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1 small ads
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2 small
small [smɔ:l]1. adjective• with a small "e" avec un « e » minuscule• it's a small world! le monde est petit !• to make sth smaller [+ amount, supply] réduire qch ; [+ objet, organization] réduire la taille de qchb. ( = young) petit2. adverb3. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Aux États-Unis, une ville de moins de 10 000 habitants est une « petite ville » ( small town). Le terme « village », peu utilisé, évoque plutôt l'ancien continent ou les pays du tiers-monde. Les populations des petites villes sont généralement appréciées pour les valeurs qu'elles incarnent: gentillesse, honnêteté, politesse, rapports de bon voisinage et patriotisme. Cependant, on peut aussi parler des « small-town attitudes » dans un sens péjoratif pour désigner une tendance aux préjugés et une certaine étroitesse d'esprit.* * *[smɔːl] 1. 2.(colloq) smalls plural noun GB euph petit linge m3.1) ( not big) gen petit; [increase, majority, proportion, quantity, amount, stake] faiblethe small matter of the £1,000 you owe me — iron la bagatelle de 1000 livres sterling que tu me dois iron
in his ou her own small way — gen à sa façon
the smallest room — (colloq) euph le petit coin (colloq) euph
2) ( petty) [person, act] mesquin3) ( not much)to have small cause ou reason for worrying ou to worry — n'avoir guère de raisons de s'inquiéter
it is small comfort ou consolation to somebody — c'est une piètre consolation pour quelqu'un
4) ( quiet) [voice, noise] petit; [sound] faible5) ( humiliated)to feel ou look small — être dans ses petits souliers (colloq)
4.to make somebody feel ou look small — humilier quelqu'un
adverb [write] petit -
3 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) petit2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) petit3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) peu de4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minuscule•- small arms - small change - small hours - smallpox - small screen - small-time - feel/look small -
4 advertisement
1 (for company, product etc) publicité (for pour) ; (for event, concert) publicité (for pour) ; a beer advertisement une publicité pour de la bière ; a good/bad advertisement for fig une bonne/mauvaise publicité pour ;4 ¢ publicité f ; for the purposes of advertisement à des fins publicitaires. -
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* * *(colloq) ['ædvɜːt] noun GB ( in newspaper) annonce f; ( in small ads) petite annonce f; ( on TV) pub (colloq) f, spot m publicitaire -
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advertisement [ədˈvɜ:tɪsmənt]a. (for product) publicité fb. (to find staff, house) annonce f* * *[əd'vɜːtɪsmənt], US [ˌædvər'taɪzmənt]1) (for product, event) publicité f ( for pour)a good/bad advertisement for — fig une bonne/mauvaise publicité pour
2) (to sell house, get job etc) annonce f; ( in small ads) petite annonce f -
7 watch
watch [wɒt∫]1. nouna. (for telling time) montre f• to keep or be on watch faire le guet• to keep a close watch on or over sb/sth surveiller qn/qch de près• to set a watch on sth/sb faire surveiller qch/qn• to be on the watch for sb/sth guetter qn/qcha. [+ event, programme, TV, person] regarder ; [+ suspect, house, car] surveiller ; [+ birds, insects] observer ; [+ notice board, small ads] consulter régulièrement ; [+ political situation, developments] suivre de près• to watch sb do or doing sth regarder qn faire qch• it's about as exciting as watching grass grow or watching paint dry c'est ennuyeux comme la pluie• "watch this space" « à suivre »b. ( = take care of, keep an eye on) surveillerc. ( = be careful of, mind) faire attention à• watch that knife! (fais) attention avec ce couteau !• watch your head! attention à ta tête !• watch your language! surveille ton langage !• watch what you're doing! fais attention (à ce que tu fais) !• watch your step!• watch yourself! (fais) attention !• I must watch the time as I've got a train to catch il faut que je surveille l'heure car j'ai un train à prendre• watch it! (inf) attention !• to watch for sth/sb ( = wait for) guetter qch/qn4. compounds( = take care) faire attention• watch out! attention !* * *[wɒtʃ] 1.1) ( timepiece) montre fmy watch is slow/fast — ma montre retarde/avance
2) ( surveillance) gen, Military surveillance f (on sur)to keep (a) watch on somebody/something — lit, fig surveiller quelqu'un/quelque chose
to be on the watch for somebody/something — lit guetter quelqu'un/quelque chose; fig être à l'affût de quelqu'un/quelque chose
to set a watch on somebody/something — tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose à l'œil
tornado watch — Meteorology surveillance f des cyclones
3) Nautical ( time on duty) quart m2. 3.transitive verbthe match, watched by a huge crowd... — le match, suivi par une foule immense...
2) fig suivre [career, development]; surveiller [situation]we had to sit by and watch the collapse of all our hopes — nous avons dû assister impuissants à l'effondrement de tous nos espoirs
3) lit ( keep under surveillance) surveiller4) ( pay attention to) faire attention à [obstacle, dangerous object etc]; surveiller [language, manners, time, money, weight]watch it! — (colloq) fais gaffe! (colloq)
to watch one's step — lit, fig regarder où on met les pieds
watch your back! — (colloq) lit attention devant!; fig surveille tes arrières!
5) ( look after) garder4.1) ( look) regarderthey are watching to see what will happen next — ils attendent pour voir ce qui va se passer maintenant
2) (dated) ( keep vigil) veiller5.to watch oneself — lit se regarder; fig faire attention
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8 scan
A n1 Med ( CAT) scanner m, scanographie f spec ; ( ultrasound) échographie f ; to do a scan faire un scanner ; I had a scan on m'a fait un scanner ;1 ( cast eyes over) lire rapidement [list, small ads] ;2 ( examine) scruter [face, horizon] ;3 [beam of light, radar etc] balayer [area] ;4 Med faire un scanner de [organ] ;5 Literat scander ;6 Comput scanner, numériser [document, image]. -
9 trawl
trawl [trɔ:l]1 noun∎ to do a trawl through the Internet faire une recherche ou des recherches sur Internet∎ to trawl for mackerel pêcher le maquereau au chalut∎ to trawl for information chercher des renseignements, aller à la pêche (aux renseignements)∎ figurative she trawled the small-ads for bargains elle épluchait les petites annonces à la recherche de bonnes affaires;∎ he trawled the singles bars il écumait les bars pour célibataires►► Fishing trawl line palangre f;Fishing trawl net chalut m
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