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block [blɒk]1. nounb. [of buildings] pâté m de maisonsc. ( = part of prison, hospital) pavillon m• I've got a block [writer] c'est la panne totale• a block of tickets/seats plusieurs billets/places (acheté(e)s en même temps)a. [+ pipe] boucher ; [+ road, traffic] bloquer ; [+ progress] entraver ; [+ transaction, credit, negotiations] bloquer3. compounds• in block letters en majuscules ► block vote noun mode de scrutin où le vote d'un délégué syndical est proportionnel au nombre de voix des personnes qu'il représentea. [+ light] empêcher de passerb. [+ thoughts, idea] refouler* * *[blɒk] 1.1) ( slab) bloc m2) ( building)block of flats — immeuble m (d'habitation)
administration block — bâtiment m administratif
3) ( group of buildings) pâté m de maisons4) (for butcher, executioner) billot mto put one's head on the block — fig donner sa tête à couper
6) ( obstruction)to be a block to — être un obstacle à [reform, agreement]
2. 3.to put a block on — bloquer [price, sale]; entraver [initiative]; Sport obstruction f
transitive verb1) ( obstruct) bloquer [exit, road]; boucher [drain, hole, artery]; gêner [traffic]to block somebody's way ou path — barrer le passage à quelqu'un
2) ( impede) faire obstacle à [advance, escape, progress]; faire opposition à [bill]3) Finance bloquer [assets]•Phrasal Verbs:- block in- block up -
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dip [dɪp][ground, road] descendre ; [temperature, prices] baisser• it's the sort of book you can dip into c'est le genre de livre dans lequel on peut se plonger quand on en a envie3. noun4. compounds* * *[dɪp] 1.1) ( bathe) baignade f2) (in ground, road) déclivité f3) (of plane, head) inclinaison f4) fig (in prices, rate, sales) (mouvement m de) baisse f (in dans)5) Culinary sauce f froide ( pour crudités)6) (also sheep dip) bain m parasiticide2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( put partially) tremper (in, into dans)2) ( immerse) plonger [garment]; tremper [food]; baigner [sheep]3) GB Automobile baisser [headlights]3.dipped headlights — codes mpl
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( move downwards) piquerto dip below the horizon — [sun] disparaître derrière l'horizon
2) ( slope downwards) être en pente4) ( put hand)to dip into one's bag for something — chercher quelque chose dans son sac; fig
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price on one's head — {n. phr.} Reward offered to anyone who catches a thief or a murderer. * /The hotel manager learned that the quiet man taken from his room by the police was a murderer with a price on his head./ … Dictionary of American idioms
price on one's head — {n. phr.} Reward offered to anyone who catches a thief or a murderer. * /The hotel manager learned that the quiet man taken from his room by the police was a murderer with a price on his head./ … Dictionary of American idioms
price on one's head — noun A compensation for capturing or killing a person, especially someone guilty of a crime. The police put a price on his head after he killed four innocent women … Wiktionary
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price — [[t]praɪs[/t]] n. v. priced, pric•ing 1) the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale 2) a sum offered for the capture of a person alive or dead: to put a price on someone s head[/ex] 3) an… … From formal English to slang
put a price on the head of — offer money in exchange for killing … English contemporary dictionary
price — [[t]pra͟ɪs[/t]] ♦ prices, pricing, priced 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, also in N The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy it. ...a sharp increase in the price of petrol... They expected house prices to rise … English dictionary
price — 1 /praIs/ noun 1 MONEY (C, U) the amount of money for which something is sold, bought, or offered: Fuel prices are rising steadily. (+ of): Can you tell me what the price of a new window would be? | They agreed on a price of 2000 for the car. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
price — I n. 1) to fix, set a price 2) to hike (AE; colloq.), increase, mark up, raise prices 3) to freeze; hold down, keep down; maintain prices 4) to pay a price 5) to place, put a price on smt.; to quote a price 6) bring, command, fetch, get a price… … Combinatory dictionary
price — price1 W1S1 [praıs] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: pris, from Latin pretium price, money ] 1.) [U and C] the amount of money you have to pay for something ▪ People are prepared to pay high prices for designer clothes. price of ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
price — price1 [ praıs ] noun *** 1. ) count the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy something: They charge the same prices in all their restaurants. The cameras range in price from $150 to over $600. The price per person goes down for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English