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1 complete
A adj1 (total, utter) ( épith) [abolition, chaos, darkness, freedom, rejection] complet/-ète, total ; he's a complete fool il est complètement idiot ; it's the complete opposite c'est tout à fait le contraire ; with complete accuracy/confidence avec une précision/confiance totale ; complete and utter [despair, disaster] total ; it's complete and utter rubbish c'est complètement absurde ;2 ( finished) achevé ; far from/not yet complete loin d'être/pas encore achevé ;3 (entire, full) [collection, edition, works, record, set] complet/-ète ; complete with avec ; complete with batteries/instructions avec piles/mode d'emploi ; to make my happiness complete pour que rien ne manque à mon bonheur ;B vtr1 ( finish) terminer [building, investigation, degree course, exercise] ; achever [task, journey] ; to complete a jail sentence finir de purger une peine ;2 ( make whole) compléter [collection, trilogy, group, victory, grand slam] ; compléter [outfit] ; compléter [quotation, phrase] ; to complete an outfit with a beret mettre un beret pour compléter une tenue ;3 ( fill in) remplir [form, questionnaire].C completed pp adj [creation, project] achevé ; the recently/newly completed office building les bureaux terminés récemment/depuis peu ; half completed inachevé. -
2 sentence
['sentəns] 1. noun1) (a number of words forming a complete statement: `I want it', and `Give it to me!' are sentences.) phrase2) (a punishment imposed by a lawcourt: a sentence of three years' imprisonment; He is under sentence of death.) sentence2. verb((usually with to) to condemn to a particular punishment: He was sentenced to life imprisonment.) condamner (à) -
3 form
A n1 (kind, manifestation) (of activity, energy, exercise, transport, government, protest, work, substance) forme f ; (of entertainment, taxation, disease) sorte f ; different forms of life ou life forms différentes formes de vie ; it's a form of blackmail c'est une forme de chantage ; some form of control is needed un système de contrôle est nécessaire ; in the form of crystals/a loan sous forme de cristaux/de prêt ; in a new/different form sous une nouvelle/autre forme ; to publish articles in book form réunir des articles dans un livre ; he won't touch alcohol in any form il évite l'alcool sous toutes ses formes ; to take various forms prendre diverses formes ; to take the form of a strike prendre la forme d'une grève ;2 ( document) formulaire m ; to fill in ou fill out ou complete a form remplir un formulaire ; blank form formulaire vierge ;3 ( shape) forme f ; to take ou assume the form of a man/a swan prendre la forme d'un homme/d'un cygne ;4 (of athlete, horse, performer) forme f ; to be in good form être en bonne or pleine forme ; to be on form être très en forme ; to return to form retrouver la forme ; to return to one's best form retrouver sa meilleure forme ; to study the form étudier le tableau des performances ; true to form, she was late fidèle à elle-même, elle était en retard ;5 Literat, Art ( structure) forme f ; ( genre) genre m ; form and content la forme et le fond ; a literary form un genre littéraire ; theatrical forms formes du théâtre ; verse forms genres en vers ; the limitations of this form les limites de ce genre ;6 ( etiquette) it is bad form cela ne se fait pas (to do de faire) ; purely as a matter of form purement par politesse or pour la forme ; I never know the form at these ceremonies je ne sais jamais comment me comporter à ces cérémonies ; you know the form tu sais ce qu'il faut faire ;8 ( prescribed set of words) formule f ; they object to the form of words used ils ne sont pas d'accord avec la formulation ;12 ( bench) banc m.C vtr1 ( organize or create) former [queue, circle, barrier, club, cartel, alliance, government, union, band] (from avec) ; nouer [friendship, relationship] ; former [sentence, tense] ; to form one's letters former ses lettres ; please form a circle s'il vous plaît, formez un cercle ; how are stalactites formed? comment se forment les stalactites? ; to form part of sth faire partie de qch ; to form a large part/the basis of sth constituer une grande partie/la base de qch ;2 ( conceive) se faire [impression, image, picture, opinion, idea] ; concevoir [admiration] ; to form the habit of doing prendre l'habitude de faire ;3 ( mould) former [child, pupil, personality, taste, ideas, attitudes] ; tastes formed by television des goûts formés par la télévision ;4 ( constitute) former [jury, cabinet, panel] ; the 12 people who form the jury les 12 personnes qui forment le jury.■ form into:▶ form into [sth] [people] former [groups, classes, teams] ; to form sth into mettre qch en [sentence, paragraphs, circle] ; séparer [qch] en [groups, teams, classes] ; to form objects into patterns grouper des objets pour former des motifs.■ form up [people] se mettre en rangs. -
4 pass
pass, US [transcription][p_s]A n1 ( permission document) (to enter, leave) laisser-passer m inv ; ( for journalists) coupe-file m inv ; ( to be absent) permission f also Mil ; ( of safe conduct) sauf-conduit m ;2 ( travel document) carte f d'abonnement ; bus/train/monthly pass carte d'abonnement pour le bus/pour le train/mensuelle ;3 Sch, Univ ( success) moyenne f (in en) ; I'll be happy with a pass je me contenterais de la moyenne ; to get a pass être reçu ;4 Sport ( in ball games) passe f ; ( in fencing) botte f ; a backward/forward pass une passe en arrière/en avant ; to make a pass faire une passe ;B vtr1 ( go past) ( to far side) passer [checkpoint, customs] ; franchir [lips, finishing line] ; ( alongside and beyond) passer devant [building, area] ; [vehicle] dépasser [vehicle] ; dépasser [level, understanding, expectation] ; to pass sb in the street croiser qn dans la rue ;2 ( hand over) ( directly) passer ; ( indirectly) faire passer ; pass me your plate passe-moi ton assiette ; pass the salt along please faites passer le sel s'il vous plaît ; to pass stolen goods/counterfeit notes faire passer des marchandises volées/des faux billets ; to pass sth along the line se passer qch de main en main ; ‘we'll pass you back to the studio now’ TV, Radio ‘maintenant nous repassons l'antenne au studio’ ;3 ( move) passer ; pass the rope through/round the ring passez la corde dans/autour de l'anneau ; he passed his hand over his face il s'est passé la main sur le visage ;5 ( spend) passer [time] (doing à faire) ;6 ( succeed in) [person] réussir [test, exam] ; [car, machine etc] passer [qch] (avec succès) [test] ;7 ( declare satisfactory) admettre [candidate] ; approuver [invoice] ; to pass sth (as being) safe/suitable etc juger qch sans danger/convenable etc ; the censors passed the film as suitable for adults only la censure a jugé que le film ne convenait qu'aux adultes ;8 ( vote in) adopter [bill, motion, resolution] ;9 ( pronounce) prononcer [judgment, verdict, sentence] ; to pass sentence on Jur prononcer un verdict à l'encontre de [accused] ; to pass a remark about sb/sth faire une remarque sur qn/qch ;C vi2 ( move) passer ; to pass along/over sth passer le long de/au-dessus de qch ; to pass through sth traverser qch ; pass down the bus please avancez dans le fond s'il vous plaît ;3 fig ( go by) [time, crisis, feeling] passer ; [memory, old order] disparaître ; the evening had passed all too quickly la soirée avait passé beaucoup trop vite ; to pass unnoticed passer inaperçu ; let the remark pass laissez couler ;4 ( be transferred) passer (to à) ; [title, property] passer (to à) ; [letter, knowing look] être échangé (between entre) ; his mood passed from joy to despair son humeur est passée de la joie au désespoir ; deeds which have passed into legend exploits qui sont passés dans la légende ;5 Sport passer ; to pass to sb faire une passe à qn ;6 Games passer ; I'm afraid I must pass on that one fig ( in discussion) je cède mon tour de parole ;7 littér ( happen) se passer ; to come to pass arriver ; it came to pass that… Bible il advint que… ; to bring sth to pass accomplir qch ;8 ( succeed) réussir ; she passed in both subjects elle a réussi dans les deux matières ;9 ( be accepted) [person, rudeness, behaviour] passer ; he'd pass for an Italian il pourrait passer pour un Italien ; she passes for 40 on lui donnerait 40 ans ;10 US, Jur se prononcer (on sur) ;11 Chem se transformer (into en).in passing en passant ; to come to such a pass that… arriver à un tel point que… ; to make a pass at sb faire du plat ○ à qn ; to pass the word passer la consigne ; to sell the pass trahir la cause.■ pass along:▶ pass [sth] along, pass along [sth] faire passer.■ pass around, pass round:▶ pass [sth] around, pass around [sth] faire circuler [document, photos] ; faire passer [food, plates etc].■ pass by [procession] défiler ; [person] passer ; life seems to have passed me by j'ai le sentiment d'être passé à côté de la vie.■ pass down:▶ pass [sth] down, pass down [sth] transmettre [secret, knowledge, title] (from de ; to à).■ pass off:▶ pass off2 ( disappear) [headache, effects] se dissiper ;▶ pass [sb/sth] off, pass off [sb/sth] faire passer [person, incident] (as pour).■ pass on:▶ pass on poursuivre ; to pass on to sth passer à qch ; let's pass on to the next question passons à la question suivante ;▶ pass [sth] on, pass on [sth] transmettre [good wishes, condolences, message, title] passer [book, clothes, cold] ; répercuter [costs].■ pass out:▶ pass out2 Mil ( complete training) sortir avec ses diplômes (of, from de) ;▶ pass [sth] out, pass out [sth] distribuer [leaflets].■ pass over:▶ pass [sb] over délaisser [employee, candidate] ; he was passed over in favour of another candidate on lui a préféré un autre candidat ;▶ pass over [sth] ne pas tenir compte de [rude remark, behaviour].■ pass through:■ pass up ○:▶ pass up [sth] laisser passer [opportunity, offer]. -
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6 finish
1 ( end) fin f ; from start to finish du début (jusqu')à la fin ; it will be a fight to the finish lit ce sera un combat à mort ; fig la partie va être serrée ; to be in at the finish assister au dénouement ;2 Sport arrivée f ; it was a close finish l'arrivée a été serrée ; an athlete with a good finish un athlète bon au sprint final ;3 (surface, aspect) (of clothing, wood, car) finition f ; (of fabric, leather) apprêt m ; a car with a metallic finish une voiture métallisée ; paint with a matt/silk finish peinture mate/satinée ; a wine with a smooth finish un vin épanoui.B vtr1 ( complete) finir, terminer [chapter, sentence, task] ; terminer, achever [building, novel, sculpture, opera] ; to finish doing finir de faire ; I must get this report finished il faut que je finisse or que je termine ce rapport ;2 ( leave) finir [work, studies] ; I finish work at 5.30 pm je finis (le travail) à 17 h 30 ; she finishes school/university next year elle finira l'école/l'université l'année prochaine ;3 ( consume) finir [cigarette, drink, meal] ; who finished all the biscuits? qui a fini les biscuits? ;4 ( put an end to) briser [career] ;5 ○ (exhaust, demoralize) achever ○ [person] ; that long walk finished me! cette longue promenade m'a achevé ○ ! ; this news nearly finished him cette nouvelle a failli l'achever ○.C vi1 ( end) [conference, programme, term] finir, se terminer ; [holidays] prendre fin ; the meeting finishes at 3 pm la réunion se termine à 15 h ; the film finishes on Thursday le film ne passe plus à partir de jeudi ; I'll see you when the concert finishes je te verrai à la fin du concert ; wait until the music finishes attends la fin du morceau (de musique) ; as the concert was finishing alors que le concert touchait à sa fin ; after the lecture finishes we'll have lunch nous déjeunerons quand la conférence sera terminée ; I'm waiting for the washing machine to finish j'attends que ma lessive soit finie ;2 ( reach end of race) arriver ; my horse finished first mon cheval est arrivé premier ; the horse/the athlete failed to finish le cheval/l'athlète n'a pas fini la course ;3 ( conclude) [speaker] finir, conclure ; he won't let me finish il ne me laisse pas finir (de parler) ; let me finish laissez- moi finir (de parler) ; she finished with a quotation elle a conclu par une citation ;4 ( leave employment) I finished at the bank yesterday j'ai quitté mon travail à la banque hier.1 beautifully finished [furniture, interior etc] avec des finitions soignées ; interior finished in marble/grey intérieur avec des finitions en marbre/finitions grises ; walls finished in blue gloss murs laqués bleu ; the finished product le produit fini ;2 ( accomplished) [performance] accompli ;3 ( ruined) fini, fichu ○ ; as a boxer he's finished en tant que boxeur il est fini or fichu ○ ; after the scandal her career was finished après le scandale, sa carrière était finie.■ finish off:▶ finish [sth] off, finish off [sth]1 ( complete) finir, terminer [letter, task] ; I'll just finish off the ironing je vais juste finir le repassage ;2 ( round off) to finish off the meal with a glass of brandy terminer le repas avec un verre de cognac ;▶ finish [sb] off1 (exhaust, demoralize) achever ○ [person] ;2 ( kill) achever [person, animal].■ finish up:▶ finish up [person] ( at end of journey) se retrouver ; ( in situation) finir ; they finished up in London il se sont retrouvés à Londres ; he finished up in prison il a fini en prison ; to finish up as a teacher finir par devenir professeur ; to finish up (by) doing finir par faire ;▶ finish [sth] up, finish up [sth] finir [milk, paint, cake].■ finish with:▶ finish with [sth] finir avec ; have you finished with the newspaper? tu as fini avec le journal? ; hurry up and finish with the scissors, I need them dépêche-toi avec les ciseaux, j'en ai besoin ; pass the pen to me when you've finished with it passe-moi le stylo quand tu auras fini ; I'm finished with school/politics! j'en ai assez de l'école!/de la politique! ;▶ finish with [sb]1 ( split up) rompre avec [girlfriend, boyfriend] ;2 ( stop punishing) I haven't finished with you yet! je n'en ai pas encore fini avec toi! ; you'll be sorry when I've finished with you! tu vas voir ce que tu vas voir ○ ! -
7 finish
finish [ˈfɪnɪ∫]1. nounb. [of woodwork] finition f[+ work, meal, supplies] finir• he finished by saying that... il a terminé en disant que...4. compoundsa. [+ work] terminerb. [+ food, meal] finir* * *['fɪnɪʃ] 1.1) ( end) fin fit will be a fight to the finish — fig la partie va être serrée
2) Sport arrivée f3) (surface, aspect) (of clothing, wood, car) finition f; (of fabric, leather) apprêt m2.paint with a matt/silk finish — peinture mate/satinée
transitive verb1) ( complete) finir, terminer [chapter, sentence, task]; terminer, achever [building, novel, sculpture, opera]2) ( leave) finir [work, studies]3) ( consume) finir [cigarette, drink, meal]4) ( put an end to) briser [career]5) (colloq) (exhaust, demoralize) achever (colloq) [person]3.1) ( end) [conference, programme] finir, se terminer; [holidays] se terminer2) ( reach end of race) arriverthe horse/the athlete failed to finish — le cheval/l'athlète n'a pas fini la course
3) ( conclude) [speaker] finir de parler, conclure4) ( leave employment)4.finished past participle adjective1)beautifully finished — [furniture, interior etc] avec des finitions soignées
2) ( accomplished) [performance] accompli3) ( ruined) [person, career] fini, fichu (colloq)•Phrasal Verbs: -
8 fulfil
(a) (carry out → ambition, dream, plan) réaliser; (→ prophecy, task) accomplir, réaliser; (→ promise) tenir; (→ duty, obligation) remplir, s'acquitter de(b) (satisfy → condition) remplir; (→ norm, regulation) répondre à, obéir à; (→ desire, need) satisfaire, répondre à; (→ prayer, wish) exaucer;∎ to fulfil oneself se réaliser, s'épanouir;∎ she fulfilled herself both as an artist and as a mother elle s'est épanouie à la fois comme artiste et comme mère;∎ it's important to feel fulfilled il est important de se réaliser (dans la vie)(c) (complete, finish → prison sentence) achever, terminer -
9 well-rounded
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