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(a) (fish, animal) nager; (person → gen) nager; (→ for amusement) nager, se baigner; (→ for sport) nager, faire de la natation;∎ to swim for one's country faire partie de l'équipe nationale de natation;∎ we went swimming in the lake nous sommes allés nous baigner dans le lac;∎ she's learning to swim elle apprend à nager;∎ I can't swim! je ne sais pas nager!;∎ the lake was too cold to swim in le lac était trop froid pour qu'on s'y baigne;∎ to swim across a river traverser une rivière à la nage;∎ to swim upstream/downstream monter/descendre le courant à la nage;∎ she swam away from/back to the shore elle quitta/regagna la rive à la nage;∎ he managed to swim to safety il a réussi à se sauver en nageant;∎ the raft sank and they had to swim for it le radeau a coulé et ils ont été obligés de nager;∎ also figurative to swim against the tide nager à contre-courant(b) (be soaked) nager, baigner;∎ the salad was swimming in oil la salade baignait dans l'huile;∎ the kitchen floor was swimming with water le sol de la cuisine était inondé∎ my head is swimming j'ai la tête qui tourne;∎ everything swam before my eyes tout semblait tourner autour de moi(a) (river, lake etc) traverser à la nage;∎ she swam the (English) Channel elle a traversé la Manche à la nage(b) (a stroke) nager;∎ can you swim butterfly? est-ce que tu sais nager le papillon?(c) (distance) nager;∎ she swam ten lengths elle a fait dix longueurs∎ they swam their horses across the river ils ont fait traverser la rivière à leurs chevaux (à la nage)3 noun∎ he had his morning swim il s'est baigné comme tous les matins;∎ I feel like a swim j'ai envie d'aller me baigner;∎ it's a good twenty-minute swim out to the island il faut vingt bonnes minutes pour atteindre l'île à la nage;∎ it was a long hard swim back to the shore ça a été long et difficile de regagner la rive à la nage∎ to be in the swim (of things) être dans le coup►► swim bladder vessie f natatoire -
122 twirl
twirl [twɜ:l]∎ she twirled the stick (round) in the air elle jeta le bâton en l'air en le faisant tournoyer(b) (twist → moustache, hair) tortiller, friser(dancer, lasso) tournoyer;∎ she twirled round to face us elle se tourna pour nous faire face, elle fit volte-face vers nous3 noun∎ I gave the top/wheel a twirl j'ai fait tourner la toupie/la roue;∎ to do a twirl tourner sur soi-même, faire une pirouette(b) (written flourish) fioriture fⓘ Give us a twirl Le jeu télévisé britannique The Generation Game, diffusé depuis les années 70, fut présenté pendant de nombreuses années par Bruce Forsyth. Il prononçait ces mots ("retourne-toi!") au début de chaque émission lorsqu'apparaissait sa jeune et séduisante assistante Anthea Redfern vêtue d'une nouvelle robe. Il lui demandait de faire un tour sur elle-même pour que le public puisse l'admirer. On emploie cette expression par allusion au Generation Game en guise de compliment à une femme élégamment vêtue. -
123 dizzy
'dizi1) (giddy or confused: If you spin round and round like that, you'll make yourself dizzy.) svimmel, ør, fortumlet2) (causing dizziness: dizzy heights.) svimlende•- dizzily- dizzinesssvimmelIverb \/ˈdɪzɪ\/1) gjøre ør, gjøre svimmel, gjøre fortumlet2) ( overført) forvirreIIadj. \/ˈdɪzɪ\/1) ør2) forvirret3) svimmel, fortumlet4) (overført, om f.eks. høyde, hastighet e.l.) svimlendedizzy with ør av -
124 yarn
I noun(wool, cotton etc spun into thread: knitting-yarn; a length of yarn.) garn, trådII noun(an old word for a story or tale: He told us interesting yarns about his travels.) fortelling; skrøne, røverhistoriegarn--------historie--------trådIsubst. \/jɑːn\/1) garn, tråd2) ( sjøfart) kabelgarn3) ( hverdagslig) historie, skrøne4) (austr.) pratspin a yarn ( hverdagslig) fortelle en skipperskrøneIIverb \/jɑːn\/1) ( hverdagslig) fortelle skipperskrøner, sitte og lyve2) (austr.) skravle, prate -
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127 span
[spæn] 1. noun1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) vão2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) duração2. verb(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) atravessar* * *span1[spæn] n 1 palmo: medida antiga. 2 vão, distância entre dois suportes. 3 período curto de tempo. 4 extensão, envergadura. 5 junta, parelha. 6 distância entre as pontas das asas de um avião. • vt 1 medir por palmos. 2 estender sobre, abarcar. 3 rodear com as mãos.————————span2[spæn] arch ps of to spin. -
128 top
I 1. [top] noun1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) ponto mais alto2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) primeiro lugar3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) tampo4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) tampa5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) blusa QUERY2. adjective(having gained the most marks, points etc, eg in a school class: He's top (of the class) again.) primeiro3. verb1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) cobrir2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) ultrapassar3) (to remove the top of.) cortar a parte de cima•- topless- topping
- top hat
- top-heavy
- top-secret
- at the top of one's voice
- be/feel on top of the world
- from top to bottom
- the top of the ladder/tree
- top up II [top] noun(a kind of toy that spins.) pião* * *[tɔp] n 1 ponto mais alto, cume, pico, alto, topo, cumeeira. 2 parte ou superfície superior. 3 tampo (de mesa). 4 cargo mais alto. 5 pessoa mais importante. 6 auge, máximo, cúmulo, ápice. he worked to the top of his bent / ele trabalhou até o máximo de suas forças. 7 cofre (de automóvel). 8 convés. 9 tampa. 10 cabeceira (de mesa). he took the top of the table / ele sentou-se à cabeceira da mesa, ele assumiu a presidência. 11 parte superior de um sapato ou de uma bota, cano de bota. 12 tufo, coroa, copa, parte da planta acima do solo. 13 Naut cesto da gávea. 14 superfície da água. 15 pião. • vt+vi 1 tampar, cobrir, coroar. 2 estar no auge, no cúmulo, estar no alto. 3 alcançar, subir ao topo, ao auge. 4 elevar-se, subir alto, superar, passar por cima. 5 exceder, superar, sobrepujar, primar. it topped expectation / superou as expectativas. 6 acertar na parte superior. 7 cortar a parte superior. • adj 1 superior, primeiro. 2 maior. 3 principal. at the top of the hill no cume da montanha. at the top of his speed no máximo da sua velocidade. at the top of page ten no alto da página dez. at the top of his voice com toda a força de sua voz. at top speed com velocidade máxima. from top to bottom de cima para baixo. he came out top ele foi o primeiro (num exame, etc.). on (the) top of além de, também. to be at the top of the class ser o primeiro da classe. to be at the top of the tree fig ter um cargo alto. to go over the top a) Mil atacar. b) fig arriscar. top charging carregamento de alto forno. to sleep like a top dormir como uma pedra. to spin a top fazer girar o pião. to top off with, to top up with completar, finalizar.
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