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1 abusif
abusif, -ive [abyzif, iv]adjective* * *- ive abyzif, iv adjectif1) ( exagéré) excessive2) ( injuste) gén unfair; [détention] wrongful3) ( impropre) improper4) ( possessif) [mère] over-possessive* * *abyzif, iv adj (-ive)1) (excessif) (punition, consommation) excessive2) (contraire aux règles) (pratique, usage) improper3) (parent) abusive* * *1 ( exagéré) [consommation, tarif] excessive; simplification abusive oversimplification; prescription abusive inappropriate prescribing; faire un usage abusif de qch to use sth excessively; stationnement abusif illegal parking;2 ( injuste) [privilège, loi] unfair; [licenciement] unfair, wrongful; [détention] wrongful; les procédés abusifs de la concurrence étrangère the unfair conduct of foreign competitors;3 ( impropre) improper; emploi abusif d'un terme improper use of a term; donner une interprétation abusive de qch to give a misrepresentation of sth;4 ( possessif) [mère, époux] over-possessive.( féminin abusive) [abyzif, iv] adjectif1. [immodéré] excessive15 euros, c'est abusif! 15 euros, that's a bit much!2. [outrepassant ses droits - père, mère] domineering3. [incorrect] misusedl'emploi abusif du mot “réaliser” misuse of the word "réaliser" -
2 image
image [imaʒ]1. feminine nouna. picture• l'image est nette/floue the picture is clear/fuzzyb. ( = métaphore) image• s'exprimer par images to express o.s. in imagesd. ( = vision mentale) image2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Distinctive prints depicting a variety of scenes in a realistic but stereotypical manner were produced in the town of Épinal, in the Vosges, in the early nineteenth century. The prints became so popular that the term image d'Épinal has passed into the language, and is now used to refer to any form of stereotypical representation.* * *imaʒ1) ( reproduction) picture2) ( sur une pellicule) frame; ( qualité de réglage) picture; ( qualité artistique) photography3) ( reflet) reflection, image; Physique image4) ( représentation) pictureà l'image de ses prédécesseurs... — just like his/her predecessors...
5) Littérature image•Phrasal Verbs:* * *imaʒ nf1) (= dessin) picture2) fig (= représentation) pictureLes films donnent une fausse image de l'Amérique. — Films give a false picture of America.
3) (= réputation) image5) OPTIQUE image* * *image nf1 ( reproduction) picture; il ne sait pas lire mais il aime bien regarder les images he can't read but he likes looking at the pictures;2 Cin, TV ( sur une pellicule) frame; ( qualité de réglage) picture; ( qualité artistique) photography; 24 images par seconde 24 frames per second; l'image est trop sombre the picture is too dark; le scénario n'est pas formidable mais il y a de très belles image the storyline isn't great but there is some very beautiful photography; le film contient des images choquantes the film contains some shocking scenes; nous vous présenterons quelques images de ce film we'll show you an excerpt ou extract from the film; l'industrie de l'image Vidéo the video industry; Phot the photography industry;4 ( représentation) picture; leur livre donne une image totalement fausse de la situation/du pays their book gives a totally false picture of the situation/country; ils sont l'image même du bonheur parfait they are the picture of perfect happiness; à l'image de ses prédécesseurs, c'est un bureaucrate sans imagination just like his predecessors, he's an unimaginative bureaucrat;5 Littérat image; il s'exprime par images he expresses himself in images ou metaphors; étudier les images d'un poème to study the imagery of a poem;6 Scol reward given to pupils in the form of a small picture.image d'Épinal lit simplistic 19th century print of traditional French life; fig clichéd image; image latente Phot latent image; image de marque ( de produit) brand image; ( de société) corporate image; (de politicien, personnalité) (public) image; image pieuse holy picture; image réelle Phys real image; image virtuelle Phys virtual image.[imaʒ] nom féminin1. [représentation] pictureimage de la mère/du père mother/father figureimage d'Épinalpopular 19th-century print showing idealized scenes of French and foreign life, well-known characters or heroic eventsimage réelle/virtuelle real/virtual image3. TÉLÉVISION imagel'image est floue [télévision] the picture is fuzzy4. LITTÉRATURE imagedonner une fausse image de quelque chose to misrepresent something, to give a false impression of something7. INFORMATIQUE [imprimée] hard copy[sur l'écran] imageà l'image de locution prépositionnelleimage de marque nom féminin[d'un produit] brand image[d'une entreprise] corporate image[d'une personnalité, d'une institution] (public) image -
3 déformer
déformer [defɔʀme]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ objet, métal] to bend ; [+ chaussures, vêtements] to stretch ; [+ corps] to deform ; [+ visage, image, vérité, pensée] to distort ; [+ esprit] to warp• mes propos ont été déformés (involontairement) I've been misquoted ; (volontairement) my words have been twisted2. reflexive verb* * *defɔʀme
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1) ( endommager) to bend [something] (out of shape) [pare-chocs, aile d'avion]2) ( transformer) to distort [image, traits]3) ( fausser) to distort [vérité, faits]on a déformé mes propos — ( par erreur) I've been misquoted; ( à dessein) my words have been twisted
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se déformer verbe pronominal gén to lose its shape; [pantalon] to go GB ou become baggy* * *defɔʀme vt1) (physiquement) [objet] to put out of shape, [corps] to deformNe tire pas sur ton pull, tu vas le déformer. — Don't pull at your sweater, you'll stretch it.
2) (visuellement) to distort3) [pensée, fait] to distort* * *déformer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( endommager) to bend [sth] (out of shape) [pare-chocs, aile d'avion]; tu vas le déformer (objet en plastique, en bois) it'll get out of shape, you'll damage it; tu vas déformer les poches de ta veste your jacket pockets will lose their shape, you're going to ruin the pockets of your jacket;3 ( fausser) to distort, to misrepresent [message, vérité, information, faits]; to warp [esprit]; on a déformé mes propos ( par erreur) I've been misquoted; ( à dessein) my words have been twisted.[defɔrme] verbe transitif1. [changer la forme de - planche] to warp ; [ - barre] to bend (out of shape) ; [ - pare-chocs] to knock out of shape, to buckle ; [ - chaussure, pantalon] to put out of shape, to ruin the shape of2. [transformer - corps] to deform ; [ - visage, voix] to distort3. [changer le comportement de]4. [fausser - réalité, pensée] to distort, to misrepresent ; [ - image] to distort ; [ - goût] to warp ; [ - paroles] to misquote————————se déformer verbe pronominal intransitif[planche] to become warped[barre] to become bent
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