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1 court
I.court1, e [kuʀ, kuʀt]1. adjectivea. shortb. ( = insuffisant) [avance, majorité] small• il lui a donné 10 jours, c'est court he's given him 10 days, which is a bit tight2. adverba. [se coiffer, s'habiller] elle s'habille très court she wears very short skirts• couper court à [+ débat, rumeur, critiques] to put a stop to• tourner court [projet, débat] to come to a sudden endII.court2 [kuʀ]masculine noun• court de tennis/badminton tennis/badminton court* * *
1.
courte kuʀ, kuʀt adjectif1) (de taille, en durée) shortde courte durée — [victoire, joie, espoir] short-lived; [prêt, emploi, maladie] short-term
s'arrêter, souffle court — to get out of breath and stop
2) ( insuffisant) [connaissances] limitedune heure/trois pages c'est (un peu) court — one hour/three pages, that's not really enough
3) ( faible) [défaite, victoire, majorité] narrowgagner d'une courte tête — [cheval] to win by a short head; [candidat] to win by a narrow margin
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couper court — ( en parlant) to cut the conversation short
couper court à quelque chose — ( abréger) to cut something short; ( faire cesser) to put paid to something
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nom masculin1) ( style vestimentaire)le court — short skirts (pl)
2) Sport•Phrasal Verbs:••être à court de — to be short of [argent]; to be short on [idées]
prendre quelqu'un de court — to catch somebody on the hop (colloq) GB ou unprepared
* * *kuʀ, kuʀt court, -e1. adj1) (en dimensions, nombre de pages) shortça fait un peu court [texte, devoir] — it's not very long, [robe] it's a bit short
2) (en temps) short2. advpour faire court — briefly, to cut a long story short
tourner court [histoire, expérience, conversation] — to come to a sudden end
couper court à [polémique, rumeur, discussion] — to cut short
3. nm1) (court de tennis) court, tennis courtprendre qn de court (= prendre au dépourvu) — to catch sb on the hop
Ça a été si vite, on a été pris de court. — It all happened so quickly we were caught on the hop.
* * *A adj1 ( pas long) [vêtement, cheveu, texte, période, mémoire, distance, balle] short; manches/culottes courtes short sleeves/trousers GB ou pants US; dans le délai le plus court in the shortest possible time; de courte durée [victoire, joie, espoir] short-lived; [prêt, emploi, maladie] short-term; s'arrêter, souffle court to get out of breath and stop; avoir le souffle court to get out of breath easily; avoir la vue courte lit, fig to be short-sighted; court sur pattes [animal] short-legged; [personne]○ shortish; prendre au plus court to take the shortest way; ⇒ paille;2 ( insuffisant) [connaissances] limited; une heure/deux euros/trois pages c'est (un peu) court one hour/two euros/three pages, that's not really enough;B adv s'habiller court to wear short skirts; jouer court to play short balls; couper qch court to cut sth short; les cheveux coupés court with short hair; couper court to cut the conversation short; couper court à qch ( abréger) to cut sth short; ( faire cesser) to put paid to sth; tourner court to come to a sudden end; s'arrêter court to stop short.C nmcourt métrage Cin short (film); courte échelle leg up; faire la courte échelle à qn to give sb a leg up.être à court de to be short of [argent, munitions]; to be short on [arguments, idées]; prendre qn de court to catch sb on the hop○ GB ou unprepared.A.[DANS L'ESPACE]1. [en longueur - cheveux, ongles] shorta. (familier) [chien] short-leggedb. [personne] shortil y a un chemin plus court there's a shorter ou quicker wayB.[DANS LE TEMPS]pendant un court instant for a brief ou fleeting momentcycle courtcourse of studies leading to qualifications exclusive of university entrance2. [proche]j'ai des projets à court terme I have some plans in ou for the short termC.[FAIBLE, INSUFFISANT]2. [restreint]avoir la respiration courte ou le souffle court to be short of breath ou winddeux bouteilles pour six, c'est un peu court two bottles for six people, that's a bit on the mean (UK) ou stingy sidel'avion décolle dans 30 minutes — c'est trop court pour l'avoir the plane takes off in 30 minutes — we won't make it in timea. [personne] limited (in one's understanding)b. [explication] limited————————adverbe1. [en dimension]2. [en durée]3. [brusquement]tourner court [discussion, projet] to come to an abrupt end————————nom masculin1. [terrain]2. COUTURE, VÊTEMENT [vêtement]le court short fashions ou hemlines ou styles3. (locution)prendre par le ou au plus court [chemin, procédure] to take a short cut————————à court locution adverbiale————————à court de locution prépositionnelleêtre à court d'idées/de vivres to have run out of ideas/foodnous étions presque à court d'eau we were low on ou running short of water————————de court locution adverbialea. [ne pas lui laisser de délai de réflexion] to give somebody (very) short noticeb. [le surprendre] to catch somebody unawares ou nappingtout court locution adverbialeappelez-moi Jeanne, tout court just call me Jeannecela indigne les chrétiens démocrates et même les chrétiens tout court this is shocking to Christian Democrats and even to Christians full stop (UK) ou period -
2 mode
I.mode1 [mɔd]1. feminine noun2. invariable adjectiveII.mode2 [mɔd]1. masculine nouna. ( = moyen) mode• je ne comprends pas le mode de fonctionnement de cette organisation I don't understand how this organization works• quel est le mode d'action de ce médicament ? how does this medicine work?2. compounds* * *
I mɔdnom masculin1) ( façon) way, mode2) Linguistique mood3) Musique, Informatique, Philosophie mode•Phrasal Verbs:
II mɔd1) (en matière d'habillement, d'idées) fashionà la mode — [vêtement, restaurant, style] fashionable; [romancier] who is in vogue (épith, après n); [chanteur] popular
être à la mode — [vêtement, style] to be in fashion
2) ( secteur d'activité) fashion industry* * *mɔd1. nf1) (= tendance) fashionà la mode — fashionable, in fashion
2) (= industrie) fashion trade, fashion industry2. nm1) (= manière) modemode de faire — way of going about things, way of doing things
2) LINGUISTIQUE mood3) INFORMATIQUE modemode dialogué — interactive mode, conversational mode
4) MUSIQUE mode* * *A nm1 ( façon) way, mode; mode de pensée/vie way of thinking/life; mode de gouvernement mode of government; mode de transport mode of transport GB ou transportation US; mode de paiement method of payment; le mode de fonctionnement de qch the way sth operates; traiter le sujet sur le mode comique/poétique to treat the subject in a comic/poetic vein;2 Ling mood;B nf1 (en matière d'habillement, d'idées) fashion; c'est la mode it's the fashion; c'est une mode it's a trend; lancer une mode to start a trend; une mode passagère a fad; c'est passé de mode it's gone out of fashion; elle suit/ne suit pas la mode she follows/ignores fashion; s'habiller à la dernière mode to wear the latest fashions; la mode des cheveux longs/mini-jupes the fashion for long hair/mini-skirts; la mode est aux cheveux courts short hair is in fashion; c'était une mode it was fashionable; mode masculine/féminine men's/women's fashion; coupe/coloris mode fashionable cut/colourGB; à la mode ( qui fait la mode) [vêtement, style] fashionable, in fashion; [thème, personnage] in fashion; ( qui suit la mode) [vêtement, personne] fashionable; [jeune] fashionable, trendy; ( populaire) [romancier] who is in vogue ( épith, après n); [chanteur] popular; c'est très à la mode d'être végétarien it's very fashionable to be a vegetarian; la mode est à la cuisine végétarienne vegetarian cooking is all the rage ou is in fashion;2 ( secteur d'activité) fashion industry; travailler dans la mode to work in the fashion industry ou business; présentation de mode fashion show.mode dialogué Ordinat conversational mode; mode d'emploi ( de machine) instructions (pl) ou directions (pl) for use; ( de plat cuisiné) cooking instructions (pl).I[mɔd] nom féminin1. [vêtement]la mode (de) printemps/(d')hiver the spring/winter fashionla mode courte/longue (fashion for) high/low hemlinesc'est la dernière ou c'est la grande mode it's the latest fashionc'est passé de mode it's out of fashion, it's no longer fashionablelancer une mode to set a fashion ou a trend2. [activité]a. [généralement] the fashion industry ou businessb. [stylisme] fashion designing3. [goût du jour] fashionce n'est plus la mode de se marier marriage is outdated ou has gone out of fashion————————[mɔd] adjectif invariable————————à la mode locution adjectivale[personne, sport] fashionable[chanson] (currently) popular————————à la mode locution adverbialeà la mode de locution prépositionnelle1. [suivant l'usage de] in the fashion of2. (locution)II[mɔd] nom masculin1. [méthode]a. [méthode] mode ou method ofb. [manière personnelle] way ofmode d'action form ou mode of actionmode d'emploi directions ou instructions for usemode de paiement mode ou method of paymenta. [généralement] life style3. INFORMATIQUE modemode autonome ou local ou hors ligne off-line modemode connecté ou en ligne on-line mode
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