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1 shorten
shorten ['ʃɔ:tən]∎ the name James is often shortened to Jim Jim est un diminutif courant de James∎ we had to shorten our trip nous avons dû écourter notre voyage;∎ the new railway line will shorten the journey time to London la nouvelle ligne de chemin de fer réduira le temps de trajet jusqu'à Londres∎ to shorten pastry travailler la pâte avec une matière grasse(b) (in betting → odds) devenir moins favorable -
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shorten [ˈ∫ɔ:tn][+ book, programme, letter, skirt] raccourcir ; [+ visit, holiday] écourter* * *['ʃɔːtn] 1.transitive verb abréger [visit, life]; raccourcir [garment, talk]; réduire [time, list]; alléger [syllabus]2.to shorten sail — Nautical réduire la voilure
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A vtr abréger [visit, life] ; raccourcir [garment] ; réduire [journey time, list] ; raccourcir, abréger [draft, talk, book] ; alléger [syllabus] ; to shorten sail Naut réduire la voilure.B vi [days, nights] raccourcir, diminuer ; [wait, odds, period of time] diminuer. -
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verb (to make or become shorter: The dress is too long - we'll have to shorten it.) raccourcir -
5 shorten, to
(time requirements)raccourcir -
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7 COTOTZOA
cototzoa > cototzoh.*\COTOTZOA v.réfl., s'accroupir, asseoir sur les jambes.Esp., ponerse de cuclillas (M).Angl., to squat down (K).*\COTOTZOA v.réfl., se rétrécir, en parlant d'une chose.Esp., encogerse o encaramarse (M).Angl., for something to shorten, shrink (K):*\COTOTZOA v.t. tla-., plier, replier, plisser une chose.Esp., encoger la costura (M).Angl., to lengthen or shorten something (K). -
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1 ( in betting) cote f (on sur) ; what are the odds? quelle est la cote? ; the odds are 20 to 1 la cote est 20 contre 1 ; the odds on Dayjar are 3 to 1 Dayjar est coté à 3 contre 1 ; the odds are six to one on la cote est de un contre 6 ; the odds are five to two against la cote est de cinq contre deux ; to give ou offer odds of proposer une cote de ; to quote odds of 6 to 1 coter 6 contre 1 ; the odds on X are short/long X est bien/mal coté ;2 (chance, likelihood) chances fpl ; the odds are against/in favour of sth qch est improbable/probable ; the odds are against it il y a peu de chances ; the odds against/in favour of sth happening les chances que qch n'arrive pas/arrive ; the odds on sth happening are even il y a une chance sur deux que qch arrive ; the odds are against us/in our favour la chance n'est pas/est de notre côté ; the odds are in favour of her doing elle a de fortes chances de faire ; the odds are that she'll do il y a de fortes chances qu'elle fasse ; to fight against the odds lutter contre l'adversité ; to win against the odds gagner contre toute attente ; to shorten/lengthen the odds on sth rendre qch plus/moins probable ; to shorten the odds on sb doing augmenter les chances que qn fasse.it makes no odds GB ça n'a pas d'importance ; to pay over the odds for sth payer qch plus que son prix ; to be at odds ( in dispute) être en conflit ; (contradictory, inconsistent) être en contradiction. -
9 NETLALPILILLI
netlalpilîlli:La manière de se nouer le vêtement, le nœud du vêtement.Angl., the king which tie on.Est dit d'un sarape en fibres de palme. Sah10,75.*\NETLALPILILLI à la forme possédée." ahmo nô tictitichôz in monetlalpilîl ", tu ne le racourciras pas non plus le vêtement que tu noueras sur toi - neither art thou to shorten thy cape. Sah6,123." îahcolpan quitlâlia in înetlalpilîl ", il place le nœud (de son vêtement) sur son épaule. Sah6,58 (jnetlalpilil).Form: nom d'objet sur tlalpilia -
10 compress
compress [kəmˈpres][+ substance] comprimer ; [+ essay, facts] condenser* * *1. ['kɒmpres]noun compresse f2. [kəm'pres]transitive verb1) ( condense) comprimer2) -
11 odds
odds [ɒdz]1. plural noun• I got short/long odds on m'a donné une faible/forte cote• I got £30 over the odds for it (British) on me l'a payé 30 livres de plus que prévuc. ( = difference) it makes no odds cela n'a pas d'importance• his pompous tone was at odds with his vulgar language son ton pompeux ne cadrait pas avec son langage vulgaire2. compounds• we still have a few odds and ends to settle il nous reste encore quelques points à régler ► odds-on favourite noun grand favori m* * *[ɒdz]1) ( in betting) cote f (on sur)the odds on X are short/long — X est bien/mal coté
2) (chance, likelihood) chances fplthe odds are against/in favour of something — quelque chose est improbable/probable
the odds against/in favour of something happening — les chances que quelque chose n'arrive pas/arrive
the odds are in our favour — ( in venture) nous avons toutes les chances de réussir
to shorten/lengthen the odds on something — rendre quelque chose plus/moins probable
••it makes no odds — GB ça n'a pas d'importance
at odds — ( in dispute) être en conflit; ( inconsistent) en contradiction
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12 take up
take up ( continue story etc) reprendreto take up with — s'attacher à [person, group]
take up [something]1) ( lift up) enlever [carpet, pavement, track]; prendre [pen]2) ( start) se mettre à [golf, guitar]; prendre [job]to take up one's duties ou responsibilities — entrer dans ses fonctions
3) ( continue) reprendre [story, discussion, cry, refrain]4) ( accept) accepter [offer, invitation]; relever [challenge]to take up somebody's case — Law accepter de défendre quelqu'un
5)to take something up with somebody — soulever [quelque chose] avec quelqu'un [matter]
6) ( occupy) prendre [space, time, energy]7) ( adopt) prendre [position, stance]9) ( absorb) absorber [liquid]take [somebody] up10) ( adopt) adopter11)to take somebody up on — ( challenge) reprendre quelqu'un sur [point, assertion]; ( accept)
to take somebody up on an invitation/an offer — accepter l'invitation/l'offre de quelqu'un
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13 tuck
tuck [tʌk]1. noun4. compounds► tuck-shop noun (British) petite boutique où les écoliers peuvent acheter des pâtisseries, des bonbons etc( = put away) ranger[+ shirt, flap] rentrer ; [+ bedclothes] border* * *[tʌk] 1.noun gen pli m; ( to shorten) pli m horizontal2.transitive verb glisserPhrasal Verbs:- tuck in- tuck up -
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[ə'bri:vieit](to shorten (a word, phrase etc): Frederick is often abbreviated to Fred.) abréger -
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1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) couper2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) (dé)couper3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) faire4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) couper, tondre5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) réduire6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) supprimer7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) couper8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) couper9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') couper10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) couper par11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) couper12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) sécher13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) faire semblant de ne pas voir2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) coupure, coupe, réduction2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) coupe3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) morceau•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) blessant- cut-price - cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) sans merci- cut and dried - cut back - cut both ways - cut a dash - cut down - cut in - cut it fine - cut no ice - cut off - cut one's losses - cut one's teeth - cut out - cut short -
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[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) court2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) petit3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) court4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) manquant5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) à court de6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) brisé2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) net2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) ne pas atteindre•- shortage - shorten - shortening - shortly - shorts - shortbread - short-change - short circuit - shortcoming - shortcut - shorthand - short-handed - short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) retenir la candidature- short-range - short-sighted - short-sightedly - short-sightedness - short-tempered - short-term - by a short head - for short - go short - in short - in short supply - make short work of - run short - short and sweet - short for - short of -
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1) (to use or occupy (space, time etc): I won't take up much of your time.) prendre2) (to begin doing, playing etc: He has taken up the violin/teaching.) se mettre à3) (to shorten (clothes): My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.) raccourcir4) (to lift or raise; to pick up: He took up the book.) élever, ramasser -
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19 take
A n1 ( take hold of) prendre [object, money] ; to take sb by the arm/hand/throat prendre qn par le bras/par la main/à la gorge ; to take sb's arm/hand prendre le bras/la main de qn ; to take sth from prendre qch sur [shelf, table] ; prendre qch dans [drawer, box] ; to take sth out of sth sortir qch de qch ; the passage is taken from his latest book le passage est tiré de son dernier livre ;2 ( use violently) to take a knife/an axe to sb attaquer qn avec un couteau/une hache ;3 ( have by choice) prendre [bath, shower, holiday] ; to take lessons prendre des leçons (in de) ; we take a newspaper/three pints of milk every day nous prenons le journal/trois pintes de lait tous les jours ; we take the Gazette nous recevons la Gazette ; I'll take a pound of apples, please donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît ; take a seat! asseyez-vous! ; to take a wife/a husband† prendre femme/un mari† ;4 ( carry along) emporter, prendre [object] ; emmener [person] ; to take sb to school/to work/to the hospital emmener qn à l'école/au travail/à l'hôpital ; to take a letter/a cheque to the post office porter une lettre/un chèque à la poste ; to take chairs into the garden porter des chaises dans le jardin ; to take the car to the garage emmener la voiture au garage ; the book? he's taken it with him le livre? il l'a emporté ; to take sb sth, to take sth to sb apporter qch à qn ; to take sb dancing/swimming emmener qn danser/se baigner ; to take sth upstairs/downstairs monter/descendre qch ; you can't take him anywhere! hum il n'est pas sortable! ;5 (lead, guide) I'll take you through the procedure je vous montrerai comment on procède ; to take the actors through the scene faire travailler la scène aux acteurs ; I'll take you up to the second floor/to your room je vais vous conduire au deuxième étage/à votre chambre ;6 ( transport) to take sb to [bus] conduire or emmener qn à [place] ; [road, path] conduire or mener qn à [place] ; his work takes him to many different countries son travail l'appelle à se déplacer dans beaucoup de pays différents ; what took you to Brussels? qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire à Bruxelles? ;7 ( use to get somewhere) prendre [bus, taxi, plane etc] ; prendre [road, path] ; take the first turn on the right/left prenez la première à droite/à gauche ;9 ( accept) accepter, recevoir [bribe, money] ; prendre [patients, pupils] ; accepter [job] ; prendre [phone call] ; [machine] accepter [coin] ; [shop, restaurant etc] accepter [credit card, cheque] ; [union, employee] accepter [reduction, cut] ; will you take £10 for the radio? je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio ; that's my last offer, take it or leave it ! c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser! ; whisky? I can take it or leave it! le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer ;10 ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage] ; it takes patience/courage to do il faut de la patience/du courage pour faire ; it takes three hours/years etc to do il faut trois heures/ans etc pour faire ; it won't take long ça ne prendra pas longtemps ; it took her 10 minutes to repair it elle a mis 10 minutes pour le réparer ; the wall won't take long to build le mur sera vite construit ; it won't take long to do the washing-up la vaisselle sera vite faite ; it would take a genius/a strong person to do that il faudrait un génie/quelqu'un de robuste pour faire ça ; to have what it takes avoir tout ce qu'il faut (to do pour faire) ; typing all those letters in two hours will take some doing! ce ne sera pas facile de taper toutes ces lettres en deux heures! ; she'll take some persuading ce sera dur de la convaincre ;12 ( endure) supporter [pain, criticism] ; accepter [punishment, opinions] ; I find their attitude hard to take je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter ; he can't take being criticized il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique ; she just sat there and took it! elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue ; he can't take a joke il ne sait pas prendre une plaisanterie ; go on, tell me, I can take it! vas-y, dis-le, je n'en mourrai pas ○ ! ; I can't take any more! je suis vraiment à bout! ;13 ( react to) prendre [news, matter, criticism, comments] ; to take sth well/badly bien/mal prendre qch ; to take sth seriously/lightly prendre qch au sérieux/à la légère ; to take things one ou a step at a time prendre les choses une par une ;14 ( assume) I take it that je suppose que ; to take sb for ou to be sth prendre qn pour qch ; what do you take me for? pour qui est-ce que tu me prends? ; what do you take this poem to mean? comment est-ce que vous interprétez ce poème? ;15 ( consider as example) prendre [person, example, case] ; take John (for example), he has brought up a family by himself prends John, il a élevé une famille tout seul ; let us ou if we take the situation in France prenons la situation en France ; take Stella, she never complains! regarde Stella, elle ne se plaint jamais! ;16 ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude, measures, steps] ; to take a soft/tough line on sb/sth adopter une attitude indulgente/sévère à l'égard de qn/qch ; to take the view ou attitude that être d'avis que, considérer que ;17 ( record) prendre [notes, statement] ; [doctor, nurse] prendre [pulse, temperature, blood pressure] ; [secretary] prendre [letter] ; to take sb's measurements ( for clothes) prendre les mesures de qn ; to take a reading lire les indications ;18 ( hold) [hall, bus] avoir une capacité de, pouvoir contenir [50 people, passengers etc] ; [tank, container] pouvoir contenir [quantity] ; the tank/bus will take… le réservoir/bus peut contenir… ; the cupboard/the suitcase won't take any more clothes il est impossible de mettre plus de vêtements dans ce placard/ cette valise ;19 ( consume) prendre [sugar, milk, pills, remedy] ; to take tea/lunch with sb GB sout prendre le thé/déjeuner avec qn ; ⇒ drug ;21 Phot prendre [photograph] ;25 ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students, pupils] ; to take sb for Geography/French faire cours de géographie/de français à qn ;27 ( capture) [army, enemy] prendre [fortress, city] ; ( in chess) [player] prendre [piece] ; ( in cards) faire [trick] ; [person] remporter [prize] ; ⇒ hostage, prisoner ;28 ○ ( have sex with) prendre [woman].1 ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet ; [dye] prendre ; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre ;2 Fishg [fish] mordre.I'll take it from here fig je prendrai la suite ; to be on the take ○ toucher des pots-de-vin ; to take it ou a lot out of sb fatiguer beaucoup qn ; to take it upon oneself to do prendre sur soi de faire ; to take sb out of himself changer les idées à qn ; you can take it from me,… croyez-moi,…■ take aback:▶ take [sb] aback interloquer [person].■ take after:▶ take after [sb] tenir de [father, mother etc].■ take against:▶ take against [sb] prendre [qn] en grippe.■ take along:▶ take [sb/sth] along, take along [sb/sth] emporter [object] ; emmener [person].■ take apart:▶ take apart se démonter ; does it take apart? est-ce que ça se démonte? ;▶ take [sb/sth] apart1 ( separate into parts) démonter [car, machine] ;■ take aside:▶ take [sb] aside prendre [qn] à part.■ take away:▶ take [sb/sth] away, take away [sb/sth]1 ( remove) enlever, emporter [object] (from de) ; emmener [person] (from de) ; supprimer [pain, fear, grief] (from de) ; ‘two hamburgers to take away, please’ GB ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît’ ; to take away sb's appetite faire perdre l'appétit à qn ;2 fig ( diminish) that doesn't take anything away from his achievement ça n'enlève rien à ce qu'il a accompli ;3 ( subtract) soustraire [number] (from à, de) ; ten take away seven is three dix moins sept égalent trois.■ take back:▶ take [sth] back, take back [sth]▶ take [sb] back ( cause to remember) rappeler des souvenirs à [person] ; this song takes me back to my childhood cette chanson me rappelle mon enfance ;▶ take [sb/sth] back, take back [sb/sth] ( accept again) reprendre [partner, employee] ; reprendre [gift, ring] ; [shop] reprendre [goods].■ take down:▶ take [sth] down, take down [sth]2 ( lower) baisser [skirt, pants] ;3 ( dismantle) démonter [tent, scaffolding] ;4 ( write down) noter [name, statement, details].■ take hold:▶ take hold [disease, epidemic] s'installer ; [idea, ideology] se répandre ; [influence] s'accroître ; to take hold of ( grasp) prendre [object, hand] ; fig ( overwhelm) [feeling, anger] envahir [person] ; [idea] prendre [person].■ take in:▶ take [sb] in, take in [sb]1 ( deceive) tromper, abuser [person] ; he was taken in il s'est laissé abuser ; don't be taken in by appearances! ne te fie pas aux apparences! ; I wasn't taken in by him je ne me suis pas laissé prendre à son jeu ;▶ take in [sth]3 ( encompass) inclure [place, developments] ;4 ( absorb) [root] absorber [nutrients] ; [person, animal] absorber [oxygen] ; fig s'imprégner de [atmosphere] ;6 Sewing reprendre [dress, skirt etc] ;7 ( accept for payment) faire [qch] à domicile [washing, mending] ;8 ○ ( visit) aller à [play, exhibition].■ take off:▶ take off1 ( leave the ground) [plane] décoller ;3 ○ ( leave hurriedly) filer ○ ;▶ take [sth] off1 ( deduct) to take £10 off (the price) réduire le prix de 10 livres, faire une remise de 10 livres ;2 ( have as holiday) to take two days off prendre deux jours de congé ; I'm taking next week off je suis en congé la semaine prochaine ;3 ( make look younger) that hairstyle takes 15 years off you! cette coiffure te rajeunit de 15 ans! ;▶ take [sth] off, take off [sth]1 ( remove) enlever, ôter [clothing, shoes] ; enlever [lid, feet, hands] (from de) ; supprimer [dish, train] ; to take sth off the market retirer qch du marché ;2 ( amputate) amputer, couper [limb] ;3 ( withdraw) annuler [show, play] ;▶ take [sb] off, take off [sb]1 ○ ( imitate) imiter [person] ;2 ( remove) to take sb off the case [police] retirer l'affaire à qn ; to take oneself off partir, s'en aller (to à).■ take on:▶ take on ( get upset) don't take on so ( stay calm) ne t'énerve pas ; ( don't worry) ne t'en fais pas ;▶ take [sb/sth] on, take on [sb/sth]1 ( employ) embaucher, prendre [staff, worker] ;2 ( compete against) [team, player] jouer contre [team, player] ; ( fight) se battre contre [person, opponent] ; to take sb on at chess/at tennis jouer aux échecs/au tennis contre qn ;4 ( acquire) prendre [look, significance, colour, meaning].■ take out:▶ take out s'enlever ; does this take out? est-ce que ça s'enlève? ;▶ take [sb/sth] out, take out [sb/sth]1 ( remove) sortir [object] (from, of de) ; [dentist] extraire, arracher ○ [tooth] ; [doctor] enlever [appendix] ; ( from bank) retirer [money] (of de) ; take your hands out of your pockets! enlève tes mains de tes poches! ;2 ( go out with) sortir avec [person] ; to take sb out to dinner/for a walk emmener qn dîner/se promener ;3 ( eat elsewhere) emporter [fast food] ; ‘two hamburgers to take out, please!’ ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît! ;4 ( deduct) déduire [contributions, tax] (of de) ;5 ○ (kill, destroy) éliminer [person] ; détruire [installation, target] ;6 to take sth out on sb passer qch sur qn [anger, frustration] ; to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn.■ take over:1 ( take control) (of town, country, party) [army, faction] prendre le pouvoir ; he's always trying to take over il veut toujours tout commander ;2 ( be successor) [person] prendre la suite (as comme) ; to take over from remplacer, succéder à [predecessor] ;▶ take over [sth]1 ( take control of) prendre le contrôle de [town, country] ; reprendre [business] ; shall I take over the driving for a while? veux-tu que je prenne un peu le volant? ;2 Fin racheter, prendre le contrôle de [company].■ take place avoir lieu.■ take to:▶ take to [sb/sth]1 ( develop liking for) he has really taken to her/to his new job elle/son nouvel emploi lui plaît vraiment beaucoup ;2 ( begin) to take to doing ○ se mettre à faire ; he's taken to smoking/wearing a hat il s'est mis à fumer/porter un chapeau ;3 (go) se réfugier dans [forest, hills] ; to take to one's bed se mettre au lit ; to take to the streets descendre dans la rue.■ take up:▶ take up ( continue story etc) reprendre ; to take up where sb/sth left off reprendre là où qn/qch s'était arrêté ; to take up with s'attacher à [person, group] ;▶ take up [sth]2 ( start) se mettre à [golf, guitar] ; prendre [job] ; to take up a career as an actor se lancer dans le métier d'acteur ; to take up one's duties ou responsibilities entrer dans ses fonctions ;4 ( accept) accepter [offer, invitation] relever [challenge] ; to take up sb's case Jur accepter de défendre qn ;5 to take sth up with sb soulever [qch] avec qn [matter] ;7 ( adopt) prendre [position, stance] ;▶ take [sb] up2 to take sb up on ( challenge) reprendre qn sur [point, assertion] ; ( accept) to take sb up on an invitation/an offer accepter l'invitation/l'offre de qn. -
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B vtr to tuck sth between/into/under/behind ( of flat object) glisser qch entre/dans/sous/derrière ; to tuck a card into a pocket glisser une carte dans une poche ; to tuck sb's arm into yours glisser le bras de qn sous le tien ; to tuck one's shirt into one's trousers rentrer sa chemise dans son pantalon ; to tuck one's trousers into one's boots enfiler son pantalon dans ses bottes ; to tuck one's hands into one's sleeves enfiler les mains dans ses manches ; to tuck a blanket under sb plier une couverture sous qn ; to tuck one's hair under one's hat rentrer ses cheveux sous son chapeau ; she tucked her feet up under her elle a ramené ses pieds sous elle ; it tucked its head under its wing il a enfoui la tête sous son aile ; to tuck a flower behind one's ear se mettre une fleur derrière l'oreille ; to tuck a blanket around sb envelopper qn dans une couverture.■ tuck away:▶ tuck [sth] away, tuck away [sth]1 (safely, in reserve) enfouir [object] ; mettre en sécurité [money, valuable] ; to have £5,000 tucked away avoir 5 000 livres sterling en sécurité ;■ tuck in:▶ tuck in ( start eating) attaquer ; to tuck into a meal attaquer un repas ; tuck in, everybody! allez-y, attaquez! ;▶ tuck in [sth], tuck [sth] in rentrer [garment, shirt] ; border [bedclothes] ; to tuck the flap in glisser le rabat dans l'enveloppe ;▶ tuck [sb] in, tuck in [sb] border.■ tuck up:
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shorten — [v] diminish, decrease abbreviate, abridge, blue pencil*, bob, boil down*, chop, clip, compress, condense, contract, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, cut to the bone*, dock, edit, elide, excerpt, lessen, lop, make a long story short*, minimize,… … New thesaurus
shorten — ► VERB 1) make or become shorter. 2) Sailing reduce the amount of (sail spread) … English terms dictionary
Shorten — Infobox Software name = Shorten caption = developer = Tony Robinson latest release version = latest release date = latest preview version = latest preview date = operating system = Cross platform genre = Audio codec Encoder license = website =… … Wikipedia