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2 trial
trial ['traɪəl]1 noun∎ he pleaded guilty at the trial il a plaidé coupable à son procès ou devant le tribunal;∎ many witnesses were brought forward at the trial de nombreux témoins sont venus à la barre au cours du procès;∎ to be or to go on trial for sth, to stand trial for sth passer en jugement ou en justice pour qch;∎ he was put on or sent for trial for murder il a été jugé pour meurtre;∎ to bring sb to trial faire passer ou traduire qn en justice;∎ his case comes up for trial in September son affaire passe en jugement en septembre;∎ trial by jury jugement m par jury;∎ famous trials causes fpl célèbres∎ to give sth a trial mettre qch à l'essai, essayer qch;∎ to be on trial être à l'essai;∎ give her a month's trial before you take her on prenez-la un mois à l'essai avant de l'embaucher;∎ it was a trial of strength c'était une épreuve de force;∎ by trial and error par tâtonnements, de façon empirique;∎ it was just trial and error on a/ils ont/ etc procédé par tâtonnements(c) (hardship, adversity) épreuve f;∎ the trials of married life les vicissitudes fpl de la vie conjugale;∎ trials and tribulations tribulations fpl;∎ after all your trials and tribulations après tout ce que vous avez dû souffrir;∎ her arthritis was a great trial to her son arthrite l'a beaucoup fait souffrir;∎ he's always been a trial to his parents il a toujours donné du souci à ses parents(d) (competition) concours m; (for selection → match) match m de sélection; (→ race) épreuve f de sélection(test → flight) d'essai; (→ marriage) à l'essai;∎ on a trial basis à titre d'essai(new product) tester(competition) concours m; (for selection → match) match m de sélection; (→ race) épreuve f de sélection;∎ sheepdog trials concours m de chiens de bergertrial court tribunal m de première instance;Sport trial game match m de sélection;trial judge ≃ juge m d'instance;trial jury jury m;trial offer offre f d'essai;Marketing trial order commande f d'essai;trial period période f d'essai;∎ to be on a trial period (of employee) être en période d'essai;trial run essai m;∎ to give sth a trial run essayer qch, faire un essai avec qch;∎ we'll have a trial run before we record on fera un essai avant d'enregistrer;trial separation séparation f à l'essai -
3 collapse
A n1 (of regime, system, empire, bank, front, price, currency, economy, market, hopes) effondrement m (of, in de) ; to be on the point ou brink of collapse être sur le point de s'effondrer ;2 (of deals, talks, relationship) échec m (of de) ;3 (of company, newspaper) faillite f (of de) ;4 ( of person) ( physical) écroulement m ; ( mental) effondrement m ; to be close to collapse être sur le point de s'écrouler ; to be on the verge ou brink ou point of collapse être sur le point de s'effondrer ;5 (of building, bridge) effondrement m ; (of tunnel, wall, roof) écroulement m ; (of chair, bed) affaissement m ;7 ( of balloon) dégonflement m.B vtr1 ( fold) plier [bike, umbrella] ;2 ( combine) synthétiser [ideas, paragraphs] ;3 Comput réduire.C vi1 ( founder) [regime, system, empire, bank, currency, economy, hopes, plan] s'effondrer ; [case, trial, prosecution] échouer ; [deal, talks] échouer ; to collapse in chaos finir dans le chaos ;2 ( go bankrupt) [company, business] faire faillite (through à cause de) ;3 ( slump) [person] s'écrouler (due to à cause de ; under sous) ; to collapse onto the bed/into sb's arms s'effondrer sur le lit/dans les bras de qn ; to collapse and die mourir subitement ; to collapse in tears s'effondrer en larmes ; to collapse into giggles avoir le fou-rire ;4 ( fall down) [building, bridge] s'effondrer (on, on top of sur) ; [tunnel, roof, wall] s'écrouler (on, on top of sur) ; [chair, bed] s'affaisser (under sous) ;7 ( fold) [bike, umbrella] se plier. -
4 collapse
collapse [kəˈlæps]a. [person, government, building] s'écrouler ; [defences, market, prices, system] s'effondrer ; [agreement, plan] tomber à l'eau ; [company] faire faillite ; [talks, legal case, trial] échouer ; [marriage] se solder par un échec• she collapsed onto her bed, exhausted elle s'est écroulée sur son lit, épuiséeb. ( = fold) [table, chairs] se plier2. noun[of person, building] écroulement m ; [of government] chute f ; [of company] faillite f ; [of defences, market, prices, system] effondrement m ; [of talks, agreement, marriage, trial] échec m ; [of empire, plan] effondrement m* * *[kə'læps] 1.1) (of regime, system, bank, economy, market, hopes) effondrement m (of, in de)2) (of deals, talks, relationship) échec m3) ( of company) faillite f (of de)5) (of building, bridge) effondrement m; (of tunnel, wall) écroulement m; (of chair, bed) affaissement m2.transitive verb1) ( fold) plier2) ( combine) synthétiser3.1) ( founder) [regime, system, economy, hopes, plan] s'effondrer; [case, deal, talks] échouer2) ( go bankrupt) [company] faire faillite ( through à cause de)3) ( slump) [person] s'écrouler4) ( fall down) [building, bridge] s'effondrer; [tunnel, wall] s'écrouler; [chair] s'affaisser ( under sous)5) ( deflate) [balloon] se dégonfler; [soufflé] tomber6) Medicine [lung] se dégonfler7) ( fold) [bike] se plier -
5 suspend
1 ( hang) suspendre (from à) ; to be suspended in midair/time être suspendu dans le vide/le temps ;2 ( float) to be suspended in [balloon, feather] flotter dans [air] ; [particles] être en suspension dans [gel] ;3 ( call off) suspendre [talks, hostilities, aid, trade, trial] ; interrompre [transport services, meeting] ; to suspend play Sport interrompre le match ;4 ( reserve) réserver [comment, judgment] ; to suspend disbelief accepter les invraisemblances ; to suspend (one's) judgment réserver son jugement ;5 ( remove from activities) suspendre [employee, official] (from de) ; suspendre [footballer, athlete] (from de) ; exclure [qn] temporairement [pupil] (from de) ; to be suspended from duty être suspendu de ses fonctions ;6 Fin to suspend shares suspendre la cotation d'un titre ;7 Jur her sentence was suspended elle a été condamnée avec sursis ; he was given an 18 month sentence suspended for 12 months il a été condamné à 18 mois de prison avec un an de sursis. -
6 pilot
pilot ['paɪlət]1 noun(c) (pilot light) veilleuse f(d) Television émission f pilote(error) de pilotage∎ he's piloted the company through several crises il a sorti l'entreprise de la crise ou de ses difficultés à plusieurs reprises;∎ she piloted the bill through parliament elle s'est assurée que le projet de loi serait voté∎ the project was piloted at Harvard University le projet a été testé à l'Université de Harvard(trial → study, programme, scheme) d'essai, pilote, expérimental►► Meteorology pilot balloon ballon-sonde m;pilot boat bateau-pilote m;pilot burner veilleuse f;pilot cutter bateau-pilote m;Railways pilot engine locomotive f pilote;pilot film épisode m pilote;Ichthyology pilot fish pilote m, poisson-pilote m;pilot flame veilleuse f;Nautical pilot house poste m de pilotage;pilot jet veilleuse f (au gaz);pilot lamp veilleuse f (électrique);pilot light veilleuse f;pilot project projet-pilote m;pilot questionnaire questionnaire m pilote;British pilot scheme projet-pilote m;pilot study étude f pilote, avant-projet m, pré-étude f;pilot survey enquête-pilote f;pilot waters zone f de pilotage;Zoology pilot whale globicéphale m
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trial balloon — {n.} A hint about a plan of action that is given out to find out what people will say. * /John mentioned the class presidency to Bill as a trial balloon to see if Bill might be interested in running./ * /The editorial was a trial balloon to test… … Dictionary of American idioms
trial balloon — {n.} A hint about a plan of action that is given out to find out what people will say. * /John mentioned the class presidency to Bill as a trial balloon to see if Bill might be interested in running./ * /The editorial was a trial balloon to test… … Dictionary of American idioms
trial balloon — trial balloons N COUNT A trial balloon is a proposal that you mention or an action that you try in order to find out other people s reactions to it, especially if you think they are likely to oppose it. [mainly AM] They floated the trial balloon… … English dictionary
trial balloon — ☆ trial balloon n. 1. PILOT BALLOON 2. any action, statement, etc. intended to test public opinion on an issue … English World dictionary
trial balloon — trial ,balloon noun count an idea or plan that is suggested to people to see what their reaction is … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trial balloon — noun 1. a test of public opinion (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑trial, ↑trial run, ↑test, ↑tryout 2. a balloon sent up to test air currents • Hypernyms: ↑balloon * * * noun, pl … Useful english dictionary
Trial balloon — A trial balloon is information sent out in order to observe the reaction of an audience. It can be used by companies sending out press releases to judge reaction by customers, or it can be used by politicians who deliberately leak information on… … Wikipedia
trial balloon — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms trial balloon : singular trial balloon plural trial balloons mainly American an idea or plan that is suggested to people to see what their reaction is … English dictionary
trial balloon — n. to float, send up a trial balloon * * * send up a trial balloon to float … Combinatory dictionary
trial\ balloon — noun A hint about a plan of action that is given out to find out what people will say. John mentioned the class presidency to Bill as a trial balloon to see if Bill might be interested in running. The editorial was a trial balloon to test the… … Словарь американских идиом
trial balloon — If you test something such as an idea, a project or a product, to see how people respond to it, you send up a trial balloon. The idea seemed excellent but when they sent up a trial balloon the reaction was very negative … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions