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2 symboliser
symboliser [sɛ̃bɔlize]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *sɛ̃bɔlizeverbe transitif to symbolize* * *sɛ̃bɔlize vt* * *symboliser verb table: aimer vtr to symbolize.[sɛ̃bɔlize] verbe transitifla colombe symbolise la paix the dove symbolizes peace ou is the symbol of peace -
3 figurer
figurer [figyʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. intransitive verb( = être mentionné) to appear• figurer sur une liste/dans l'annuaire to appear on a list/in the directory3. reflexive verb• je ne tiens pas à y aller, figure-toi ! believe it or not, I've no particular desire to go!* * *figyʀe
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verbe transitif to represent
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verbe intransitif [nom, chose] to appear
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se figurer verbe pronominal to imaginej'avais compris, figurez-vous! — I had actually got the point!
figure-toi que je l'ai revu dix ans après! — I saw him again ten years later, can you imagine!
* * *fiɡyʀe1. vi2. vt* * *figurer verb table: aimerA vtr to represent.B vi [nom, chose] to appear; ne pas figurer dans un rapport not to appear in a report; faire figurer qch dans un rapport to include sth in a report; un pompier figure parmi les victimes a fireman is among the casualties; ce plat ne figure plus au menu this dish is no longer (included) on the menu; cette mention ne figure plus dans le contrat this clause is no longer in the contract.C se figurer vpr to imagine; je me figure le travail que cela présente I can well imagine the amount of work it involves; s'il se figure que… if he thinks that…; figure-toi que j'allais justement t'appeler as it happens ou funnily enough I was just about to call you; j'avais compris, figurez-vous! I had actually got the point!; figure-toi que je l'ai revu dix ans après! I saw him again ten years later, can you imagine![figyre] verbe transitif2. [symboliser] to symbolize————————[figyre] verbe intransitif1. [apparaître] to appearvotre nom ne figure pas sur la liste your name doesn't appear ou isn't on the list————————se figurer verbe pronominal transitif1. [imaginer] to imagine2. [croire] to believefigure-toi qu'il n'a même pas appelé! he didn't even call, can you believe it!eh bien figure-toi que moi non plus, je n'ai pas le temps! surprising though it may seem, I haven't got the time either! -
4 matérialiser
matérialiser [mateʀjalize]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ projet] to carry out ; [+ promesse, doute] to realizeb. [+ frontière] to mark• « chaussée non matérialisée » "unmarked road"2. reflexive verb* * *mateʀjalize
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1) ( concrétiser) to realize [rêve]; to fulfil [BrE] [espoir]; to make [something] happen [projet]2) ( signaliser) to mark‘chaussée non matérialisée sur 3 km’ — ‘no road markings for 3 km’
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se matérialiser verbe pronominal [projet] to materialize* * *matérialiser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( concrétiser) to realize [rêve]; to fulfilGB [espoir]; to keep [promesse]; to make [sth] happen [projet]; des décisions qui seront matérialisées par un traité decisions that will be embodied in a treaty; le fleuve matérialise la frontière the river forms the border;2 ( signaliser) to mark [route, aire]; ‘chaussée non matérialisée sur 3 km’ ‘no road markings for 3 km’.[materjalize] verbe transitif1. [concrétiser] to materializematérialiser un projet to carry out ou to execute a plan‘voie non matérialisée pendant 1 km’ ‘no markings ou roadmarkings for 1 km’————————se matérialiser verbe pronominal intransitif -
5 résumer
résumer [ʀezyme]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. reflexive verba. [personne] to sum up (one's ideas)b. ( = être contenu)c. ( = se réduire à) se résumer à to amount to━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *ʀezyme
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1) ( raccourcir) to summarize [texte, pensée]2) ( récapituler) to sum up [nouvelle, match, état d'esprit]
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se résumer verbe pronominal1) [personne] to sum up2)* * *ʀezyme vt1) [texte] to summarize2) (= récapituler) to sum up3) (= représenter) to epitomize, to typify* * *résumer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( raccourcir) to summarize [texte, pensée, délibération];2 ( récapituler) to sum up [nouvelle, match, état d'esprit]; il l'a résumé en deux mots he summed it up in two words;3 ( refléter) to sum up; cette anecdote résume le personnage this anecdote sums up the character.B se résumer vpr1 ( être bref) [personne] to sum up; pour me résumer je dirai que to sum up I'll say that;2 ( se limiter) se résumer à [vie, action, événement, opinion] to come down to; le match de hockey s'est résumé à un long pugilat what the match came down to was one long fight;3 ( se raccourcir) [texte, pensée, discours] to be summarized, to be summed up.[rezyme] verbe transitif————————se résumer verbe pronominal intransitif[récapituler] to sum uppour me résumer, je dirai que nous devons être vigilants to sum up, I would say that we must be vigilant————————se résumer à verbe pronominal plus prépositionAll in all, it was a very enjoyable day. Tout compte fait, c'était une journée très agréableWhen all is said and done, she's still my sister. Après tout, c'est quand même ma sœurAll things considered, it wasn't a bad start. Tout bien considéré, ça n'a pas trop mal commencéAnyway, to cut a long story short, she's decided to come next week instead. Bref, elle a décidé de venir plutôt la semaine prochaineAll of which goes to show that you were wrong about him. Ce qui prouve que tu t'étais trompé sur son compteTo put it in a nutshell, we can't go. Bref, nous ne pouvons pas y aller -
6 symbole
symbole [sɛ̃bɔl]masculine noun* * *sɛ̃bɔlnom masculin1) gén, Linguistique symbol2) Religion creed* * *sɛ̃bɔl nm* * *A nm2 Relig creed.B (-)symbole ( in compounds) femme symbole icon; une figure symbole du conservatisme a figurehead of conservatism; New York, ville symbole du capitalisme New York, the very symbol of capitalism.symbole des Apôtres Apostles' Creed.[sɛ̃bɔl] nom masculin1. [signe] symbolil est le symbole du respect filial he's the embodiment of filial duty, he's filial duty personified3. RELIGION -
7 Bercy
(Ministère des finances)"Bercy" is the name given to the new French finance ministry building, situated on Quai de Bercy, on the right bank of theSeine, just beside the Gare de Lyon. The name is also used to refer to the ministry itself, or to its policies. The massive building, sometimes used to symbolize the size and weight of the French civil service itself, is architecturally impressive, straddling a main road and protruding over the waters of the Seine at its southern end.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Bercy
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