live up to in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.live1 [Brit lɪv, Am lɪv] VB trans

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II.live1 [Brit lɪv, Am lɪv] VB intr

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1. live:

live (dwell) animal:
vivre
live person: (gen)
vivre, habiter (with avec)
live (in permanent dwelling)
habiter
they live at number 7
ils habitent au numéro 7
three sons still living at home
trois fils qui vivent encore à la maison
animals that live underground
des animaux qui vivent sous terre
to live together/apart/alone
vivre or habiter ensemble/séparément/seul
to live in house, apartment
vivre dans, habiter
it isn't fit to live in
c'est insalubre
he's not very easy to live with
il n'est pas très facile à vivre
Devon is a nice place to live
il fait bon vivre dans le Devon
have you found anywhere to live yet?
avez-vous trouvé à vous loger?
he lives at the library/doctor's iron
il est toujours fourré à la bibliothèque/chez le médecin inf
he lives in his jeans
il est toujours en jean

3. live (remain alive):

live (gen) fig
vivre
live (survive)
survivre
to live to be eighty/ninety
vivre jusqu'à l'âge de quatre-vingts/quatre-vingt-dix ans
nothing can live in this environment
rien ne peut vivre dans ce milieu
his grandfather is still living
son grand-père vit toujours
as long as I live, I'll…
tant que je vivrai, je…
you'll regret this for as long as you live
vous le regretterez toute votre vie
she 's only got two months to live
il ne lui reste que deux mois à vivre
I don't think he'll live
je ne pense pas qu'il survive
the memory will live in my heart forever
le souvenir vivra toujours dans mon cœur
these plants live through the hardest of winters
ces plantes survivent à l'hiver le plus rude
she'll not live through the night
elle ne passera pas la nuit
I'll live! hum
je n'en mourrai pas!
I've got nothing left to live for
je n'ai plus de raison de vivre
to live to regret sth
en venir à regretter qc
long live democracy/the King!
vive la démocratie/le roi!

III.live1 [Brit lɪv, Am lɪv]

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I.live2 [Brit lʌɪv, Am laɪv] ADJ

II.live2 [Brit lʌɪv, Am laɪv] ADV

I.strain [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] N

2. strain (pressure):

strain (on person)
stress m
strain (in relations)
tension f
mental or nervous strain
tension f nerveuse
to put a strain on relationship
avoir un effet néfaste sur
to put a strain on group, alliance
créer des tensions au sein de
to put a strain on system, network
surcharger
to put a strain on sector, prison system
provoquer une crise dans
to put a strain on economy, finances
grever
to put a strain on patience, goodwill
mettre [qc] à rude épreuve
to be under strain person:
être stressé
to be under strain relations:
être tendu
to be under strain network, system:
être surchargé
to take the strain person:
supporter la pression
he can't take the strain
il supporte mal le stress or la pression
to crack under the strain person:
craquer sous la pression
to take the strain out of climb, management, organization
faciliter
to show signs of strain person:
montrer des signes de fatigue
the strain (on him) was beginning to tell
il montrait des signes de fatigue
the strains within the coalition
les tensions au sein de la coalition
it's a strain talking to him
c'est pénible de lui parler
it's getting to be a strain
ça commence à devenir pénible

III.strain [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] VB trans

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IV.strain [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] VB intr

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See also nerve

I.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv] N

nerves npl:

nerves (nervousness)
nerfs mpl
nerves (stage fright)
trac m inf
to have an attack of nerves
faire une crise de nerfs
she suffers from (her) nerves
c'est une grande nerveuse
to be in a state of nerves
avoir les nerfs en pelote inf
it's only nerves!
c'est nerveux!
his nerves were on edge
il était sur les nerfs
that noise is getting on my nerves
ce bruit me tape sur les nerfs inf
to live on one's nerves
vivre sur les nerfs
to be all nerves
être un paquet de nerfs
to calm sb's nerves
calmer qn
you need strong nerves to do that kind of work
il faut avoir les nerfs solides pour faire ce genre de travail
to have nerves of steel
avoir des nerfs d'acier
a war or battle of nerves
une guerre des nerfs

IV.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv]

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I.flatten [Brit ˈflat(ə)n, Am ˈflætn] VB trans

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II.flatten [Brit ˈflat(ə)n, Am ˈflætn] VB intr

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flatten → flatten out

See also flatten out

I.flatten out VB [Brit ˈflat(ə)n -, Am ˈflætn -] (flatten out)

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II.flatten out VB [Brit ˈflat(ə)n -, Am ˈflætn -] (flatten out [sth], flatten [sth] out)

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I.top [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] N

II.top [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] ADJ

1. top (highest):

top step, storey
dernier/-ière
top bunk
de haut
top button, shelf
du haut
top division SPORTS
premier/-ière
top layer
supérieur
top concern, priority fig
majeur
in the top left-hand corner
en haut à gauche
the top corridor
le couloir du dernier étage
the top notes MUS
les notes les plus hautes
the top tax band
la catégorie des plus imposables
to pay the top price for sth buyer:
acheter qc au prix fort
‘we pay the top prices’
‘nous achetons aux meilleurs prix’
to be in the top class at primary school
être en cours moyen 2ème année
to get top marks SCHOOL
avoir dix sur dix or vingt sur vingt
fig top marks to the company for its initiative
vingt sur vingt à l'entreprise pour son initiative

IV.top <pres part topping; pret, pp topped> [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] VB trans

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to top oneself refl < pres part topping; pret, pp topped> inf:

to top oneself
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on top of all this, to top it all (after misfortune)
par-dessus le marché inf
from top to bottom
de fond en comble
not to have very much up top inf
n'avoir rien dans le ciboulot inf
to be over the top or OTT (in behaviour, reaction) inf
être exagéré
he's really over the top inf!
il exagère!
he's really over the top inf!
il pousse! inf
to be the tops inf, dated
être formidable
to be/stay on top
avoir/garder le dessus
to be top dog
être le chef
to come out on top (win)
l'emporter
to come out on top (survive, triumph)
s'en sortir
to feel on top of the world
être aux anges
MIL to go over the top
monter à l'assaut
to say things off the top of one's head (without thinking)
dire n'importe quoi
I'd say £5, 000, but that's just off the top of my head (without checking)
moi, je dirais £5000, mais c'est approximatif
to shout at the top of one's voice
crier à tue-tête
to sleep like a top
dormir comme un loir

I.substitute [Brit ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt, Am ˈsəbstəˌt(j)ut] N

II.substitute [Brit ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt, Am ˈsəbstəˌt(j)ut] VB trans

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I.sponge [Brit spʌn(d)ʒ, Am spəndʒ] N

II.sponge [Brit spʌn(d)ʒ, Am spəndʒ] VB trans

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III.to sponge off, to sponge on VB intr inf, pej

I.attach [Brit əˈtatʃ, Am əˈtætʃ] VB trans

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II.attach [Brit əˈtatʃ, Am əˈtætʃ] VB intr form

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III.to attach oneself to VB refl

live up to in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for live up to in the English»French Dictionary

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II.to [tu:] infinitive particle

See also from, at-sign, at2, at1

at → at-sign

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See also down3, down2, down1

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Translations for live up to in the French»English Dictionary

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These eels can live up to 30 years.
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Online reports stated that the network did not renew the series because it didn't live up to its expectations.
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The musicians live up to their reputation as feuding siblings by getting sidetracked into a curse-laden argument over an incident that happened on a ferry.
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The sides also fail to live up to the beautifully browned and crisp-skinned honey-glazed Cornish hen.
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The shallow treatment doesn't live up to the topic addressed.
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This toad may live up to 15 years.
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Elephants can live up to 70 years in the wild.
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Or will he live up to his posturing as an anticorruption enforcer and conduct an honest-to-goodness investigation?
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The pressure of such comparisons caused criticisms when he did not live up to them.
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He always strived to live up to the family name and enjoyed the reputation he inherited and maintained.
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