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81 come clean
(to tell the truth about something, often about something about which one has previously lied.) révéler qqch. -
82 defeatism
noun (a state of mind in which one expects and accepts defeat too easily: The defeatism of the captain affects the rest of the players.) défaitisme -
83 direction
[-ʃən]1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) direction2) (guidance: They are under your direction.) direction3) ((in plural) instructions (eg on how to get somewhere, use something etc): We asked the policeman for directions; I have lost the directions for this washing-machine.) instructions4) (the act of aiming or turning (something or someone) towards a certain point.) orientation -
84 fault
[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) faute2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) défaut3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) faille2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) reprocher- faultlessly - faulty - at fault - find fault with - to a fault -
85 floor
[flo:] 1. noun1) (the surface in a room etc on which one stands or walks.) plancher2) (all the rooms on the same level in a building: My office is on the third floor.) étage2. verb1) (to make or cover a floor: We've floored the kitchen with plastic tiles.) recouvrir2) (to knock down: He floored him with a powerful blow.) terrasser•- - floored - floorboard - flooring -
86 get off
1) (to take off or remove (clothes, marks etc): I can't get my boots off; I'll never get these stains off (my dress).) enlever2) (to change (the subject which one is talking, writing etc about): We've rather got off the subject.) s'éloigner (de) -
87 hide-and-seek
noun (a children's game in which one person searches for other people who have hidden themselves.) cache-cache -
88 lag
[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) traîner derrière2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) décalage -
89 leap-frog
noun (a game in which one person vaults over another's bent back, pushing off from his hands.) saute-mouton -
90 method
['meƟəd]1) (the way in which one does something: I don't like his methods of training workers.) méthode2) (an orderly or fixed series of actions for doing something: Follow the method set down in the instruction book.) méthode3) (good sense and a definite plan: Her work seems to lack method.) méthode•- methodically -
91 optimism
['optimizəm](a state of mind in which one always hopes or expects that something good will happen: Even when it was obvious to the others that he was not going to succeed he was full of optimism.) optimisme- optimist- optimistic - optimistically -
92 pass on
1) (to give to someone else (usually something which one has been given by a third person): I passed on his message.) faire passer2) (to die: His mother passed on yesterday.) mourir -
93 peep-hole
noun (a hole (in a door etc) through which one can look.) trou (pour épier) -
94 pick someone's brains
(to ask (a person) questions in order to get ideas, information etc from him which one can use oneself: You might be able to help me with this problem - can I come and pick your brains for a minute!) faire appel aux lumières de qqn -
95 pie in the sky
(something good promised for the future but which one is not certain or likely to get: He says he will get a well-paid job but it's just pie in the sky.) des châteaux en Espagne -
96 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) lever2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) hausser3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) élever4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) élever5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) soulever6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) recueillir; rassembler7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provoquer8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) produire9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) élever10) (to give (a shout etc).) pousser11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) établir la communication2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) augmentation- raise hell/Cain / the roof - raise someone's spirits -
97 remorse
[rə'mo:s](regret about something wrong or bad which one has done.) remords- remorsefully - remorseless - remorselessly -
98 rent out
(to allow people to use (a house etc which one owns) in exchange for money.) louer -
99 tennis-racket
noun (a racket with which one plays tennis.) raquette de tennis -
100 wakeful
1) (not asleep; not able to sleep: a wakeful child.) (bien) éveillé2) ((of a night) in which one gets little sleep: We spent a wakeful night worrying about her.) (nuit) blanche
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