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1 cylinder
cylinder n2 (of revolver, watch, lock) barillet m ;to be firing ou working on all cylinders ○ être au meilleur de sa forme. -
2 project
projet ⇒ 1 (a) travaux pratiques ⇒ 1 (b) étude ⇒ 1 (c) prévoir ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) projeter ⇒ 2 (c)-(e), 2 (g) présenter ⇒ 2 (d) dépasser ⇒ 3 (a)∎ they're working on a new building project ils travaillent sur un nouveau projet de construction;∎ the start of the project has been delayed le début de l'opération a été retardé;∎ a fund-raising project to save or for saving the shipyard une collecte de fonds pour sauver le chantier naval∎ the class has just finished a nature project la classe vient de terminer des travaux pratiques de sciences naturelles;∎ Tina's project was the best in the whole class le dossier de Tina était le meilleur de toute la classe(c) (study, research) étude f;∎ a mining project une étude minière∎ (housing) project cité f HLM∎ two new airports are projected for the next decade il est prévu de construire deux nouveaux aéroports durant la prochaine décennie(b) (forecast → figures, output) prévoir;∎ he's projecting a 40 percent slide in May il prévoit une baisse de 40 pour cent au mois de mai∎ to project one's voice projeter sa voix;∎ the missile was projected into space le missile a été envoyé dans l'espace;∎ the explosion projected debris high into the air l'explosion a projeté des débris très haut dans les airs;∎ Art projected shadow ombre f portée;∎ figurative try to project yourself forward into the 25th century essayez d'imaginer que vous êtes au 25ème siècle∎ football hooligans project a poor image of our country abroad les hooligans donnent une mauvaise image de notre pays à l'étranger;∎ she projects an image of self-confidence elle donne d'elle-même l'image d'une personne pleine d'assurance;∎ to project one's personality mettre sa personnalité en avant;∎ he tries to project himself as a great humanist il essaie de se faire passer pour un grand humaniste∎ to project one's feelings onto sb projeter ses sentiments sur qn(f) (cause to jut out) faire dépasser∎ to project a cylinder on or onto a plane projeter un cylindre sur un plan(a) (protrude, jut out) faire saillie, dépasser;∎ the barrel of his gun projected from his overcoat le canon de son revolver dépassait de son pardessus;∎ the balcony projects over the pavement le balcon surplombe le trottoir(b) Psychology se projeter∎ she doesn't project well elle présente mal(d) (with voice) projeter sa voix►► project analysis étude f de projet;project management gestion f de projets;project milestone étape f principale du projet -
3 slave
slave [sleɪv]1 nounalso figurative esclave mf;∎ to be a slave to fashion/habit être esclave de la mode/de ses habitudes;∎ he's a slave to drink il est prisonnier de l'alcool;travailler comme un esclave ou un forçat, trimer;∎ I've been slaving over a hot stove all morning j'ai travaillé comme un forçat à la cuisine toute la matinée;∎ he slaved over his books all day long il était plongé dans ses livres à longueur de journée;∎ they slaved to get their house finished in time ils ont travaillé comme des forçats pour terminer leur maison à temps►► slave camera caméra f asservie ou esclave;slave cylinder cylindre m récepteur;slave driver meneur m d'esclaves; figurative négrier m;∎ the Great Wall was built by slave labour la Grande Muraille a été construite par des esclaves;∎ I'm not working there any more, it's slave labour je ne travaillerai plus pour eux, c'est le ou un vrai bagne;slave ship négrier m (bateau);slave trade commerce m des esclaves; (of Africans) traite f des Noirs;slave trader marchand m d'esclaves, négrier m(work hard) trimer ( over or at sur)
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