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1 effort
effort [ˈefət]effort m• what do you think of his latest effort? (inf) qu'est-ce que tu penses de ce qu'il vient de faire ?► make + effort• little effort has been made to investigate this case on ne s'est pas vraiment donné la peine d'enquêter sur cette affaire* * *['efət]1) ( energy) efforts mplto put a lot of effort into something/into doing — se donner beaucoup de peine pour quelque chose/pour faire
2) ( difficulty) effort m3) ( attempt)joint effort — initiative f commune
4) ( initiative) initiative fwar effort — effort m de guerre
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2 relief
relief [rɪˈli:f]1. nouna. (from pain, anxiety) soulagement m• it was a great relief when... ça a été un grand soulagement quand...• that's a relief! j'aime mieux ça !b. ( = assistance) secours m• to go to the relief of... aller au secours de...• to send relief to... envoyer des secours à...2. compounds* * *[rɪ'liːf] 1.1) (from pain, distress) soulagement mit was a relief to them that — ils ont été soulagés que (+ subj)
2) ( help) aide f, secours mto come to the relief of somebody — venir à l'aide or au secours de quelqu'un
to be on relief — US bénéficier des aides sociales
3) ( diversion) divertissement m4) (of garrison, troops) délivrance f5) Art, Architecture, Geography relief m2. -
3 heave
heave [hi:v] (pt & pp vt & vi senses (a)-(c) heaved, pt & pp vi sense (d) hove [həʊv], cont heaving)∎ he heaved the sacks of coal onto the truck il a hissé les sacs de charbon dans le camion (à grand-peine);∎ I heaved myself out of the chair je me suis arraché ou extirpé de ma chaise∎ he heaved a rock at the bear il a lancé une pierre sur l'ours∎ to heave a sigh of relief pousser un soupir de soulagement∎ his shoulders heaved with suppressed laughter il était secoué par un rire étouffé∎ heave! ho! hisse!∎ the sight made my stomach heave le spectacle m'a soulevé le cœur ou m'a donné des nausées∎ the ship hove alongside the quay le navire a accosté le quai;∎ Nautical & figurative to heave into sight or into view paraître ou literary poindre à l'horizon3 noun∎ one more heave and we're there encore un coup ou un petit effort et ça y est;∎ I gave the rope one more heave j'ai tiré une fois de plus sur la corde;∎ with a heave he dragged the table against the door dans un effort il traîna la table jusqu'à la porte;(a) Veterinary medicine pousse f;∎ this horse has the heaves ce cheval a la pousse ou est poussifmettre ou abattre en carène, carénercarénerse mettre en pannemettre en panne
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