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61 in justice to
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62 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) il aurait été possible que... si2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) aurais dû au moins3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) il aurait été possible que... mais4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') c'est possible -
63 own
[əun] 1. verb1) (to have as a possession: I own a car.) posséder2) (to admit that something is true: I own that I have not been working very hard.) avouer2. adjective, pronoun(belonging to (the person stated): The house is my own; I saw it with my own eyes.) propre- owner- ownership - get one's own back - own up -
64 own up
( often with to) (to admit that one has done something: He owned up to having broken the window.) avouer -
65 pain
[pein] 1. noun(hurt or suffering of the body or mind: a pain in the chest.) douleur2. verb(to cause suffering or upset to (someone): It pained her to admit that she was wrong.) faire souffrir, peiner- pained- painful - painfully - painless - painlessly - painkiller - painstaking - a pain in the neck - take pains -
66 recognise
1) (to see, hear etc (a person, thing etc) and know who or what that person, thing etc is, because one has seen or heard him, it etc before: I recognized his voice/handwriting; I recognized him by his voice.) reconnaître2) (to admit, acknowledge: Everyone recognized his skill.) reconnaître3) (to be willing to have political relations with: Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic.) reconnaître4) (to accept as valid, well-qualified etc: I don't recognize the authority of this court.) reconnaître•- recognisable - recognizably - recognisably - recognition -
67 recognize
1) (to see, hear etc (a person, thing etc) and know who or what that person, thing etc is, because one has seen or heard him, it etc before: I recognized his voice/handwriting; I recognized him by his voice.) reconnaître2) (to admit, acknowledge: Everyone recognized his skill.) reconnaître3) (to be willing to have political relations with: Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic.) reconnaître4) (to accept as valid, well-qualified etc: I don't recognize the authority of this court.) reconnaître•- recognisable - recognizably - recognisably - recognition -
68 take back
1) (to make (someone) remember or think about (something): Meeting my old friends took me back to my childhood.) rappeler2) (to admit that what one has said is not true: Take back what you said about my sister!) retirer -
69 zwakjes gaf hij toe
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70 zwakjes
♦voorbeelden:hij glimlachte zwakjes • il ébaucha un sourirein taal is hij zwakjes • en langues, il est plutôt faiblehij is nog zwakjes na zijn ziekte • après sa maladie, il est encore assez faiblezwakjes protesteren • élever de molles protestationsde maan schijnt zwakjes • la lune luit faiblement -
71 acknowledge
A vtr1 ( admit) admettre [fact] ; reconnaître [error] ; to acknowledge that admettre que ; to acknowledge to oneself reconnaître en son for intérieur (that que) ;2 ( recognize) reconnaître [ability, problem, authority, claim] ; to be acknowledged as ou to be an excellent lawyer/doctor être connu comme un excellent avocat/médecin ; to acknowledge sb as leader reconnaître qn pour chef ; this opera is acknowledged as ou to be one of his greatest works tout le monde s'accorde à reconnaître que cet opéra est une de ses plus grandes œuvres ;3 ( express thanks for) remercier [qn] de [gift, help] ; répondre à [applause] ; to acknowledge one's sources ( in book) citer ses sources ;4 ( confirm receipt of) accuser réception de [letter, parcel] ;5 ( show recognition of) montrer qu'on a vu [qn] ; he acknowledged them with a wave il leur fit un signe de la main ; she didn't even acknowledge me ou my presence elle a fait semblant de ne pas me voir. -
72 agree
1 ( concur) être d'accord (that sur le fait que ; with avec) ; we agreed with him that he should leave nous étions d'accord avec lui sur le fait qu'il devait partir ;2 (admit, concede) convenir (that que) ; I agree it sounds unlikely ça a l'air peu probable, j'en conviens ; it's dangerous, don't you agree? c'est dangereux, tu ne crois pas? ;3 ( consent) to agree to do accepter de faire ;4 (settle on, arrange) se mettre d'accord sur, convenir de [date, time, venue, route, method, policy, terms, fee, price] ; se mettre d'accord sur [candidate, change, plan, solution] ; conditions agreed with the union/between the two parties des conditions convenues avec le syndicat/entre les deux parties ; to agree to do convenir de faire, se mettre d'accord pour faire ; the industrial nations have agreed to support Soviet reforms les pays industrialisés ont convenu de soutenir les réformes soviétiques.1 ( hold same opinion) être d'accord (with avec ; about, on sur) ; ‘I agree!’ ‘je suis bien d'accord!’ ; I couldn't agree more! je suis entièrement d'accord! ; he didn't agree with me on what was causing the pain il n'était pas d'accord avec moi sur la cause de la douleur ; to agree about ou on doing être d'accord pour faire ;2 ( reach mutual understanding) se mettre d'accord, tomber d'accord (about, on sur) ; they failed to agree ils n'ont pas réussi à se mettre d'accord ; the jury agreed in finding him guilty le jury est tombé d'accord pour le déclarer coupable ;3 ( consent) accepter ; to agree to consentir à [plan, suggestion, terms, decision, negotiations] ; she'll never agree to that elle n'y consentira jamais ; they won't agree to her going alone ils ne consentiront pas à ce qu'elle y aille toute seule ;4 (hold with, approve) to agree with approuver [belief, idea, practice, proposal] ; I don't agree with vivisection/with what they're doing je désapprouve la vivisection/ce qu'ils font ;5 ( tally) [stories, statements, figures, totals] concorder (with avec) ; the two theories agree (with each other) les deux théories concordent ;6 ( suit) to agree with sb [climate, weather] être bon pour qn ; [food] réussir à qn ; I ate something that didn't agree with me j'ai mangé quelque chose qui ne m'a pas réussi or qui n'est pas passé ;7 Ling s'accorder (with avec ; in en).C agreed pp adj [date, time, venue, amount, budget, fee, price, rate, terms, signal] convenu ; as agreed comme convenu ; it was agreed that there would be a wage freeze il était convenu qu'il y aurait un gel des salaires ; to be agreed on être d'accord sur [decision, statement, policy] ; are we all agreed on this? sommes-nous tous d'accord là-dessus? ; is that agreed? c'est bien entendu? ; ⇒ damage. -
73 allow
A vtr1 ( authorize) permettre à [person] (to do de faire), autoriser [person] (to do à faire) ; autoriser [action, change] ; laisser [choice, freedom] (to do de faire) ; to allow sth to be changed/demolished autoriser le changement/la démolition de qch ; to allow sb home/in/out autoriser qn à rentrer chez soi/entrer/sortir ; to allow sb (to have) alcohol/sweets autoriser l'alcool/les bonbons à qn ; she isn't allowed alcohol l'alcool lui est interdit ; visitors are not allowed on the site le chantier est interdit aux visiteurs ; I'm allowed to take 20 days' annual leave j'ai le droit de prendre 20 jours de congé par an ; he allowed the situation to get worse il a laissé la situation s'aggraver ; I allowed her to bully me je l'ai laissée me harceler ;2 ( enable) to allow sb/sth to do permettre à qn/qch de faire ; extra cash would allow the company to expand des fonds supplémentaires permettraient à la société de s'agrandir ; the bridge was too low to allow the lorry to pass le pont était trop bas pour permettre au camion de passer ; allow me to introduce myself permettez-moi de me présenter ; allow me! permettez(-moi)! ;3 ( allocate) prévoir ; to allow two days for the job prévoir deux jours pour faire le travail ; allow extra fabric for shrinkage prévoir du tissu supplémentaire en cas de rétrécissement ;4 ( concede) [referee] accorder [goal] ; [insurer] agréer [claim] ; [supplier] accorder, consentir [discount] ; I'll allow that this isn't always the case j'admets que ce n'est pas toujours le cas ; even if we allow that her theory might be correct… même en admettant que sa théorie soit correcte… ;6 ( condone) tolérer [rudeness, swearing].1 ( grant) s'accorder [drink, treat] ; I only allow myself one cup of coffee per day je ne me permets qu'une tasse de café par jour ;2 ( allocate) prévoir ; allow yourself two days to do the job prévois deux jours pour faire le travail ;3 ( let) se laisser ; I allowed myself to be persuaded je me suis laissé persuader■ allow for:▶ allow for [sth] tenir compte de [delays, variations, wastage] ; I couldn't allow for him changing his mind je ne pouvais pas prévoir qu'il changerait d'avis▶ allow of [sth] admettre. -
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75 beat
A n1 ( repeated sound) battement m ; the beat of the drum/dancers' feet le battement du tambour/des pieds des danseurs ; to the beat of the drum au son du tambour ;3 ( pulsation) ( of heart) battement m, pulsation f ; heart beat battement du cœur ; 80 beats per minute 80 pulsations à la minute ; his heart missed ou skipped a beat when he saw her son cœur s'est arrêté de battre quand il l'a vue ;5 ( in police force) ( area) secteur m de surveillance ; ( route) ronde f ; her beat covers the town centre son secteur de surveillance couvre le centre-ville ; to patrol one's beat faire sa ronde ; policeman on the beat agent qui fait la ronde ;1 ( strike aggressively) [person] battre [person, animal] ; to beat sb with a stick/whip donner des coups de bâton/de fouet à qn ; to beat sth into sb inculquer qch à qn ; beat some respect into him inculquez-lui un peu de respect ; they beat grammar into our heads on nous a inculqué la grammaire à coups de marteau ; you'll have to beat the truth out of him il te faudra lui arracher la vérité ; I had my high spirits beaten out of me on m'a fait perdre mon enthousiasme ; to beat sb into submission faire obéir qn par la manière forte ; to beat sb black and blue ○ battre qn comme plâtre ○, rouer qn de coups ; to be beaten about the head recevoir des coups sur la tête ; to beat the shit ◑ ou hell ○ out of sb tabasser ○ qn ;2 (strike with tool, fist) [person] marteler [door] (with avec) ; [person] battre [metal, carpet] (with de) ; [bird, animal] battre [air, ground] (with de) ; [hunter] battre [undergrowth] ; she beat the dust out of the rug elle a battu le tapis pour le dépoussiérer ; to beat sth into shape façonner qch ; to beat sth flat aplatir qch ; beat the steak with a mallet Culin aplatir le steak avec un attendrisseur ; to beat the dents out of a car wing marteler une aile pour la débosseler ;3 Mus, Mil ( produce sound) battre [drum, tambourine] ; marquer [rhythm] ; to beat the retreat/the tattoo Mil battre la retraite/le rappel ; to beat time battre la mesure ; to beat time to the music with one's feet rythmer la musique avec les pieds ;4 Culin ( mix vigorously) battre [mixture, eggs] ; fouetter [cream] ; beat the sugar and butter together battez ensemble le sucre et le beurre ; to beat sth into sth incorporer qch à qch en battant ;5 ( make escape) to beat one's way/a path through se frayer un chemin/un passage à travers [crowd, obstacles] ; to beat a retreat gen, Mil battre en retraite ; beat it ○ ! fiche le camp ○ ! ;6 ( flap) to beat its wings battre des ailes ;7 ( defeat) battre [opponent, team] ; vaincre [inflation, drug abuse etc] ; surmonter [illness] ; mettre fin à [child abuse, rape] ; we beat them at chess nous les avons battus aux échecs ; to be beaten at sth se faire battre à qch ;8 ( confound) [mystery] avoir raison de [person] ; a mystery which has beaten the experts un mystère qui a eu raison des spécialistes ; it beats me how/why je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment/pourquoi ; we admit to being beaten nous nous avouons vaincus ; ‘why did he leave?’-‘beats me ○ !’ ‘pourquoi est-il parti?’-‘ça me dépasse!’ ; this problem's got me beat ○ ou beaten ce problème me dépasse complètement ;9 ( arrive earlier) éviter [rush, crowds] ; devancer [person] ; he beat me to the meeting place il m'a devancé au rendez-vous ; she beat me to it elle a été plus rapide que moi ; he beat me to the door il est arrivé le premier à la porte ; I beat my sister to the altar je me suis mariée avant ma sœur ; beat the budget! n'attendez pas les augmentations! ;10 gen, Sport ( outdo) battre [score] ; dépasser [target] ; surclasser [product] ; his score will take some beating son score sera difficile à battre ; our product beats yours notre produit surclasse le vôtre ; it beats doing c'est toujours mieux que de faire ; it beats walking c'est toujours mieux que de marcher ; you can't beat Italian shoes/a nice cup of tea rien ne vaut les chaussures italiennes/une bonne tasse de thé ; our prices are difficult to beat nos prix sont imbattables ; this scenery takes some beating ces paysages sont incomparables ; your manners take some beating iron ton comportement dépasse toutes les bornes ; beat that (if you can)! qui dit mieux! ; that beats everything! ça c'est le bouquet ○ !1 to beat against ( strike repeatedly) [waves] battre [shore, cliff] ; [rain] fouetter [face] ; [rain] battre [window] ;2 to beat at ou on [person] cogner ;3 Physiol [heart, pulse] battre (with de) ;4 ( make sound) [drum] battre ;5 ( flap) [wings] battre ;6 Hunt battre les taillis ;7 Naut louvoyer ; to beat to windward louvoyer au plus près.a rod ou stick to beat sb with une arme contre qn ; if you can't beat 'em, join 'em il faut savoir hurler avec les loups ; to beat the charge US échapper à l'accusation.■ beat back:▶ beat [sth] back, beat back [sth] repousser [group, flames].■ beat down:▶ beat [sth] down, beat down [sth]▶ beat [sb] down to faire descendre [qn] à ; I beat her down to 100 dollars je l'ai fait descendre à 100 dollars.■ beat in:▶ beat [sth] in, beat in [sth] défoncer ; he'd had his skull beaten in on lui avait défoncé le crâne.■ beat off:▶ beat [sb/sth] off, beat off [sb/sth] repousser [attack, attackers] ; chasser [insects].■ beat out:▶ beat [sth] out, beat out [sth] marteler [metal] ; rythmer [tune] ; battre [rhythm] (on sur) ; étouffer [flames].■ beat up:▶ beat [sb] up, beat up [sb] tabasser ○. -
76 blush
A n1 ( flush) rougeur f ; without a blush sans scrupules ; to spare sb's blushes ménager (la modestie de) qn ; at first blush sout à première vue ; to hide one's blushes dissimuler son embarras ;2 US = blusher.B vi rougir (at devant ; with de) ; to blush for sb avoir honte pour qn ; I blush to admit it j'ai honte de le dire. -
77 care
A n1 ( attention) attention f, soin m ; to take care to do prendre soin de faire ; to take care not to do faire attention de ne pas faire ; to take care when doing faire attention en faisant ; to take care that faire attention que (+ subj) ; he took (great) care over ou with his work il a pris (grand) soin de son travail ; to take care in doing mettre soin à faire ; she always takes (great) care in choosing the wine/preparing to go out elle met (le plus grand) soin à choisir le vin/à se préparer pour sortir ; ‘take care!’ ‘fais attention!’ ; ( expression of farewell) ‘à bientôt!’ ; with care avec soin, en faisant attention ; ‘handle with care’ ‘fragile’ ; have a care! GB, give a care! US fais attention! ; to exercise due ou proper care Admin, Jur prendre les précautions nécessaires ;2 ( looking after) (of person, animal) soins mpl ; (of car, plant, house, clothes) entretien m (of de) ; to take care of ( deal with) gen s'occuper de [child, client] ; Med soigner [patient, invalid] ; ( be responsible for) s'occuper de [house, garden, details, tickets, arrangements] ; ( be careful with) prendre soin de [machine, car] ; ( keep in good condition) entretenir [machine, car, teeth] ; ( look after for safe-keeping) garder [shop, watch] ; to take good care of sb/sth prendre soin de qn/qch ; customer care service m auprès des clients ; to put ou leave sb/sth in sb's care confier qn/qch à qn ; in his/your care à sa/ta garde ; the pupils/patients in my care les élèves/malades dont j'ai la responsabilité ; in the care of his father/teacher à la garde de son père/professeur ; John Smith, care of Mr and Mrs L. Smith ( on letter) John Smith, chez or aux bons soins de M et Mme L. Smith ; to take care of oneself ( look after oneself) prendre soin de soi ; ( cope) se débrouiller tout seul ; ( defend oneself) se défendre ; that takes care of that c'est réglé ;3 Med, Psych soins mpl ; a policy of care in the community une politique de soins en dehors du milieu hospitalier ; medical care soins mpl médicaux ; patient care soins mpl ; preventive care soins mpl préventifs ;4 GB Soc Admin to be in care être à l'assistance publique ; to take ou put a child into care mettre un enfant à l'assistance publique ;B vtr I don't care to do cela ne me plaît pas de faire, cela ne me dit rien de faire ; if you care to examine the report, you'll find that… iron si vous voulez avoir l'obligeance d'examiner le rapport, vous constaterez que… ; ( as polite formula) would you care to sit down? voulez-vous vous asseoir? ; he has more money than he cares to admit il a plus d'argent qu'il ne veut bien le dire.C vi1 ( feel concerned) she really cares elle prend ça à cœur ; to care about s'intéresser à [art, culture, money, environment] ; se soucier du bien-être de [staff, pupils, the elderly] ; se soucier de [injustice, inequality] ; I don't care! ça m'est égal!, je m'en moque! ; what do I care if…? qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire que… (+ subj)? ; as if I/he cared! comme si ça me/lui faisait quelque chose! ; I/he couldn't care less! ça m'est/ça lui est complètement égal! ; she couldn't care less about… elle se moque or se fiche ○ complètement de… ; I couldn't care less who wins/what happened je me moque or me fiche ○ de savoir qui va gagner/ce qui s'est passé ; they could all have died, for all he cared ils auraient pu mourir tous, cela lui était égal ; I don't care who he marries il peut épouser qui il veut, ça m'est égal ; I'm past caring ça m'est égal ; who cares? qu'est-ce que ça peut faire? ;2 ( love) to care about sb aimer qn ; show him that you care montre-lui que tu l'aimes ; I didn't know you cared! hum je ne connaissais pas tes sentiments! hum.he doesn't care a fig ou a damn ○ il s'en fiche ○ complètement.■ care for:▶ care for [sb/sth]1 ( like) aimer [person] ; I don't care for chocolate/whisky je n'aime pas le chocolat/le whisky ; ( as polite formula) would you care for a drink? voulez-vous boire quelque chose? ; -
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79 concede
A vtr1 ( admit) concéder [point] ; to concede that reconnaître que ; ‘perhaps,’ he conceded ‘peut-être,’ a-t-il reconnu ;4 Pol to concede an election concéder la victoire électorale (to à).B vi1 gen céder ;2 Pol reconnaître une défaite électorale ; he conceded at 2 am il a reconnu sa défaite à 2 heures du matin. -
80 confess
A vtr1 avouer, confesser [crime, truth, mistake] ; avouer, reconnaître [desire, liking, weakness] ; to confess that avouer que ; I must confess I don't like him j'avoue qu'il ne me plaît pas ;2 Relig [penitent] confesser, se confesser de [sins] ; [heretic etc] confesser [faith, belief] ; [priest] ( hear confession of) confesser.B vi1 ( admit) avouer ; to confess to a crime avouer (avoir commis) un crime ; to confess to a liking for sth avouer avoir un faible pour qch ;2 Relig se confesser.
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