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1 mêlé
mêlé, e [mele]1. adjectivemixed ; [couleurs, tons] mingled2. feminine nouna. ( = bataille) mêlée générale free-for-all* * *
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participe passé adjectif [éléments, public, société] mixed; [sons, eaux] mingled* * *A pp ⇒ mêler.B pp adj [éléments, public, société] mixed; [sons, parfums, eaux] mingled; mêlé de mingled with; avec une crainte mêlée de respect with mingled fear and respect; plaisir mêlé de regret pleasure tinged with regret.C mêlée nf1 (bataille, cohue) mêlée; mêlée générale free-for-all; la mêlée devint générale it turned into a free-for-all; se jeter dans la mêlée to fling oneself into the fray;2 Sport ( au rugby) scrum; plonger dans la mêlée to dive into the scrum; mêlée ordonnée set scrum; mêlée ouverte loose scrum, ruck; mêlée tournée wheeled scrum;( féminin mêlée) [mele] adjectifun chagrin mêlé de pitié sorrow mixed ou mingled with pitymêlée nom féminineffondrer/tourner la mêlée to collapse/to wheel the scruma. [généralement] loose scrumb. [balle par terre] ruckc. [balle en main] maul -
2 piste
piste [pist]1. feminine nouna. ( = traces) [d'animal, suspect] trackc. [d'hippodrome] course ; [de vélodrome, autodrome, stade] track ; [de patinage] rink ; [de danse] dance floor ; [de cirque] ringf. ( = sentier) track ; [de désert] trailg. [de magnétophone] track2. compounds* * *pist1) ( trace) lit, fig trail2) ( ensemble d'indices) lead3) (de stade, d'autodrome) track; ( d'hippodrome) racecourse GB, racetrack US; ( de danse) floor; ( de patinage) rink; ( de cirque) ring; ( de ski) slope; ( de ski de fond) trail; ( pour course automobile) racetrackpiste d'élan — ( au ski) take-off ramp
entrer en piste — ( au cirque) to come into the ring; fig to enter the fray
en piste! — fig get cracking! (colloq)
être en piste — fig to be in the running
4) ( chemin) ( de brousse) track; ( de désert) trail5) Aviation runway6) (de disque, cassette) track•Phrasal Verbs:* * *pist nf1) (= sentier) track, trail2) [animal] track, trail, [criminel] track, trailêtre sur la piste de qn — to be on sb's trail, to be on sb's track
3) (= indice) leadLa police est sur une piste. — The police are following a lead.
4) SPORT, [stade] track5) [magnétophone, enregistrement] track6) INFORMATIQUE track7) [cirque] ring8) [danse] floor9) [patinage] rink10) [ski] piste11) AVIATION runwayL'avion s'est posé sur la piste. — The plane landed on the runway.
* * *piste nf1 ( trace) lit, fig (d'animal, de personne, d'objet) trail; suivre/perdre la piste de to follow/to lose the trail of; être sur la piste de to be on the trail of; être sur une bonne/mauvaise piste to be on the right/wrong track; être sur une fausse piste to be on the wrong track;2 ( ensemble d'indices) lead; avoir plusieurs pistes to have several leads;3 Sport (de stade, d'autodrome) track; ( d'hippodrome) racecourse GB, racetrack US; ( de danse) floor; ( de patinage) rink; ( de cirque) ring; ( de ski) piste; ( de ski de fond) trail; ( pour course automobile) racetrack; piste d'élan ( au ski) takeoff track; piste (de ski) pour débutants nursery slope; skier hors piste to go off-piste skiing; épreuve sur piste track event; faire un tour de piste to do a lap; entrer en piste ( au cirque) to come into the ring; fig to enter the fray; en piste! fig get cracking○!; être en piste fig to be in the running;6 (de disque, cassette) track; piste sonore sound track.piste artificielle ( avec neige artificielle) artificial slope; ( en matière plastique) dry ski slope; piste cavalière bridle path, bridleway; piste cyclable ( sur route) cycle lane; ( à côté d'une route) cycle way, cycle path; ( à la campagne) cycle track.[pist] nom fémininils sont sur la bonne/une fausse piste they're on the right/wrong track2. [indice] lead3. SPORT [de course à pied] running track[en hippisme - pour la course] track ; [ - pour les chevaux] bridle path[de patinage] rink[de course cycliste] cycling track[de course automobile] racing track[d'athlétisme] lane[d'escrime] pistepiste de ski ski-run, runa. [sur la route] cycle laneb. [à côté] cycle trackpiste d'envol/d'atterrissage take-off/landing runway8. JEUX [de dés] dice run ou baize————————en piste interjection————————en piste locution adverbialeentrer en piste to come into play, to join in -
3 arène
arène [aʀεn]feminine nouna. ( = piste) arena* * *aʀɛn1) ( dans un amphithéâtre) arena; ( au cirque) ring; ( pour corridas) bullring; fig arena2) ( amphithéâtre)arènes — amphitheatre [BrE] (sg)
••* * *aʀɛn1. nf1) [cirque] arena2) fig2. arènes nfplamphitheatre Grande-Bretagne amphitheater USA (pour courses de taureaux) bullring sg* * *arène nf1 ( dans un amphithéâtre) arena; ( au cirque) ring; ( pour corridas) bullring; fig arena; l'arène politique/internationale the political/international arena;entrer or descendre dans l'arène to enter the ring.[arɛn] nom féminin1. [pour la corrida] bullring————————arènes nom féminin pluriel
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