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1 wrist-watch
[-lit-]nouns (a watch worn on the wrist.) montre-bracelet -
2 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) montre2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) garde3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) quart2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) regarder2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) guetter3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) faire attention (de/à)4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) surveiller5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) attendre•- watcher- watchful - watchfully - watchfulness - watchdog - watchmaker - watchman - watchtower - watchword - keep watch - watch one's step - watch out - watch over -
3 wrist
[rist](the (part of the arm at the) joint between hand and forearm: I can't play tennis - I've hurt my wrist.) poignet- wristlet-watch -
4 wristlet-watch
[-lit-]nouns (a watch worn on the wrist.) montre-bracelet -
5 strap
A n1 gen (band of cloth, leather) (on shoe, cap) bride f ; (on bag, case, container, harness) courroie f ; ( on watch) bracelet m ; ( on handbag) bandoulière f ; (on bus, train) poignée f ;2 Fashn (on dress, bra, overalls, lifejacket) bretelle f ; the strap has broken la bretelle a lâché ;1 ( secure) to strap sth to attacher qch à [surface, roof, seat, wing] ; to have a pistol strapped to one's waist avoir un pistolet attaché à la ceinture ; to strap sb into attacher qn dans [seat, cockpit, pram] ;2 Med, Sport ( bandage) bander ; to strap sb's ankle (up) bander la cheville à qn ; to have one's thigh strapped (up) se faire bander la cuisse ;3 †( punish) fouetter.■ strap down:▶ strap [sth/sb] down, strap down [sth/sb] attacher [prisoner, patient, equipment].■ strap in:■ strap on:▶ strap [sth] on, strap on [sth] attacher [watch, goggles, skis]. -
6 clock
[klok] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring time, but not worn on the wrist like a watch: We have five clocks in our house; an alarm clock (= a clock with a ringing device for waking one up in the morning).) horloge2) (an instrument for measuring speed of a vehicle or distance travelled by a vehicle: My car has 120,000 miles on the clock.) compteur2. verb(to register (a time) on a stopwatch etc.) chronométrer- clockwork - clock in - out/on - off - clock up - like clockwork - round the clock -
7 slim
A adj1 ( shapely) [person, waist, figure] mince ; [ankle, wrist, leg, finger] fin, mince ; of slim build mince ; to get slim devenir mince, s'amincir ;3 ( slight) [chance, hope, margin, majority] mince.B vtr ( p prés etc - mm-) réduire les effectifs de, dégraisser ○ [business] ; réduire [budget, workforce].■ slim down:1 [person] maigrir, perdre du poids ;2 [company, organization] réduire ses effectifs ;▶ slim [sth] down, slim down [sth] réduire les effectifs de, dégraisser ○ [industry, company] ; réduire [portfolio, workforce].
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