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1 height
A n1 ( tallness) ( of person) taille f ; (of table, tower, tree) hauteur f ; a woman of average ou medium height une femme de taille moyenne ; what is your height? combien mesures-tu? ; to be 1 metre 60 cm in height [person] mesurer 1 mètre 60 ; [pile, object] faire 1 mètre 60 de haut ; to draw oneself up to one's full height se redresser ;2 ( distance from the ground) (of shelf, person) hauteur f ; (of mountain, plane) altitude f ; to gain/lose height prendre/perdre de l'altitude ; at a height of 200 metres à 200 mètres d'altitude ; to fall from a height of 20 metres tomber d'une hauteur de 20 mètres ; to dive from a great height plonger de très haut ; at shoulder height à hauteur d'épaule ;3 fig ( peak) at the height of the season en pleine saison ; at the height of the rush-hour en plein dans les heures de pointe ; at the height of the storm/crisis au plus fort de l'orage/la crise ; to be at the height of one's success/popularity être au faîte de son succès/sa popularité ; to be at the height of one's career être au sommet de sa carrière ; a writer at the height of her powers un écrivain à l'apogée de son talent ; the violence was at its height la violence était à son comble ; at its height the club had 200 members le club au plus haut de sa fréquentation comptait 200 membres ;4 ( utmost) the height of le comble de [luxury, stupidity, cheek] ; to be the height of fashion être ce que l'on fait de plus à la mode.B heights npl ( high place) hauteurs fpl ; the snowy/wooded heights les monts enneigés/boisés ; to be scared of heights avoir le vertige ; to rise to ou reach great heights fig aller loin ; to reach new heights of aller encore plus loin dans [perfection, skill]. -
2 height
height [haɪt]• what height are you? combien mesurez-vous ?b. ( = altitude) altitude fc. ( = utmost) [of fortune, success] apogée m ; [of glory, fame] sommet m ; [of absurdity, folly] comble m• at the height of summer/the storm au cœur de l'été/l'orage* * *[haɪt]1) ( of person) taille f; (of table, tower, tree) hauteur fto be 1 metre 60 cm in height — [person] mesurer 1 mètre 60; [object] faire 1 mètre 60 de haut
2) ( distance from ground) (of mountain, plane) altitude fto rise to great heights — fig aller loin
at the height of — au plus fort de [storm, crisis]
to be at the height of one's popularity/powers — être au sommet de sa popularité/son talent
the height of — le comble de [luxury, stupidity, cheek]
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3 fear
fear [fɪə(r)]1 noun∎ many people have an irrational fear of snakes beaucoup de personnes ont une peur irrationnelle des serpents;∎ have no fear ne craignez rien, soyez sans crainte;∎ he expressed his fears about their future il a exprimé son inquiétude en ce qui concerne leur avenir;∎ my one fear is that he will hurt himself je n'ai qu'une crainte, c'est qu'il se blesse;∎ there are fears that he has escaped on craint fort qu'il ne se soit échappé;∎ to be or to go in fear for one's life craindre pour sa vie;∎ she lives in a state of constant fear elle vit dans la peur;∎ fear drove him to desperate action sous l'effet de la peur, il a commis un acte désespéré;∎ for fear of what people would think par peur du qu'en-dira-t-on;∎ for fear that she might find out de peur qu'elle ne l'apprenne;∎ without fear or favour impartialement;∎ overcome with fear paralysé ou transi de peur;∎ (a) fear of heights (le) vertige∎ the fear of God la crainte ou le respect de Dieu;∎ familiar I put the fear of God into him (scared) je lui ai fait une peur bleue; (scolded) je lui ai passé un savon∎ there is no fear of her leaving elle ne risque pas de partir, il est peu probable qu'elle parte;∎ there's no fear of that ça ne risque pas d'arriver;∎ familiar will you tell him? - no fear! lui direz-vous? - pas de danger ou pas question!(a) (be afraid of) craindre, avoir peur de, redouter;∎ she fears nothing/no one elle n'a peur de rien/de personne;∎ he feared asking again il a eu peur de redemander ou de poser à nouveau la question;∎ he fears failure above all else l'échec est ce qu'il craint ou redoute par-dessus tout;∎ to fear the worst craindre le pire;∎ he is a man to be feared c'est un homme redoutable;∎ I fear he's in danger je crains ou j'ai peur qu'il ne soit en danger;∎ formal it is to be feared that... il est à craindre que... + subjunctive;∎ I fear it's too late je crois bien qu'il est trop tard(c) (revere → God) révérer, craindre∎ I fear for my children je crains ou je tremble pour mes enfants;∎ I was beginning to fear for her sanity je commençais à m'inquiéter pour son état mental;∎ he fears for his life il craint pour sa vie;∎ they fear for the future ils craignent ou sont inquiets pour l'avenir;∎ formal or old-fashioned never fear, fear not ne craignez rien, soyez tranquille;∎ we'll be here tomorrow, never fear nous serons là demain, n'aie pas peur
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