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1 contrast
[kən'trɑ:st] contraster, mettre en contraste;∎ to contrast sb/sth with, to contrast sb/sth to mettre qn/qch en contraste avec[kən'trɑ:st] contraster, trancher;∎ to contrast with sth contraster avec qch∎ as a contrast to… comme contraste à…;∎ there is a marked contrast between his public and his private life il y a un contraste frappant entre sa vie d'homme public et sa vie privée;∎ life in Africa was a complete contrast to life in Europe la vie en Afrique présentait un contraste total avec la vie en Europe;∎ her response was in stark contrast to the government's sa réponse était en contraste absolu avec celle du gouvernementpar contrastepar opposition à, par contraste avec►► Photography & Television contrast button bouton m de contraste -
2 reckon
reckon ['rekən](a) (estimate) estimer;∎ there were reckoned to be about fifteen hundred demonstrators on a estimé à mille cinq cents le nombre des manifestants;∎ I reckon this building to be about three hundred years old je pense que ce bâtiment a environ trois cents ans(b) (consider) considérer;∎ I reckon this restaurant to be the best in town je considère ce restaurant comme le meilleur de la ville;∎ he is reckoned to be one of the richest men in England ce serait l'un des hommes les plus riches d'Angleterre;∎ familiar I don't reckon her chances much je ne crois pas qu'elle ait beaucoup de chances□∎ I reckon you're right je crois bien que tu as raison□ ;∎ I reckon the omelette is ready je crois que l'omelette est prête□ ;∎ how old do you reckon he is? quel âge lui donnez-vous?□ ;∎ it's all over, I reckon je suppose que tout est fini□ ;∎ what do you reckon? qu'en pensez-vous?□∎ they had reckoned to make more profit from the venture ils comptaient ou pensaient que l'entreprise leur rapporterait de plus gros bénéfices;∎ you should reckon to be there by six o'clock at the latest il faut que tu prévois d'arriver à six heures au plus tard(calculate) calculer, compter;∎ reckoning from today à partir ou à compter d'aujourd'huiBritish compter, inclure∎ you can reckon on him making a mess of it tu peux compter sur lui pour tout gâcher;∎ don't reckon on it n'y comptez pas∎ I was reckoning on more je m'attendais à plus;∎ she had reckoned on going next week elle avait prévu d'y aller la semaine prochaine;∎ I didn't reckon on that extra cost je n'avais pas prévu ces frais supplémentaires∎ to reckon up a bill faire une facturefaire ses comptes;∎ to reckon up with sb régler ses comptes avec qncompter avec; (as opponent) avoir affaire à;∎ they didn't reckon with the army/the opposition ils ont compté sans l'armée/l'opposition;∎ we had to reckon with stiff opposition nous avons eu affaire à une forte opposition;∎ you'll have to reckon with another guest/his brother il faudra compter avec un invité supplémentaire/son frère;∎ he hadn't reckoned with this response il ne s'attendait pas à cette réaction;∎ she's a force to be reckoned with c'est une femme avec laquelle il faut compter(a) (do without) se passer de, se débrouiller sans;∎ you'll have to reckon without my help il faudra vous débrouiller sans ou vous passer de moi∎ he had reckoned without his rivals il n'avait pas tenu compte de ses rivaux;∎ she had reckoned without the fact that they had no car elle n'avait pas pris en compte le fait qu'ils n'avaient pas de voiture
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