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101 BEd
bed [bed]1. nouna. lit m• to get into bed with sb ( = form alliance with) s'allier à qn2. compounds• we stayed at bed and breakfasts nous avons logé dans des chambres d'hôtes ► bed jacket noun liseuse f( = spend night) coucher* * *[ˌbiː'ed]noun (abrév = bachelor of education) diplôme m universitaire de pédagogie -
102 abuse
1. [ə'bju:z] verb1) (to use wrongly, usually with harmful results: She abused her privileges by taking too long a holiday.) abuser de2) (to insult or speak roughly to: She abused the servants.) injurier2. [ə'bju:s] noun1) (insulting language: He shouted abuse at her.) injure2) (the wrong use of something: This toy has been subjected to a lot of abuse.) usage abusif•- abusive- abusively - abusiveness -
103 decision
[di'siʒən](the act of deciding; a judgement: a time/moment of decision; I think you made the wrong decision.) décision -
104 unknowingly
(without being aware: She had unknowingly given the patient the wrong medicine.) inconsciemment- unknown -
105 backwards
B adv1 ( in a reverse direction) [walk, crawl] à reculons ; [lean, step, fall] en arrière ; to face backwards [person] tourner le dos ; to move backwards reculer ; facing backwards ( in train) dans le sens contraire de la marche ; to be facing backwards avoir le dos tourné ; to travel backwards and forwards faire la navette (between entre) ; to walk backwards and forwards faire des allées et venues ; to swing backwards and forwards se balancer ; ⇒ bend ;2 ( starting from the end) [count] à rebours ; [play, wind] à l'envers ; to say ou recite sth backwards dire qch en commençant par la fin ;3 ( the wrong way round) to put sth on backwards mettre qch devant-derrière or à l'envers ; to get sth backwards fig mal comprendre [message, instructions] ; you've got it all backwards! tu as tout mélangé! ;4 ( thoroughly) to know sth backwards connaître qch par cœur. -
106 frame of mind
frame of mind n état m d'esprit ; to be in the right frame of mind for sth/to do être d'humeur pour qch/à faire ; to be in the wrong frame of mind for sth/to do ne pas être d'humeur pour qch/à faire. -
107 gear
A n1 ( equipment) matériel m ; climbing/fishing/gardening gear matériel d'alpinisme/de pêche/de jardinage ;2 ○ (personal possessions, stuff) affaires fpl ; don't leave your gear all over the place ne laisse pas tes affaires partout ;4 Aut vitesse f ; bottom ou first gear première vitesse ; to be in second/third gear être en seconde/troisième ; to change gear changer de vitesse ; to put a car in gear passer la vitesse ; you're not in gear tu es au point mort ; you're in the wrong gear tu n'as pas passé la bonne vitesse ; ‘keep in low gear’ ( on sign) ‘utilisez votre frein moteur’ ; to get (oneself) into gear for sth fig se préparer pour qch ;1 Aut changement m de vitesse ;2 Tech engrenage m.C vtr1 ( tailor) to be geared to ou towards sb/sth [course, policy, system, tax] s'adresser à qn/qch ; to be geared to ou towards doing être destiné à faire ;2 Aut, Tech ( provide with gearing) équiper [qch] d'un embrayage [car] ; équiper [qch] d'un engrenage [other machinery].■ gear up:▶ gear up se préparer ;▶ gear [sb] up préparer ; to be geared up to do être prêt pour faire ; to be geared up for être prêt pour [party, interview, trip]. -
108 blanket
blanket ['blæŋkɪt]1 noun∎ British to be born on the wrong side of the blanket être un enfant naturel, être (de naissance) illégitime(b) figurative (of clouds, snow) couche f; (of fog) manteau m, nappe f; (of smoke) voile m, nuage m; (of despair, sadness) manteau m(c) Typography blanchet m∎ blanketed with snow recouvert de neigegénéral, global;∎ a blanket rule for all employees un règlement qui s'applique à tout le personnel►► Commerce blanket agreement accord-cadre m;blanket bath grande toilette f (d'un malade alité);Radio & Television blanket coverage (of event) reportage m (très) complet;∎ our insurance policy guarantees blanket coverage notre police d'assurance couvre tous les risques;Administration blanket instruction consigne f générale;Insurance blanket policy police f globale (tous risques);Sewing blanket stitch point m de feston;blanket term terme m généralnoyer -
109 ill-informed
(a) (having the wrong information → person) mal renseigné(b) (having insufficient information) peu informé;∎ we continue to be ill-informed about their intentions nous ne sommes toujours pas sûrs de savoir quelles sont leurs intentions;∎ he made an ill-informed attack on the government il a attaqué le gouvernement en utilisant des arguments sans fondementUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > ill-informed
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110 often
often ['ɒfən, 'ɒftən]1 adverbsouvent;∎ I've often thought of leaving j'ai souvent pensé à partir;∎ I don't see her very often je ne la vois pas très souvent;∎ it's not often you get an offer like that ce n'est pas souvent qu'on vous fait une offre pareille;∎ do you come here often? = expression toute faite dont l'équivalent français est "vous habitez chez vos parents?";∎ how often do I have to tell you? combien de fois faudra-t-il que je te le répète?;∎ how often does he write to you? est-ce qu'il t'écrit souvent?;∎ all too often the money goes to the wrong people trop souvent, l'argent va à ceux qui n'en ont pas besoin;∎ it cannot be repeated too often on ne saurait trop le répéter;∎ once too often une fois de tropla plupart du tempsde temps en temps, de temps à autrela plupart du temps -
111 talent
talent ['tælənt]∎ she has great musical talent elle est très douée pour la musique, elle a un grand don pour la musique;∎ I have quite a talent for sewing je suis assez doué pour la ou en couture;∎ it's just one of my many hidden talents c'est un de mes nombreux talents cachés;∎ you have a talent for saying the wrong thing tu as le don pour dire ce qu'il ne faut pas(b) (talented person) talent m;∎ she is one of our most promising young talents c'est un de nos jeunes talents les plus prometteurs∎ he's out chatting up the local talent il est en train de draguer les minettes du coin;∎ it's an OK bar, but there's not much talent c'est pas mal comme bar, mais question mecs/nanas, ça casse pas des briques►► talent scout, talent spotter (for films) dénicheur(euse) m,f de vedettes; (for sport) dénicheur(euse) m,f de futurs grands joueurs -
112 worried
worried ['wʌrɪd](person, look) inquiet(ète) m,f;∎ I'm worried that they may get lost or in case they get lost j'ai peur qu'ils ne se perdent;∎ to be worried about sb/sth être inquiet pour qn/qch;∎ she's worried about the future elle est inquiète pour l'avenir;∎ a worried frown un froncement inquiet des sourcils;∎ I'm worried about him je suis inquiet ou je m'inquiète pour lui;∎ to be worried sick or to death (about sb) être fou ou malade d'inquiétude (pour qn);∎ you had me worried for a minute vous m'avez fait peur pendant une minute;∎ I'm not worried either way ça m'est égal;∎ I was worried it would be the wrong size j'avais peur que ce ne soit pas la bonne taille -
113 back to front
adjective, adverb ( facing the wrong way) à l'enversyou've got it all back to front — fig tu as tout compris de travers
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114 construction
construction [kənˈstrʌk∫ən]1. noun2. compounds* * *[kən'strʌkʃn] 1.1) ( composition) construction f2) [U] (also construction industry) bâtiment m3) ( interpretation)4) Linguistics construction f2. -
115 frame of mind
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116 misdirect
(to direct wrongly: She was misdirected, and ended up in the wrong street.) mal renseigner -
117 misplace
[mis'pleis]1) (to lose, mislay.) égarer2) (to give (trust, love) to the wrong person: Your trust in him was misplaced.) mal placer -
118 unconsciously
adverb (unintentionally, or without being aware: She unconsciously addressed me by the wrong name.) inconsciemment -
119 unhappy
1) (sad or miserable: He had an unhappy childhood.) malheureux2) (regrettable: He has an unhappy knack of always saying the wrong thing.) fâcheux•- unhappily -
120 back to front
A adj ( facing the wrong way) à l'envers ; fig you've got it all back to front tu as tout compris de travers.
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