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1 muscle
muscle [ˈmʌsl]b. ( = power) poids m* * *['mʌsl] 1.1) (in arm, leg etc) muscle m; ( tissue) muscles mpl2) fig puissance f2. 3.transitive verbto muscle one's way into something — essayer de s'imposer dans [discussion]
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2 muscle
A n1 (in arm, leg etc) muscle m ; calf/stomach muscles muscles du mollet/de l'estomac ; without moving a muscle sans broncher ; don't move a muscle! ne bouge pas! ;3 ( clout) puissance f ; financial/military muscle poids or puissance financière/militaire ; they have no muscle ils ne font pas le poids ; we have the muscle to compete with these firms nous avons assez de ressources pour être en compétition avec ces entreprises ; to give muscle to donner du poids à [argument, threat].C vtr to muscle one's way into sth essayer de s'imposer dans [discussion] ; se frayer un chemin jusqu'à [room].■ muscle in ○ s'immiscer (on dans) ; to muscle in on sb's territory piétiner les plates-bandes de qn ○. -
3 tone
tone [təʊn]1 noun(a) (way of speaking) ton m (de la voix);∎ don't (you) speak to me in that tone (of voice)! ne me parle pas sur ce ton!;∎ I don't like your tone! je n'aime pas votre ton!;∎ I didn't much like the tone of her remarks je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé le ton de ses remarques;∎ it was the tone of the letter I didn't like c'est le ton de cette lettre qui ne m'a pas plu;∎ I knew by the tone of his voice j'ai compris au ton ou timbre de sa voix;∎ to raise/to lower the tone of one's voice hausser/baisser le ton;∎ he spoke to me in soft tones or in a soft tone il m'a parlé d'une voix douce∎ the rich bass tones of his voice la richesse de sa voix dans les tons graves;∎ the stereo has an excellent tone la stéréo a une excellente sonorité;∎ humorous I thought I recognized those dulcet tones j'ai cru reconnaître cette douce voix(d) Linguistics ton m;∎ rising/falling tone ton m ascendant/descendant(e) Telecommunications tonalité f;∎ please speak after the tone veuillez parler après le signal sonore(f) (control → of amplifier, radio) tonalité f∎ in matching tones of red and gold dans des tons rouge et or assortis;∎ soft blue tones des tons bleu pastel;∎ a two-tone colour scheme une palette de couleurs à deux tons(h) (style, atmosphere → of poem, article) ton m;∎ to set the tone donner le ton;∎ to give a serious tone to a discussion donner un ton sérieux à une discussion(i) (classiness) chic m, classe f;∎ to give/to lend tone to sth donner de la classe/apporter un plus à qch;∎ it lowers/raises the tone of the neighbourhood cela rabaisse/rehausse le standing du quartier(colour) s'harmoniser;∎ the wallpaper doesn't tone well with the carpet le papier peint n'est pas bien assorti à la moquette(body, muscles) tonifier►► tone arm bras m de lecture;tone colour timbre m;tone control bouton m de tonalité;tone deafness manque m d'oreille;Linguistics tone language langue f à tons;Music tone poem poème m symphonique(a) (colour, contrast) adoucir(b) (sound, voice) atténuer, baisser∎ his article had to be toned down for publication son article a dû être édulcoré avant d'être publiés'harmoniser, s'assortir;∎ the curtains tone in well with the carpet les rideaux sont bien dans le ton du tapis➲ tone up(body, muscles) tonifier(body, muscles) se tonifier -
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relaxed adj [person, manner, atmosphere, discussion] détendu, décontracté ; [muscle] décontracté ; he's quite relaxed about it ça ne lui pose aucun problème.
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