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bounce [baʊns]• to bounce off sth [light, sound] se réverbérer sur qchb. [cheque] (inf) être sans provisiona. [+ ball] faire rebondir ; [+ light, heat] réverbérer• they bounce radio waves off the moon ils émettent des ondes radio qui se réverbèrent sur la surface de la lune3. noun[of ball] bond m, rebond m( = recover) se remettre très vite* * *[baʊns] 1.1) ( rebound of ball) rebond m2) (of mattress, material) élasticité f; ( of hair) souplesse f4) ( in email) retour m à l'expéditeur2.transitive verb1) faire rebondir [ball]; retransmettre [signal]2) (colloq)to bounce a cheque — [bank] GB refuser d'honorer un chèque; [person] US faire un chèque sans provision
3) Computing renvoyer [quelque chose] à l'expéditeur [email]3.1) [ball, object] rebondir ( off sur; over au-dessus de); [person] (on trampoline, bed) faire des bonds, sauterto bounce up and down on something — faire des bonds or sauter sur quelque chose
2) fig ( move energetically)to bounce in/along — entrer/marcher énergiquement
3) (colloq) [cheque] être sans provision4) Computing [email] revenir à l'expéditeur•Phrasal Verbs: -
2 bounce
bounce [baʊns]1 noun∎ Sport he caught the ball on the bounce il a pris la balle au bond;∎ Sport you get a better bounce on grass cela rebondit mieux sur l'herbe∎ there isn't much bounce in this ball cette balle ne rebondit pas beaucoup;∎ I'd like to put some bounce in my hair je voudrais donner du volume à mes cheveux;∎ figurative he's still full of bounce at seventy à soixante-dix ans il est encore plein d'énergie∎ to give sb the bounce virer qn;∎ he got the bounce il s'est fait virer∎ on the bounce (in succession) à la suite(a) (cause to spring) faire rebondir;∎ she bounced the ball against or off the wall elle fit rebondir la balle sur le mur;∎ he bounced the baby on his knee il a fait sauter l'enfant sur son genou;∎ Telecommunications signals are bounced off a satellite les signaux sont renvoyés ou retransmis par satellite;∎ to bounce an idea off sb soumettre une idée à qn∎ the bank bounced my cheque la banque a refusé mon chèque∎ the ball bounced down the steps la balle a rebondi de marche en marche;∎ the knapsack bounced up and down on his back le sac à dos tressautait sur ses épaules;∎ the bicycle bounced along the bumpy path le vélo faisait des bonds sur le chemin cahoteux;∎ the hailstones were bouncing off the roof les grêlons rebondissaient sur le toit∎ we bounced up and down on the bed nous faisions des bonds sur le lit;∎ she came bouncing into/out of the room elle est entrée dans/sortie de la pièce d'un bond∎ I hope this cheque won't bounce j'espère que ce chèque ne sera pas refusé►► Computing bounce message = message électronique non délivré revenu à l'expéditeur;Sport bounce pass (in basketball) passe m par rebond(ball) rebondir; (person → after illness, disappointment) se remettre rapidement; (Stock Exchange) reprendre, remonter;∎ Finance the pound has bounced back against the dollar la livre a regagné du terrain par rapport au dollar;∎ she bounced right back after her illness elle s'est vite rétablie après sa maladie -
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A n1 ( rebound of ball) rebond m ;4 ( in email) retour m à l'expéditeur.B vtr1 faire rebondir [ball] ; retransmettre [signal, radiowave] ; to bounce a baby on one's knee faire sauter un bébé sur ses genoux ;2 ○ to bounce a cheque [bank] GB refuser d'honorer un chèque ; [person] US faire un chèque sans provision ;3 ○ ( hurry) to bounce sb into sth/into doing sth pousser qn dans qch/à faire qch ;4 ○ ( eject) vider ○ [person] ;5 Comput renvoyer [qch] à l'expéditeur [email].C vi1 [ball, object] rebondir (off sur ; over au dessus de) ; [person] (on trampoline, bed) faire des bonds, sauter ; the ball bounced down the steps la balle a descendu les marches en rebondissant ; to bounce up and down on sth faire des bonds or sauter sur qch ; the car bounced along the track la voiture rebondissait sur le chemin ;3 ○ [cheque] être sans provision ;4 Comput [email] revenir à l'expéditeur.■ bounce back [person] ( after illness) se remettre ; ( after lapse in career) faire un retour en force ; [currency] remonter. -
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(b) to bounce an idea off sb soumettre une idée à qn(a) (of cheque) être refusé(e) pour non-provision;∎ I hope this cheque won't bounce j'espère que ce chèque ne sera pas refusé(of Stock Exchange) reprendre, remonter;∎ the pound has bounced back against the dollar la livre a regagné du terrain par rapport au dollar -
5 glance off
(to hit and bounce off to one side: The ball glanced off the edge of his bat.) ricocher -
6 radar
(a method of showing the direction and distance of an object by means of radio waves which bounce off the object and return to their source.) radar -
7 rebound
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8 ricochet
['rikəʃei]past tense, past participle - ricochetted; verb(to hit something and bounce away at an angle: The bullet ricocheted off the wall.) ricocher -
9 pitch
A n1 Sport terrain m ; football/rugby pitch terrain de foot(ball)/rugby ; on the pitch sur le terrain ;2 ( sound level) gen (of note, voice) also Phon hauteur f ; Mus ton m ; to give the pitch Mus donner le ton ; the pitch is too high/low Mus c'est trop haut/bas ; absolute pitch, perfect pitch oreille f absolue ;3 ( degree) degré m ; ( highest point) comble m ; excitement was at its (highest) pitch ou was at full pitch l'excitation était à son comble ; a pitch of frustration had been reached on avait atteint le comble de la frustration ; the situation has reached such a pitch that la situation en est à un tel point que ;4 ( sales talk or argument) gen, Comm boniment m ; sales pitch boniment de vente ; to make ou give US a pitch for sth se prononcer pour [idea, proposal] ; faire des avances à [man, woman] ;6 GB (for street trader, entertainer) emplacement m ;10 ( in mountaineering) longueur f (de corde).B vtr1 ( throw) jeter, balancer ○ [object] (into dans) ; Sport lancer ; to pitch hay Agric jeter du foin avec une fourche ; the horse pitched her off le cheval l'a désarçonnée ; the carriage turned over and she was pitched out le wagon s'est renversé et elle a été éjectée ; the passengers were pitched forward les passagers ont été projetés vers l'avant ;2 (aim, adjust) adapter [campaign, publicity, speech] (at à) ; ( set) fixer [price] ; newspaper/programme pitched at young people journal/émission qui vise un public jeune ; the exam was pitched at a high level l'examen a été ajusté à un haut niveau ; to pitch one's ambitions too high placer ses ambitions trop haut ; to pitch sth a bit strong ○ y aller trop fort avec qch ○ ;3 Mus [singer] trouver [note] ; [player] donner [note] ; to pitch one's voice higher/lower hausser/baisser le ton de la voix ; the song is pitched too high for me cette chanson est trop haute pour moi ;5 to pitch sb a story ○ sortir ○ une histoire à qn ; to pitch sb an excuse ○ débiter ○ une excuse à qn.C vi3 US ( in baseball) lancer (la balle) ;4 GB Sport [ball] rebondir.■ pitch in ○1 ( on job) ( set to work) s'atteler à la tâche ; ( join in) y mettre du sien ○ ; ( help) mettre la main à la pâte ○, donner un coup de main ○ ; everyone pitched in with contributions tout le monde a apporté sa contribution ;2 ○ ( start to eat) attaquer ○.■ pitch into:▶ pitch into [sth] ( attack) lit, fig attaquer [attacker, opponent, speaker] ; attaquer [work, meal] ;▶ pitch [sb] into ( land in new situation) propulser [qn] dans [situation] ; the circumstances which pitched him into the political arena les circonstances qui l'ont propulsé dans l'arène politique ; the new director was pitched straight into an industrial dispute le nouveau directeur s'est retrouvé au beau milieu d'un conflit social.■ pitch out ○:▶ pitch out [sb/sth], pitch [sb/sth] out éjecter [troublemaker] (from de), se débarrasser de [object].■ pitch over culbuter.
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