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2 étalement
étalement [etalmɑ̃]masculine noun* * *etalmɑ̃nom masculin1) ( dans le temps) staggering2) ( dans l'espace) sprawl* * *etalmɑ̃ nm1) (= déploiement) spreading2) (= échelonnement) staggering* * *étalement nm1 ( dans le temps) staggering; l'étalement des horaires the staggering of schedules; j'ai opté pour l'étalement des remboursements de ma dette I opted to pay off my debt by instalmentsGB;2 ( dans l'espace) étalement géographique geographical dispersion.[etalmɑ̃] nom masculin1. [déploiement - de papiers, d'objets] spreading (out) ; [ - de marchandises] displaying3. [mise à plat] spreading out -
3 chancelant
chancelante ʃɑ̃slɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( qui manque d'équilibre) [démarche] unsteady; [objet] rickety, shaky; [personne] staggering2) ( fragile) [courage, pouvoir, foi] wavering; [moral] flagging; [volonté] faltering; [empire, trône] tottering* * *ʃɑ̃s(ə)lɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj chancelant, -e(personne) staggering, (santé) failing* * *chancelant, chancelante adj1 ( qui manque d'équilibre) [démarche, pas] unsteady; [pont, objet] rickety, shaky; [personne] staggering; chancelant de fatigue staggering with tiredness; avancer or marcher d'un pas chancelant to walk unsteadily;2 ( fragile) [courage, pouvoir, foi] wavering; [moral] flagging; [volonté] faltering; [empire, trône] tottering; [marché] unstable; sa santé est or il a une santé chancelante his health is rather shaky.( féminin chancelante) [ʃɑ̃slɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif -
4 sidérant
adjective* * *sideʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj sidérant, -e* * * -
5 suffocant
suffocant, e [syfɔkɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective[fumée, chaleur] suffocating* * *suffocante syfɔkɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( étouffant) [chaleur, atmosphère] suffocating2) ( stupéfiant) staggering* * *syfɔkɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj suffocant, -e1) (= étouffant) suffocating2) (= stupéfiant) staggering* * *suffocant, suffocante adj1 ( étouffant) [chaleur, atmosphère] suffocating;2 ( stupéfiant) staggering.( féminin suffocante) [syfɔkɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif -
6 ahurissant
ahurissant, e [ayʀisɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective* * *ahurissante ayʀisɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif [nouvelle, bruit] incredible; [personne, force] incredible; [chiffre] staggering* * *ayʀisɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj ahurissant, -estaggering, mind-boggling* * *ahurissant, ahurissante adj [nouvelle, bruit] incredible; [personne, comportement, force] incredible; [chiffre] staggering; c'est ahurissant! it's absolutely incredible!( féminin ahurissante) [ayrisɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif -
7 confondant
confondante kɔ̃fɔ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif staggering* * *confondant, confondante adj staggering; il est d'une ignorance confondante his ignorance is staggering.( féminin confondante) [kɔ̃fɔ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif -
8 massue
massue [masy]feminine noun• ça a été le coup de massue ! (inf) (très cher) it cost a bomb! (inf) ; (choc émotif) it was quite a blow!* * *masynom féminin gén, Sport clubcoup de massue — lit blow with a club; ( événement) crushing blow; ( somme) staggering sum
* * *masy1. nfclub, bludgeon2. adj inv* * *massue nf gén, Sport club; coup de massue lit blow with a club; ( événement) crushing blow; ( somme) staggering sum; donner un coup de massue à qn/qch lit to hit sb/sth with a club; assommer/tuer qn à coups de massue to club sb senseless/to death; en massue [antennes] club-shaped.[masy] nom féminina. [événement imprévu] staggering blow, bolt from the blueb. [prix excessif] (familier) rip-off -
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10 vertigineux
vertigineux, -euse [vεʀtiʒinø, øz]adjective* * *- euse vɛʀtiʒinø, øz adjectif [hauteur] dizzy, giddy; [profondeur, ascension, vitesse] breathtaking; [somme, chute, progression] staggering* * *vɛʀtiʒinø, øz adj (-euse)1) (hausse, vitesse) breathtaking2) (altitude) dizzy* * *vertigineux, - euse adj [hauteur] dizzy, giddy; [profondeur, ascension] breathtaking; [allure, vitesse] breathtaking, breakneck ( épith); [somme, chute, augmentation, progression] staggering.( féminin vertigineuse) [vɛrtiʒinø, øz] adjectif1. [effrayant - altitude] vertiginous, dizzy, giddy ; [ - vitesse] terrifying, breakneck (avant nom) -
11 Bison Futé
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® bizɔ̃fyte nom masculin: TV and radio traffic monitoring service
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Symbolized by a little Native American, Bison Futé is a creation of the Centre National d'Information Routière, the French traffic information service which reports on travel conditions nationwide, particularly during holiday periods when traffic is heaviest, and recommends alternative routes (les itinéraires ‘bis’) for travellers keen to avoid traffic jams. The Bison Futé traffic tips are broadcast across the full range of media (radio, TV, the national press, the internet and minitel) and appear at regular intervals on the road system itself. Information is updated constantly to reflect actual traffic conditions enabling motorists to choose the best time to travel. Allied to Bison Futé is a colour-coding system to mark the relative intensity of traffic on the roads at any time (green, red, yellow and black) which is a key factor in staggering holiday traffic on the roads* * *Bison Futé® nm: TV and radio traffic monitoring service.ⓘ Bison Futé Symbolized by a little Native American, Bison Futé is a creation of the Centre National d'Information Routière, the French traffic information service which reports on travel conditions nationwide, particularly during holiday periods when traffic is heaviest, and recommends alternative routes (les itinéraires ‘bis’) for travellers keen to avoid traffic jams. The Bison Futé traffic tips are broadcast across the full range of media (radio, TV, the national press, the internet and minitel) and appear at regular intervals on the road system itself. Information is updated constantly to reflect actual traffic conditions enabling motorists to choose the best time to travel. Allied to Bison Futé is a colour-coding system to mark the relative intensity of traffic on the roads at any time (green, red, yellow and black) which is a key factor in staggering holiday traffic on the roads.[bizɔ̃fyte] nom propreorganization giving details of road conditions, traffic congestion etc -
12 confondre
confondre [kɔ̃fɔ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 41 transitive verba. ( = mêler) [+ choses, dates] to confuse• confondre qch/qn avec qch/qn d'autre to mistake sth/sb for sth/sb elseb. ( = déconcerter) to astoundc. ( = démasquer) [+ ennemi, menteur] to confound* * *kɔ̃fɔ̃dʀ
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1) ( ne pas distinguer) to mix up, to confuse2) ( mêler) liter to merge3) ( décontenancer) fml to stagger4) ( démasquer) to expose [accusé, traître]
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se confondre verbe pronominal1) ( se mêler) [formes, couleurs] to merge; [événements, faits] to become confused2) ( être identique) [intérêts, espoirs] to coincide3) ( se répandre) fml* * *kɔ̃fɔ̃dʀ vt1) [jumeaux, faits] to confuse, to mix upconfondre qn avec qn d'autre — to mistake sb for sb else, to mix sb up with sb else
On le confond souvent avec son frère. — People often mistake him for his brother., People often mix him up with his brother.
2) [témoin, menteur] to confound* * *confondre verb table: rompreA vtr1 ( ne pas distinguer) to mix up, to confuse; je l'ai confondu avec son cousin I got him mixed up with his cousin, I mistook him for his cousin; confondre le sel avec le sucre to mistake the salt for the sugar; tu confonds la science et la technologie you are confusing science with technology; ce n'était pas moi, vous devez confondre it wasn't me, you must be confusing me with somebody else; tu confonds tout! you're getting it all mixed up!; tous partis/secteurs confondus all parties/sectors taken together; toutes catégories confondues all categories taken together;2 ( mêler) liter to merge; les projecteurs confondent leurs faisceaux the beams of the floodlights merge; dans son œuvre, l'architecte et le sculpteur confondent leur art his/her works bring architecture and sculpture together;3 ( décontenancer) fml to stagger; il a confondu les journalistes par son érudition he staggered the journalists with his learning; leur ignorance me confondait I found their ignorance staggering;B se confondre vpr1 ( se mêler) [formes, couleurs] to merge; [événements, faits] to become confused; se confondre avec qch to merge with sth; la mer et le ciel se confondent à l'horizon sea and sky merge on the horizon; les deux dates se sont confondues dans mon esprit the two dates have become confused in my mind; les caméléons se confondent avec leur environnement chameleons merge with their background;2 ( être identique) [intérêts, espoirs, points de vue] to coincide; notre avenir se confond avec celui de l'Europe our future is bound up with that of Europe; sa vie se confond/ne se confond pas avec son œuvre his/her life and his/her work are one/are separate;3 ( se répandre) fml il s'est confondu en excuses he apologized profusely; il s'est confondu en remerciements/politesses he was effusive in his thanks/courtesies.[kɔ̃fɔ̃dr] verbe transitifil a confondu la clef du garage et celle de la porte he mistook the garage key for the door key, he mixed up the garage key and the door keyconfondre quelqu'un/quelque chose avec to mistake somebody/something foron ne se connaît pas, vous devez confondre we've never met, you must be making a mistake ou be mistakenattention, ce n'est pas ce que j'ai dit, ne confondons pas! hey, let's get one thing straight, that's not what I saidêtre ou rester confondu devant to be speechless in the face of ou astounded by————————se confondre verbe pronominal intransitif2. [être embrouillé] to be mixed up ou confused————————se confondre en verbe pronominal plus prépositionse confondre en excuses/remerciements to be effusive in one's apologies/thanks, to apologize/thank profusely -
13 décalage
décalage [dekalaʒ]masculine noun• le décalage horaire entre l'est et l'ouest des USA the time difference between the east and west of the USA• ses créations sont en décalage avec son époque/par rapport aux tendances actuelles his designs are out of step with the times/with contemporary trendsb. ( = déplacement) move forward• il y a eu un décalage de date pour cette réunion (avance) the date of this meeting has been brought forward ; (retard) the date of this meeting has been put back* * *dekalaʒnom masculin1) ( différence) ( écart) gap; ( désaccord) discrepancy2) ( intervalle dans le temps) interval3) ( glissement dans le temps) ( avance) move forward; ( retard) move back4) ( dans l'espace) shiftil y a un décalage de 10 centimètres entre les deux tableaux — there's a 10 centimetre [BrE] difference in the height at which the two pictures are hung
5) Informatique shift•Phrasal Verbs:* * *dekalaʒ nm1) (spatial ou temporel) gapIl y a un décalage entre ce mur et la cloison. — There's a gap between this wall and the partition.
2) (entre rêve et réalité, discours et action) gap3) (= fait de décaler) shifting* * *décalage nm1 ( différence) ( écart) gap (entre between); ( désaccord) discrepancy (entre between); décalage entre ce qu'il dit et ce qu'il fait discrepancy between what he says and what he does; se sentir/être en décalage (par rapport aux autres) to feel/to be out of step (with the others);2 ( intervalle dans le temps) interval, time-lag (entre between);3 ( glissement dans le temps) ( avance) move forward; ( retard) move back; à cause du décalage de date ( avance) because the date has been brought forward; ( retard) because the date has been put back GB ou moved back US;4 ( dans l'espace) shift; ( mouvement vers l'avant) shifting forward; ( mouvement en arrière) shifting back; décalage des lignes de départ Sport staggering of starting lines; il y a un décalage de 10 centimètres entre les deux tableaux there's a 10 centimetreGB difference in the height at which the two pictures are hung;5 Ordinat shift.décalage horaire ( entre deux lieux) time difference; mal supporter le décalage horaire to suffer from jet-lag.[dekalaʒ] nom masculindécalage son-image pull-up sound advance, sound to image stagger5. ASTRONOMIE————————en décalage locution adjectivale1. [dans le temps]2. [sans harmonie] -
14 faramineux
faramineux, -euse (inf) [faʀaminø, øz]adjective[prix] astronomical (inf)* * *(colloq), - euse faʀaminø, øz adjectif [prix, somme] colossal, staggering; [bêtise] incredible* * *faʀaminø, øz adj (-euse)(sommes) astronomical* * *( féminin faramineuse) [faraminø, øz] adjectif -
15 fracassant
fracassant, e [fʀakasɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective[déclaration] sensational ; [succès] resounding* * *fracassante fʀakasɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif ( violent) [bruit] deafening; ( sensationnel) [entrée, déclaration] sensational; [succès, débuts] stunning* * *fʀakasɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj fracassant, -esensational, staggering* * *fracassant, fracassante adj1 ( violent) [bruit] deafening;( féminin fracassante) [frakasɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif -
16 hallucinant
hallucinant, e [a(l)lysinɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective* * *(colloq), hallucinante alysinɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif astounding* * *a(l)lysinɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj hallucinant, -e* * *hallucinant○, hallucinante adj astounding.( féminin hallucinante) [alysinɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif2. [qui rend fou] hallucinatory -
17 renversant
renversant, e (inf) [ʀɑ̃vεʀsɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective[nouvelle] staggering (inf)* * *renversante ʀɑ̃vɛʀsɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif astounding, astonishing* * *ʀɑ̃vɛʀsɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj renversant, -eamazing, astounding* * *renversant, renversante adj astounding, astonishing.( féminin renversante) [rɑ̃vɛrsɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif -
18 terrassant
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19 tituber
tituber [titybe]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb[personne] to stagger• il avança vers nous/sortit de la cuisine en titubant he came staggering towards us/out of the kitchen* * *titybeverbe intransitif to stagger* * *titybe vito stagger, to reel* * *tituber verb table: aimer vi to stagger (de with); je titubais de fatigue I was staggering with exhaustion; il tituba, s'arrêta puis repartit he staggered along, stopped, then set off again; ils sont sortis du pub en titubant they staggered out of the pub.[titybe] verbe intransitif[ivrogne] to stagger ou to reel ou (along)[malade] to stagger (along) -
20 échelonnement
eʃ(ə)lɔnmɑ̃ nm[paiements] spacing out* * *1 ( d'objets) spacing out;2 ( de paiements) spreading out; (de congés, départs) staggering;4 Mil deployment in echelon.[eʃlɔnmɑ̃] nom masculin2. [dans le temps - d'un paiement] spreading (out) ; [ - de congés] staggering3. [graduation - de difficultés] grading
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См. также в других словарях:
staggering — [stag′əriŋ] adj. 1. that staggers 2. that causes one to stagger; astonishing; overwhelming; specif., astonishingly great [a staggering sum] staggeringly adv … English World dictionary
staggering — index incredible, ineffable, portentous (eliciting amazement), unbelievable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
staggering — (adj.) amazing, 1560s, from prp. of STAGGER (Cf. stagger) (v.). Related: Staggeringly … Etymology dictionary
staggering — [adj] overwhelming amazing, astonishing, astounding, distressing, mindblowing, mind boggling, shocking, stunning; concepts 548,571 … New thesaurus
staggering — adj. staggering to + inf. (it was staggering to total up the losses) * * * [ stæg(ə)rɪŋ] staggering to + inf. (it was staggering to total up the losses) … Combinatory dictionary
staggering — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ The number of dead is truly staggering. ADVERB ▪ absolutely, quite, simply, truly … Collocations dictionary
staggering — [[t]stæ̱gərɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is staggering is very surprising. ...a three year contract reputed to be worth a staggering ₤25,000 a week... The results have been quite staggering. Syn: astounding Derived words: staggeringly ADV… … English dictionary
staggering — adjective Date: 1565 so great as to cause one to stagger ; astonishing, overwhelming < a staggering feat > < staggering medical bills > • staggeringly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
staggering — stag|ger|ing [ˈstægərıŋ] adj extremely great or surprising = ↑amazing ▪ The cost was a staggering $10 million. ▪ The financial impact on the town was staggering. >staggeringly adv ▪ a staggeringly beautiful landscape … Dictionary of contemporary English
staggering — stag|ger|ing [ stægərıŋ ] adjective extremely surprising: the staggering success of the books a staggering 63 percent increase ╾ stag|ger|ing|ly adverb: staggeringly effective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
staggering — UK [ˈstæɡərɪŋ] / US adjective extremely surprising the staggering success of the books a staggering 63 per cent increase Derived word: staggeringly adverb staggeringly effective … English dictionary