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1 successor
successor [səkˈsesər]successeur m (to, of de)* * *[sək'sesə(r)]1) ( person) successeur m (of ou to somebody de quelqu'un; to something à quelque chose)2) (invention, concept) remplaçant/-e m/f -
2 hand over
hand over to [somebody] Television, Radio passer l'antenne à [reporter]; passer la main à [deputy, successor]; ( on telephone)hand over [something], hand [something] over rendre [weapon]; céder [territory, title, business]; transmettre [power]; remettre [keys, money]; hand [somebody] over, hand over [somebody] ( transfer) livrer [prisoner]; confier [child, patient] -
3 groom
groom [gru:m]1. nouna. (for horses) palefrenier m[+ horse] panser• to groom o.s. [person] s'arranger* * *[gruːm] 1.1) ( bridegroom)2) gen palefrenier/-ière m/f; ( for racehorse) lad m2.transitive verb1) ( clean) faire la toilette de [dog, cat]; ( professionally) toiletter [dog, cat]; panser [horse]2) ( prepare)to groom somebody for — préparer quelqu'un à [exam, career]
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4 name
name [neɪm]1. nouna. nom m• what's your name? comment vous appelez-vous ?• what name shall I say? (on telephone) c'est de la part de qui ?• please fill in your name and address prière d'inscrire vos nom, prénom et adresse• that's the name of the game ( = that's what matters) c'est ce qui compte ; ( = that's how it is) c'est comme çab. ( = reputation) réputation fc. ( = insult) to call sb names traiter qn de tous les nomsa. ( = give a name to) nommer ; [+ comet, star, mountain] donner un nom àb. ( = give name of) nommer ; ( = list) citerc. ( = fix) [+ date, price] fixer3. compounds* * *[neɪm] 1.1) ( title) gen nom m; (of book, film) titre mfirst name — prénom m
what name shall I say? — ( on phone) c'est de la part de qui?; ( in person) qui dois-je annoncer?
to be party leader in all ou everything but name — être chef du parti en pratique, sinon en titre
to take ou get one's name from — porter le nom de
2) ( reputation) réputation f3) ( insult)2.transitive verb1) ( call) appeler [person, area]; baptiser [boat, planet]they named her after GB ou for US her mother — ils l'ont appelée comme sa mère
we'll name him Martin after Martin Luther King — on l'appellera Martin en souvenir de Martin Luther King
2) ( cite) citerillnesses? you name it, I've had it! — des maladies? je les ai toutes eues!
3) ( reveal identity of) citer [names]; révéler [sources]; révéler l'identité de [suspect]4) ( appoint) nommer [captain]; donner la composition de [team]; désigner [heir]; nommer [successor]5) ( state) indiquer [place, time]; fixer [price, terms]••
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