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beach [bi:tʃ]1 noun∎ American familiar figurative it was no day at the beach c'était pas du gâteau(ball, towel, hut) de plage∎ beached whale baleine f échouée;∎ figurative she was lying on the sofa like a beached whale elle était là, énorme, vautrée sur le canapé►► beach ball ballon m de plage;beach buggy buggy m;familiar beach bum = jeune qui passe son temps à la plage;beach hut cabine f (de bains ou de plage);beach soccer football m de plage, beach soccer m;beach umbrella parasol m;Sport beach volleyball beach-volley mⓘ We shall fight them on the beaches Ces mots ("nous les combattrons sur les plages") furent prononcés par Churchill dans un de ses discours les plus fameux pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, dans lequel il encourageait les Britanniques à se préparer à lutter en cas de débarquement nazi. Aujourd'hui encore on utilise cette formule métaphoriquement pour exprimer sa volonté farouche de continuer le combat et de ne jamais s'avouer vaincu. -
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beach [bi:t∫]plage f* * *[biːtʃ] 1.noun plage f2.transitive verb échouer [boat]beached whale — lit baleine f échouée; fig (building, object, person) mastodonte m
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A n plage f.C vtr échouer [boat] ; beached whale lit baleine f échouée ; fig (building, object, person) mastodonte m. -
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pilot ['paɪlət]1 noun(c) (pilot light) veilleuse f(d) Television émission f pilote(error) de pilotage∎ he's piloted the company through several crises il a sorti l'entreprise de la crise ou de ses difficultés à plusieurs reprises;∎ she piloted the bill through parliament elle s'est assurée que le projet de loi serait voté∎ the project was piloted at Harvard University le projet a été testé à l'Université de Harvard(trial → study, programme, scheme) d'essai, pilote, expérimental►► Meteorology pilot balloon ballon-sonde m;pilot boat bateau-pilote m;pilot burner veilleuse f;pilot cutter bateau-pilote m;Railways pilot engine locomotive f pilote;pilot film épisode m pilote;Ichthyology pilot fish pilote m, poisson-pilote m;pilot flame veilleuse f;Nautical pilot house poste m de pilotage;pilot jet veilleuse f (au gaz);pilot lamp veilleuse f (électrique);pilot light veilleuse f;pilot project projet-pilote m;pilot questionnaire questionnaire m pilote;British pilot scheme projet-pilote m;pilot study étude f pilote, avant-projet m, pré-étude f;pilot survey enquête-pilote f;pilot waters zone f de pilotage;Zoology pilot whale globicéphale m
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