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1 pierce
pierce [pɪəs](a) (make hole in) percer, transpercer;∎ to pierce a hole in sth faire ou percer un trou dans qch;∎ the knife pierced her lung le couteau lui a perforé ou transpercé le poumon;∎ she had her ears pierced elle s'est fait percer les oreilles;∎ his words pierced my heart ses paroles me fendirent le cœur(b) (of sound, scream, light) percer;∎ a cry pierced the silence un cri perça ou déchira le silence;∎ the beam pierced the darkness le faisceau perça l'obscurité;∎ we were pierced (through) with cold nous étions transis ou morts de froid;∎ the biting wind pierced his clothing le vent glacial transperçait ses vêtements(c) (penetrate → defence, barrier) percer;∎ the attack pierced (through) enemy lines l'attaque a percé les lignes ennemies -
2 bite
bite [baɪt]1. nounb. ( = piece bitten off) bouchée fd. ( = flavour) piquant m• to bite one's tongue or one's lip (figurative) se mordre les lèvres• to bite the hand that feeds one cracher dans la soupe (inf) (PROV) once bitten twice shy(PROV) chat échaudé craint l'eau froide4. compounds( = respond) riposter[+ words, retort] ravaler* * *[baɪt] 1.1) ( mouthful) bouchée fto have ou take a bite of something — prendre une bouchée de quelque chose
2) ( from insect) piqûre f; (from dog, snake) morsure f; fig (of wind, cold) morsure f; (of performance, film) mordant m3) ( in fishing) touche f2. 3.to have a bite — lit avoir une touche; fig trouver amateur
Phrasal Verbs:- bite off••he won't bite you! — (colloq) il ne va pas te manger! (colloq)
to be bitten by the DIY bug — (colloq) attraper le virus du bricolage
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3 develop
develop [dɪ'veləp](a) (evolve → country, person) se développer, évoluer; (→ feeling) se former, grandir; (→ plot) se développer, se dérouler;∎ to develop into sth devenir qch;∎ let's see how things develop attendons de voir comment les choses évoluent ou tournent(b) (become apparent → disease) se manifester, se déclarer; (→ talent, trend) se manifester; (→ event) se produire(c) Photography se développer∎ to develop one's muscles développer ses muscles, se muscler(b) (expand → business, market) développer; (→ idea, argument) développer, expliquer (en détail), exposer (en détail)∎ she developed a habit of biting her nails elle a pris l'habitude de se ronger les ongles;∎ he has developed cancer il est atteint de cancer;∎ to develop a temperature or a fever (se mettre à) avoir ou faire de la température;∎ I've developed a taste for opera je me suis mis à aimer l'opéra;∎ she's developed a tendency to stutter elle s'est plus ou moins mise à bégayer(e) (land, resources) exploiter, mettre en valeur, aménager;∎ the site is to be developed on va construire sur ce terrain, on va aménager le site
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