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41 inject
[in'‹ekt](to force (a liquid etc) into the body of (a person) by means of a needle and syringe: The doctor injected the antibiotic into her arm; He has to be injected twice daily with an antibiotic.) faire une injection -
42 introduce
introduce, US [transcription][-du;s]A vtr1 ( make known) présenter [person] (as comme) ; to introduce sb to présenter qn à [guest, friend] ; initier qn à [painting, camping, drugs, smoking] ; she introduced me to Mozart/French cooking elle m'a fait connaître Mozart/la cuisine française ; this book introduces us to the subject/ideas of… ce livre nous présente le sujet/les idées de… ; have you been introduced? avez-vous été présentés? ; introducing Abigail Bond Cin pour la première fois à l'écran, Abigail Bond ;2 ( cause to enter) introduire [liquid, tube, needle] (into dans) ; introduire [species, plant, disease] (into dans) ; introduire [camera, bomb] (into dans) ; introduire [character, theme] (into dans) ; she tried to introduce the subject into the conversation elle a essayé d'aborder le sujet ;3 ( establish) mettre [qch] en place [law, system, examination, reform] (into dans) ; introduire [word, product, change] (into dans) ;4 ( preface) introduire [talk, article, chapter] (with par) ;5 ( present for debate) présenter [bill, proposal] ; -
43 gauge
gauge [geɪdʒ]1. noun• the survey was seen as a good gauge of employment trends l'enquête a été considérée comme un bon indicateur des tendances de l'emploi[+ temperature] mesurer ; [+ oil] jauger ; [+ wind] mesurer la vitesse de ; [+ sb's abilities] évaluer ; [+ course of events] prévoir• I tried to gauge whether she was pleased or not j'ai essayé de deviner si elle était contente ou pas• we must try to gauge how strong public opinion is nous devons essayer d'évaluer le poids de l'opinion publique* * *[geɪdʒ] 1.2) Railways écartement m (des voies)narrow gauge — voie f étroite
3) ( measuring instrument) jauge f4) ( way of judging) moyen m de jauger2.transitive verb1) ( accurately) mesurer [diameter]; jauger [distance, quantity]; calibrer [screw, gun]2) ( estimate) évaluer [reaction] -
44 prick
prick [prɪk]1. nouna. piqûre fb. ( = penis) (vulg!) bite (vulg !) f► prick up* * *[prɪk] 1. 2.transitive verb1) ( cause pain) piquerhis conscience pricked him — fig il avait mauvaise conscience
2) ( pierce) percer [paper, plastic, hole]; crever [bubble, balloon]; Culinary piquer [potato etc]3) = prick up3.1) [eyes] piquer; [skin] picoter2) [thorn] piquer•Phrasal Verbs:- prick up•• -
45 deflect
A vtr1 défléchir, dévier [missile] ; détourner [water, air] ; dévier [light] ; the ball was deflected into the goal la balle a rebondi jusque dans le but ;2 fig détourner [blame, criticism, attention] ;3 ( dissuade) to deflect sb from détourner qn de [aim, action] ; to deflect sb from doing dissuader qn de faire.B vi [missile, indicator, needle] dévier (from de). -
46 ply
1 noun∎ she plied us with food all evening elle nous a gavés toute la soirée;∎ he plied us with drinks il nous versait sans arrêt à boire;∎ we plied her with questions nous l'avons assaillie de questions∎ to ply one's trade exercer son métier∎ the barges that ply the Thames les péniches qui descendent et remontent le cours de la Tamise∎ to ply for hire (taxi) prendre des clients(b) (travel → ship, boat)∎ to ply between faire la navette entre -
47 spike
spike [spaɪk](a) (shoes, railings) garnir de pointes∎ my coffee was spiked with brandy mon café était arrosé de cognac□(d) (thwart → affair) faire avorter; (→ plan) contrecarrer, entraver; Military & History (canon, guns) enclouer;∎ figurative to spike sb's guns priver qn de ses moyens d'action, mettre qn hors d'action(in volleyball) smasher3 noun(a) (on railings, shoe, helmet) pointe f; (on barbed wire) piquant m; (on cactus) épine f; (on tyre) clou m; (for paper) pique-notes m inv;∎ Press the story was put on the spike l'article a été rejeté(b) (peak → on graph) pointe f(e) (in volleyball) smash m►► spike heels (chaussures fpl à) talons mpl aiguilles;spike lavender lavande f aspic m, spic m -
48 proverbial
proverbial [prəˈvɜ:bɪəl]• it's like the proverbial needle in a haystack c'est l'histoire de l'aiguille dans la botte de foin* * *[prə'vɜːbɪəl]1) [wisdom, saying] proverbial2) ( widely known) légendaire -
49 compass
( noun)1) (an instrument with a magnetized needle, used to find directions: If he had carried a compass he would not have lost his way on the hills.) boussole2) ((in plural) an instrument with two movable legs, for drawing circles etc.) compas3) (scope or range.) portée, étendue• -
50 dexterity
[dek'sterəti](skill and/or quickness, especially with the hands: She showed her dexterity with a needle and thread.) dextérité- dexterous- dextrous -
51 hypodermic
noun, adjective((an instrument) used for injecting a drug under the skin: a hypodermic needle.) hypodermique -
52 knit
[nit]past tense, past participle - knitted; verb1) (to form (a garment) from yarn (of wool etc) by making and connecting loops, using knitting-needles: She is teaching children to knit and sew; She knitted him a sweater for Christmas.) tricoter2) ((of broken bones) to grow together: The bone in his arm took a long time to knit.) se souder•- knitter- knitting - knitting-needle - knit one's brows -
53 sew
[səu]past tense - sewed; verb(to make, stitch or attach with thread, using a needle: She sewed the pieces together; Have you sewn my button on yet?) coudre- sewer- sewing - sewing-machine - sew up - sewn up -
54 dirty
A adj1 (messy, soiled) [face, clothing, dish, carpet, mark, nappy, car, street, beach] sale ; [work, job] salissant ; to get dirty se salir ; to get ou make sth dirty salir qch ; to get one's hands dirty fig mettre la main à la pâte ;3 ○ ( obscene) [book, joke, idea, word] cochon/-onne ○ ; [mind] mal tourné ; to have a dirty mind ne penser qu'à ça ○ ;4 (unhygienic, disgusting) [habit, child] sale ; you dirty pig ○ ! cochon/-onne ○ ! m/f ;5 ○ ( dishonest) [contest, election, fighter, player] déloyal ; [cheat, liar, rascal] sale (before n) ; [lie] grossier/-ière ; you dirty rat! sale type ○ ! ; that was a dirty trick c'était un sale coup ; it's a dirty business c'est une affaire louche ;6 [colour] sale, terne ; dirty green/white vert/blanc sale or terne ;7 ( stormy) [weather, night] sale ○ (before n).B ○ adv1 ( dishonestly) to play ou fight dirty donner des coups en traître ;3 ( as intensifier) a dirty great dog un chien vachement ○ gros.C vtr lit, fig salir [carpet, nappy] ; to dirty one's hands doing fig se salir les mains en faisant.his name seems to be a dirty word around here son nom semble être un mot tabou ici ; to do the dirty on ○ faire une crasse ○ à ; to give sb a dirty look ○ regarder qn d'un sale œil ; to send sb to do one's dirty work ○ faire faire le sale boulot ○ à qn ; do your own dirty work ○ ! fais ton sale boulot ○ toi-même. -
55 gauge
A n1 ( standard measure) (for gun, screw) calibre m ; (of metal, plastic sheet) épaisseur f ; ( of needle) diamètre m ; Tex finesse f ; a thin-gauge steel lid un mince couvercle d'acier ;3 ( measuring instrument) jauge f ; fuel gauge Aut, Aviat jauge d'essence ; oil gauge jauge d'huile ;4 ( way of judging) moyen m de jauger ; the best gauge of his experience le meilleur moyen de jauger son expérience ; it's a good gauge of character c'est un bon test de caractère ;5 Cin format m.B vtr1 ( measure accurately) mesurer [diameter] ; jauger [distance, quantity] ; calibrer [screw, shotgun] ; jauger [oil level] ;2 ( estimate) évaluer [mood, reaction] ; to gauge whether their prices are too high évaluer si leurs prix sont trop élevés ; to gauge what is happening évaluer ce qui se passe. -
56 introduction
1 ( making known) présentation f ; to make ou do the introductions faire les présentations ; ‘our next guest needs no introduction’ ‘il est inutile de présenter notre prochain intervenant’ ; a letter of introduction une lettre de recommandation ;2 ( insertion) (of liquid, tube, needle) introduction f (into dans) ; (of species, plant, character, theme) introduction f (into dans) ;3 ( establishing) (of law, system, examination, reform) introduction f (into dans) ; this system is a recent introduction ce système a été introduit récemment ;6 Mus prologue m ; -
57 ply
A n ( thickness) épaisseur f ; two/three ply paper papier double/triple épaisseur ; two ply wool laine deux fils ; three/five ply wood contreplaqué trois/cinq plis.B vtr1 ( sell) vendre [wares] ;2 ( perform) exercer [trade] ;4 ( travel) [boat] sillonner [sea] ; to ply the route between two ports faire la navette entre deux ports ;5 ( press) to ply sb for harceler qn pour obtenir [information] ; to ply sb with assaillir qn de [questions] ; to ply sb with food/drink ne cesser de remplir l'assiette/le verre de qn.C vi [boat, bus] faire la navette (between entre). -
58 sharp
A n dièse m.B adj1 ( good for cutting) [knife, razor] tranchant ; [edge] coupant ; [blade, scissors] bien aiguisé ; [saw] bien affûté ;2 ( pointed) [tooth, fingernail] acéré ; [end, needle, rock, peak] pointu ; [pencil] bien taillé ; [point] acéré, fin ; [features] anguleux/-euse ; [nose, chin] pointu ;3 ( abrupt) [angle] aigu/-uë ; [bend, turning] brusque, serré ; [movement, reflex] brusque ; [drop, incline] fort ; Econ, Fin [fall, rise, change] brusque, brutal ;5 ( piercing) [pain] vif/vive ; [cry] aigu/-uë ; [blow] sévère ; [frost] fort, intense ; [cold, wind] vif/vive, pénétrant ;7 ( alert) [person] vif/vive, dégourdi ; [mind, intelligence] vif/vive ; [eyesight, eye] perçant ; [hearing, ear] fin ; to have a sharp wit avoir de la repartie ; to keep a sharp lookout rester sur le qui-vive (for pour) ; to have a sharp eye for sth fig avoir l'œil pour qch ;9 ( clearly defined) [image, outline, picture, sound] net/nette ; [contrast] prononcé ; [difference, distinction] net/nette ; to bring sth into sharp focus lit cadrer qch avec netteté ; fig faire passer qch au premier plan ;11 ○ US ( stylish) chic (inv) ;C adv1 ( abruptly) [stop, pull up] net ; to turn sharp left/right tourner brusquement vers la gauche/la droite ;3 Mus [sing, play] trop haut.to be at the sharp end être en première ligne ; to look sharp ○ se dépêcher ; you're so sharp you'll cut yourself tu te crois vraiment très malin/-igne. -
59 deflection
deflection [dɪ'flekʃən]∎ it was a lucky deflection off the post heureusement la balle a été déviée par le montant du but -
60 flicker
flicker ['flɪkə(r)](flame, light) vaciller, trembler; (eyelids, TV picture) trembler; (of instrument needle etc) osciller;∎ the candle was flickering la flamme de la bougie vacillait;∎ a smile flickered on his lips un sourire erra sur ses lèvres2 noun(of flame, light) vacillement m, tremblement m; (of eyelids) tremblement m; (of TV screen) scintillement m;∎ a flicker of recognition une lueur de reconnaissance;∎ a flicker of hope/a smile l'ombre f d'un espoir/d'un sourire;∎ a flicker of interest/annoyance une pointe d'intérêt/d'énervement
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