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21 go for
go for [somebody/something]1) (colloq) (favour, have liking for) craquer (colloq) pour [person]; aimer [style of music, literature etc]2) ( apply to) être valable pour, s'appliquer àgo for [somebody]3) ( attack) attaquer4)go for [something]5) ( attempt to achieve) essayer d'obtenir [honour, victory]go for it! — (colloq) vas-y, fonce! (colloq)
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23 make
make [meɪk]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━3. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► vb: pret, ptp made━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = produce) faire ; [+ machines] fabriquer• how much does that make (altogether)? combien ça fait (en tout) ?► made + preposition• this car wasn't made to carry eight people cette voiture n'est pas faite pour transporter huit personnes• he makes $400 a week il gagne 400 dollars par semaine• the company made $1.4 million last year la société a réalisé un bénéfice net de 1,4 millions de dollars l'année dernière• the deal made him £500 cette affaire lui a rapporté 500 livresc. [+ destination] arriver à ; [+ train, plane] avoir• will we make Paris before lunch? est-ce que nous arriverons à Paris avant le déjeuner ?d. ( = reckon) what time do you make it? quelle heure as-tu ?e. ( = ensure success of) the beautiful pictures make the book ce livre doit beaucoup à ses magnifiques imagesf. ( = be, constitute) faire• what made you believe that...? qu'est-ce qui vous a fait croire que... ?• I don't know what makes him do it je ne sais pas ce qui le pousse à faire ça► to make sb sth ( = choose as)• what did you make of the film? que penses-tu de ce film ?• what do you make of him? qu'est-ce que tu penses de lui ?► to make sb + adjective• to make o.s. useful se rendre utile• to make sb happy/unhappy rendre qn heureux/malheureux━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Look up other combinations, eg make sb thirsty, make o.s. ridiculous, at the adjective.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• let's make believe we're on a desert island imaginons que nous sommes sur une île déserte► to make do ( = manage) se débrouiller• you'll have to make do with me ( = be satisfied) tu vas devoir te contenter de moi► to make it ( = come) venir ; ( = arrive) arriver ; ( = succeed) réussir• can you make it by 3 o'clock? est-ce que tu peux y être pour 3 heures ?► to make it + time, date, amount• I'm coming tomorrow -- okay, can you make it the afternoon? je viendrai demain -- d'accord, mais est-ce que tu peux venir dans l'après-midi ?( = act)• she made as if to protest, then hesitated elle parut sur le point de protester, puis hésita3. nouna. ( = brand) marque f• what make of car do you drive? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme voiture ?b. ► to be on the make (inf) ( = trying to make money) chercher à se remplir les poches (inf) ; ( = trying to get power) avoir une ambition dévorante4. compounds• she lives in a world of make-believe elle vit dans un monde d'illusions adjective• his story is pure make-believe son histoire est pure fantaisie ► make-or-break (inf) adjective décisifa. ( = go to)b. ( = produce) produire ; ( = contribute to) contribuer à• happy parents make for a happy child des parents heureux font des enfants heureux► make off (inf) intransitive verb se tirer (inf)► make outa. ( = manage) (inf) se débrouillerb. (US = have sex) (inf!) s'envoyer en l'air (inf !)• how do you make that out? qu'est-ce qui vous fait penser cela ?b. ( = claim, pretend) prétendre ; ( = portray as) présenter commec. [+ cheque] libeller ; [+ will] fairea. ( = assign) [+ money, land] transférer (to à)a. ( = become friends again) se réconcilierb. ( = apply cosmetics) se maquillera. [+ story, excuse] inventer• you're making it up! tu l'inventes (de toutes pièces) !b. ( = put together) [+ parcel] faire ; [+ dish, medicine] préparer• have you made up the beds? as-tu fait les lits ?c. [+ deficit] compenser ; [+ sum of money, numbers] compléter• they made up the number with five amateurs ils ont complété l'effectif en faisant appel à cinq amateursd. ( = repay) to make sth up to sb revaloir qch à qne. [+ dispute] mettre fin à ; [+ differences] réglerf. ( = apply cosmetics to) maquiller• to make o.s. up se maquillerg. ( = compose) composer ; ( = represent) constituer• they make up 6% of the population ils constituent 6 % de la population► make up for inseparable transitive verb compenser• he tried to make up for all the trouble he'd caused il essaya de se faire pardonner les ennuis qu'il avait causés• he made up for all the mistakes he'd made il s'est rattrapé pour toutes les erreurs qu'il avait commises* * *[meɪk] 1. 2.transitive verb (prét, pp made)1) ( create) faire [cake, film, noise]to make something for somebody —
to make room/the time for something — trouver de la place/du temps pour quelque chose
made in France/by Macron — fabriqué en France/par Macron
2) (cause to be or become, render) se faire [friends, enemies]to make something bigger/better/worse — agrandir/améliorer/aggraver quelque chose
to make passing exams easier —
to make it possible to do — [person] faire en sorte qu'il soit possible de faire
3) ( cause to do)to make something work — [person] réussir à faire marcher quelque chose [machine]
to make something grow — [person] réussir à faire pousser quelque chose; [chemical, product] faire pousser quelque chose
4) (force, compel)to make somebody do — obliger or forcer quelqu'un à faire
to make somebody wait/talk — faire attendre/parler quelqu'un
5) ( turn into)to make somebody something —
to make something something —
to make a habit/an issue of something — faire de quelque chose une habitude/une affaire
it's been made into a film — on en a fait or tiré un film
6) (add up to, amount to) faire7) ( earn) gagner [salary, amount]8) (reach, achieve) arriver jusqu'à [place, position]; atteindre [ranking, level]; faire [speed, distance]to make the first team/the charts — entrer dans la première équipe/au hit-parade
to make six spades — ( in bridge) faire six piques
9) (estimate, say)10) ( cause success of) assurer la réussite de [holiday, meal, day]it really makes the room — [feature, colour] ça rend bien
11) Electricity fermer [circuit]to make a trick — ( win) faire une levée
•Phrasal Verbs:- make do- make for- make off- make out- make up••to be on the make — (colloq) ( for profit) avoir les dents longues; ( for sex) être en chasse (colloq)
to make it — (colloq) (in career, life) y arriver; (to party, meeting) réussir à venir; ( be on time for train etc) y être
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24 strike
strike [straɪk]1. nounb. ( = attack) attaque fc. (Baseball, bowling) strike ma. ( = hit) [+ person, ball] frapperb. ( = knock against) heurter ; [lightning, light] frapperc. [+ oil, gold] découvrird. [+ coin, medal] frapper ; [+ match] frottere. [clock] sonnerf. ( = delete) rayer• it strikes me that... il me semble que...• how did he strike you? quelle impression vous a-t-il fait ?• to be struck by sth ( = impressed) être frappé(e) par qchb. [clock] sonner4. compounds[committee, fund] de grèvea. abattre ; [disease] terrasser( = change direction)( = delete) (from list) rayer• to be struck off [doctor] être radiéa. ( = hit out) se débattreb. ( = set off) to strike out for the shore [swimmer] se mettre à nager vers le rivage( = delete) rayer[band] commencer à jouer[+ conversation] engager* * *[straɪk] 1.1) Industry, Commerce grève f2) ( attack) attaque f (on, against contre)3) ( in mining) découverte f (d'un gisement)2. 3.lucky strike — fig coup m de chance
transitive verb (prét, pp struck)1) ( hit) gen frapper; heurter [rock, tree, pedestrian]to strike somebody a blow — lit, fig porter un coup à quelqu'un
to strike somebody dead — [lightning] foudroyer quelqu'un
2) ( afflict) frapper [area, people]‘earthquake strikes San Francisco’ — ( headline) ‘San Francisco secoué par un tremblement de terre’
to strike terror into somebody ou somebody's heart — frapper quelqu'un de terreur
3) ( make impression on) [idea, thought] venir à l'esprit de; [resemblance] frapperit strikes me as funny that — je trouve drôle que (+ subj)
I was struck (colloq) with him — il m'a plu
4) (colloq) ( discover) tomber sur (colloq)5) ( achieve) conclure [bargain]6) ( ignite) frotter [match]7) [clock] sonner8) ( delete) supprimer9) ( dismantle) démonter [tent]10) Finance frapper [coin]4.intransitive verb (prét, pp struck)1) ( deliver blow) [person] frapper; [bomb] tomber2) ( attack) [killer, disease, storm] frapper; [army, animal] attaquerHenry strikes again! — (colloq) hum Henry nous en a fait encore une (colloq)
3) Industry, Commerce faire (la) grèveto strike for/against — faire (la) grève pour obtenir/pour protester contre
4) [match] s'allumer5) [clock] sonner6) ( proceed)to strike across — prendre à travers [field, country]
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succeed [səkˈsi:d]a. ( = be successful) réussirb. ( = follow) succéder (to à)* * *[sək'siːd] 1.transitive verb succéder à2.1) ( achieve success) réussir2) ( accede) succéder -
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naturel(elle)INSURANCE natural disaster catastrophe f naturelle;natural economy économie f non monétaire;COMPUTING natural language langage m naturel;LAW natural person personne f physique ou naturelle;natural resources ressources f pl naturelles;natural wastage = réduction des effectifs due aux départs d'employés non remplacésStrong added that the company is looking to cut costs by trimming from 10 percent to 20 percent of staff, although he said it was too early to say where the ax will fall, or how many people will go. "Staff are being offered voluntary redundancy, and we are hoping to achieve some of the reductions by natural wastage, but the numbers involved mean that some layoffs may be inevitable," he said.
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but m, objectif m;∎ to achieve or attain one's objectives atteindre ses objectifs;∎ our objective for this year is to increase sales by ten percent nous avons pour objectif d'augmenter nos ventes de dix pour cent au cours de l'année prochaine -
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STOCK EXCHANGE (market) surévalué(e), suracheté(e)Mr Greenspan's dilemma is that he would probably like to raise interest rates - inflation indicators from the labour market are mixed but the productivity miracle cannot continue for ever while signals from the energy sector are less equivocal. He would also like to see the US stock markets down from their current overbought levels. But he must achieve both without causing a nervous market to panic.
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30 pattern
pattern book livre m d'échantillons(b) (standard arrangement) système m, configuration f;∎ research has established that there is a pattern in or to the data la recherche a établi que les données ne sont pas aléatoires;∎ some clear patterns emerge from the statistics des tendances nettes ressortent des statistiques;∎ our aim is to achieve economic growth on the Japanese pattern notre but est d'atteindre un taux de croissance comparable à celui du Japon -
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[ə'tein](to gain; to achieve: He attained all his ambitions.) atteindre, réaliser -
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(to (fail to) achieve the required standard: Her work is well up to standard.) (n')être (pas) à la hauteur -
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(to achieve (something attempted): They brought off an unexpected victory.) réussir, remporter -
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(to achieve or gain (something): He carved out a career for himself.) se tailler -
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1. noun1) (any substance used in medicine: She has been prescribed a new drug for her stomach-pains.) médicament2) (a substance, sometimes one used in medicine, taken by some people to achieve a certain effect, eg great happiness or excitement: I think she takes drugs; He behaves as though he is on drugs.) drogue, stupéfiant2. verb(to make to lose consciousness by giving a drug: She drugged him and tied him up.) droguer- druggist- drug-addict - drugstore -
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[fo:s] 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) force2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) force3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) force2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) forcer (à)2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) contraindre•- forced- forceful - forcefully - forces - in - into force -
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(to do anything, no matter how extreme, dishonest, wicked etc, to achieve a particular aim: She'd go to any lengths to get herself promoted.) ne reculer devant rien pour -
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1) ((sometimes with capital: sometimes abbreviated to Hons when written) a degree awarded by universities, colleges etc to students who achieve good results in their final degree examinations, or who carry out specialized study or research; the course of study leading to the awarding of such a degree: He got First Class Honours in French; ( also adjective) an honours degree, (American) an honors course.) (avec) mention2) (ceremony, when given as a mark of respect: The dead soldiers were buried with full military honours.) honneurs -
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(in order to get, achieve, increase etc: The political march was banned in the interests of public safety.) dans l'intérêt de -
40 in the interest(s) of
(in order to get, achieve, increase etc: The political march was banned in the interests of public safety.) dans l'intérêt de
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