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1 reveal
reveal [rɪˈvi:l]* * *[rɪ'viːl] 1.transitive verb1) ( make public) dévoiler [truth]; révéler [secret]to reveal all — ( divulge) tout dire
2) ( make visible) découvrir [view, picture]2.revealed religion — religion f révélée
to reveal oneself — [person] se montrer; [God] se révéler
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2 show
show [∫əʊ](verb: preterite showed, past participle shown or showed)1. noun• he's holding his first London show [artist, sculptor] il expose à Londres pour la première foisc. ( = display) démonstration fa. ( = display) montrer ; ( = exhibit) [+ goods for sale, picture, dog] exposer ; [+ film, slides] projeter• I ought to show my face at Paul's party il faudrait que je fasse acte de présence à la soirée de Paulb. ( = indicate) [dial, clock] indiquer• to show a loss/profit indiquer une perte/un bénéfice• the figures show a rise over last year's sales les chiffres font apparaître une augmentation des ventes par rapport à l'année dernièrec. ( = reveal) montrer• it all goes to show that... tout cela montre bien que...• I'll show him! (inf) il va voir !d. ( = conduct) to show sb into the room faire entrer qn dans la pièce4. compounds• she's in show business elle est dans le show-business ► show flat noun (British) appartement m témoin► show off[+ one's wealth, knowledge] faire étalage de• he wanted to show off his new car il voulait faire admirer sa nouvelle voiture► show out separable transitive verb raccompagner (jusqu'à la porte)► show upa. [+ visitor] faire monterb. [+ fraud, impostor] démasquer ; [+ flaw, defect] faire ressortirc. ( = embarrass) faire honte à (en public)* * *[ʃəʊ] 1.1) ( as entertainment) Theatre, gen spectacle m; ( particular performance) représentation f; Cinema séance f; Radio, Television émission f; ( of slides) projection fon with the show! — ( introduction) place au spectacle!
3) ( of feelings) semblant m; ( of strength) démonstration f; ( of wealth) étalage mto make ou put on a (great) show of doing — s'évertuer pour la galerie à faire
to be all for ou just for show — être de l'esbroufe (colloq)
4) ( performance)5) (colloq) (business, undertaking) affaire f2.1) ( present for viewing) montrer [person, object, photo] (to à); présenter [ticket, fashion collection] (to à); [TV channel, cinema] passer [film]2) ( display competitively) présenter [animal]; exposer [flower, vegetables]3) ( reveal) montrer [feeling, principle, fact]; [garment] laisser voir [underclothes, dirt]; [patient] présenter [symptoms]4) ( indicate) montrer [object, trend, loss, difficulty]; indiquer [time, direction, area]5) ( demonstrate) [reply] témoigner de [wit, intelligence]; [gesture, gift] témoigner de [respect, gratitude]to show favouritism towards somebody —
6) ( prove) démontrer [truth, guilt]to show that — [document] prouver que; [findings] démontrer que; [expression] montrer que
7) ( conduct)to show somebody to their seat — [host, usher] placer quelqu'un
8) (colloq) ( teach a lesson to)3.I'll show him! — ( as revenge) je vais lui apprendre! (colloq); ( when challenged) je lui ferai voir! (colloq)
1) ( be noticeable) [stain, label] se voir; [emotion] gen se voir; ( in eyes) se lire2) ( be exhibited) [artist] exposer; [film] passer•Phrasal Verbs:- show in- show off- show out- show up••show a leg! — (colloq) debout!
to show one's face — (colloq) montrer son nez (colloq)
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3 tell
tell [tel](preterite, past participle told)a. dire• I told him what/where/how/why je lui ai dit ce que/où/comment/pourquoi• I won't go, I tell you! puisque je te dis que je n'irai pas !• don't tell me you've lost it! ne me dis pas que tu l'as perdu !• I told you so! je te l'avais bien dit !• ... or so I've been told... ou du moins c'est ce qu'on m'a dit• you're telling me! (inf) à qui le dis-tu !• you tell me! je n'en sais rien !• can you tell the time? sais-tu lire l'heure ?• can you tell time? (US) sais-tu lire l'heure ?• can you tell me the time? peux-tu me dire l'heure (qu'il est) ?c. ( = know) how can I tell what he'll do? comment puis-je savoir ce qu'il va faire ?• it was impossible to tell where the bullet had entered il était impossible de dire par où la balle était entrée• you can tell he's clever by the way he talks on voit bien qu'il est intelligent à la façon dont il parled. ( = distinguish) distinguer ; ( = know) savoira. ( = know) savoir• how can I tell? comment le saurais-je ?b. ( = be talebearer) I won't tell! je ne le répéterai à personne !c. ( = have an effect) se faire sentir• their age and inexperience told against them leur âge et leur manque d'expérience militaient contre eux* * *[tel] 1.(prét, pp told) transitive verb1) gen [person] dire [lie, truth]; raconter [joke, story]; prédire [future]; [manual, gauge] indiquerto tell somebody about ou of something — parler de quelque chose à quelqu'un
to tell somebody not to do — gen dire à quelqu'un de ne pas faire; ( forbid) défendre à quelqu'un de faire
to tell somebody how to do/what to do — expliquer à quelqu'un comment faire/ce qu'il faut faire
to tell the time — [clock] indiquer or marquer l'heure; [person] lire l'heure
can you tell me the time please? — peux-tu me dire l'heure (qu'il est), s'il te plaît?
his behaviour tells us a lot about his character — son comportement nous en dit long sur sa personnalité
I told you so! —
it's true, I tell you! — puisque je te dis que c'est vrai!
2) ( deduce)you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear — la façon dont les gens s'habillent est très révélatrice
3) ( distinguish) distinguer2.how can you tell which is which? —
1) ( reveal secret)2) ( be evidence of)3) ( know for certain) savoiras ou so far as I can tell — pour autant que je sache
4) ( produce an effect)3.her inexperience told against her at the interview — son inexpérience a joué contre elle lors de son entretien
to tell oneself — se dire ( that que)
Phrasal Verbs:- tell off- tell on••tell me another! — (colloq) à d'autres! (colloq)
to tell somebody where to get off — (colloq) envoyer promener quelqu'un
you tell me! — je n'en sais rien!, à ton avis?
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4 give away
give away [something], give [something] away1) donner [item, sample]we're practically giving them away! — à ce prix-là, c'est donné!
2) ( reveal) révéler3) ( lose carelessly) laisser échapper [match, goal, advantage] (to au bénéfice de)give [somebody] away, give away [somebody]4) ( betray) [expression, fingerprints] trahir; [person] dénoncer (to à)5) ( in marriage) conduire [quelqu'un] à l'autel -
5 let out
let out US [movie, school] finir (at à); let out [something]1) laisser échapper [cry, sigh]let [something] out, let out [something]3) ( release) faire sortir [animal]; fig donner libre cours à [grief, anger]4) élargir [skirt, jacket]; rallonger [waistband]let [somebody] out5) ( release) laisser sortir [prisoner] (of de); faire sortir [pupils, employees] (of de)6) ( show out) reconduire [quelqu'un] à la porteI'll let myself out — ne vous dérangez pas, je peux sortir tout seul
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6 show up
1) ( be visible) [mark] se voir; [details, colour] ressortir2) (colloq) ( arrive) se montrer (colloq)show up [something] révéler [fault, mark]; show [somebody] up3) ( let down) faire honte à [person]4) ( reveal truth about)to show somebody up for what he/she is — montrer la vraie nature de quelqu'un
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