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winter ['wɪntə(r)]1 nounhiver m;∎ it never snows here in (the) winter il ne neige jamais ici en hiver;∎ she was born in the winter of 1913 elle est née pendant l'hiver 1913;∎ we spent the winter in Nice nous avons passé l'hiver à Nice;∎ a cold winter's day une froide journée d'hiver;∎ literary a man of seventy-five winters un homme qui a vu passer soixante-quinze hivers;∎ the winter of discontent = l'hiver 1978-79, marqué en Grande-Bretagne par de graves conflits sociaux(clothing, holiday) d'hiverformal (spend winter) passer l'hiver, hiverner(farm animals) hiverner►► Botany winter aconite aconit m d'hiver;winter barley escourgeon m;Botany winter cherry alkékenge f, coqueret m;winter corn semis m d'hiver;Botany winter cress barbarée f;winter depression dépression f hivernale ou saisonnière;winter garden (conservatory) jardin m d'hiver;the Winter Olympics les jeux mpl Olympiques d'hiver;winter resort station f de sports d'hiver;winter season saison f d'hiver;winter solstice solstice m d'hiver;winter sports sports mpl d'hiver;winter wheat blé m d'hiver;Ornithology winter wren roitelet mⓘ THE WINTER OF DISCONTENT Cette allusion à la première phrase de la pièce Richard III de Shakespeare désigne souvent l'hiver 1978-79 en Grande-Bretagne, marqué par de graves conflits sociaux qui amenèrent le gouvernement travailliste à tenir des élections qu'il perdit. L'expression est parfois utilisée pour désigner des hivers plus récents présentant les mêmes caractéristiques. -
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the [before consonant sounds ðə, before vowel sounds ðɪ, stressed ði:]∎ the blue dress is the prettiest la robe bleue est la plus jolie;∎ the dead/poor les morts mpl/pauvres mpl;∎ the French/Germans les Français mpl/Allemands mpl;∎ I can't do the impossible je ne peux pas faire l'impossible;∎ translated from the Latin traduit du latin;∎ she's giving up her job - the woman's mad! elle quitte son emploi - c'est une folle!(b) (with names, titles)∎ the Smiths/Martins les Smith/Martin;∎ Alexander the Great Alexandre le Grand;∎ Elizabeth the First Élisabeth Première(c) (with numbers, dates etc)∎ Monday June the tenth or the tenth of June le lundi 10 juin;∎ on the Monday he fell ill le lundi il est tombé malade;∎ the temperature was in the 80s il faisait environ 25°C;∎ the 1820s les années 1820 à 1830;∎ in the summer of 1946 pendant l'été 1946;∎ the second from the left le second en partant de la gauche(d) (in prices, quantities)∎ tomatoes are 40p the pound les tomates sont à 40 pence la livre;∎ the car does 40 miles to the gallon la voiture consomme 7 litres aux 100∎ the more the better plus il y en a, mieux c'est;∎ the less said the better moins on en parlera, mieux cela vaudra;∎ the sooner the better le plus tôt sera le mieux∎ for him Bach is THE composer pour lui, Bach est le compositeur par excellence;∎ the Olympics are THE event this winter les jeux Olympiques sont l'événement à ne pas manquer cet hiver;∎ do you mean THE John Irving? vous voulez dire le célèbre John Irving?∎ I haven't the time/money to do it je n'ai pas le temps de/l'argent pour le faire∎ she took him by the hand elle l'a pris par la main;∎ familiar how's the wife? comment va la femme?;∎ familiar well, how's the throat then? eh bien, et cette gorge?;∎ I've brought the family along j'ai emmené la famille
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