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121 handy
handy [ˈhændɪ]a. [tool, hint] pratique• he's coming to see us tomorrow -- that's handy! il vient nous voir demain -- ça tombe bien !c. ( = skilful) adroit* * *['hændɪ]1) ( useful) [book, skill] utile; [tool, pocket] pratiqueto come in handy for somebody/something/doing — servir à quelqu'un/quelque chose/faire
2) ( convenient) [format, shape, size] pratique; [location] bon/bonne; [shop] bien situéto keep/have something handy — garder/avoir quelque chose sous la main [keys, passport]
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122 land
land [lænd]1. nouna. terre fb. ( = farmland) terre fd. ( = country) pays m• buying the house landed him in debt l'achat de la maison l'a mis financièrement dans le pétrin (inf)d. (British) (inf) to be landed with sth ( = left with) rester avec qch sur les bras ; ( = forced to take on) devoir se coltiner qch (inf)• now we're landed with all this extra work maintenant il faut qu'on se coltine tout ce boulot en plus (inf)a. [aircraft] atterrir• to land on sth [falling object] tomber sur qch ; [person or animal jumping] retomber sur qch ; [bird, insect] se poser sur qch4. compounds* * *[lænd] 1.1) (terrain, property) terrain m; ( very large) terres fplthe lie GB ou lay US of the land — lit le relief du terrain
to get the lie GB ou lay US of the land — fig savoir de quoi il retourne
private/public land — propriété f privée/publique
2) Agriculture ( farmland) terre f3) ( countryside) campagne f4) ( country) pays m5) ( not sea) terre f2.noun modifier [ clearance, drainage, prices] du terrain; [ purchase, sale] de terrain; [ deal, tax] foncier/-ière; [ law] agraire; [ battle, forces, animal] terrestre3.transitive verb1) Aviation [pilot] poser [aircraft]; faire atterrir [space capsule]2) ( in fishing) prendre [fish]3) (colloq) fig ( secure) décrocher (colloq) [job, contract, prize]4) (colloq) ( leave with problem)he landed me with washing the car — il m'a refilé (colloq) la voiture à laver
to be landed with somebody/something — se retrouver avec quelqu'un/quelque chose sur les bras
now you've really landed her in it! — tu l'as vraiment fichue (colloq) dans de beaux draps!
5) (colloq) ( deliver) flanquer (colloq) [blow, punch]4.1) Aviation [aircraft, passenger] atterrir2) Nautical [passenger] débarquer; [ship] accoster3) Sport, gen [person, animal, object] atterrir; [ball] toucher le sol5.to land oneself in — se mettre dans [situation]
to land oneself with — (colloq) se retrouver avec [task, problem]
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123 late
late [leɪt]1. adjectivea. ( = after scheduled time) to be late [person] être en retard• we apologize for the late arrival of flight XY 709 nous vous prions d'excuser le retard du vol XY 709c. ( = after usual time) [crop, flowers] tardif ; [booking] de dernière minuted. ( = at advanced time of day) tard• to have a late meal/lunch manger/déjeuner tard• the late film tonight is... (on TV) le film diffusé en fin de soirée est...• there's a late show on Saturdays (at theatre) il y a une seconde représentation en soirée le samedie. ( = near end of period or series) the latest edition of the catalogue la toute dernière édition du catalogue• in late June/September fin juin/septembre2. adverba. ( = after scheduled time) [arrive] en retard ; [start, finish, deliver] avec du retard• to arrive late for sth (meeting, dinner, film) arriver en retard à qchb. ( = after usual time) tard• she had started learning German quite late in life elle avait commencé à apprendre l'allemand assez tardc. ( = at advanced time of day) [work, get up, sleep, start, finish] tardd. ( = near end of period) late in 1992 fin 1992• it wasn't until relatively late in his career that... ce n'est que vers la fin de sa carrière que...e. ( = recently) as late as last week pas plus tard que la semaine dernière► of late ( = lately) ces derniers temps3. compounds• there's late-night shopping on Thursdays le magasin ouvre en nocturne le jeudi ► late riser noun lève-tard (inf) mf* * *[leɪt] 1.1) ( after expected time) [arrival, rains, publication, implementation] tardif/-ive2) (towards end of day, season etc) [hour, supper, date, pregnancy] tardif/-iveto take a late holiday GB ou vacation US — prendre des vacances en fin de saison
3) ( deceased)2.1) ( after expected time) [arrive, start, finish] en retardto be running late — [person] être en retard; [train, bus] avoir du retard
2) ( towards end of time period) [get up, open, close] tardlate last night/in the evening — tard hier soir/dans la soirée
it's a bit late (in the day) to do — fig c'est un peu tard pour faire
3) Administration ( formerly)3.Miss Stewart, late of 48 Temple Rd — Mlle Stewart, autrefois domiciliée au 48 Temple Rd
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124 luck
luck [lʌk]a. chance f• good luck! bonne chance !• better luck next time! (inf) vous aurez (or nous aurons etc) plus de chance la prochaine fois !• no luck? (inf) ( = didn't it work?) ça n'a pas marché ? ; ( = didn't you find it?) tu n'as pas trouvé ?• worse luck! (inf) malheureusement !• to have the good/bad luck to do sth avoir la chance/la malchance de faire qch• to be down on one's luck (inf) ( = be unlucky) avoir la poisse (inf) ; ( = go through bad patch) traverser une mauvaise passeb. ( = good fortune) chance f• no such luck! (inf) ç'aurait été trop beau !• with any luck... avec un peu de chance...* * *[lʌk]1) ( good or bad)to bring somebody good/bad luck — porter bonheur/malheur à quelqu'un
it is bad luck that — ce n'est pas de chance que (+ subj)
as luck would have it... — le hasard a voulu que... (+ subj)
bad ou hard luck! — pas de chance!
2) ( good luck) chance fwith a bit of luck... — avec un peu de chance...
to be in/out of luck — avoir de la/ne pas avoir de chance
•Phrasal Verbs:- luck out••one for luck — un/une de plus tant qu'on y est
you'll have to take pot luck — ( at meal) ce sera à la fortune du pot
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125 make out
1) ( manage) s'en tirer (colloq)2) (colloq) US ( grope) se peloter (colloq)make out [something], make [something] out4) (see, distinguish) distinguer5) ( claim)6) (understand, work out) comprendre (if si)7) ( write out) faire, rédiger8) ( expound)make oneself out to be prétendre être [rich, brilliant]; faire semblant d'être [stupid, incompetent] -
126 name
name [neɪm]1. nouna. nom m• what's your name? comment vous appelez-vous ?• what name shall I say? (on telephone) c'est de la part de qui ?• please fill in your name and address prière d'inscrire vos nom, prénom et adresse• that's the name of the game ( = that's what matters) c'est ce qui compte ; ( = that's how it is) c'est comme çab. ( = reputation) réputation fc. ( = insult) to call sb names traiter qn de tous les nomsa. ( = give a name to) nommer ; [+ comet, star, mountain] donner un nom àb. ( = give name of) nommer ; ( = list) citerc. ( = fix) [+ date, price] fixer3. compounds* * *[neɪm] 1.1) ( title) gen nom m; (of book, film) titre mfirst name — prénom m
what name shall I say? — ( on phone) c'est de la part de qui?; ( in person) qui dois-je annoncer?
to be party leader in all ou everything but name — être chef du parti en pratique, sinon en titre
to take ou get one's name from — porter le nom de
2) ( reputation) réputation f3) ( insult)2.transitive verb1) ( call) appeler [person, area]; baptiser [boat, planet]they named her after GB ou for US her mother — ils l'ont appelée comme sa mère
we'll name him Martin after Martin Luther King — on l'appellera Martin en souvenir de Martin Luther King
2) ( cite) citerillnesses? you name it, I've had it! — des maladies? je les ai toutes eues!
3) ( reveal identity of) citer [names]; révéler [sources]; révéler l'identité de [suspect]4) ( appoint) nommer [captain]; donner la composition de [team]; désigner [heir]; nommer [successor]5) ( state) indiquer [place, time]; fixer [price, terms]•• -
127 news
news [nju:z]• to listen to/watch the news écouter/regarder les informations• financial/sporting news rubrique f financière/sportive• have you heard the news? tu es au courant ?• have you heard the news about Paul? vous savez ce qui est arrivé à Paul ?• have you any news of him? ( = heard from him) avez-vous de ses nouvelles ?• what's your news? quoi de neuf ? (inf)• is there any news? y a-t-il du nouveau ?• I've got news for you! j'ai du nouveau à vous annoncer !• bad or sad news mauvaises nouvelles fpl• he's/it's bad news (inf) on a toujours des ennuis avec lui/ça* * *[njuːz], US [nuːz]1) (political, public, personal) nouvelle(s) f(pl)an item ou piece of news — gen une nouvelle; ( in newspaper) une information
here now with news of today's sport is X — et voici maintenant, pour nous parler du sport aujourd'hui, X
to be in the news —
have I got news for you! — (colloq) j'ai une nouvelle à t'apprendre!
that's news to me! — (colloq) ça, c'est du nouveau! (colloq)
the news — les informations fpl, le journal m
to see something/somebody on the news — voir quelque chose/quelqu'un aux informations
3) ( in newspaper)‘financial news’ — ‘chronique f financière’
‘Home News’ — ‘les informations fpl nationales’
••no news is good news — pas de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles
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128 obligation
obligation [‚ɒblɪˈgeɪ∫ən]a. ( = duty) obligation f• these long years of study put students under an obligation to their parents ces longues études font des étudiants les obligés de leurs parents• you have an obligation to see that... il vous incombe de veiller à ce que... + subjb. ( = commitment) engagement m* * *[ˌɒblɪ'geɪʃn]1) ( duty) devoir m (towards, to envers)2) ( commitment) ( contractual) obligation f (to envers; to do de faire); ( personal) engagement m (to envers)3) ( debt) ( financial) dette f; ( of gratitude) dette f de reconnaissance
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