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1 thwart
thwart [θwɔ:t][+ plan] contrecarrer ; [+ person] contrecarrer les projets de* * *[θwɔːt] 1.transitive verb contrecarrer, contrarier [plan]; contrecarrer les desseins de [person]2.thwarted past participle adjective contrarié (in dans) -
2 thwart
thwart [θwɔ:t](plan) contrecarrer, contrarier; (plot, scheme) déjouer; (person → in efforts) contrarier les efforts de; (→ in plans) contrarier les projets de; (→ in attempts) déjouer les tentatives de;∎ I was thwarted in my attempts to leave the country j'ai tenté vainement de quitter le pays, toutes les tentatives que j'ai faites pour quitter le pays ont échoué -
3 thwart
[Ɵwo:t]1) (to stop or hinder (someone) from doing something: He doesn't like to be thwarted.) contrarier2) (to prevent (something being done by someone): All his attempts to become rich were thwarted.) contrecarrer -
4 frustrate
frustrate [frʌsˈtreɪt]a. ( = thwart) [+ attempts, plans] contrecarrer• rescuers were frustrated in their search by bad weather ( = hindered) le mauvais temps a gêné les sauveteurs dans leurs recherches ; ( = stopped) le mauvais temps a empêché les sauveteurs de continuer leurs recherchesb. ( = irritate, annoy) [+ person] énerver* * *[frʌ'streɪt], US ['frʌstreɪt]transitive verb1) (irk, annoy) énerver [person]2) ( thwart) réduire [quelque chose] à néant [effort]; contrarier [plan]; entraver [attempt] -
5 cross
cross [krɒs]1. nouna. ( = mark, emblem) croix f• to mark/sign with a cross marquer/signer d'une croixb. ( = mixture) hybride mc. [of material] biais m2. adjectivea. ( = angry) en colère• it makes me cross when... cela me met en colère quand...b. ( = traverse, diagonal) transversal, diagonala. [+ room, street, sea, river, bridge] traverser ; [+ threshold, border] franchir• it crossed my mind that... il m'est venu à l'esprit que...• to cross cultures [idea, practice] passer d'une culture à l'autreb. to cross one's arms/legs croiser les bras/les jambesc. to cross o.s. se signer• cross my heart (and hope to die)! (inf) croix de bois, croix de fer(, si je mens je vais en enfer) ! (inf)d. ( = thwart) [+ person] contrecarrer les projets de ; [+ plans] contrecarrerb. [letters, paths] se croiser5. compounds• cross-country race or running cross m► cross-examine transitive verb interroger (de façon serrée) ; (in court) faire subir un contre-interrogatoire à• to be at cross-purposes with sb ( = misunderstand) comprendre qn de travers• we were talking at cross-purposes il y avait un quiproquo ► cross-question transitive verb faire subir un interrogatoire à[+ item on list] rayer[+ word] barrer* * *[krɒs], US [krɔːs] 1.1) ( shape) croix fthe Cross — Religion la Croix
to put a cross against — cocher [name, item]
‘put a cross in the box’ — ‘faites une croix dans la case’, ‘cochez la case’
a cross between X and Y — fig un mélange de X et de Y
3) ( in sewing)2.1) ( angry) fâchéto get cross — se fâcher ( with contre)
to make somebody cross — mettre quelqu'un en colère, agacer quelqu'un
2) ( contrary to general direction) [breeze] contraire3.transitive verb1) ( go across by moving) lit traverser [road, room]; traverser, passer [river]; franchir [border, line, mountains]; ( span) [bridge] franchir, enjamber; ( have route across) [road, railway line, river] traverser; fig dépasser [limit, boundary]it crossed his mind that — il lui est venu à l'esprit or l'idée que
2) ( intersect with) couper3) ( place in shape of a cross) croiserto cross one's legs/arms — croiser les jambes/bras
5) ( oppose) contrarier [person]6) ( draw line across) barrer [cheque]4.1) (also cross over)2) ( intersect) se croiser; [lines] se couper3) [letters] se croiser5. 6.crossed past participle adjective Telecommunications [line] brouilléPhrasal Verbs:••to have a ou one's cross to bear — porter sa croix
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6 spoil
spoil [spɔɪl](verb: preterite, past participle spoiled or spoilt)1. plural nouna. ( = damage) abîmerb. ( = make less pleasurable) gâter• if you tell me the ending you'll spoil the film for me tu vas me gâcher le film si tu me racontes la finc. ( = pamper) gâter• to spoil o.s. se faire plaisira. [food] s'abîmer* * *[spɔɪl] 1. 2.they spoil it ou things for other people — ils gâchent le plaisir des autres
to spoil somebody's fun — ( thwart) contrarier quelqu'un
2) ( ruin) abîmerto spoil somebody rotten — (colloq) pourrir quelqu'un
to spoil somebody with — gâter quelqu'un en lui offrant [gift, trip]
4) Politics rendre [quelque chose] nul/nulle [ballot paper]3. 4.•• -
7 mock
mock [mɒk]1 noun∎ to make a mock of sb/sth tourner qn/qch en dérision(a) (imitation) faux (fausse), factice;∎ mock tortoiseshell (rims, frame) en imitation écaille∎ mock horror/surprise horreur f/surprise f feinte;∎ mock trial/elections simulacre m de procès/d'élections∎ don't mock the afflicted! ne te moque pas des malheureux!se moquer;∎ you shouldn't mock tu ne devrais pas te moquer►► mock battle exercice m de combat;School & University mock examination examen m blanc;Botany mock orange seringa m;mock trial simulacre m de procès;American mock turtleneck pull m à col cheminée;mock turtle soup consommé m à la tête de veauBritish faire une maquette de -
8 defeat
defeat [dɪˈfi:t]1. noun[+ opponent, army] vaincre ; [+ team] battre ; [+ ambitions, plans, attempts] faire échouer ; [+ government, opposition] mettre en minorité ; [+ bill, amendment] rejeter* * *[dɪ'fiːt] 1.1) ( getting beaten) défaite f2) (of proposal, bill) rejet m (of de)3) ( personal failure) échec m2.transitive verb1) ( beat) vaincre [enemy]; battre [team, opposition, candidate]; faire subir une défaite à [government]2) ( overthrow) rejeter [bill, proposal]3) ( thwart) faire échouer [take-over bid]; vaincre [inflation] -
9 pre-empt
pre-empt [pri:ˈempt]a. [+ sb's decision, action] devancerb. ( = prevent) prévenir• you can pre-empt pain by taking a painkiller vous pouvez prévenir la douleur en prenant un analgésique* * *[ˌpriː'empt]transitive verb1) ( anticipate) anticiper [question, decision, move]; devancer [person]2) ( thwart) contrecarrer [action, plan] -
10 spike
spike [spaɪk]1. nouna. ( = pierce) transpercer3. compounds* * *[spaɪk] 1. 2.spikes plural noun Sport chaussures fpl à pointes3.transitive verb1) ( pierce) embrocher2) (colloq) corser [drink] ( with de)3) ( reject) mettre [quelque chose] au panier [story]4) Sport ( in volleyball)5) ( thwart) contrecarrer [scheme]; étouffer [rumour]•• -
11 balk
balk [bɔ:k]1 noun(b) Agriculture billon m(c) (hindrance) obstacle m(e) (in snooker) = espace entre la bande et la ligne∎ the horse balked at the fence le cheval a refusé la barrière;∎ she balked at the idea of executing him elle a reculé à l'idée de le faire exécuter;∎ he balked at the expense il a rechigné à la dépense -
12 spike
spike [spaɪk](a) (shoes, railings) garnir de pointes∎ my coffee was spiked with brandy mon café était arrosé de cognac□(d) (thwart → affair) faire avorter; (→ plan) contrecarrer, entraver; Military & History (canon, guns) enclouer;∎ figurative to spike sb's guns priver qn de ses moyens d'action, mettre qn hors d'action(in volleyball) smasher3 noun(a) (on railings, shoe, helmet) pointe f; (on barbed wire) piquant m; (on cactus) épine f; (on tyre) clou m; (for paper) pique-notes m inv;∎ Press the story was put on the spike l'article a été rejeté(b) (peak → on graph) pointe f(e) (in volleyball) smash m►► spike heels (chaussures fpl à) talons mpl aiguilles;spike lavender lavande f aspic m, spic m -
13 bilk
bilk [bɪlk]∎ they bilked her of her fortune ils lui ont escroqué sa fortune -
14 discomfit
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15 foil
foil [fɔɪl]1 noun(a) (metal sheet) feuille f ou lame f de métal;∎ Cookery (silver) foil (papier m) aluminium m, papier m alu;∎ cooked in foil en papillote;∎ foil container barquette f en papier aluminium∎ he's the perfect foil to his wife il sert de faire-valoir à sa femme;∎ it acts as a foil to her beauty cela met en valeur sa beauté(d) (in jewellery) paillon m(thwart → attempt) déjouer; (→ plan, plot) contrecarrer;∎ foiled again! encore raté!;∎ once again they have been foiled by their own incompetence une fois encore ils ont échoué à cause de leur propre incompétence -
16 snooker
snooker ['snu:kə(r)]1 noun(a) British familiar (thwart) mettre dans de beaux draps ou dans le pétrin, mettre dans l'embarras□ ;∎ if that doesn't work, we're snookered! si ça marche pas, on est dans de beaux draps ou dans le pétrin!∎ they've got us snookered! ils nous ont eus!;∎ don't get snookered into anything! te laisse pas arnaquer!(c) (in game of snooker) = mettre dans une position difficile en faisant un snooker
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