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121 piece
piece [pi:s]morceau ⇒ (a), (c), (e) bout ⇒ (a) parcelle ⇒ (a) pièce ⇒ (b)-(e), (g), (h) pion ⇒ (d) article ⇒ (f)(a) (bit → of bread, chocolate, paper, wood) morceau m, bout m; (→ of cake, pie) morceau m, tranche f; (→ of land) parcelle f, lopin m; (of string, ribbon) bout m; (→ of cloth) morceau m, coupon m; (→ of glass) morceau m, fragment m, éclat m;∎ a piece of advice un conseil;∎ a piece of information un renseignement;∎ a piece of news une nouvelle;∎ that was a real piece of luck cela a vraiment été un coup de chance;∎ it's a superb piece of craftsmanship or workmanship c'est du très beau travail;∎ to be all of a piece (in one piece) être tout d'une pièce ou d'un seul tenant; (consistent) être cohérent; (alike) se ressembler;∎ British his actions are of a piece with his opinions ses actes sont conformes à ses opinions;∎ to be still in one piece (person, car etc after accident) être encore entier;∎ to break sth into pieces mettre qch en morceaux ou en pièces;∎ to pull sth to pieces (doll, garment, book) mettre qch en morceaux; (flower) effeuiller qch; figurative (argument, suggestion, idea) démolir qch;∎ to pull sb to pieces descendre qn en flammes;∎ the toy came to pieces in my hands le jouet s'est brisé entre mes mains;∎ to fall to pieces partir en morceaux;∎ to take sth to pieces démonter qch;∎ familiar to go (all) to pieces (person) s'effondrer□, craquer; (team) se désintégrer□ ; (market) s'effondrer□ ;∎ familiar it's a piece of cake c'est du gâteau;∎ British very familiar a piece of piss un jeu d'enfant□ ;∎ I gave him a piece of my mind (spoke frankly) je lui ai dit ma façon de penser; (spoke harshly) je lui ai passé un savon;∎ to say one's piece dire ce qu'on a sur le cœur∎ a piece of clothing un vêtement;∎ a piece of furniture un meuble;∎ how many pieces of luggage do you have? combien de bagages avez-vous?;∎ one piece of hand luggage un bagage à main;∎ to sell sth by the piece vendre qch à la pièce ou au détail;∎ to be paid by the piece être payé à la pièce ou à la tâche∎ to put sth together piece by piece assembler qch pièce par pièce ou morceau par morceau;∎ an 18-piece dinner service un service de table de 18 pièces;∎ an 18-piece band un orchestre de 18 musiciens(d) (for games → in chess) pièce f; (→ in draughts) pion m; (→ in backgammon) dame f; (→ in dominoes) domino m(e) (performance) morceau m; (musical composition) morceau m, pièce f; (sculpture) pièce f (de sculpture);∎ a piano piece un morceau pour piano(f) (newspaper article) article m;∎ there was a piece about it in yesterday's paper il y a eu un article à ce sujet ou on en a parlé dans le journal d'hier∎ a 50p piece une pièce de 50 pence∎ she's a nice or tasty piece c'est un beau brin de fille□∎ a piece and cheese un sandwich au fromage∎ he walked with me a piece il a fait un bout de chemin avec moi∎ punched/shaped piece pièce f estampée/profilée;∎ to cast cylinders in one piece couler des cylindres d'un seul jet ou en bloc►► piece rate paiement m à la pièce;∎ to be on piece rate être payé aux pièces∎ the collage was pieced together from scraps of material le collage était fait ou constitué de petits bouts de tissu(b) (story, facts) reconstituer;∎ to piece together what happened reconstituer ce qui s'est passé;∎ detectives are piecing together a picture of the events les enquêteurs sont en train de se faire une idée des événements -
122 satisfied
satisfied ['sætɪsfaɪd]∎ a satisfied customer un client satisfait;∎ a satisfied sigh un soupir de satisfaction;∎ the teacher isn't satisfied with their work le professeur n'est pas satisfait de leur travail;∎ are you satisfied now you've made her cry? tu es content de l'avoir fait pleurer?;∎ they'll have to be satisfied with what they've got ils devront se contenter de ce qu'ils ont;∎ ironic not satisfied with that she then broke the other chair comme ça ne lui suffisait pas, elle a cassé l'autre chaise(b) (convinced) convaincu, persuadé;∎ I'm not entirely satisfied with the truth of his story je ne suis pas tout à fait convaincu que son histoire soit vraie -
123 continue
continue [kənˈtɪnju:]continuer ( to do sth à or de faire qch ) ; [+ piece of work] continuer ; [+ tradition] perpétuer ; [+ policy] maintenir ; (after interruption) [+ conversation, work] reprendre• to be continued [serial, story] à suivre• I went to my room to continue with my revision je suis allé dans ma chambre pour continuer à réviserb. ( = remain) rester* * *[kən'tɪnjuː] 1.transitive verb1) continuer, poursuivre [career, studies, enquiry, TV series]2) ( resume) continuer‘to be continued’ — ( in film) ‘à suivre’
‘continued overleaf’ — ‘suite page suivante’
‘what's more,’ she continued — ‘de plus,’ reprit-elle
3) continuer, poursuivre [journey]4) ( preserve) maintenir2.1) [noise, debate, strike, film] se poursuivre2) ( keep on) continuer (doing, to do à or de faire)3) [person, route] continuerhe continued across/down the street — il a continué de traverser/descendre la rue
4) (in career, role) rester (in dans)5) ( in speech) poursuivre6)3.to continue with — continuer, poursuivre [task, treatment]
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124 funny
funny [ˈfʌnɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = amusing) [person, story, film] drôle ; [voice, walk] comique• what's so funny? qu'est-ce qu'il y a de drôle ?• to feel funny ( = ill) se sentir tout drôle• don't try anything funny! (inf) ne fais pas le malin (or la maligne) !2. compounds* * *['fʌnɪ] 1.it's funny that she hasn't phoned — c'est drôle or bizarre qu'elle n'ait pas appelé
2.to feel funny — (colloq) se sentir tout/-e chose (colloq)
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125 joke
joke [dʒəʊk]1. noun• it's no joke! ( = it's not easy) ce n'est pas une petite affaire ! ; ( = it's not enjoyable) ce n'est pas drôle• having pneumonia is no joke une pneumonie, ce n'est pas rien• what a joke! ce que c'est drôle !• you're joking! vous voulez rire !* * *[dʒəʊk] 1.1) ( amusing story) plaisanterie f, blague (colloq) f ( about sur)2) ( laughing matter) plaisanterie f3) ( prank) farce f4) ( object of ridicule) ( person) guignol m pej; (event, situation) farce f2.intransitive verb plaisanter, blaguer (colloq) -
126 muddle
muddle [ˈmʌdl]• to be in a muddle [person] ne plus s'y retrouver ( over sth dans qch ) ; [ideas] être embrouillé ; [plan] être confus• I expect we'll muddle through je suppose que nous nous en sortirons d'une façon ou d'une autre► muddle up separable transitive verba. ( = mistake) he sometimes muddles me up with my sister des fois, il me prend pour ma sœurb. ( = perplex) [+ person, sb's ideas] embrouiller• to get muddled up [person, ideas] s'embrouillerc. [+ facts, story, details] embrouiller* * *['mʌdl] 1.1) ( mess) [U] ( of papers) pagaille (colloq) f; ( of string) embrouillamini m; fig ( in administration) confusion f3) ( mental confusion)2.transitive verb = muddle upPhrasal Verbs: -
127 continuation
1) (the act of continuing, often after a break or pause: the continuation of his studies.) reprise2) (something which carries on, especially a further part of a story etc: This is a continuation of what he said last week.) suite -
128 sick
A nB adj1 ( ill) malade ; to feel sick ne pas se sentir bien ; to fall ou take sick GB tomber malade ; to be off sick GB être absent pour cause de maladie ; to go sick ○ se faire porter malade ;2 ( nauseous) to be sick vomir ; to feel sick avoir mal au cœur, avoir envie de vomir ; rhubarb makes him sick il ne supporte pas la rhubarbe ; you'll make yourself sick if you eat all that chocolate tu vas te rendre malade si tu manges tout ce chocolat ; to have a sick feeling in one's stomach ( from nerves) avoir l'estomac noué ; ( from food) avoir l'estomac barbouillé ;3 ( tasteless) [joke, story] malsain, de mauvais goût ; he has a really sick sense of humour son sens de l'humour est plus que douteux ;4 ( disturbed) [mind, imagination] malsain ; what a sick thing to do! il faut avoir l'esprit dérangé pour faire une chose pareille! ;5 ( disgusted) écœuré, dégoûté ; you make me sick! tu m'écœures! ; it's enough to make you sick! il y a de quoi vous rendre malade! ; it makes me sick to think of how they treated him ça me rend malade de voir comment ils l'ont traité ;6 ○ ( fed-up) to be sick of sth/sb ○ en avoir assez or marre ○ de qn/qch ; to be sick and tired of sth/sb ○ en avoir ras le bol ○ de qch/qn ; to be sick to death of sth/sb ○ en avoir par-dessus la tête de qch/qn ; to be sick of the sight of sth/sb ○ ne plus supporter qch/qn.to be sick at heart avoir la mort dans l'âme ; to be worried sick ○ about sth être malade d'inquiétude au sujet de qch.■ sick up ○ GB:▶ sick up [sth], sick [sth] up ○ vomir, dégueuler ◑ [food].
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