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noun (a natural fall of water from a height such as a rock or a cliff.) chute -
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fall [fɔ:l]1. noun2. plural noun• the ground fell steeply to the valley floor le terrain descendait en pente raide vers le fond de la valléeb. ► to fall + adjective4. compounds( = retreat) reculer• some money to fall back on un peu d'argent en réserve► fall behind intransitive verb rester en arrière ; [runner] se laisser distancera. tomberb. ( = fail) [person] échouera. she leaned over the pool and fell in elle s'est penchée au-dessus de la piscine et elle est tombée dedansb. [troops] former les rangs[+ trap] tomber dans ; [+ disfavour, disuse] tomber en• the city fell into decline at the end of the 16th century le déclin de la ville remonte à la fin du 16e siècle• the students fall into three categories les étudiants se divisent en trois catégories► fall in with inseparable transitive verb• he fell in with a bad crowd il s'est mis à avoir de mauvaises fréquentations► fall off intransitive verba. tomberb. [sales, numbers, attendances] décliner( = quarrel) se brouiller* * *[fɔːl] 1.1) lit gen chute f ( from de); (of snow, hail) chutes fpl; (of earth, soot) éboulement m; (of axe, hammer, dice) coup mto have a fall — faire une chute, tomber
2) (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity) baisse f (in de); ( more drastic) chute f (in de)3) (of leader, regime, town) chute f; ( of monarchy) renversement m; ( of seat) perte f4)fall from grace ou favour — disgrâce f
5) US ( autumn) automne m6) (in pitch, intonation) descente f7) ( in wrestling) tombé m; ( in judo) chute f2.falls plural noun chutes fpl3.1) ( come down) tomberto fall from ou out of — tomber de [boat, nest, bag, hands]
to fall off ou from — tomber de [chair, table, roof, bike, wall]
to fall on — tomber sur [person, town]
to fall in ou into — tomber dans [bath, river]
to fall down — tomber dans [hole, stairs]
to fall under — tomber sous [table]; passer sous [bus, train]
to fall through — passer à travers [ceiling, hole]
to fall to the floor ou to the ground — tomber par terre
2) ( drop) [quality, standard, level] diminuer; [temperature, price, production, number, attendance, morale] baisserto fall below zero/5% — descendre au-dessous de zéro/5%
3) ( yield position) tomberto fall to — tomber aux mains de [enemy, allies]
5) fig ( descend) [night, silence, gaze] tomber (on sur); [blame] retomber (on sur); [shadow] se projeter ( over sur)6) ( occur) [stress] tomber (on sur)to fall into/outside a category — rentrer/ne pas rentrer dans une catégorie
7) ( be incumbent on)8) ( throw oneself)to fall to ou on one's knees — tomber à genoux
to fall at somebody's feet/on somebody's neck — se jeter aux pieds/au cou de quelqu'un
•Phrasal Verbs:- fall for- fall in- fall off- fall on- fall out- fall to••did he fall or was he pushed? — hum est-ce qu'il est parti de lui-même ou est-ce qu'on l'a forcé?
the bigger you are ou the higher you climb, the harder you fall — plus dure sera la chute
to stand or fall on something — reposer sur quelque chose, dépendre de quelque chose
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plunge [plʌndʒ]1. noun• they were plunged into darkness/despair ils ont été plongés dans l'obscurité/le désespoirplonger ; [sales, prices, profits, temperature] chuter• to plunge into debt/recession sombrer dans les dettes/la récession4. compounds* * *[plʌndʒ] 1.1) ( from height) plongeon mto take a plunge — ( dive) piquer une tête
2) Finance ( of share prices etc) chute f libre2.transitive verb plonger ( into dans)3.to be plunged into — être plongé dans [darkness, crisis, strike]; être submergé de [debt]
intransitive verb [road, cliff, waterfall] plonger; [bird, plane] piquer; [person] ( dive) plonger; ( fall) tomber ( from de); fig [rate, value] chuterto plunge into — fig se lancer dans [activity, career]; sombrer dans [chaos]
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roar [rɔ:r]2. noun* * *[rɔː(r)] 1.noun ( of lion) rugissement m; ( of person) hurlement m; ( of crowd) clameur f; ( of engine) vrombissement m; (of traffic, waterfall) grondement m; ( of sea) mugissement m2.to give a roar — [lion] rugir; [person] hurler
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roaring [ˈrɔ:rɪŋ]1. adjective2. noun* * *['rɔːrɪŋ] 1.noun (of lion, person) rugissement m; ( of crowd) clameur f; (of storm, wind, sea) mugissement m; (of thunder, waterfall) grondement m; ( of engine) vrombissement m2.1) ( loud) [engine, traffic] grondant2) [success] fou/folleto do a roaring trade — faire des affaires en or (in dans la vente de)
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adjective (causing awe: The waterfall was awe-inspiring; an awesome sight.) d'une majesté grandiose -
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adjective (causing awe: The waterfall was awe-inspiring; an awesome sight.) d'une majesté grandiose -
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noun plural (a waterfall: the Niagara Falls.) chutes -
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[sprei] 1. noun1) (a fine mist of small flying drops (of water etc) such as that given out by a waterfall: The perfume came out of the bottle in a fine spray.) (nuage de) gouttelettes; pulvérisation2) (a device with many small holes, or other instrument, for producing a fine mist of liquid: She used a spray to rinse her hair.) bombe aérosol3) (a liquid for spraying: He bought a can of fly-spray.) bombe (d'insecticide)2. verb1) (to (cause liquid to) come out in a mist or in fine jets: The water sprayed all over everyone.) arroser (de fines gouttelettes)2) (to cover with a mist or with fine jets of liquid: He sprayed the roses to kill pests.) faire des pulvérisations (sur) -
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['wo:tə] 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) eau2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) arroser2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) saliver3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) pleurer•- waters- watery - wateriness - waterborne - water-closet - water-colour - watercress - waterfall - waterfowl - waterfront - waterhole - watering-can - water level - waterlily - waterlogged - water main - water-melon - waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) imperméable4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) imperméabiliser- water-skiing - water-ski - watertight - water vapour - waterway - waterwheel - waterworks - hold water - into deep water - in deep water - water down -
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❢ Ahead is often used after verbs in English ( go ahead, plan ahead, think ahead etc). For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (go, plan, think etc). For all other uses see the entry below.A adv1 ( spatially) [go on, run] en avant ; we've sent Josephine on ahead nous avons envoyé Josephine en éclaireur ; to send one's luggage on ahead faire envoyer ses bagages ; the road (up) ahead is blocked la rue est barrée ; can you see what is wrong ahead? est-ce que tu vois ce qui se passe (devant)? ; a few kilometres ahead à quelques kilomètres ; a road/waterfall appeared ahead une rue/chute d'eau est apparue devant nous/lui etc ; full speed ahead Naut en avant toute ; ⇒ straight ;2 ( in time) in the months/years ahead pendant les mois/années à venir ; to apply at least a year ahead envoyer sa candidature au moins un an à l'avance ; who knows what lies ahead? qui sait ce que l'avenir nous réserve? ; there are troubled times ahead for the government une période difficile s'annonce pour le gouvernement ;3 fig ( in leading position) to be ahead in the polls être en tête dans les sondages ; to be 30 points ahead avoir 30 points d'avance ; to be 3% ahead avoir une avance de 3% ; another goal put them ahead un autre but leur a permis de mener ;4 fig ( more advanced) to be ahead in physics/geography [pupil, set] être plus avancé en physique/géographie.1 ( spatially) devant [person, vehicle] ; to be three metres ahead of sb avoir trois mètres d'avance sur qn ;2 ( in time) to be three seconds ahead of the next competitor avoir trois secondes d'avance sur le concurrent suivant ; ahead of time en avance ; our rivals are one year ahead of us nos rivaux sont en avance d'un an par rapport à nous ; to arrive ahead of sb arriver avant qn ; there are difficult times ahead of us une période difficile nous attend ;4 fig ( more advanced) to be (way) ahead of the others [pupil, set] être (bien) plus avancé que les autres ; to be ahead of the field [business] devancer les autres ; to be ten years ahead of the field ( in research) être dix ans en avance or avoir dix ans d'avance dans le domaine.to be ahead of one's time être en avance sur son temps. -
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A n1 ( from height) plongeon m ; death plunge journ plongeon de la mort ; to take a plunge ( dive) piquer une tête ;3 gen, fig the company's plunge into debt l'endettement subit de l'entreprise ; the plunge in confidence la perte subite de confiance ; nothing could prevent the country's plunge into chaos rien ne pouvait empêcher le pays de sombrer dans le chaos.B vtr1 ( thrust) to plunge sth into sth plonger qch dans qch ; he plunged the knife into her heart il lui a plongé le couteau dans le cœur ; she plunged her hand into the water/the bag elle a plongé sa main dans l'eau/le sac ; to be plunged into être plongé dans [crisis, danger, new experience, strike] ; être submergé de [debt] ; the house was plunged into darkness la maison a été plongée dans l'obscurité ;2 ( unblock) déboucher [qch] avec une ventouse [sink].C vi1 ( fall from height) [person, waterfall, submarine] plonger ; [bird, plane] piquer ; [road, cliff] fig plonger ; the plane plunged to the ground l'avion a piqué vers le sol ; the boy plunged over the precipice to his death l'enfant a fait une chute mortelle dans le précipice ; the car plunged off the road la voiture est sortie en catastrophe de la route ;3 fig ( embark on) to plunge into se lancer dans [activity, career, negotiations] ; sombrer dans [chaos, crisis, decline] ; se ruer vers [danger].to take the plunge se jeter à l'eau.■ plunge forward [person] s'élancer ; [boat] piquer de l'avant ; [horse] se ruer ; [vehicle] foncer.
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