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121 turbomarketing
MARKETING turbo-marketing m(applicant, job) refuser; (offer) rejeter(goods) produire, fabriquer(capital) faire rouler;∎ he turns over £1,000 a week son chiffre d'affaires est de 1000 livres par semaine(process, deal with) traiter, s'occuper de;∎ the stocks are turned round every four months le délai de rotation (des stocks) est de quatre mois -
122 corner
['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) coin2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) coin3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) corner2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) acculer2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) prendre un virage•- cornered- cut corners - turn the corner -
123 make
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) faire2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) faire3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) rendre4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) gagner, faire5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) faire6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) faire7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) estimer (à)8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nommer9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) faire (...)2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marque- maker- making - make-believe - make-over - makeshift - make-up - have the makings of - in the making - make a/one's bed - make believe - make do - make for - make it - make it up - make something of something - make of something - make something of - make of - make out - make over - make up - make up for - make up one's mind - make up to -
124 spin
A n1 ( turn) ( of wheel) tour m ; (of dancer, skate) pirouette f ; to give sth a spin faire tourner qch ; to do a spin on the ice exécuter une pirouette sur la glace ;3 ( in spin-drier) to give the washing a spin donner un coup d'essorage au linge ;5 ( wring out) essorer qch à la machine [clothes] ;6 ( tell) raconter [tale] ; to spin sb a yarn raconter des salades à qn ; he spun me some tale about missing his train il a prétendu qu'il avait raté son train.1 ( rotate) [wheel] tourner ; [weathercock, top] tournoyer ; [dancer] pirouetter ; to go spinning through the air [ball, plate] aller valser ○ ; the car spun off the road la voiture est allée valser ○ dans la nature ;2 fig tourner ; my head is spinning j'ai la tête qui tourne ; the room was spinning les murs de la pièce tournaient ;4 ( nose dive) [plane] descendre en vrille ;5 Tex filer ;6 Fishg pêcher à la cuillère.■ spin along [car] filer.■ spin around = spin round.▶ spin off [sth]1 créer [new company] ;2 convertir [company, business].■ spin out:▶ spin [sth] out, spin out [sth] prolonger, faire durer [visit] ; faire traîner [qch] en longueur [speech] ; ménager or faire durer [money] ; he spun the whole business out il a fait traîner l'affaire.■ spin round:▶ spin round [person] se retourner rapidement ; [dancer, skater] pirouetter ; she spun round in her chair elle a pivoté sur sa chaise ; [car] faire un tête-à-queue ;▶ spin [sb/sth] round faire tourner [wheel] ; faire tournoyer [dancer, weathercock, top]. -
125 evidence
evidence ['evɪdəns]1 noun∎ we have clear evidence that… on a la preuve manifeste que…;∎ there is no evidence to suggest a link between the two diseases il n'y a aucune preuve suggérant qu'il y ait un lien entre les deux maladies;∎ on the evidence of eye witnesses à en croire les témoins;∎ on the evidence of their past performances à en juger par leurs performances passées∎ a piece of evidence une preuve;∎ to give evidence against/for sb témoigner contre/en faveur de qn;∎ oral/written evidence preuve f orale/littérale ou par écrit;∎ her statement is being held in evidence sa déposition fait partie des témoignages;∎ whatever you say may be held in evidence against you tout ce que vous direz pourra être retenu contre vous;∎ the evidence is against him les preuves pèsent contre lui;∎ British to turn King's or Queen's evidence, American to turn State's evidence témoigner contre ses complices (sous promesse de pardon)(c) (indication) signe m, marque f;∎ to bear evidence of sth porter la marque de qch;∎ the building bears evidence of recent habitation il apparaît clairement que l'immeuble était encore occupé récemment;∎ to show evidence of sth laisser voir qch;∎ her face showed no evidence of her anger son visage ne témoignait pas de ou ne trahissait pas sa colère;∎ this problem is very much in evidence in Scotland c'est un problème réel en Écosse;∎ his daughter was nowhere in evidence sa fille n'était pas là ou n'était pas présente;∎ a politician very much in evidence these days un homme politique très en vue ces temps-ciformal manifester, montrer;∎ as evidenced by the report that's just been published comme en témoigne le rapport qui vient d'être publié -
126 tight
tight [taɪt](a) (garment, footwear) serré, étroit;∎ these shoes are a bit tight ces chaussures sont un peu trop serrées;∎ it's a tight fit c'est trop serré ou juste;∎ my tie is too tight ma cravate est trop serrée(b) (stiff → drawer, door) dur à ouvrir; (→ tap) dur à tourner; (→ lid) dur à enlever; (→ screw) serré; (constricted) pesant;∎ I've got a tight feeling across my chest j'ai comme un poids sur la poitrine;∎ it was a tight squeeze but we got everyone in on a eu du mal mais on a réussi à faire entrer tout le monde;∎ figurative to be in a tight corner or spot être dans une situation difficile(c) (taut → rope) raide, tendu; (→ bow) tendu; (→ net, knitting, knot) serré; (→ skin) tiré; (→ group) serré;∎ her face looked tight and drawn elle avait les traits tirés;∎ they marched in tight formation ils marchaient en ordre serré∎ to hold sb in a tight embrace serrer qn fort dans ses bras;∎ to keep a tight hold or grasp on sth bien tenir qch;∎ she kept a tight hold on the rail elle s'agrippait à la balustrade;∎ figurative she kept a tight hold on the expenses elle surveillait les dépenses de près;∎ you should keep a tighter rein on the children/your emotions il faudrait surveiller les enfants de plus près/mieux maîtriser vos émotions(e) (sharp → bend, turn) brusque;∎ we had to make a tight turn to avoid the car nous avons dû effectuer un virage serré pour éviter la voiture∎ to run a tight ship mener son monde à la baguette(g) (limited → budget, credit) serré, resserré;∎ to work on a tight budget travailler avec un budget serré;∎ money is a bit tight or things are a bit tight at the moment l'argent manque un peu en ce moment(h) (close → competition) serré;∎ it should be a tight finish (in race) l'arrivée devrait être serrée(i) (busy → schedule) serré, chargé;∎ it was tight but I made it in time c'était juste, mais je suis arrivé à temps∎ he's very tight with his money il est très près de ses sous∎ he gets tight on one glass of wine un verre de vin suffit à le soûler2 adverb(close, fasten) bien;∎ hold tight! tenez-vous bien!, accrochez-vous bien!;∎ she held the rabbit tight in her arms elle serrait le lapin dans ses bras;∎ pull the thread tight tirez ou tendez bien le fil;∎ is that window shut tight? cette fenêtre est-elle bien fermée?;∎ it needs to be turned/screwed tight il faut le serrer/le visser à fond∎ (pair of) tights collant m, collants mpl►► tight end (in American football) receveur m rapproché;Economics tight money argent m rare -
127 spin
spin [spɪn]1. nouna. ( = turning motion) tournoiement m• to go into a spin [plane] tomber en vrilleb. ( = ride) (inf) petit tour mc. to put a new/different spin on sth (inf) présenter qch sous un nouvel angle/un angle différenta. [+ wool] filer ; [+ thread] fabriquer• to spin a yarn ( = tell a story) raconter une histoireb. [+ wheel, nut, revolving stand] faire tourner ; [+ ball] donner de l'effet àa. ( = spin wool) filer4. compounds[+ story, explanation] délayer* * *[spɪn] 1.1) ( of wheel) tour m; (of dancer, skate) pirouette f2) Sport effet m3) Aviation4) ( pleasure trip) tour m5) US ( interpretation)2.1) lancer [top]; faire tourner [globe, wheel]2) ( flip)3) filer [wool, thread]4) [spider] tisser5) ( wring out) essorer quelque chose à la machine [clothes]6) raconter [tale]3.1) ( rotate) [wheel] tourner; [weathercock, top] tournoyer; [dancer] pirouetterto go spinning through the air — [ball, plate] aller valser (colloq)
the car spun off the road — la voiture est allée valser (colloq) dans la nature
2) fig tourner3) ( turn wildly) [wheels] patiner; [plane] descendre en vrille•Phrasal Verbs:- spin out••to spin one's wheels — US fig ne pas avancer fig
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128 white
white [waɪt]1. adjective• the public likes politicians to be whiter-than-white les gens aiment que les hommes politiques soient irréprochables2. nouna. blanc m3. compounds► white sauce noun (savoury) sauce f blanche ; (sweet) crème f pâtissière (pour le plum-pudding de Noël)* * *[waɪt], US [hwaɪt] 1.1) (colour, part of egg, eye) blanc m3) ( wine) blanc m4) (in chess, draughts) blancs mpl2.whites plural noun3.tennis/chef's whites — tenue f de tennis/de chef-cuisinier
1) blanc/blanche2) [race, child, skin] blanc/blanche; [area] habité par des Blancs; [culture, prejudice, fears] des Blancsa white man/woman — un Blanc/une Blanche
••the men in white coats — hum les infirmiers psychiatriques
whiter than white — plus blanc/blanche que neige
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