-
81 instruction
instruction [ɪnˈstrʌk∫ən]1. nouna. ( = teaching) instruction f• he gave me precise instructions on what to do if... il m'a donné des instructions précises sur la conduite à tenir au cas où...• he gave me instructions not to leave until... il m'a donné ordre de ne pas partir avant...2. compounds* * *[ɪn'strʌkʃn] 1.1) ( order) instruction f (to à)2) [U] ( teaching) instruction f2.instructions plural noun instructions fplinstructions for use — mode m d'emploi
-
82 mark
mark [mα:k]1. noun• he was found without a mark on his body quand on l'a trouvé, son corps ne portait aucune trace de blessureb. ( = sign) signe mc. ( = hallmark) marque f• to react the way he did was the mark of a true hero il s'est montré un véritable héros en réagissant comme il l'a faitd. ( = grade) note f• good/bad mark bonne/mauvaise note fe. on your marks! (get) set! go! à vos marques ! prêts ! partez !f. ( = level) barre f• the number of unemployed has reached the 2 million mark le chiffre du chômage a atteint la barre des 2 millionsg. ( = brand name) marque fi. ( = currency) mark m• to be quick off the mark ( = quick on the uptake) avoir l'esprit vif ; ( = quick in reacting) avoir des réactions rapidesa. marquer ; ( = stain) tacherb. [+ essay, exam] corriger• to mark sth right/wrong marquer qch juste/fauxc. [+ price] indiquer4. compoundsa. ( = write down) noterb. [+ goods] démarquerc. [+ pupil] baisser la note dea. ( = separate) [+ section of text] délimiterc. [+ items on list] cocherb. ( = single out) désignera. ( = put a price on) indiquer le prix deb. ( = increase) [+ price] majorer ; [+ goods] majorer le prix dec. [+ pupil] gonfler la note de* * *[mɑːk] 1.1) (stain, animal marking) tache f; ( from injury) marque fto make one's mark — lit signer d'une croix; fig faire ses preuves
2) ( lasting impression)to leave one's mark on something — [person] marquer quelque chose de son influence [company]; [recession] marquer quelque chose [country]
3) ( symbol)as a mark of — en signe de [esteem]
4) School, University note fhe gets no marks for effort — fig pour l'effort, il mérite zéro
5) ( number on scale)6) Sport ( starting line) marque fhe's very quick/a bit slow off the mark — fig il a l'esprit vif/un peu lent
you were quick off the mark! — fig tu n'as pas perdu de temps!
7) ( target) ( in archery etc) but mto find its mark — [arrow] atteindre son but; fig [remark] mettre dans le mille
to be (way) off the mark —
to be wide of the mark — fig être à côté de la plaque (colloq)
9) (also Mark) ( model in series) Mark10) (also Deutschmark) deutschmark m2.transitive verb1) ( make visible impression on) ( stain) tacher [clothes]; [bruise, scar] marquer [skin]; ( with pen) marquer [map, belongings]to mark somebody for life — ( physically) défigurer quelqu'un à vie; ( mentally) marquer quelqu'un à vie
2) (indicate, label) [person] marquer [name, price] (on sur); [arrow, sign, label] indiquer [position, road]; fig [event] marquer [end, change]to mark the occasion with — marquer l'occasion par [firework display, party]
to mark one's place — ( in book) marquer la page
3) ( characterize) caractériser4) School, University corriger5) ( pay attention to) noter (bien)he'll not live long, mark my words! — tu verras, il ne vivra pas longtemps!
6) Sport marquer3.1) School, University faire des corrections2) ( stain) se tacher3) Sport marquer4.mark you conjunctional phrase n'empêche que (+ indic)Phrasal Verbs:- mark out- mark up••to be an easy mark — être une poire (colloq)
to mark time — Military marquer le pas
I'm marking time working as a waitress until I go to France — fig je travaille comme serveuse en attendant d'aller en France
-
83 witness
witness [ˈwɪtnɪs]1. noun( = person) témoin m• witness for the defence/prosecution témoin m à décharge/à charge• witness the case of... témoin le cas de...• his poems bear witness to his years spent in India ses poèmes témoignent de ses années passées en Indea. ( = see) [+ attack, theft, fight] être témoin deb. (legally) [+ document] certifier l'authenticité de3. compounds• in the witness box or stand à la barre* * *['wɪtnɪs] 1.witness for the prosecution/the defence — témoin à charge/à décharge
2) ( testimony) témoignage m2.to be ou bear witness to something — témoigner de quelque chose
transitive verb1) ( see) être témoin de, assister à2) ( at official occasion) servir de témoin lors de la signature de [document, treaty]; être témoin à [marriage]3) figwe are about to witness a transformation of the economy — nous sommes sur le point d'assister à une transformation de l'économie
his hard work has paid off, (as) witness his exam results — son travail acharné a payé, comme en témoignent ses résultats d'examen
-
84 advertisement
noun ((also ad [æd], advert) a film, newspaper announcement, poster etc making something known, especially in order to persuade people to buy it: an advertisement for toothpaste on television; She replied to my advertisement for a secretary.) réclame -
85 appetiser
noun ((especially American) something eaten or drunk before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite: They ate smoked salmon as an appetizer.) amuse-gueule, apéritif -
86 appetizer
noun ((especially American) something eaten or drunk before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite: They ate smoked salmon as an appetizer.) amuse-gueule, apéritif -
87 concern
[kən'sə:n] 1. verb1) (to have to do with: This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.) concerner2) ((with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy: Don't concern yourself about her.) s'inquiéter de3) ((with with or in) to interest (oneself) in: He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details.) s'intéresser à2. noun1) (something that concerns or belongs to one: His problems are not my concern.) responsabilité2) (anxiety: The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern.) inquiétude3) (a business: a shoe-manufacturing concern.) entreprise• -
88 condition
[kən'diʃən] 1. noun1) (state or circumstances in which a person or thing is: The house is not in good condition; He is in no condition to leave hospital; under ideal conditions; living conditions; variable conditions.) condition2) (something that must happen or be done before some other thing happens or is done; a term or requirement in an agreement: It was a condition of his going that he should pay his own expenses; That is one of the conditions in the agreement.) condition2. verb1) (to affect or control: behaviour conditioned by circumstances.) conditionner2) (to put into the required state: The footballers trained hard in order to condition themselves for the match.) mis en état•- conditionally - conditioner - on condition that -
89 crane
-
90 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) faire6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) faire, finir7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) faire8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) aller9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) faire, étudier10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) aller11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arranger12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) faire, agir13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) faire14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) faire15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visiter, faire2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) réception, fête- doer- doings - done - do-it-yourself - to-do - I - he could be doing with / could do with - do away with - do for - done for - done in - do out - do out of - do's and don'ts - do without - to do with - what are you doing with -
91 draft
1. noun1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) brouillon2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) détachement3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) mandat4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) conscription2. verb1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) esquisser2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) incorporer•- draft dodger - draft evasion - draftsman -
92 embargo
plural - embargoes; noun(an official order forbidding something, especially trade with another country.) embargo -
93 hail
I 1. [heil] noun1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.) grêle2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.) pluie2. verb(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.) grêlerII 1. [heil] verb1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.) héler2) (to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something: His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.) saluer2. noun(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.) appel3. interjection(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!) salut -
94 impostor
[im'postə](a person who pretends to be someone else, or to be something he is not, in order to deceive another person.) imposteur -
95 instruct
1) (to teach or train (a person in a subject or skill): Girls as well as boys should be instructed in woodwork.) apprendre (qqch. à qqn)2) (to order or direct (a person especially to do something): He was instructed to come here at nine o'clock; I have already instructed you how to cook the meat.) donner des instructions à•- instructive - instructively - instructiveness - instructor -
96 must
1. negative short form - mustn't; verb1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) devoir2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) devoir3) (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.) devoir2. noun(something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) chose indispensable -
97 preparatory
[-'pærə-]adjective (acting as an introduction or in order to prepare for something: Political leaders have agreed to meet for preparatory talks about an end to the war.) préparatoire -
98 price
1. noun1) (the amount of money for which a thing is or can be bought or sold; the cost: The price of the book was $10.) prix2) (what one must give up or suffer in order to gain something: Loss of freedom is often the price of success.) prix2. verb1) (to mark a price on: I haven't priced these articles yet.) marquer le prix de2) (to find out the price of: He went into the furniture shop to price the beds.) s'informer du prix de•- pricey - at a price - beyond/without price -
99 procedure
[prə'si:‹ə](the order or method of doing something: They followed the usual procedure(s).) procédure -
100 react
[ri'ækt]1) (to behave in a certain way as a result of something: How did he react when you called him a fool?; He reacted angrily to the criticism; Hydrogen reacts with oxygen to form water.) réagir2) ((with against) to behave or act in a certain way in order to show rejection of: Young people tend to react against their parents.) réagir (contre)3) ((with to) to be affected, usually badly, by (a drug etc): I react very badly to penicillin.) réagir (à)•- reaction- reactionary - reactor
См. также в других словарях:
call something to order — call (something) to order see ↑order, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑call call (something) to order : to say that (something, such as a meeting or court session) should begin She called the meeting … Useful english dictionary
order — [ôr′dər] n. [OFr ordre < L ordo (gen. ordinis), straight row, regular series, akin to ordiri, to lay the warp, hence begin, set in order, prob. < IE base * ar , to join, fit > ARM1, ART1] 1. social position; rank in the community 2. a… … English World dictionary
call someone/something to order — ask those present at a meeting to be silent so that business may proceed … Useful english dictionary
order — or|der1 W1S1 [ˈo:də US ˈo:rdər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for a purpose)¦ 2¦(arrangement)¦ 3¦(instruction)¦ 4¦(controlled situation)¦ 5¦(well organized state)¦ 6¦(for food or drink)¦ 7¦(for goods)¦ 8 be out of order 9 be in order … Dictionary of contemporary English
order — I [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)də(r)[/t]] SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION USES ♦♦ 1) PHR CONJ SUBORD If you do something in order to achieve a particular thing or in order that something can happen, you do it because you want to achieve that thing. Most schools are… … English dictionary
order — 1 noun 1 FOR A PURPOSE a) in order to do sth for the purpose of doing something: politicians who make promises simply in order to win more votes | In order to understand how the human body works, you need to have some knowledge of chemistry. b)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
something — / sVmTIN/ pronoun (not usually in questions or negatives) 1 used to mean a particular thing when you do not know its name, do not know exactly what it is etc: There s something in my eye. | Sarah said something about coming over later. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
something — some|thing W1S1 [ˈsʌmθıŋ] pron 1.) used to mean a particular thing when you do not know its name or do not know exactly what it is →↑anything, everything ↑everything, nothing ↑nothing ▪ There s something in my eye. ▪ Sarah said something about… … Dictionary of contemporary English
order — or·der 1 n 1: a state of peace, freedom from unruly behavior, and respect for law and proper authority maintain law and order 2: an established mode or state of procedure a call to order 3 a: a mandate from a superior authority see also … Law dictionary
Something Positive — logo, Mr. Personality. Author(s) R. K. Milholland Website http:/ … Wikipedia
order — ► NOUN 1) the arrangement of people or things according to a particular sequence or method. 2) a state in which everything is in its correct place. 3) a state in which the laws and rules regulating public behaviour are observed. 4) an… … English terms dictionary