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1 salute
salute [sə'lu:t]1 noun∎ to give (sb) a salute faire un salut (à qn);∎ the lieutenant returned his salute le lieutenant lui a rendu son salut;∎ to stand at salute garder le salut;∎ to take the salute passer les troupes en revue;∎ to fire a salute tirer une salve;∎ a twenty-one gun salute une salve de vingt et un coups de canon(b) (greeting) salut m, salutation f∎ a salute to British artists un hommage aux artistes britanniques∎ to salute the flag saluer le drapeau∎ she saluted me with a wave elle m'a salué d'un geste de la main(c) (acknowledge, praise) saluer, acclamer;∎ the press today salutes a new world champion la presse salue aujourd'hui un nouveau champion du mondeMilitary faire un salut -
2 colour
1 noun∎ what colour is it? de quelle couleur est-ce?;∎ what colour are his eyes? de quelle couleur sont ses yeux?;∎ a dark grey colour une couleur gris foncé;∎ it's a sort of greenish colour c'est d'une couleur un peu verdâtre;∎ the bleach took the colour out of it l'eau de Javel l'a décoloré;∎ the movie is in colour le film est en couleur ou couleurs;∎ he painted the room in bright/dark colours il a peint la pièce de couleurs vives/sombres;∎ the paint comes in a wide range of colours cette peinture est disponible dans un grand choix de couleurs ou se décline dans de nombreuses couleurs;∎ familiar we've yet to see the colour of his money nous n'avons pas encore vu la couleur de son argent∎ the political colour of a newspaper la couleur politique d'un journal;∎ under the colour of patriotism sous prétexte ou couleur de patriotisme∎ box of colours boîte f de couleurs(e) (complexion) teint m, couleur f (du visage);∎ her colour isn't good elle a mauvaise mine;∎ he changed colour il a changé de couleur ou de visage;∎ to lose one's colour pâlir, perdre ses couleurs;∎ to get one's colour back reprendre des couleurs;∎ she had a lot of colour in her cheeks ses joues avaient de belles couleurs;∎ to have a high colour avoir le visage rouge;∎ British to be off colour ne pas être dans son assiette;∎ figurative the joke was a bit off colour la plaisanterie était d'un goût douteux∎ to discriminate against sb on grounds of colour établir une discrimination à l'encontre de qn à cause de la couleur de sa peau;∎ colour isn't an issue ce n'est pas une question de couleur (de peau);∎ person of colour personne f de couleur(g) (interest) couleur f;∎ to add colour to a story colorer un récit;∎ a play full of colour une pièce haute en couleur(photography, picture, slide, magazine) en couleur, en couleurs(a) (give colour to → with chemical, dye) colorer; (→ with paint) peindre; (→ with crayons, felt-tips) colorier;∎ he coloured it blue il l'a colorié en bleu;∎ to colour one's hair se faire une couleur∎ to get or to win one's colours être sélectionné pour faire partie d'une équipe;∎ figurative to show one's true colours se montrer sous son vrai jour;∎ to see sb in his/her true colours voir qn sous son vrai jour(b) (of school) couleurs fpl∎ to serve with the colours servir sous les drapeaux;∎ to be called to the colours être appelé sous les drapeaux;∎ salute the colours! saluez le drapeau ou les couleurs!;∎ to sail under false colours naviguer sous un faux pavillon(d) (clothes for washing) couleurs fpl►► Photography colour balance équilibre m des couleurs;British colour bar discrimination f raciale;colour bearer porte-drapeau m;colour blindness daltonisme m;colour chart nuancier m;colour code code m coloré;Computing colour display affichage m couleur;Photography colour filter filtre m coloré;Computing colour graphics graphisme m en couleur;Photography colour graphics adapter adaptateur m graphique couleur, CGA m;colour line discrimination f ou ségrégation f raciale;∎ to cross the colour line faire fi de la ségrégation raciale;Computing colour monitor moniteur m couleur;Military colour party garde f du drapeau;colour photocopying photocopie f en couleurs;Typography & Photography colour positive positif m (en) couleur;Typography colour print reproduction f en couleurs;Typography colour printer imprimante f couleur;Typography colour printing impression f couleur;colour scheme palette f ou combinaison f de couleurs;∎ to choose a colour scheme assortir les couleurs ou les tons;Typography colour separation séparation f des couleurs, séparation f quadrichromique;British Military colour sergeant ≃ sergent-chef m (de la garde du drapeau);colour television télévision f couleur;colour television set téléviseur m couleur;colour therapy chromothérapie f;Art colour value valeur f chromatiquecolorier;∎ colour it in in blue colorie-le en bleu(blush) rougir -
3 colours
1) (the distinction of winning a place in the team in some sports: He won his cricket colours last season.) sélection (pour faire partie de l'équipe)2) (a flag: Army regiments salute the colours when on parade.) drapeau3) (a tunic of certain colours worn by a jockey to show that his race-horse belongs to a certain person.) couleurs -
4 dip
[dip] 1. past tense, past participle - dipped; verb1) (to lower into any liquid for a moment: He dipped his bread in the soup.) tremper2) (to slope downwards: The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.) descendre3) (to lower the beam of (car headlights): He dipped his lights as the other car approached.) (se) mettre en code4) ((of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.) saluer (avec le pavillon)2. noun1) (a hollow (in a road etc): The car was hidden by a dip in the road.) creux2) (a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped: a cheese dip.) hors-d'oeuvre crémeux3) (a short swim: a dip in the sea.) baignade•- dip into
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