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1 explode
B vi1 lit [bomb, gas, firework, gunpowder] exploser ; [boiler, building, ship] sauter ; [thunder] gronder ;2 fig [person] ( with anger) exploser ; [issue, controversy] éclater ; [population] exploser ; to explode with rage exploser ; to explode with laughter éclater de rire ; the streets exploded into life les rues s'animèrent subitement ; the country exploded into civil war la guerre civile a éclaté dans le pays ; they exploded ○ onto the rock music scene in 1977 ils ont fait irruption dans le monde du rock en 1977. -
2 explode
explode [ɪkˈspləʊd][+ bomb] faire exploser ; [+ theory, argument] faire voler en éclats• to explode the myth that... démolir le mythe selon lequel...* * *[ɪk'spləʊd] 1.transitive verb faire exploser [bomb]; fig pulvériser [theory, rumour, myth]2.1) lit [bomb] exploser; [boiler, building, ship] sauter2) fig [person] ( with anger) exploser; [affair] éclater; [population] exploserthey exploded (colloq) onto the rock music scene — ils ont fait irruption dans le monde du rock
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3 literally
1 [mean, use] littéralement ; [translate, interpret] mot à mot ; to take sth literally prendre qch au pied de la lettre ;2 ( without exaggeration) bel et bien ; they quite literally danced all night ils ont bel et bien dansé toute la nuit ;3 ○ ( emphatic) littéralement ○ ; he literally exploded (with rage) il a littéralement explosé (de rage). -
4 watch
A n1 ( timepiece) montre f ; my watch is slow/fast ma montre retarde/avance ; by my watch it's three o'clock à ma montre il est trois heures ; to set one's watch mettre sa montre à l'heure ; you can set your watch by him vous pouvez vous régler sur lui ;2 (lookout, surveillance) gen, Mil surveillance f (on sur) ; to keep watch [sentry, police, watcher] monter la garde ; to keep (a) watch on sb/sth lit, fig surveiller qn/qch ; keep a close watch on expenditure surveillez les dépenses de près ; to keep watch over sb/sth monter la garde auprès de qn/près de qch ; to be on the watch être sur ses gardes ; to be on the watch for sb/sth lit guetter qn/qch ; fig être à l'affût de qn/qch ; to set a watch on sb/sth tenir qn/qch à l'œil ; badger/fox watch observation f des blaireaux/renards ; tornado watch Meteorol surveillance f des cyclones ;3 Naut ( time on duty) quart m ; ( crew on duty) ( one person) homme m de quart ; ( several) quart m ; the port/starboard watch les bâbordais mpl/tribordais mpl ; to be/go on watch être de quart/prendre le quart ; to come off watch rendre le quart ;C vtr1 lit ( look at) regarder [event, entertainment, object, sport, television] ; ( observe) observer [behaviour, animal] ; she watches three hours of television a day elle regarde la télévision trois heures par jour ; is there anything worth watching on television? y a-t-il quelque chose à voir à la télévision? ; I watched them with binoculars je les ai observés avec des jumelles ; he watched them run ou running il les a regardés courir ; she's a pleasure to watch c'est un vrai plaisir de la regarder ; the match, watched by a huge crowd… le match, suivi par une foule immense… ; I've watched these children grow up j'ai vu grandir ces enfants ;2 fig ( monitor) suivre [career, progress, development] ; surveiller [situation] ; a young artist/a name to watch un jeune artiste/un nom à suivre ; we had to sit by and watch the collapse of all our hopes nous avons dû assister impuissants à l'effondrement de tous nos espoirs ;3 lit ( keep under surveillance) surveiller [building, suspect, troublemaker, movements] ; we're having him watched nous le faisons surveiller ; to watch the clock fig surveiller la pendule ; watch the local press/this noticeboard for further details lire la presse locale/ce panneau d'affichage pour plus de détails ;4 ( pay attention to) faire attention à [dangerous object, obstacle, unreliable person, thing] ; surveiller [language, manners, money, weight] ; watch that car/that child! (fais) attention à cette voiture/cet enfant! ; watch your arm/your big feet! fais attention à ton bras/tes grands pieds! ; are you watching the time? est-ce que tu surveilles l'heure? ; watch you don't spill it fais attention à ne pas le renverser ; watch that she doesn't go out alone veille à ce qu'elle ne sorte pas seule ; watch where you're going! regarde devant toi! ; watch where you put that paint-brush! ne mets pas ce pinceau n'importe où! ; watch it ○ ! fais gaffe ○ ! ; to watch one's step lit, fig regarder où on met les pieds ; watch your back ○ ! lit attention devant! ; fig surveille tes arrières! ;5 ( look after) garder [property, child, dog].D vi1 ( look on) regarder (from de) ; as she watched the plane exploded alors qu'elle regardait l'avion a explosé ; they are watching to see what will happen next ils attendent pour voir ce qui va se passer maintenant ; he could only watch helplessly as the disease advanced il ne pouvait que suivre impuissant le progrès de la maladie ;2 †( keep vigil) veiller.1 lit (on film, TV) se regarder ;2 fig ( be careful) faire attention.in the long watches of the night littér durant les longues heures de la nuit.■ watch for:▶ watch for [sb/sth] guetter [person, event, chance, moment] ; surveiller l'apparition de [symptom, phenomenon, risk] ; watch for the scene where… regardez bien la scène où…■ watch out ( be careful) faire attention (for à) ; ( keep watch) guetter ; watch out! attention! ; to watch out for faire attention à [features, events] ; guetter [person, development, problem] ; I'll watch out for her when I'm in town je guetterai si je la vois quand je serai en ville ; watch out for trouble! gare aux ennuis! ; watch out for our next issue! ne ratez pas notre prochain numéro!■ watch over:▶ watch over [sb/sth] veiller sur [person] ; veiller à [interests, rights, welfare].
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