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121 comb
comb [kəʊm]1. nouna. peigne mb. [of fowl] crête fa. peignerb. [+ area, town] ratisser• he combed through the papers looking for evidence il a passé les dossiers au peigne fin pour y chercher des preuves* * *[kəʊm] 1.1) ( for hair) peigne mto run a comb through one's hair —
2) ( in weaving) carde f3) ( honeycomb) rayon m4) ( cock's crest) crête f2.transitive verb1)2) ( search)3) ( in weaving) carder•Phrasal Verbs:- comb out -
122 deep
deep [di:p]1. adjective► deep in• deep in the forest/in enemy territory au cœur de la forêt/du territoire ennemib. [border] large ; [shelf, cupboard] profondc. ( = low-pitched) grave ; [growl] sourdd. ( = strong in colour) profonde. [breath, sigh] profondf. [sorrow, admiration, divisions, sleep] profond ; [concern, interest] vifg. ( = profound) [writer, thinker, book] profond2. adverb• to run deep [divisions, tendency] être profond ; [problems] être grave ; [feelings] être exacerbé ; [racism, prejudice] être bien enraciné• deep down she still mistrusted him en son for intérieur, elle se méfiait encore de lui3. noun4. compounds• to throw sb in at the deep end (inf) mettre tout de suite qn dans le bain ► deep-fat fryer noun friteuse f► deep-six (inf!) transitive verb* * *[diːp] 1.noun littér2.1) ( from top to bottom) gen profond; [mud, snow, carpet] épais/épaisse; [container, drawer, saucepan, grass] haut2) ( in width) [band, strip] large3) ( from front to back) [shelf, alcove, stage] profondto be in deep trouble — (colloq) avoir de sérieux ennuis
5) ( impenetrable) gen profond; [secret] grand; [person] réservéin deepest Wales — hum au fin fond du pays de Galles
you're a deep one! — (colloq) tu caches bien ton jeu! (colloq)
6) ( intellectually profound) gen profond; [knowledge] approfondi7) ( dark) [colour] intense; [tan] prononcé8) ( low) [voice] profond; [note, sound] grave9) (involved, absorbed)deep in — absorbé dans [thought, entertainment]; plongé dans [book, conversation]
10) ( long) [shot, serve] en profondeur3.1) ( a long way down) [dig, bury, cut] profondémentto dig deeper into an affair — fig creuser (plus loin) une affaire
to sink deeper into debt — fig s'endetter davantage
2) ( a long way in)deep in ou into — au cœur de [region]
3) fig (emotionally, in psyche)deep down ou inside — dans mon/ton etc for intérieur
to go deep — [faith, loyalty] être profond
to run deep — [belief, feeling, prejudice] être bien enraciné
4) Sport [kick, serve] en profondeur••to be in deep — (colloq) y être jusqu'au cou (colloq)
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123 down
I.down1 [daʊn]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = to lower level) en bas ; ( = down to the ground) par terre• down! (said to a dog) couché !• down with traitors! à bas les traîtres !• to come or go down descendreb. ( = at lower level) en basc. (from larger town, the north, university) he came down from London yesterday il est arrivé de Londres hier• I'm £20 down on what I expected j'ai 20 livres de moins que je ne pensais• we are down to our last $5 il ne nous reste plus que 5 dollars• did you get down what he said? as-tu noté ce qu'il a dit ?• our success is all down to him ( = attributable to) c'est à lui seul que nous devons notre succès2. prepositionb. ( = at a lower part of) she lives down the street elle habite plus bas dans la ruec. ( = along) le long de• looking down this street, you can see... si vous regardez dans cette rue, vous verrez...3. adjective5. compoundsII.down2 [daʊn]( = fluff, feathers) duvet m* * *Note: down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc)When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres; down in Brighton = à BrightonFor examples and further usages, see the entry belowI 1. [daʊn]to go ou come down — descendre
‘down’ — ( in crossword) ‘verticalement’
down below — en bas; ( when looking down from height) en contrebas
3) ( from upstairs)4) ( indicating direction)they live down south — (colloq) ils habitent dans le sud
5) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)profits are well down on last year's — les bénéfices sont nettement inférieurs à ceux de l'année dernière
I'm £10 down — il me manque 10 livres sterling
7) ( indicating reduction)that's seven down, three to go! — en voilà sept de faits, il n'en reste plus que trois à faire!
8) (on list, schedule)I've got you down for next Thursday — ( in appointment book) vous avez rendez-vous jeudi prochain
9) ( incapacitated)to be two sets down — [tennis player] avoir deux sets de retard
11) ( as deposit)to pay £40 down — payer 40 livres sterling comptant
12) ( downwards)2.2) ( at lower part of)3) ( along)4) ( throughout)3.down the ages ou centuries — à travers les siècles
1) (colloq)2) [escalator] qui descend; [train] descendant3) Computing en panne4.(colloq) transitive verb1) abattre [person]; descendre [plane]2) descendre (colloq) [drink]••II [daʊn] -
124 life
life [laɪf]1. noun(plural lives)a. vie f• run for your lives! sauve qui peut !• I couldn't for the life of me tell you his name (inf) je ne pourrais absolument pas vous dire son nomb. ( = living things) vie f• is there life on Mars? y a-t-il de la vie sur Mars ?c. ( = existence) vie fd. ( = way of living) vie f• which do you prefer, town or country life? que préférez-vous, la vie à la ville ou à la campagne ?• to make a new life for o.s. commencer une nouvelle viee. ( = liveliness) there isn't much life in our village notre village est plutôt mortf. (in exclamations) that's life! c'est la vie !• how's life? comment (ça) va ?• not on your life! (inf) jamais de la vie !• this is the life! (inf) voilà comment je comprends la vie !• what a life! quelle vie !2. compounds[subscription] à vie• that money was a life-saver cet argent m'a (or lui a etc) sauvé la vie ► life-saving noun ( = rescuing) sauvetage m ; ( = first aid) secourisme m adjective de sauvetage• he started telling me his life story (inf) il a commencé à me raconter sa vie ► life support machine noun• he's on a life support machine il est sous assistance respiratoire ► life's work noun œuvre f d'une vie* * *[laɪf] 1.1) ( as opposed to death) vie fto bring somebody back to life — gen rendre la vie à quelqu'un; Medicine ranimer quelqu'un
2) ( period from birth to death) vie f3) ( animation) vie f, vitalité fto come to life — [person] reprendre conscience; fig sortir de sa réserve; [fictional character] prendre vie; [party] s'animer
put a bit of life into it — (colloq) mettez-y un peu de tonus (colloq)
4) (social activity, lifestyle) vie fto live the good ou high life — mener la grande vie
5) ( human being(s))6) ( useful duration) (of machine, vehicle, product) durée f7) Jurto do (colloq) ou serve life — être emprisonné à vie
to get life — (colloq) se faire condamner à perpette (colloq)
8) Art2.from life — [draw, paint] d'après nature
••for dear life — de toutes mes/ses etc forces
get a life! — (colloq) lâche-moi les baskets! (colloq)
to have the time of one's life — s'amuser comme un fou/une folle
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125 operate
operate [ˈɒpəreɪt]• commercial banks can now operate in the country les banques commerciales peuvent maintenant opérer dans ce paysb. ( = have effect) [drug, medicine, propaganda] faire effetc. ( = perform surgery) opérer[person] [+ machine, switchboard, brakes] faire marcher ; [+ system] pratiquer ; [+ business, factory] diriger* * *['ɒpəreɪt] 1.transitive verb1) ( run) faire marcher [appliance, vehicle]2) ( enforce) pratiquer [policy, system]; mettre [quelque chose] en vigueur [ban]3) ( manage) gérer [service, radio station]; exploiter [mine, racket]; [bank] avoir [pension plan]2.1) ( do business) opérer2) ( function) marcher3) ( take effect) agir5) ( run) [service] fonctionner6) Medicine opérerto operate on — opérer [person]
to operate on somebody's leg/on somebody for appendicitis — opérer quelqu'un à la jambe/quelqu'un de l'appendicite
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126 ring
ring [rɪŋ]1. noun• wedding ring alliance fb. ( = circle) cercle ma. [bell, alarm clock, telephone] sonnerb. ( = telephone) téléphonera. ( = sound) sonnerb. ( = phone) téléphoner à4. compoundsa. (British) ( = phone) téléphoner à* * *[rɪŋ] 1.1) ( hoop) (for gymnast, attaching rope) anneau ma diamond/wedding ring — une bague de diamants/une alliance
2) ( circle) (of people, on page) cercle mto put a ring round — entourer [quelque chose] d'un cercle [ad]
4) GB ( phone call) coup m de téléphone or fil (colloq)6) ( of smugglers) réseau m; (of dealers, speculators) syndicat m7) ( to mark bird) bague f8) ( round planet) anneau m2.transitive verb1) ( cause to sound) (prét rang; pp rung) faire sonner [bell]3.to ring the doorbell ou bell — sonner
1) ( sound) [bell, telephone] sonner2) ( sound bell) [person] sonner‘please ring for service’ — ‘prière de sonner’
3) ( resonate) [footsteps, laughter, words] résonnerto ring true/false — sonner vrai/creux
4) GB Telecommunications téléphonerto ring for — appeler [taxi]
•Phrasal Verbs:- ring in- ring off- ring out- ring up••to ring down/up the curtain — baisser/lever le rideau; fig
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127 school
school [sku:l]1. nouna. école f ; ( = secondary school) lycée m ; (up to 16 only) collège m ; (US = university) (inf) fac (inf) f• to go to/to leave school aller à/quitter l'école• at or in school à l'écolec. (University) faculté f• he's at law/medical school il est en faculté de droit/médecinee. [of painting, philosophy] école ff. [of fish] banc m2. compounds[equipment, edition, doctor, uniform] scolaire• out of school hours en dehors des heures de cours ► school inspector noun (British) (secondary) ≈ inspecteur m, -trice f d'académie ; (primary) ≈ inspecteur m, -trice f primaire• to raise the school-leaving age prolonger la scolarité (to jusqu'à) ► school library noun (books only) bibliothèque f scolaire ; (books and other resources) centre m de documentation• to do the school run emmener les enfants à l'école ► school superintendent noun (US) inspecteur m, - trice f* * *[skuːl] 1.1) School, University école fbroadcasts for schools — émissions fpl scolaires
school starts/finishes — les cours commencent/finissent
2) US ( university) université f3) (of painting, literature, thought) école f4) ( of whales etc) banc m2.noun modifier gen [ holiday, outing, life, uniform, year] scolaire; ( of particular school) [ facilities] de l'école3.transitive verb dresser [horse] -
128 wild
wild [waɪld]1. adjectivea. [animal] sauvage• it was growing wild ( = uncultivated) ça poussait à l'état sauvageb. ( = rough) [wind] violent ; [sea] démonté• there was a lot of wild talk about... on a dit les choses les plus folles sur...2. noun3. compounds• he sent me off on a wild-goose chase il m'a fait courir partout pour rien ► wild rice noun riz m sauvage* * *[waɪld] 1.2.in the wild — [conditions, life] en liberté
wilds plural noun3.1) (in natural state, desolate) sauvage2) ( turbulent) [wind] violent; [sea] agité3) ( unrestrained) [party, laughter, person] fou/folle; [imagination] délirant; [applause] déchaîné4) (colloq) ( furious) furieux/-ieusehe'll go ou be wild! — ça va le mettre hors de lui!
5) (colloq) ( enthusiastic)to be wild about — être un fana (colloq) de
I'm not wild about him/it — il/ça ne m'emballe (colloq) pas
6) ( outlandish) [idea] fou/folle; [claim, accusation] extravagant; [story] farfelu (colloq)4.adverb [grow] à l'état sauvage
См. также в других словарях:
run out of steam — (informal) To be forced to stop through loss of impetus, strength or energy • • • Main Entry: ↑steam * * * run out of/lose/steam phrase to lose energy, enthusiasm, or importance David seems to be running out of steam … Useful english dictionary
run out of something — ˌrun ˈout (of sth) derived to use up or finish a supply of sth • We ran out of fuel. • Could I have a cigarette? I seem to have run out. Main entry: ↑runderived … Useful english dictionary
run out — [v] fail, be exhausted be cleaned out*, be out of, cease, close, come to a close, depart, dissipate, dry up, end, exhaust, expire, finish, give out, go, have no more, have none left, lose, peter out*, stop, terminate, tire, waste, waste away,… … New thesaurus
run out of time — ► to have no time left to finish something or get to a place: »We re running out of time the report has to be ready for the meeting tonight. Main Entry: ↑run … Financial and business terms
run out of steam — run out of power or energy, run out of fuel … English contemporary dictionary
run-out — ► NOUN 1) Cricket the dismissal of a batsman by being run out. 2) informal a short session of play or practice in a sport … English terms dictionary
run out of something — run out (of (something)) to have no more of something. He just ran out of ideas. Time simply ran out … New idioms dictionary
run out of — run out (of (something)) to have no more of something. He just ran out of ideas. Time simply ran out … New idioms dictionary
run out — (of (something)) to have no more of something. He just ran out of ideas. Time simply ran out … New idioms dictionary
run-out — /run owt /, n. Manège. the act of evading a jump or jumping outside of the limiting markers. [1865 70; n. use of v. phrase run out] * * * … Universalium
run out — ► run out 1) use up or be used up. 2) become no longer valid. 3) extend; project. 4) Cricket dismiss (a batsman) by dislodging the bails with the ball while the batsman is still running. Main Entry: ↑run … English terms dictionary