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101 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) bloc2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) billot3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) immeuble4) (a barrier: a road block.) barrage routier5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) îlot2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) bloquer- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) bloquer- blockage- blocked - block capital/letter - blockhead -
102 quite
1 ( completely) [new, ready, differently] tout à fait ; [alone, amazed, empty, exhausted, obnoxious, ridiculous] complètement ; [impossible] totalement ; [justified] entièrement ; [extraordinary, peculiar] vraiment ; I quite agree je suis tout à fait or complètement d'accord ; I quite understand je comprends tout à fait ; you're quite right vous avez complètement raison ; you're quite wrong vous vous trompez complètement ; it's quite all right ( in reply to apology) c'est sans importance ; it's quite out of the question il n'en est pas du tout question, c'est complètement hors de question ; I can quite believe it je veux bien le croire ; are you quite sure? en êtes-vous certain? ; to be quite aware of sth/that être tout à fait conscient de qch/du fait que ; quite frankly très franchement ; I saw it quite clearly je l'ai vu très clairement ; it's quite clear c'est parfaitement clair ; it's quite clear to me that pour moi il est complètement évident que ; he's quite clearly mad/stupid il est manifestement complètement fou/stupide ; and quite right too! à juste titre! ; that's quite enough! ça suffit! ; have you quite finished? iron ce sera tout? ;2 ( exactly) not quite pas exactement ; it's not quite what I wanted ce n'est pas exactement ce que je voulais ; I'm not quite sure je ne sais pas exactement ; not quite so much un petit peu moins ; not quite as many as last time pas tout à fait autant que la dernière fois, un peu moins que la dernière fois ; not quite as interesting/expensive pas tout à fait aussi or un peu moins intéressant/cher ; he didn't quite understand il ne comprenait pas vraiment ; I don't quite know je ne sais pas du tout ; nobody knew quite what he meant personne ne savait exactement ce qu'il voulait dire ; it's not quite that ce n'est pas tout à fait ça ; that's not quite all ( giving account of sth) et ce n'est pas tout ;3 ( definitely) it was quite the best answer/the most expensive seat c'était de loin la meilleure réponse/la place la plus chère ; he's quite the stupidest man! il est vraiment stupide! ; our whisky is quite simply the best! Advertg notre whisky est tout simplement le meilleur! ;4 ( rather) [big, wide, easily, often] assez ; it's quite small ce n'est pas très grand ; it's quite good ce n'est pas mauvais ; it's quite cold today il ne fait pas chaud aujourd'hui ; it's quite warm today il fait bon aujourd'hui ; it's quite likely that il est très probable que ; I quite like Chinese food j'aime assez la cuisine chinoise ; quite a few ou quite a lot of people/examples etc un bon nombre de personnes/d'exemples etc ; quite a lot of money pas mal d'argent ; quite a lot of opposition une opposition assez forte ; it's quite a lot colder/warmer today il fait nettement plus froid/plus doux aujourd'hui ; I've thought about it quite a bit j'y ai pas mal réfléchi ;5 ( as intensifier) quite a difference/drop une différence/baisse considérable ; that will be quite a change for you ça te changera beaucoup ; she's quite a woman, she's quite some woman! quelle femme! ; that was quite some party! quelle soirée! ; their house/car is really quite something ○ leur maison/voiture vaut le coup d'œil ○ ; it was quite a sight iron ça valait le coup d'œil ○ ;6 ( expressing agreement) c'est sûr ; ‘he could have told us’-‘quite (so)’ ‘il aurait pu nous le dire’-‘c'est sûr’. -
103 whether
❢ When whether is used to mean if, it is translated by si: I wonder whether she got my letter = je me demande si elle a reçu ma lettre. See 1 in the entry below. whether often occurs after verbs such as ask, doubt, decide, know, say, see and wonder, with adjectives such as doubtful, sure, and with nouns like doubt, question. You can find further examples at these entries.In whether…or not sentences whether is translated by que and the verb that follows is in the subjunctive: whether you agree or not = que vous soyez d'accord ou non. See 2 in the entry below. conj1 (when outcome is uncertain: if) si ; I wasn't sure whether to answer or not ou whether or not to answer je ne savais pas s'il fallait répondre, je n'étais pas sûr qu'il fallait répondre ; I wonder whether it's true je me demande si c'est vrai ; you can't tell whether she's joking or not c'est impossible de savoir si elle plaisante ; they can't decide whether to buy or rent ils n'arrivent pas à décider s'ils doivent acheter ou louer ; can you check whether it's cooked? est-ce que tu peux vérifier si c'est cuit? ; it's not clear whether they've reached an agreement c'est difficile de savoir s'ils sont tombés d'accord ; the question is whether anyone is interested le problème est de savoir si quelqu'un est intéressé ; she was worried about whether to invite them elle se demandait si elle devait les inviter ;2 (when outcome is fixed: no matter if) you're going to school whether you like it or not! tu iras à l'école que cela te plaise ou non! ; whether you have children or not, this book should interest you que vous ayez des enfants ou non, ce livre devrait vous intéresser ; whether or not people are happy is of little importance que les gens soient heureux ou non ce n'est pas très important ; they need an adult whether it be a parent or teacher ils ont besoin d'un adulte que ce soit un parent ou un professeur ; everyone, whether students or townspeople, celebrates tout le monde, que ce soient les étudiants ou les habitants de la ville, fait la fête. -
104 mystery
['mistəri]plural - mysteries; noun1) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) mystère2) (the quality of being impossible to explain, understand etc: Her death was surrounded by mystery.) mystère•- mysteriously -
105 union
['ju:njən]1) (the act of uniting or process of being united: Union between the two countries would be impossible.) union2) (the state of being united, eg in marriage, friendship etc: Their marriage was a perfect union.) union3) (a club or association: The European Union.) union• -
106 mistake
A n ( error) (in text, spelling, typing) faute f ; (in sum, calculation, judgment, procedure) erreur f ; to make a mistake gen faire une erreur, se tromper ; (in spelling, typing) faire une faute ; to make a stupid mistake faire une bêtise ; to make a mistake in se tromper dans [calculations] ; faire une faute dans [letter, essay] ; to make a mistake about sb/sth se tromper sur le compte de qn/sur qch ; to make the mistake of doing faire or commettre l'erreur de faire, faire la bêtise de faire ; to make the same mistake again ou twice faire la même erreur ; it would be a mistake to do ce serait une erreur de faire ; it was a mistake to leave my umbrella at home j'ai eu tort de laisser mon parapluie à la maison ; to do sth by mistake faire qch par erreur ; she took my keys in mistake for hers elle a pris mes clés au lieu des siennes ; to make a fatal mistake commettre une erreur fatale ; to realize/admit one's mistake se rendre compte de/reconnaître son erreur ; mistakes were made il y eu des erreurs ; we all make mistakes des erreurs, on en fait tous ; there is no mistake il n'y a pas d'erreur possible ; the terrorists said the killing of X was a mistake les terroristes ont déclaré avoir tué X par erreur ; you're making a big mistake ○ tu fais une grave erreur ; you'll be punished, make no mistake about it ou that! tu seras puni, fais-moi confiance! ; there must be some mistake il doit y avoir erreur ; my mistake! mea culpa! ; …and no mistake il n'y a pas de doute ; to learn by one's mistakes tirer la leçon de ses erreurs.1 ( confuse) to mistake sth for sth else prendre qch pour qch d'autre ; to mistake sb for sb else confondre qn avec qn d'autre ; there's no mistaking him! on ne peut pas le prendre pour qn d'autre ; there's no mistaking that voice il est impossible de ne pas reconnaître cette voix ; there's no mistaking his intentions on ne peut pas se tromper sur ses intentions ;2 ( misinterpret) mal interpréter [meaning]. -
107 compare
compare [kəm'peə(r)](a) (contrast) comparer, mettre en comparaison;∎ let's compare Fitzgerald with Hemingway comparons Fitzgerald à ou avec Hemingway;∎ compared with or to sth en comparaison de ou par comparaison avec qch;∎ compared with the others she's brilliant elle est brillante par rapport aux autres;∎ compared with last year's figures par rapport aux chiffres de l'année dernière;∎ to compare notes échanger ses impressions∎ to compare sth to sth comparer qch à qch;∎ his paintings have been compared to those of Manet on a comparé ses tableaux à ceux de Manet;∎ it's impossible to compare the two systems il n'y a pas de comparaison possible entre les deux systèmesêtre comparable ( with à);∎ to compare well or favourably (with sth) soutenir la comparaison (avec qch);∎ how do the two candidates compare? quelles sont les qualités respectives des deux candidats?;∎ how do the brands compare in (terms of) price? les marques sont-elles comparables du point de vue prix?;∎ other kinds of washing powder just can't compare les autres marques de lessive ne sont pas à la hauteur de celle-ci;∎ her cooking doesn't or can't compare with yours il n'y a aucune comparaison entre sa cuisine et la tienne3 noun∎ literary he's intelligent beyond compare il est incomparablement intelligent;∎ beauty beyond compare beauté f sans pareille -
108 disengage
disengage [‚dɪsɪn'geɪdʒ](a) Technology désenclencher; (cogwheel) désengrener; (part, component) débrayer, désembrayer; (lever, catch) dégager; Cars (handbrake) desserrer;∎ Cars to disengage the clutch débrayer∎ to disengage oneself from sb's embrace se dégager de l'étreinte de qn;∎ I tried to disengage my hand from his j'ai essayé de dégager ma main de la sienne∎ the order came through to disengage the troops l'ordre arriva de cesser le combat(c) Technology se désenclencher;∎ Cars the clutch won't disengage impossible de débrayer -
109 prevail
prevail [prɪ'veɪl]∎ to prevail against sb l'emporter ou prévaloir contre qn;∎ to prevail over sb l'emporter ou prévaloir sur qn;∎ luckily, common sense prevailed heureusement, le bon sens a prévalu ou l'a emporté(b) (exist → situation, opinion, belief) régner, avoir cours;∎ the rumour which is now prevailing le bruit qui court en ce moment;∎ the conditions prevailing in the Third World les conditions que l'on rencontre le plus souvent dans le tiers mondeformal persuader;∎ he was prevailed upon to accept the post il s'est laissé persuader d'accepter le poste;∎ can I prevail on your good nature? puis-je faire appel à votre bonté?;∎ he was not to be prevailed on il fut impossible de le faire changer d'avis -
110 quite
quite [kwaɪt]a. ( = entirely) tout à fait• quite! exactement !• that's quite enough! ça suffit comme ça !b. ( = to some degree, moderately) plutôt, assez* * *[kwaɪt]1) ( completely) [new, ready, understand] tout à fait; [alone, empty, exhausted, ridiculous] complètement; [impossible] totalement; [justified] entièrement; [extraordinary] vraimentit's quite all right — ( in reply to apology) c'est sans importance
quite clearly — [see] très clairement
2) ( exactly)that's not quite all — ( giving account of something) et ce n'est pas tout
3) ( definitely)4) ( rather) [big, easily, often] assezquite a few — un bon nombre de [people, examples]
5) ( as intensifier)to be quite something — [house, car] valoir le coup d'œil (colloq)
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111 cling
[kliŋ]past tense, past participle - clung; verb((usually with to) to stick (to); to grip tightly: The mud clung to her shoes; She clung to her husband as he said goodbye; He clings to an impossible hope; The boat clung to (= stayed close to) the coastline.) s'accrocher (à) -
112 first of all
(to begin with; the most important thing is: First of all, let's clear up the mess; First of all, the scheme is impossible - secondly, we can't afford it.) tout d'abord -
113 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) confiture- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) bloquer2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) coincer3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) (se) bloquer4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) brouiller2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) embouteillage2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) pétrin•- jam on -
114 reconcile
1) (to cause (people) to become friendly again, eg after they have quarrelled: Why won't you be reconciled (with him)?) (se) réconcilier (avec)2) (to bring (two or more different aims, points of view etc) into agreement: The unions want high wages and the bosses want high profits - it's almost impossible to reconcile these two aims.) concilier3) (to (make someone) accept (a situation, fact etc) patiently: Her mother didn't want the marriage to take place but she is reconciled to it now.) se résigner à• -
115 stain
[stein] 1. verb1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) tacher2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) se tacher3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) teindre2. noun(a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) tache -
116 bound
B n bond m ; in a bound, with one bound d'un bond.C bounds npl lit, fig limites fpl ; to be out of bounds Mil, Sch [place] être interdit d'accès ; Sport être hors du terrain ; this area is out of bounds to civilians l'accès de cette zone est interdit aux civils ; to be within/beyond the bounds of sth fig rester dans/dépasser les limites de qch ; it's not beyond the bounds of possibility ce n'est pas impossible ; to keep sth within bounds maintenir qch dans des limites acceptables ; there are no bounds to her curiosity il n'y a pas de limites à sa curiosité ; his folly knew no bounds sa bêtise était sans bornes ; her fury knew no bounds elle était hors d'elle.D adj1 ( certain) to be bound to do sth aller sûrement faire qch ; they're bound to ask ils vont sûrement demander ; she's bound to know elle doit sûrement savoir ; it was bound to happen cela devait arriver ;2 ( obliged) (by promise, conditions, rules, terms) tenu (by par ; to do de faire) ; I am bound to say I think it's unlikely je dois dire que cela me semble peu probable ; he's up to no good, I'll be bound il prépare un mauvais coup, j'en suis sûr ;3 [book] relié ; cloth-/leather-bound relié en toile/en cuir ;5 ( connected) to be bound up with sth être lié à qch ; her problems are bound up with her illness ses problèmes sont liés à sa maladie ; she is so bound up with her family that she never goes out sa famille lui prend tellement de temps qu'elle ne sort jamais.G - bound (dans composés)1 ( heading for) to be London-/Paris-bound être à destination de Londres/Paris ; homeward-bound sur le chemin du retour ; outward-bound en partance ;2 ( confined) immobilisé ; wheelchair-bound immobilisé sur une chaise roulante ; fog-/strike-bound immobilisé par le brouillard/la grève. -
117 loudness
loudness ['laʊdnɪs]∎ the loudness of the music makes conversation impossible la musique est tellement forte qu'on ne s'entend pas(b) (of colours) éclat m;∎ the loudness of his ties ses cravates voyantes►► loudness control (on hi-fi system) bouton m de compensation physiologique -
118 toss-up
(a) (with coin) coup m de pile ou face;∎ in the event of a tie the winner will be decided by a toss-up en cas d'égalité, on tirera à pile ou face pour désigner le gagnant∎ in the end it was a toss-up between Majorca and Rhodes finalement, nous avons dû choisir entre Majorque et Rhodes□ ;∎ it's a toss-up which is best il est impossible de dire quel est le meilleur□ ;∎ I don't know, it's a toss-up je ne sais pas, c'est kif-kif -
119 telling
telling [ˈtelɪŋ]1. adjectiveb. ( = effective) efficace2. nouna. [of story] récit m3. compounds• to get/give a good telling-off recevoir/passer un bon savon (inf)* * *['telɪŋ] 1.noun récit ma funny story that lost nothing in the telling — une histoire drôle qui ne perdait rien à être racontée
2.her adventures grew more and more fantastic in the telling — ses aventures devenaient de plus en plus fantastiques à mesure qu'elle les racontait
1) ( effective) [blow] bien porté; [argument] efficace2) ( revealing) [remark, omission] révélateur/-trice•• -
120 blink
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