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41 tumble
1. verb1) (to (cause to) fall, especially in a helpless or confused way: She tumbled down the stairs; The box suddenly tumbled off the top of the wardrobe.) (faire) culbuter, dégringoler2) (to do tumbling.)2. noun(a fall: She took a tumble on the stairs.) dégringolade- tumbler- tumblerful - tumble-drier - tumbling -
42 badly
∎ badly made/organized mal fait/organisé;∎ badly lit mal éclairé;∎ things aren't going too badly ça ne va pas trop mal;∎ the candidate did or came off badly in the exams le candidat ne s'en est pas bien sorti aux examens;∎ we came off worst in the deal c'est nous qui nous en sommes le plus mal sortis dans l'affaire;∎ his business is doing badly ses affaires marchent ou vont mal, il fait de mauvaises affaires;∎ don't think badly of him for what he did ne lui en voulez pas de ce qu'il a fait;∎ she took the news badly elle a mal pris la nouvelle;∎ to be badly off (financially) être dans la gêne;∎ we're badly off for supplies nous manquons de provisions∎ the town was badly affected by the storm la ville a été sérieusement touchée par l'orage;∎ she had been badly beaten elle avait reçu des coups violents;∎ Military the army was badly defeated l'armée a subi une sévère défaite;∎ badly wounded gravement ou grièvement blessé(d) (very much) énormément;∎ he badly needs or he's badly in need of a holiday il a grand ou sérieusement besoin de (prendre des) vacances;∎ we badly want to see her nous avons très envie de la voir -
43 dose
dose [dəʊs]1 noun∎ she took her daily dose of medicine elle a pris son médicament quotidien;∎ in small/large doses à faible/haute dose;∎ I can only take him in small doses je ne peux le supporter qu'à petites doses;∎ with a strong dose of humour avec beaucoup d'humour(b) (of illness) attaque f;∎ a bad dose of flu une mauvaise grippe∎ to catch a dose attraper une bléno(a) (of pharmacist) doser∎ she dosed herself (up) with pills elle s'est bourrée de médicaments -
44 flying
flying ['flaɪɪŋ]1 noun∎ to be afraid of flying avoir peur de prendre l'avion;∎ he goes flying at the weekends le week-end, il fait de l'aviation(a) (animal, insect) volant;∎ they were hurt by flying glass ils ont été blessés par des bris de verre∎ a flying jump or leap un saut avec élan;∎ she took a flying leap over the fence elle a sauté par-dessus la barrière∎ to pass with flying colours réussir brillamment►► flying ambulance avion-ambulance m;flying boat hydravion m;flying bomb bombe f volante;Building industry flying buttress arc-boutant m;flying club aéro-club m;Military flying column colonne f mobile, groupement m mobile;flying doctor médecin m volant;the Flying Dutchman (legend) le Hollandais volant;Ichthyology flying fish poisson m volant, exocet m;Aviation flying fortress forteresse f volante;Zoology flying fox roussette f;Zoology flying lemur galéopithèque m;flying lessons leçons fpl de pilotage (aérien);Zoology flying lizard dragon m volant;flying machine machine f volante;Aviation flying officer lieutenant m de l'armée de l'air;Industry flying picket piquet m de grève volant;flying saucer soucoupe f volante;Zoology flying snake serpent m volant;the Flying Squad = brigade de détectives britanniques spécialisés dans la grande criminalité;Zoology flying squirrel écureuil m volant;Sport flying start départ m lancé;∎ the runner got off to a flying start le coureur est parti comme une flèche;∎ figurative she got off to a flying start in the competition lors de la compétition, elle est partie comme une flèche ou elle a pris un départ foudroyant;∎ the campaign got off to a flying start la campagne a démarré sur les chapeaux de roues;∎ his experience gives him a flying start over the others son expérience lui donne un très net avantage sur les autres;flying suit combinaison f d'aviateur;Sport flying tackle = plongeon pour plaquer ou stopper quelqu'un;flying time heures fpl ou temps m de vol;∎ 200 hours' flying time 200 heures de vol;flying visit visite f éclair;∎ to pay a flying visit to London faire une visite éclair à Londres -
45 hurdle
hurdle ['hɜ:dəl]1 noun∎ the 400-metre hurdles le 400 mètres haies;∎ to run a hurdle or hurdles race faire ou courir une course de haies;∎ she's the British hurdles champion elle est la championne britannique de course de haies;∎ to take or to clear a hurdle franchir une haie(b) figurative obstacle m;∎ she took that hurdle in her stride elle a franchi cet obstacle sans le moindre effort;∎ the next hurdle will be getting funding for the project la prochaine difficulté sera d'obtenir des fonds pour le projet(c) (for fences) claie f(b) (surround with fences) entourer de claiesSport faire de la course de haies -
46 swift
swift [swɪft]∎ literary swift of foot leste, rapide à la course;∎ swift to react prompt à réagir;∎ she received a swift reply elle reçut une réponse immédiate;∎ he is swift in finding fault il a la critique facile;∎ the government was swift to deny the rumours le gouvernement fut prompt à démentir les rumeurs;∎ she took swift revenge elle n'a pas tardé à se venger;∎ he has a swift temper il est très susceptible, il se fâche facilement∎ that was a real swift move c'était bien joué2 nounOrnithology martinet m; (Apus apus) martinet m noir -
47 the
the [before consonant sounds ðə, before vowel sounds ðɪ, stressed ði:]∎ the blue dress is the prettiest la robe bleue est la plus jolie;∎ the dead/poor les morts mpl/pauvres mpl;∎ the French/Germans les Français mpl/Allemands mpl;∎ I can't do the impossible je ne peux pas faire l'impossible;∎ translated from the Latin traduit du latin;∎ she's giving up her job - the woman's mad! elle quitte son emploi - c'est une folle!(b) (with names, titles)∎ the Smiths/Martins les Smith/Martin;∎ Alexander the Great Alexandre le Grand;∎ Elizabeth the First Élisabeth Première(c) (with numbers, dates etc)∎ Monday June the tenth or the tenth of June le lundi 10 juin;∎ on the Monday he fell ill le lundi il est tombé malade;∎ the temperature was in the 80s il faisait environ 25°C;∎ the 1820s les années 1820 à 1830;∎ in the summer of 1946 pendant l'été 1946;∎ the second from the left le second en partant de la gauche(d) (in prices, quantities)∎ tomatoes are 40p the pound les tomates sont à 40 pence la livre;∎ the car does 40 miles to the gallon la voiture consomme 7 litres aux 100∎ the more the better plus il y en a, mieux c'est;∎ the less said the better moins on en parlera, mieux cela vaudra;∎ the sooner the better le plus tôt sera le mieux∎ for him Bach is THE composer pour lui, Bach est le compositeur par excellence;∎ the Olympics are THE event this winter les jeux Olympiques sont l'événement à ne pas manquer cet hiver;∎ do you mean THE John Irving? vous voulez dire le célèbre John Irving?∎ I haven't the time/money to do it je n'ai pas le temps de/l'argent pour le faire∎ she took him by the hand elle l'a pris par la main;∎ familiar how's the wife? comment va la femme?;∎ familiar well, how's the throat then? eh bien, et cette gorge?;∎ I've brought the family along j'ai emmené la famille -
48 detail
detail [ˈdi:teɪl]1. noundétail m2. plural noun• please send me details of... veuillez m'envoyer des renseignements sur...* * *['diːteɪl], US [dɪ'teɪl] 1.1) gen, Art détail min (more ou greater) detail — (plus) en détail
for further details... — pour de plus amples renseignements...
2) Military détachement m2.transitive verb1) ( list) exposer [quelque chose] en détail [plans]; énumérer [items]2) -
49 lively
lively [ˈlaɪvlɪ]a. [person, personality, mind] vifb. [party, bar, atmosphere, debate] animé ; [description, style] vivant• come on, look lively! allez, remue-toi ! (inf)* * *['laɪvlɪ]1) ( vivacious) [person] plein d'entrain; [place, atmosphere, conversation] animé; [account] vivant; [interest, mind] vif/vive; [campaign] percutant2) ( fast) [pace] vif/vive; [music, dance] entraînant••look lively! — (colloq) réveillez-vous!
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50 airing
noun (a short walk etc in the open air: She took the baby for an airing.) promenade au grand air -
51 laundry
plural - laundries; noun1) (a place where clothes etc are washed, especially in return for payment: She took the sheets to the laundry; a hospital laundry.) blanchisserie2) (clothes etc which have been, or are to be, washed: a bundle of laundry.) linge (lavé, à laver) -
52 lively
adjective (active; full of life, high spirits or movement: She took a lively interest in us; The music is bright and lively.) plein d'entrain -
53 malicious
[-ʃəs]adjective She took a malicious pleasure in hurting others.) méchant -
54 patent
['peitənt, ]( American[) 'pæ-] 1. noun(an official licence from the government giving one person or business the right to make and sell a particular article and to prevent others from doing the same: She took out a patent on her design; ( also adjective) a patent process.) brevet (d'invention); breveté2. verb(to obtain a patent for; He patented his new invention.) faire breveter -
55 peace-offering
noun (something offered or given to make peace: She took him a drink as a peace-offering.) cadeau de réconciliation -
56 pill
[pil](a small ball or tablet of medicine, to be swallowed: She took a pill; sleeping-pills.) pilule -
57 sip
[sip] 1. past tense, past participle - sipped; verb(to drink in very small mouthfuls.) boire à petites gorgées2. noun(a very small mouthful: She took a sip of the medicine.) petite gorgée -
58 soaking
adjective (very wet: She took off her soaking garments.) trempé -
59 take fright
(to become frightened usually suddenly and quickly: She took fright and ran away.) prendre peur -
60 take it into one's head (to)
(to decide (to): She took it into her head to go to Spain.) se mettre dans la tête de
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