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1 household
household ['haʊshəʊld]1 noun(people in house) (membres mpl de la) maison f; (economically, statistically) ménage m;∎ she grew up as part of a large household elle a grandi au sein d'une famille nombreuse;∎ the head of the household le chef de famille;∎ indicate your relationship to the other members of your household indiquez les liens de parenté existant entre vous et les autres personnes qui résident avec vous ou de votre foyer;∎ households with more than two children ménages mpl ou familles fpl de plus de deux enfants;∎ 95 percent of households have a television set 95 pour cent des ménages possèdent un poste de télévision;∎ the Royal Household la maison royalede ménage; Administration & Economics des ménages;∎ for household use only (on packaging) à usage domestique seulement►► household appliance appareil m ménager;Household Cavalry = division de cavalerie de la Garde royale britannique;household consumption consommation f des ménages;household expenses frais mpl de ou du ménage;History household gods dieux mpl du foyer;household goods articles mpl pour le ménage, produits mpl ménagers;household name (brand, product) nom m de marque connu;∎ we want to make our brand a household name nous voulons que notre marque soit connue de tous;∎ she's a household name tout le monde la connaît ou sait qui elle est;household word = mot que tout le monde connaît -
2 household
household [ˈhaʊs‚həʊld]1. nounménage m• the whole household was there to greet him tous les gens de la maison étaient là pour l'accueillir2. compounds[accounts, expenses, equipment] du ménage* * *['haʊshəʊld] 1.noun maison f; ( in census etc) ménage m2.head of the household — chef m de famille
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3 household
A n gen maison f ; Admin (in census, survey) ménage m ; the whole household toute la maison ; a large household une grande maisonnée ; the head of the household le chef de famille. -
4 master
master ['mɑ:stə(r)]1 noun(a) (of household, dog, servant, situation) maître m;∎ the master of the house le maître de maison;∎ to be master in one's own house être maître chez soi;∎ to be one's own master être son propre maître;∎ to be (the) master of one's fate être maître de son destin;∎ he's master of the situation il est maître de la situation;∎ proverb like master like man tel maître, tel valet∎ chess master maître m;∎ he's a master at the art of ducking questions il est maître dans l'art d'éluder les questions(c) School (in primary school) instituteur m, maître m d'école; (in secondary school) professeur m; (private tutor) maître m;∎ history master professeur m d'histoire∎ Master of Arts/Science (person) titulaire mf d'une maîtrise de lettres/de sciences; (qualification) maîtrise f ès lettres/ès sciences;∎ she's doing a master's (degree) in philosophy elle prépare une maîtrise de philosophie∎ Master David Thomas Monsieur David Thomas;∎ Master David (said by servant) Monsieur David∎ Nautical master's certificate brevet m de capitaine∎ Computing master (disk) disque m maître(b) (in trade) maître;∎ master chef/craftsman maître chef m /artisan m;∎ a master thief un(une) voleur(euse) de génie(c) (controlling) principal;∎ master switch interrupteur m général(d) (original) original(a) (person, animal) maîtriser, dompter; (problem, difficulty) surmonter, venir à bout de; (emotions) maîtriser, surmonter; (situation) maîtriser, se rendre maître de;∎ to master oneself se maîtriser, se dominer(b) (subject, technique) maîtriser;∎ she mastered Portuguese in only six months six mois lui ont suffi pour maîtriser le portugais;∎ I never really mastered the language je n'ai jamais eu une bonne maîtrise de la langue►► Building industry master beam poutre f maîtresse;master bedroom chambre f principale;Finance master budget budget m global;master builder maître m bâtisseur;master card carte f maîtresse;master class cours m de maître; Music master class m;∎ figurative the press conference was a master class in how to handle the media pour ceux qui veulent savoir comment se comporter face aux médias, cette conférence de presse pourrait servir de leçon;master copy original m;French Canadian Military master corporal ≃ caporal-chef m;Cars master cylinder maître-cylindre m;Computing master disk disque m maître;Computing master file fichier m principal ou maître;Hunting master of hounds, master of foxhounds maître m d'équipage;master key passe-partout m inv;Nautical master mariner capitaine m;Television master monitor récepteur m de contrôle final;master plan stratégie f globale;master race race f supérieure;Music master record disque m original;master soundtrack mixage m magnétique final;master tape bande f originale;Commerce master of works maître m d'œuvre -
5 shrink
B vtr ( prét shrank ; pp shrunk ou shrunken) faire rétrécir [fabric] ; contracter [wood] ; Anthrop réduire [head].1 [fabric] rétrécir ; [timber] se contracter ; [piece of dough, meat] réduire ; [forest, area of land] reculer ; [boundaries] se rapprocher ; [economy, sales] être en recul ; [resources, funds] s'amenuiser ; [old person, body] se tasser ; the staff has shrunk from 200 to 50 les effectifs sont tombés de 200 à 50 ; to have shrunk to nothing [team, household] être quasiment réduit à néant ; [person] n'avoir plus que la peau sur les os ;2 ( recoil) ( physically) reculer ; to shrink from se dérober devant [conflict, responsibility] ; to shrink from doing hésiter à faire ; he didn't shrink from the task il n'a pas rechigné à la tâche.■ shrink back reculer ; to shrink back in horror reculer d'horreur.
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