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61 meander
[mi'ændə]1) ((of a river) to flow slowly along with many bends and curves: The stream meandered through the meadows.) serpenter2) ((of people etc) to wander about in various directions: His writing meanders all over the page.) vagabonder -
62 merge
[mə:‹]1) (to (cause to) combine or join: The sea and sky appear to merge at the horizon.) (se) mêler2) ((with into) to change gradually into something else: Summer slowly merged into autumn.) se fondre (dans)3) ((with into etc) to disappear into (eg a crowd, back-ground etc): He merged into the crowd.) se perdre (dans)•- merger -
63 pan
I [pæn] noun1) (a metal pot usually with a long handle, used for cooking food: a frying-pan; a saucepan.) casserole2) ((American) a tin for baking or cooking food inside an oven: a cake pan.)•- pancakeII [pæn] past tense, past participle - panned; verb(to move (a film or television camera) so as to follow a moving object or show a wide view: The camera panned slowly across to the other side of the street.) panoramiquer -
64 parachute
['pærəʃu:t] 1. noun(an umbrella-shaped piece of light, strong cloth etc beneath which a person etc is tied with ropes so that he etc can come slowly down to the ground from a great height: They made the descent from the plane by parachute; ( also adjective) a parachute-jump.) (en) parachute2. verb(to come down to the ground using a parachute: The troops parachuted into France.) descendre en parachute -
65 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) choisir2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) identifier3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) retrouver (un air) -
66 procession
[prə'seʃən](a line of people, vehicles etc moving forward in order, especially for a ceremonial purpose: The procession moved slowly through the streets.) cortège -
67 sap
I [sæp] noun(the liquid in trees, plants etc: The sap flowed out when he broke the stem of the flower.) sèveII [sæp] past tense, past participle - sapped; verb(to weaken or destroy (a person's strength, confidence, courage etc): The disease slowly sapped his strength.) saper -
68 savour
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69 seep
[si:p]((of liquids) to flow slowly eg through a very small opening: Blood seeped out through the bandage round his head; All his confidence seeped away.) filtrer -
70 shamble
['ʃæmbl](to walk slowly and awkwardly, (as if) not lifting one's feet properly off the ground: The old man shambled wearily along the street.) marcher en traînant les pieds -
71 slow
[sləu] 1. adjective1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) lent2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) en retard (de)3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) lent2. verb(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) ralentir- slowly- slowness - slow motion - slow down/up -
72 sluggish
adjective (moving slowly; not active or alert: a sluggish river; I always feel rather sluggish in the mornings.) mou -
73 smoulder
['sməuldə](to burn slowly or without flame: A piece of coal had fallen out of the fire and the hearthrug was smouldering.) couver -
74 stew
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75 straggle
['stræɡl]1) (to grow or spread untidily: His beard straggled over his chest.) pousser/tomber en désordre2) (to walk too slowly to remain with a body of eg marching soldiers, walkers etc.) traîner en arrière•- straggly - straggliness -
76 straggler
noun (a person who walks too slowly during a march etc and gets left behind: A car was sent to pick up the stragglers.) traînard/-arde -
77 surely
1) (used in questions, exclamations etc to indicate what the speaker considers probable: Surely she's finished her work by now!; You don't believe what she said, surely?) sûrement; tout de même2) (without doubt, hesitation, mistake or failure: Slowly but surely we're achieving our aim.) sûrement3) ((in answers) certainly; of course: `May I come with you?' `Surely!') bien sûr -
78 take one's time
(to do something as slowly as one wishes.) prendre son temps -
79 taxi
['tæksi] 1. plurals - taxis, taxies; noun((also taxi-cab: (American) cab) a car, usually fitted with a taximeter, that can be hired with its driver, especially for short journeys: I took a taxi from the hotel to the station.) taxi2. verb((of an aeroplane) to move slowly along the ground before beginning to run forward for take-off: The plane taxied along the runway.) rouler (doucement, sur la piste)- taxi rank -
80 toll
I [təul] verb(to ring (a bell) slowly: The church bell tolled solemnly.) sonnerII [təul] noun1) (a tax charged for crossing a bridge, driving on certain roads etc: All cars pay a toll of $1; ( also adjective) a toll bridge.) (à) péage2) (an amount of loss or damage suffered, eg as a result of disaster: Every year there is a heavy toll of human lives on the roads.) dommages, victimes•
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