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shower [ˈ∫aʊər]1. nounb. (for washing) douche fd. ( = celebration) to give a shower for sb organiser une fête pour donner des cadeaux à qn• to shower sb with gifts/praise couvrir qn de cadeaux/de louangesa. ( = wash) se doucherb. ( = fall) broken glass showered down onto the pavement une pluie d'éclats de verre est tombée sur le trottoir4. compounds* * *['ʃaʊə(r)] 1.1) ( for washing) douche f2) Meteorology averse flight/heavy shower — petite/grosse averse
3) (of confetti, sparks) pluie f; (of praise, gifts) avalanche f4) US fête f5) (colloq) GB péj bande f2.transitive verb1) ( wash) doucher [dog, child]2)to shower something on ou over somebody/something —
to shower somebody/something with something — [fire, volcano] faire pleuvoir quelque chose sur quelqu'un/quelque chose; [person] asperger quelqu'un/quelque chose de quelque chose [water etc]
3) figto shower somebody with something —
3.to shower something on somebody — couvrir quelqu'un de [gifts, compliments]
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22 storm
storm [stɔ:m]1. nounb. [of arrows, missiles] pluie f ; [of insults, abuse] torrent m ; [of protests, indignation] tempête f[angry person] fulminer• he stormed in/out il est entré/sorti, furieux4. compounds[signal, warning] de tempête• the storm clouds are gathering (figurative) l'avenir est sombre ► storm damage noun dégâts mpl causés par la tempête* * *[stɔːm] 1.1) ( weather) tempête f; ( thunderstorm) orage mto weather a storm — fig surmonter une mauvaise passe
2) ( attack)to take a town by storm — Military prendre une ville d'assaut
she took Broadway by storm — fig elle a remporté un succès foudroyant à Broadway
3) ( outburst) tempête f2.transitive verb1) ( invade) prendre [quelque chose] d'assaut [citadel, prison]2) ( roar)3.‘get out!’ he stormed — ‘sortez!’ cria-t-il dans un accès de colère
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24 spate
spate [speɪt]∎ a spate of murders/burglaries une série de meurtres/cambriolages∎ the river was in spate le fleuve était en crue;∎ figurative to interrupt sb in full spate interrompre qn en plein discours
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