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121 travel
travel [ˈtrævl]a. ( = journey) voyager• to travel through a region ( = visit) visiter une région• he was travelling on a passport which... il voyageait avec un passeport qui...b. ( = move) aller ; [machine part] se déplacer• to travel at 80km/h faire du 80 km/h• light travels at a speed of... la vitesse de la lumière est de...3. noun( = travelling) le(s) voyage(s) m(pl)4. plural noun5. compounds[allowance, expenses] de déplacement* * *['trævl] 1.noun voyages mpl2.travels plural noun voyages mpl3.noun modifier [ plans] de voyage; [ brochure, company] de voyages; [ expenses] de déplacement; [ business] de tourisme; [ writer] de récits de voyage4. 5.1) ( journey) [person] voyagerto travel abroad/to Brazil — aller à l'étranger/au Brésil
2) ( move) [person, object, plane, boat] aller; [car, train] aller, rouler; Physics [light, sound] se propagerto travel at 50 km/h — rouler à 50 km/h
to travel a long way — [person] faire beaucoup de chemin
3) Commerce ( as sales rep)to travel in — être représentant en [product]
4)6.to travel well — [cheese, wine] supporter le transport
much- ou well-travelled — [road, route] fréquenté
widely-travelled — [person] qui a beaucoup voyagé
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122 spine
1) (the line of linked bones running down the back of humans and many animals; the backbone: She damaged her spine when she fell.) colonne vertébrale2) (something like a backbone in shape or function: the spine of a book.) dos3) (a thin, stiff, pointed part growing on an animal or a plant.) épine•- spinal- spineless - spiny - spinal cord -
123 ass
Ⅰ.ass1 [æs]∎ she-ass ânesse f;∎ an ass's foal un ânon;∎ ass's milk lait m d'ânesse∎ she's such an ass elle est bête comme ses pieds;∎ to make an ass of oneself se ridiculiser; (make an exhibition of oneself) se donner en spectacle;∎ don't be such an ass ne fais pas l'imbécile∎ my ass! mon cul!;∎ a kick in the ass un coup de pied au cul;∎ to get one's ass in gear se remuer le cul;∎ to work one's ass off bosser comme un nègre;∎ to get one's ass in a sling avoir des emmerdes;∎ to go ass over teakettle ramasser une gamelle;∎ I don't want to put my ass on the line je veux pas que ça me retombe sur la gueule;∎ to haul or tear ass se grouiller;∎ to kiss sb's ass faire du lèche-cul à qn, French Canadian lécher le cul de qn;∎ kiss my ass! va te faire foutre!;∎ move your ass! pousse ton cul!;∎ he's been sitting on his ass all day il n'a rien foutu de la journée;∎ he doesn't know his ass from his elbow or from a hole in the ground il est complètement nul;∎ to be up to one's ass in work crouler sous le travail;∎ your ass is grass! tu vas voir ce que tu vas prendre!;∎ you can bet your ass I'll do it! tu peux être sûr que je le ferai!;∎ to be on sb's ass être sur le dos de qn;∎ get your ass out of here! casse-toi!;∎ get your ass over here! amène-toi!;∎ to break one's ass se crever le cul;∎ there's no need to bust your ass to get it finished pas la peine de te casser le cul pour le finir;∎ this weather is a pain in the ass ce temps me fait vraiment chier;∎ they want your ass ils veulent ta peau;∎ to be out on one's ass ne pas avoir de pot;∎ to do sth ass-backwards faire qch à l'envers ou n'importe commentⅡ. -
124 resistance
resistance [rɪˈzɪstəns]* * *[rɪ'zɪstəns]noun résistance f (to à)••to take the line ou path of least resistance — choisir la voie de la facilité
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125 hairline
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126 engaged
engaged [ɪn'geɪdʒd]∎ to be engaged to be married être fiancé;∎ to get engaged se fiancer;∎ the engaged couple les fiancés mpl(b) (busy, occupied) occupé;∎ I'm otherwise engaged je suis déjà pris;∎ to be engaged in discussions with sb être engagé dans des discussions avec qn;∎ to be engaged in a conversation être en pleine discussion∎ the line or number is engaged la ligne est occupée;∎ I got the engaged tone ça sonnait occupé -
127 resistance
resistance [rɪ'zɪstəns]1 nounrésistance f;∎ their resistance to all reform leur opposition (systématique) à toute réforme;∎ they offered no resistance to the new measures ils ne se sont pas opposés aux nouvelles mesures;∎ they put up fierce resistance to their attackers ils opposèrent une vive résistance à leurs agresseurs;∎ her resistance to infection is low elle offre peu de résistance à l'infection;∎ figurative to take the line of least resistance aller au plus facile, choisir la facilité;∎ air/wind resistance résistance f de l'air/du vent;∎ History the (French) Resistance la Résistance (française)(movement) de résistance; (group) de résistants►► resistance coupling couplage m par résistance;resistance fighter résistant(e) m,f;resistance thermometer thermomètre m à résistance;resistance welding soudure f électrique par résistance -
128 engaged
∎ I'm otherwise engaged je suis déjà pris;∎ to be engaged in discussions être engagé(e) dans des discussions∎ the line or number is engaged la ligne est occupée;∎ I got the engaged tone or signal ça sonnait occupé
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