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1 marasme
marasme [maʀasm]masculine noun* * *maʀasmnom masculin Économie, Politique stagnationêtre dans le or en plein marasme — to be in the doldrums
* * *maʀasm nm1) POLITIQUE, ÉCONOMIE stagnation2) vieilli (= accablement) depression* * *marasme nm1 Écon, Pol stagnation; marasme politique/économique political/economic stagnation; le marasme de la construction navale the slump in the shipbuilding industry; être dans le marasme or en plein marasme to be in the doldrums;2 ( abattement) depression;[marasm] nom masculinnous sommes en plein marasme we're going through a slump, our economy's in the doldrums -
2 calme
calme [kalm]1. adjective2. masculine nouna. ( = sang-froid) composure• du calme ! ( = restez tranquille) calm down! ; ( = pas de panique) keep calm!* * *kalm
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1) ( paisible) [mer, temps] calm; [ciel, nuit] still; [endroit, Bourse, vie, personne] quiet2) ( maître de soi) calm
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nom masculin et féminin ( personne tranquille) calm person
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nom masculin1) ( environnement paisible) peace (and quiet)2) ( absence d'agitation) calm; (de foule, d'assemblée) calmness; (de mer, nuit, sanctuaire) stillnessc'est le calme avant la tempête — lit, fig it's the calm before the storm
3) ( maîtrise de soi) composuregarder or conserver son calme — to keep calm
du calme! — ( reste tranquille) calm down!; ( fais moins de bruit) quiet!
4) ( sérénité) inner peace5) Météorologie, Nautisme calm* * *kalm1. adj1) (personne) calmElle est restée très calme. — She stayed very calm.
2) (quartier) quiet3) [eau, mer, air] calm4) [affaires, bourse] quiet2. nm1) (= maîtrise de soi) composureperdre son calme — to lose one's cool, to lose one's composure
garder son calme — to keep calm, to keep one's cool
2) (= tranquillité, silence) peace and quietJ'ai besoin de calme pour travailler. — I need peace and quiet to work.
3) (absence d'activité, d'agitation)Après le calme des vacances, l'activité a repris. — After the lull of the holidays, it's back to work again.
Ils ont manifesté dans le calme. — They demonstrated peacefully.
* * *A adj1 ( paisible) [mer, temps, situation] calm; [ciel, nuit, atmosphère] still; [endroit, marché, Bourse, journée, période, vie, personne] quiet;C nm1 ( environnement paisible) peace (and quiet); j'ai besoin de calme I need peace and quiet (pour faire to do); travailler/vivre dans le or au calme to work/live in peace (and quiet); dans le calme de ma maison in the quiet of my house;2 ( absence d'agitation) calm; (de foule, d'assemblée) calmness; (de mer, nuit, sanctuaire) stillness; lancer un appel au calme to appeal for calm; c'est le calme avant la tempête lit, fig it's the calm before the storm; retour au calme return to a state of calm; en période de calme in a period of calm; un calme de courte durée a short-lived calm; le plus grand calme règne sur le marché all is quiet on the stock market; le calme est revenu calm has returned; dans le calme peacefully; rétablir le calme to restore calm; calme plat dead calm; c'est le calme plat ( sur mer) there's a dead calm; ( en affaires) it's dead quiet; c'est le calme plat dans ma vie sentimentale my love life is non-existent;3 ( maîtrise de soi) composure; perdre son calme to lose one's composure; il nous a étonnés par son calme he amazed us by his composure; avec le plus grand calme with the greatest composure; il restait d'un calme parfait en toutes circonstances he remained perfectly composed ou calm in all circumstances; garder or conserver son calme to keep calm; avec calme calmly; du calme! ( reste tranquille) calm down!; ( fais moins de bruit) quiet!;[kalm] adjectif————————[kalm] nom masculin et féminin[personne] calm ou placid person————————[kalm] nom masculin[de l'air, de l'eau] stillnessa. [ne vous agitez pas] keep quiet!b. [ne paniquez pas] keep cool!être au calme to have ou to enjoy peace and quieta. [dans une assemblée] to restore orderb. [dans une situation] to calm things down2. [silence] silenceretrouver son calme to calm down, to regain one's composure4. [vent] calma. [en mer] there's no windb. [il ne se passe rien] there's nothing happeningc. [à la Bourse] the Stock Exchange is in the doldrums————————calmes nom masculin pluriel -
3 broyer
broyer [bʀwaje]➭ TABLE 8 transitive verb[+ aliments, grain] to grind ; [+ membre] to crush* * *bʀwajeverbe transitif ( écraser) to grind [grain, couleurs, aliments]; to crush [pierre, bras, pied]••broyer du noir — [personne] to brood
* * *bʀwaje vt1) (= concasser, piler) to crush* * *broyer verb table: employer vtr2 ( anéantir) to crush [ennemi].broyer du noir [personne] to brood; [entreprise] to be in the doldrums.[brwaje] verbe transitif1. [écraser - couleur, matériau friable, nourriture] to grind ; [ - pierre, sucre, ail] to crush ; [ - grain] to mill, to grind ; [ - fibre] to break, to crush ; [ - main, pied] to crushse faire broyer to be ou get crushed2. (locution)broyer du noir to be in the doldrums, to think gloomy thoughts -
4 creux
creux, creuse [kʀø, kʀøz]1. adjectivea. [objet, joues, paroles] hollow ; [idées] futileb. ( = sans activité) les jours creux slack days2. masculine nouna. ( = cavité) holeb. ( = dépression) hollowc. ( = activité réduite) slack periodd. [de vague] trough• être au creux de la vague [marché] to have hit rock bottom ; [économie, entreprise] to be in the doldrums* * *
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- euse kʀø, øz adjectif1) ( vide à l'intérieur) [tronc, dent, tube] hollow; [son, voix] hollow; [estomac] empty2) ( concave) [joues, visage] hollowassiette creuse — soup dish ou plate
3) ( vide de sens) [discours] empty; [débat, analyse] shallow4) ( à l'activité réduite) [jour, période] slack, off-peak
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sonner creux — lit to make a hollow sound; fig to ring hollow
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nom masculin invariable1) ( dépression) hollowle creux des reins or du dos — the small of the back
le creux de la vague — lit the trough of the wave
être au creux de la vague — fig to be at rock bottom
2) (colloq) ( petite faim)avoir un (petit) creux — to feel peckish (colloq) GB, to have the munchies (colloq)
3) Arten creux — [fresque, motif] incised
4) ( sur un graphique) trough5) ( ralentissement d'activité) slack period* * *kʀø, kʀøz (-euse)1. adj1) (objet, forme) hollow2) (promesses) empty3) (période) slack2. nm1) (du terrain, dans un objet) hollowau creux de la vague (mouvement, économie, parti, équipe) — at a low ebb
2) (sur graphique) trough3) [activité] off-peak period4) (= faim)3. advsonner creux — to sound hollow, fig, [promesses] to ring hollow
* * *A adj2 ( concave) [joues, visage] hollow; un plat creux a shallow dish; assiette creuse soup dish ou plate;3 ( vide de sens) [discours] empty; [débat, raisonnement, analyse] shallow; c'est un beau gosse mais totalement creux! he's good-looking but he's completely shallow!;4 ( à l'activité réduite) [heure, période] off-peak; pendant la saison creuse during the off-season; août est un mois creux pour les affaires August is a slack month for business; un jour creux a slack day.C nm inv1 ( légère dépression) hollow, dip; les creux et les bosses the hollows and the bumps; le creux d'un arbre/rocher the hollow of a tree/rock; le creux de l'épaule the hollow of one's shoulder; le creux des reins or du dos the small of the back; le creux de l'aisselle the armpit; il l'a frappé au creux de l'estomac he hit him in the pit of the stomach; ça tient dans le creux de la main it fits into the palm of the hand; l'oiseau a mangé/bu dans le creux de ma main the bird ate/drank from my hand; le creux de la vague lit the trough of the wave; être au creux de la vague fig to be at rock bottom; au creux de la vallée in the bottom of the valley;4 ( sur un graphique) trough, dip; la courbe fait un creux there is a trough in the curve;5 ( ralentissement d'activité) slack period; pendant les heures de creux during slack periods.1. [évidé - dent, tronc] hollowj'ai le ventre creux my stomach feels hollow, I feel hungry4. (péjoratif) [inconsistant - discours, phrases] empty, meaningless ; [ - promesses] hollow, empty ; [ - argumentation] weak5. [sans activité]a. [au travail] slack periodsb. [dans une tarification] off-peak periodsa. [pour le commerce] during the slack seasonb. [pour les vacanciers] during the off-peak seasonheures creuses: la communication/le trajet aux heures creuses ne vous coûtera que 5 euros the phone call/journey will cost you only 5 euros off-peak————————nom masculinla route est pleine de creux et de bosses the road is bumpy ou is full of potholes3. [dépression - d'une courbe, d'une vague] trough4. [inactivité] slack periodil y a un creux des ventes en janvier business slows down ou slackens off in January————————adverbesonner creux to give ou to have a hollow sound————————au creux de locution prépositionnelle -
5 débine
n. f.1. Utter poverty, complete destitution. Avec la crise, il est dans une de ces débines: The recession seems to be spelling bankruptcy for him.2. La débine: 'The doldrums', state of depression. C'est la débine pour moi depuis qu'elle est partie! I've been really down in the dumps since she left me!3. La Grande Débine de '40: The catastrophic military cock-up of 1940 (when Germany invaded France). -
6 hibernation
hibernation [ibεʀnasjɔ̃]feminine noun* * *ibɛʀnasjɔ̃nom féminin Biologie, Zoologie hibernation* * *ibɛʀnasjɔ̃ nf* * *hibernation artificielle Méd induced hypothermia.[ibɛrnasjɔ̃] nom féminin2. MÉDECINEen hibernation locution adjectivalemettre un projet en hibernation to shelve ou to mothball a project -
7 somnoler
somnoler [sɔmnɔle]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb* * *sɔmnɔleverbe intransitif1) lit [personne] to drowse2) fig [ville] to be sleepy; [marché, industrie, pays] to be lethargic* * *sɔmnɔle vi* * *somnoler verb table: aimer vi1 lit [personne] to drowse;2 fig [ville] to be sleepy; [marché, industrie, pays] to be lethargic.[sɔmnɔle] verbe intransitif1. [personne] to doze2. [ville] to be sleepy[économie] to be lethargic ou in the doldrums -
8 cirage
n. m. Etre dans le cirage:a To be 'in the dark about something', to be unaware of what is happening.b To be in a state of semi-consciousness (as a result of a blow, excessive drink, drugs, etc.). Trois bouteilles de roteux et on était tous dans le cirage: Three bottles of champers and we were just about out for the count.c To feel 'down in the dumps', to be overcome by depression. Il est dans le cirage depuis que sa femme l'a quitté: Since his wife left him, he's lost the will to live (also: broyer du noir).d To be in the financial doldrums, to have lost everything. -
9 traversée du désert
(literally: desert crossing) to find oneself in the political doldrums; years of oblivionDictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > traversée du désert
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