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1 tower
tower ['taʊə(r)]1 noun(a) (building) tour f;∎ church tower clocher m;∎ figurative he's a tower of strength c'est un roc;∎ you've been a tower of strength to me ton soutien m'a été précieux(c) (for camera) échafaudage m pour caméra∎ to tower above or over sth dominer qch;∎ the skyscraper towers above or over the city le gratte-ciel domine la ville;∎ he towered above or over me j'étais tout petit à côté de lui;∎ figurative she towers above or over her contemporaries elle domine de loin ses contemporains►► the Tower of Babel la tour de Babel;British tower block tour f d'habitation;Tower Bridge Tower Bridge m;tower crane grue f à pylône;the Tower of London la Tour de Londres;Computing tower system système m à boîtier vertical, système m à tour -
2 tower
B vi1 ( dominate) to tower above ou over dominer [village, countryside] ; to tower above ou over sb gen être plus grand que qn ; ( menacingly) dominer qn de toute sa hauteur ;to be a tower of strength être solide comme un roc ; she's been a tower of strength to me elle a été d'un grand soutien pour moi. -
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tower [ˈtaʊər]1. nountour f• church tower clocher m[building, mountain, cliff] se dresser de manière imposante3. compounds* * *['taʊə(r)] 1.noun gen, Computing tour f2.to tower above ou over — dominer [village, street]
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4 soar
soar [sɔ:r][bird, aircraft] s'élever dans les airs ; [ball] voler ( over par-dessus ) ; [tower] s'élancer (vers le ciel) ; [prices, costs, profits] monter en flèche ; [ambitions, hopes] grandir démesurément ; [spirits] remonter en flèche* * *[sɔː(r)]1) ( rise sharply) gen monter en flèche; [hopes, spirits] s'accroître considérablementto soar beyond/above/through — dépasser
4) ( glide) planer5) littér [sound] s'élever; [tower, cliffs] se dresser•Phrasal Verbs:- soar up -
5 circle
A n1 ( shape) cercle m ; (of spectators, trees, chairs, flowers) cercle m ; (of fabric, paper, colour) rond m ; to form a circle [objects] former un cercle ; [people] faire un cercle (around autour de) ; to sit in a circle s'asseoir en cercle ; to move/swim in circles tourner/nager en rond ; to go round in circles lit, fig tourner en rond ;2 ( group) cercle m, groupe m (of de) ; to be in sb's circle faire partie du cercle de qn ; his circle of friends le cercle de ses amis ; in business/theatrical circles dans les milieux d'affaires/du théâtre ; literary circles le monde littéraire ; to move in fashionable circles fréquenter le beau monde ;B vtr1 ( move round) [plane, helicopter] tourner autour de [airport, tower] ; [satellite] graviter autour de [planet] ; [person, animal, vehicle] faire le tour de [square, building] ; tourner autour de [person, animal] ; they circled each other ils se tournaient autour ;2 ( encircle) encercler [word, mistake, answer].C vi [helicopter, plane, vulture] décrire des cercles (above, over au-dessus de) ; [predator, vehicle, horseman] tourner en rond (around autour de) ; as we walked along, the helicopter circled overhead on marchait, et l'hélicoptère décrivait des cercles au-dessus de nous.to come full circle [person] boucler la boucle ; [situation] revenir à son point de départ ; the wheel has come ou turned full circle la boucle est bouclée ; to have circles under one's eyes avoir les yeux cernés ; to square the circle résoudre (le problème de) la quadrature du cercle.
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over — o|ver1 W1S1 [ˈəuvə US ˈouvər] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(above)¦ 2¦(covering)¦ 3¦(across)¦ 4¦(on the other side)¦ 5¦(down from something )¦ 6¦(in many parts of something)¦ 7¦(no longer affected)¦ 8¦(more than)¦ 9¦(during)¦ 10 … Dictionary of contemporary English
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tower — n 1. minaret, obelisk, pagoda, pyramid; steeple, spire, Archit. fleche, turret, Fr. tourelle; campanile, belltower, belfry; cupola, dome, onion dome; column, pillar, shaft; skyscraper, high rise. 2. citadel, fortress, bastille, fortification,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
