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1 make great strides
(to progress well: He's making great strides in his piano-playing.) faire de grands progrès -
2 stride
1 noun∎ to take big or long strides faire de grandes enjambées;∎ to shorten/lengthen one's stride ralentir/allonger le pas;∎ with giant strides à pas de géant;∎ he crossed the threshold in or with one stride il a franchi le seuil d'une seule enjambée;∎ she recognized him by his purposeful stride elle l'a reconnu à son pas décidé;∎ to get or American hit into one's stride trouver son rythme;∎ American to be caught off stride être pris au dépourvu;∎ to take sth in one's stride or American in stride (do easily) faire qch sans le moindre effort; (not be disconcerted by) ne pas se laisser troubler par qch;∎ he took all their criticisms in his stride leurs critiques n'ont pas semblé le déranger;∎ they've always taken exams in their stride ils ont toujours réussi leurs examens facilement;∎ she takes everything in her stride elle ne se laisse jamais démonter ou abattre;∎ to put sb off their stride faire perdre le rythme à qn∎ to make great strides faire de grands progrès, avancer à pas de géant;∎ he is making great strides in German il fait de grands progrès en allemand;∎ he is making great strides with his research sa recherche avance à grands pasmarcher à grands pas ou à grandes enjambées;∎ to stride away/in/out s'éloigner/entrer/sortir à grands pas;∎ he came striding over or up to them il avança vers eux à grands pas;∎ she strode away across the fields elle s'éloigna à travers les champs à grands pas;∎ he strode up and down the street il faisait les cent pas dans la rue;∎ he strode up and down the room il arpentait la pièce(streets, fields, deck) arpenter -
3 stride
stride [straɪd](verb: preterite strode)1. noun* * *[straɪd] 1.1) ( long step) enjambée f2) ( gait) démarche f2.to stride across/out/in — traverser/sortir/entrer à grands pas
••to put somebody off his/her stride — faire perdre le rythme à quelqu'un
to take something in one's stride — ( cope practically) prendre quelque chose calmement; ( cope emotionally) accepter quelque chose avec sérénité
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4 stride
A n1 ( long step) enjambée f ; to cross a room in two strides traverser une pièce en deux enjambées ; a few strides from sth à quelques pas de qch ;2 ( gait) démarche f ; to have a confident/elegant stride avoir une démarche assurée/élégante ; to have a long stride marcher à grandes enjambées ; to lengthen one's stride allonger le pas.1 to stride across/out/in traverser/sortir/ entrer à grands pas ; to stride off ou away s'éloigner à grands pas ; to stride up and down sth arpenter qch ;2 ( cross in a stride) to stride over ou across sth enjamber qch.to get into one's stride trouver son rythme ; to make great strides faire de grands progrès ; to put sb off his/her stride faire perdre le rythme à qn ; to take sth in one's stride ( cope practically) prendre qch calmement ; ( cope emotionally) accepter qch avec sérénité. -
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1. past tense strode [stroud]: past participle stridden ['stridn] - verb(to walk with long steps: He strode along the path; He strode off in anger.) marcher à grands pas2. noun(a long step: He walked with long strides.) grands pas- take in one's stride
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