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1 sixty
sixty [ˈsɪkstɪ]• in the sixties ( = 1960s) dans les années soixante• the temperature was in the sixties ≈ il faisait entre quinze et vingt degrés* * *['sɪkstɪ]noun, adjective soixante (m) inv -
2 sixty
sixty ['sɪkstɪ]1 noun(pl sixties) soixante m inv;∎ sixties pop music la musique pop des années soixante2 pronounsoixante;∎ about sixty une soixantainesoixante; see also fifty -
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7 sixty-four
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8 sixty-fourmo
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > sixty-fourmo
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9 sixty nine
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10 sixty-four thousand dollar question
Big English-French dictionary > sixty-four thousand dollar question
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11 sixty-fourth note
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12 sixty-fourth rest
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13 sixty-nine
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14 sixty-year-old
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15 odd
odd [ɒd]1. adjectivea. ( = strange) bizarre• the odd thing about it is... ce qui est bizarre c'est...b. [number] impairc. [shoe, sock] dépareillé• £5 and some odd pennies 5 livres et quelques penniese. ( = occasional) he has written the odd article il a écrit un ou deux articles• in odd moments he... à ses moments perdus, il...• to do odd jobs about the house ( = housework) faire un peu de ménage ; ( = do-it-yourself) bricoler dans la maison2. compounds* * *[ɒd] 1.1) (strange, unusual) [person, object, occurrence] bizarrethere is something odd about — il y a quelque chose de bizarre dans [appearance, statement]
it is odd how... — c'est bizarre de voir comme...
he's a bit odd — il est un peu loufoque (colloq)
2) ( occasional)3) [socks, gloves] dépareillés4) ( miscellaneous)5) Mathematics [number] impair6) ( different)2.spot the odd man ou one out — trouvez l'intrus
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16 something
something [ˈsʌmθɪŋ]1. pronoun• did you say something? tu m'as dit quelque chose ?• would you like something to drink? vous voulez boire quelque chose ?• it's something else! (inf) ( = incredible) c'est quelque chose !• something tells me that... j'ai l'impression que...• you've got something there! (inf) ce n'est pas inintéressant ce que tu dis là !• he's got something to do with it ( = is involved) il a quelque chose à voir là-dedans ; ( = is responsible) il y est pour quelque chose2. adverb• he left something over £5,000 il a laissé plus de 5 000 livres• he won something like $10,000 il a gagné quelque chose comme 10 000 dollars* * *['sʌmθɪŋ] 1.1) ( unspecified thing) quelque chosesomething new/interesting — quelque chose de nouveau/d'intéressant
2) (thing of importance, value etc)to make something of oneself ou one's life — réussir sa vie
he is quite ou really something! — c'est vraiment un numéro!
that house is quite ou really something! — cette maison c'est quelque chose!
you've got something there! — là, tu n'as pas tort!
‘I've found the key’ - ‘well that's something anyway’ — ‘j'ai trouvé la clé’ - ‘c'est déjà ça’
we gave him something for his trouble — nous lui avons donné un petit quelque chose pour le dérangement
3) (forgotten, unknown name, amount etc)2.1) ( a bit) un peusomething over/under £20 — un peu plus de/en dessous de 20 livres sterling
2) (colloq)3.he was howling something awful ou shocking — il n'arrêtait pas de hurler
something of adverbial phrase (rather, quite)she is something of an expert on... — elle est assez experte en...
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17 give or take
(allowing for the addition or subtraction of: I weigh sixty-five kilos, give or take a little (= approximately sixty-five kilos).) plus ou moins -
18 minute
I ['minit] noun1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) minute2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) minute3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) minute4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) instant5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) procès-verbal, compte rendu•- the minute that - the minute - to the minute - up to the minute II adjective1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) minuscule2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) minutieux•- minutely- minuteness -
19 sexagenerian
[seksə‹i'neəriən](a person from sixty to sixty-nine years old.) sexagénaire -
20 sixtieth
1) (one of sixty equal parts.) soixantième2) (( also adjective) (the) last of sixty (people, things etc); (the) next after the fifty-ninth.) soixantième
См. также в других словарях:
sixty — [siks′tē] adj. [ME sixti < OE sixtig: see SIX & TY2] six times ten n. pl. sixties the cardinal number between fifty nine and sixty one; 60; LX the sixties the numbers or years, as of a century, from sixty through sixty nine … English World dictionary
Sixty — Six ty, n.; pl. {Sixties}. 1. The sum of six times ten; sixty units or objects. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing sixty units, as 60, lx., or LX. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sixty — O.E. sixtig, from siex (see SIX (Cf. six)) + tig (see TY (Cf. ty) (1)). Phrase sixty four dollar question is 1942, from radio quiz show where that was the top prize. Sixty nine in sexual sense is first attested 1888, as a translation of Fr. faire … Etymology dictionary
Sixty — Six ty, a. [AS. siextig; akin to G. sechzig, Goth. sa[ i]hs tigjus. See {Six}, {Ten}, and cf. {Sixteen}.] Six times ten; fifty nine and one more; threescore. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sixty — eight … English expressions
sixty — ► CARDINAL NUMBER (pl. sixties) ▪ ten more than fifty; 60. (Roman numeral: lx or LX.) DERIVATIVES sixtieth ordinal number … English terms dictionary
sixty — n. & adj. n. (pl. ies) 1 the product of six and ten. 2 a symbol for this (60, lx, LX). 3 (in pl.) the numbers from 60 to 69, esp. the years of a century or of a person s life. 4 a set of sixty persons or things. adj. that amount to sixty. Phrases … Useful english dictionary
sixty — noun (plural sixties) Etymology: Middle English, from sixty, adjective, from Old English siextig, noun, group of sixty, from siex six + tig group of ten; akin to Old English tīen ten Date: 14th century 1. see number table 2. plural the numbers 60 … New Collegiate Dictionary
sixty — /siks tee/, n., pl. sixties, adj. n. 1. a cardinal number, ten times six. 2. a symbol for this number, as 60 or LX. 3. a set of this many persons or things. 4. sixties, the numbers, years, degrees, or the like, from 60 through 69, as in referring … Universalium
sixty — [[t]sɪ̱ksti[/t]] ♦ sixties 1) NUM Sixty is the number 60. ...the sunniest April in Britain for more than sixty years. 2) N PLURAL When you talk about the sixties, you are referring to numbers between 60 and 69. For example, if you are in your… … English dictionary
sixty — /ˈsɪksti / (say sikstee) noun (plural sixties) 1. a cardinal number, ten times six. 2. a symbol for this number, as 60 or LX. 3. (plural) the numbers from 60 to 69 of a series, especially with reference to the years of a person s age, or the… …