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121 nip
[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) pincer; donner un coup de dent2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) sectionner3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) piquer4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) faire un saut à5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) brûler2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) pincement; petit coup de dent2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) froid, piquant3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) petit verre•- nippy- nip something in the bud - nip in the bud -
122 wave
[weiv] 1. noun1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) vague2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) onde3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) ondulation4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) vague5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) signe de la main2. verb1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) flotter (au vent)2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) onduler3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) saluer d'un signe de la main•- wavy- waviness - waveband - wave - wavelength - wave aside -
123 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) siffler2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) siffler3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) passer en sifflant4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) siffler2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) (coup de) sifflet2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) pipeau3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) sifflet -
124 thick
A adj1 [piece, layer, material, garment, liquid, paste, snow, hair, eyebrows, lips, features, make-up] épais/épaisse ; [forest, vegetation, fog] dense, épais/épaisse ; [beard] touffu ; [accent] fort (before n) ; [voice] (from sore throat, cold) voilé, enroué ; ( from alcohol) pâteux/-euse ; to be 6 cm thick faire 6 cm d'épaisseur ; how thick is the wall/this piece of steel? quelle est l'épaisseur du mur/de ce morceau d'acier? ; a 6 cm-thick piece of wood un morceau de bois de 6 cm d'épaisseur ; to make [sth] thicker épaissir [soup, sauce] ; to be thick with être plein de [smoke, noise] ; être chargé de [emotion] ; a river thick with rubbish une rivière pleine de détritus ; fields thick with poppies des champs couverts de coquelicots ; the air was thick with insults les insultes fusaient ; the table was thick with dust la table était couverte d'une épaisse couche de poussière ; the ground was thick with ants le sol grouillait de fourmis ; to have a thick head ( from hangover) avoir la gueule de bois ; (from cold, flu) avoir le cerveau embrumé ; a fog so thick you could cut it with a knife un brouillard à couper au couteau ;2 ○ ( stupid) bête ; I can't get it into his thick head ou skull ○ that je n'arrive pas à lui enfoncer dans la tête or le crâne que ;3 ○ ( friendly) they're very thick (with each other) ils sont très liés ; Tom is very thick with Anne Tom et Anne sont très liés ;4 ○ ( unreasonable) it's a bit thick expecting me to do that! c'est un peu fort or raide ○ d'espérer que je ferai ça!B adv don't spread the butter on too thick ne mets pas trop de beurre ; the bread was sliced thick le pain était coupé en tranches épaisses ; her hair fell thick and straight to her shoulders ses cheveux épais et raides tombaient sur ses épaules ; the snow lay thick on the ground il y avait une épaisse couche de neige sur le sol.to lay it on thick ○ forcer la dose ○ ; offers of help are coming in thick and fast des propositions d'aide affluent de toutes parts ; his tears fell thick and fast de grosses larmes lui coulaient sur les joues ; through thick and thin contre vents et marées ; to be in the thick of être au plus fort or au beau milieu de [battle, fighting] ; être au beau milieu de [crowd] ; when the riots broke out I found myself in the thick of things quand les émeutes ont éclaté je me suis retrouvé pris au milieu. ⇒ blood, brick, ground, plank, thief. -
125 project
projet ⇒ 1 (a) travaux pratiques ⇒ 1 (b) étude ⇒ 1 (c) prévoir ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) projeter ⇒ 2 (c)-(e), 2 (g) présenter ⇒ 2 (d) dépasser ⇒ 3 (a)∎ they're working on a new building project ils travaillent sur un nouveau projet de construction;∎ the start of the project has been delayed le début de l'opération a été retardé;∎ a fund-raising project to save or for saving the shipyard une collecte de fonds pour sauver le chantier naval∎ the class has just finished a nature project la classe vient de terminer des travaux pratiques de sciences naturelles;∎ Tina's project was the best in the whole class le dossier de Tina était le meilleur de toute la classe(c) (study, research) étude f;∎ a mining project une étude minière∎ (housing) project cité f HLM∎ two new airports are projected for the next decade il est prévu de construire deux nouveaux aéroports durant la prochaine décennie(b) (forecast → figures, output) prévoir;∎ he's projecting a 40 percent slide in May il prévoit une baisse de 40 pour cent au mois de mai∎ to project one's voice projeter sa voix;∎ the missile was projected into space le missile a été envoyé dans l'espace;∎ the explosion projected debris high into the air l'explosion a projeté des débris très haut dans les airs;∎ Art projected shadow ombre f portée;∎ figurative try to project yourself forward into the 25th century essayez d'imaginer que vous êtes au 25ème siècle∎ football hooligans project a poor image of our country abroad les hooligans donnent une mauvaise image de notre pays à l'étranger;∎ she projects an image of self-confidence elle donne d'elle-même l'image d'une personne pleine d'assurance;∎ to project one's personality mettre sa personnalité en avant;∎ he tries to project himself as a great humanist il essaie de se faire passer pour un grand humaniste∎ to project one's feelings onto sb projeter ses sentiments sur qn(f) (cause to jut out) faire dépasser∎ to project a cylinder on or onto a plane projeter un cylindre sur un plan(a) (protrude, jut out) faire saillie, dépasser;∎ the barrel of his gun projected from his overcoat le canon de son revolver dépassait de son pardessus;∎ the balcony projects over the pavement le balcon surplombe le trottoir(b) Psychology se projeter∎ she doesn't project well elle présente mal(d) (with voice) projeter sa voix►► project analysis étude f de projet;project management gestion f de projets;project milestone étape f principale du projet -
126 send
send [send](preterite, past participle sent)• this decision sends the wrong signal or message cette décision risque d'être mal interprétée• to send word that... faire savoir que...• these things are sent to try us! c'est le ciel qui nous envoie ces épreuves !• to send prices/shares soaring faire monter les prix/les actions en flèche• to send an astronaut/a rocket into space envoyer un astronaute/une fusée dans l'espace2. compounds• they gave him a big send-off ils sont venus nombreux lui souhaiter bon voyage ► send-up (inf) nouna. envoyer ; ( = expel) (from country, town) expulserb. ( = dismiss) [+ person] congédiera. [+ person] faire descendreb. [+ prices, sb's temperature, blood pressure] faire baissera. [+ doctor, police] appeler ; ( = send sb to get) faire appelerb. ( = order by post) commander par correspondancea. [+ person] faire entrer ; [+ troops] envoyerb. [+ resignation, report, application] envoyer► send offa. [+ person] envoyerb. ( = say goodbye to) dire au revoir àc. [+ letter, parcel, goods] envoyerd. [+ player] expulser(British) [+ letter] faire suivre ; [+ luggage] (in advance) expédier à l'avance ; (afterwards) faire suivre ; [+ object left behind] renvoyer► send out• to send out for sth ( = order by phone) commander qch par téléphone ; ( = send sb to fetch) envoyer chercher qcha. [+ person] faire sortir• they were sent out for talking too loudly ils ont été mis à la porte parce qu'ils parlaient trop fortb. [+ leaflets] envoyer (par la poste)c. [+ scouts, messengers] envoyera. ( = circulate) faire circulerb. ( = dispatch) I'll have it sent round to you as soon as it's ready je vous le ferai parvenir dès que cela sera prêta. [+ person, luggage] faire monter ; [+ spacecraft, flare] lancer ; [+ smoke] envoyer ; [+ prices] faire monter en flèche* * *[send]transitive verb (prét, pp sent)1) ( dispatch) envoyerto send something to somebody —
to send somebody home — (from school, work) renvoyer quelqu'un chez lui/elle
2) ( cause to move)3) ( cause to become) rendre•Phrasal Verbs:- send for- send in- send off- send on- send out- send up••to send somebody packing (colloq) —
to send somebody about her/his business — (colloq) envoyer balader quelqu'un (colloq)
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127 fly
I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.)2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) voler, piloter (un avion)2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) s'enfuir (de)3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) filer, passer vite•- flyer- flier - flying saucer - flying visit - frequent flyer/flier - flyleaf - flyover - fly in the face of - fly into - fly off the handle - get off to a flying start - let fly - send someone/something flying - send flying -
128 scent
[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) flairer2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) flairer3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) parfumer2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) senteur2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) piste3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) parfum•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent - put/throw off the scent
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