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cant [kænt]* * *[kænt]1) ( false words) paroles fpl creuses; ( ideas) notions fpl creuses2) (prisoners', thieves') argot m; ( lawyers') jargon m3) ( sloping surface) ( of road) déclivité f -
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carefully [ˈkεəfəlɪ]a. ( = painstakingly) soigneusement ; [listen, read] attentivementb. ( = cautiously) [drive] prudemment* * *['keəfəlɪ]adverb [go, walk, drive] prudemment; [say] avec circonspection; [open, remove, handle] prudemment, avec précaution; [write, choose words, organize, wash] soigneusement, avec soin; [listen, read, look] attentivementdrive ou go carefully! — soyez prudent!
listen/think carefully! — écoutez/réfléchissez bien!
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change [t∫eɪndʒ]1. nouna. ( = alteration) changement mb. ( = money) monnaie f• can you give me change for this note/for $20? pouvez-vous me faire la monnaie de ce billet/de 20 dollars ?• to change one's shirt/skirt changer de chemise/jupe• to change the baby/his nappy changer le bébé/ses couchesb. ( = exchange) échanger• to change ends (Tennis, football) changer de côtéa. ( = become different) changer• you've changed a lot! tu as beaucoup changé !b. ( = change clothes) se changerc. (on bus, plane, train journey) changer• all change! tout le monde descend !4. compounds* * *[tʃeɪndʒ] 1.1) ( alteration) ( by replacement) changement m; ( by adjustment) modification fa change for the better/worse — un changement en mieux/pire
to make changes in — apporter des changements à [text]; faire des changements dans [room, company]
2) (substitution, replacement) changement m (of de)costume change — Theatre changement de costume
change of government — Politics changement de gouvernement
3) (fresh, different experience) changement mit makes a change from television/from staying at home — cela change un peu de la télévision/de rester chez soi
that makes a nice ou refreshing change — ça change agréablement
to need a change of air — fig avoir besoin de changer d'air
to ring the changes — fig introduire des changements
4) ( of clothes)5) ( cash) monnaie fhave you got change for £10? — pouvez-vous me changer un billet de 10 livres?
‘no change given’ — ( on machine) ‘ne rend pas la monnaie’
‘exact change please’ — ‘faites l'appoint, s'il vous plaît’
2.you won't get much change out of £20 — (colloq) tu vas payer près de 20 livres
transitive verb1) ( alter) ( completely) changer; ( in part) modifierto change one's mind — changer d'avis ( about à propos de)
2) ( exchange for something different) gen changer de [clothes, name, car]; ( in shop) échanger [item] ( for pour)if it's too big, we'll change it for you — s'il est trop grand, nous vous l'échangerons
to change something from X to Y — (of numbers, letters, words) remplacer X par Y; (of building, area etc) transformer X en Y
3) (replace something dirty, old, broken) changer4) ( exchange with somebody) échanger [clothes, seats]to change places — changer de place ( with avec); fig ( roles) intervertir les rôles
5) ( actively switch) changer de [side, job, direction, TV channel, doctor]to change hands — fig [property, object] changer de propriétaire
6) ( alter character) changerto change somebody/something into — changer quelqu'un/quelque chose en [frog, prince]
7) ( replace nappy of) changer [baby]8) ( convert) changer [cheque, currency] (into, for en)3.1) ( alter) gen changer; [wind] tourner2) ( into different clothes) se changerto change into — passer [different garment]
to change out of — ôter, enlever [garment]
3) (from bus, train) changer‘change at Tours for Paris’ — ‘correspondance à Tours pour Paris’
4) ( become transformed) se métamorphoser4.changed past participle adjective [man, woman] autre (before n)Phrasal Verbs: -
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change round GB changer de place; change [something/somebody] round, change round [something/somebody] déplacer [large objects]; changer [quelqu'un/quelque chose] de place [workers, objects, words] -
125 charm
charm [t∫α:m]1. nouna. [of person, place, object] charme mc. (for bracelet) breloque f( = attract, please) charmer3. compounds* * *[tʃɑːm] 1.1) ( capacity to please) charme mto turn on the charm — péj se mettre à faire du charme
2) ( jewellery) amulette fcharm bracelet — bracelet m à breloques
lucky charm — porte-bonheur m inv
3) ( magic words) charme m2.transitive verb charmer•• -
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127 chill
chill [t∫ɪl]1. nouna. froid m• to take the chill off [+ water, room] réchauffer un peub. ( = illness) refroidissement m[+ person] faire frissonner ; [+ wine, melon] (faire) rafraîchir ; [+ champagne] frapper ; [+ dessert] mettre au frais[wine] rafraîchir4. compounds[music] relaxant* * *[tʃɪl] 1.1) ( coldness) fraîcheur f2) ( illness) coup m de froidto catch a chill — prendre or attraper un coup de froid
3) fig frisson m2.1) lit [wind] frais/fraîche2) fig [reminder, words] brutal3.transitive verb1) Culinary ( make cool) mettre [quelque chose] à refroidir [dessert, soup]; rafraîchir [wine]; ( keep cool) réfrigérer2) ( make cold) faire frissonner [person]3) fig ( cause to fear) faire frissonner [person]4.to chill somebody's ou the blood — glacer le sang à quelqu'un
intransitive verb [dessert] refroidir; [wine] rafraîchir5.chilled past participle adjective [wine] bien frais; [food] réfrigéréPhrasal Verbs: -
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