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1 noun∎ a piece of string un bout ou un morceau de ficelle;∎ familiar to have sb on a string mener qn par le bout du nez;∎ to keep sb on a string (in uncertainty) laisser qn dans l'incertitude; (keep control over) tenir qn en laisse;∎ he pulls the strings c'est lui qui tire les ficelles;∎ familiar to pull strings for sb (obtain favours) user de son influence ou faire jouer ses relations pour aider qn□ ; (get job, promotion) pistonner qn;∎ she needs somebody to pull a few strings for her elle a besoin d'être pistonnée ou d'un coup de piston;∎ somebody pulled strings to get him the job il a eu le poste par piston;∎ familiar no strings attached sans condition ou conditions□ ;∎ there are no strings attached cela n'engage à rien(b) (for bow, tennis racket, musical instrument) corde f;∎ Music the strings les cordes;∎ to have more than one/a second string to one's bow avoir plus d'une/une seconde corde à son arc(c) (row, chain → of pearls) rang m, collier m; (→ of onions, sausages) chapelet m; (→ of visitors, cars) file f;∎ string of beads collier m; Religion chapelet m;∎ a string of islands un chapelet d'îles;∎ a string of fairy lights une guirlande (électrique);∎ she owns a string of shops elle est propriétaire d'une chaîne de magasins;∎ a string of race horses une écurie de course∎ he has a whole string of letters after his name il a toute une kyrielle de diplômes(b) (made of string) de ou en ficelle(b) (beads, pearls) enfiler∎ Christmas lights had been strung across the street des décorations de Noël avaient été suspendues en travers de la rue;∎ he strung the chain across the gateway il a tendu ou attaché la chaîne en travers de l'entrée►► string bag filet m à provisions;string band orchestre m à cordes;string bass contrebasse f;(a) (vegetable) haricot m vertstring orchestra orchestre m à cordes;string player musicien(enne) m,f qui joue d'un instrument à cordes;string quartet quatuor m à cordes;string section les cordes fpl;string tie = cordon noué autour du cou et orné d'une boucle;Computing string variable variable f alphanumérique;string vest tricot m de corps à grosses mailles(a) (tag along) suivre (les autres)□ ;∎ do you mind if I string along? est-ce que ça vous gêne si je viens avec vous ou si je vous accompagne?□∎ to string along with sb se ranger à l'avis de qn□ ;∎ he always strings along with everybody else il est toujours d'accord avec tout le monde□(person) faire marcher(a) (washing, lamps) suspendre (sur une corde);∎ lights were strung out along the runway des lumières s'échelonnaient le long de la piste;∎ armed guards were strung out along the route des gardes armés avaient été postés tout le long du parcours∎ to string sth out faire durer qch;∎ the TV series was strung out over six weeks le feuilleton (de) télé a traîné pendant six semaines∎ he can't string two sentences together il est incapable d'aligner trois mots;∎ she can barely string two words together in French c'est à peine si elle peut faire une phrase en français(b) (improvise → story) monter, improviser;∎ we managed to string together some story about missing the last bus on a raconté qu'on avait raté le dernier bus∎ figurative I could string her up! je lui tordrais bien le cou! -
4 string
s.1 cuerda (substance)2 cuerda (of violin, tennis racket, bow); hilo (of puppet)3 ristra (of onions); sarta (of pearls, beads); rosario (of islands); serie (of words, shops, defeats); cadena (informática)4 veta.5 retahíla.6 secuencia, serie de caracteres manejados como grupo.vt.1 encordar (violin, tennis racket, bow)2 ensartar (pearls, beads)3 atar con una cuerda, encordelar.4 colocar en serie, enfilar.5 formar una serie.(pt & pp strung) -
5 defeat
1. nпоражение; разгром; провалto acknowledge one's defeat — признавать свое поражение; соглашаться со своим поражением
to administer defeat upon smb — наносить кому-л. поражение; громить кого-л.
to concede one's defeat — признавать свое поражение; соглашаться / смиряться со своим поражением
to contribute mightily to smb's defeat — значительно способствовать чьему-л. поражению
to inflict defeat upon smb — наносить кому-л. поражение; громить кого-л.
to recognize one's defeat — признавать свое поражение; соглашаться / смиряться со своим поражением
- bitter defeatto suffer / to sustain a defeat — терпеть поражение
- by-election defeat
- complete defeat
- crushing defeat
- defeat in a poll
- defeat in the war
- defeat of a bill
- defeat of a party
- election defeat
- electoral defeat
- gubernatorial defeat
- heavy defeat
- humiliating defeat
- in the wake of the cabinet's defeat
- landslide defeat
- major defeat for the government
- military defeat
- moral defeat
- narrow defeat
- overwhelming defeat
- political defeat
- referendum defeat
- resounding defeat
- severe defeat
- spate of defeats
- string of defeats
- stunning defeat
- temporary defeat
- utter defeat 2. v1) наносить поражение; разбивать2) расстраивать; срывать (планы, замыслы и т.п.)•
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