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reverse [rɪ'vɜ:s]marche arrière ⇒ 1 (a) contraire ⇒ 1 (b) envers ⇒ 1 (c) revers ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) échec ⇒ 1 (d) inverse ⇒ 2 renverser ⇒ 3 (a) retourner ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b) inverser ⇒ 3 (a) mettre en/faire marche arrière ⇒ 3 (d)1 noun∎ in reverse en marche arrière;∎ he put the bus into reverse le conducteur de l'autobus passa en marche arrière;∎ figurative the company's fortunes are going into reverse l'entreprise connaît actuellement un revers de fortune(b) (contrary) contraire m, inverse m, opposé m;∎ unfortunately, the reverse is true malheureusement, c'est le contraire qui est vrai;∎ did you enjoy it? - quite the reverse cela vous a-t-il plu? - pas du tout;∎ she is the reverse of shy elle est tout sauf timide;∎ try to do the same thing in reverse essayez de faire la même chose dans l'ordre inverse(c) (other side → of cloth, leaf) envers m; (→ of sheet of paper) verso m; (→ of coin, medal) revers m∎ to suffer a reverse essuyer un revers de fortune; (be defeated) essuyer un échec;∎ his condition has suffered a reverse il a rechuté(e) Typography noir m au blanc;∎ in reverse inversé (en noir au blanc)(opposite, contrary) inverse, contraire, opposé; (turned around) inversé;∎ we are now experiencing the reverse trend actuellement, c'est l'inverse qui se produit;∎ in reverse order dans l'ordre inverse;∎ in the reverse direction en sens inverse;∎ the reverse side (of cloth, leaf) l'envers; (of sheet of paper) le verso; (of coin, medal) le revers(a) (change → process, trend) renverser; (→ situation) retourner; (→ order, roles, decline) inverser;∎ this could reverse the effects of all our policies ceci pourrait annuler les effets de toute notre politique;∎ the unions have reversed their policy les syndicats ont fait volte-face;∎ I had to reverse my opinion of him j'ai dû réviser complètement l'opinion que j'avais de lui;∎ it reversed all our plans cela a bouleversé tous nos projets;∎ Military to reverse arms renverser les fusils;∎ Technology to reverse steam renverser la vapeur∎ this lever reverses the belt ce levier permet d'inverser la marche de la courroie;∎ she reversed the car up the street/out of the garage elle remonta la rue/elle sortit du garage en marche arrière;∎ he reversed the truck into a lamppost en faisant marche arrière avec le camion, il est rentré dans un réverbère∎ to reverse the charges appeler en PCV, faire un appel en PCV;∎ she always reverses the charges when she phones her parents elle appelle toujours ses parents en PCV∎ reversed out inversé (en noir au blanc)Cars (car, driver) faire marche arrière;∎ she reversed up the street elle remonta la rue en marche arrière;∎ the driver in front reversed into me la voiture qui était devant moi m'est rentrée dedans en marche arrière►► Television & Cinema reverse cut contrechamp m;reverse discrimination = discrimination à l'encontre d'un groupe normalement privilégié;reverse engineering ingénierie f inverse;Accountancy reverse entry écriture f inverse;Cars reverse gear marche f arrière;Computing reverse mode inversion f vidéo;Stock Exchange reverse repo operation opération f de mise en pension;Computing reverse slash barre f oblique inversée;Computing reverse sort tri m en ordre décroissant;Finance reverse takeover contre-OPA f;Aviation reverse thrust poussée f inversée;Biology reverse transcriptase transcriptase f inverse;Cars reverse turn virage m en marche arrière;∎ to do or to make a reverse turn faire un virage en marche arrière;reverse video vidéo f inverseTypography inverser -
22 sadly
sadly ['sædlɪ](a) (unhappily) tristement;∎ she looked at me sadly elle m'a regardé tristement ou d'un air triste;∎ he is sadly missed il nous/leur manque beaucoup;∎ my aunt, who sadly died two years ago ma tante qui, hélas ou malheureusement, est morte il y a deux ans(b) (unfortunately) malheureusement;∎ sadly, I won't be able to come malheureusement, je ne pourrai pas venir;∎ compassion is sadly lacking in our society la compassion fait tristement défaut dans notre société(c) (regrettably) déplorablement;∎ you are sadly mistaken vous vous trompez lourdement;∎ the house had been sadly neglected la maison était dans un état déplorable -
23 unable
unable [‚ʌn'eɪbəl]∎ to be unable to do sth (gen) ne pas pouvoir faire qch; (not know how to) ne pas savoir faire qch; (be incapable of) être incapable de faire qch; (not be in a position to) ne pas être en mesure de faire qch; (be prevented from) être dans l'impossibilité de faire qch;∎ children who are unable to read/swim les enfants qui ne savent pas lire/nager;∎ he seems totally unable to understand il semble tout à fait incapable de comprendre;∎ he was unable to pay il n'était pas en mesure de payer;∎ unfortunately I'm unable to come malheureusement, je ne peux pas venir ou il m'est impossible de venir -
24 unhappily
unhappily [ʌn'hæpɪlɪ]∎ she looked at me unhappily elle me regarda d'un air triste ou malheureux;∎ they're unhappily married ils ne sont pas heureux en ménage∎ unhappily, all her friends had left malheureusement ou par malheur tous ses amis étaient partis
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unfortunately — (adv.) 1540s, from UNFORTUNATE (Cf. unfortunate) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Originally not successfully, to a regrettable extent. The proper meaning is now rare; the main modern sense of sad to say, in parenthetical use, recorded from 1770s … Etymology dictionary
unfortunately — [[t]ʌnfɔ͟ː(r)tʃʊnətli[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADV GRADED: ADV with cl, oft ADV for n (feelings) You can use unfortunately to introduce or refer to a statement when you consider that it is sad or disappointing, or when you want to express regret. Unfortunately,… … English dictionary
unfortunately */*/*/ — UK [ʌnˈfɔː(r)tʃ(ə)nətlɪ] / US [ʌnˈfɔrtʃənətlɪ] adverb 1) used for saying that something is sad or disappointing Unfortunately, Jack is leaving the company. Effective treatments do exist, but unfortunately they are very expensive. unfortunately… … English dictionary
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unfortunately — adverb Date: circa 1548 1. in an unfortunate manner < the marriage turned out unfortunately > 2. it is unfortunate < unfortunately for him your letter has let the cat out of the bag G. B. Shaw > … New Collegiate Dictionary
unfortunately — un|for|tu|nate|ly [ ʌn fɔrtʃənətli ] adverb *** 1. ) used for saying that something is sad or disappointing: Unfortunately, Louise is leaving the company. Effective treatments do exist, but unfortunately they are very expensive. 2. ) FORMAL in a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unfortunately*/ — [ʌnˈfɔːtʃ(ə)nətli] adv used for saying that you wish that something had not happened, or that it was not true Unfortunately, Jack is leaving the company.[/ex] Effective treatments do exist, but unfortunately they are very expensive.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
unfortunately — adv. Unfortunately is used with these verbs: ↑name … Collocations dictionary
unfortunately — un|for|tu|nate|ly W3S1 [ʌnˈfo:tʃənətli US ˈfo:r ] adv [sentence adverb] used when you are mentioning a fact that you wish were not true ▪ Unfortunately, you were out when we called … Dictionary of contemporary English
unfortunately — adverb (sentence adverb) used when you are mentioning a fact that you wish were not true: Unfortunately, you were out when we called … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unfortunately — unfortunate ► ADJECTIVE 1) having bad fortune; unlucky. 2) regrettable or inappropriate. ► NOUN ▪ a person who suffers bad fortune. DERIVATIVES unfortunately adverb … English terms dictionary