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1 amaze
amaze vtr surprendre ; ( stronger) stupéfier ; to be amazed by être stupéfié par ; you never cease to amaze me! tu me surprendras toujours! ; ‘amaze your friends’ ‘étonnez vos amis’. -
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3 cease
cease [si:s][+ work, activity] cesser3. noun* * *[siːs] 1. 2.transitive verb cesser3.intransitive verb cesser -
4 fail
fail [feɪl]a. ( = be unsuccessful) échouer ; [business] faire faillite• to fail in an exam/in Latin échouer à un examen/en latin• he failed in his attempt to take control of the company sa tentative de prendre le contrôle de la société a échouéc. ( = run short) manquerd. ( = break down) [engine] tomber en panne ; [brakes] lâchera. [+ examination] échouer àc. ( = let down) [+ business partner] manquer à ses engagements envers ; [+ friend] décevoir• he felt that he'd failed his family il avait le sentiment d'avoir manqué à ses devoirs envers sa famille• words fail me! les mots me manquent !d. ( = omit) to fail to do manquer de faire• he was fined for failing to stop at a red light il a eu une contravention pour avoir brûlé un feu rouge3. noun• every morning without fail, she takes the dog for a walk chaque matin sans exception, elle sort son chien• you must take these tablets every day without fail il faut que vous preniez ces cachets tous les jours sans faute4. compounds* * *[feɪl] 1.noun School, University échec m2.without fail adverbial phrase [arrive, do] sans faute; [happen] à coup sûr3.transitive verb1) School, University échouer à [exam, driving test]; échouer en or être collé (colloq) en [subject]; coller (colloq) [candidate, pupil]2) ( omit)to fail to mention that... — omettre de signaler que...
3) ( be unable)one could hardly fail to notice that... — il était évident que...
4) ( let down) laisser tomber [friend]; manquer à ses engagements envers [dependant, supporter]; [courage] manquer à [person]; [memory] faire défaut à [person]4.1) ( be unsuccessful) [exam candidate] échouer, être collé (colloq); [attempt, plan] échouerto fail in one's duty — manquer or faillir à son devoir
2) ( weaken) [eyesight, hearing, light] baisser; [health, person] décliner3) ( not function) [brakes] lâcher; [engine] tomber en panne; [power, water supply] être coupé4) Agriculture [crop] être mauvais5) ( go bankrupt) faire faillite6) Medicine [heart] lâcher5.failed past participle adjective [actor, writer] raté (colloq) -
5 cease
B vtr cesser ; to cease doing cesser de faire ; to cease to do cesser de faire ; you never cease to amaze me! tu m'étonneras toujours! ; to cease fire cesser le feu.C vi cesser.wonders ou miracles will never cease comme quoi, il ne faut jamais désespérer. -
6 astonish
astonish [ə'stɒnɪʃ](surprise) étonner; (amaze) stupéfier, ahurir;∎ you astonish me vous m'étonnez;∎ it never fails to astonish me that… ça m'étonnera toujours de voir que…;∎ to be astonished at seeing sth être étonné ou s'étonner de voir qch;∎ I was astonished at or by the price j'ai été étonné du prix;∎ I am continually astonished by her audacity son audace ne cesse de m'étonner;∎ I am astonished that… cela m'étonne que… + subjunctive -
7 surprise
surprise [sə'praɪz]1 noun(a) (unexpected event, experience etc) surprise f;∎ it was a surprise to me cela a été une surprise pour moi, cela m'a surpris;∎ it was a surprise to see her there ce fut une surprise de la voir là;∎ what a lovely surprise! quelle merveilleuse surprise!;∎ her death came as no surprise sa mort n'a surpris personne;∎ his resignation came as a surprise to everyone sa démission a surpris tout le monde;∎ the party was meant to be a surprise la fête était censée être une surprise;∎ to give sb a surprise faire une surprise à qn;∎ it was no surprise to learn that he had a criminal record il n'y avait rien d'étonnant à ce qu'il ait un casier judiciaire;∎ you're in for (a bit of) a surprise! tu vas être surpris!, tu vas avoir une (sacrée) surprise!(b) (astonishment) surprise f, étonnement m;∎ much to my surprise, she agreed à ma grande surprise ou à mon grand étonnement, elle accepta;∎ her announcement caused some surprise sa déclaration a provoqué un certain étonnement;∎ he looked at me in surprise il me regarda d'un air surpris ou étonné(c) (catching unawares) surprise f;∎ the element of surprise is on our side nous avons l'effet de surprise pour nous;∎ to take sb by surprise surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;∎ their arrival took me by surprise leur arrivée m'a pris au dépourvu;∎ the soldiers took the enemy by surprise les soldats ont pris l'ennemi par surprise(attack, present, victory) surprise; (announcement) inattendu∎ it surprised me that they didn't give her the job j'ai été surpris ou étonné qu'ils ne l'aient pas embauchée;∎ shall we surprise her? si on lui faisait une surprise?;∎ it wouldn't surprise me if they lost ça ne m'étonnerait pas ou je ne serais pas surpris qu'ils perdent;∎ ironic go on, surprise me! vas-y, annonce!(b) (catch unawares) surprendre;∎ the burglar was surprised by the police le cambrioleur fut surpris par la police;∎ we surprised the enemy at dawn nous avons surpris l'ennemi à l'aube∎ surprise(, surprise)! coucou!►► surprise party = fête organisée pour quelqu'un sans qu'il ou elle le sache;surprise visit visite f surprise;∎ the Prime Minister made a surprise visit to Ireland le Premier ministre a fait une visite surprise en Irlande
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