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101 beat
beat [bi:t]1. nouna. [of heart, pulse, drums] battement m• we need to put more officers on the beat il faut augmenter le nombre de policiers affectés aux rondes2. adjectivea. ( = strike) battre• beat it! (inf!) fous le camp ! (inf !)b. [+ eggs etc] battrec. ( = defeat) battre• if you can't beat them, join them (inf) si tu ne peux pas les vaincre, mets-toi de leur côtéb. [heart, pulse, drum] battre5. compounds[+ enemy, flames] repousser( = reduce) [+ prices] faire baisser ; [+ person] faire baisser ses prix à• I beat him down to £8 je l'ai fait descendre à 8 livres[+ attacker, competition] repoussera. [+ fire] étouffer[+ person] battre* * *[biːt] 1.1) ( repeated sound) (of drum, feet) battement m5) ( in police force) ( area) secteur m de surveillance; ( route) ronde f2. 3.(colloq) adjective ( tired) claqué (colloq)4.1) ( strike) [person] battre [person, animal, metal, ground, drum]; [person] marteler [door] ( with avec); [wing] battre [air, ground]to beat somebody with a stick/whip — donner des coups de bâton/de fouet à quelqu'un
to beat somebody black and blue — (colloq) rouer quelqu'un de coups
to beat the hell (colloq) out of somebody — tabasser (colloq) quelqu'un
to beat time — Music battre la mesure
to beat its wings — [bird] battre des ailes
2) Culinary ( mix vigorously) battre [mixture, eggs]3) ( make escape)to beat one's way/a path through — se frayer un chemin/un passage à travers [crowd, obstacles]
to beat a retreat — gen, Military battre en retraite
beat it! — (colloq) fiche le camp! (colloq)
4) ( defeat) battre [opponent, team] (at à); vaincre [inflation, drug abuse]; surmonter [illness]; mettre fin à [child abuse, rape]5) ( confound)it beats me how/why — je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment/pourquoi
‘beats me!’ — (colloq)
‘it's got me beaten’ — ‘ça me dépasse!’
6) ( arrive earlier) éviter [rush, crowds]; devancer [person]7) ( outdo) gen, Sport battre [score]; dépasser [target]; surclasser [product]5.beat that (if you can)! — (colloq) qui dit mieux!
intransitive verb (prét beat, pp beaten) [waves, rain] battre ( against contre); [person] cogner (at, on à); [heart, drum, wings] battrePhrasal Verbs:- beat in- beat off- beat out- beat up••a rod ou stick to beat somebody with — une arme contre quelqu'un
if you can't beat 'em, join 'em — (colloq) il faut savoir hurler avec les loups
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102 bond
bond [bɒnd]1. nouna. ( = attachment) lien mb. (financial) obligation f( = stick) collera. ( = stick together) coller* * *[bɒnd] 1.2) ( fetter) lit lien m; fig chaîne f (of de)3) Finance obligation fsavings bond — bon m d'épargne
4) ( adhesion) adhérence f5) Chemistry liaison f7) ( at customs)2.transitive verb (also bond together)1) [glue] faire adhérer [surfaces]; enlier [bricks]2) [suffering] créer des liens entre [people]3.2) [materials] adhérer ( with à) -
103 carrot
carrot [ˈkærət]carotte f• to offer sb a carrot ( = incentive) tendre une carotte à qn• to use a carrot and stick approach manier la carotte et le bâton ► carrot cake noun gâteau m à la carotte━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ The French word carotte has only one r, but a double t.* * *['kærət]noun carotte f also fig -
104 celery
celery [ˈselərɪ]* * *['selərɪ]noun céleri ma stick/head of celery — une côte/un pied de céleri
braised celery — céleris mpl braisés
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105 club
club [klʌb]1. nouna. (social, sports) club m4. compounds[premises, secretary] du club* * *[klʌb] 1.1) ( society) (+ v sg ou pl) club mtennis club — club m de tennis
2) (colloq) ( nightclub) boîte f de nuit (colloq)3) Sport club mfootball club — club m de football
5) ( at cards) trèfle m2. 3.transitive verb (p prés etc - bb-) frapper [quelqu'un/quelque chose] à coups de massuePhrasal Verbs:••join the club! — (colloq) tu n'es pas le seul/la seule!
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106 crooked
crooked [ˈkrʊkɪd]1. adjectivea. [line, stick, back] tordu ; [nose, tooth, picture, tie] de travers2. adverb* * *['krʊkɪd] 1.1) ( with a bend) [line] brisé; [limb] tors; [back] difforme; [stick, finger] crochu2) ( off-centre) de travers; [house] de guingois inv3) (colloq) ( dishonest) malhonnête2.adverb de travers -
107 gear
gear [gɪər]1. nound. ( = apparatus) dispositif m• to change or shift gear (US) changer de vitesse• first or bottom gear première f• to change or shift into third gear (US) passer en troisièmeadapter (to à)• movies geared primarily to a US audience des films s'adressant essentiellement à un public américain• training is geared to make staff more efficient la formation est conçue pour rendre le personnel plus compétent3. compounds► gear up( = get ready) se préparer( = make ready) (inf)he is gearing himself up for the presidential elections il se prépare pour les élections présidentielles• they were all geared up for the new sales campaign ils étaient fin prêts pour la nouvelle campagne de ventes* * *[gɪə(r)] 1.1) ( equipment) matériel m2) (colloq) ( possessions) affaires fpl3) ( clothes) fringues (colloq) fplfootball gear — tenue f de football
4) Automobile vitesse fbottom ou first gear — première vitesse
‘keep in low gear’ — ‘utilisez votre frein moteur’
to get (oneself) into gear for something — fig se préparer pour quelque chose
5) Technology roue f dentée2.gears plural noun1) Automobile changement m de vitesse2) Technology engrenage m3.4.gear wheel — ( on bicycle) pignon m
transitive verbto be geared to ou towards somebody — s'adresser à quelqu'un
Phrasal Verbs:- gear up -
108 gun
gun [gʌn]1. noun• he's got a gun! il est armé !2. compounds3.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Aux États-Unis, la réglementation du port d'armes est un sujet très controversé. La montée de la violence préoccupe de nombreux Américains mais le droit pour tous les citoyens de détenir des armes à feu est inscrit dans la constitution et certains lobbies encouragent fortement la pratique de l'autodéfense.* * *[gʌn] 1.2) ( tool) pistolet m3) (colloq) US2.transitive verb (p prés etc - nn-)to gun an engine — mettre les gaz (colloq)
Phrasal Verbs:- gun down- gun for••to go great guns — (colloq) [business] marcher très fort (colloq); [person] avoir la frite (colloq)
to stick to one's guns — (colloq) ( in one's actions) s'accrocher (colloq)
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109 hockey
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110 neck
neck [nek]1. nouna. cou mb. [of dress, shirt] encolure f• high/square neck col m montant/carré3. compounds* * *[nek] 1.1) ( of person) cou m; (of horse, donkey) encolure fwith a high neck — à or avec un col montant
3) Culinary (alsobest end of neck —) collet m
4) (of bottle, vase, womb) col m2.(colloq) intransitive verb se bécoter (colloq)••to be a pain in the neck — (colloq) être casse-pieds (colloq)
to be neck and neck — lit, fig être à égalité
to get ou catch it in the neck — (colloq) en prendre pour son grade (colloq)
to risk one's neck — (colloq) risquer sa peau (colloq)
to stick one's neck out — (colloq) prendre des risques
in this neck of the woods — (colloq) par ici
to be dead from the neck up — (colloq) être abruti
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111 nose
nose [nəʊz]1. noun• to look down one's nose at sb/sth prendre qn/qch de haut2. compounds* * *[nəʊz] 1.1) Anatomy nez m2) (of plane, boat) nez m; ( of car) avant m3) ( sense of smell) gen odorat m; ( of wine or perfume expert) nez m; ( of dog) flair m4) ( smell of wine) bouquet m2.transitive verb ( manœuvre)3.to nose something in/out — faire entrer/sortir quelque chose avec précaution [boat, vehicle]
to nose into/out of something — [boat, vehicle] entrer dans/sortir de quelque chose avec prudence
Phrasal Verbs:- nose out••to hit something on the nose — US taper quelque chose dans le mille
to look down one's nose at somebody/something — prendre quelqu'un/quelque chose de haut
to poke ou stick one's nose into something — (colloq) fourrer (colloq) son nez dans quelque chose
to turn one's nose up at something — faire le dégoûté/la dégoûtée devant quelque chose
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112 notch
notch [nɒt∫]* * *[nɒtʃ] 1.2.to go up a notch — [opinion] monter d'un cran
transitive verb ( mark) encocher [stick]; cranter [fabric]Phrasal Verbs:- notch up -
113 pole
pole [pəʊl]1. nouna. ( = rod) perche f ; (fixed) poteau m ; (for flag, tent) mât m ; ( = telegraph pole) poteau m télégraphique ; (for vaulting, punting) perche fb. ( = ski stick) bâton mc. [of the earth] pôle m2. compounds* * *[pəʊl]1) ( stick) gen perche f; (for tent, flag) mât m; ( in show jumping) barre f; ( for skiing) bâton m; ( piste marker) piquet m2) Geography, Physics pôle mto be at the opposite pole from — fig être aux antipodes de
3) ( in fishing) canne f à pêche••to be poles apart — [people] être complètement différents; [theories, methods, opinions] être diamétralement opposés
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114 prod
prod [prɒd]1. nounpique f* * *[prɒd] 1.to give something/somebody a prod — ( with implement) donner un petit coup à quelque chose/quelqu'un; ( with finger) toucher quelque chose/quelqu'un
2) (colloq) fig ( reminder)to give somebody a prod — secouer (colloq) quelqu'un
2.he/she needs a prod to do — il faut le/la pousser pour qu'il/elle fasse
1) ( poke) (with foot, instrument, stick) donner des petits coups à; ( with finger) toucher; ( with fork) piquer2) (colloq) ( remind) pousser3) ( interrogate) interroger -
115 rigidly
rigidly [ˈrɪdʒɪdlɪ][stand, move, gesture] avec raideur ; [enforced, disciplined] rigoureusement* * *['rɪdʒɪdlɪ]adverb [oppose] fermement; [obey, control] rigoureusement; [stick to, apply] strictement -
116 staff
staff [stα:f]1. nouna. ( = work force) personnel m ; ( = teachers) personnel m enseignant ; ( = servants) domestiques mfplb. ( = stick) bâton m[+ school, hospital] pourvoir en personnel3. compounds* * *[stɑːf], US [stæf] 1.1) (pl staves [steɪvz] ou staffs) ( stick) ( for walking) canne f; ( crozier) crosse f; ( as weapon) bâton m3) [U] (also teaching staff) School, University personnel m enseignantmember of staff — enseignant/-e m/f
4) [U] Military état-major m2.transitive verb [owner] trouver du personnel pour [company] -
117 stuck
stuck [stʌk]1. verbpast tense, past participle of stick2. adjective[person, machine] bloquéI was stuck with the job of organizing it all je me suis retrouvé avec toute l'organisation sur les bras (inf)* * *[stʌk] 1. 2.1) ( caught) coincéto be stuck with — (colloq) se farcir [task]; ne pas pouvoir se débarrasser de [object, person]
2) (colloq) ( stumped)to be stuck — sécher (colloq)
3) ( in a fix)••to be stuck on somebody — (colloq) avoir quelqu'un dans la peau (colloq)
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118 tongue
tongue [tʌŋ]1. nouna. langue f• to lose/find one's tongue perdre/retrouver sa langueb. ( = language) langue f2. compounds* * *[tʌŋ] 1.1) gen, Anatomy, Culinary langue f; ( flap on shoe) languette fto lose/find one's tongue — fig avaler/retrouver sa langue
2) ( language) langue f2.transitive verb Music détacher [note, passage]••has the cat got your tongue? — (colloq) tu as avalé ta langue?
to get the rough side ou edge of somebody's tongue — subir les paroles désobligeantes de quelqu'un
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119 wave
wave [weɪv]1. nouna. (at sea, on lake, on beach) vague f ; (on river, pond) vaguelette f ; (in hair, on surface) ondulation f ; [of dislike, enthusiasm, strikes, protests] vague fb. ( = radio wave) onde fc. ( = gesture) geste m de la main[person] faire signe de la main ; [flag] flotter (au vent) ; [branch] se balancer ; [grass, corn] onduler[+ flag, handkerchief] agiter ; [+ stick, sword] brandir• to wave sb through/on faire signe à qn de passer/d'avancer4. compounds► wave about, wave around separable transitive verb[+ object] agiter dans tous les sens► wave aside, wave away separable transitive verb* * *[weɪv] 1.1) ( hand gesture) signe m (de la main)2) ( of water) vague fto make waves — [wind] faire des vagues; fig ( cause a stir) faire du bruit; ( cause trouble) créer des histoires
3) (outbreak, surge) vague f4) ( in hair) cran m5) Physics onde f2.transitive verb1) ( move from side to side) gen agiter; brandir [stick, gun]2)to wave goodbye to — lit faire au revoir de la main à; fig
3) ( direct)they waved us on/away — ils nous ont fait signe d'avancer/de nous éloigner
4)3.1) ( with hand)to wave to ou at somebody — saluer quelqu'un de la main
2) [branches] onduler; [corn] ondoyer; [flag] flotter au vent•Phrasal Verbs:- wave off -
120 adhesion
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