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121 radio
['reidiəu] 1. plural - radios; noun((an apparatus for) the sending and receiving of human speech, music etc: a pocket radio; The concert is being broadcast on radio; I heard about it on the radio; ( also adjective) a radio programme, radio waves.) (de) radio2. verb(to send (a message) by radio: When someone on the island is ill, we have to radio (to) the mainland for a doctor; An urgent message was radioed to us this evening.) envoyer un message radio -
122 tea
[ti:]1) (a type of plant grown in Asia, especially India, Ceylon and China, or its dried and prepared leaves: I bought half a kilo of tea.) thé2) (a drink made by adding boiling water to these: Have a cup of tea!) thé3) (a cup etc of tea: Two teas, please!) thé4) (a small meal in the afternoon (afternoon tea) or a larger one in the early evening, at which tea is often drunk: She invited him to tea.) thé, goûter•- tea-bag- teacup - tea-party - teapot - tearoom - tea-set - tea-service - teaspoon - teaspoonful - tea-time - tea-towel -
123 draw
A n2 ( tie) ( in match) match m nul ; it was a draw ( in match) ils ont fait match nul ; ( in race) ils sont arrivés ex aequo ;3 ( attraction) (person, film, event, place) attraction f ; Bob Dylan was the big draw Bob Dylan était la grande attraction ;4 (on cigarette, pipe) bouffée f ;1 ( on paper etc) faire [picture, plan, portrait, sketch, cartoon] ; dessiner [person, face, object, diagram] ; tracer [line, circle, square] ; to draw a picture lit faire un dessin, dessiner ; to draw (a picture of) a boat dessiner un bateau ; to draw a map ( giving directions) faire un plan ; ( in school) dessiner une carte ; to draw sb sth, to draw sth for sb faire qch à qn [picture, plan, cartoon, sketch] ; dessiner qch à qn [person, face, object, diagram] ;3 ( pull) [animal, car, engine] tirer [object, cart, rope, plough] ; [machine, suction] aspirer [liquid, gas] ; to draw a plough along tirer une charrue ; the water is drawn along the pipe l'eau est aspirée dans le tuyau ; I drew the book towards me j'ai tiré le livre vers moi ; he drew the child towards him il a attiré l'enfant vers lui ; to draw a bolt/the curtains tirer un verrou/les rideaux ; I drew the string as tight as I could j'ai tiré sur la ficelle aussi fort que j'ai pu ; she drew a ten pound note from her purse elle a tiré un billet de dix livres de son porte-monnaie ; he drew his finger along the shelf il a passé un doigt sur l'étagère ; to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead/a comb through ones' hair se passer un mouchoir sur le front/un peigne dans les cheveux ; she drew his arm through hers elle a passé son bras sous le sien ; she drew her shawl round her shoulders elle a resserré son châle autour de ses épaules ; to draw water from a well tirer de l'eau d'un puits ; to draw a pint of beer ≈ tirer un demi-litre de bière à la pression ; to draw blood lit provoquer un saignement ; to draw a bow bander un arc ;4 ( derive) tirer [conclusion] (from de) ; I drew comfort from the fact that/from doing cela m'a un peu réconforté de savoir que/de faire ; to draw a lesson/a moral from sth tirer une leçon/une morale de qch ; to draw inspiration from sth puiser de l'inspiration dans qch ; he drew hope/encouragement from this cela lui a donné de l'espoir/du courage ; to be drawn from [energy, information] provenir de ; his friends/our readers are drawn from all walks of life ses amis/nos lecteurs viennent de tous les horizons ;5 ( cause to talk) faire parler [person] (about, on de) ; I'd hoped she'd tell me, but she wouldn't be drawn ou she refused to be drawn j'avais espéré qu'elle me le dirait, mais elle a refusé de parler ; to draw sth from ou out of sb obtenir qch de qn [information] ; faire dire or arracher qch à qn [truth] ; she drew tears of laughter from the audience elle a fait rire son public aux larmes ; I managed to draw a smile from him j'ai réussi à lui arracher un sourire ;6 ( attract) [person, event, film] attirer [crowd, person] (to vers) ; susciter [reaction, criticism, praise, interest] ; the idea drew much criticism from both sides/from the experts l'idée a suscité de nombreuses critiques des deux côtés/chez les experts ; the course draws students from all over the world le cours attire des étudiants du monde entier ; his speech drew great applause son discours a soulevé des applaudissements ; to draw sb's attention to sth attirer l'attention de qn sur qch ; to draw attention to oneself attirer l'attention sur soi ; to feel drawn to sb se sentir attiré vers qn ; to draw sb to attirer qn vers [person, religion] ; pousser qn vers [profession] ; the sound of the explosion drew her to the window le bruit de l'explosion l'a attirée à la fenêtre ; to draw sb into mêler qn à [conversation] ; entraîner qn dans [argument, battle] ; I'm not going to be drawn into an argument with you je ne vais pas me laisser entraîner dans une dispute avec toi ; they were drawn together by their love of animals leur amour des animaux les a rapprochés ; to draw the enemy fire offrir un cible au feu ennemi ; I'll draw their fire je ferai diversion ;7 Fin ( take out) retirer [money] (from de) ; tirer [cheque, bill of exchange, promissory note] (on sur) ; ( receive) toucher [wages, pension] ;8 Games ( choose at random) tirer [qch] au sort [name, ticket, winner] ; they asked him to draw the winner (out of the hat) ils lui ont demandé de tirer au sort le gagnant ; to draw a winning ticket [competitor] tirer un billet gagnant ; Italy has been drawn against Spain ou to play Spain le tirage au sort a désigné l'Italie comme adversaire de l'Espagne ; Jones drew Smith in the first round le tirage au sort a désigné Smith comme adversaire de Jones au premier tour ;9 Sport to draw a match faire match nul ;10 (remove, pull out) extraire [tooth] ; retirer, enlever [thorn, splinter, sting] (from de) ; retirer [cork] (from de) ; dégainer, sortir [sword, dagger] ; sortir [knife, gun] ; tirer [card] ; to draw a gun on sb sortir un pistolet et le braquer sur qn ; to draw a knife on sb sortir un couteau pour en menacer qn ; with drawn sword l'épée dégainée ;12 Hunt suivre la voie de [animal] ;13 Games to draw trumps tirer ses atouts ;14 Tech étirer [wire, metal, glass] ;15 Naut the ship draws six metres le navire a un tirant d'eau de six mètres ;16 † ( run) faire couler [bath].1 ( make picture) dessiner ; he draws very well il dessine très bien ; to draw round ou around sth dessiner en suivant les contours de [hand, template] ;2 ( move) to draw ahead (of sth/sb) lit [vehicle, person] gagner du terrain (sur qch/qn) ; fig [person, company] prendre de l'avance (sur qch/qn) ; to draw alongside [boat] accoster ; the car drew alongside the lorry la voiture s'est mise à côté du camion ; to draw close ou near [time, date, ordeal] approcher ; the time/day is drawing close when… l'heure/le jour approche où… ; they drew nearer to listen ils se sont rapprochés pour écouter ; to draw into [bus] arriver à [station] ; the train drew into the station le train est entré en gare ; to draw level se retrouver au même niveau ; to draw level with the other athletes ( in score) se retrouver au même niveau que les autres athlètes ; ( in race) rattraper les autres athlètes ; to draw over [vehicle] ( stop) se ranger ; ( still moving) se rabattre vers le bas-côté ; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road le camion s'est rangé sur la voie de droite ; to draw to one side [person] s'écarter ; to draw round ou around [people] se rassembler ; they drew round the teacher ils se sont rassemblés autour du professeur ; to draw to a halt s'arrêter ; to draw to a close ou an end [day, event, life] toucher à sa fin ;3 gen, Sport ( in match) [teams] faire match nul ; ( finish at same time in race) [runners, racers] arriver ex aequo ; (finish equal, with same points) se retrouver ex aequo ; they drew for second place ils sont arrivés deuxièmes ex aequo ; X drew with Y ( in match) X a fait match nul avec Y ; ( in race) X est arrivé ex aequo avec Y ;4 ( choose at random) to draw for sth tirer qch (au sort) ; they drew for partners ils ont tiré leurs partenaires (au sort) ;5 [chimney, pipe] tirer ; [pump, vacuum cleaner] aspirer ; to draw on ou at one's pipe/cigarette tirer sur sa pipe/sa cigarette ;6 [tea] infuser.to be quick/slow on the draw ○ ( in understanding) avoir l'esprit vif/lent ; ( in replying) avoir/ne pas avoir la repartie facile ; [cowboy] dégainer/ne pas dégainer vite ; to beat sb to the draw [rival, competitor] devancer qn ; [cowboy] dégainer plus vite que qn ; to draw the line fixer des limites ; you've got to draw the line somewhere il faut savoir fixer des limites ; to draw the line at doing se refuser à faire ; she drew the line at blackmail elle se refusait à faire du chantage ; I draw the line at violence je n'irai pas jusqu'à la violence ; the union agreed to longer working hours but drew the line at wage cuts le syndicat a accepté une augmentation des heures de travail mais a refusé une baisse des salaires.■ draw apart:▶ draw apart [two people] se séparer ; the land masses drew apart les masses de terre se sont éloignées les unes des autres.■ draw aside:▶ draw [sth] aside, draw aside [sth] écarter [curtain, screen, object] ;▶ draw [sb] aside prendre qn à part.■ draw away:▶ draw away [vehicle, train, person] ( move off) s'éloigner (from de) ; ( move ahead) prendre de l'avance (from sur) ; [person] (move away, recoil) avoir un mouvement de recul ;▶ draw [sth] away, draw away [sth] retirer [hand, foot] ; draw the chair away from the fire éloigne la chaise du feu ;▶ draw [sb] away from éloigner qn de [fire, scene] ; distraire qn de [book, task].■ draw back:▶ draw back (move back, recoil) reculer ;▶ draw [sth] back, draw back [sth] ouvrir [curtains] ; [person] retirer [hand, foot] ;▶ draw [sb] back, draw back [sb] faire revenir [person] ; the company will have difficulty drawing its customers back la société aura du mal à récupérer ses clients.■ draw down:▶ draw [sth] down, draw down [sth] baisser [blind, screen, veil].■ draw in:▶ draw in1 [days] raccourcir ; the nights are drawing in les jours raccourcissent ;▶ draw [sth] in, draw in [sth]2 tirer sur [reins, rope, lead] ; rentrer [stomach, claws] ;3 ( suck in) [person] aspirer [air] ; [pump, machine] aspirer [liquid, gas, air] ; to draw in one's breath inspirer ;4 ( attract) attirer [people, funds].■ draw off:▶ draw [sth] off, draw off [sth] tirer [beer, water] ; Med évacuer [fluid] ; retirer, ôter [gloves].■ draw on:▶ draw on ( approach) [time, date, season] approcher ; ( pass) [time] passer ; [evening, day, season] (s')avancer ;▶ draw on [sth] puiser dans, exploiter [skills, strength, reserves, savings] ; in her novels she draws on childhood memories pour écrire ses romans elle s'inspire de ses souvenirs d'enfance ; the report draws on information from… le rapport tire des informations de… ; to draw on one's experience faire appel à son expérience ;▶ draw on [sth], draw [sth] on enfiler [gloves, shoes, garment].■ draw out:▶ draw out1 ( leave) [train, bus] partir ; the train drew out of the station le train a quitté la gare ; a car drew out in front of me une voiture a déboîté devant moi ;▶ draw [sth] out, draw out [sth]1 gen tirer [handkerchief, purse, cigarette, knife] (from, out of de) ; retirer [splinter, nail, cork] (from, out of de) ; extraire [tooth] ; aspirer [liquid, air] ;2 Fin retirer [cash, money, balance] ;3 ( cause to last longer) faire durer [meeting, speech, meal] ; ( unnecessarily) faire traîner [meeting, speech, meal] ;4 ( extract) obtenir [information, confession] ; ( using force) soutirer [information, confession] ; they managed to draw a confession out of him ils ont réussi à lui soutirer des aveux ;▶ draw [sb] out ( make less shy) faire sortir [qn] de sa coquille ; I managed to draw him out of his silence j'ai réussi à le sortir de son silence ; I drew the old man out about the war j'ai fait parler le vieil homme de la guerre.■ draw up:▶ draw up [sth], draw [sth] up1 établir [contract, criteria, budget, programme, proposals, questionnaire] ; dresser, établir [list, inventory, plan] ; rédiger, établir [report] ; faire [will] ;2 ( pull upwards) hisser [bucket] ;3 ( bring) approcher [chair, stool] (to de) ;4 ( gather up) tirer sur [thread, drawstring] ;▶ draw oneself up se redresser ; she drew herself up to her full height elle s'est redressée de toute sa hauteur. -
124 engagement
1 sout ( appointment) rendez-vous m ; (for performer, artist) engagement m ; official ou public engagement obligation f officielle ; social engagement obligation f sociale ; prior engagement obligation f ; I have a dinner engagement tomorrow evening j'ai un dîner demain soir ; -
125 flat
A n2 ( level part) the flat of le plat de [hand, oar, sword] ; on the flat GB [walk, park] sur le plat ;3 ○ (on car, bike) pneu m à plat ;C adj1 ( level) [surface, landscape, road, roof] plat ; ( not rounded) [stone] plat ; [stomach, chest] plat ; [nose, face] aplati ; ( shallow) [dish, basket, box] plat ; to be flat on one's back/face être sur le dos/à plat ventre ; to hammer sth flat aplatir qch au marteau ; to be squashed flat être écrasé ;2 ( deflated) [tyre, ball] dégonflé ; to have a flat tyre avoir un pneu à plat ; to go flat se dégonfler ;3 ( pressed close) her feet flat on the floor les pieds bien à plat sur le sol ;4 Fashn [shoes, heels] plat ;5 ( absolute) [refusal, rejection, denial] catégorique ; you're not going and that's flat ○ ! tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout! ;7 ( monotonous) [voice, tone] plat, monocorde ; ( unexciting) [performance, story, style] plat ; [colour] terne ; [taste] plat ;9 ( depressed) to feel flat [person] se sentir déprimé ; he sounded a bit flat il n'avait pas l'air en forme ;12 Mus [note] bémol inv ; ( off key) [voice, instrument] faux ; in the key of B flat minor en si bémol mineur ;13 ( matt) [paint, surface] mat.D adv1 ( horizontally) [lay, lie] à plat ; [fall] de tout son long ; to knock sb flat terrasser qn ; to lay sb flat étendre raide qn ○ ; they laid the village flat ils ont rasé le village ; to lie flat [person] s'étendre ; [hair] s'aplatir ; [pleat] être aplati ; to lie/land flat on one's back s'allonger/atterrir sur le dos ; I was lying flat on my back j'étais allongé sur le dos ; to fall flat on one's face lit tomber à plat ventre ; fig se casser la figure ○ ;2 ( in close contact) we pressed flat against the wall nous nous sommes aplatis contre le mur ; she pressed her nose flat against the window elle a collé son nez à la vitre ;3 ( exactly) in 10 minutes flat en 10 minutes pile ;4 ○ ( absolutely) carrément ; she told me flat that elle m'a carrément dit que ; to turn [sth] down flat refuser [qch] tout net [offer, proposal] ; they went flat against their orders ils ont carrément enfreint les ordres ;5 Mus [sing, play] faux.to fall flat [play] faire un bide ○ ; [joke] tomber à plat ; [party, evening] tourner court ; [plan] tomber à l'eau. -
126 given
B adj1 (certain, specified) [point, level, number] donné ; [volume, length] déterminé ; the given date la date convenue ; at any given moment à un moment précis ;2 ( prone) to be given to sth/to doing avoir tendance à qch/à faire ; I am not given to losing my temper je n'ai pas l'habitude de me mettre en colère.C prep1 ( in view of) étant donné [fact] ; given that ( seeing as) étant donné que ; ( assuming that) à supposer que ;3 ( with) avec [training, proper care] ; given the right training avec une bonne formation ; she could have been a writer, given the chance elle aurait pu être écrivain, si on lui en avait donné la chance ; given an opportunity I'll tell her this evening si j'en ai l'occasion je le lui dirai ce soir ; given the right conditions the plant will grow dans de bonnes conditions la plante poussera. -
127 highlight
A n1 Art rehaut m ;3 ( best part) ( of exhibition) clou m ; (of match, show, event) point m culminant ; (of week, evening, year) point m fort.1 ( accentuate) [artist] rehausser ; [photographer] mettre [qch] en valeur ; [sun, light] éclairer ;2 ( emphasize) mettre l'accent sur, souligner ;3 ( with fluorescent pen) surligner ;4 Comput sélectionner, marquer ;5 ( bleach) éclaircir ; to have one's hair highlighted se faire faire des mèches. -
128 most
❢ When used to form the superlative of adjectives most is translated by le plus or la plus depending on the gender of the noun and by les plus with plural noun: the most beautiful woman in the room = la plus belle femme de la pièce ; the most expensive hotel in Paris = l'hôtel le plus cher de Paris ; the most difficult problems = les problèmes les plus difficiles. For examples and further uses see the entry below.A det1 (the majority of, nearly all) la plupart de ; most people/computers la plupart des gens/des ordinateurs ;2 (superlative: more than all the others) le plus de ; she got the most votes/money c'est elle qui a obtenu le plus de voix/d'argent ; we had (the) most success/problems in China c'est en Chine qu'on a eu le plus de succès/de problèmes ; those with (the) most intelligence ceux qui sont les plus intelligents.B pron1 ( the majority) la plupart (of de) ; most of the people/of the computers la plupart des gens/des ordinateurs ; most of you/us la plupart d'entre vous/nous ; most of the bread/wine presque tout le pain/vin ; most of the money la plus grosse part de l'argent ; for most of the day/evening pendant la plus grande partie de la journée/soirée ; most agreed la plupart étaient d'accord ; most were blue la plupart étaient bleus ;2 ( the maximum) the most you can expect is… tout ce que tu peux espérer c'est… ; the most I can do is… tout ce que je peux faire, c'est…, le mieux que je puisse faire, c'est… ; what's the most we'll have to pay? au maximum, combien aurons-nous à payer? ;3 ( more than all the others) le plus ; John has got the most c'est John qui en a le plus.C adv1 ( used to form superlative) the most beautiful château in France le plus beau château de France ; most easily le plus facilement ; the most beautifully written poetry de très beaux poèmes ; most interestingly (of all), he… le plus intéressant c'est qu'il… ;2 ( very) très, extrêmement ; most encouraging/amusing/odd très or extrêmement encourageant/amusant/bizarre ; most probably très vraisemblablement ;3 ( more than all the rest) le plus ; what most annoyed him ou what annoyed him most (of all) was ce qui l'ennuyait le plus c'était que ; those who will benefit/suffer most from… ceux qui profiteront/souffriront le plus de… ;E for the most part adv phr ( most of them) pour la plupart ; ( most of the time) la plupart du temps ; ( basically) essentiellement, surtout ; for the most part, they… pour la plupart, ils… ; for the most part he works in his office la plupart du temps, il travaille dans son bureau ; the book is, for the most part, about sex le livre parle essentiellement or surtout de sexe ; his experience is, for the most part, in publishing son expérience est surtout or essentiellement dans l'édition.to make the most of tirer le meilleur parti de [situation, resources, looks, rest, abilities, space] ; profiter de [holiday, opportunity, good weather].
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