth. by hand; fatto a mano handmade; dipinto a mano hand-painted

 10 alla mano (pronto da usare, esibire) minacciare qcn. coltello alla mano to threaten sb. at knife point; è arrivata con prove alla mano she had concrete proof; (semplice) [ persona] informal

 11 man mano, (a) mano a mano little by little; preferisco informarli man mano I prefer to inform them as I go along; man mano che as

 12 fuori mano [paese, sentiero] out of the way; [ abitare] off the beaten track

IDIOMS

chiedere la mano di qcn. to ask for sb.'s hand; ci metterei la mano sul fuoco I'm willing to bet on it; fare man bassa to sweep the board; venire alle -i to come to blows; avere le -i di burro o di pastafrolla to be butterfingered; arrivare a -i vuote to arrive empty-handed; qua la mano! put it there! shake! give o slip me some skin! AE; man forte→  manforte; una mano lava l'altra you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; essere preso con le -i nel sacco to be caught red-handed; alzare le -i su qcn., mettere le -i addosso a qcn. to lay a finger o hand on sb.; mettere le -i avanti to play (it) safe; stare con le -i in mano to sit o stand idly by; avere le -i lunghe (rubare) to be light- o nimble-fingered, to have sticky fingers colloq.; (essere influente) to have a lot of influence; avere le -i in pasta to have a finger in every pie; farsi o lasciarsi prendere la mano to lose control of the situation; toccare con mano to experience first hand.

avare [avaʀ]

1. adjective

[personne] miserly

• avare de compliments sparing with compliments

2. masculine noun, feminine noun

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adjectif miserly

nom masculin et féminin miser

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1. adj

1) (= pingre) miserly

2) fig

2. nmf

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avare

A adj mean with money GB, miserly; avare de qch sparing with; être avare de son temps to give one's time to people sparingly; être avare de paroles to use words sparingly; il n'est pas avare de compliments he's generous with his compliments.

B nmf miser.

à père avare, fils prodigue Prov a miser will father a spendthrift son.

[avar] adjectif

1. [pingre] mean, miserly, tight-fisted

2. (figuré)

il n'a pas été avare de compliments/de conseils he was generous with his compliments/advice

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[avar] nom masculin et féminin

‘l'Avare’ Molière ‘The Miser’

poche¹ [pɔ∫]

• poche d'air air pocket

• poche de résistance pocket of resistance

• faire des poches [veste] to lose its shape

• avoir des poches sous les yeux to have bags under one's eyes

• se remplir les poches (inf) to line one's pockets

• en être de sa poche (inf) to be out of pocket

• il a payé de sa poche he paid for it out of his (own) pocket

• c'est dans la poche ! (inf) it's in the bag! (inf)

• connaître un endroit comme sa poche to know a place like the back of one's hand

► en poche

• je n'avais pas un sou en poche I didn't have a penny on me

• sans diplôme en poche, on ne peut rien faire you can't do anything without qualifications► de poche [collection, livre] paperback ; [couteau, mouchoir] pocket

poche² [pɔ∫]

( = livre) paperback

• ce roman est paru en poche this novel has come out in paperback

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nom masculin

1) (colloq) ( livre) paperback

2) ( format) pocket size

1) (de vêtement, sac, portefeuille) pocket

2) ( sac) bag

3) ( accumulation)

4) ( déformation)

5) Zoologie (de kangourou, pélican) pouch

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- poche de glace

- poche revolver

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1. nf

1) [vêtement] pocket

2) (sous les yeux) bag

3) fig

4) ZOOLOGIE pouch

5) (= déformation)

2. nm

(livre de poche) paperback

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poche

A nf

1 ( de vêtement) pocket; une poche de veste a jacket pocket; en poche lit in one's pocket; il est revenu le contrat en poche fig he came back with the contract in the bag○ ou all sewn up○; son diplôme en poche, il est parti aux États-Unis armed with his diploma, he set off for the States; il avait 200 euros en poche lit he had 200 euros on him; fig ( à sa disposition) he had 200 euros available; je n'ai pas un sou en poche lit I haven't got a penny on me; fig ( à ma disposition) I haven't got a penny to my name; avoir de l'argent plein les poches○ to be loaded○, to have plenty of money; se remplir or s'en mettre plein les poches○ to line one's pockets; faire les poches de qn ( vider) to empty out sb's pockets; ( voler) to pick sb's pocket; une poche pleine de pièces de monnaie a pocket full of coins; un couteau de poche a pocket knife; édition/guide de poche pocket edition/guide; format de poche pocket-size ( épith);

2 (de sac, portefeuille) pocket;

3 ( sac) bag;

4 ( accumulation) poche de gaz/d'air gas/air pocket; poche de pus accumulation of pus;

5 ( déformation) avoir des poches sous les yeux to have bags under one's eyes; mon pantalon fait des poches aux genoux my trousers GB ou pants US are baggy at the knees;

6 Zool (de kangourou, pélican) pouch;

7 ( secteur) fig Mil pocket; poche de résistance pocket of resistance; poche de pauvreté pocket of poverty;

8 Méd ( appareillage) colostomy bag.

B nm Édition, Imprim

1 ( livre)○ paperback;

2 ( format) pocket size; paraître/être édité en poche to come out/to be published in paperback.

poche à douille piping bag; poche des eaux amniotic sac; poche de glace ice pack; poche passepoilée bound pocket; poche plaquée patch pocket; poche revolver hip pocket.

avoir qn dans sa poche○ to have sb in one's pocket; mettre qn dans sa poche○ to get sb on one's side; c'est dans la poche○ it's in the bag○, it's all sewn up○; en être de sa poche○ to be out of pocket; payer (qch) de sa poche○ to pay (for sth) out of one's own pocket; mettre la main à la poche to put one's hand in one's pocket, to fork out○; ne pas avoir les yeux dans sa poche○ not to miss a thing○; ne pas avoir sa langue dans sa poche○ never to be at a loss for words; mettre sa fierté or son orgueil dans sa poche○ to swallow one's pride; connaître un endroit comme sa poche○ to know a place like the back of one's hand.

[pɔʃ] nom féminin

1. [vêtement] pocket

[d'un sac] pocket, pouch

2. [boursouflure] bag

3. [amas] pocket

4. MÉDECINE sac

5. ZOOLOGIE [d'un kangourou] pouch

[d'un poulpe] sac

[d'un oiseau] crop

6. MILITAIRE

7. [contenant]

8. (Suisse) [louche] ladle

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[pɔʃ] nom masculin

[livre] paperback (book)

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de poche locution adjectivale

[collection, édition] pocket (modificateur)

[cuirassé, théâtre] pocket (modificateur), miniature (avant nom)

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en poche locution adverbiale

1. [avec soi - argent] on me/you etc. ; [ - diplôme] under one's belt

2. [livre] in paperback

n AM ( fam)

1. (spendthrift) verschwenderischer Mensch

she's something of a \high roller sie wirft das Geld mit beiden Händen zum Fenster raus fam

2. (gambler) Glücksspieler(in) m(f)

high 'roll·er n

(Am) fam

1) ( spendthrift) verschwenderischer Mensch;

she's something of a \high roller sie wirft das Geld mit beiden Händen zum Fenster raus ( fam)

2) ( gambler) Glücksspieler(in) m(f)

n. m.

1. (Auctioneers' and junk-dealers' slang): 'Bundle', job-lot.

2. 'Botty', 'bum', woman's behind. Elle a un gentil petit panier! She's got a smashing little sit-me-down! Mettre la main au panier. To put one's hand up a skirt. (The expression panier à crottes, although totally devoid of charm, refers generally to a woman's behind.) Secouer (also: faire sauter) le panier à crottes: To have a dance.

3. Panier percé: 'Hole-in-the-pocket' character, spendthrift person.

4. Faire sauter l'anse du panier (iron.): To 'fiddle accounts', to divert funds. (Originally, as the expression suggests, the fiddle was one involving pennies rather than pounds and operated by light-fingered maids.)

5. Faire le panier à deux anses: To go for a 'loving-cup' walk, to have a woman on each arm.

6. Le dessus du panier (of person or object): The 'cream of the cream', the 'pick of the bunch', the very best.

7. Panier de crabes: 'Hornets' nest', situation loaded with aggro and partisan feelings where it would be dangerous to take a hand.

8. Panier à salade: 'Black-Maria', police van used to ferry prisoners and suspects.

9. Mettre dans le même panier: To 'tar with the same brush', to consider people or items to be of equally low standing or value.

10. Con comme un panier: Bloody stupid. (The Yorkshire/Lancashire 'daft as a brush' is no equivalent as it is jocular and non-pejorative.)

11. Coucouche panier!

  a (joc.): Off to bed!

  b (joc. & iron.): Down, Rover! (This expression is often used by women to over- enthusiastic suitors.)

1) обыкновение, привычка

- bad habit

2) (обыкновенно pl) обычай, образ жизни, привычки

- town habits

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profligate ['prɒflɪgət] formal

1 adjective

(a) (dissolute) débauché, dévergondé;

∎ to behave in a profligate manner se comporter en débauché;

∎ a profligate way of life une vie dissolue ou de débauche

(b) (extravagant) (très) prodigue, dépensier; (wasteful) (très) gaspilleur;

∎ the profligate use of natural resources le gaspillage des ressources naturelles;

∎ she's profligate with her riches elle gaspille ses richesses;

∎ he's got profligate tastes il a des goûts dispendieux

2 noun

(a) (dissolute person) débauché(e) m,f, libertin(e) m,f

(b) (spendthrift) dépensier(ère) m,f