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21 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) comprendre (à) -
22 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) comprendre (à) -
23 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) comprendre (à) -
24 make amends
(to do something to improve the situation after doing something wrong, stupid etc: He gave her a present to make amends for his rudeness.) réparer, racheter -
25 make certain
(to act so that, or check that, something is sure: Make certain you arrive early; I think he's dead but you'd better make certain.) s'assurer que -
26 make it up
1) (to become friends again after a quarrel: It's time you two made it up (with each other).) se réconcilier2) (to give compensation or make amends for something: I'm sorry - I'll make it up to you somehow.) dédommager -
27 make sure
(to act so that, or check that, something is certain or sure: Arrive early at the cinema to make sure of (getting) a seat!; I think he's coming today but I'll telephone to make sure (of that / that he is).) s'assurer (de) -
28 make-up
1) (cosmetics applied to the face etc: She never wears any make-up.) maquillage2) (the set, or combination, of characteristics or ingredients that together form something, eg a personality; composition: Violence is just not part of his make-up.) constitution, caractère -
29 make history
(to do something very important, especially to be the first to do something: The Wright brothers made history when they were the first to fly an aeroplane.) entrer dans l'histoire -
30 make over
((American) to change something or turn it into something else: They made over the room as an office; The plastic surgeon made her face over.) -
31 make a point of
(to be especially careful to (do something): I'll make a point of asking her today.) se faire un devoir de -
32 make do
( with with) (to use something as a poor-quality or temporary alternative to the real thing: There's no meat, so we'll have to make do with potatoes.) se contenter de -
33 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) (s')accommoder de -
34 make a practice of
(to do (something) habitually: He makes a practice of arriving late at parties.) avoir l'habitude de -
35 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) porter sur la place publique, divulguerEnglish-French dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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36 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) porter sur la place publique, divulguerEnglish-French dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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37 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) prendre sur soi de -
38 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) prendre sur soi de -
39 way
way [weɪ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun2. adverb3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = route) chemin m• a piece of bread went down the wrong way j'ai (or il a etc) avalé de travers• to make one's way towards... se diriger vers...► the way to ( = route to)can you tell me the way to the tourist office? pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin du syndicat d'initiative ?• on the way to London we met... en allant à Londres nous avons rencontré...• she's got twins, and another baby on the way (inf) elle a des jumeaux, et un bébé en route (inf)► the/one's way back/down• on the way back he met... en revenant il a rencontré...• they held a meeting to discuss the way forward ils ont organisé une réunion pour discuter de la marche à suivre• is monetary union the way forward? l'union monétaire est-elle la voie du progrès ?► the way in• I'll find my own way out ne vous dérangez pas, je trouverai (bien) la sortie► in the/sb's way• am I in your way? est-ce que je vous empêche de passer ?• to put difficulties in sb's way créer des difficultés à qn► out of the/sb's way• (get) out of the or my way! laisse-moi passer !• to keep out of sb's way ( = avoid them) éviter qn• I'll take you home, it's not out of my way je vous ramènerai, c'est sur mon cheminc. ( = distance) a little way off pas très loin• is it far? -- yes, it's a quite a way (inf) c'est loin ? -- oui, il y a un bon bout de chemin (inf)• is it finished? -- not by a long way! est-ce terminé ? -- loin de là !• we've got a long way to go (long journey) nous avons beaucoup de chemin à faire ; ( = still far from our objective) nous ne sommes pas au bout de nos peines ; ( = not got enough) nous sommes encore loin du compte• this spice is expensive, but a little goes a long way cette épice est chère mais on n'a pas besoin d'en mettre beaucoup• it should go a long way towards improving relations between the two countries cela devrait améliorer considérablement les relations entre les deux pays► all the way ( = the whole distance)he had to walk all the way (to the hospital) il a dû faire tout le chemin à pied (jusqu'à l'hôpital)• I'll be with you all the way ( = will back you up) je vous soutiendrai jusqu'au boutd. ( = direction) are you going my way? est-ce que vous allez dans la même direction que moi ?• which way did he go? dans quelle direction est-il parti ?• which way do we go from here? (which direction) par où allons-nous maintenant ? ; (what shall we do) qu'allons-nous faire maintenant ?• it's out or over Oxford way (inf) c'est du côté d'Oxforde. ( = manner) façon f• this/that way comme ceci/cela• what an odd way to behave! quelle drôle de façon de se comporter !• to do sth the right/wrong way bien/mal faire qch• way to go! (inf!) bravo !• that's just the way he is il est comme ça, c'est tout• to get or have one's own way en faire à son idée• he didn't hit her, it was the other way round ce n'est pas lui qui l'a frappée, c'est le contraire• "this way up" « haut »• soccer is taking off in the States in a big way le football connaît un véritable essor aux États-Unis► no way! (inf) pas question !• I'm not paying, no way! je refuse de payer, un point c'est tout !• will you come? -- no way! tu viens ? -- pas question !• there's no way that's champagne! ce n'est pas possible que ce soit du champagne !f. ( = method, technique) solution f• the best way is to put it in the freezer for ten minutes le mieux, c'est de le mettre au congélateur pendant dix minutes• that's the way! (inf) voilà, c'est bien !g. ( = situation, nature) that's always the way c'est toujours comme ça• it's the way of the world! ainsi va le monde !h. ( = habit) to get into/out of the way of doing sth prendre/perdre l'habitude de faire qch• don't be offended, it's just his way ne vous vexez pas, il est comme ça, c'est touti. ( = respect, particular) in some ways à certains égards• "I'm superstitious", she said by way of explanation « je suis superstitieuse », dit-elle en guise d'explication• what is there in the way of kitchen utensils? qu'est-ce qu'il y a comme ustensiles de cuisine ?2. adverb3. compounds• such shortages are a way of life de telles pénuries font partie de la vie de tous les jours ► way-out (inf) adjective excentrique* * *[weɪ] 1.1) (route, road) chemin m ( from de; to à)to live over the way — (colloq) habiter en face
the way ahead — lit le chemin devant moi/eux etc
the way ahead looks difficult — fig l'avenir s'annonce difficile
the way forward — fig la clé de l'avenir
the way in — l'entrée (to de)
‘way in’ — ‘entrée’
the way out — la sortie (of de)
there's no way out — fig il n'y a pas d'échappatoire
to send somebody on his way — ( tell to go away) envoyer promener quelqu'un (colloq)
to be well on the ou one's way to doing — être bien parti pour faire
to be on the way out — fig passer de mode
she's got four kids and another one on the way — (colloq) elle a quatre gosses et un autre en route (colloq)
to go out of one's way to make somebody feel uncomfortable — tout faire pour que quelqu'un se sente mal à l'aise
out of the way — ( isolated) isolé; ( unusual) extraordinaire
along the way — lit en chemin; fig en cours de route
to go the way of somebody/something — finir comme quelqu'un/quelque chose
2) ( direction) direction f, sens mcome ou step this way — suivez-moi, venez par ici
‘this way for the zoo’ — ‘vers le zoo’
‘this way up’ — ‘haut’
to look the other way — ( to see) regarder de l'autre côté; ( to avoid unpleasant thing) détourner les yeux; fig ( to ignore) fermer les yeux
I didn't ask her, it was the other way around — ce n'est pas moi qui lui ai demandé, c'est l'inverse
the wrong/right way around — dans le mauvais/bon sens
you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around? — tu es Ben, et toi tu es Tom, c'est bien ça?
to put something somebody's way — (colloq) filer quelque chose à quelqu'un (colloq)
3) (space in front, projected route) passage mget him out of the way before the boss gets here! — fais-le disparaître d'ici avant que le patron arrive!
to keep somebody out of somebody's way — ( to avoid annoyance) tenir quelqu'un à l'écart de quelqu'un
to keep something out of somebody's way — (to avoid injury, harm) garder quelque chose hors de portée de quelqu'un
to make way for somebody/something — faire place à quelqu'un/quelque chose
4) ( distance) distance fit's a long way — c'est loin (to jusqu'à)
to be a short way off — lit être près
we still have some way to go before doing — lit, fig nous avons encore du chemin à faire avant de faire
I'm with you ou behind you all the way — je suis de tout cœur avec toi
5) ( manner) façon f, manière fdo it this/that way — fais-le comme ceci/cela
to do something the right/wrong way — faire bien/mal quelque chose
in his/her/its own way — à sa façon
she certainly has a way with her — (colloq) GB elle sait décidément s'y prendre avec les gens
a way of doing — ( method) une façon or manière de faire; ( means) un moyen de faire
that's the way! — voilà, c'est bien!
either way, she's wrong — de toute façon, elle a tort
no way! — (colloq) pas question! (colloq)
6) (respect, aspect) sens min no way, not in any way — aucunement
7) (custom, manner) coutume f, manière f8) (will, desire)to get one's way —
2.if I had my way... — si cela ne tenait qu'à moi...
3.to be way out — (in guess, estimate) être loin du compte
by the way adverbial phrase en passantby the way,... — à propos,...
what time is it, by the way? — quelle heure est-il, au fait?
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40 use
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = act of using) utilisation f• care is necessary in the use of chemicals il faut prendre des précautions quand on utilise des produits chimiques► for + use• to go out of use tomber en désuétude► to make good use of sth [+ time, money] faire bon usage de qch ; [+ opportunity, facilities] tirer parti de qch• to put sth to good use [+ time, money] faire bon usage de qch ; [+ opportunity, facilities] mettre qch à profitb. ( = way of using) it has many uses cela a de nombreux usagesc. ( = usefulness) utilité f• oh, what's the use? (inf) à quoi bon ?• is this (of) any use to you? est-ce que cela peut vous être utile ?• it's no use, he won't listen (inf) ça ne sert à rien, il ne veut rien entendred. ( = ability to use, access) usage ma. ( = make use of) [+ object, tool] se servir de, utiliser ; [+ force] utiliser ; [+ opportunity] profiter de ; [+ method] employer ; [+ drugs] prendre• are you using this? vous servez-vous de ceci ?• use your eyes! sers-toi de tes yeux !b. ( = use up) utiliser (tout)• have you used all the paint? avez-vous utilisé toute la peinture ?• what did he use to do on Sundays? (inf) qu'est-ce qu'il faisait (d'habitude) le dimanche ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque use est un nom, le se final se prononce s: ju:s, lorsque c'est un verbe, il se prononce z: ju:z, sauf dans les expressions use to ou used to, où se et sed se prononcent s et st: ju:s, ju:st.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► use up [ju:zˈʌp]* * *1. [juːs]1) [U] ( act of using) (of substance, object, machine) emploi m, utilisation f (of de); (of word, expression, language) emploi m, usage m (of de)the use of force — le recours à la force, l'usage de la force
the use of something as/for something — l'emploi or l'utilisation de quelque chose comme/pour quelque chose
for the use of somebody —
for use by somebody — (customer, staff) à l'usage de quelqu'un
to put something to good use —
while the machine is in use — lorsque la machine est en service or en fonctionnement
a word in common ou general use — un mot d'usage courant
out of ou no longer in use — [machine] ( broken) hors service; ( because obsolete) plus utilisé; [word, expression] plus en usage
this machine came into use in the 1950s — cette machine a fait son apparition pendant les années cinquante
2) [C] ( way of using) (of resource, object, material) utilisation f; ( of term) emploi mto have no further use for something/somebody — ne plus avoir besoin de quelque chose/quelqu'un
3) ( right to use)to have the use of — avoir l'usage de [house, car, kitchen]; avoir la jouissance de [garden]
to lose/still have the use of one's legs — perdre/conserver l'usage de ses jambes
with use of — avec usage de [kitchen]
4) ( usefulness)to be of use — être utile (to à)
to be (of) no use — [object] ne servir à rien; [person] n'être bon à rien
to be (of) no use to somebody — [object] ne pas servir à quelqu'un; [person] n'être d'aucune utilité à quelqu'un
2. [juːz]oh, what's the use? — oh, et puis à quoi bon?
transitive verb1) ( employ) se servir de, utiliser [object, car, room, money, tool]; employer, utiliser [method]; employer [word, expression]; profiter de, saisir [opportunity]; faire jouer [influence]; avoir recours à [blackmail, force, power]; utiliser [knowledge, talent]to use something/somebody as something — se servir de quelque chose/quelqu'un comme quelque chose
to use something for something/to do — se servir de or utiliser quelque chose pour quelque chose/pour faire
to be used for something/to do — servir à quelque chose/à faire, être utilisé pour quelque chose/pour faire
use your head ou loaf! — (colloq) fais marcher un peu ta cervelle! (colloq)
I could use (colloq) a drink! — j'aurais bien besoin d'un verre!
3) ( exploit) péj se servir de [person]4) ( take habitually) prendre [drugs]3.used past participle adjective [car] d'occasion; [crockery] salePhrasal Verbs:- use up
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