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tower [ˈtaʊər]1. nountour f• church tower clocher m[building, mountain, cliff] se dresser de manière imposante3. compounds* * *['taʊə(r)] 1.noun gen, Computing tour f2.to tower above ou over — dominer [village, street]
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tower ['taʊə(r)]1 noun(a) (building) tour f;∎ church tower clocher m;∎ figurative he's a tower of strength c'est un roc;∎ you've been a tower of strength to me ton soutien m'a été précieux(c) (for camera) échafaudage m pour caméra∎ to tower above or over sth dominer qch;∎ the skyscraper towers above or over the city le gratte-ciel domine la ville;∎ he towered above or over me j'étais tout petit à côté de lui;∎ figurative she towers above or over her contemporaries elle domine de loin ses contemporains►► the Tower of Babel la tour de Babel;British tower block tour f d'habitation;Tower Bridge Tower Bridge m;tower crane grue f à pylône;the Tower of London la Tour de Londres;Computing tower system système m à boîtier vertical, système m à tour -
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1. noun(a tall, narrow (part of a) building, especially (of) a castle: the Tower of London; a church-tower.) tour2. verb(to rise high: She is so small that he towers above her.) dominer de toute sa hauteur- towering- tower-block -
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sway [sweɪ]1. noun[tree, rope, hanging object] se balancer ; [tower block, bridge, train] osciller ; [person] (weak) chanceler ; (dancing) se balancera. [+ hanging object] balancerb. ( = influence) influencer• these factors finally swayed the committee ces facteurs ont finalement influencé la décision du comité* * *[sweɪ] 1. 2.transitive verb1) ( influence) influencer2) ( rock) osciller3.intransitive verb [tree, building, bridge] osciller; [vessel, carriage] tanguer; [person, body] (from weakness, inebriation) chanceler; ( to music) se balancer -
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A n nain/naine m/f.C vtr (make appear small, insignificant) faire paraître [qn/qch] tout petit [person, object etc] ; éclipser [achievement, issue] ; the houses were dwarfed by the tower block les maisons étaient écrasées par la tour.
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tower block — /tow euhr/, Chiefly Brit. a high rise building. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium