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1 Thames
Thames [temz]∎ the (River) Thames la Tamise;∎ British familiar he'll never set the Thames on fire il n'a pas inventé la poudre ou le fil à couper le beurre►► Thames Flood Barrier = digue construite à Woolwich pour protéger Londres des inondations de la Tamise;the Thames Valley la vallée de la Tamise -
2 valley
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3 valley
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4 suburbanization
suburbanization [sə‚bɜ:bənaɪ'zeɪʃən]∎ the suburbanization of the Thames valley le développement de la banlieue dans la vallée de la TamiseUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > suburbanization
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5 below
below [bɪˈləʊ]1. prepositiona. ( = under) sous ; ( = lower than) au-dessous de2. adverb• below, we could see the valley en bas, on apercevait la vallée• several thousand feet below (from mountain top) plusieurs milliers de mètres plus bas ; (from aeroplane) plusieurs milliers de mètres au-dessousb. ( = downstairs) en basd. ( = below zero) au-dessous• it will be extremely cold, with temperatures at zero or below il fera très froid, avec des températures tombant à zéro ou au-dessous* * *Note: When below is used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, it is most often translated by au-dessous de: the apartment below mine = l'appartement au-dessous du mien; below the knee = au-dessous du genouThe most notable exceptions are for the expressions below the ground and below the surface, when sous is used: sous le sol, sous la surfaceFor other prepositional uses of below and for adverbial uses see the entry below[bɪ'ləʊ] 1.1) ( under) en dessous dethe valley below them/you etc — la vallée en contrebas
2) ( less than) en dessous de, inférieur àbelow 10% — en dessous de or inférieur à 10%
3) ( in rank)those below the rank of Major — Military les militaires qui sont au-dessous du grade de major
4) ( south of) au sud de, au-dessous de; ( downstream from) en aval de5) ( unworthy of) beneath 1. 22.the people/cars (down) below — les gens/voitures en bas
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6 over
I.over n Sport partie f d'un match de cricket (lors de laquelle le serveur lance six balles d'une extrémité du terrain).II.❢ Over is used after many verbs in English ( change over, fall over, lean over etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, fall, lean etc). over is often used with another preposition in English (to, in, on) without altering the meaning. In this case over is usually not translated in French: to be over in France = être en France ; to swim over to sb = nager vers qn. over is often used with nouns in English when talking about superiority ( control over, priority over etc) or when giving the cause of something ( delays over, trouble over etc). For translations, consult the appropriate noun entry (control, priority, delay, trouble etc). over is often used as a prefix in verb combinations ( overeat), adjective combinations ( overconfident) and noun combinations ( overcoat). These combinations are treated as headwords in the dictionary.For particular usages see the entry below.A prep1 ( across the top of) par-dessus ; to jump/look/talk over a wall sauter/regarder/parler par-dessus un mur ; to step over the cat passer par-dessus le chat ; a bridge over the Thames un pont sur la Tamise ;2 ( from or on the other side of) my neighbour/the house over the road mon voisin/la maison d'en face ; it's just over the road/river c'est juste de l'autre côté de la rue/rivière ; the noise came from over the wall le bruit venait de l'autre côté du mur ; over here/there par ici/là ; come over here! viens (par) ici! ; from over the sea/the Atlantic/the Channel d'outre-mer/d'outre-atlantique/d'outre-manche ;3 ( above but not touching) au-dessus de ; clouds over the valley des nuages au-dessus de la vallée ; they live over the shop ils habitent au-dessus de la boutique ;4 (covering, surrounding) sur ; to spill tea over sth renverser du thé sur qch ; he's spilled tea over it il a renversé du thé dessus ; to carry one's coat over one's arm porter son manteau sur le bras ; to wear a sweater over one's shirt porter un pull par-dessus sa chemise ; shutters over the windows des volets aux fenêtres ;5 ( physically higher than) the water was ou came over my ankles j'avais de l'eau jusqu'aux chevilles ;6 ( more than) plus de ; children (of) over six les enfants de plus de six ans ; to be over 21 avoir plus de 21 ans ; well over 200 bien plus de 200 ; to take over a year prendre plus d'un an ; temperatures over 40° des températures supérieures à 40° ;8 ( in the course of) over the weekend/the summer pendant le week-end/l'été ; over a period of sur une période de ; over the last decade/few days au cours des dix dernières années/de ces derniers jours ; he has changed over the years il a changé avec le temps ; to do sth over Christmas faire qch à Noël or pendant les vacances de Noël ; to stay with sb over Easter passer les vacances de Pâques chez qn ; to talk over coffee/lunch parler autour d'une tasse de café/d'un déjeuner ;9 ( recovered from) to be over s'être remis de [illness, operation, loss] ; she'll be over it soon elle s'en remettra vite ; to be over the worst avoir passé le pire ;11 ( everywhere in) to travel all over the world/Africa voyager partout dans le monde/en Afrique ; to search all over the house chercher partout dans la maison ; to show sb over a house montrer or faire visiter une maison à qn ; I've lived all over France j'ai habité un peu partout en France ;12 ( because of) to laugh over sth rire de qch ; to pause over sth s'arrêter sur qch ; how long will you be over it? combien de temps cela te prendra-t-il? ;13 Math 12 over 3 is 4 12 divisé par 3 égale 4.B over and above prep phr over and above that en plus de cela ; over and above the minimum requirement au-delà du minimum requis.1 ( use with verbs not covered in NOTE) over she went elle est tombée ; over you go! allez hop! ; does it go under or over? est-ce que ça va en dessous ou au-dessus? ;2 ( finished) to be over [term, meeting, incident] être terminé ; [war] être fini ; after the war is over lorsque la guerre sera finie ; it was all over by Christmas à Noël tout était fini ; when this is all over quand tout ceci sera fini ; to get sth over with en finir avec qch ;3 ( more) children of six and over ou six or over les enfants de plus de six ans ; it can be two metres or over cela peut faire deux mètres ou plus ; temperatures of 40 ° and over des températures supérieures à 40° ;4 ( remaining) two biscuits each and one over deux biscuits par personne et il en reste un ; six metres and a bit over un peu plus de six mètres ; 2 into 5 goes 2 and 1 over 5 divisé par 2 font 2 et il reste 1 ; there's nothing over il ne reste rien ; ⇒ leave over (leave) ;5 (to one's house, country) to invite ou ask sb over inviter qn ; come over for lunch venez déjeuner ; we had them over on Sunday/for dinner ils sont venus dimanche/dîner ; they were over for the day ils sont venus pour la journée ; they're over from Sydney ils sont venus de Sydney ; when you're next over this way la prochaine fois que tu passes dans le coin ;6 Radio, TV over! à vous! ; over to you à vous ; now over to Tim for the weather laissons la place à Tim pour la météo ; now over to our Paris studios nous passons l'antenne à nos studios de Paris ;7 ( showing repetition) five/several times over cinq/plusieurs fois de suite ; to start all over again recommencer à zéro ; I had to do it over US j'ai dû recommencer ; to hit sb over and over (again) frapper qn sans s'arrêter ; I've told you over and over (again)… je t'ai dit je ne sais combien de fois… ;8 GB ( excessively) I'm not over keen je ne suis pas très enthousiaste ; she wasn't over pleased elle n'était pas très contente. -
7 upper
A nB adj1 ( in location) [shelf, cupboard] du haut ; [floor, deck] supérieur ; [jaw, eyelid, lip] supérieur ; [teeth] du haut ; the upper body la partie supérieure du corps ;2 ( in rank) supérieur ;3 ( on scale) [register, scale] supérieur ; the upper limit la limite maximale (on de) ; temperatures are in the upper twenties les températures dépassent 25° ;to be on one's uppers ○ être dans la dèche ○ ; to have the upper hand avoir le dessus ; to get the upper hand prendre le dessus. ⇒ stiff.
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