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1 tituber
tituber [titybe]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb[personne] to stagger• il avança vers nous/sortit de la cuisine en titubant he came staggering towards us/out of the kitchen* * *titybeverbe intransitif to stagger* * *titybe vito stagger, to reel* * *tituber verb table: aimer vi to stagger (de with); je titubais de fatigue I was staggering with exhaustion; il tituba, s'arrêta puis repartit he staggered along, stopped, then set off again; ils sont sortis du pub en titubant they staggered out of the pub.[titybe] verbe intransitif[ivrogne] to stagger ou to reel ou (along)[malade] to stagger (along) -
2 travers
travers [tʀavεʀ]masculine nouna. ( = défaut) failing• tomber dans le travers qui consiste à faire... to make the mistake of doing...c. (locutions)• la palissade est délabrée: on voit au travers/le vent passe au travers the fence is falling down and you can see through/the wind comes through• tout le monde a eu la grippe mais je suis passé au travers everyone had flu but I managed to avoid it► de travers ( = pas droit) crooked• aller or marcher de travers to be going wrong• avoir la bouche/le nez de travers to have a crooked mouth/nose• marcher de travers [ivrogne] to stagger along• couper/scier en travers to cut/saw across• le véhicule dérapa et se mit en travers (de la route) the vehicle skidded and stopped across the road* * *tʀavɛʀ
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nom masculin invariable1) ( petit défaut) foible, quirk; ( erreur) mistake3) Culinaire
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à travers locution1) ( ponctuel) [voir, regarder] throughpasser à travers les mailles du filet — lit, fig to slip through the net
2) ( dans l'espace) [voyager, marcher] acrosspasser or aller or couper à travers champs — to cut across the fields
3) ( dans le temps) through4) ( par l'intermédiaire de) through
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au travers locution ( en traversant) throughpasser au travers de — fig to escape [contrôle, inspection]
il y a eu des licenciements, heureusement il est passé au travers — there have been redundancies, fortunately his job wasn't affected
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de travers locution adverbiale1) ( dans une mauvaise position) askewj'ai avalé de travers — lit it went down the wrong way
regarder quelqu'un de travers — fig to give somebody filthy looks, to glare at somebody
2) ( de façon inexacte) wrong, wrongly
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en travers locution acrossse mettre en travers de la route — [personnes] to stand in the middle of the road
se mettre en travers du chemin de quelqu'un — fig to get in somebody's way
rester en travers de la gorge de quelqu'un — (colloq) fig [attitude] to stick in somebody's throat; [propos] to be hard to swallow
* * *tʀavɛʀ nm1)Cette vitre est tellement sale qu'on ne voit rien à travers. — This window is so dirty you can't see anything through it.
Il y avait un arbre en travers de la route. — There was a tree lying across the road.
de travers — crooked, askew
être de travers — to be crooked, to be askew
Son chapeau était de travers. — His hat was crooked.
avaler de travers; J'ai avalé de travers. — Something went down the wrong way.
comprendre de travers — to get the wrong idea, to misunderstand
Elle comprend toujours tout de travers. — She always gets the wrong idea.
2) (= défaut) fault, failing* * *A nm inv1 ( petit défaut) foible, quirk; ( erreur) mistake; il n'a pas succombé à ce travers he didn't make that mistake; le film ne tombe jamais dans le travers de la sensiblerie the film never lapses into sentimentality;3 Culin travers de porc sparerib.B à travers loc1 ( ponctuel) [voir, regarder] through; il est passé à travers tous les contrôles he slipped through all the checks; passer à travers les mailles du filet lit, fig to slip through the net; la vitre est si sale qu'on ne voit pas à travers the window is so dirty that you can't see through it; sentir le froid à travers ses gants to feel the cold through one's gloves;2 ( dans l'espace) [voyager, marcher] across; voyager à travers l'Europe/le monde to travel across Europe/the world; passer or aller or couper à travers champs to cut across the fields; se promener à travers les prés to walk through the fields; la maladie affecte des milliers de gens à travers le monde the disease affects thousands of people across the world; le mouvement s'étend à travers le pays the movement is spreading through ou across the country;3 ( dans le temps) through; voyager à travers le temps to travel through time; des événements qui se répètent à travers l'histoire events which recur through ou throughout history;4 ( par l'intermédiaire de) through; je ne le connais qu'à travers ses écrits I only know him through his writing; c'est le racisme qu'ils combattent à travers lui they're fighting racism through him; à travers ces informations through this information.C au travers loc1 ( en traversant) through; passer au travers de fig to escape [contrôle, inspection]; il y a eu des licenciements, heureusement il est passé au travers there have been redundancies, fortunately his job wasn't affected;2 ( par l'intermédiaire de) in; au travers d'une série d'entretiens in a series of interviews.D de travers loc adv1 ( dans une mauvaise position) askew; il a mis son chapeau de travers he has put his hat on askew; ta veste est boutonnée de travers your jacket is buttoned up wrongly; il a le nez de travers he has a twisted nose; marcher de travers to walk sideways; se garer de travers to park badly; j'ai avalé de travers lit it went down the wrong way; regarder qn de travers fig to give sb filthy looks, to glare at sb;2 ( de façon inexacte) wrong, wrongly; tout va de travers aujourd'hui everything's going wrong today; quand elle est de mauvaise humeur, elle prend tout de travers when she's in a bad mood, she takes everything the wrong way; je fais tout de travers aujourd'hui I can't do anything right today; comprendre de travers to misunderstand.E en travers loc ( en position transversale) across; un bus était en travers de la route a bus was sideways, blocking the road; se mettre en travers de la route [personnes] to stand in the middle of the road; la voiture a dérapé et s'est mise en travers de la route the car skidded and ended up sideways, blocking the road; se mettre en travers du chemin de qn fig to get in sb's way; avoir un os en travers de la gorge to have a bone stuck in one's throat; rester en travers de la gorge à qn○ fig [attitude, arrogance] to stick in sb's throat; [propos, insultes] to be hard to swallow; ⇒ long.[travɛr] nom masculin1. [largeur] breadth2. [viande]3. NAUTIQUEpar le travers abeam, on the beamelle tombait dans les mêmes travers que ses prédécesseurs she displayed the same shortcomings as her predecessors————————à travers locution prépositionnelleà travers la fenêtre/le plancher/les barreaux through the window/the floor/the barsprendre ou passer à travers champs to go through the fields ou across countryils ont prêché à travers tout le pays they went preaching throughout the length and breadth of the country————————au travers de locution prépositionnelle1. [en franchissant] through2. [par l'intermédiaire de] through, by means ofson idée se comprend mieux au travers de cette comparaison his idea is easier to understand by means of this comparison————————de travers locution adjectivale————————de travers locution adverbialemarcher de travers [ivrogne] to stagger ou to totter along2. [mal]elle comprend tout de travers! she gets everything wrong!, she always gets the wrong end of the stick!————————en travers locution adverbiale————————en travers de locution prépositionnelle -
3 échelonner
échelonner [e∫(ə)lɔne]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb• les policiers sont échelonnés tout au long du parcours the police are positioned at intervals all along the routec. [+ exercices, difficultés] (dans la complexité) to grade ; (dans le temps) to introduce gradually* * *eʃlɔne
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1) ( espacer) to space [something] out [balises]3) ( graduer) to grade [exercices]; to build up [arguments]4) Armée to deploy [something] in echelon [troupes]
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s'échelonner verbe pronominal1) [objets, personnes] to be positioned at intervals ( sur over)* * *eʃ(ə)lɔne vt[travail] to spread out, [paiements] to space out* * *échelonner verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( espacer) to space [sth] out [balises]; les poteaux sont échelonnés à 30 m d'intervalle the posts are set 30 metres apart ou at 30 metre intervals;4 Mil to deploy [sth] in echelon [troupes].B s'échelonner vpr1 [objets, personnes] to be positioned at intervals (sur over);2 [paiements, travaux] to be spread (sur over); [congés, départs] to be staggered (sur over).[eʃlɔne] verbe transitif2. [dans le temps - livraisons, remboursements, publication] to spread (out), to stagger, to schedule at regular intervalspaiements échelonnés payments in instalments, staggered payments————————s'échelonner sur verbe pronominal plus préposition[suj: projet, travaux] to be spread out over -
4 traviole
• de travioleadjectival phrase, adverbial phrase• être/mettre de traviole to be/put crooked* * *traviole○: de traviole loc adv [accrocher, attacher] skew-whiff○ GB, crooked; le tableau est accroché de traviole the picture is hung skew-whiff○ GB ou crooked; il marche de traviole○ he walks lopsided○; il comprend tout de traviole○ he always gets the wrong end of the stick○.[travjɔl]de traviole (familier) locution adjectivale————————de traviole (familier) locution adverbiale1. [en biais]marcher de traviole [ivrogne] to stagger ou to totter alongj'écris de traviole my handwriting's all crooked ou cockeyed2. [mal]
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