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121 wing
A n1 Zool (of bird, insect) aile f ; to be on the wing être en vol ; to catch insects on the wing attraper des insectes au vol ;4 Sport ( player) ailier m ; ( side of pitch) aile f, côté m ; to play on the right wing être ailier droit ;1 Theat the wings les coulisses fpl ; to be waiting in the wings Theat attendre dans les coulisses ; fig attendre son heure ;2 Aviat to get one's wings obtenir l'insigne de pilote.C vtr1 to wing one's way to [plane, passenger, letter] voler vers ;2 ( injure) [bullet] érafler.D vi ( fly) voler ; the geese are winging into the estuary/back to their winter home les oies volent vers l'estuaire/repartent pour l'hiver.to clip sb's wings rogner les ailes à qn ; to spread one's wings ( entering adult life) voler de ses propres ailes ; ( entering wider career) voir autre chose ; to take sb under one's wings prendre qn sous son aile ; to take wing littér [thoughts] s'envoler ; to wing it ○ US improviser. -
122 oat
oat [əʊt]1 noun(plant) avoine favoine f;∎ a field of oats un champ d'avoine;∎ American familiar to be feeling one's oats (be self-important) ne plus se sentir, faire l'important□ ; (be full of energy) être en pleine forme□ ; (be cheerful) avoir la pêche;∎ British familiar to be off one's oats (be off form) se sentir patraque, ne pas être dans son assiette; (have no appetite) avoir perdu l'appétit□ ;∎ British familiar to get one's oats (have sex) tirer un coup;∎ is he getting his oats? est-ce qu'il a ce qu'il lui faut au lit?;►► oat grass fromental m, avoine f élevée -
123 catch up
to catch up on — rattraper [work, sleep]; se remettre au courant de [news, gossip]
catch [somebody/something] up1) ( manage to reach) rattraper2)to catch something up in — ( tangle) prendre [quelque chose] dans [thorns, chain]
to get caught up in — se laisser entraîner par [excitement]; se trouver pris dans [traffic]; se trouver mêlé à [scandal, argument]
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124 condition
condition [kənˈdɪ∫ən]1. nouna. ( = determining factor) condition f• I'll lend you my car on condition that you bring it back this evening je vous prête ma voiture à condition que vous la rameniez ce soirb. ( = circumstance) condition fc. ( = state) état m• physical/mental condition état m physique/mentala. ( = determine) déterminerb. [+ hair, skin] traiter• he was conditioned into believing that... il a été conditionné à croire que...* * *[kən'dɪʃn] 1.1) ( stipulation) condition fto meet ou satisfy the conditions — remplir les conditions
on condition that — à condition que (+ subj)
I agree, on one condition, namely that you pay in cash — je suis d'accord, mais à une condition, que vous payiez en liquide
2) ( state) état m, condition fto be in good/bad condition — [house, car etc] être en bon/mauvais état
3) ( disease) maladie fa heart/skin condition — une maladie cardiaque/de la peau
4) ( fitness) forme f5) ( situation) condition f2.conditions plural noun conditions fpl3.housing/living conditions — conditions de logement/de vie
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125 priority
priority [praɪˈɒrɪtɪ]priorité f* * *[praɪ'ɒrətɪ], US [-'ɔːr-] 1.noun ( all contexts) priorité fthe main ou highest priority — la priorité absolue
2.to get one's priorities right/wrong — définir correctement/mal définir l'ordre de ses priorités
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126 strength
strength [streŋθ]• give me strength! (inf) Dieu qu'il faut être patient !• on the strength of... grâce à...* * *[streŋθ]1) ( power) (of person, wind, government) force f; (of lens, magnet, voice, army, economy) puissance fto build up one's strength — ( after illness) reprendre des forces
2) (dynamism, resources) forces fpl3) ( toughness) (of structure, equipment) solidité f; (of material, substance) résistance f4) ( concentration) ( of solution) titre m; ( of dose) concentration falcoholic strength — teneur f en alcool
5) ( intensity) ( of bond) force f; ( of feeling) intensité; ( of bulb) puissance f6) Finance fermeté f7) ( resolution) force f8) ( credibility) ( of argument) force f; (of case, claim) solidité f9) ( asset) qualité f10) ( total size)••to go from strength to strength — ( person) aller de succès en succès
give me strength! — (colloq) hum c'est pas possible! (colloq)
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127 revenge
[rə'ven‹] 1. noun1) (harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else): The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory.) vengeance2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) vengeance; pour se venger de2. verb((with on) to get (one's) revenge: He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all.) se venger (de) -
128 colour
A n1 ( hue) couleur f ; what colour is it? de quelle couleur est-il? ; do you have it in a different colour? est-ce que vous l'avez dans une autre couleur? ; the sky was the colour of lead le ciel était de la couleur du plomb ; in colour Cin, TV en couleur ; the artist's use of colour l'usage que l'artiste fait de la couleur ; the garden was a mass of colour le jardin était une symphonie de couleurs ; to take the colour out of sth décolorer qch ; to give ou lend colour to sth colorer qch ; to paint sth in glowing colours fig brosser un tableau brillant de qch ; ‘available in 12 colours’ ‘existe en 12 coloris’ ;2 ( vividness) (in writing, description) couleur f ; period colour couleur f d'époque ; a work full of colour une œuvre haute en couleur ;4 Cosmet cheek colour fard m à joues ; eye colour fard m à paupières ; lip colour rouge m à lèvres ;5 ( racial pigmentation) couleur f de peau ; people of all races and colours des gens de toutes races et de toutes couleurs ;6 ( complexion) couleur f ; to change colour changer de couleur ; to lose (one's) colour perdre ses couleurs ; to put colour into sb's cheeks redonner des couleurs à qn ; that should put a bit of colour into her cheeks! cela devrait lui redonner un peu de couleur! ; to have a high colour ( naturally) être rubicond ; ( from illness or embarrassment) être très rouge ; her face was drained of colour son visage était livide ; her colour rose elle a rougi ; he's getting his colour back at last il reprend enfin des couleurs.B colours npl Mil, Sport, Turf couleurs fpl ; Naut pavillon m ; racing colours Turf couleurs de l'écurie ; the colours of the regiment les couleurs du régiment ; he's playing in England's colours il porte les couleurs de l'Angleterre ; under false colours Naut sous un faux pavillon ; fig sous un faux jour ; to get one's tennis/football colours GB Sport être sélectionné pour l'équipe de tennis/football ; a scarf in the club colours une écharpe aux couleurs du club.C modif1 Phot, TV [picture, photo, photography, slide] (en) couleur ; [copier, printer] couleur ; colour film ( for camera) pellicule f couleur ; Cin film m en couleur ;2 Sociol [prejudice, problem] racial.D vtr1 lit (with paints, crayons) colorier ; ( with commercial paints) peindre ; ( with food dye) colorer ; ( with hair dye) teindre ; to colour sth blue colorier or colorer or peindre or teindre qch en bleu ;E vi [plant, fruit] changer de couleur ; [person] ( also colour up) rougir ; to colour (up) with devenir rouge de [anger, embarrassment].let's see the colour of your money voyons un peu la couleur de ton argent ; to be off colour ne pas être en forme ; to pass with flying colours réussir haut la main ; to show one's true colours se montrer sous son vrai jour.
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get one's ducks in a row — {v. phr.}, {informal} To get everything ready. * /The scoutmaster told the boys to get their ducks in a row before they went to camp./ * /Mr. Brown got his ducks in a row for his trip./ Compare: LINE UP … Dictionary of American idioms
get one's ducks in a row — {v. phr.}, {informal} To get everything ready. * /The scoutmaster told the boys to get their ducks in a row before they went to camp./ * /Mr. Brown got his ducks in a row for his trip./ Compare: LINE UP … Dictionary of American idioms
get one's feet wet — {v. phr.}, {informal} To begin; do something for the first time. * /The party was at Bill s house and when Ruth and I got there the party had already started. Jump right in and don t be afraid to get your feet wet, said Bill./ * / It s not hard… … Dictionary of American idioms
get one's feet wet — {v. phr.}, {informal} To begin; do something for the first time. * /The party was at Bill s house and when Ruth and I got there the party had already started. Jump right in and don t be afraid to get your feet wet, said Bill./ * / It s not hard… … Dictionary of American idioms
get one's foot in the door — See: FOOT IN THE DOOR … Dictionary of American idioms
get one's foot in the door — See: FOOT IN THE DOOR … Dictionary of American idioms
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get\ one's\ Irish\ up — • get one s dander up • get one s Irish up v. phr. To become or make angry. The boy got his dander up because he couldn t go to the store. The children get the teacher s dander up when they make a lot of noise. Compare: blow a fuse … Словарь американских идиом
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