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121 flight
flight [flaɪt]1. nounb. ( = plane trip) vol m• flight number 776 from/to Madrid le vol numéro 776 en provenance/à destination de Madrid• did you have a good flight? vous avez fait bon voyage ?c. flight of stairs escalier m• we had to climb three flights to get to his room nous avons dû monter trois étages pour arriver à sa chambred. a flight of fancy ( = harebrained idea) une idée folle ; ( = figment of imagination) une pure inventione. ( = act of fleeing) fuite f2. compounds* * *[flaɪt] 1.2) ( course) (of bird, insect) vol m; (of missile, bullet) trajectoire f3) ( locomotion) vol min full flight — lit en plein vol; fig en plein élan
4) ( group)a flight of — un vol de, une volée de [birds]; une troupe de [angels]; une volée de [arrows]
6) ( set)a flight of — une série de [hurdles]; une série de [locks]; un étagement de [terraces]
7) ( display)flights of imagination — élans mpl d'imagination
2.flights of rhetoric — envolées fpl oratoires
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122 instinct
instinct [ˈɪnstɪŋkt]instinct m* * *['ɪnstɪŋkt]her instinct is to fight back — lit, fig elle se défend d'instinct
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123 lock
lock [lɒk]1. noun• to put sb under lock and key enfermer qn à clé ; [+ prisoner] mettre qn sous les verrous► lock, stock and barrel en bloc• they rejected the proposals lock, stock and barrel ils ont rejeté les suggestions en blocb. (Computing) verrouillage mc. [of canal] écluse fa. [+ door, suitcase, car, safe] fermer à clé• to lock horns ( = argue) se disputerc. [+ mechanism] bloquer ; [+ computer system, file] verrouillera. [door] fermer à cléb. [wheel, elbow] se bloquer4. compounds► lock-up noun (British) ( = garage) box m ; (British) ( = shop) boutique f (sans logement) ; (US) (inf) ( = prison) prison f ; ( = cell) cellule f[+ object, jewels] mettre sous clé ; [+ criminal] mettre sous les verrous ; [+ mental patient] interner[+ person, dog] enfermer (à l'intérieur)• to find o.s. locked out (by mistake) se retrouver à la porte• to lock o.s. out s'enfermer dehorsb. [+ workers] lockouter► lock up• will you lock up when you leave? voulez-vous tout fermer en partant ?[+ object, jewels] mettre sous clé ; [+ house] fermer à clé ; [+ criminal] mettre sous les verrous ; [+ mental patient] interner• you ought to be locked up! (inf) on devrait t'interner !* * *[lɒk] 1.2) ( of hair) mèche fcurly locks — cheveux mpl bouclés
3) Nautical écluse f4) ( in wrestling) clé f5) Automobileto have a good lock — [car] bien braquer
6) Computing verrouillage m2.transitive verb1) ( close securely) ( with key) fermer [quelque chose] à clé; ( with bolt) verrouiller2) Computing verrouiller [file]3) fig3.to lock horns — fig se disputer violemment
1) ( close securely) [door, drawer] fermer à clé2) ( seize up) [steering wheel] se bloquer•Phrasal Verbs:- lock in- lock out- lock up -
124 timing
timing [ˈtaɪmɪŋ]• timing is crucial for a comedian pour un comique, le timing est très important• Ann, what perfect timing! Ann, tu arrives au bon moment !* * *['taɪmɪŋ]1) ( scheduling)the timing of the announcement was unfortunate — le moment choisi pour la déclaration était inopportun
there is speculation about the timing of the election — la date choisie pour l'élection donne lieu à bien des conjectures
to get one's timing right/wrong — bien/mal choisir son moment
2) ( coordination) ( of operation) minutage m3) Automobile réglage m de l'allumage4) Music sens m du rythme; Theatre -
125 track record
to have a good track record — gen avoir de bons antécédents; [professional person] avoir de bons antécédents professionnels
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126 badly etc of
(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) avoir une bonne opinion, une mauvaise opinion (de) -
127 bon voyage
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128 think highly
(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) avoir une bonne opinion, une mauvaise opinion (de)
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