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1 ignorance
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2 expose
expose [ɪkˈspəʊz]a. ( = uncover) exposer ; [+ wire, nerve, body part] mettre à nu• to expose o.s. to criticism s'exposer à la critique• the course exposes students to many points of view le cours présente aux étudiants de nombreux points de vue• to expose o.s. (indecently) commettre un outrage à la pudeur► to be exposed to [+ idea, experience] être confronté àb. ( = unmask) [+ vice, scandal, plot, lie] dévoiler ; [+ secret] éventer ; ( = denounce) démasquer (as comme étant)c. [+ photograph] exposer* * *[ɪk'spəʊz] 1.transitive verb1) ( display) exposer [skin]2) ( make public) révéler [identity]; dénoncer [injustice, person, scandal]3) ( uncover) exposer [inside, dirt]; [excavations] mettre à jour [fossil, remains]4) ( make vulnerable)to expose somebody/something to — exposer quelqu'un/quelque chose à [infection, light]; livrer quelqu'un/quelque chose à [ridicule, temptation]
5) Photography exposer [film]2.1)to expose oneself — Law commettre un outrage à la pudeur
2)3.to expose oneself to — ( make oneself vulnerable) s'exposer à [risk, danger]
exposed past participle adjective [area, film] exposé; [beam] apparent -
3 steep
steep [sti:p]1. adjectivea. [slope, road, stairs] raide ; [hill] escarpé ; [cliff] abrupt ; [roof] en pente ; [descent] rapide ; [ascent, climb] rudeb. ( = great) [rise, fall] fort( = soak) tremper* * *[stiːp] 1.1) ( sloping) [descent, stairs] raide; [street] escarpé; [roof] en pente raide; [ascent] abrupt2) ( sharp) [rise, fall] fort (before n)3) (colloq) ( excessive) [price] exorbitant; [bill] salé (colloq)2.transitive verb ( soak)3.intransitive verb tremper (in dans)••that's a bit steep! — (colloq) c'est un peu fort! (colloq)
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4 surprise
surprise [səˈpraɪz]1. nounsurprise f• what a surprise! quelle surprise !• it was a lovely/nasty surprise for him ça a été une agréable/mauvaise surprise pour lui• it came as a surprise to learn that... j'ai eu la surprise d'apprendre que...2. adjective[defeat, decision, gift] inattendu• he was surprised to hear that... il a été surpris d'apprendre que...• I'm surprised at you! cela me surprend de votre part !• go on, surprise me! allez, étonne-moi !* * *[sə'praɪz] 1.1) (unexpected event, gift) surprise fthe result came as ou was no surprise — le résultat n'a surpris personne
it comes as ou is no surprise that — il n'est pas surprenant que (+ subj)
it comes as ou is a surprise to hear that — c'est une surprise d'apprendre que
it came as ou was a complete surprise to me — je ne m'y attendais pas du tout
surprise, surprise! — ô surprise!
2) ( astonishment) surprise f, étonnement m2.to take somebody by surprise — gen prendre quelqu'un au dépourvu; Military surprendre quelqu'un
noun modifier ( unexpected) gen surprise; [announcement, closure, result] inattendu3.surprise tactics — lit, fig tactique f fondée sur l'effet de la surprise
transitive verb1) ( astonish) surprendreit surprised them that — ils ont été surpris que (+ subj)
it might surprise you to know that... — tu seras peut-être surpris d'apprendre que...
you (do) surprise me! — iron tu m'étonnes!
go on, surprise me — allez, dis toujours!
2) ( come upon) surprendre [intruder]; attaquer [quelque chose] par surprise [garrison] -
5 dark
dark [dα:k]1. adjectivea. ( = lacking light) sombre ; ( = unlit) dans l'obscuritéb. ( = dark-coloured) [colour, skin] foncé ; [clothes, eyes] sombre• dark blue/green bleu/vert foncé invc. ( = sinister) dark hints were dropped about a possible prosecution on a fait planer la menace d'éventuelles poursuites judiciairesd. ( = gloomy) [thoughts, mood] sombre2. noun3. compounds* * *[dɑːk] 1.the dark — le noir, l'obscurité f
in the dark — dans le noir or l'obscurité
2.before/until dark — avant/jusqu'à la (tombée de la) nuit
1) ( lacking in light) sombreit is getting dark — il commence à faire noir or nuit
it's dark — il fait noir or nuit
2) ( in colour) [colour, suit] sombredark blue — bleu foncé inv
3) ( physically) [hair, eyes, skin] brunshe's dark — elle est brune, elle a les cheveux bruns
4) ( gloomy) [time, days, mood] sombre5) ( sinister) [secret, thought] noir (before n); [threat, warning] sombre6) ( evil) [force, power] maléfique••a shot in the dark — ( guess) un coup pour voir
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6 depth
depth [depθ]1. nounb. [of voice] profondeur fc. [of colour] intensité fd. [of knowledge, feeling, sorrow] profondeur f• there was little emotional depth to their relationship leurs sentiments l'un pour l'autre n'étaient pas très profonds2. plural noun* * *[depθ]1) ( measurement) (of hole, water) profondeur f; ( of layer) épaisseur fto be out of one's depth — ( in water) ne plus avoir pied; fig être complètement perdu
2) (of colour, emotion) intensité f; (of crisis, recession) gravité f; ( of ignorance) étendue f; ( of despair) fond m3) ( of knowledge) étendue f; (of analysis, hero, novel) profondeur f4) Cinema, Photographydepth of focus — distance f focale
depth of field — profondeur f de champ
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7 display
display [dɪsˈpleɪ]• she displayed the letter she had received from the President elle a brandi la lettre qu'elle avait reçue du présidentb. [+ item for sale, artwork] exposer ; [+ notice, results] afficherc. [+ courage, interest, ignorance] faire preuve ded. [computer, watch] afficher2. nouna. (ostentatious) étalage m ; [of goods for sale, items in exhibition] présentation f ; [of food products, wealth] étalage m ; [of courage, interest, emotion] manifestation f ; [of unity, support, of strength, loyalty] démonstration f3. compounds* * *[dɪ'spleɪ] 1.2) (for decoration, to look at)3) ( demonstration) (of art, craft) démonstration f; (of dance, sport) exhibition fair display — fête f aéronautique
4) (of emotion, failing, quality) démonstration f; ( of strength) déploiement m; ( of wealth) étalage min a display of — dans un geste de [anger, impatience]
5) Automobile, Aviation, Computing écran m6) ( of advert)full page display — page f entière de publicité
7) Zoology parade f2.transitive verb1) gen, Commerce, Computing (show, set out) afficher [information, poster]; exposer [object]2) ( reveal) faire preuve de [intelligence, interest, skill]; révéler [emotion, vice, virtue]3.intransitive verb gen parader; [peacock] faire la roue -
8 demonstrate
['demənstreit]1) (to show clearly: This demonstrates his ignorance of the situation.) démontrer2) (to show how something works or is done: He demonstrated how the new vacuum cleaner worked.) faire une démonstration de3) (to express an opinion (usually political) by marching, showing banners etc in public: A crowd collected to demonstrate against the new taxes.) manifester•- demonstrator - demonstrative adjective/pronoun -
9 proceed
[prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) avancer2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) procéder3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) commencer (à)4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) provenir (de)5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) engager des poursuites (contre)•- proceeds
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ignorance — [[t]ɪ̱gnərəns[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N of/about n Ignorance of something is lack of knowledge about it. I am beginning to feel embarrassed by my complete ignorance of non European history... There is so much ignorance about mental illness... In my… … English dictionary
Ignorance — • Lack of knowledge about a thing in a being capable of knowing Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ignorance Ignorance † … Catholic encyclopedia
ignorance — I noun benightedness, bewilderment, blindness, darkness, denseness, fog, foolishness, greenness, haze, illiteracy, illiterateness, imprudentia, incapacity, incognizance, incomprehension, ineptitude, inerudition, inexperience, innocence,… … Law dictionary
ignorance is bliss — spoken phrase used for saying that it is better not to know something, because then you will not worry Thesaurus: not known or difficult to knowsynonym Main entry: ignorance * * * ignorance is bliss see ↑ignorance … Useful english dictionary
Ignorance is bliss. — something that you say which means if you do not know about a problem or an unpleasant fact, you do not worry about it. I wish the newspapers would stop telling us about the dangers of eating meat. It seems to me ignorance is bliss … New idioms dictionary
ignorance — noun (U) 1 lack of knowledge or information about something: My mistake was caused by ignorance, not malice. | keep sb in ignorance (=not tell someone about something that they should know about): Adopted children shouldn t be kept in ignorance… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ignorance — ig|no|rance [ ıgnərəns ] noun uncount lack of knowledge or facts about a situation or a particular subject: decisions based on ignorance and prejudice It would have been better to have remained in ignorance. ignorance of: Ignorance of the law is… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ignorance — ig|no|rance [ˈıgnərəns] n [U] 1.) lack of knowledge or information about something ▪ Excuse my ignorance, but how does it actually work? ignorance of ▪ our ignorance of the true situation in ignorance ▪ I would have remained in ignorance if Shaun … Dictionary of contemporary English
ignorance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of knowledge Nouns 1. ignorance, nescience; illiteracy; darkness, blindness; incomprehension, inexperience, simplicity, simpleness, innocence; stupidity; unawareness. See folly, insanity,… … English dictionary for students
ignorance is bliss — spoken used for saying that it is better not to know something, because then you will not worry … English dictionary
ignorance — [ˈɪgnərəns] noun [U] lack of knowledge about something … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
