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1 durcir
durcir [dyʀsiʀ]➭ TABLE 21. transitive verb[+ attitude] to harden ; [+ contrôle, embargo, sanctions] to tighten2. intransitive verb► se durcirreflexive verb[sol, colle, visage, attitude, ton] to harden ; [conflit] to become more serious* * *dyʀsiʀ
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1) ( rendre dur) [sécheresse, froid] to harden [sol, pâte]2) ( rendre sévère) [maquillage] to harden [traits]3) ( radicaliser) to harden [position]; to intensify [mouvement de grève]
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verbe intransitif [argile] to harden; [ciment, colle] to set; [pain] to go hard; [artères] to harden
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se durcir verbe pronominal [argile, artères] to harden; [ton, régime] to become harsher; [conflit] to intensify* * *dyʀsiʀ1. vt2. vi* * *durcir verb table: finirA vtr1 ( rendre dur) [sécheresse, froid] to harden [sol, pâte];2 ( rendre sévère) [maquillage] to harden [traits];3 ( radicaliser) to harden [position]; to intensify [mouvement de grève]; durcir sa politique en matière de to take a harder line on.B vi [argile] to harden; [ciment, colle] to set; [pain] to go hard; [artères] to harden; durcir à l'air [colle] to set in (the) air; ciment qui durcit vite quick-setting cement.C se durcir vpr1 [argile, artères] to harden; à ces mots, son visage se durcit at these words, his/her face hardened;2 ( se radicaliser) [ton, attitude] to become harsher; [régime] to become harsher; [mouvement, conflit] to intensify.[dyrsir] verbe transitif————————[dyrsir] verbe intransitif————————se durcir verbe pronominal intransitif[personne] to harden oneself[cœur] to become hard -
2 cuirasser
cuirasser verb table: aimerA vtrB se cuirasser vpr fig se cuirasser contre qch to harden oneself to sth; être cuirassé contre qch to be hardened to sth.[kɥirase] verbe transitif2. [endurcir] to hardenson enfance difficile l'a cuirassé contre tout his difficult childhood has made him very thick-skinned————————se cuirasser verbe pronominal intransitif2. [s'endurcir] to harden oneself -
3 endurcir
endurcir [ɑ̃dyʀsiʀ]➭ TABLE 21. transitive verb2. reflexive verb* * *ɑ̃dyʀsiʀ
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1) ( rendre plus robuste) [travail, sport] to strengthen [corps, caractère]2) ( rendre insensible) [épreuve, égoïsme] to harden
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s'endurcir verbe pronominal1) ( devenir plus robuste) to become stronger2) ( devenir insensible) to become hardened* * *ɑ̃dyʀsiʀ vt1) (physiquement) to toughen upCes exercices servent à endurcir les soldats. — These exercises are to toughen up the soldiers.
2) (moralement) to harden* * *endurcir verb table: finirA vtr1 ( rendre plus robuste) [travail, sport] to strengthen [corps, caractère]; endurcir qn contre to build up sb's resistance to;2 ( rendre insensible) [épreuve, égoïsme] to harden.B s'endurcir vpr1 ( devenir plus robuste) [corps, caractère] to become stronger;2 ( devenir insensible) [cœur, âme] to become hardened; s'endurcir contre to become inured to.[ɑ̃dyrsir] verbe transitifêtre endurci à to be hardened to, to be inured to2. [rendre insensible] to harden————————s'endurcir verbe pronominal intransitifje me suis endurci avec l'âge age has made me tougher ou has toughened mes'endurcir à to become hardened ou inured to2. [devenir insensible] to harden one's heart -
4 raidir
raidir [ʀediʀ]➭ TABLE 21. transitive verb2. reflexive verba. [corde] to grow taut ; [position] to hardenb. [personne] ( = perdre sa souplesse) to become stiff ; ( = bander ses muscles) to stiffen* * *ʀɛdiʀ
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1) lit to tighten [cordage]; to tense [bras, corps]2) fig to harden [attitude]
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se raidir verbe pronominal1) lit [cordage] to get tighter; [bras, corps] to tense up; [tissu] to stiffen2) fig* * *ʀediʀ vt1) [muscles] to stiffen2) [câble] to pull taut, to tighten* * *raidir verb table: finirA vtr2 fig to harden [attitude].B se raidir vpr1 lit [cordage] to get tighter; [bras, corps] to tense up; [tissu] to stiffen; les membres raidis par le froid limbs stiffened by the cold;2 fig [attitude, mouvement] to harden; se raidir contre la douleur to brace oneself against pain.[rɛdir] verbe transitif1. [tendre] to stiffen2. [faire perdre sa souplesse à] to stiffen————————se raidir verbe pronominal intransitif3. [rassembler sa volonté] to steel ou to brace oneself -
5 blinder
blinder [blɛ̃de]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ porte] to reinforce2. reflexive verb* * *blɛ̃deblinder un véhicule — to armour-plate [BrE] a vehicle
* * *blɛ̃de vt1) [véhicule] to armour Grande-Bretagne to armor USA2) fig to harden* * *blinder verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( protéger) to reinforce [porte]; Mil to armourGB; Nucl to shield [réacteur]; Électron, Télécom to shroud;2 ○( endurcir) to harden [personne].[blɛ̃de] verbe transitif1. [contre les agressions] to armour2. [renforcer - porte] to reinforcele genre d'éducation qui vous blinde pour la vie the sort of education that gives you a thick skin for the rest of your life————————se blinder verbe pronominal intransitif1. (très familier) [s'enivrer] to drink oneself into a stupor2. (familier) [s'endurcir] to toughen oneself up -
6 vieillir
vieillir [vjejiʀ]➭ TABLE 21. intransitive verba. ( = prendre de l'âge) [personne, maison, organe] to grow old ; [population] to age• il a bien/mal vieilli [personne] he has/has not aged well ; [film] it has/has not stood the test of timeb. ( = paraître plus vieux) to agec. ( = passer de mode) [auteur, mot, doctrine] to go out of fashiond. [vin, fromage] to age2. transitive verb• vieillir qn [coiffure, maladie] to make sb look older• vous me vieillissez de cinq ans (par fausse estimation) you're making me out to be five years older than I really am3. reflexive verb► se vieillir to make o.s. look older* * *vjɛjiʀ
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1) ( en apparence) [coiffure, robe] to make [somebody] look older2) ( en estimation)ne me vieillis pas, j'ai 59 ans! — don't make me out to be any older than I am, I'm only 59!
3) ( physiquement) [maladie, pauvreté] to age
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verbe intransitif1) ( en âge)j'ai vieilli — I'm older; ( en maturité) I have grown up
pour bien vieillir, faites du sport — to stay young, take exercise
2) ( se dégrader) [corps, bâtiment] to show signs of age; [personne] to ageil vieillit mal — ( apparence) he's losing his looks
3) Sociologie4) ( pour un vin) to mature, to age5) ( se démoder) [œuvre, institution] to become outdated
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se vieillir verbe pronominal1) ( en apparence) to make oneself look older2) ( en mentant) to make oneself out to be older* * *vjejiʀ1. vi1) (= prendre de l'âge) to grow old, [population] to ageIl a beaucoup vieilli depuis la dernière fois que je l'ai vu. — He's aged a lot since I last saw him.
2) [vin] to age3) [doctrine, auteur] to become dated2. vt1)vieillir qn [coiffure, vêtements, lunettes] — to make sb look older, [épreuves, maladie] to age
2) [acteur] (pour un rôle) to make look older3) [vin, whisky] to age* * *vieillir verb table: finirA vtr1 ( en apparence) [coiffure, robe] to make [sb] look older; le maquillage la vieillit de 10 ans make-up makes her look 10 years older;2 ( en estimation) ne me vieillis pas, j'ai 59 ans! don't make me any older than I am, I'm only 59!;3 ( physiquement) [maladie, pauvreté] to age.B vi1 ( en âge) je vieillis I am getting old; j'ai vieilli I'm older; ( en maturité) I have grown up; je me sens vieillir I feel my age; pour bien vieillir, faites du sport to stay young, take exercise; il refuse de se voir vieillir he can't accept the fact that he's not so young any more; vieillir dans la fonction publique to spend a lifetime in the civil service; je ne veux pas vieillir ici I don't want to be here till I die;2 ( se dégrader) [corps, bâtiment] to show signs of age; [personne] to age; elle n'a pas vieilli she hasn't aged, she doesn't look any older; il vieillit mal ( apparence) he's losing his looks; elle vieillit bien she looks good for her age; il a vieilli de 10 ans en 6 mois he has aged 10 years in 6 months;3 Sociol notre population vieillit we have an ageing population;4 Vin to mature, age;5 ( se démoder) [œuvre] to become outdated; [institution] to stultify; une pièce de théâtre qui n'a pas vieilli a play which has lasted well.C se vieillir vpr1 ( en apparence) to make oneself look older;2 ( en mentant) to make oneself out to be older; se vieillir d'au moins trois ans to put at least three years on one's age.[vjejir] verbe intransitif1. [prendre de l'âge - personne] to age, to be getting old ; [ - vin, fromage] to age, to mature ; [ - technique] to become outmoded2. [paraître plus vieux]————————[vjejir] verbe transitif[métal] to age-harden3. [apparencenj]a. [suj: vêtement, couleur] to make somebody seem older————————se vieillir verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)[en apparence] to make oneself look older -
7 position
position [pozisjɔ̃]feminine nouna. position ; [de navire] bearings• arriver en première/deuxième/dernière position to come first/second/last• en position allongée/assise/verticale in a reclining/sitting/upright positionb. ( = attitude) stance* * *pozisjɔ̃1) ( dans l'espace) positionen position horizontale/verticale — horizontally/vertically
attention, l'échelle est en position instable — be careful, the ladder isn't steady
2) Armée position3) ( posture) positionrien de pire que de rester en position assise toute la journée — there's nothing worse than sitting down all day
4) ( situation) position5) (professionnelle, sociale) position6) ( au classement) place, position7) ( point de vue) position, stanceprise de position — stance, stand ( sur quelque chose on something)
camper or rester sur ses positions — to stand one's ground
8) Finance (bank) balanceêtre en position créditrice/débitrice — [compte] to be in credit/debit
9) ( en danse) position* * *pozisjɔ̃ nf1) (= emplacement) positionprendre position (= se poster) — to take up one's position
Les gendarmes venaient de prendre position. — The police had just taken up their positions.
2) (= opinion) positionprendre position (= prendre parti) — to take a stand
* * *position nf1 ( dans l'espace) position (de of); la position géographique d'une ville the geographical position of a town; veuillez indiquer votre position Naut, Aviat please state your position; il faut revoir la position des joueurs Sport the positioning of the players has to be rethought; en position horizontale/verticale horizontally/vertically; attention, l'échelle est en position instable be careful, the ladder isn't steady;2 Mil position; bombarder les positions ennemies to bomb the enemy's positions; la troupe a pris position sur la crête the troop has taken up its position on the ridge;3 ( posture) position (de of); faire l'amour dans toutes les positions to make love ou have sex in every (possible) position; la position des doigts sur une guitare the positioning of the fingers on a guitar; rien de pire que de rester en position assise toute la journée there's nothing worse than sitting down all day;4 ( situation) position; placer qn dans une position difficile to put sb in a difficult ou an awkward position; être/se sentir en position de force to be/feel oneself to be in a position of strength; nous ne sommes pas en position de vous aider/d'agir we are in no position to help you/to act; être en position minoritaire/majoritaire to be in the minority/majority; se trouver dans une position délicate to be in a tricky situation; être en position dominante sur le marché to be a market leader;5 (professionnelle, sociale) position; il occupe une position très en vue he's in a very public position; sa position est très enviée his/her position is widely envied;6 ( au classement) place, position; être en deuxième/troisième position to be in second/third place ou position;7 ( point de vue) position, stance; maintenir/durcir sa position to maintain/harden one's position ou stance; définir une position commune to reach a common position; position de principe position ou stance taken on principle; adopter une position de principe to make a stand on principle; revenir sur/réviser ses positions to reconsider/review one's position; prendre position sur un problème to take a stand on an issue; prise de position stance, stand (sur qch on sth); camper or rester sur ses positions to stand one's ground;8 Fin (bank) balance; demander sa position to ask for the balance of one's account; être en position créditrice/débitrice [compte] to be in credit/debit;9 Danse position; première/cinquième position first/fifth position.position acheteur Fin bull position; position du missionnaire missionary position; position de repli fallback; position vendeur Fin bear position.[pozisjɔ̃] nom fémininposition avancée/défensive advanced/defensive position2. [lieu où l'on se trouve] positionnous sommes en dernière/première position dans le championnat we're bottom of the league/in the lead in the championshiparriver en première/dernière positiona. [coureur] to come first/lastb. [candidat] to come top/be lastdans la ou en position verticale when standing updans la ou en position allongée when lying downdans la ou en position assise when sitting, in a sitting positionprendre position (sur quelque chose) to take a stand ou to take up a position (on something)prendre position pour ou en faveur de quelque chose to come down in favour of somethingdans sa position, elle devrait se sentir responsable a woman in her position should feel responsible9. LINGUISTIQUE [d'un terme, d'une syllabe, d'une voyelle] positionphonème en position forte/faible stressed/unstressed phoneme————————de position locution adjectivale[balise] position (modificateur)
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