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21 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) tenir2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) tenir3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) retenir4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) tenir5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) détenir6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) contenir7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) tenir, avoir lieu8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) (se) tenir9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) occuper10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) tenir, croire11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) être valable12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obliger (qqn) à tenir ses engagements13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) défendre14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) résister15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) retenir16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) avoir lieu17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) posséder18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) (se) maintenir19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) patienter20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) tenir21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) garder22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) réserver à23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prise2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) emprise3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prise•- - holder- hold-all - get hold of - hold back - hold down - hold forth - hold good - hold it - hold off - hold on - hold out - hold one's own - hold one's tongue - hold up - hold-up - hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) cale -
22 overtax
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23 put
[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) mettre2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) soumettre3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) exprimer4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) écrire5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) prendre le large; rentrer•- put-on- a put-up job - put about - put across/over - put aside - put away - put back - put by - put down - put down for - put one's feet up - put forth - put in - put in for - put off - put on - put out - put through - put together - put up - put up to - put up with -
24 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) essayer (de)2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) essayer (de)3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) juger4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) mettre à l'épreuve2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) tentative2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) essai•- trier- trying - try on - try out -
25 tax
A n gen taxe f (on sur) ; ( on individual) impôt m ; sales tax taxe à l'achat ; to collect/levy a tax percevoir un impôt ; to increase ou raise taxes augmenter les impôts ; to cut taxes diminuer les impôts ; before tax brut ; after tax après déduction des impôts ; tax is deducted at source les impôts sont retenus à la source ; to pay tax, be liable for tax être imposable ; to pay £1,000 in tax verser 1 000 livres sterling d'impôts ; to pay a substantial sum in tax verser une grosse somme au fisc ; to pay tax on one's earnings être imposé sur ce qu'on gagne.B vtr1 taxer [profits, earnings] ; imposer [person] ; to be taxed at a rate of 18% [person] être imposé au taux de 18% ; [sum, income, profit] être taxé à 18% ; luxury goods are heavily taxed les articles de luxe sont lourdement taxés ; to be taxed at a higher/lower rate être soumis à un taux d'imposition plus élevé/moins élevé ;2 Aut to tax a vehicle payer la vignette (de l'impôt sur les automobiles) ; the car is taxed till November la vignette est valable jusqu'en novembre ;3 fig (strain, stretch) mettre [qch] à l'épreuve [patience, goodwill, wits] ; this will tax your wits! ceci mettra tes méninges à l'épreuve!■ tax with:▶ tax [sb] with accuser qn de [misdeed]. -
26 burden
burden ['bɜ:dən]1 noun∎ to be a burden to sb être un fardeau pour qn;∎ his guilt was a heavy burden to bear sa culpabilité était un lourd fardeau;∎ to increase/to relieve the tax burden augmenter/alléger le fardeau ou le poids des impôts;∎ Law the burden of proof la charge de la preuve;∎ Law the burden of proof rests with him c'est à lui qu'il incombe d'apporter des preuves∎ a ship of 500 tons burden un navire qui jauge 500 tonneaux(d) British Music (chorus, refrain) refrain m; figurative (theme, central idea) fond m, substance f;∎ what is the main burden of her argument? quel est le point essentiel de son argument?(a) (weigh down) charger;∎ to be burdened with sth être chargé de qch;∎ figurative to burden sb with taxes accabler qn d'impôts∎ I don't want to burden you with my problems je ne veux pas vous ennuyer avec mes problèmes;∎ she was burdened with guilt elle était rongée par un sentiment de culpabilité -
27 nerve
nerve [nɜ:v]1 noun∎ to take the nerve out of a tooth (dentist) dévitaliser une dent;∎ figurative to touch a raw nerve toucher une corde sensible;∎ it takes nerve to say no to him il faut du courage ou il faut avoir les nerfs solides pour lui dire non;∎ he didn't have the nerve to say no il n'a pas osé dire non, il n'a pas eu le courage de dire non;∎ to get up enough nerve to jump trouver le courage de sauter;∎ his nerve failed him, he lost his nerve (backed down) le courage lui a manqué; (panicked) il a perdu son sang-froid(c) (cheek, audacity) culot m;∎ he had the nerve to refuse il a eu le culot de refuser;∎ familiar you've got a nerve coming here! tu es gonflé de venir ici!;∎ familiar what a nerve! quel culot ou toupet!(d) (vein → in leaf, marble) veine f, nervure f∎ formal to nerve oneself to do sth s'armer de courage pour faire qch;∎ to nerve sb to do sth encourager ou inciter qn à faire qch∎ to have a fit of nerves avoir le trac;∎ to be in a state of nerves être sur les nerfs;∎ to live on one's nerves vivre sur les nerfs;∎ she suffers from (her) nerves elle a les nerfs fragiles;∎ I'm a bundle of nerves je suis un paquet de nerfs;∎ I need a drink to steady my nerves il faut que je boive un verre pour me calmer(b) (self-control) nerfs mpl;∎ to have strong nerves/nerves of steel avoir les nerfs solides/des nerfs d'acier;∎ working in casualty requires strong nerves il faut avoir les nerfs solides pour travailler aux urgences;∎ familiar he gets on my nerves il me tape sur les nerfs ou sur le système►► nerve cell cellule f nerveuse;nerve ending terminaison f nerveuse;nerve fibre fibre f nerveuse;nerve gas gaz m neurotoxique;nerve impulse influx m nerveux;Medicine nerve specialist neurologue mf -
28 overtax
overtax [‚əʊvə'tæks]∎ don't overtax your strength or yourself ne te fatigue pas inutilement, ne te surmène pas;∎ don't overtax his brain! ne lui usez pas la cervelle! -
29 pressure
pressure ['preʃə(r)]1 noun(a) (strain, stress) pression f;∎ the pressures of city life le stress de la vie en ville;∎ I can't take all this pressure je ne supporte pas d'être sous une telle pression;∎ he's been under a lot of pressure lately il est très stressé ou vraiment sous pression ces derniers temps;∎ he pleaded pressure of work il s'est excusé en disant qu'il était débordé de travail;∎ to work under pressure travailler sous pression;∎ we're under pressure to finish on time on nous presse de respecter les délais;∎ the pressure of work is too much for me la charge de travail est trop lourde pour moi;∎ there's a lot of pressure on her to succeed on fait beaucoup pression sur elle pour qu'elle réussisse;∎ the pressure's on! il va falloir mettre les bouchées doubles!∎ high/low pressure area (on weather chart) zone f de hautes/basses pressions;∎ a pressure of 20 kilogrammes to the square centimetre une pression de 20 kilogrammes au centimètre carré;∎ figurative to work at full pressure (person) travailler à plein régime; (machine, factory) tourner à plein régime;∎ oil pressure pression f d'huile(c) (squeezing) pression f;∎ she could feel the pressure of his grip on her arm elle sentait la pression de sa poigne sur son bras(d) (force, influence) pression f;∎ formal to bring pressure to bear or to put pressure on sb faire pression ou exercer une pression sur qn;∎ they put pressure on me to come ils ont fait pression sur moi pour que je vienne;∎ she did it under pressure elle l'a fait contrainte et forcée;∎ she came under pressure from her parents elle est venue parce que ses parents l'y ont obligée;∎ there's no pressure, don't come if you don't want to rien ne t'oblige, si tu ne veux pas venir, ne viens pas;∎ they're putting too much pressure on him ils le soumettent à trop de pression;∎ Sport they came under sustained pressure in the second half ils ont été constamment sous pression pendant la deuxième mi-tempsfaire pression sur;∎ stop pressuring me! arrête de me presser comme ça!;∎ they pressured him into resigning ils l'ont contraint à démissionner►► Medicine pressure bandage bandage m compressif;Aviation pressure cabin cabine f pressurisée ou sous pression;Technology pressure chamber réservoir m d'air comprimé;pressure cooker cocotte-minute ® f, autocuiseur m;∎ figurative a pressure cooker atmosphere une ambiance lourde de tension;pressure feed alimentation f par pression;pressure gauge jauge f de pression, manomètre m;pressure group groupe m de pression;Nautical pressure hull coque f intérieure;pressure point (on artery) point m de compression;pressure ridge (in ice) chaîne f de pression;Medicine pressure sore escarre f;pressure suit scaphandre m pressurisé -
30 task
task [tɑ:sk]1 noun∎ to set sb a task imposer une tâche à qn;∎ convincing them will be no easy task les convaincre ne sera pas chose facile;∎ to take sb to task (for sth/doing sth) réprimander qn (pour qch/pour avoir fait qch), prendre qn à partie (pour qch/pour avoir fait qch)∎ to task sb with sth/with doing sth charger qn de qch/de faire qch;∎ to be tasked with sth/doing sth être chargé de qch/de faire qch►► task force (to investigate) commission f; (to do special job) groupe m de travail; Military corps m expéditionnaire;task work travail m à la tâche ou aux pièces
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