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41 back-to-back
B adv2 ( consecutively) to win three tournaments back-to-back gagner trois tournois de suite ; to watch two episodes back-to-back regarder deux épisodes de suite. -
42 double
A n1 I'll have a double please ( drink) je prendrai un double, s'il vous plaît ;4 Games ( in bridge) contre m ; ( in dominoes) double m, doublet m ; to throw a double (in darts, board game) faire un double.B doubles npl ( in tennis) double m ; ladies'/men's/mixed doubles double dames/messieurs/mixte ; to play a game of doubles faire un double.C adj1 ( twice as much) [portion, dose] double (before n) ; he was given a double helping of strawberries on lui a servi une double portion de fraises or deux fois plus de fraises ; a double vodka une double vodka, une vodka double ;2 (when spelling, giving number) Anne is spelt GB ou spelled US with a double ‘n’ Anne s'écrit avec deux ‘n’ ; eight double five four (8554) quatre-vingt cinq, cinquante-quatre ; two double four (244) deux cent quarante-quatre ;3 (dual, twofold) double advantage double avantage m ; to serve a double purpose avoir une double fonction ; a remark with a double meaning une remarque à double sens ; double murder double meurtre m ; double-page advertisement publicité f sur double page ;4 ( intended for two people or things) [sheet, blanket, garage etc] double ; [ticket, invitation] pour deux ;5 Bot double.D adv1 ( twice) deux fois ; she earns double what I earn elle gagne deux fois plus que moi ; I need double this amount j'en ai besoin de deux fois plus ; it'll take double the time ça va prendre le double de temps ; she's double his age elle a deux fois son âge, elle a le double de son âge ; unemployment is double what it was last year le chômage est deux fois plus important que l'année dernière ; double three is six deux fois trois égale six ;2 [fold, bend] en deux ; to bend double se plier en deux ; to be bent double with pain/laughter être plié en deux de douleur/rire ; to see double voir double.E vtr1 ( increase twofold) doubler [amount, price, rent, dose etc] ; multiplier [qch] par deux [number] ;2 ( also double over) (fold, bend) plier [qch] en deux or en double [blanket, dressing etc] ; doubler [thread] ;3 ( in spelling) doubler [letter] ;5 Mus doubler ; to double a part doubler une partie ;6 Naut doubler [cape].F vi1 [sales, prices, salaries etc] doubler ; to double in value doubler de valeur ;2 ( in bridge) contrer ;4 ( serve dual purpose) the sofa doubles as a bed le canapé fait aussi lit ; the study doubles as a bedroom le bureau sert aussi de chambre ; the gardener doubles as a chauffeur le jardinier a aussi la fonction de chauffeur ; this actor doubles as the king in Act II cet acteur joue aussi le rôle du roi dans le deuxième acte.on ou at the double fig au plus vite ; Mil au pas redoublé, au pas de gymnastique ; double or quits! ( in gambling) quitte ou double!■ double back [person, animal] rebrousser chemin, faire demi-tour ; [road, track etc] former un demi-tour.■ double over = double E 2.■ double up:1 ( bend one's body) se plier en deux ; to double up in pain/with laughter être plié en deux de douleur/de rire ;2 ( share sleeping accommodation) partager la même chambre ;3 GB ( in betting) parier sur deux chevaux (dans deux courses consécutives) ;▶ to be doubled up [person, audience] être plié en deux (with de). -
43 contact
contact ['kɒntækt]1 noun(a) (communication) contact m, rapport m;∎ we don't have much contact with our neighbours nous n'avons pas beaucoup de contacts avec nos voisins;∎ to be in contact with sb être en contact ou en rapport avec qn;∎ are you still in contact? (of two people) est-ce que vous êtes toujours en contact?;∎ the two leaders are in close contact les deux dirigeants sont en contact étroit;∎ to come into contact with sb entrer ou se mettre en contact ou en rapport avec qn;∎ anyone who has come into contact with the sick man quiconque s'est trouvé au contact du malade;∎ she hadn't come into contact with poverty elle ne s'était pas trouvée au contact de la pauvreté;∎ to make contact with sb prendre contact avec qn;∎ to stay in contact with sb garder le contact ou rester en contact avec qn;∎ to lose contact with sb (lose touch) perdre contact avec qn;∎ shall I give you a contact address/number? voulez-vous que je vous donne l'adresse/le numéro où vous pouvez me joindre?∎ to come into contact with entrer en contact avec, toucher;∎ the substance must not come into contact with the air la substance ne doit pas être exposée à l'air;∎ always keep one foot in contact with the ground gardez toujours un pied au sol;∎ physical contact contact m physique;∎ eye contact contact m visuel∎ she has some useful business contacts elle a quelques bons contacts (professionnels);∎ I have a contact who may be able to help you je connais quelqu'un qui pourrait vous aider;∎ who's our contact in Paris? qui est notre contact à Paris?∎ to make/break (the) contact mettre/couper le contact(g) (contact lens) verre m ou lentille f de contact;∎ to wear contacts porter des lentilles de contact(b) (killing on contact → herbicide, insecticide) par contactprendre contact avec, contacter;∎ we'll contact you later on this week nous vous contacterons cette semaine►► Electricity contact breaker disjoncteur m;contact breaker plate plateau m porte-rupteur;contact breaker points contacts mpl rupteur;contact lens verre m ou lentille f de contact;contact man contact m, agent m de liaison;Photography contact print planche f contact, épreuve f par contact;contact sport sport m de contact -
44 appointment
appointment [əˈpɔɪntmənt]a. ( = arrangement to meet) rendez-vous m• to make an appointment [two people] se donner rendez-vous• do you have an appointment? vous avez rendez-vous ?• I have an appointment to see Mr Martin j'ai rendez-vous avec M. Martinb. ( = selection) nomination f* * *[ə'pɔɪntmənt]business appointment — rendez-vous m d'affaires
2) Administration, Politics ( nomination) nomination f (as comme; to something à quelque chose; to do pour faire)3) ( job) poste m (as de; of de)‘Appointments’ — ( in paper) ‘Offres d'emploi’
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45 arrive
arrive [əˈraɪv][+ decision, solution] parvenir à* * *[ə'raɪv]1) ( at destination) arriver (at à; from de)‘arriving Berlin 7.25 am’ — ( announcement) ‘arrivée à Berlin 7 heures 25’
to arrive on the scene — lit arriver (sur les lieux); fig apparaître
2) ( reach)to arrive at — parvenir à [decision, solution]
3) ( be social success) arriver -
46 back to back
1) ( with backs touching)to stand back to back — [two people] se mettre dos à dos
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47 confirm
confirm [kənˈfɜ:m]* * *[kən'fɜːm]transitive verb1) (state as true, validate) confirmer2) Administration approuver [appointment]3) ( justify)to confirm somebody in — conforter quelqu'un dans [belief, opinion]
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48 mesh
mesh [me∫]1. nouna. [of net] maille f* * *[meʃ] 1.2) ( net) mailles fpl3) Technology engrenure f2.1) (also mesh together) [branches] s'enchevêtrer2) (also mesh together) [ideas] concorder3) Technology [cogs] s'engrener -
49 room
room [rʊm]1. nounb. ( = space) place f2. compounds* * *[ruːm, rʊm] 1.1) ( for living) pièce f; ( for sleeping) chambre f; ( for working) bureau m; (for meetings, teaching, operating) salle f‘rooms to let’ — ‘chambres à louer’
2) [U] ( space) place f3) ( opportunity)room for improvement — possibilité f d'amélioration
2.room for manoeuvre — marge f de manœuvre
intransitive verb US loger ( with chez)3.- roomed combining form -
50 tear apart
tear [something] apart, tear apart [something]1) ( destroy) lit mettre [quelque chose] en pièces [prey]; démolir [building]; fig déchirer [couple, organization, country]; démolir (colloq) [film, novel, essay]2) ( separate) séparer [connected items]tear [somebody] apart3) (colloq) ( criticize) descendre [quelqu'un] en flammes -
51 common-law
adjective (referring to a relationship between two people who are not officially married, but have the same rights as husband and wife: a common-law marriage; a common-law wife/husband.) -
52 conference call
noun (a telephone conversation in which more than two people participate.) audioconférence -
53 draughts
, (American checkers) noun1) (singular a game for two people, played on a board (a draughtboard, (American) checkerboard) exactly like a chessboard, with twenty-four discs.) (jeu de) dames2) (plural the discs.) dames -
54 heads or tails?
(used when tossing a coin, eg to decide which of two people does, gets etc something: Heads or tails? Heads you do the dishes, tails I do them.) pile ou face? -
55 love affair
(a (temporary and often sexual) relationship between two people who are in love but not married.) liaison (amoureuse) -
56 marry
['mæri]1) (to take (a person) as one's husband or wife: John married my sister; They married in church.) épouser2) ((of a clergyman etc) to perform the ceremony of marriage between (two people): The priest married them.) marier3) (to give (a son or daughter) as a husband or wife: He married his son to a rich woman.) marier•- married -
57 overhear
[əuvə'hiə]past tense, past participle - overheard; verb(to hear (what one was not intended to hear): She overheard two people talking in the next room.) entendre (par hasard) -
58 partner
1. noun1) (a person who shares the ownership of a business etc with one or more others: She was made a partner in the firm.) associé/-ée2) (one of two people who dance, play in a game etc together: a tennis/dancing partner.) partenaire; cavalier/-ière2. verb(to be a partner to (someone): He partnered his wife in the last dance.) s'associer à (qqn) -
59 personal watercraft
noun (a small boat for one or two people that is ridden like a motorcycle.) scooter des mers -
60 tug-of-war
noun (a competition in which two people or teams pull at opposite ends of a rope, trying to pull their opponents over a centre line.) souque à la corde
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