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1 weak
weak [wi:k]1. adjectivefaible ; [coffee, tea] léger• to grow weak(er) [person, economy] s'affaiblir ; [structure, material, voice, currency, demand] faiblir ; [influence, power] diminuer• weak from or with hunger affaibli par la faim2. plural noun3. compounds* * *[wiːk]1) ( in bodily functions) [person, animal, muscle, limb] faible; [health, ankle, heart, eyes, chest, nerves] fragile; [digestion] difficile; [stomach] délicat; [intellect] médiocre; [memory] défaillant; [chin] fuyant; [mouth] tombantto be weak with ou from — être affaibli par
to grow ou become weak(er) — [person] s'affaiblir; [pulse, heartbeat] faiblir
2) Technology gen peu solide; [structure] fragile3) (lacking authority, strength) [government, team, pupil, performance] faible; [parent, teacher] qui manque de fermeté; [script, novel] inconsistant; [plot] mince; [actor, protest, excuse, argument] peu convaincant; [evidence] peu concluantweak link ou point ou spot — lit, fig point m faible
to grow ou become weaker — [government, team] s'affaiblir; [position] devenir de plus en plus précaire
4) ( faint) [light, current, sound, laugh] faible; [tea, coffee] léger/-ère; [solution] dilué -
2 weak
B adj1 ( in bodily functions) [person, animal, muscle, limb] faible ; [health, ankle, eyes, chest, bladder, nerves] fragile ; [digestion] difficile ; [stomach] délicat ; [intellect] médiocre ; [memory] défaillant ; [chin] fuyant ; [mouth] tombant ; to have a weak heart avoir le cœur fragile ; to be weak with ou from être affaibli par [hunger, excitement, fear] ; to grow ou become weak(er) [person] s'affaiblir ; [pulse, heartbeat] faiblir ;2 Constr [beam, support] peu solide ; [structure] fragile ; to have a weak leg [chair] avoir un pied qui n'est pas très solide ;3 (lacking authority, strength) [government, team, president, army] faible ; [parent, teacher] ( not firm) qui manque de fermeté ; ( poor) piètre (before n) ; [essay, pupil, performance] faible ; [script, novel] inconsistant ; [plot] mince ; [actor, protest, excuse, argument] peu convaincant ; [evidence] peu concluant ; weak link ou point ou spot lit, fig point m faible ; he's weak in ou at French, his French is weak il est faible en français ; to grow ou become weaker [government, team] s'affaiblir ; [position] devenir de plus en plus précaire ; in a weak moment dans un moment de faiblesse ;4 (faint, lacking substance) [light, current, signal, lens, concentration, acid, sound, laugh] faible ; [tea, coffee] léger/-ère ; [solution] dilué ; to give a weak smile faire un faible sourire ; -
3 head
head [hed]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. tête f• to keep one's head down (inf) ( = avoid trouble) garder un profil bas ; ( = work hard) travailler dur• to keep one's head above water ( = avoid failure) se maintenir à flot• on your own head be it! à vos risques et périls !► from head to foot or toe de la tête aux pieds• he was dressed in black from head to foot or toe il était habillé en noir de la tête aux pieds• he stands head and shoulders above everybody else (in height) il dépasse tout le monde d'une tête ; (in quality) il surpasse tout le monde► head over heelsb. ( = mind, intellect) tête f• it didn't enter his head that ça ne lui est pas venu à l'idée que...• what put that idea into his head? qu'est-ce qui lui a mis cette idée-là en tête ?d. (specific part) [of flower, pin] tête f ; [of arrow] pointe f ; [of spear] fer m ; (on beer) mousse f ; (on tape recorder) tête f (de lecture, d'enregistrement)e. ► to come to a head [problem] devenir critique• it all came to a head yesterday les choses ont atteint un point critique hier► to bring things to a head précipiter les chosesf. ( = top end) [of staircase] haut m• at the head of (lake, valley) à l'extrémité de ; (table) au bout de ; (procession) en tête de ; ( = in charge of) à la tête deh. ( = leader) [of family] chef m• heads or tails? pile ou face ?a. ( = lead) être à la tête de ; [+ procession, list, poll] être en tête de• headed by... dirigé par...b. ( = direct) he got in the car and headed it towards town il est monté dans la voiture et s'est dirigé vers la villec. ( = put at head of) [+ chapter] intituler( = go) to head for or towards [person, vehicle] se diriger vers ; [ship] mettre le cap sur4. compounds[buyer, assistant] principal• to have a head start être avantagé dès le départ (over or on sb par rapport à qn) ► head teacher noun (British) directeur m (or directrice f ) d'école► head off[+ organization, team] diriger* * *[hed] 1.1) tête fto keep one's head down — lit garder la tête baissée; fig ( be inconspicuous) ne pas se faire remarquer; ( work hard) avoir le nez sur son travail
from head to foot ou toe — de la tête aux pieds
heads turned at the sight of... — tout le monde s'est retourné en voyant...
to hold a gun to somebody's head — lit presser un pistolet contre la tête de quelqu'un; fig tenir le couteau sous la gorge de quelqu'un
to have a bad head — (colloq) avoir mal à la tête
to win by a (short) head — [horse] gagner d'une (courte) tête
£10 a head ou per head — 10 livres sterling par personne
50 head of cattle — Agriculture 50 têtes de bétail
2) ( mind) tête fto be over somebody's head — ( too difficult) passer par-dessus la tête de quelqu'un
use your head! — (colloq) sers-toi de tes méninges! (colloq)
3) ( leader) (of family, church, agency) chef m; (of social service, organization) responsable mf, directeur/-trice m/fhead of government/State — chef de gouvernement/d'État
head of department — Administration chef de service; School professeur principal
head of personnel — Commerce chef du personnel
4) (of pin, nail, hammer, golf club) tête f; (of axe, spear, arrow) fer m; ( of tennis racquet) tamis m; ( of stick) pommeau m; (of cabbage, lettuce) pomme f; ( of garlic) tête f5) ( of tape recorder) also Computing tête f6) ( top end) ( of bed) tête f; ( of table) (haut) bout m; ( of procession) tête f; (of pier, river, valley) extrémité fat the head of the stairs/list — en haut de l'escalier/de la liste
7) Medicine (on boil, spot) tête fto come to a head — lit, Medicine mûrir; fig [crisis] arriver au point critique
to bring something to a head — Medicine faire mûrir; fig précipiter [crisis]; amener [quelque chose] au point critique [situation]
8) ( on beer) mousse f2.heads plural noun ( tossing coin) face f‘heads or tails?’ — ‘pile ou face?’
3.heads I win/we go — face je gagne/on y va
noun modifier1) [ injury] à la tête4.transitive verb1) être en tête de [list, queue]; être à la tête de [firm, team]; mener [expedition, inquiry]2) ( entitle) intituler [chapter]headed writing paper — papier m à lettres à en-tête
3) ( steer) diriger [vehicle]; naviguer [boat]4) Sport5.where was the train headed ou heading? — où allait le train?
to head south/north — Nautical mettre le cap au sud/au nord
6.he's heading this way! — il se dirige par ici!; head for
- headed combining formPhrasal Verbs:- head for- head off••to go off one's head — (colloq) perdre la boule (colloq)
to keep/lose one's head — garder/perdre son sang-froid
to be soft ou weak in the head — (colloq) être faible d'esprit
he's not right in the head — (colloq) il a un grain (colloq)
to laugh one's head off — (colloq) rire aux éclats
to shout one's head off — (colloq) crier à tue-tête
to talk one's head off — (colloq) ne pas arrêter de parler
off the top of one's head — [say, answer] sans réfléchir
to give a horse its/somebody their head — lâcher la bride à un cheval/à quelqu'un
to be able to do something standing on one's head — faire quelque chose les doigts dans le nez (colloq)
I can't make head (n)or tail of it — je n'y comprends rien, ça n'a ni queue ni tête
two heads are better than one — Prov deux avis valent mieux qu'un
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