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1 ressource
c black ressource [ʀ(ə)suʀs]1. feminine nouna. ( = recours) sa seule ressource était de... the only way open to him was to...b. avoir de la ressource [cheval, sportif] to have strength in reserve2. plural feminine nouna. ( = moyens matériels, financiers) resources• ressources naturelles/pétrolières natural/petroleum resourcesc black b. ( = possibilités) [d'artiste, aventurier, sportif] resources ; [d'art, technique, système] possibilities• homme/femme de ressource(s) resourceful man/woman━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ Le mot anglais s'écrit avec un seul s.* * *ʀ(ə)suʀs1) ( richesse) resourceles ressources énergétiques/forestières — energy/forest resources
2) ( option) option3) ( réserves)avoir de la ressource — (colloq) to be resourceful
4) ( revenus)5) (de lieu, technique)* * *ʀ(ə)suʀs1. nf(= possibilité) recourseleur seule ressource était de — their only recourse was to, the only course open to them was to
2. ressources nfpl* * *ressource nf1 ( richesse) resource; la principale ressource du Brésil Brazil's main resource; les ressources naturelles or de la nature natural resources; les ressources énergétiques/forestières/minérales energy/forest/mineral resources;2 ( option) option; elle n'a pas d'autre ressource que de fuir she has no option but to flee; en dernière ressource as a last resort; être à bout de ressource to be at one's wits' end;3 fig ( réserves) avoir de la ressource○ to be resourceful; puiser dans ses propres ressources to fall back on one's inner resources; une personne de ressources a resourceful person;4 ( revenus) ressources resources; 35% de ses ressources 35% of his/her resources; vous avez des ressources? do you have any means of support?; être sans ressources, n'avoir aucune ressource to have no means of support; quelles sont vos ressources? what is your financial position?; mes maigres ressources my slender means;5 ( possibilités) (de lieu, technique) possibilities; toutes les ressources de l'imaginaire all the powers of the imagination.ressources humaines human resources.[rəsurs] nom féminintu es mon unique ressource you're the only person who can help me ou my only hopeelle n'a eu d'autre ressource que de le lui demander there was no other course (of action) open ou left to her but to ask him2. [endurance, courage]————————ressources nom féminin pluriel2. [réserves] resourcesressources naturelles/minières d'un pays natural/mineral resources of a countryressources humaines human resources, personnelnous mobilisons toutes nos ressources pour retrouver les marins disparus we're mobilizing all our resources ou all the means at our disposal to find the missing sailorstoutes les ressources de notre langue all the possibilities ou resources of our language -
2 rouleau
n. m.a 'Not to be long for this world', to be nearing the end.b To be 'at the end of one's tether', to be at one's wits' end.c To have overspent, to be out of funds.2. (pl.): 'Balls', 'bollocks', testicles.3. Baver sur les rouleaux à quelqu'un (also: casser les rouleaux à quelqu'un): To 'get on someone's wick', to be 'a pain in the neck to someone', to be a nuisance. -
3 cartouche
n. f.1. Carton of cigarettes (i.e. one containing ten packs of twenty).2. Avoir brûlé ses dernières cartouches (fig.): To be at one's wits' end (literally to have run out of ammunition).
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be at one's wits' end — ► be at one s wits end be completely at a loss as to what to do. Main Entry: ↑wit … English terms dictionary
be at one's wits' end — (from Idioms in Speech) not to know what to do or say; quite at a loss; at the point of having exhausted one s last idea or mental resource But in that flash was seen the other Carrie poor, hungry, drifting at her wits end ... (Th. Dreiser) Mrs.… … Idioms and examples
at one's wits' end — phrasal see at one s wit s end … New Collegiate Dictionary
be at one's wits' end — be completely at a loss as to what to do. → wit … English new terms dictionary
be at one's wits' end — be overwhelmed with difficulties and at a loss as to what to do next … Useful english dictionary
at\ wits\ end — • at one s wit s end • at wits end adj. phr. Having no ideas as to how to meet a difficulty or solve a problem; feeling puzzled after having used up all of your ideas or resources; not knowing what to do; puzzled. He had approached every friend… … Словарь американских идиом
end — end1 ender, n. /end/, n. 1. the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope. 2. a point, line, or limitation that indicates the full extent, degree, etc., of… … Universalium
end — See: AT LOOSE ENDS, AT ONE S WITS END, BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GO OFF THE DEEP END, HAIR STAND ON END, HOLD ONE S END UP or HOLD UP ONE S END or KEEP ONE S END UP or KEEP UP ONE S END, LIVING END, LOOSE ENDS, MAKE AN END OF, MAKE ENDS MEET … Dictionary of American idioms
end — See: AT LOOSE ENDS, AT ONE S WITS END, BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GO OFF THE DEEP END, HAIR STAND ON END, HOLD ONE S END UP or HOLD UP ONE S END or KEEP ONE S END UP or KEEP UP ONE S END, LIVING END, LOOSE ENDS, MAKE AN END OF, MAKE ENDS MEET … Dictionary of American idioms
at wits end — See: AT ONE S WIT S END … Dictionary of American idioms
at wits end — See: AT ONE S WIT S END … Dictionary of American idioms