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1 stem turn
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2 stem
1 noun(b) (of glass) pied m(c) (of tobacco pipe) tuyau m∎ winding stem tige f de remontoir∎ from stem to stern de l'étrave à l'étambot;∎ figurative the party is split from stem to stern on this issue le parti est totalement divisé sur cette question∎ stem Christie/parallel stem(m) m christie/parallèle(a) (check, stop → flow, spread, bleeding) arrêter, endiguer; (→ blood) étancher; (→ river, flood) endiguer, contenir;∎ the government has taken new measures to stem the flow of capital abroad le gouvernement a pris de nouvelles mesures pour arrêter la fuite des capitaux à l'étranger;∎ to stem the rise in unemployment/crime enrayer la montée du chômage/de la criminalité;∎ they are trying to stem the tide of protest ils essaient d'endiguer le nombre croissant de protestations∎ to stem one's skis faire un stem ou stemm∎ to stem from avoir pour cause, être le résultat de;∎ all her difficulties stem from her insecure childhood tous ses problèmes ont pour cause une enfance difficile►► Biology stem cell cellule f souche;stem ginger gingembre m confit;stem glass verre m à pied;stem turn (in skiing) stem(m) m -
3 leaf
[li:f]plural - leaves; noun1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) feuille2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) page3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) rallonge•- leaflet- leafy - turn over a new leaf -
4 tide
tide n1 Naut marée f ; the tide is in/out c'est la marée haute/basse ; the tide is turning la marée change ; the tide is going out/coming in la marée monte/descend ; at high/low tide à marée haute/basse ;2 fig ( trend) ( of emotion) vague f ; ( of events) cours m ; a rising tide of sympathy/nationalism une vague montante de sympathie/nationalisme ; the tide of history/events le cours de l'histoire/des événements ; to go/swim with the tide fig aller/nager dans le sens du courant ; to go/swim against the tide fig aller/nager à contre-courant ; the tide has turned la chance a tourné (du bon côté) ; to turn the tide of history renverser le cours de l'histoire ; the tide has turned against him/in his favour la chance s'est retournée contre lui/a tourné en sa faveur ; to stem the tide of pessimism/anarchy endiguer la vague de pessimisme/d'anarchie ;time and tide wait for no man on ne peut pas arrêter le temps.■ tide over:▶ tide [sb] over dépanner. -
5 bend
bend [bend]plier ⇒ 1 (a) tordre, courber ⇒ 1 (b) se courber ⇒ 2 (a) céder ⇒ 2 (c) virage ⇒ 3 (a) coude ⇒ 3 (a) pli ⇒ 3 (b)(pt & pp bent [bent])∎ they bent their heads over their books ils se penchèrent sur leurs livres;∎ Religion to bend one's head in prayer baisser la tête pour prier;∎ on bended knee à genoux;∎ he went down on bended knee il se mit à genoux, il s'agenouilla;∎ to bend sb to one's will plier qn à sa volonté;∎ familiar to bend sb's ear casser les oreilles à qn∎ to bend sth at right angles plier qch à angle droit;∎ she bent the stem slightly elle a courbé un peu la tige;∎ he bent the rod out of shape il a tordu la barre;∎ to bend the rules faire une entorse au règlement∎ they bent their steps towards home ils se dirigèrent ou ils dirigèrent leurs pas vers la maison;∎ he bent his attention or his mind to solving the problem il s'appliqua à résoudre le problème;∎ we bent all our efforts to fighting racism nous avons mis tous nos efforts dans la lutte contre le racisme;∎ they bent themselves to the task ils se sont attelés à la tâche;∎ all eyes were bent on the demonstration tous les yeux ou regards étaient fixés sur la démonstration(a) (arm, knee, leg) plier; (person) se courber, se pencher; (head) se pencher; (rod, wire) plier, se courber; (branch, tree) ployer, plier;∎ to bend under the burden/the weight ployer sous le fardeau/le poids;∎ she bent over the counter elle s'est penchée par-dessus le comptoir;∎ he bent backwards/forwards il s'est penché en arrière/en avant(b) (river, road) faire un coude, tourner;∎ the road bends to the left la route tourne à gauche∎ the people refused to bend to the colonial forces le peuple a refusé de se soumettre aux forces coloniales;∎ the government bent to pressure from the unions l'administration a cédé à la pression des syndicats3 noun∎ after I rounded the first bend in the road après (avoir pris) le premier virage;∎ to take a bend at speed prendre un virage à toute vitesse;∎ the road makes a bend to the right la route fait un coude vers la droite;∎ bends for 7 miles (sign) virages sur 10 km;∎ familiar to drive sb round the bend rendre qn dingue;∎ familiar he's completely round the bend il est complètement dingue∎ she did a couple of forward bends elle s'est penchée plusieurs fois en avant∎ Medicine the bends la maladie des caissons;∎ to get the bends être atteint par la maladie des caissons►► Heraldry bend sinister barre f de bâtardisereplier, recourber(b) (blade, tube) se recourber(branch, tree) faire ployer; (blade, tube) replier, recourber(b) (branch, tree) plier, ployerreplier, recourberse pencher;∎ figurative to bend over backwards to please (sb) se donner beaucoup de mal pour faire plaisir (à qn)
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stem turn — stem′ turn n. spo a turn in which a skier stems the outside ski and brings the other ski around to it • Etymology: 1930–35 … From formal English to slang
stem turn — n. a turn made in skiing by stemming with one of the skis and bringing the other parallel … English World dictionary
stem turn — noun a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it • Syn: ↑stem • Derivationally related forms: ↑stem (for: ↑stem) • Hypernyms: ↑turn, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
stem turn — /ˈstɛm tɜn/ (say stem tern) noun (in skiing) a turn in which the ski heel is pushed outwards so that the ski slides over the snow at an angle to the direction of movement …
stem turn — noun Date: 1922 a skiing turn executed by stemming an outside ski … New Collegiate Dictionary
stem turn — Skiing. a turn in which a skier stems one ski in the direction to be turned and brings the other ski around so that both skis are parallel. [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
stem turn — noun Skiing a turn made by stemming with the upper ski and lifting the lower one parallel to it towards the end … English new terms dictionary
lifted stem turn — noun : a stem turn in which the inside ski is unweighted, lifted, and set down parallel with the outside stemming ski … Useful english dictionary
stem christie — stem christie, = stem turn. (Cf. ↑stem turn) … Useful english dictionary
Stem Christie — The Stem Christie is a technique in skiing for turning. It is a refinement of the basic stem technique, where prior to the turn the uphill ski is stemmed (tail skidded outward) from being parallel with the downhill ski to form a V shape.The turn… … Wikipedia
stem — 1. n. & v. n. 1 the main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, usu. rising into light, but occasionally subterranean. 2 the stalk supporting a fruit, flower, or leaf, and attaching it to a larger branch, twig, or stalk. 3 a stem shaped part of an… … Useful english dictionary