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boks in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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boo-boo [Brit ˈbuːbuː, Am ˈbubu] N (mistake)

I.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] N

III.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] VB trans

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I can read her like a book , she is (like) an open book to me
elle ne peut rien me cacher
his past is an open book
il n'a rien à cacher sur son passé
economics is a closed book to me
je ne connais rien à l'économie
she is a closed book to me
je n'arrive pas à la comprendre
to throw the book at sb (reprimand)
passer un savon à qn inf
to throw the book at sb (accuse)
n'omettre aucun chef d'accusation (quand on arrête qn)
to throw the book at sb (punish or sentence)
donner le maximum à qn
to be in sb's good books
être dans les petits papiers de qn inf
to be in sb's bad books
ne pas avoir la cote avec qn
in my book inf it's a crime
à mon avis or d'après moi c'est un crime
to bring sb to book
demander des comptes à qn, faire rendre des comptes à qn (for pour)
here's one for the book!
on s'en souviendra!
you shouldn't judge a book by its cover
≈ l'habit ne fait pas le moine

I.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] N

1. look (glance):

look
coup m d'œil
to have or take a look at sth (briefly)
jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qc
to have or take a look at sth (closely)
examiner qc
to have or take a good look at car, contract, patient
examiner [qc] soigneusement
to have or take a good look at suspect, photo
regarder [qc] de près
I didn't get a good look at the thief
je n'ai pas bien vu le voleur
to have a look inside/behind sth
regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière qc
to have a look round house, town
faire un tour de
I had a quick look round (in town)
j'ai fait un petit tour
I had a quick look round (in shop)
j'ai jeté un coup d'œil
to have a look round the shops
faire le tour des magasins
to have a look through (peer) telescope
regarder dans
to have a look through crack, window
regarder par
to have a look through (scan) archives, files
chercher dans
to have a look through essay, report
parcourir
she took one look at him and screamed
elle l'a regardé et s'est mise à crier
I took one look at him and knew that he was ill
j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade
let's have a look at that grazed knee
voyons ce genou écorché
to take a long hard look at sth fig
étudier sérieusement qc

4. look (appearance):

look (of person)
air m
look (of building, car, design, scenery)
aspect m
to have a look of weariness/sadness about one
avoir l'air abattu/triste
the car has a dated look
la voiture ne fait pas très moderne
she has a look of her father about her
elle a quelque chose de son père
to have the look of a military man/seasoned traveller
avoir l'allure d'un militaire/d'un voyageur expérimenté
I like the look of it
ça a l'air bien
I like the look of the new computer/car
j'aime bien la ligne du nouvel ordinateur/de la nouvelle voiture
I like the look of him
il a l'air sympa inf
I like the look of him
il a une bonne tête inf
I don't like the look of him
il ne m'inspire pas confiance
I don't like the look of the weather
le ciel n'annonce rien de bon
I don't like the look of that rash
ces rougeurs m'inquiètent
by the look(s) of him he must be about 40
à le voir on lui donnerait la quarantaine
by the look(s) of the barometer
à en juger par le baromètre

III.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] VB trans

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IV.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] VB intr

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3. look (appear, seem):

look
avoir l'air, paraître
he looks happy
il a l'air heureux, il paraît heureux
it's nice to see you looking happy
ça fait plaisir de te voir heureux
you look hot/cold
tu as l'air d'avoir chaud/froid
he doesn't look French
il n'a pas l'air français , il ne fait pas français
he looks young for his age
il fait or il paraît jeune pour son âge
she's 40 but she doesn't look it
elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas
he looks about 50
il doit avoir la cinquantaine
that dress makes you look younger
cette robe te rajeunit
how do I look?
comment me trouves-tu?
you look well
tu as bonne mine
you don't look well
tu as mauvaise mine
you look good in that hat
ce chapeau te va bien
you look good enough to eat!
tu es mignon à croquer! inf
that cake looks good
ce gâteau a l'air bon
the picture will look good in the study
le tableau ira bien dans le bureau
how does my tie look?
comment est ma cravate?
it doesn't look straight
il n'est pas droit, il est de travers
it doesn't look right
ça ne va pas
how does it look to you?
qu'est-ce que tu en penses?
it looks OK to me
ça m'a l'air d'aller
does the meat look cooked to you?
est-ce que tu crois que la viande est cuite?
things are looking good
les choses se présentent bien
things aren't looking too good
ça ne se présente pas très bien
it looks to me as if or though
j'ai l'impression que
this looks to me like the right street
j'ai l'impression que c'est la bonne rue
it looks as if or though it will rain/snow
on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger
it looks likely that …
il semble probable que …
+ subj it looks certain that …
il semble certain que …
+ indic he looks to be the strongest
il semble être le plus fort
it looks to be a question of time/money
ça a l'air d'être une question de temps/d'argent

5. look:

to look like (show likelihood of) it looks like being funny/interesting
cela promet d'être amusant/intéressant
you look like being the only man there
il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent
she looks like being the first to finish
il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle soit la première à finir
it looks like he's dying
tout porte à croire qu'il est mourant
it looks like rain/snow
on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger
it certainly looks like it
ça en a tout l'air
‘are you having trouble?’ ‘what does it look like?’ iron
‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron
what does it look like to you? murder?
qu'en pensez-vous? c'est un meurtre?
it looks like cancer to me
je pense que c'est un cancer
you look like you could do with a drink/bath
j'ai l'impression qu'un verre d'alcool/un bain ne te ferait pas de mal
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I.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] N

III.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] INTERJ inf

IV.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ]

I.book in VB [Brit bʊk -, Am bʊk -] (book in) Brit (at hotel)

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II.book in VB [Brit bʊk -, Am bʊk -] (book [sb] in)

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I.bow2 [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] N

II.bow2 [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB trans

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III.bow2 [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB intr

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I.both [Brit bəʊθ, Am boʊθ] ADJ

II.both [Brit bəʊθ, Am boʊθ] CONJ

III.both [Brit bəʊθ, Am boʊθ] PRON + vb pl

I.bore [Brit bɔː, Am bɔr] VB pt

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bore → bear

II.bore [Brit bɔː, Am bɔr] N

III.bore [Brit bɔː, Am bɔr] VB trans

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IV.bore [Brit bɔː, Am bɔr] VB intr

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See also bear

I.bear [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] N

II.bear <pret bore; pp borne> [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB trans

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III.bear <pret bore; pp borne> [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB intr

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I.bolt [Brit bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] N

III.bolt [Brit bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] VB trans

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IV.bolt [Brit bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] VB intr

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V.bolt [Brit bəʊlt, Am boʊlt]

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boks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for boks in the English»French Dictionary

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I.bolt [bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] VB intr

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II.bolt [bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] VB trans

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III.bolt [bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] N

IV.bolt [bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] ADV

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