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21 catch
A n3 ( break in voice) with a catch in his voice d'une voix émue ;4 ( act of catching) prise f ; to take a catch GB, to make a catch US Sport prendre la balle ; to play catch jouer à la balle ;7 ( marriage partner) to be a good catch être un beau parti.1 ( hold and retain) [person] attraper [ball, fish, mouse] ; [container] recueillir [water, dust] ; ( by running) [person] attraper [person] ; I managed to catch her in ( at home) j'ai réussi à la trouver ;2 ( take by surprise) prendre, attraper [person, thief] ; to catch sb doing surprendre qn en train de faire ; to be ou get caught se faire prendre ; to catch sb in the act, to catch sb at it ○ prendre qn sur le fait ; you wouldn't catch me smoking/arriving late! ce n'est pas moi qui fumerais/arriverais en retard! ; you won't catch me at it again! on ne m'y reprendra plus! ; we got caught in the rain/in the storm nous avons été surpris par la pluie/par la tempête ; you've caught me at an awkward moment vous tombez mal ; ⇒ balance, foot, short, unawares ;3 ( be in time for) attraper, prendre [bus, train, plane] ; to catch the last post ou mail avoir la dernière levée ;5 ( grasp) prendre [hand, arm] ; agripper [branch, rope] ; captiver, éveiller [interest, imagination] ; to catch hold of sth attraper qch ; to catch sb's attention ou eye attirer l'attention de qn ; to catch the Speaker's eye GB Pol obtenir la parole ; to catch the chairman's eye Admin obtenir la parole ; to catch some sleep ○ dormir un peu ;6 ( hear) saisir ○, comprendre [word, name] ; do you catch my meaning? tu comprends ce que je veux dire? ;7 ( perceive) sentir [smell] ; discerner [sound] ; surprendre [look] ; to catch sight of sb/sth apercevoir qn/qch ;8 ( get stuck) to catch one's fingers/foot in se prendre les doigts/le pied dans [drawer, door] ; to catch one's shirt/sleeve on accrocher sa chemise/manche à [nail] ; to get one's head/hand caught se coincer la tête/main (in dans ; between entre) ; to get one's shirt/sweater caught accrocher sa chemise/son pull-over (on à) ; to get caught in [person] se prendre dans [net, thorns, barbed wire] ;10 ( hit) heurter [object, person] ; the ball/stone caught him on the head la balle/pierre l'a heurté à la tête ; to catch sth with heurter qch avec [elbow, broom handle] ; to catch sb (with) a blow donner un coup à qn ;11 ( have an effect on) [sun, light] faire briller [object, raindrops] ; [wind] emporter [paper, bag] ; to catch one's breath retenir son souffle ;12 ( be affected by) to catch the sun prendre le soleil ; to catch fire ou light prendre feu, s'enflammer ; to catch the light refléter la lumière ;16 ( manage to reach) ⇒ catch up.1 ( become stuck) to catch on sth [shirt, sleeve] s'accrocher à qch ; [wheel] frotter contre [frame] ;2 ( start to burn) [wood, coal, fire] prendre.you'll catch it ○ ! tu vas en prendre une ○ !■ catch on1 ( become popular) [fashion, song, TV programme, activity, idea] devenir populaire (with auprès de) ;■ catch out:▶ catch [sb] out1 ( take by surprise) prendre [qn] de court ; ( doing something wrong) prendre [qn] sur le fait ;2 ( trick) attraper, jouer un tour à ;3 (in cricket, baseball) éliminer [batsman].■ catch up:▶ catch up ( in race) regagner du terrain ; ( in work) rattraper son retard ; to catch up with rattraper [person, vehicle] ; to catch up on rattraper [work, sleep] ; se remettre au courant de [news, gossip] ;▶ catch [sb/sth] up1 ( manage to reach) rattraper ;2 ( pick up) attraper [bag, child] (in dans) ;▶ catch [sth] up in ( tangle) prendre [qch] dans [barbed wire, thorns, chain] ; to get one's feet caught up in sth se prendre les pieds dans qch ; I got my skirt caught up in the thorns j'ai pris ma jupe dans les ronces ; to get caught up in se laisser entraîner par [enthusiasm, excitement] ; se trouver pris dans [traffic] ; se trouver pris au milieu de [war, bombing] ; se trouver mêlé à [scandal, fight, argument]. -
22 love
love [lʌv]1 noun(a) (for person) amour m;∎ motherly love amour m maternel;∎ we didn't marry for love nous n'avons pas fait un mariage d'amour;∎ he did it out of love for her il l'a fait par amour pour elle;∎ it was love at first sight ce fut le coup de foudre;∎ to be in love (with sb) être amoureux (de qn), French Canadian être en amour (avec qn);∎ they were deeply in love ils s'aimaient profondément;∎ to fall in love (with sb) tomber amoureux (de qn), French Canadian tomber en amour (avec qn);∎ literary to make violent love to sb faire une cour ardente à qn;∎ make love not war! faites l'amour, pas la guerre!;∎ Mark sends or gives you his love Mark t'embrasse;∎ give my love to Gordon embrasse Gordon de ma part ou pour moi;∎ (lots of) love from Jayne, all my love, Jayne (in letter) affectueusement, Jayne;∎ familiar I wouldn't do it for love nor money je ne le ferais pas pour tout l'or du monde, je ne le ferais pour rien au monde□ ;∎ familiar you can't get a taxi for love nor money round here pas moyen de trouver un taxi par ici;∎ there's no love lost between them ils se détestent cordialement(b) (for object, hobby, one's country etc) amour m;∎ his love of good food sa passion pour la bonne chère;∎ he has a great love of Scotland il a beaucoup d'amour pour l'Écosse;∎ she fell in love with the house immediately elle a eu le coup de foudre pour la maison;∎ I don't do this job for the love of it je ne fais pas ce travail pour le ou par plaisir(c) (beloved person) amour m;∎ he's one of her many loves c'est un des nombreux hommes qu'elle a aimés;∎ she's the love of his life c'est la femme de sa vie;(d) (favourite activity) passion f;∎ music is his great love la musique est sa grande passion∎ (my) love mon amour;∎ 40 love 40 zéro;∎ two sets to love deux sets à rien ou à zéro∎ I like you but I don't love you je t'aime bien mais je ne suis pas amoureux de toi;∎ familiar I love my brother but he drives me round the bend j'aime beaucoup mon frère, mais il me rend chèvre;∎ familiar I'll have to love you and leave you ce n'est pas le tout mais il faut que j'y aille∎ don't you just love that little dress? cette petite robe est vraiment adorable, tu ne trouves pas?;∎ I love lying or to lie in bed on Sunday mornings j'adore faire la grasse matinée le dimanche;∎ she loves to hear you sing elle adore vous entendre chanter;∎ I'd love to come j'aimerais beaucoup venir;∎ I'd love you to come j'aimerais beaucoup que ou cela me ferait très plaisir que tu viennes;∎ she'd love to see you again elle serait enchantée ou ravie de vous revoir;∎ would you like to come too? - I'd love to voudriez-vous venir aussi? - avec grand plaisir(c) (prize → one's country, freedom etc) aimer►► love affair liaison f (amoureuse); figurative passion f;∎ his love affair with Paris sa passion pour Paris;love child enfant mf de l'amour;love knot lacs m d'amour;love letter lettre f d'amour, billet m doux;love life vie f sentimentale;∎ familiar how's your love life? comment vont tes amours?;love match mariage m d'amour;love nest nid m d'amour;love potion philtre m;love scene scène f d'amour;love song chanson f d'amour;love story histoire f d'amour;love token gage m d'amour;love triangle ménage m à trois -
23 nasty
∎ to be nasty to sb être méchant avec qn;∎ to turn nasty devenir méchant;∎ that was a nasty thing to do c'était vraiment méchant de faire ça;∎ he's got a nasty temper il a un sale caractère;∎ what a nasty man! quel homme désagréable ou déplaisant!;∎ nasty trick vilain tour, familiar sale tour;∎ familiar he's a nasty piece of work c'est un sale individu ou un sale type(b) (unpleasant → smell, taste, impression, surprise) mauvais, désagréable; (→ weather, job) sale; (→ crime) atroce;∎ a nasty war une sale guerre;∎ to give sb a nasty fright faire une peur bleue à qn;∎ it was a very nasty moment! on a passé un mauvais moment!;∎ things started to turn nasty la situation a pris une vilaine tournure;∎ the weather turned nasty le temps s'est dégradé(c) (in children's language) (dragon, giant, wolf) vilain, méchant(d) (ugly, in bad taste) vilain, laid;∎ nasty plastic flowers d'horribles fleurs artificielles(e) (serious → sprain, burn, disease) grave;∎ a nasty cold un gros rhume;∎ she had a nasty accident elle a eu un grave accident;∎ she's had a nasty attack of bronchitis elle a fait une mauvaise bronchite;∎ he's had quite a nasty blow to the head il a pris un mauvais coup sur la tête(f) (dangerous → bend, junction) dangereux(g) (difficult → problem, question) difficile, épineux∎ she makes a nasty pizza elle fait super bien la pizza2 noun -
24 unaffected
unaffected [‚ʌnə'fektɪd](a) (resistant) non affecté, qui résiste;∎ unaffected by cold qui n'est pas affecté par le ou qui résiste au froid;∎ unaffected by heat qui résiste à la chaleur(b) (unchanged, unaltered) qui n'est pas touché ou affecté;∎ we were unaffected by the war nous n'avons pas été affectés ou touchés par la guerre;∎ children cannot remain unaffected by TV violence il est impossible que les enfants ne soient pas affectés ou marqués par la violence qu'ils voient à la télé;∎ there's snow almost everywhere, but the north-west is unaffected il y a de la neige presque partout, mais le nord-ouest n'est pas touché(c) (indifferent) indifférent, insensible;∎ he seems quite unaffected by his loss sa perte ne semble pas l'émouvoir, sa perte n'a pas du tout l'air de le toucher(d) (natural → person, manners, character) simple, naturel, sans affectation; (→ style) simple, sans recherche►► Medicine unaffected carrier porteur m sain
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