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81 rapprocher
rapprocher [ʀapʀɔ∫e]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = approcher) to bring closer (de to)• il a changé d'emploi, ça le rapproche de chez lui he has changed jobs, so now he's nearer homeb. ( = réconcilier, réunir) [+ personnes] to bring togetherc. [+ indices, textes] ( = confronter) to put side by side ; ( = établir un lien entre) to establish a connection between2. reflexive verba. ( = approcher) [échéance, personne, véhicule, orage] to get closer• pour se rapprocher de chez lui, il a changé d'emploi to be nearer home he changed jobs• plus on se rapprochait de l'examen... the closer we came to the exam...b. (dans le temps) [crises, bruits] to become more frequentc. [personnes] to be reconciled ; [points de vue] to draw closer together ; [sociétés] to form links* * *ʀapʀɔʃe
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1) ( rendre plus proche) to move [something] closer [objet] (de to)2) ( dans le temps) to bring [something] forward(s) [date, rendez-vous] (de to)3) ( disposer à l'entente) to bring [somebody] (closer) together [personnes]ses épreuves l'ont rapprochée des pauvres — having suffered herself, she feels for the poor
ils ont réussi à rapprocher les deux pays — they managed to improve relations between the two countries
4) ( réunir) to bring together [personnes]5) ( apparenter) to comparela situation est à rapprocher de ce qui s'est passé en 1951 — the situation can be compared to that of 1951
ses caractéristiques le rapprochent plus des mammifères — its characteristics make it closer to the mammals
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se rapprocher verbe pronominal1) ( devenir plus proche) to get closer, to get nearer (de to)2) ( s'apparenter)se rapprocher de — ( processus) to get close to; ( état) to be close to
leurs peintures se rapprochent des fresques antiques — their paintings are similar to classical frescoes
* * *ʀapʀɔʃe vt1) (= mettre plus près) to move closerIl a rapproché le fauteuil de la télé. — He moved the armchair closer to the TV.
2) [deux objets] to move closer together3) (= réunir) to bring togetherCet accident a rapproché les deux frères. — The accident brought the two brothers together.
4) (= comparer) to establish a parallel between* * *rapprocher verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( rendre plus proche) to move [sth] closer [objet] (de to); peux-tu rapprocher la lampe, je n'y vois rien can you move the lamp a bit closer, I can't see a thing; si tu n'y vois rien, rapproche la lampe if you can't see, move the lamp closer; rapproche la chaise du mur move the chair closer to the wall; le courant nous rapproche de la côte the current is taking us toward(s) the coast; le prolongement de la ligne va me rapprocher de mon travail the extension of the line will take me closer to my work; il faut rapprocher les électrodes pour que l'étincelle se produise the electrodes must be moved closer together in order to produce a spark; j'ai dû rapprocher mon fauteuil de la fenêtre I had to move my armchair closer to the window; rapproche les deux vases move the two vases closer together; les jumelles rapprochent les objets fig binoculars make objects seem closer ou nearer;2 ( dans le temps) to bring [sth] forward(s) [date, rendez-vous] (de to); ils veulent rapprocher la date des négociations they want to bring the date of the negotiations forward; cette date nous rapproche trop des élections this date brings us too close to the elections;3 ( disposer à l'entente) to bring [sb] (closer) together [personnes]; leur passion pour la musique les rapproche they are drawn together by their passion for music; ses épreuves l'ont rapprochée des pauvres her hardships have brought her closer to the poor; ils ont réussi à rapprocher les deux pays they managed to improve relations between the two countries;4 ( réunir) to bring together [personnes]; activité/club rapprochant des gens d'horizons très différents activity/club which brings together people from very different walks of life;5 ( pour comparer) to compare; la situation est à rapprocher de ce qui s'est passé en 1951 the situation can be compared to what happened in 1951;6 ( apparenter) ses caractéristiques le rapprochent plus des mammifères its characteristics make it closer to the mammals.B se rapprocher vpr1 ( devenir plus proche) to get closer, to get nearer (de to); l'avion/l'orage/l'ennemi se rapproche the plane/the storm/the enemy is getting closer; j'ai choisi ce travail pour me rapprocher d'elle I chose this job so that I could be nearer to her;2 ( améliorer des relations) to get closer (de to); ils n'ont rien fait pour se rapprocher de nous they did nothing to get closer to us; il semble que les deux pays se rapprochent relations between the two countries seem to be improving;3 ( s'apparenter) se rapprocher de ( processus) to get close to; ( état) to be close to; leurs peintures se rapprochent des fresques antiques their paintings are similar to ancient frescoes; le chimpanzé se rapproche plus de l'homme que du babouin the chimpanzee is more closely related to man than to the baboon.[raprɔʃe] verbe transitif1. [approcher] to bring closer ou nearer2. [dans le temps]l'émission/la fête a été rapprochée à cause des événements the programme/party has been brought forward because of what's happened3. [faire paraître proche] to bring closerle dessin japonais rapproche les différents plans Japanese drawing techniques foreshorten perspective4. [de sa destination]rapprocher quelqu'un to take ou to bring somebody closerje te dépose à Concorde, ça te rapprochera I'll drop you off at Concorde, that'll get you a bit closer to where you're going5. [affectivement] to bring (closer) togetherça m'a rapproché de mon père it's brought me closer to my father, it's brought my father and me closer together6. [comparer] to compare————————se rapprocher verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se rapprocher verbe pronominal intransitif[venir près] to come close ou closer————————se rapprocher de verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se réconcilier avec]j'ai essayé sans succès de me rapprocher d'elle avant sa mort I tried in vain to get closer to her before she died2. [être comparable à] to be similar to -
82 renvoi
renvoi [ʀɑ̃vwa]masculine nounb. [de troupes] dischargec. [de lettre, colis, cadeau] sending back• à la suite d'un mauvais renvoi du gardien, la balle a été interceptée as a result of a poor return by the goalkeeper the ball was interceptede. [de rendez-vous] postponementg. ( = rot) burp* * *ʀɑ̃vwɑnom masculin1) (d'élève, immigré, de joueur) expulsion (de from); (d'employé, ambassadeur) dismissal (de from)2) ( retour à l'expéditeur) return3) Sport (au tennis, volley-ball) return; (au football, rugby) clearance4) ( report) gén postponement; Droit, Politique ( envoi) referral ( devant to); ( ajournement) adjournment (à until)5) ( référence) (dans un dictionnaire, livre, fichier) cross-reference (à to)6) ( éructation) belch, burp (colloq)avoir un renvoi — gén to burp (colloq); [bébé] to burp (colloq), to bring up wind
* * *ʀɑ̃vwa nm1) (= réexpédition) [courrier] return2) [employé] dismissal3) (= dans un texte) cross-reference4) [lumière] reflection5) (à une date ultérieure) postponement6) (= éructation) belch* * *renvoi nm1 (d'élève, étudiant, immigré, de joueur) expulsion (de from); (d'employé, ambassadeur) dismissal (de from); renvoi de l'université/l'équipe expulsion from the university/the team; renvoi de l'usine/du gouvernement dismissal from the factory/from the government; renvoi pour indiscipline Mil dismissal for insubordination; renvoi d'un élève pour trois jours suspension of a pupil from school for three days; renvoi des immigrés dans leur pays repatriation of immigrants to their own country;2 ( retour à l'expéditeur) return; renvoi d'un colis/de marchandises return of a parcel/of goods;3 Sport (au tennis, ping-pong, volley-ball) return; (au football, rugby) clearance; renvoi en touche clearance into touch; mauvais renvoi d'un défenseur poor clearance by a defender;4 ( report) gén postponement; Jur, Pol ( envoi) referral (devant to); ( ajournement) adjournment (à until); renvoi de l'affaire devant la Cour d'appel referral of the case to the court of appeal; renvoi en commission d'un projet de loi referral of a bill GB ou committal of a bill US to the competent committee; demander le renvoi de son procès to ask for one's trial to be adjourned; renvoi à huitaine adjournment for a week; renvoi d'une discussion à la prochaine session postponement of a discussion until the next session;5 ( référence) (dans un dictionnaire, livre, fichier) cross-reference (à to); (dans un discours, une discussion) reference (à to);6 Mus repeat sign;7 ( éructation) belch, burp○; avoir un renvoi gén to burp○; [bébé] to posset; avoir des renvois to belch, to burp○; donner des renvois [nourriture, plat] to repeat (à on).renvoi temporaire de ligne Télécom call diversion.[rɑ̃vwa] nom masculin1. [d'un colis - généralement] return, sending back ; [ - par avion] flying back ; [ - par bateau] shipping backrenvoi à l'expéditeur ‘return to sender’3. SPORTrenvoi en touche touch kick, kick for touch5. [ajournement] postponementle tribunal décida le renvoi du procès à huitaine the court decided to put off ou to adjourn the trial for a week6. [transfert] transfer7. [indication] cross-reference[note au bas du texte] footnotefaire un renvoi à to make a cross-reference to, to cross-refer toça me donne des renvois it makes me belch ou burp, it repeats on me10. MUSIQUE repeat mark -
83 tasser
tasser [tαse]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb( = comprimer) [+ sol, neige] to pack down ; [+ foin, paille] to pack2. reflexive verbb. ( = se serrer) to bunch up• tassez-vous, il y a encore de la place squeeze up, there's still roomc. ( = s'arranger) (inf) to settle down• ne vous en faites pas, ça va se tasser don't worry - things will settle down* * *tɑse
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verbe transitif to press down [terre]; to tamp down [tabac]; to pack down [paille]; to pack [habits, gens]; to cram [bagages]l'accident lui a tassé les vertèbres — the accident has given him/her compression of the vertebrae
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se tasser verbe pronominal1) ( s'affaisser) ( avec l'âge) to shrink; ( volontairement) to make oneself look smaller2) ( se serrer) [personnes] to squash up3) (colloq) ( se calmer) [conflit] to die down* * *tɒse vt1) [terre, neige] to pack down2) (= entasser)3) INFORMATIQUE to pack* * *tasser verb table: aimerA vtr to press down [terre]; to tamp down [tabac] (dans in); to pack down [foin, paille]; to pack [habits] (dans in); to cram [bagages] (dans into; sous under); to pack [gens] (dans into); les passagers étaient tassés the passengers were packed in tightly; le sport/l'accident lui a tassé les vertèbres sport/the accident has given him/her compression of the vertebrae.B se tasser vpr2 ( se serrer) [personnes] to squash up, to squeeze up; il va falloir se tasser dans la voiture we'll have to squash ou squeeze up in the car;3 ○( se calmer) [histoire, rumeur, conflit] to die down; au bout de trois mois les choses se sont tassées after three months things settled down.[tase] verbe transitif1. [neige, terre] to pack ou to tamp down (separable)3. [faire paraître plus petit] to shrink————————[tase] verbe intransitif————————se tasser verbe pronominal intransitif1. [s'effondrer - fondations, terrain] to subside2. [se voûter - personne] to shrinken se tassant on peut tenir à quatre à l'arrière (de la voiture) if we squeeze up, four of us can get in the back (of the car)4. (familier) [s'arranger - situation] to settle down -
84 allonger
I.v. trans.1. To hand over, to give (usually money). Pour avoir la clef de la piaule, il a pas voulu mefaire crédit, j'ai dû les allonger tout de suite! He wouldn't let me have a room on tick and to get the key I had to cough up the money straight away!2. To 'clout', to land a blow. Allonger une baffe: To slap someone in the face.3. To 'bump off', to gun down.4. Se faire allonger (sch.): To get 'ploughed', to be failed at an exam.II.v. trans. reflex.1. To 'spill the beans', to confess. Il y a belle lurette qu'il mange à la grande gamelle, il est toujours prêt à s'allonger pour un oui ou pour un non: He's been a police informer for a long time, always ready to spill the beans at the drop of a hat.2. To topple, to fall full length.3. Se l'allonger:a To 'pull one's wire', to 'wank', to masturbate.b (iron.): To count on, to rely on. S'il s'imagine que je vais l'aider, il peut toujours se l'allonger! If he thinks I'm going to help him he's got another think coming! -
85 gaffe
I.n. m.1. 'Screw', prison warder.2. (Underworld slang): 'Crow', look-out, confederate on sentry duty.3. Faire gaffe: To be on one's guard, to be careful. Fais gaffe! Watch it! — Look out! Gaffe à tes os! If you don't want to get hurt, stand clear!II.n. f.1. 'Boo-boo', 'boob', blunder. Faire une gaffe: To drop a clanger. Il a fait la gaffe des gaffes! He didn't just put his foot in it, it was a case of both! Manier la gaffe: To be a regular goofer. ( Gaston la Gaffe, a famous bungling cartoon character of the 60s and 70s, epitomizes the uncontrollable goofer.)2. Avaler sa gaffe: To 'pop one's clogs', to 'shuffle off', to die. -
86 jeter
v. trans.1. To 'bounce', to 'chuck out', to kick someone out. Il s'est fait jeter en beauté! He got the heave-ho, no messing!2. Jeter quelqu'un dedans: To 'drop someone in it', to land someone in trouble.3. S'en jeter un derrière la cravate: To toss back a drink.5. N'en jetez plus, la cour est pleine! (joc. & iron.): Whoa with the compliments! — That's more than enough praise! (This expression is usually directed at someone bestowing lavish praise or compliments. It originates from the world of street-singers who, when times were hard, performed in the backyards of apartment blocks hoping that the flat-dwellers would throw them a few coins. A glut of coins seems an unlikely occurrence!)6. En jeter. To 'graft', to work hard. Pour en jeter, il en jette, il ne craint pas la besogne, lui! You've got to hand it to him, he's no shirker!7. La jeter mal: To 'look bad', to give a bad impression. Elle la jetait mal dans ses fringues rapiécées: She certainly looked no fashion model in her stitched-up hand-medowns!8. Ça, c'est jeté! That's the stuff to give 'em! — That's telling them! -
87 tomber
I.v. trans.1. To 'floor', to knock down.2. To 'bowl over', to astound.3. To woo, to win over. (With this meaning, the verb can refer to sexual prowess. Il l'a tombée fastoche! He scored with her easy!)4. Tomber la veste:a To take one's jacket off (because of the hot weather, exertion, etc.).b (fig.): To 'get stuck in', to participate in some hard graft. (The image here is of rolling up one's sleeves in order to 'muck in' with one's minions. Il est pas fier lui, notre patron, il a tombé la veste pour nous aider! He's no boardroom smoothie, our boss, he came and grafted with us!)II.v. intrans.1. To get 'nicked', 'picked up', to be arrested.2. To get sentenced.3. Laisser tomber (of item of conversation): To 'drop it', to change topic.a To 'let someone down', to fail to support someone in his hour of need.b To 'ditch' someone, to jettison someone when he or she is of no further use.5. Qu'est-ce qu'il tombe! It ain't half chucking it down! — It's pouring buckets!6. Tomber sur quelqu'un: To come down on someone (like a ton of bricks), to reproach someone violently.7. Tomber sur un bec: To 'hit a snag', to suffer a setback.8. Tomber quelque part: To 'land', to end up somewhere. On est tombé dans un patelin perdu! We finished up in some God- forsaken place!9. Je ne sais pas d'où il est tombé! I don't know where he sprang from! — He's a total stranger as far as I'm concerned. 10 Tomber pile: To arrive in the nick of time.
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