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121 weather
weather [ˈweðər]1. nountemps m• what's the weather (like)? quel temps fait-il ?• in hot/cold/stormy weather par temps chaud/froid/orageux• in good/bad weather par beau/mauvais temps3. compounds[knowledge, map, prospects] météorologique ; [conditions, variations] atmosphérique► weather-beaten adjective [person, face] hâlé ; [building] dégradé par les intempéries ; [stone] érodé par les intempéries• to keep a weather eye on sth surveiller qch ► weather forecast noun prévisions fpl météorologiques* * *['weðə(r)] 1.noun temps min hot/cold weather — quand il fait chaud/froid
2.whatever the weather — lit par tous les temps; fig qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente
noun modifier [ chart, check, conditions, map, satellite, station] météorologique; [ centre] de météorologie3.transitive verb1) ( withstand) lit essuyer; fig se tirer deto weather the storm — fig surmonter la crise
2) éroder [rocks, stone]; battre [landscape, hills]; hâler [face]4.intransitive verb [rocks, landscape] s'éroder5.he has not weathered well — fig il n'a pas bien vieilli
weathered past participle adjective [stone] patiné; [face] hâlé••to keep a weather eye on somebody/something — avoir quelqu'un/quelque chose à l'œil
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122 wrap up
1) ( dress warmly) s'emmitouflerwrap up well ou warm! — couvre-toi bien!
2) (colloq) GB ( shut up) la fermer (colloq)wrap up! — ferme-la! (colloq)
wrap up [something], wrap [something] up3) lit faire [parcel]; envelopper [gift, purchase]; emballer [rubbish]it's cold, wrap the children up warm! — il fait froid, couvre bien les enfants!
5) ( settle) régler [project, event]; conclure [deal, negotiations]; s'assurer [title, victory]6) ( involve)to be wrapped up in — ne s'occuper que de [person, child]; être absorbé dans [activity, work]; être absorbé par [problem]
there is £50,000 wrapped up in the project — il y a 50000 livres sterling d'investies dans le projet
7) fig dissimuler [ideas] (in derrière) -
123 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) dessiner2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) tirer3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) s'éloigner; s'approcher4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) faire match nul5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) retirer6) (to open or close (curtains).) tirer7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) attirer2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) match nul2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) attraction3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) tirage4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.)•- drawing- drawn - drawback - drawbridge - drawing-pin - drawstring - draw a blank - draw a conclusion from - draw in - draw the line - draw/cast lots - draw off - draw on1 - draw on2 - draw out - draw up - long drawn out -
124 excess
[ik'ses] 1. noun1) (the (act of) going beyond normal or suitable limits: He ate well, but not to excess.) excès2) (an abnormally large amount: He had consumed an excess of alcohol.) trop (de)3) (an amount by which something is greater than something else: He found he had paid an excess of $5.00 over what was actually on the bill.) excédent2. adjective(extra; additional (to the amount needed, allowed or usual): He had to pay extra for his excess baggage on the aircraft.) excédent (de)- excessively - excessiveness - in excess of -
125 flourish
1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) être florissant2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) prospérer3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) brandir2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) fioriture2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) grand geste3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) fanfare• -
126 practice
['præktis]1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) pratique2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) habitude3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) exercice, entraînement4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) clientèle, cabinet•- make a practice of - put into practice -
127 promise
['promis] 1. verb1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) promettre (de)2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) promettre3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) promettre2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) promesse2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) avenir• -
128 retain
[rə'tein]1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) retenir, conserver2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) retenir
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