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121 cry
A n1 (shout, call) (of person, bird) cri m ; a great cry went up un grand cri s'est élevé ; to utter a cry pousser un cri ; nobody heard his cries for help personne ne l'a entendu crier au secours ; a cry for help fig un appel à l'aide ; there were cries of ‘shame!’ les gens criaient au scandale ; there have been cries for reprisals on a réclamé des représailles ;2 ( weep) to have a good cry ○ pleurer un bon coup ○ ;4 Hunt ( of hounds) aboiements mpl ; to be in full cry [pack] donner de la voix ; the crowd/press were in full cry against them GB fig la foule/presse s'acharnait contre eux.B vtr1 ( shout) ‘look out!’ he cried ‘attention!’ cria-t-il ;2 ( weep) to cry bitter tears/tears of joy pleurer à chaudes larmes/de joie ; how many tears I have cried over you! combien de larmes j'ai versées à cause de toi!C vi1 ( weep) pleurer (about à cause de) ; to cry for joy pleurer de joie ; don't cry about that! ne pleure pas pour ça! ; he was crying for his mother il réclamait sa mère en pleurant ; to cry with laughter rire aux larmes ; that'll give you something to cry about ○ ! maintenant tu sauras pourquoi tu pleures! ;for crying out loud! mais ce n'est pas vrai, nom de Dieu ○ ! ; it's a far cry from the days when il est loin le temps où ; it's a far cry from the luxury to which they were accustomed on est loin du luxe auquel ils étaient habitués ; this small house is a far cry from the palace where she was born cette maisonnette est sans comparaison avec le palais dans lequel elle est née ; to cry one's eyes ou heart out pleurer à chaudes larmes.■ cry down GB:▶ cry down [sth] tourner [qch] en dérision [opposition, view].■ cry off GB: ( cancel appointment) se décommander ; ( retract promise) se dédire ; they cried off at the last minute ils se sont décommandés au dernier moment ; to cry off from s'excuser de [meeting].■ cry out (with pain, grief etc) pousser un cri or des cris ; ( call) crier, s'écrier ; to cry out in anguish pousser un cri d'angoisse ; to cry out to sb interpeller qn, appeler qn à haute voix ; to cry out for ( beg for) implorer [mercy] ; réclamer [attention, assistance] ; ( need desperately) avoir grand besoin de [help, reforms, renovation] ; the country is crying out for aid le pays a grand besoin d'aide ; these windows are crying out to be cleaned hum ces fenêtres ont grand besoin d'être nettoyées. -
122 cry
∎ she cried in or with frustration elle pleurait d'impuissance;∎ we laughed until we cried nous avons pleuré de rire ou avons ri aux larmes;∎ the film made them cry ils ont pleuré pendant le film;∎ to cry loudly/bitterly pleurer à chaudes larmes/amèrement;∎ proverb it's no use crying over spilt milk = ce qui est fait est fait(b) (call out) crier, pousser un cri;∎ to cry (out) in pain pousser un cri de douleur;∎ to cry for help crier au secours;∎ to cry for mercy demander grâce, implorer la pitié;∎ to cry for the moon demander la lune ou l'impossible∎ she cried herself to sleep elle s'est endormie en pleurant;∎ he cried tears of joy il versa des larmes de joie;∎ he was crying his heart or eyes out il pleurait toutes les larmes de son corps∎ "look," she cried "regardez," s'écria-t-elle;∎ he cried quits or mercy il s'est avoué vaincu;∎ old-fashioned to cry one's wares vendre sa marchandise à la criée;∎ to cry wolf crier au loup3 noun(a) (exclamation) cri m;∎ to give or utter a cry pousser un cri;∎ a cry of pain un cri de douleur;∎ also figurative a cry for help un appel au secours;∎ he heard a cry for help il a entendu crier au secours;∎ there were cries of "down with the king!" on criait "à bas le roi!";∎ it's a far cry from what they promised us cela n'a rien à voir avec ce qu'ils nous avaient promis;∎ it's still a far cry from what I asked for cela reste loin de ce que j'avais demandé∎ to be in full cry donner de la voix∎ to have a good cry pleurer un bon coupdécrier(from meeting) se décommander; (from promise) se rétracter, se dédire;∎ she's crying off from the project elle se retire du ou renonce au projet➲ cry outpousser un cri;∎ I cried out to them je les ai appelés;∎ figurative to cry out against protester contre;∎ the country is crying out against high taxation tout le pays proteste contre les impôts élevés;∎ to cry out for sth demander ou réclamer qch;∎ figurative the system is crying out for revision or to be revised le système a grand besoin d'être révisé;∎ familiar for crying out loud! bon sang!s'écrier;∎ "listen," she cried out "écoutez," s'écria-t-elleprôner, exalter✾ Book 'Cry, the Beloved Country' Paton 'Pleure, ô pays bien-aimé' -
123 skip
skip [skɪp]1. nouna. ( = jump) petit saut m• the child skipped in/out l'enfant est entré/sorti en sautillant[+ chapter, class, meal] sauter• skip the details! laisse tomber les détails ! (inf)4. compounds* * *[skɪp] 1.1) ( jump) petit bond m2) GB ( rubbish container) benne f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( not attend) sauter [meeting, lunch, school]2) ( leave out) sauter [pages, chapter]skip it! — (colloq) laisse tomber!
3) (colloq) ( leave)3.to skip town — filer (colloq) de la ville
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( jump) ( once) bondir; ( several times) sautiller2) ( with rope) sauter à la corde3) (travel, move) -
124 e-government
administration f électroniqueDepartments have raised several concerns about meeting the e-government deadline and the report makes several recommendations. Just over half of the 524 services that government departments routinely provide are currently delivered online. But the report pointed out that few are transactional services that allow the public to interact with government.
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125 camp
Ⅰ.camp1 [kæmp]1 noun∎ to make or to pitch or to set up camp établir un camp;∎ to break camp lever le camp∎ the conservative camp le parti ou camp conservateur, les conservateurs mpl;∎ to go over to the other camp changer de camp;∎ to be in the same camp être du même bordcamper;∎ are you going to camp? allez-vous camper ou faire du camping?►► camp bed lit m de camp;camp chair pliant m, chaise f pliante;American camp counselor moniteur(trice) m,f;Camp David Camp David;the Camp David agreement les accords mpl de Camp David;Camp Fire Club = organisation américaine de scouts pour garçons et filles;camp follower (gen) = civil qui accompagne une armée pour rendre des services; (prostitute) prostituée f, fille f à soldats; figurative (supporter) compagnon m de route; esp American camp meeting rassemblement m religieux (qui a lieu sous des tentes);American Ornithology camp robber mésangeai m du Canada;camp stool pliant m, chaise f plianteⅡ.camp21 noun∎ (kitsch) (high) camp kitsch m(a) (effeminate) efféminé(c) (in dubious taste) kitsch (inv)camper, faire du camping;∎ figurative we camped out at my parents nous avons campé chez mes parents∎ to camp it up (overdramatize) cabotiner, en faire trop; (effeminate man) en rajouter dans le genre efféminé -
126 skip
A n1 ( not attend) sauter [meeting, lunch, bath, class, school] ;2 ( leave out) sauter [pages, chapter] ; you can skip the formalities vous pouvez sauter les formalités ; skip it ○ ! laisse tomber! ;3 ○ ( leave) to skip town/the country filer ○ de la ville/du pays.1 ( jump) ( once) bondir ; ( several times) sautiller ; to skip out of the way of sth ou out of sth's way bondir pour éviter qch ;2 ( with rope) sauter à la corde ;3 (travel, move) to skip from town to town courir d'une ville à l'autre ; she skipped from Paris to Lyons elle a fait un saut de Paris à Lyon ; to skip from one idea/chapter to another sauter d'une idée/d'un chapitre à l'autre.■ skip over sauter [passage, paragraph]. -
127 power
(a) (authority) pouvoir m;∎ to act with full powers agir de pleine autoritéMARKETING power brand marque f forte;power breakfast petit déjeuner m d'affaires;power dressing = façon de s'habiller qu'adoptent certaines femmes cadres dans le but de projeter une image d'autorité;power lunch déjeuner m d'affaires;power structure (system) hiérarchie f, répartition f des pouvoirs; (people with power) = ensemble des personnes qui détiennent le pouvoir;power struggle lutte f pour le pouvoirpower of attorney procuration f;∎ to give sb power of attorney donner procuration à qnpower unit dispositif m d'alimentation;power user = personne qui sait utiliser au mieux les ressources de son ordinateur(d) power station centrale f (électrique)The power lunch is alive and well, according to a recent survey of chief financial officers (CFOs). Nearly half (49 percent) of executives polled said their most successful business meeting outside the office was conducted over a meal.
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128 tactics
['tæktiks]((sometimes in singular) the art of arranging troops, warships etc during a battle, in order to win or gain an advantage over one's opponents: They planned their tactics for the election/game/meeting.) tactique- tactical- tactically - tactician
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