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1 government
government ['gʌvənmənt]1 noun(a) Politics (governing authority) gouvernement m; (type of authority) gouvernement m, régime m; (the State) gouvernement m, État m;∎ the Conservative government le gouvernement conservateur;∎ to form a government constituer ou former un gouvernement;∎ the government has fallen le gouvernement est tombé;∎ the socialists have joined the coalition government les socialistes sont entrés dans le gouvernement de coalition;∎ democratic government la démocratie;∎ a stable government un gouvernement stable;∎ the project is financed by the government le projet est financé par l'État ou le gouvernement(b) (process of governing → country) gouvernement m, direction f; (→ company) administration f, gestion f; (→ affairs) conduite f(measure, policy) gouvernemental, du gouvernement; (expenditure) de l'État, public; (minister, department) du gouvernement►► government action action f gouvernementale;government advertising publicité f gouvernementale;government auditor commissaire m aux comptes;government bonds obligations fpl d'État, bons mpl du Trésor;government borrowings emprunts mpl de l'État;British government broker agent m du Trésor;British Government Communications Headquarters = centre d'interception des télécommunications étrangères en Grande-Bretagne;government developmental grant, government developmental subsidy prime f de développement;government grant subvention f d'État;government health warning = avertissement officiel contre les dangers du tabac figurant sur les paquets de cigarettes et dans les publicités pour le tabac;∎ figurative humorous men like him should carry a government health warning des bonshommes pareils, ça devrait être interdit;∎ this car/computer should carry a government health warning cette voiture/cet ordinateur est une catastrophe;British Government House palais m du gouverneur;government issue émission f d'État ou par le gouvernement;government issue uniform uniforme m fourni par l'État;government loan emprunt m public ou d'État;American the Government Printing Office = maison d'édition publiant les ouvrages ou documents émanant du gouvernement, ≃ Imprimerie f nationale;Finance government securities, government stock effets mpl publics, fonds mpl publics ou d'État;government spending dépenses fpl publiques -
2 stall
stall [stɔ:l]1. nouna. (in church, cowshed) stalle fa. [car] calera. [+ car] faire calerb. [+ person] tenir à distance* * *[stɔːl] 1.1) (at market, fair) stand m; ( kiosk) kiosque m2) ( in stable) stalle f3) ( in horse-race) barrière f de départ4) ( in church) stalle f5) ( cubicle) ( for shower) compartiment m; US ( for lavatory) cabinet m6) US ( parking space) place f de parking2.stalls plural noun GB Theatre orchestre m3.transitive verb1) Automobile caler [engine, car]2) ( hold up) bloquer [talks, action, process]; faire patienter [person]4.1) Automobile caler; Aviation décrocher2) ( buy time) temporiser3) ( stagnate) [market] stagner; [talks] se bloquer -
3 clean
B adj1 ( not dirty) [clothes, dishes, floor, window, habits] propre ; [air, water] pur ; [wound, syringe] désinfecté ; it is not very clean to do ce n'est pas très propre de faire ; she keeps her house clean elle tient sa maison propre ; my hands are clean lit, fig j'ai les mains propres ; clean and tidy impeccable de propreté ; a clean sheet of paper une feuille blanche ; to rinse/wash sth clean rincer/laver qch ; to lick one's plate clean [person] fig ne pas en laisser une miette ; [animal] nettoyer son assiette ; keep your shoes clean ne salis pas tes chaussures ;2 ( with no pollution) [bomb, environment, process] propre ;3 ( not obscene) [joke] anodin ; [comedian] jamais vulgaire ; keep it ou the conversation clean! restons décents! ;4 ( unsullied) [reputation] sans tache ; [record, driving licence] vierge ; I've checked him out, he's clean ○ je me suis renseigné sur lui, il est réglo ○ ;5 ( no longer addicted) désintoxiqué ;6 ○ ( without illicit property) argot des policiers he's clean gen il n'a rien ; ( no gun) il n'a pas d'arme ; the car/room is clean on n'a rien trouvé dans la voiture/pièce ;7 Sport [match] sans débordements ; [tackle] sans faute ; [player] fair-play inv ; [serve, hit, throw] précis ; [jump] sans toucher l'obstacle ; keep it clean ( in match) pas de bavures ;8 (elegant, neat) [lines, profile] pur ; [edge] net/nette ; clean break Med fracture f simple ; to make a clean break with the past fig rompre définitivement avec le passé.C adv littéralement ; the bullet went clean through his shoulder la balle lui a littéralement traversé l'épaule ; to jump clean over the wall sauter par-dessus le mur sans le toucher ; we're clean out of bread on n'a plus une miette de pain.D vtr1 nettoyer [room, shoes, gun] ; to clean sth from ou off enlever qch de [hands, wall, car] ; to clean the blackboard effacer le tableau ; to have sth cleaned donner qch à nettoyer ; to clean one's teeth se brosser les dents ;E vi1 ( do housework) [person] faire le ménage ; I've been cleaning all morning j'ai fait le ménage toute la matinée ;2 ( become cleansed) these handles clean easily ces poignées se nettoient facilement.to clean up one's act [person] devenir plus sérieux ; to come clean ○ about sth avouer qch ; I'll have to come clean ○ il va falloir que je dise la vérité ; to make a clean sweep of sth gagner qch haut la main.■ clean down:▶ clean [sth] down, clean down [sth] nettoyer [qch] à fond.■ clean off:▶ clean [sth] off, clean off [sth] effacer [chalk mark] ; enlever [stain, graffiti] ; to clean sth off effacer qch de [blackboard] ; enlever qch de [car, wall].■ clean out:▶ clean [sth] out, clean out [sth] ( cleanse thoroughly) nettoyer [qch] à fond [cupboard, stable, toilets] ; you should clean out your ears ○ tu devrais te déboucher les oreilles ;▶ clean [sb/sth] out, clean out [sb/sth] (leave empty, penniless) [thief] mettre [qch] à sac [house] ; [thief, shopping trip, holiday] mettre [qn] à sec [person] ; ‘another game?’-‘no, I'm cleaned out ○ ’ ‘encore une partie?’-‘non, je suis nettoyé ○ ’ ;▶ clean [sb] out of délester qn de [jewellery, money].■ clean up:▶ clean up1 ( remove dirt) tout nettoyer ;2 ( tidy) tout remettre en ordre (after sb derrière qn) ;3 ( wash oneself) se débarbouiller ;▶ clean [sb] up faire la toilette de [patient] ; come and let me clean you up ( to child) viens que je te fasse un brin de toilette ;▶ clean [sth] up, clean up [sth]1 ( remove dirt) nettoyer [mess, rubbish, area, spillage] ; clean that rubbish up off ou from the floor débarrasse le sol de ces saletés ;2 fig ( remove crime) nettoyer ○ [street, city] ; ( make less obscene) expurger [TV programme, comedy act]. -
4 stall
A n1 (at market, fair) stand m ; ( newspaper stand) kiosque m ; cake stall stand des pâtisseries ; to run a stall tenir un stand ; to set up/take down a stall installer/démonter un stand ; to buy sth from a stall acheter qch à un stand ;2 ( in stable) stalle f ;4 Aviat décrochage m ;C vtr1 Aut caler [engine, car] ;2 ( hold up) bloquer [talks, negotiations, action, process] ; faire patienter [person] ; I managed to stall him j'ai réussi à le faire patienter.D vi1 [car, driver, engine] caler ;2 [plane, pilot] décrocher ;3 ( play for time) temporiser ; to stall for time chercher à gagner du temps ; stop ou quit US stalling! arrête de temporiser! ;4 (stop, stagnate) [market, industry] stagner ; [talks, diplomacy] se bloquer.■ stall off:▶ stall off [sb] tenir [qn] à distance [creditors]. -
5 silk
silk [sɪlk]1 noun∎ fine ladies in their silks and satins de belles dames dans leurs plus beaux atours(b) (filament → from insect, on maize) soie f(c) British Law (King's, Queen's Counsel) conseiller m du roi/de la reine; (collectively) conseillers mpl du roi/de la reine;∎ to take silk être nommé avocat de la couronne∎ to hit the silk sauter en parachute□(scarf, blouse etc) de ou en soie;∎ proverb you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear = on ne fait pas du bon avec du mauvais(jockey's jacket) casaque f;∎ Jo Burns, in the Graham (Stable) silks Jo Burns, portant les couleurs (de l'Écurie) Graham►► silk cotton kapok m;silk cotton tree fromager m;silk finish paint peinture f satinée;silk hat haut-de-forme m, chapeau m haut-de-forme;the silk industry l'industrie f de la soie;silk merchant marchand(e) m,f de soierie, soyeux m;silk moth bombyx m du mûrier;the Silk Road la route de la soie;silk screen printing or silk screen process sérigraphie f;silk trader marchand(e) m,f de soierie, soyeux m
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