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1 fleur
fleur [flœʀ]1. feminine nouna. flower ; [d'arbre] blossom• « ni fleurs ni couronnes » "no flowers by request"c. ( = le meilleur) la fleur de the flower ofd. (locutions) comme une fleur (inf) ( = sans effort) without trying ; ( = sans prévenir) unexpectedly2. compounds► fleur de lys ( = symbole) fleur-de-lis* * *flœʀ1) Botanique flowerêtre en fleurs — [jardin] to be full of flowers; [camélia] to be in bloom ou flowering; [poirier, lilas] to be in blossom
2) ( le meilleur)3) ( niveau)à fleur d'eau — [rocher] just above the water
4) ( de cuir) grain•Phrasal Verbs:••être fleur bleue — to be starry-eyed ou romantic
envoyer des fleurs à quelqu'un — (colloq) to pat somebody on the back
faire une fleur à quelqu'un — (colloq) to do somebody a favour [BrE]
arriver or s'amener (colloq) comme une fleur — to turn up just like that
* * *flœʀ nf1) (= plante) flower2) (= motif) flowertissu à fleurs — flowered fabric, flowery fabric
3) [arbre] blossomêtre en fleur [arbre] — to be in bloom
4) (locutions)être fleur bleue — to be soppy, to be sentimental
faire une fleur à qn — to do sb a favour Grande-Bretagne to do sb a favor USA
* * *fleur nf1 Bot gén flower; Hort bloom; être en fleurs [jardin] to be full of flowers; [camélia] to be in bloom ou flowering; [poirier, lilas] to be in blossom; jeune fille en fleur liter girl in the first flower of womanhood littér; à fleurs [tissu] floral, flowery; [papier peint, chemise] flower-patterned, flowery; chapeau à fleurs flowery hat; prés parsemés de fleurs flowery meadows; ‘ni fleurs ni couronnes’ ‘no flowers by request’;2 liter ( le meilleur) la (fine) fleur de la chevalerie/des arts the flower of chivalry/of the art world; être/mourir dans la fleur de l'âge to be/die in the prime of life;4 ( de cuir) grain; côté fleur grain layer.fleur artificielle artificial flower; fleur des champs wild flower; fleur composée composite flower; fleur de farine superfine white flour; fleur de lys fleur-de-lis, heraldic lily; fleur d'oranger ( fleurs) orange blossom; ( arôme) orange flower water; fleur de sel Culin fine sea salt (from salt pans); fleur de soufre flower of sulphurGB.être fleur bleue to be starry-eyed ou romantic; être belle comme une fleur to be as pretty as a picture; avoir une sensibilité à fleur de peau to be hypersensitive; avoir les nerfs à fleur de peau to be a bundle of nerves; couvrir qn de fleurs to shower sb with compliments; envoyer des fleurs à qn○ to pat sb on the back; faire une fleur à qn○ to do sb a favourGB; vous ne lui avez pas fait de fleur en le nommant à ce poste○ you haven't done him any favoursGB in giving him that job; arriver or s'amener○ comme une fleur to turn up just like that.[flɶr] nom féminin[d'un arbre] blossomune robe à fleurs a flowery dress, a dress with a flower motifa. [fleur] orange flowerb. [essence] orange flower water2. (figuré)3. BIOLOGIEfleur de vin/vinaigre flower of wine/vinegar4. HÉRALDIQUEfleur de lis ou lys fleur-de-lis6. (locution)————————fleurs nom féminin pluriel1. LITTÉRATUREfleurs de rhétorique flowers of rhetoric, rhetorical flourishes2. [louanges]s'envoyer ou se jeter des fleursa. (familier) [mutuellement] to sing one another's praises, to pat one another on the backb. [à soi-même] to pat oneself on the back————————à fleur de locution prépositionnelle————————en fleur(s) locution adjectivale————————fleur bleue locution adjectivale -
2 effort
effort [efɔʀ]masculine noun• encore un effort ! come on, you're nearly there!• bel effort ! well done!* * *efɔʀnom masculin1) (physique, intellectuel) effortavec mon dos, je ne peux pas faire d'effort — with this back of mine, I can't do anything strenuous
allons, encore un petit effort! — ( près du bout) come on, you're almost there!
2) (subvention, aide) financial aid; ( mise de fonds) investment, (financial) outlay* * *efɔʀ nmFais un petit effort de mémoire. — Try hard to remember.
sans effort [réussir, évoluer] — effortlessly, without even trying
* * *effort nm1 (physique, intellectuel) effort; malgré les efforts des sauveteurs despite all the efforts of the rescue party; après bien des efforts after a great deal of effort; un bel effort a fine effort; un effort de mémoire an effort to remember; faire un effort d'adaptation to make an effort to adapt, to try to adapt; faire tous ses efforts pour faire to make every effort to do; fais un petit effort d'imagination! use a bit of imagination!; avec mon dos, je ne peux pas faire d'effort with this back of mine, I can't do anything strenuous; faire effort sur soi-même to force oneself to stay calm, to make an effort to stay calm; après deux heures d'efforts, le feu a été maîtrisé after a two-hour struggle, the fire was brought under control; allons, encore un petit effort! ( après échec) come on, one more try!, come on, have another go! GB; ( près du bout) come on, you're almost there!; il transpirait sous l'effort intellectuel he was sweating as he tried to think; triompher sans effort to succeed effortlessly; on n'a rien sans effort you never get anywhere unless you try;2 (subvention, aide) financial aid; ( mise de fonds) investment, (financial) outlay; faire un effort en faveur des déshérités to give financial aid to those in need; consentir un effort financier pour les écoles to agree to financial aid for schools; représenter un gros effort financier to represent a substantial outlay;effort de cisaillement Phys ( exercé) shear stress; ( subi) shear strain; effort de guerre Mil war effort; effort de torsion Phys torsional stress; effort de traction Phys tensile stress.[efɔr] nom masculin1. [dépense d'énergie] efforteffort physique/intellectuel physical/intellectual efforttu aurais pu faire l'effort d'écrire/de comprendre you could (at least) have tried to write/to understandfaire tous ses efforts pour obtenir quelque chose to do one's utmost ou all one can to obtain somethingeffort de cisaillement/torsion shearing/torsional stress
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