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1 ward off
ward off [something] chasser [evil, predator]; faire taire [criticism]; écarter [threat]; éviter [bankruptcy, disaster] -
2 to ward off
conjurer [le sort] ; parer; éviter; éluderEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to ward off
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3 to ward off unemployment
Pol., fig. conjurer le spectre du chômageEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to ward off unemployment
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4 ward
ward n1 ( in hospital) ( unit) service m ; ( room) unité f ; ( separate building) pavillon m ; he's in ward 3 il est à l'unité 3 ; to work on a ward travailler dans un service ; maternity/pediatric ward service de maternité/pédiatrie ; hospital ward salle f d'hôpital ;2 Pol circonscription f électorale ;3 ( also ward of court) Jur pupille m ; to be made a ward of court être placé sous tutelle judiciaire ; a child in ward un enfant sous tutelle judiciaire.■ ward off:▶ ward off [sth] chasser [evil, predator] ; faire taire [accusations, criticism] ; écarter [attack, threat] ; éviter [bankruptcy, disaster]. -
5 ward
ward [wɔ:d]a. [of hospital] salle fc. ( = person) pupille mf( = avoid) éviter ; ( = chase away) chasser* * *[wɔːd]1) ( in hospital) ( unit) service m; ( room) unité f; ( building) pavillon mhospital ward — salle f d'hôpital
2) Politics circonscription f électorale3) (also ward of court) pupille m•Phrasal Verbs:- ward off -
6 ward
ward [wɔ:d]∎ to be in ward être sous tutelle judiciaire;∎ she was placed in ward elle a été placée sous tutelle judiciaire►► Law ward of court pupille mf sous tutelle judiciaire;(danger, disease) éviter; (blow) parer, éviter -
7 evil
(a) (wicked → person) malveillant, méchant; (→ deed, plan, reputation) mauvais; (→ influence) néfaste; (→ doctrine, spell, spirit) maléfique;∎ he's in an evil mood il est d'une humeur massacrante;∎ she has an evil temper elle a un sale caractère ou un caractère de chien;∎ to have an evil tongue être mauvaise langue;∎ he had his evil way with her il est arrivé à ses fins avec elle;∎ to put off the evil day or hour repousser le moment fatidique;∎ the Evil One le Malin(b) (smell, taste) infect, infâme2 nounmal m;∎ to speak evil of sb dire du mal de qn;∎ I wish her no evil je ne lui veux pas de mal;∎ social evils plaies fpl sociales, maux mpl sociaux;∎ the evils of drink les conséquences fpl funestes de la boisson;∎ a necessary evil un mal nécessaire;∎ pollution is one of the evils of our era la pollution est un fléau de notre époque;∎ it's the lesser evil or of two evils c'est le moindre mal;∎ proverb hear no evil, see no evil(, speak no evil) = formule qui fait référence aux trois singes dont l'un se couvre la bouche, l'autre les yeux et le troisième les oreilles, et qui symbolise la lâcheté devant l'injustice►► the evil eye le mauvais œil;∎ to give sb the evil eye jeter le mauvais œil à qn;∎ to ward off the evil eye se protéger du mauvais œil -
8 ZAYOLTZACUALONI
zâyôltzacualôni, n.d'instrument.Moustiquaire, rideau pour garantir des moustiques.Angl., bed canopy to ward off insects. R.Joe Campbell et Frances Karttunen 208.Dictionnaire de la langue nahuatl classique > ZAYOLTZACUALONI
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9 counter
counter ['kaʊntə(r)]1 noun(a) (in shop) comptoir m; (in supermarket) rayon m, French Canadian comptoir m; (in bank, post office) guichet m;∎ ask at the counter (in bank, post office) demandez au guichet;∎ it's available over the counter (medication) on peut l'acheter sans ordonnance;∎ Stock Exchange to buy shares over the counter acheter des actions sur le marché hors cote;(b) (device, on Web page) compteur m;∎ set the counter to zero mettre ou remettre le compteur à zéro(respond to → increase in crime, proposal) contrecarrer; (→ accusation, criticism) contrer; (→ threat) contrer;∎ in order to counter the threat from the enemy tanks pour contrer la menace que constituent les tanks ennemis;∎ he countered that the project couldn't go ahead without him il a répliqué ou rétorqué que le projet ne pouvait pas continuer sans lui;∎ Boxing to counter a blow contrer un coup; (ward off) parer un coup∎ then he countered with his left puis il a contré du gauche ou fait un contre du gauche;∎ she countered with a suggestion that/by asking whether… elle a riposté en suggérant que/en demandant si…4 adverb∎ to go or to run counter to sth aller à l'encontre de qch;∎ to act counter to sb's advice/wishes agir à l'encontre des conseils/des souhaits de qn►► Accountancy counter cash book main f courante de caisse;British counter hand vendeur(euse) m,f;Medicine counter indication contre-indication f;Australian counter meal = repas pris dans un pub ou un hôtel;Banking counter services services mpl de caisse;Banking counter staff employé(e)s mpl, fpl du guichet, guichetiers(ères) mpl, fpl;Banking counter transactions opérations fpl de caisse
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