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window n1 ( to look through) (of house, room) fenêtre f ; (of shop, public building) vitrine f, devanture f ; ( of train) vitre f, fenêtre f ; ( of car) vitre f, glace f, fenêtre f ; ( of plane) hublot m ; ( stained glass) vitrail m ; to sit at or by the window ( in room) s'asseoir à la fenêtre ; (in train, car) s'asseoir près de la fenêtre ; I'd like a seat by a window Aviat j'aimerais une place côté fenêtre ; to look out of ou through the window regarder par la fenêtre ; if you look out of the window you will see Paris Aviat si vous regardez par le hublot vous verrez Paris ; to lean out of the window se pencher par la fenêtre ; ‘do not lean out of the window’ ( in train) ‘ne pas se pencher au dehors’ ; to break a window casser une vitre or un carreau ; to clean ou wash the windows laver les vitres or les carreaux ; how much is the jacket in the window? Comm combien coûte la veste dans la vitrine? ; a window on the world fig une fenêtre sur le monde ; to provide a window on what goes on behind the scenes fig ouvrir une fenêtre sur ce qui se passe dans les coulisses ;2 ( for service at bank or post office) guichet m ;3 ( of envelope) fenêtre f ;4 Comput fenêtre f ;5 (space in diary, time) créneau m ; we've missed our window nous avons raté notre créneau ; to provide a window of opportunity for sb to do fournir un créneau à qn pour faire ; launch window créneau de lancement.to go ou fly out the window ○ [plans] tomber à l'eau ; [hopes] s'écrouler ; the eyes are the windows of the soul Prov les yeux sont le miroir de l'âme.
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