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half [hα:f](plural halves)1. nouna. (of one whole) moitié f• nearly half of all marriages end in divorce près de la moitié des mariages se terminent par un divorce• 100 employees, half of whom are part-time 100 employés, dont la moitié sont à temps partielb. (in numbers, calculations) demi m• to cut sth in half [+ object] couper qch en deux ; [+ costs, prices, workforce] réduire qch de moitiéc. ( = part of match) mi-temps f• the first/second half la première/seconde mi-temps2. adjective3. adverba. ( = 50%) a mixture of half milk, half cream un mélange moitié lait moitié crème• a PC costs half as much again in Europe as in America les PC coûtent une fois et demie plus cher en Europe qu'en Amériqueb. ( = partially) à moitié• half angry, half amused mi-fâché, mi-amuséc. ( = almost) un peu• I'm half afraid that... j'ai un peu peur que... ne + subj• I half suspect that... je soupçonne que...• not half! tu parles ! (inf)• what time is it? -- half past quelle heure est-il ? -- la demie4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━(US) ( = milk and cream) mélange mi-crème mi-lait• it took half-an-hour ça a pris une demi-heure ► half-baked adjective [plan, idea] à la noix (inf) ; [attempt] maladroit• to have a half-day (holiday) avoir une demi-journée (de congé) ► half-dead adjective à moitié mort• the clock struck the half-hour l'horloge a sonné la demie adjective [wait] d'une demi-heure ► half-life noun demi-vie f• there are no half measures with him il ne fait jamais les choses à moitié ► half-moon noun demi-lune f• children are admitted half price les enfants paient demi-tarif adjective• tickets are half price this week les billets sont à moitié prix cette semaine ► half-sister noun demi-sœur f• at half time à la mi-temps adjective• half-time score score m à la mi-temps ► half-truth noun demi-vérité f* * *[hɑːf], US [hæf] 1.1) ( one of two parts) moitié f2) ( fraction) demi m5) (colloq) GB ( half pint) demi-pinte f6) GB ( half fare) demi-tarif m2.3.a half-litre —
1) (50%) moitié fthat was a meal and a half! — (colloq) ça a été un sacré repas! (colloq)
2) ( in time) demi/-e m/fhalf past two — GB
4.half two — (colloq) deux heures et demie
1) à moitiéhalf as much money/as many people — moitié moins d'argent/de personnes
I was half hoping that... — j'espérais presque que...
2) (colloq) ( in phrases)not half old — pas jeune iron
he wasn't half surprised — (colloq) il était drôlement (colloq) surpris
it doesn't half stink! — (colloq) ça pue drôlement! (colloq)
not half! — (colloq) et comment!
not half bad — (colloq) pas mauvais or mal du tout
••half a minute ou second ou tick (colloq) GB ou mo (colloq) — une petite minute, un instant
one's better ou other half — sa (douce) moitié
too clever by half — (colloq) un peu trop malin/-igne
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122 hobnob
hobnob [ˈhɒbnɒb]* * *(colloq) ['hɒbnɒb] intransitive verb (p prés etc - bb-)to hobnob with somebody — frayer (colloq) avec quelqu'un
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123 ice
ice [aɪs]1. noun• to keep sth on ice [+ food, drink] garder qch sur or dans de la glace3. compounds► ice over[windscreen, aircraft wings] givrer ; [river] geler[windscreen, aircraft, mechanism, lock] se givrer* * *[aɪs] 1.to put something on ice — lit mettre quelque chose à rafraîchir; fig mettre quelque chose en attente
2) GB ( ice cream) glace f3) (colloq) [U] ( diamonds) diamants mpl2.transitive verb Culinary glacer3.iced past participle adjective [water] avec des glaçons; [tea] glacé; [coffee] frappéPhrasal Verbs:- ice over••to be treading ou skating on thin ice — s'aventurer sur un terrain glissant
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124 impatient
impatient [ɪmˈpeɪ∫ənt]a. ( = eager) [person, answer] impatientb. ( = intolerant) intolérant ( of sth à l'égard de qch) ( with sb à l'égard de qn) (at par rapport à)* * *[ɪm'peɪʃnt]1) ( irritable) agacé (at par)to be/get impatient with somebody — s'impatienter contre quelqu'un
2) ( eager) [person] impatient; [gesture, tone] d'impatienceto be impatient to do — être impatient or avoir hâte de faire
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125 intimate
1. adjectiveintime ; [link, bond] étroit2. nounintime mfa. ( = hint) laisser entendreb. ( = make known officially) annoncer━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque intimate est un adjectif ou un nom, la fin se prononce comme it: ˈɪntɪmɪt ; lorsque c'est un verbe, elle se prononce comme eight: ˈɪntɪmeɪt.* * *1. ['ɪntɪmət]noun intime mf2. ['ɪntɪmət]1) ( personal) gen intime; [belief, friendship] profond; [life] privé2) [relationship] intimeto be intimate with — euph avoir des relations sexuelles avec
3) ( cosy) intime4) ( close) [bond, connection] intime3. ['ɪntɪmeɪt]transitive verb1) ( hint) laisser entendre [wishes]2) ( announce) annoncer -
126 madly
madly [ˈmædlɪ][scream, grin] comme un fou* * *['mædlɪ]1) ( frantically) frénétiquement2) ( extremely) follementmadly in love (with somebody) — follement or éperdument amoureux (de quelqu'un)
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128 rankle
rankle [ˈræŋkl]* * *['ræŋkl]
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