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1 mairie
mairie [meʀi]feminine noun( = bâtiment) town hall ; ( = administration) town council* * *mɛʀi1) ( administration) gén town council GB ou hall US; ( dans une grande ville) city council2) ( bureaux) town hall* * *meʀi nf1) (= endroit) town hall2) (= administration) town council* * *mairie nf1 ( administration) gén town council GB ou hall US; ( dans une grande ville) city council; être élu à la mairie de to be elected mayor of;2 ( bureaux) town hall.ⓘ Mairie The administrative headquarters of the conseil municipal and the office of the maire, who is the local representative of state authority, officiating at marriages and supervising local elections. The maire's powers can be quite extensive, especially in the larger towns, while the position can also be held on a part-time basis. The maire's office is also known as the hôtel de ville in larger towns.[meri] nom féminin2. [administration - généralement] town council ; [ - d'une grande ville] city council3. [édifice] town ou city hallmairie du village village ou town hallAlso called the hôtel de ville, this is the centre of municipal government. The mairie serves as a vital information source for town residents. People go there to ask about taxes, to get married etc. -
2 conseil
conseil [kɔ̃sεj]1. masculine nouna. ( = recommandation) piece of advice• il est de bon conseil he gives good or sound adviceb. ( = profession) consultancy• cabinet or société de conseil firm of consultantsc. ( = personne) consultant (en in)• conseil juridique legal consultant or adviser• conseil en communication communications or media consultantd. ( = assemblée) board2. compounds► conseil d'administration [de société anonyme] board of directors ; [d'hôpital, école] board of governors━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━In France, the « Conseil constitutionnel » is an official body that ensures that the constitution is respected in matters of legislation and during elections. The « Conseil d'État » examines bills before they are submitted to the « Conseil des ministres », a weekly meeting which some or all ministers attend. → ARRONDISSEMENT COMMUNE DÉPARTEMENT RÉGION━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Each « département » of France is run by a Conseil général, whose remit covers transport, housing, secondary schools, social welfare, and cultural and economic development. The council is made up of « conseillers généraux », each of whom represents a « canton » and is elected for a six-year term. Half of the council's members are elected every three years.* * *kɔ̃sɛjnom masculin1) ( avis) advice [U]quelques conseils de prudence — a few words of caution ou warning
2) ( assemblée) council3) ( conseiller) consultant•Phrasal Verbs:* * *kɔ̃sɛj1. nm1) (= avis) piece of advice, advice no pldonner un conseil à qn — to give sb some advice, to give sb a piece of advice
demander conseil à qn — to ask sb's advice, to ask sb for advice
Est-ce que je peux te demander conseil? — Can I ask your advice?, Can I ask you for some advice?
2) (= assemblée) council3) (= expert) consultant2. adj* * *conseil nm1 ( avis) advice ¢; un conseil a piece of advice; des conseils some advice; beaucoup de conseils a lot of advice; donner un conseil à qn to give sb advice; demander conseil à qn to ask (for) sb's advice; suivre/écouter les conseils de qn to follow/to listen to sb's advice; un petit conseil a little piece of advice; un bon conseil a piece of good advice; conseil d'ami piece of friendly advice; un conseil gratuit a piece of free advice; quelques conseils de prudence a few words of caution ou warning; sur les conseils de qn on sb's advice; donner à qn le conseil de faire to advise sb to do; il est de bon conseil he always gives good advice; conseils d'entretien cleaning ou care instructions; ⇒ nuit;3 ( conseiller) consultant; conseil en gestion management consultant.conseil d'administration Entr board of directors; conseil de classe Scol staff meeting (for all those teaching a given class); conseil de discipline Admin, Mil, Scol disciplinary committee; conseil de famille Jur Board of Guardians; ( non officiel) family meeting ou gathering; conseil général Pol council of a French department; conseil de guerre Mil council of war; conseil des ministres Pol gén council of ministers; ( au Royaume-Uni) Cabinet meeting; conseil municipal Pol town council; conseil régional Pol regional council; conseil de révision Mil medical board (assessing fitness for military service); conseil de surveillance Entr supervisory board; conseil d'université Univ senate; Conseil constitutionnel Jur Constitutional Council; Conseil économique et social Pol Economic and Social Council; Conseil d'État Pol Council of State (advising government on administrative matters); Conseil de l'Europe, CE Pol Council of Europe; Conseil de sécurité (de l'ONU) Pol (UN) Security Council; Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, CSA Radio, TV body which monitors broadcasting; Conseil supérieur de la langue française body responsible for the regulation and advancement of the French language; Conseil supérieur de la magistrature, CSM Jur High Council for the Judiciary.ⓘ Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel The body which appoints the heads of the public broadcasting systems, licenses private contractors, monitors advertising and oversees all matters concerning impartiality, freedom of speech, quality and the promotion of French language and culture in the broadcast media.[kɔ̃sɛj] nom masculina. [d'ami] adviceb. [trucs] tips, hintsagir sur/suivre le conseil de quelqu'un to act on/to take somebody's advicedemander conseil à quelqu'un to ask somebody's advice, to ask somebody for advice(comme adjectif; avec ou sans trait d'union)3. [assemblée] board[réunion] meetinga. [d'une société] board of directorsb. [d'une organisation internationale] governing bodyconseil de cabinet cabinet council, council of ministersle Conseil constitutionnelFrench government body ensuring that laws, elections and referenda are constitutionalle Conseil économique et social consultative body advising the government on economic and social mattersconseil général ≃ county councila. [réunion] war council ≃ War Cabinetb. [tribunal] court-martialle Conseil des ministres ≃ the Cabineta. [en ville] ≃ town council, ≃ local (urban) councilb. [à la campagne] ≃ parish council (UK), ≃ local (rural) council4. ÉDUCATION————————de bon conseil locution adjectivaleun homme de bon conseil a man of sound advice, a wise counsellordemande-lui, elle est de bon conseil ask her, she's good at giving adviceThe Conseil constitutionnel, which ensures that new laws do not contravene the constitution, has nine members appointed for a nine-year period; it also includes the surviving former Presidents of France. The President of the Republic and any member of parliament can refer laws to the Conseil Constitutionnel for scrutiny.The French Council of State acts both as the highest court to which the legal affairs of the state can be referred, and as a consultative body to which bills and rulings are submitted by the government prior to examination by the Conseil des ministres. It has 200 members.The President himself presides over the Conseil des ministres, which traditionally meets every Wednesday morning; strictly speaking, when ministers assemble in the sole presence of the Prime Minister, this is known as le Conseil du cabinet.The body responsible for the administration of a département. Members are elected for a six-year term, with one councillor per canton, and are headed by the président du conseil général.The committee body for the administration of a région. Members are elected for a six-year term and are headed by the président du conseil régional. They decide on matters of planning, construction, regional development and education.This state body advises on the appointment of members of the magistrature, and on specific points of law concerning the judiciary. It is also consulted when the president wishes to exercise his official pardon. It has ten members: the Minister of Justice and nine others appointed by the President of the Republic.The town council is elected during the municipales (local elections). Elected members, or conseillers municipaux, oversee the administration of a commune in conjunction with the mayor.Demander conseilWhat should I do? Qu'est-ce que je dois faire ?What would you do, if you were me? Qu'est-ce que tu ferais si tu étais moi ?What would you do in my place? Qu'est-ce que tu ferais à ma place ?Do you think I should tell him? Tu crois que je devrais le lui dire ?I could do with ou I need some advice. J'aurais besoin d'un conseilDonner un conseilWhy don't you (just) tell her? Pourquoi ne pas le lui dire (carrément) ?Take my advice and say nothing to her. Je te conseille de ne rien lui direIf I were you, I'd phone him. Si j'étais toi, je l'appelleraisIf you ask me, I think you should resign. Si tu veux mon avis, je pense que tu devrais démissionnerPerhaps ou Maybe you should warn him. Peut-être que tu devrais le prévenirI'd think twice about going. Je réfléchirais à deux fois avant d'y allerYou could always try writing to him. Ce serait peut-être pas mal de lui écrireIt might be better to do it yourself. Ce serait peut-être mieux que tu le fasses toi-mêmeNow listen to me: you really must go and see a doctor. Écoute, il faut absolument que tu ailles voir un médecinIf you want my advice, you'll pretend it never happened. Si tu veux mon avis, fais comme si rien ne s'était passéI hope you won't take this the wrong way, but... Ne le prends pas mal, mais...It's not really any of my business, but... Je sais que ça ne me regarde pas, mais... -
3 ville
ville [vil]1. feminine nounb. ( = quartier) vieille ville old townc. ( = municipalité) ≈ local authority2. compounds* * *vil1) (agglomération, habitants) town, ( de grande importance) cityla ville haute/basse — the upper/lower town
de ville — [vêtements, chaussures] town
2) ( administration) town ou city council•Phrasal Verbs:* * *vil nf1) (= milieu urbain) townJe vais en ville. — I'm going into town.
2) (petite ou moyenne) town3) (importante) city4) (= administration)* * *ville ⇒ Les villes nf1 (agglomération, habitants) town, ( de grande importance) city; la ville de Brest the town of Brest; la ville de Paris the city of Paris; la deuxième ville du pays the country's second city; le meilleur restaurant de la ville the best restaurant in town; la vieille ville the old town; la ville haute/basse/neuve the upper/lower/new town; ville natale/adoptive/d'attache home/adoptive/base town; ville industrielle/olympique industrial/Olympic town ou city; ville minière mining town; ville universitaire university city ou town; ville portuaire port town; ville côtière/de province/frontière coastal/provincial/border town; une ville d'art a town of artistic interest; une ville sainte a holy city; ville forte or fortifiée fortified town; les gens des villes town ou city dwellers, townees○ péj; de ville [vêtements, chaussures] town; en ville [conduire, habiter] in town; aller en ville to go into town; la vie en ville town ou city life;2 ( administration) town ou city council.ville d'eau(x) spa town; ville franche free city; ville de garnison garrison town; ville libre semiautonomous city; ville nouvelle new town; ville ouverte open city; la Ville Éternelle the Eternal City; la Ville Lumière the City of Light.[vil] nom féminin1. [moyenne] town[plus grande] cityville industrielle/universitaire industrial/university town2. [quartier]ville haute/basse upper/lower part of towna. [administration] the local authorityb. [représentants] the (town) council4. [milieu non rural]la ville towns, citiesles gens de la ville city-dwellers, townspeoplela vie à la ville town ou city life————————de ville locution adjectivale[vêtement]chaussures/tenue de ville shoes/outfit for wearing in town————————en ville locution adverbiale -
4 municipalité
municipalité [mynisipalite]feminine nouna. ( = ville) townb. ( = conseil) town council* * *mynisipalite1) ( ville) municipality2) ( conseil) ( de petite ville) town council; ( de grande ville) city council* * *mynisipalite nf(= corps municipal) town council, (= commune) municipality* * *municipalité nf1 ( ville) municipality;[mynisipalite] nom féminin2. [représentants] ≃ (town) council -
5 commune
commune2 [kɔmyn]feminine noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━The commune is the smallest administrative subdivision in France. There are 38,000 communes, 90% of them having less than 2,000 inhabitants. Several small villages may make up a single commune. Each commune is administered by a « maire », who is elected by the « conseil municipal ». The inhabitants of the commune vote for the « conseil municipal » in the « élections municipales ». → ARRONDISSEMENT CANTON DÉPARTEMENT ÉLECTIONS MAIRE* * *The smallest administrative unit, headed by a maire and a conseil municipal. Each village, town and city is a commune, of which there are 36,000 nationwide* * *kɔmyn1. nfADMINISTRATION commune, district, (urbaine) borough2. adj fSee:* * *[kɔmyn] féminin→ link=commun commun————————[kɔmyn] nom féminin1. [agglomération, ADMINISTRATION] communea. [en ville] ≃ the urban districtb. [à la campagne] ≃ the rural district2. [habitants]a. [en ville] people who live within the urban districtb. [à la campagne] people who live within the rural district3. [administrateurs]4. HISTOIRE5. [en Grande-Bretagne]A commune is an administrative district in France. There are 38,000 communes, some with less than 25 inhabitants. Each commune has an elected mayor and a town council.A revolutionary government set up in Paris from March 18th to May 28th 1871 after the Prussian siege was lifted. It was brutally put down by soldiers sent in by the Thiers government in Versailles and remains an important landmark in the history of European socialism. -
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7 édile
edilnom masculin1) ( conseiller municipal) town councillor [BrE]2) aedile* * *édile nm1 ( conseiller municipal) town councillorGB;2 Antiq aedile.[edil] nom masculin2. (sens propre & humoristique) [magistrat municipal] town councillor, local worthy ou dignitary (on the town council) -
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town, borough or city councilDictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > conseil municipal
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9 conseiller
I.conseiller1 [kɔ̃seje]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb• il est conseillé aux parents de... parents are advised to...b. ( = guider) to advise• il a été bien/mal conseillé he has been given good/bad adviceII.conseiller2, -ère [kɔ̃seje, εʀ]1. masculine noun, feminine nouna. ( = expert) consultant (en in)b. (Administration, politics) councillor2. compounds* * *
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- ère kɔ̃seje, ɛʀ nom masculin, féminin1) ( expert) adviser [BrE]; consultant2) ( guide) counsellor [BrE]
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1) ( proposer) to recommend [lieu, activité, prudence]2) ( servir d'expert à) to advise [personne]•Phrasal Verbs:* * *
I kɔ̃seje vt1) [personne] to adviseIl a été mal conseillé. — He has been badly advised.
2) [méthode, action] to recommendIl m'a conseillé ce livre. — He recommended this book to me.
II (-ère)1) (qui conseille) adviser2) (membre d'un conseil) councillor* * *A nm,f1 ( expert) adviserGB; consultant; conseiller militaire/politique/fiscal military/political/tax adviser; conseiller du président presidential adviser; conseiller en communication communications adviser;B nm1 (membre de conseil, de cour) councillorGB;2 ( diplomate) counsellorGB.C vtr1 ( proposer) to recommend [lieu, activité, mesure, personne] (à to); dans ces cas-là je conseille de prendre un avocat in such cases I advise people to get a lawyer; conseiller à qn de faire to advise sb to do; conseiller la prudence to recommend caution;2 ( servir d'expert à) to advise [personne] (en matière de, sur on); être mal conseillé to be badly advised; il n'a pas été conseillé nobody advised him; se faire conseiller par qn to seek advice from sb.conseiller commercial commercial counsellorGB; conseiller culturel cultural counsellorGB; conseiller (principal) d'éducation Scol chief supervisor; conseiller d'État member of the Council of State; conseiller général Pol councillorGB for a French department; conseiller municipal town councillorGB; conseiller d'orientation Scol, Univ careers adviser; conseiller régional regional councillorGB.ⓘ Conseiller A conseiller d'éducation is a staff member of a secondary school who is responsible for the general discipline of pupils. A conseiller d'orientation is a careers and course adviser, based in a secondary school.I, conseillère [kɔ̃seje, ɛr] nom masculin, nom féminin[spécialiste] adviserconseiller économique/juridique economic/legal adviserconseiller conjugal ou matrimonial marriage guidance counsellor2. ÉDUCATIONa. [en ville] ≃ local ou town councillorb. [à la campagne] ≃ local councillorThis term refers to any member of the conseil municipal or the mayor himself. The number of councillors depends on the size of the town, although there must be a minimum of six. Paris has 163 councillors, known as the conseillers de Paris.II[kɔ̃seje] verbe transitif1. [recommander - livre, dentiste] to recommendconseiller quelque chose/quelqu'un à quelqu'un to recommend something/somebody to somebodyon m'a bien/mal conseillé I was given good/bad advicebeaucoup d'étudiants souhaitent se faire conseiller dans le choix d'une filière many students want to be advised about their choice of career -
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1. adjective2. plural feminine noun* * *municipale, mpl - aux mynisipal, o adjectif Administration [conseil, conseiller] ( de petite ville) local, town (épith); ( de grande ville) city (épith); [impôt, élections, arrêté] local; [parc, piscine, bibliothèque] municipal* * *mynisipal, o municipal, -emunicipaux mpl adjADMINISTRATION municipal, (d'une commune) town modif* * *A adj Admin [conseil, conseiller] ( de petite ville) local, town ( épith); ( de grande ville) city ( épith); [impôt, élections, arrêté] local; [parc, piscine, bibliothèque] municipal.B municipales nfpl local elections.————————municipales nom féminin plurielThese elections, held every six years, are for the town councils ( conseils municipaux). Electors vote for a list of council members headed by the tête de liste, who will then become the mayor. -
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adjective* * *communale, mpl - aux kɔmynal, o adjectif [budget] local council GB, local government US; [bâtiment] local council GB, community USchemin communal — ≈ public track
* * *kɔmynal, o communal, -e communaux mpl1. adjADMINISTRATION of the commune, district council modif borough council modif2. nf(= école primaire)* * *A adj Admin [budget, gestion, ressources] local council GB, local government US; [bâtiment] local council GB, community US; [cimetière, fête] village; un employé communal a council worker GB, a town maintenance worker US; un lotissement communal a council estate GB, a government-subsidized housing development US; chemin communal ≈ public track; terrain communal common land.B communale nf state primary school.1. ADMINISTRATION [en ville] ≃ of the urban district[à la campagne] ≃ of the rural district————————communale nom féminin -
12 tour
I.tour1 [tuʀ]1. feminine nouna. ( = édifice) tower ; ( = immeuble très haut) tower block2. compounds• enfermé dans sa or une tour d'ivoire shut away in an ivory tower ► la tour de Londres the Tower of LondonII.tour2 [tuʀ]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = excursion, parcours) trip ; ( = promenade) (à pied) walk ; (en voiture) drive ; (en vélo) ride• on en a vite fait le tour [de lieu] there's not much to see ; [de livre, théorie] there isn't much to it ; [de personne] there isn't much to him (or her)► faire le tour de [+ parc, pays, magasins] to go round ; [+ possibilités] to explore ; [+ problème] to consider from all anglesb. (dans un ordre, une succession) turn• attends, tu parleras à ton tour wait - you'll have your turn to speak• chacun son tour ! wait your turn!• à qui le tour ? whose turn is it?c. (Sport, politics) roundd. ( = circonférence) [de partie du corps] measurement ; [de tronc, colonne] girth ; [de surface] circumferencee. ( = rotation) revolution ; [d'écrou, clé] turn• régime de 2 000 tours (minute) speed of 2,000 revs per minute► à tour de bras [frapper, taper] with all one's strength ; [composer, produire] prolifically ; [critiquer] with a vengeance• ils licenciaient à tour de bras they were laying people off left, right and centref. ( = tournure) [de situation, conversation] turn ; ( = phrase) turn of phraseg. ( = exercice) [d'acrobate] feat ; [de jongleur, prestidigitateur] trick• et le tour est joué ! and there you have it!• c'est un tour à prendre ! it's just a knack!h. ( = duperie) tricki. ( = machine) lathe2. <• le premier tour de manivelle est prévu pour octobre [de film] the cameras should begin rolling in October ► tour de piste (Sport) lap ; (dans un cirque) circuit (of the ring)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━The famous annual cycle race takes about three weeks to complete in daily stages « étapes » of approximately 110 miles. The leading cyclist wears a yellow jersey, the « maillot jaune ». The route varies and is not usually confined only to France, but the race always ends on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.* * *
I tuʀnom masculin1) ( mouvement rotatif) gén turn; ( autour d'un axe) revolutionfaire un tour sur soi-même — [danseur] to spin around; [planète] to rotate
un (disque) 33/45/78 tours — an LP/a 45 ou single/a 78
à tour de bras — (colloq) [frapper] with a vengeance; [investir, racheter] left, right and centre [BrE] (colloq)
2) ( mouvement autour de)faire le tour de quelque chose — gén to go around something; ( en voiture) to drive around something
3) ( pourtour) ( bords) edges (pl); ( circonférence) circumference; ( mensuration) measurement; ( mesure standard) sizede 15 mètres de tour — 15 metres [BrE] in circumference, 15 metres [BrE] around
4) ( déplacement) ( à pied) walk, stroll; ( à bicyclette) ride; ( en voiture) drive, spinfaire un (petit) tour — ( à pied) to go for a walk ou stroll
je suis allé faire un tour à Paris/en ville — I went to Paris/into GB ou down US town
faire des tours et des détours — lit [route, rivière] to twist and turn; fig [personne] to beat about the bush
5) ( examen) lookon en a vite fait le tour — (colloq) pej there's not much to it/her/them etc
6) ( moment d'agir) gén turn; (de compétition, tournoi, coupe) roundil perd plus souvent qu'à son tour — ( il regrette) he loses more often than he would like; ( je critique) he loses more often than he should
tour à tour — ( alternativement) by turns; ( à la suite) in turn
7) ( consultation électorale)tour de scrutin — ballot, round of voting
8) (manœuvre, ruse) tricket le tour est joué — ( c'est fait) that's done the trick; ( ce sera fait) that will do the trick
en un tour de main — ( habilement) deftly; ( rapidement) in a flash
tour de force — feat; ( œuvre) tour de force
9) (allure, aspect) turntour (de phrase) — Linguistique turn of phrase
10) Technologie ( machine-outil) lathe•Phrasal Verbs:
II tuʀ1) Architecture tower; ( immeuble) tower block GB, high rise US2) ( aux échecs) rook, castle3) ( machine de guerre) siege-tower•Phrasal Verbs:* * *
I tuʀ nf1) (de château, d'église, gratte-ciel) tower2) (= immeuble locatif) high-rise block Grande-Bretagne high-rise building USA tower block Grande-BretagneIl y a beaucoup de tours dans ce quartier. — There are a lot of tower blocks in this area.
3) ÉCHECS castle, rook
II tuʀ nmfaire un tour (à pied) — to go for a walk, (en voiture) to go for a drive
Allons faire un tour dans le parc. — Let's go for a walk in the park.
faire le tour de — to go around, (à pied) to walk around, (en voiture) to drive around, fig, [sujet] to review
Le tour de l'île prend trois heures. — It takes three hours to go around the island.
On a fait un tour des Pyrénées. — We toured the Pyrénées.
4) SPORT (tour de piste) lap5) (d'être servi ou de jouer) turnc'est au tour de...; C'est au tour de Renée. — It's Renée's turn.
C'est ton tour de jouer. — It's your turn to play.
à tour de rôle; tour à tour — in turn
6) (= tournure) turn7) (avec une vis ou clef) turn8) [roue] revolutionfaire 2 tours — to turn twice, to revolve twice
9) (= circonférence)de 3 m de tour — 3 m around, with a circumference of 3 m
10) (= ruse) trick, [prestidigitation, cartes] trick11) [potier] wheel, (à bois, métaux) lathe12) (autre locution)à tour de bras — non-stop, relentlessly
* * *A nm1 ( mouvement rotatif) gén turn; Mécan, Mes revolution; 5 000 tours (par) minute 5,000 revolutions ou revs○ per minute; l'essieu grince à chaque tour de roue the axle squeaks at every turn of the wheel; donner un tour de vis to give the screw a turn; donner un tour de clé to turn the key; être à quelques tours de roue de to be just around the corner from; faire un tour de manège to have a go on the merry-go-round; faire un tour de valse to waltz around the floor; la Terre fait un tour sur elle-même en 24 heures the Earth rotates once in 24 hours; faire un tour sur soi-même [danseur] to spin around; un (disque) 33/45/78 tours an LP/a 45 ou single/a 78; fermer qch à double tour to double-lock sth; s'enfermer à double tour fig to lock oneself away; à tour de bras○ [frapper] with a vengeance; [investir, racheter] left right and centreGB○; ⇒ quart;2 ( mouvement autour de) faire le tour de qch gén to go around sth; ( en voiture) to drive around sth; le train fait le tour du lac en deux heures the train takes two hours to go around the lake; faire le tour du monde to go around the world; la nouvelle a vite fait le tour du village the news spread rapidly through the village; il a fait le tour de l'Afrique en stop he hitchhiked around Africa; faire le grand tour fig to go the long way round GB ou around US; en deuxième tour de circuit Sport on the second lap of the circuit; faire un tour d'honneur to do a lap of honourGB; avec plusieurs tours de corde, ça tiendra with the rope wound around a few times, it'll hold; mettre trois tours de corde to wind the rope around three times; donner plusieurs tours à la pâte Culin to fold the dough several times; ⇒ cadran, propriétaire, repartir B, sang;3 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur, Les tailles ( pourtour) ( bords) edges (pl); ( circonférence) circumference; ( mensuration) measurement; ( mesure standard) size; le tour de l'étang est couvert de jonquilles there are daffodils all around the edges of the pond; elle a le tour des yeux fardé au kohl she has kohl around her eyes; tronc de 15 mètres de tour trunk 15 metresGB in circumference ou 15 metres around; tour de tête/cou/taille/hanches head/neck/waist/hip measurement; faire du 90 de tour de poitrine ≈ to have a 36-inch bust; ⇒ poitrine;4 ( déplacement bref) ( à pied) walk, stroll; ( à bicyclette) ride; ( en voiture) drive, spin; faire un (petit) tour ( à pied) to go for a walk ou stroll; si nous allions faire un tour? shall we go for a walk?; je suis allé faire un tour à Paris/en ville I went to Paris/into GB ou down town; je vais faire un tour chez des amis I'm just going to pop round GB ou go over US to some friends; fais un tour à la nouvelle exposition, ça vaut le coup go and have a look round GB ou around US the new exhibition, it's worth it; faire des tours et des détours lit [route, rivière] to twist and turn; fig [personne] to beat about the bush;5 ( examen bref) look; faire le tour d'un problème/sujet to have a look at a problem/subject; faire un (rapide) tour d'horizon to have a quick overall look (de at), to make a general survey (de of); faire le tour de ses ennemis/relations to go through one's enemies/acquaintances; on en a vite fait le tour○ pej (de problème, sujet, d'ouvrage) there's not much to it; ( de personne) there's not much to him/her/them etc;6 ( moment d'agir) gén turn; (de compétition, tournoi, coupe) round; à qui le tour? whose turn is it?; c'est ton tour it's your turn; chacun son tour each one in his turn; jouer avant son tour to play out of turn; à mon tour de faire it's my turn to do; récompensé à mon tour rewarded in my turn; attendre/passer son tour to wait/miss one's turn; c'est au tour de qn it 's sb's turn; notre équipe a été battue au second tour our team was defeated in the second round; la cuisine est nettoyée, maintenant c'est au tour du salon the kitchen is cleaned up, now for the living-room; il perd plus souvent qu'à son tour ( il regrette) he loses more often than he would like; ( je critique) he loses more often than he should; tour à tour ( alternativement) by turns; ( à la suite) in turn; être tour à tour gentil et agressif to be nice and agressive by turns; il a été tour à tour patron d'entreprise, ministre et professeur d'économie he has been in turn a company boss, a minister and an economics teacher; ⇒ rôle;7 Pol ( consultation) ballot; les résultats du premier/second tour the results of the first/second ballot; au second tour on the second ballot; scrutin à deux tours two-round ballot; tour de scrutin ballot, round of voting;8 (manœuvre, ruse) trick; jouer un bon/mauvais/sale tour à qn to play a good/nasty/dirty trick on sb; ma mémoire me joue des tours my memory is playing tricks on me; et le tour est joué that's done the trick; un peu de peinture et le tour est joué a bit of paint will do the trick; ça te jouera des tours it's going to get you into trouble one of these days; ⇒ pendable, sac;9 ( manipulation habile) trick; tour de cartes card trick; tour de prestidigitation conjuring trick; tour d'adresse feat of skill; tour de main knack; en un tour de main ( habilement) deftly; ( rapidement) in a flash; tour de force gén amazing feat; ( performance) tour de force; constituer un tour de force to be an amazing feat; réussir le tour de force de faire to achieve the amazing feat of doing; ⇒ passe-passe;10 (allure, aspect) (de situation, relations) turn; (de création, mode) twist; tour (de phrase) Ling turn of phrase; le tour qu'ont pris les événements the turn events have taken; donner un tour nouveau à qch to give a new twist to sth; c'est un tour assez rare en français it's a somewhat unusual turn of phrase in French;B nftour de Babel Relig, Ling, fig Tower of Babel; tour de chant Art, Mus song recital; tour de contrôle Aviat control tower; tour Eiffel Eiffel Tower; tour de forage Tech derrick; tour de France ( de cycliste) Tour de France; ( de compagnon) journeyman's travellingGB apprenticeship; tour de garde Mil turn of duty; tour de guet Mil watchtower; tour d'ivoire fig ivory tower; s'enfermer or se retrancher dans sa tour d'ivoire to shut oneself away in an ivory tower; tour de Londres Tower of London; tour mort Naut round turn; tour de Pise Leaning Tower of Pisa; tour de potier Art potter's wheel; tour de refroidissement Nucl cooling tower; tour de rein(s) Méd back strain; se donner or attraper un tour de rein(s) to strain one's back; tour de table Fin pool; faire un tour de table ( à un réunion) to sound out everybody ou to go round GB ou around US the table; après un rapide tour de table having gone round GB ou around US the table quickly (to see what people think).I[tur] nom féminintour d'habitation tower ou high-rise block2. (familier) [personne grande et corpulente]c'est une vraie tour he's/she's built like the side of a house4. CHIMIEII[tur] nom masculinA.[CERCLE]1. [circonférence - d'un fût, d'un arbre] girth ; [ - d'un objet, d'une étendue] circumference2. [mensuration]tour de taille/hanches waist/hip measurementquel est votre tour de taille/hanches? what size waist/hips are you?a. [d'une femme] bust measurement ou sizeb. [d'un homme] chest measurement ou size3. [parure]a. JOAILLERIE chokerb. [vêtement en fourrure] fur collarb. [à pied] to walk round a parkc. [en voiture] to drive round a parkfaire le tour du monde en auto-stop/voilier to hitch-hike/to sail round the worldfaire le tour de (figuré) : l'anecdote a fait le tour des bureaux the story went round the offices ou did the rounds of the officesje sais ce qu'il vaut, j'en ai vite fait le tour I know what he's worth, it didn't take me long to size him upa. [cycliste] the Tour de Franceb. [des compagnons] the Tour de France (carried out by an apprentice to become a journeyman)b. ÉQUITATION round5. [promenade - à pied] walk, stroll ; [ - en voiture] drive, ride ; [ - à bicyclette, à cheval, en hélicoptère] ridea. [à pied] to go for a walkb. [en voiture] to go for a drive ou ridec. [à vélo] to go for a rideB.[PÉRIODE, ÉTAPE]1. [moment dans une succession] turn[aux échecs] movea. [généralement] it's your turn ou gob. [échecs] it's your moveà qui le tour whose turn is it?, who's next?c'est à ton tour de mettre la table it's your turn to lay ou to set the tabletour de garde [d'un médecin] spell ou turn of dutyau premier tour in the first ballot ou roundC.[ACTION HABILE OU MALICIEUSE]1. [stratagème] trickjouer un sale ou mauvais tour à quelqu'un to play a nasty ou dirty trick on somebodyça vous jouera un mauvais ou vilain tour you'll be sorry for it!, it'll catch up with you (one day)!ma mémoire/vue me joue des tours my memory/sight is playing tricks on me2. [numéro, technique]tour d'adresse skilful trick, feat of skillD.[ASPECT]1. [orientation] turntour d'esprit turn ou cast of minda. (Suisse) [maladie] to take a turn for the betterb. [personne] to wrap up[en syntaxe] constructionE.[ROTATION][d'un outil] turnfaire un tour/trois tour s sur soi-même to spin round once/three times (on oneself)donner deux tours de clef to give a key two turns, to turn a key twice3. MÉDECINEF.technologie lathe————————à tour de bras locution adverbiale[frapper] with all one's strength ou might————————à tour de rôle locution adverbialetour à tour locution adverbiale————————tour de chant nom masculin————————tour de force nom masculinil a réussi le tour de force de la convaincre he managed to convince her, and it was quite a tour de force ou quite an achievement————————tour de main nom masculin1. [savoir-faire] knackavoir/prendre le tour de main to have/to pick up the knack2. (locution)en un tour de main in no time (at all), in the twinkling of an eye————————tour de table nom masculin2. [débat]The world-famous annual cycle race starts in a different town each year, but the home stretch is always the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The widespread excitement caused by the race, along with the heroic status of many coureurs-cyclistes, reflects the continuing fondness of the French towards cycling in general. -
13 cité
cité [site]feminine noun( = grande ville) city ; ( = petite ville) town ; ( = immeubles) housing estate (Brit), project (US)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *site1) ( ville) city; ( plus petite) town; ( antique) city2) ( ensemble de logements) housing estate; dortoir 2.•Phrasal Verbs:* * *site nf1) (= ville) city2) (= quartier résidentiel) estate, project USAJ'habite dans une cité. — I live on an estate.
* * *cité nf2 ( ensemble de logements) housing estate; ⇒ dortoir B.cité ouvrière workers' housing development; la cité des Papes Avignon; cité universitaire student halls (pl) of residence GB, dormitories (pl) US; la Cité du Vatican the Vatican City.[site] nom féminin1. [ville] city[plus petite] townla cité phocéenne Marseille, Marseillesla Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie science and technology museum complex in the Parc de La Villette in Parisles cités de banlieue suburban housing estates (in France, often evocative of poverty and delinquency) -
14 département
département [depaʀtəmɑ̃]masculine noundepartment ; ( = division du territoire) département━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━France is divided into 95 metropolitan départements and four overseas départements. Each is run by its own local council, the « conseil général ». Every département has a code number which appears as the first two figures of postcodes and the last two figures on vehicle registration plates. → ARRONDISSEMENT CANTON COMMUNE RÉGION DOM-TOM* * *An administrative unit (of which there are 96 in Metropolitan France) based on a division dating from the Revolutionary period. Most are named after rivers or mountains within their border. The main town is the seat of the préfet, and is often called the préfecture. Each département has a number and this appears as the first two digits in postcodes for addresses within the département and as the two-digit number at the end of registration numbers on motor vehicles* * *depaʀtəmɑ̃ nm1) (dans une entreprise, une université) department2) ADMINISTRATION département* * *département nm1 Admin (administrative) department;2 (d'organisme, d'université, d'administration) department; ce n'est pas mon département lit fig that's not my department;3 ( ministère) department.ⓘ Département An administrative unit (of which there are 96 in Metropolitan France) based on a division dating from the Revolutionary period. Most are named after rivers or mountains within their border. The main town is the seat of the préfet, and is often called the préfecture. Each département has a number and this appears as the first two digits in postcodes for addresses within the département and as the two-digit number at the end of registration numbers on motor vehicles.[departəmɑ̃] nom masculinle Département d'État the State Department, the Department of StateOne of the three main administrative divisions in France. There are a hundred in all, four of which are overseas. Each is run by a conseil général, which has its headquarters in the principal town of the département.Départements are numbered in alphabetical order (with a few exceptions in Île de France). The number is often used to refer to the department, particularly for the Paris area, and it is not uncommon to hear people say j'habite dans le 91 meaning j'habite dans l'Essonne. -
15 magistrat
magistrat [maʒistʀa]masculine nounmagistrate ; ( = juge) judge* * *maʒistʀanom masculin magistrate* * *maʒistʀa nm* * *magistrat, magistrate nm,f2 Admin magistrate.[maʒistra] nom masculin3. MILITAIREThe word magistrat can refer either to a judge or to any public servant who exercises judicatory or administrative power: mayors and the president of France are magistrats. The term magistrat municipal refers to a member of a local council. -
16 Arrondissement
The word used to define the administrative districts of the major French cities, notably Paris, Lyon and Marseilles. The city of Paris (that is Paris within the limits of the old walls and the modern boulevard périphérique) is divided into 20 arrondissements, numbered clockwise and in concentric circles from the centre. Probably the two most famous arondissements are the fifth, containing the Latin quarter and the Sorbonne, and the sixteenth, the most affluent district of central Paris. Each arrondissement has its local council and its mayor, as well as its town hall orhotel de ville.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Arrondissement
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