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corner [ˈkɔ:nər]1. noun• it's just round the corner ( = very near) c'est à deux pas d'ici• the domestic robot is just around the corner le robot domestique, c'est pour demain• to turn the corner tourner au coin de la rue ; (figurative) passer le moment critique ; [patient] passer le capc. ( = position) to fight one's corner défendre sa position4. compounds* * *['kɔːnə(r)] 1.1) lit ( in geometry) angle m; (of street, building) angle m, coin m; (of table, field, room) coin m; Automobile ( bend) virage mto turn ou go round the corner — tourner au coin de la rue
just around the corner — ( nearby) tout près; ( around the bend) juste après le coin
2) (of eye, mouth) coin m3) ( place) coin m2.transitive verb1) ( trap) lit acculer [animal, enemy]; fig coincer (colloq) [person]2) ( monopolize) accaparer [market]3.intransitive verb Automobile [car] prendre un virage••to cut corners — ( financially) faire des économies; ( in a procedure) simplifier les choses
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corner ['kɔ:nə(r)]coin ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (f) virage ⇒ 1 (c) situation difficile ⇒ 1 (e) corner ⇒ 1 (g) coincer ⇒ 3 (a) accaparer ⇒ 3 (b) prendre un virage ⇒ 41 noun(a) (of page, painting, table etc) coin m;∎ to turn down the corner of a page faire une corne à une page(b) (inside room, house etc) coin m;∎ to search every corner of the house chercher dans tous les coins et recoins de la maison;∎ to put a child in the corner mettre un enfant au coin;∎ the Minister fought his corner well and got an increase in his budget le ministre a bien défendu son point de vue et a obtenu une augmentation de son budget;∎ to be in sb's corner être du côté de qn, soutenir qn;∎ with someone as powerful as her in your corner, you can't lose avec quelqu'un d'aussi puissant qu'elle derrière toi, tu ne peux pas perdre∎ on or at the corner au coin;∎ the house on or at the corner la maison qui fait l'angle;∎ at the corner of Regent Street and Oxford Street à l'intersection ou à l'angle de Regent Street et d'Oxford Street;∎ to hang around street corners traîner dans les rues;∎ he/the car took the corner at high speed il/la voiture a pris le tournant à toute allure;∎ to overtake on a corner doubler dans un virage;∎ the car takes corners well la voiture prend bien les virages;∎ it's just around or British round the corner (house, shop etc) c'est à deux pas d'ici; figurative (Christmas, economic recovery etc) c'est tout proche;∎ it's literally just round the corner c'est juste au coin de la rue;∎ figurative a cure is just round the corner on est sur le point de découvrir un remède;∎ figurative you never know what's round the corner on ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver;∎ to turn the corner (car) prendre le tournant; figurative (patient) passer le moment ou stade critique; (business, economy, relationship) passer un cap critique;∎ to cut the corner (in car, on bike) couper le virage, prendre le virage à la corde; (on foot) couper au plus court, prendre le plus court∎ with a cigarette hanging from the corner of his mouth une cigarette au coin de la bouche;∎ to look at sb/sth out of the corner of one's eye regarder qn/qch du coin de l'œil∎ to drive sb into a tight corner acculer qn, mettre qn dans une situation difficile(f) (remote place) coin m;∎ the four corners of the earth les quatre coins du monde;∎ they had created a little corner of France in Edinburgh ils avaient recréé un petit coin de France à Édimbourg∎ to make a corner in sth avoir le monopole de qch, accaparer qch(cupboard, table etc) d'angle(a) (animal, prey etc) coincer, acculer;∎ she cornered me at the party elle m'a coincé à la soirée∎ to corner the market in sth accaparer le marché de qchCars prendre un virage;∎ the car corners well la voiture tient bien la route dans les virages►► Sport corner flag drapeau m de corner;Football corner kick corner m;Football corner post piquet m de corner;
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