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  • 81 clip

    I 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.) couper; tondre
    2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) frapper
    2. noun
    1) (an act of clipping.) taille, tonte
    2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) taloche
    3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.) extrait
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    - clipping II 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    (to fasten with a clip: Clip these papers together.) attacher
    2. noun
    (something for holding things together or in position: a paper-clip; a hair-clip; bicycle-clips (= round pieces of metal etc for holding the bottom of trouser legs close to the leg).) attache, pince

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  • 82 column

    ['koləm]
    1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) colonne
    2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) colonne
    3) (a vertical row (of numbers): He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.) colonne
    4) (a vertical section of a page of print: a newspaper column.) colonne
    5) (a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person: He writes a daily column about sport.) chronique
    6) (a long file of soldiers marching in short rows: a column of infantry.) colonne
    7) (a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.) colonne
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  • 83 dare

    [deə] 1. negative short form - daren't; verb
    1) (to be brave enough (to do something): I daren't go; I don't dare (to) go; He wouldn't dare do a thing like that; Don't you dare say such a thing again!) oser
    2) (to challenge: I dare you to do it.) défier
    2. noun
    (a challenge: He went into the lion's cage for a dare.) défi
    3. noun
    (boldness: We admired his daring.) audace
    4. adjective
    a dare-devil motorcyclist.) téméraire

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  • 84 dash

    [dæʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) se précipiter
    2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) heurter/lancer violemment
    3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) anéantir
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) mouvement brusque en avant
    2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) soupçon
    3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) tiret
    4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) entrain
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    - dash off

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  • 85 dice with death

    (to do something very risky (and dangerous): He diced with death every time he took a short cut across the main railway line.) risquer sa vie

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  • 86 extract

    1. [ik'strækt] verb
    1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) arracher, tirer (de)
    2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) extraire
    3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) extraire
    2. ['ekstrækt] noun
    1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) extrait
    2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) extrait
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  • 87 fall

    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) tomber
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) tomber
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) baisser
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) tomber
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) tomber
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) incomber à
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) chute
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) chute
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) chute
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) automne
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    - fallout - his - her face fell - fall away - fall back - fall back on - fall behind - fall down - fall flat - fall for - fall in with - fall off - fall on/upon - fall out - fall short - fall through

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  • 88 hitch

    [hi ] 1. verb
    1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) attacher
    2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) faire du stop
    2. noun
    1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) anicroche
    2) (a kind of knot.) noeud
    3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) secousse
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    - hitch-hiker - hitch a lift/ride - hitch up

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  • 89 long

    I 1. [loŋ] adjective
    1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) long
    2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) long
    3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) de long, durant
    4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) pour longtemps
    5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) bon
    2. adverb
    1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) longtemps avant
    2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) longtemps
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    - long-distance - long-drawn-out - longhand - long house - long jump - long-playing record - long-range - long-sighted - long-sightedness - long-suffering - long-winded - as long as / so long as - before very long - before long - in the long run - the long and the short of it - no longer - so long! II [loŋ] verb
    ((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) avoir très envie de qqch.
    - longingly

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  • 90 match

    [mæ ] I noun
    (a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) allumette
    II 1. noun
    1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) match
    2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) chose qui va bien avec
    3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) égal
    4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) mariage
    2. verb
    1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) aller bien avec
    2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) opposer
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    - matchless - matchmaker

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  • 91 must

    1. negative short form - mustn't; verb
    1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) devoir
    2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) devoir
    3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) devoir
    2. noun
    (something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) chose indispensable

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  • 92 need

    [ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb
    1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) avoir besoin de
    2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) avoir besoin de, falloir
    2. noun
    1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) besoin
    2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) besoin
    3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) besoin
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    - needlessly - needy - a need for - in need of

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  • 93 nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (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 dent
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) sectionner
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) piquer
    4) (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 à
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) brûler
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) pincement; petit coup de dent
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) froid, piquant
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) petit verre
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    - nip something in the bud - nip in the bud

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  • 94 notice

    ['nəutis] 1. noun
    1) (a written or printed statement to announce something publicly: He stuck a notice on the door, saying that he had gone home; They put a notice in the paper announcing the birth of their daughter.) avis, entrefilet
    2) (attention: His skill attracted their notice; I'll bring the problem to his notice as soon as possible.) attention
    3) (warning given especially before leaving a job or dismissing someone: Her employer gave her a month's notice; The cook gave in her notice; Please give notice of your intentions.) préavis, congé
    2. verb
    (to see, observe, or keep in one's mind: I noticed a book on the table; He noticed her leave the room; Did he say that? I didn't notice.) (s')apercevoir, remarquer
    - noticeably - noticed - notice-board - at short notice - take notice of

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  • 95 ought

    [o:t]
    negative short form - oughtn't; verb
    1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) devoir
    2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) devoir

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  • 96 outline

    1. noun
    1) (the line forming, or showing, the outer edge of something: He drew the outline of the face first, then added the features.) contour
    2) (a short description of the main details of a plan etc: Don't tell me the whole story, just give me an outline.) plan, grandes lignes
    2. verb
    (to draw or give the outline of.) tracer le contour de, exposer les grandes lignes de

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  • 97 passing

    1) (going past: a passing car.) qui passe
    2) (lasting only a short time: a passing interest.) passager
    3) ((of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject: a passing reference.) en passant

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  • 98 peg

    [peɡ] 1. noun
    1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) piquet
    2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) patère
    3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) pince à linge
    2. verb
    (to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) accrocher
    - take someone down a peg or two
    - take down a peg or two - take someone down a peg - take down a peg

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  • 99 piece

    [pi:s] 1. noun
    1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) morceau
    2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) morceau; fragment
    3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) pièce; article
    4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) pièce
    5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) pion
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    2. adjective
    (done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) décousu, sans méthode
    - go all to pieces
    - go to pieces - in pieces - piece together - to pieces

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  • 100 pin

    [pin] 1. noun
    1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) épingle
    2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) épingle
    2. verb
    1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) épingler
    2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) immobiliser
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    - pinhole - pinpoint - pin-up - pin down - pins and needles

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  • short on something and long on something else — short on (something) (and long on (something else)) having too little of one thing and a lot of another. The opposing team was short on athleticism. Her dresses, made of cotton, were short on style and long on wear. Related vocabulary: long on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • short on something and long on — short on (something) (and long on (something else)) having too little of one thing and a lot of another. The opposing team was short on athleticism. Her dresses, made of cotton, were short on style and long on wear. Related vocabulary: long on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • short on something — short on (something) (and long on (something else)) having too little of one thing and a lot of another. The opposing team was short on athleticism. Her dresses, made of cotton, were short on style and long on wear. Related vocabulary: long on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • short of (something) — 1. not having enough of something. Men, women, and children were forced from their homes and were desperately short of food and water. 2. not including something. There has to be some sort of punishment, short of execution …   New idioms dictionary

  • short of something — phrase except for, or unless I don’t see any answer, short of selling the house. Short of winning the lottery, I don’t know how we’ll pay for this. Thesaurus: only, except and not includingsynonym Main entry: short …   Useful english dictionary

  • short for something — short for (something) as a less long form of a word or name. They call their baby Libby, short for Elizabeth. The group is known as MADD, short for Mothers Against Drunk Driving …   New idioms dictionary

  • short of something — except for, or unless I don t see any answer, short of selling the house. Short of winning the lottery, I don t know how we ll pay for this …   English dictionary

  • long on something and short on something else — long on (something) (and short on (something else)) having a lot of one quality and not enough of another. The story is a slow moving mystery that s long on atmosphere and short on tension. Related vocabulary: short on something and long on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • long on and short on something else — long on (something) (and short on (something else)) having a lot of one quality and not enough of another. The story is a slow moving mystery that s long on atmosphere and short on tension. Related vocabulary: short on something and long on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • go short (of something) — british phrase to have less than you need of something such as food, clothing, or shelter As long as I have a job my children will never go short. They were very poor and often went short of food. Thesaurus: not enoughsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • long on (something) and short on (something) — having too much of one quality and not enough of another. I ve always found his films long on style and short on content …   New idioms dictionary

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