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1 revers
revers [ʀ(ə)vεʀ]masculine nound. ( = coup du sort) setback* * *ʀ(ə)vɛʀnom masculin invariable1) ( dos) ( de feuille) back, reverse; ( de tissu) wrong side; ( de médaille) reversele revers de la médaille — fig the downside (colloq)
2) ( repli) ( de veste) lapel; ( de pantalon) turn-up GB, cuff US; ( de manche) cuff3) ( au tennis) backhand (stroke)•Phrasal Verbs:••toute médaille a son revers — Proverbe there is no rose without a thorn
* * *ʀ(ə)vɛʀ nm1) [feuille, main] back2) [étoffe] reverse, reverse side3) [pièce, médaille] back, reverse4) TENNIS, PING-PONG backhandElle a un excellent revers. — She has an excellent backhand.
5) [veston] lapel, [pantalon] turn-up6) (= échec) setback7)prendre à revers MILITAIRE — to take from the rear
* * *revers nm inv1 ( dos) ( de feuille) back, reverse; ( de tissu) wrong side; ( de main) back; (de médaille, pièce) reverse; d'un revers de la main with the back of one's hand; le revers de la médaille fig the downside○, the disagreeable aspect; prendre une armée à revers Mil to attack an army from the rear;3 ( au tennis) backhand (stroke); faire un revers to play a backhand (stroke);revers de fortune reversal of fortune.toute médaille a son revers Prov there is no rose without a thorn.[rəvɛr] nom masculin1. [d'une blouse, d'un veston] lapel[d'une manche] (turned-back) cuff[d'un uniforme] facingcol/bottes à revers turned-down collar/boots2. [d'une feuille, d'un tissu, d'un tableau, de la main] back[d'une médaille, d'une pièce] reverse (side)c'est le revers de la médaille that's the other side of the coin, there's the rub3. [échec, défaite] setbackrevers de fortune reverse of fortune, setback (in one's fortunes)à revers locution adverbialeMILITAIRE from ou in the rear -
2 caresser
caresser [kaʀese]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. to strokeb. [+ espoir] to entertain* * *kaʀese
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1) ( de la main) to stroke [animal, joue, cheveux, barbe, objet]caresser quelqu'un du regard or des yeux — to look at somebody lovingly ou fondly
2) ( effleurer) [soleil, vent, lumière] to caress [joue, cheveux]3) ( avoir en soi) to entertain [rêve, idée]
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se caresser verbe pronominal to stroke••* * *kaʀese vt1) [animal, personne] to caress, to stroke* * *caresser verb table: aimerA vtr1 [personne] to stroke [animal, joue, bras, menton, cheveux, barbe]; to caress [amant, maîtresse]; to finger [objet]; caresser qn du regard or des yeux to look at sb lovingly ou fondly;2 ( effleurer) liter [soleil, vent, air, lumière] to caress [joue, cheveux]; la mer venait caresser les rochers the sea was lapping against the rocks; le vent caressait les blés the corn was caressed by the wind;3 ( nourrir) to entertain [rêve, espoir]; to entertain, to toy with [idée, projet]; to flatter [vanité]; il caressait l'espoir de pouvoir retourner dans son pays he entertained the hope that he would be able to return to his country.B se caresser vpr to stroke; il se caressa la barbe/le menton/la joue he stroked his beard/chin/cheek.caresser qn dans le sens du poil to stay on the right side of sb; caresser la bouteille to be on the bottle○; caresser les côtes à qn○ to give sb a hiding○.[karese] verbe transitifcaresser quelqu'un des yeux ou du regard to gaze lovingly at somebody2. (littéraire) [effleurer - tissu, papier] to touch lightly3. [avoir, former]4. (familier) [battre] -
3 dos
dos [do]masculine noun• couché sur le dos lying on one's (or its) back• « voir au dos » "see over"• les vivres sont portés à dos de chameau/d'homme the supplies are carried by camel/men• ils partirent, sac au dos they set off, their rucksacks on their backsb. ( = nage) dos (crawlé) backstroke• renvoyer deux adversaires dos à dos to send away two opponents without pronouncing in favour of either• on l'a dans le dos ! (inf!) we've had it! (inf)• tomber sur le dos de qn ( = arriver à l'improviste) to drop in on sb ; ( = attaquer) (physiquement) to go for sb* * *doavoir le dos rond or voûté — to stoop, to have round shoulders
au dos de — (chèque, carte) on the back of
faire quelque chose dans or derrière le dos de quelqu'un — to do something when somebody's back is turned
ils sont arrivés, sac au dos — they arrived, with their rucksacks on their backs
il n'a rien sur le dos — (colloq) he's wearing hardly anything
dos à dos — lit back to back
renvoyer deux parties dos à dos — fig to refuse to come out in favour [BrE] of either party
tourner le dos à — ( position) to have one's back to; ( mouvement) to turn one's back to; fig to turn one's back on
faire le gros dos — [chat] to arch its back; [personne] to keep one's head down
••mettre quelque chose sur le dos de quelque chose/quelqu'un — (colloq) to blame something on something/somebody
se mettre quelqu'un à dos — (colloq) to get on the wrong side of somebody
* * *do nm1) ANATOMIE backde dos — from the back, from behind
2) [livre] spine"voir au dos" — "see over"
à dos de; à dos de chameau — riding on a camel, on a camel
Elle me critique dans mon dos. — She criticizes me behind my back.
* * *dos ⇒ Le corps humain nm inv gén (d'homme, animal, de main, vêtement, siège, page) back; ( de livre) spine; ( de lame) blunt edge; être sur le dos to be (lying) on one's back; avoir le dos rond or voûté to stoop, to have round shoulders; mal de dos backache; dormir/nager sur le dos to sleep/swim on one's back; être à plat dos to be flat on one's back; voir qn de dos to see sb from behind; au dos de (chèque, carte, photo, enveloppe) on the back of; robe décolletée dans le dos dress with a low back; voyager à dos d'âne/de chameau to travel riding on a donkey/camel; tout le matériel a été transporté à dos d'homme/de mulet all the equipment was carried by people/mules; faire qch dans or derrière le dos de qn to do sth when sb's back is turned; ils sont arrivés, sac au dos they arrived, with their rucksacks on their backs; il n'a rien sur le dos○ he's wearing hardly anything; dès que j'ai le dos tourné as soon as my back is turned; dos à dos lit back to back; renvoyer deux parties dos à dos fig to refuse to come out in favourGB of either party; tourner le dos à qn ( position) to have one's back to sb; ( mouvement) to turn one's back to sb; ( par mépris) to turn one's back on sb; tourner le dos à qch, avoir le dos tourné à qch ( position) to have one's back to sth; depuis son licenciement, tous ses anciens collègues lui tournent le dos fig since he/she was made redundant, all his/her former colleagues have turned their backs on him/her; tourner le dos au progrès/à l'avenir to turn one's back on progress/the future; faire le gros dos [chat] to arch its back; [personne] to keep one's head down; ⇒ cuiller, laine, plein, sucre.tomber sur le dos de qn○ to come down on sb like a ton of bricks○; être sur le dos de qn○ to be on sb's back○; avoir qn sur le dos○ to have sb on one's back; courber le dos to bow and scrape; mettre qch sur le dos de qch/qn○ to blame sth on sth/sb; il a bon dos le réveil/train○! it's easy to blame it on the alarm-clock/train!; j'ai bon dos it's always me; se mettre qn à dos○ to get on the wrong side of sb; je l'ai dans le dos○! I'm stuck○! ; s'enrichir sur le dos de qn○ to get rich at sb's expense; passer la main dans le dos de qn○ to flatter sb; faire un enfant dans le dos à qn○ to play a dirty trick on sb; faire la bête à deux dos○ to make love.[do] nom masculinavoir le dos rond to be hunched up ou round-shoulderedj'ai mal au dos my back hurts, I've got (a) backachej'avais le soleil dans le dos the sun was behind me ou on my backa. [assis] to sit with one's back to somebodyb. [debout] to stand with one's back to somebodyc. [l'éviter] to turn one's back on somebodyje ne l'ai vu que de dos I only saw him from behind ou the backdès que j'ai le dos tourné, il fait des bêtises as soon as my back is turned, he gets into mischiefavoir le dos large: j'ai le dos large mais il ne faut pas exagérer! I can take a lot ou I may be resilient, but there are limits!avoir quelque chose sur le dos (familier) : ce gosse n'a rien sur le dos! that kid's not dressed warmly enough!faire quelque chose dans ou derrière le dos de quelqu'un to do something behind somebody's backêtre sur le dos de (familier) : tu es toujours sur le dos de ce gosse, laisse-le un peu! you're always nagging that kid, leave him alone!a. [chat] to arch its backfaire quelque chose sur le dos de: ils ont bâti leur empire sur le dos des indigènes they built their empire at the expense of the nativesmettre quelque chose sur le dos de quelqu'un (familier) [crime, erreur] to pin something on somebodyje n'ai rien/pas grand-chose à me mettre sur le dos I have got nothing/virtually nothing to wearsi le fisc lui tombe sur le dos, ça va lui coûter cher! (familier) if the taxman gets hold of ou catches him, it'll cost him!2. [d'une fourchette, d'un habit] back[d'un couteau] blunt edge[d'un livre] spinea. (familier) [dans une action] he didn't go in for half-measures!b. [dans une discussion] he didn't mince words!3. SPORT————————à dos de locution prépositionnellealler à dos d'âne/d'éléphant to ride (on) a donkey/an elephantle matériel est transporté à dos de lamas/d'hommes the equipment is carried by llamas/men————————au dos locution adverbiale————————au dos de locution prépositionnelle[d'une feuille] on the back ofdos à dos locution adverbialemettre ou renvoyer deux personnes dos à dos (figuré) to refuse to get involved in an argument between two people -
4 battant
battant, e [batɑ̃, ɑ̃t]1. masculine noun[de volet] shutter• battant (de fenêtre) (left-hand or right-hand) window• porte à double battant or à deux battants double door(s)2. masculine noun, feminine noun( = personne) fighter* * *
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battante batɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif
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nom masculin, féminin fighter
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nom masculin1) (de porte, fenêtre) hinged section; (de table, comptoir) leaf2) ( de cloche) clapper3) ( de drapeau) fly* * *batɑ̃, ɑ̃t battant, -e1. vbSee:2. adj1)2)3. nm/f4. nm1) [cloche] clapper2) [volets] shutter, flap3) [porte] side* * *A adj battant neuf brand new; à deux heures battantes on the stroke of two; le cœur battant with a beating heart; ⇒ porte.B nm,f fighter.C nm1 (de porte, fenêtre) hinged section; (de table, comptoir) leaf; le battant droit de la porte the right-hand door (of a double door); ouvre les deux battants de la fenêtre open both sides of the window; porte à deux battants double door;2 ( de cloche) clapper;3 (de pavillon, drapeau) fly.( féminin battante) [batɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectifa. [bruyante] banging doorb. [laissée ouverte] swinging doorc. [à battant libre] swing doorsous une pluie battante in the driving ou pelting rain————————, battante [batɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom fémininfighter (figuré)battant nom masculin2. [vantail, volet] flap -
5 DOS
dos [do]masculine noun• couché sur le dos lying on one's (or its) back• « voir au dos » "see over"• les vivres sont portés à dos de chameau/d'homme the supplies are carried by camel/men• ils partirent, sac au dos they set off, their rucksacks on their backsb. ( = nage) dos (crawlé) backstroke• renvoyer deux adversaires dos à dos to send away two opponents without pronouncing in favour of either• on l'a dans le dos ! (inf!) we've had it! (inf)• tomber sur le dos de qn ( = arriver à l'improviste) to drop in on sb ; ( = attaquer) (physiquement) to go for sb* * *doavoir le dos rond or voûté — to stoop, to have round shoulders
au dos de — (chèque, carte) on the back of
faire quelque chose dans or derrière le dos de quelqu'un — to do something when somebody's back is turned
ils sont arrivés, sac au dos — they arrived, with their rucksacks on their backs
il n'a rien sur le dos — (colloq) he's wearing hardly anything
dos à dos — lit back to back
renvoyer deux parties dos à dos — fig to refuse to come out in favour [BrE] of either party
tourner le dos à — ( position) to have one's back to; ( mouvement) to turn one's back to; fig to turn one's back on
faire le gros dos — [chat] to arch its back; [personne] to keep one's head down
••mettre quelque chose sur le dos de quelque chose/quelqu'un — (colloq) to blame something on something/somebody
se mettre quelqu'un à dos — (colloq) to get on the wrong side of somebody
* * *do nm1) ANATOMIE backde dos — from the back, from behind
2) [livre] spine"voir au dos" — "see over"
à dos de; à dos de chameau — riding on a camel, on a camel
Elle me critique dans mon dos. — She criticizes me behind my back.
* * *dos ⇒ Le corps humain nm inv gén (d'homme, animal, de main, vêtement, siège, page) back; ( de livre) spine; ( de lame) blunt edge; être sur le dos to be (lying) on one's back; avoir le dos rond or voûté to stoop, to have round shoulders; mal de dos backache; dormir/nager sur le dos to sleep/swim on one's back; être à plat dos to be flat on one's back; voir qn de dos to see sb from behind; au dos de (chèque, carte, photo, enveloppe) on the back of; robe décolletée dans le dos dress with a low back; voyager à dos d'âne/de chameau to travel riding on a donkey/camel; tout le matériel a été transporté à dos d'homme/de mulet all the equipment was carried by people/mules; faire qch dans or derrière le dos de qn to do sth when sb's back is turned; ils sont arrivés, sac au dos they arrived, with their rucksacks on their backs; il n'a rien sur le dos○ he's wearing hardly anything; dès que j'ai le dos tourné as soon as my back is turned; dos à dos lit back to back; renvoyer deux parties dos à dos fig to refuse to come out in favourGB of either party; tourner le dos à qn ( position) to have one's back to sb; ( mouvement) to turn one's back to sb; ( par mépris) to turn one's back on sb; tourner le dos à qch, avoir le dos tourné à qch ( position) to have one's back to sth; depuis son licenciement, tous ses anciens collègues lui tournent le dos fig since he/she was made redundant, all his/her former colleagues have turned their backs on him/her; tourner le dos au progrès/à l'avenir to turn one's back on progress/the future; faire le gros dos [chat] to arch its back; [personne] to keep one's head down; ⇒ cuiller, laine, plein, sucre.tomber sur le dos de qn○ to come down on sb like a ton of bricks○; être sur le dos de qn○ to be on sb's back○; avoir qn sur le dos○ to have sb on one's back; courber le dos to bow and scrape; mettre qch sur le dos de qch/qn○ to blame sth on sth/sb; il a bon dos le réveil/train○! it's easy to blame it on the alarm-clock/train!; j'ai bon dos it's always me; se mettre qn à dos○ to get on the wrong side of sb; je l'ai dans le dos○! I'm stuck○! ; s'enrichir sur le dos de qn○ to get rich at sb's expense; passer la main dans le dos de qn○ to flatter sb; faire un enfant dans le dos à qn○ to play a dirty trick on sb; faire la bête à deux dos○ to make love.nom masculin,
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