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parting ['pɑ:tɪŋ]1 noun(a) (leave-taking) séparation f;∎ they had a tearful parting at the station ils se quittèrent en larmes à la gare;∎ parting from his family was hard il a eu du mal à quitter sa famille(b) (division) séparation f;∎ figurative to be at or to have come to the parting of the ways être à la croisée des chemins;∎ we came to a parting of the ways nous sommes arrivées à la croisée des chemins(c) (opening → in clouds) trouée f;∎ Bible the parting of the Red Sea le partage des eaux de la mer Rouge∎ centre/side parting raie f au milieu/sur le côtéliterary (words, kiss) d'adieu;∎ the parting day le jour qui tombe;∎ he gave me a parting handshake il m'a serré la main en partant►► figurative parting shot flèche f du Parthe;∎ that was his parting shot et sur ces mots, il s'en alla -
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parting [ˈpα:tɪŋ]1. nouna. séparation f2. adjective[gift, words] d'adieu• parting shot pointe f* * *['pɑːtɪŋ] 1.1) ( division) séparation f2) GB ( in hair) raie f2.adjective [gift, words] d'adieu also ironparting shot — flèche f du Parthe
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A n1 ( separation) séparation f ; the parting of the Red Sea le passage de la Mer Rouge ; the parting of the ways la croisée des chemins ;2 GB ( in hair) raie f ; centre/left parting raie au milieu/à gauche ; side parting raie sur le côté. -
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B n1 ( from gun etc) coup m (de feu) ; to fire ou take a shot at sb/sth tirer sur qn/qch ; it took several shots to kill him il fallu plusieurs balles pour l'achever ; the government fired the opening shot by saying… fig le gouvernement a ouvert le feu en disant… ;2 Sport (in tennis, golf, cricket) coup m ; ( in football) tir m ; to have ou take a shot at goal ( in football) tirer au but ; ‘good shot!’ ‘bien joué!’ ; two shots up on/behind sb ( in golf) deux coups d'avance/de retard sur qn ;3 Phot photo f (of de) ;4 Cin plan m (of de) ; action shot scène f d'action ; to be in/out of shot Cin être dans le champ/hors champ ;6 ( attempt) to have a shot at doing essayer de faire qch ; to give it one's best shot faire de son mieux ;9 ( person who shoots) to be a good/poor shot être un bon/mauvais tireur ;10 ○ ( dose) a shot of whisky/gin une lampée ○ de whisky/gin ;C adj1 ( also shot through) ( streaked) [silk] changeant ; shot (through) with gold/red etc [material] strié d'or/de rouge etc ; her hair was shot (through) with grey ses cheveux étaient parsemés de gris ;2 ○ ( also shot away) ( destroyed) he is shot (away) il n'a plus toute sa tête ; his nerves were shot il était à bout de nerfs ; his confidence is shot il a perdu toute confiance.to call the shots dicter la loi ; to be shot of sb/sth être débarrassé de qn/qch ; to get shot of sb/sth se débarrasser de qn/qch ; to give sth a shot in the arm revigorer qch ; the dog was after the cat like a shot le chien s'est lancé brusquement à la poursuite du chat ; he'd go like a shot, if he had the chance il partirait sans hésiter, s'il en avait l'occasion ; ‘I don't care what you think,’ was his parting shot ‘je me moque de ce que vous pensez,’ a-t-il décoché en partant ; it was a shot in the dark ça a été dit au hasard.
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