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бутерброд
répondre (avec insolence)
I. answer back VB [Brit ˈɑːnsə -, Am ˈænsər -] (answer back) (gen)
II. answer back VB [Brit ˈɑːnsə -, Am ˈænsər -] (answer [sb] back) Brit
answer-back [ˈɑːnsəbæk, Amˈæns-] N
to answer sb back Brit
I. answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] N
1. answer (reply):
réponse f (to à)
2. answer (solution) (to difficulty, puzzle):
solution f (to à)
answer SCHOOL, UNIV
réponse f (to à)
3. answer (to criticism):
réponse f (to à)
II. answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] VB trans
1. answer (reply to):
answer question, invitation, letter, person
to answer the call lit, fig
2. answer LAW:
answer (gen) (respond) criticism, accusation, allegation
3. answer (meet):
answer need, demand
4. answer NAUT:
III. answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] VB intr
1. answer (respond):
it's not answering Brit TELEC
2. answer:
to answer to (correspond to) description
Phrases:
I. back [Brit bak, Am bæk] N
1. back:
back ANAT, ZOOL
dos m
to turn one's back on sb/sth lit, fig
to do sth behind sb's back lit, fig
get off my back inf!
to be at the back of conspiracy, proposal
to put sb's back up
to live off sb's back
2. back (reverse side):
dos m
3. back (flat side):
dos m
4. back (rear-facing part):
dos m
5. back (area behind building):
6. back MOTOR:
7. back (furthest away area):
8. back (of chair, sofa):
9. back SPORTS:
10. back (end):
fin f
11. back (book spine):
dos m
II. back [Brit bak, Am bæk] ADJ
1. back (at the rear):
back axle, wheel, bumper
back paw, leg
back bedroom
back edge
back page
back attr garden, gate
2. back (isolated):
back road
III. back [Brit bak, Am bæk] ADV
1. back (indicating return after absence):
rentrer (from de)
to go back to work
to go back to France, China
to go back to Canada, Japan
to go back to Paris, museum, shop
2. back (in return):
3. back (backwards, in a reverse direction):
back glance, jump, step, lean
4. back (away):
5. back (ago):
il y a 25 ans
6. back (a long time ago):
back in 1964/April
en 1964/avril
to go or date back to Roman times, 1700
7. back (once again):
8. back (nearer the beginning):
9. back (indicating return to sb's possession):
rendre/renvoyer qc (to à)
to put sth back
10. back (expressing a return to a former location):
11. back (in a different location):
IV. back and forth ADV
to go or travel back and forth (commute) person, bus:
faire la navette (between entre)
faire des allées et venues (between entre)
to swing back and forth pendulum:
V. back [Brit bak, Am bæk] VB trans
1. back (support):
back candidate, party, person, bid, bill, action
back application
back enterprise, project
2. back (finance):
back project, undertaking
3. back (endorse):
back currency
to back a bill COMM, FIN
4. back (substantiate):
back argument, claim
justifier (with à l'aide de)
5. back (reverse):
back horse
6. back (bet on):
back horse, favourite, winner
to back a loser race goer:
to back the wrong horse lit, fig
7. back (stiffen, line):
back structure
back book
back map
back painting
back fabric
8. back MUS:
back singer, performer
9. back NAUT:
back sail
VI. back [Brit bak, Am bæk] VB intr
1. back (reverse):
2. back NAUT:
back wind:
VII. -backed COMP
1. -backed (of furniture):
2. -backed (lined, stiffened):
3. -backed (supported):
4. -backed (financed):
VIII. back [Brit bak, Am bæk]
wall [Brit wɔːl, Am wɔl] N
1. wall (gen):
wall CONSTR, ARCHIT
mur m
my secret must not go beyond these four walls attr heater, light
2. wall (of cave, tunnel):
3. wall:
wall ANAT, BIOL
4. wall MOTOR (of tyre):
5. wall fig:
mur m
to be off the wall inf person:
to be off the wall comments:
to drive sb up the wall inf
I. scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] N
1. scratch (wound):
2. scratch (mark):
3. scratch (action to relieve an itch):
4. scratch (sound):
5. scratch (satisfaction, standard) inf:
6. scratch (zero):
7. scratch SPORTS:
II. scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] ADJ
scratch team
scratch meal
III. scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] VB trans
1. scratch (cancel):
scratch race, meeting
2. scratch COMPUT (delete):
scratch file
3. scratch (trace):
4. scratch (wound):
scratch cat, person: person
scratch thorns, rosebush: person
5. scratch (react to itch):
scratch spot
6. scratch (damage):
scratch person, branch: car
scratch cat: furniture
scratch person, toy: furniture, wood
scratch record
7. scratch SPORTS (withdraw):
scratch horse, competitor
IV. scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] VB intr
1. scratch (relieve itch):
scratch person:
2. scratch (inflict injury):
scratch person, cat:
V. to scratch oneself VB refl
to scratch oneself refl dog, person:
VI. scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ]
I. own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] ADJ (belonging to particular person, group etc)
II. own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] PRON
III. own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] VB trans
1. own (possess):
own car, house, dog
2. own (admit):
to own that
IV. own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] VB intr
V. own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn]
se venger (on sb de qn)
I. hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N
1. hand ANAT:
to get or lay one's hands on money, information, key, person
to keep one's hands off sth computer, money
to take sb's hand
to hold sb's hand lit
to hold sb's hand (give support) fig person:
to hold sb's hand government:
to do or make sth by hand
hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!
2. hand (handwriting):
3. hand (influence, involvement):
to have a hand in sth decision, project
to have a hand in sth demonstration, robbery
4. hand (assistance):
5. hand (round of applause):
6. hand (consent to marriage):
7. hand (possession):
to be in sb's hands money, painting, document, power, affair:
to fall or get into sb's hands information, equipment:
to fall or get into the wrong hands documents, weapons:
to be in good or safe hands child, money:
to place or put sth in sb's hands department, office
confier qc à qn
to place or put sth in sb's hands matter, affair
8. hand (control):
to get out of hand expenditure, inflation:
to get out of hand children, fans:
to get out of hand demonstration, party:
to take sth in hand situation
to take sth in hand problem
to take sb in hand child, troublemaker
9. hand GAMES:
jeu m
to show one's hand lit, fig
to throw in one's hand lit, fig
10. hand:
hand (worker) FARM
hand NAUT
11. hand (responsibility):
to have sth/sb on one's hands unsold stock, surplus
to take sb/sth off sb's hands
débarrasser qn de qn/qc
12. hand (available):
to keep/have sth to hand passport, pen, telephone number
to be on hand person:
13. hand (skill):
to try one's hand at sth photography, marketing
14. hand (pointer):
15. hand RIDING (unit of length):
= 10, 16 cm
16. hand FOOD (of bananas):
17. hand (signature) dated:
to set one's hand to document
18. hand (source):
19. hand (aspect, side):
II. hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] VB trans
to hand sb sth or to hand sth to sb form, letter, ticket
donner qc à qn
to hand sb sth or to hand sth to sb knife, screwdriver
passer qc à qn
to hand sb sth or to hand sth to sb trophy
remettre qc à qn
III. at the hands of PREP
IV. in hand ADJ
1. in hand (current):
en cours never after vb
2. in hand (underway):
3. in hand (to spare):
V. out of hand ADV
out of hand reject, condemn, dismiss:
VI. hand [Brit hand, Am hænd]
I. duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N
1. duck <pl ducks; collect duck>:
duck ZOOL, FOOD
2. duck (in cricket):
3. duck Brit region, inf:
4. duck TEXTIL:
II. ducks N
ducks npl FASHION:
III. duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VB trans
1. duck (lower):
2. duck (dodge):
duck punch, ball
3. duck (avoid) fig:
duck issue, question
duck responsibility
4. duck (push under water):
IV. duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VB intr
duck person:
duck boxer:
V. duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək]
I. beyond [bɪˈjɒnd] PREP Beyond is often used with a noun to produce expressions like beyond doubt, beyond a joke, beyond the grasp of, beyond the bounds of etc. For translations of these and similar expressions where beyond means outside the range of, consult the appropriate noun entry (doubt, joke, grasp, bound, etc.). See also I. 3. below.
1. beyond (on the far side of):
beyond border, city limits, region, mountain range
2. beyond (after a certain point in time):
beyond 1998
au-delà de 1998
3. beyond (outside the range of):
4. beyond (further than):
to go or get beyond sth
5. beyond (too much for, above):
to be beyond sb's ability or competence task, activity:
to be beyond sb activity, task, subject:
6. beyond (other than):
II. beyond [bɪˈjɒnd] ADV
1. beyond (expressing location: further on):
2. beyond (expressing time):
III. beyond [bɪˈjɒnd] CONJ
à part + infininitive
IV. beyond [bɪˈjɒnd] N
V. beyond [bɪˈjɒnd]
to be in the back of beyond house, farm:
I. answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] N
1. answer (reply):
réponse f (to à)
2. answer (solution) (to difficulty, puzzle):
solution f (to à)
answer SCHOOL, UNIV
réponse f (to à)
3. answer (to criticism):
réponse f (to à)
II. answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] VB trans
1. answer (reply to):
answer question, invitation, letter, person
to answer the call lit, fig
2. answer LAW:
answer (gen) (respond) criticism, accusation, allegation
3. answer (meet):
answer need, demand
4. answer NAUT:
III. answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] VB intr
1. answer (respond):
it's not answering Brit TELEC
2. answer:
to answer to (correspond to) description
Phrases:
answer back VB intr
I. answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈæ:nsɚ] N
1. answer (reply):
there was no answer at door
there was no answer to letter, on phone
2. answer (solution):
II. answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈæ:nsɚ] VB trans
1. answer (respond to):
answer question
2. answer (fit, suit):
III. answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈæ:nsɚ] VB intr
I. back [bæk] N
1. back ( front):
back of envelope
dos m
back of cupboard
back of paper
at the back of sth, in back of sth Am
at the back of a house, building
we were right at the back in queue
we were right at the back in cinema
2. back ANAT:
dos m
to turn one's back on sb/sth fig
3. back SPORTS:
Phrases:
to get off sb's back
to get sb's back up
to do sth behind sb's back
II. back [bæk] ADJ
1. back (rear):
2. back (late):
3. back MED:
back pain
back problems
III. back [bæk] ADV
1. back (to previous place, situation):
to put sth back
vouloir que qn revienne (subj)
vouloir que qc soit rendu (subj)
2. back (to the rear, behind):
3. back (in return):
to read sth back to sb
relire qc à qn
4. back (into past):
back in 1980
en 1980
Phrases:
IV. back [bæk] VB trans
1. back with money:
2. back (bet on):
back horse
3. back (reverse):
4. back (line, strengthen):
back curtains
back book
Phrases:
to answer [or talk] sb back
I. answer [ˈæn(t)·sər] N
1. answer (reply):
there was no answer at door
there was no answer to letter, on phone
2. answer (solution):
II. answer [ˈæn(t)·sər] VB trans
1. answer (respond to):
answer question
2. answer (fit, suit):
III. answer [ˈæn(t)·sər] VB intr
I. back [bæk] N
1. back ( front):
back of envelope
dos m
back of cupboard
back of paper
at the back of sth, in back of sth
at the back of a house, building
we were right at the back in queue
we were right at the back in cinema
2. back ANAT:
dos m
to turn one's back on sb/sth fig
3. back sports:
Phrases:
to get off sb's back
to get sb's back up
to do sth behind sb's back
II. back [bæk] ADJ
1. back (rear):
2. back (late):
3. back MED:
back pain
back problems
III. back [bæk] ADV
1. back (to previous place, situation):
to put sth back
vouloir que qn revienne (subj)
vouloir que qc soit rendu (subj)
2. back (to the rear, behind):
3. back (in return):
to read sth back to sb
relire qc à qn
4. back (into past):
back in 1980
en 1980
Phrases:
IV. back [bæk] VB trans
1. back with money:
2. back (bet on):
back horse
3. back (reverse):
4. back (line, strengthen):
back curtains
back book
Phrases:
Present
Ianswer back
youanswer back
he/she/itanswers back
weanswer back
youanswer back
theyanswer back
Past
Ianswered back
youanswered back
he/she/itanswered back
weanswered back
youanswered back
theyanswered back
Present Perfect
Ihaveanswered back
youhaveanswered back
he/she/ithasanswered back
wehaveanswered back
youhaveanswered back
theyhaveanswered back
Past Perfect
Ihadanswered back
youhadanswered back
he/she/ithadanswered back
wehadanswered back
youhadanswered back
theyhadanswered back
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