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I.follow [Brit ˈfɒləʊ, Am ˈfɑloʊ] VB trans

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1. follow (move after):

follow person, car

suivre (into dans)

follow that cab!

suivez ce taxi!

to have sb followed

faire suivre qn

I think I'm being followed

je crois qu'on me suit

followed by

to follow sb in/out

entrer/sortir derrière qn

she followed her father into politics

elle est entrée dans la politique comme son père

they'll follow us on a later flight

ils nous rejoindront par un autre vol

3. follow (go along, be guided by):

follow clue, path, river, arrow, map, line of inquiry, tradition, fashion, instinct, instructions

if you follow this argument to its logical conclusion…

si vous poursuivez le raisonnement jusqu'au bout…

4. follow (support, be led by):

follow teachings, example

follow religion

follow faith, ideas

follow person, leader

être le disciple de

on this question I follow Freud

sur cette question j'adhère à la théorie de Freud

he follows his sister in everything

il imite sa sœur en tout

5. follow (watch or read closely):

follow sport, stock market, serial, trial, lecture, film

to follow sth with one's eyes

suivre qc des yeux

to follow the play in one's book

suivre la pièce dans le texte

to follow the fortunes of person

suivre la carrière de

to follow the fortunes of team

6. follow (understand):

follow explanation, reasoning, plot

do you follow me?

if you follow my meaning, if you follow me

si tu vois ce que je veux dire

7. follow (practise):

follow trade, profession

follow career

follow way of life

II.follow [Brit ˈfɒləʊ, Am ˈfɑloʊ] VB intr

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1. follow (move after):

follow

she followed on her bike

elle a suivi en vélo

to follow in sb's footsteps

suivre les traces de qn

2. follow (come after in time):

follow

in the days that followed

dans les jours qui ont suivi

there followed a lengthy debate

il s'ensuivit un débat interminable

what follows is just a summary

ce qui suit n'est qu'un résumé

there's ice cream to follow

ensuite il y a de la glace

the results were as follows

les résultats ont été les suivants

the sum is calculated as follows

la somme est calculée comme suit or de la façon suivante

3. follow (be logical consequence):

follow

it follows that

il s'ensuit que

it doesn't necessarily follow that …

ça ne veut pas forcément dire que …

problems are sure to follow

il en résultera forcément des problèmes

that doesn't follow

ce n'est pas évident

that follows

ça me paraît logique

to follow from sth that…

découler de qc que…

4. follow (understand):

follow

I don't follow

III.follow [Brit ˈfɒləʊ, Am ˈfɑloʊ]

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follow that inf!

faut le faire! inf

I.follow about VB [Brit ˈfɒləʊ -, Am ˈfɑloʊ -], follow around VB (follow [sb] around)

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follow about

suivre [qn] partout

I.follow out VB [Brit ˈfɒləʊ -, Am ˈfɑloʊ -] Am (follow out [sth])

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follow out orders, instructions, advice:

follow out

follow on VB [Brit ˈfɒləʊ -, Am ˈfɑloʊ -]

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follow on person:

follow on

to follow on from

following on from yesterday's lecture…

à la suite du cours d'hier…

I.follow up VB [Brit ˈfɒləʊ -, Am ˈfɑloʊ -] (follow up [sth], follow [sth] up)

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1. follow up (reinforce, confirm):

follow up victory, success

confirmer (with par)

follow up good start, debut

consolider (with par)

follow up letter, visit, threat

donner suite à (with par)

to follow up a letter with sth

faire suivre une lettre de qc

he followed up with a left hook boxer:

il a enchaîné avec un crochet de la gauche

2. follow up (act upon, pursue):

follow up story, lead

follow up complaint, offer, call, article

donner suite à

follow up suggestion

follow up tip, hint

II.follow up VB [Brit ˈfɒləʊ -, Am ˈfɑloʊ -] (follow up [sb], follow [sb] up) (maintain contact with)

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follow up patient, person

I.follow through VB [Brit ˈfɒləʊ -, Am ˈfɑloʊ -] (follow through) SPORTS

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follow through

faire un swing complet

II.follow through VB [Brit ˈfɒləʊ -, Am ˈfɑloʊ -] (follow through [sth], follow [sth] through)

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follow-through N

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follow-through

follow-on [Brit, Am ˈfɑloʊ ˌɑn] N

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as a follow-on from sth

dans le prolongement de qc

I.follow-up [Brit ˈfɒləʊʌp, Am ˈfɑloʊ ˌəp] N

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1. follow-up (film, record, single, programme):

suite f (to à)

as a follow-up to the programme/conference

à la suite de l'émission/la conférence

this letter is a follow-up to my call

cette lettre fait suite à mon appel

2. follow-up (further observation of patient, socialwork case):

after the operation there is no follow-up

il n'y a pas de suivi postopératoire

II.follow-up [Brit ˈfɒləʊʌp, Am ˈfɑloʊ ˌəp] ADJ attr

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follow-my-leader N

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follow-my-leader

jeu m d'imitation (en file indienne)

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I.follow [ˈfɒləʊ, Am ˈfɑ:loʊ] VB trans

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1. follow (come, go after):

follow a. fig

to be followed by sth

être suivi de qc

2. follow (adhere to):

follow instructions, example

follow leader

être le disciple de

follow team

être supporter de

3. follow (practise, carry out):

follow diet

follow career

follow profession

4. follow (understand, watch closely):

follow

Phrases:

to follow one's nose inf

to follow suit

II.follow [ˈfɒləʊ, Am ˈfɑ:loʊ] VB intr

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1. follow (take same route):

follow

2. follow (come/happen next):

follow

what's to follow?

qu'est-ce qu'il y a après?

3. follow (result):

follow

that doesn't follow

ce n'est pas logique

follow on VB intr

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follow on

to follow on from sth

résulter de qc

I.follow-up N

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1. follow-up (continuation):

2. follow-up MED:

II.follow-up ADJ

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I.follow through VB trans

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follow through

II.follow through VB intr

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follow through

aller jusqu'au bout

follow out VB trans

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follow out

follow out orders

follow out instructions

I.follow up VB trans

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II.follow up VB intr

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to follow up on a question

ajouter quelque chose sur un point

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to follow in sb's footsteps

suivre les traces de qn

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suivi d'une affaire

to follow

suivre la mode

to follow fashion

suivre actualité, affaire, compétition

to follow

suivre un élève/malade

to follow the progress of a pupil/patient

to follow

to follow

to follow

to follow each other

suivre qn comme un toutou inf

to follow sb around like a poodle

to do/take/follow a course in sth

prendre/suivre un cours de qc

to follow up on a question

ajouter quelque chose sur un point

he's a hard act to follow

on ne peut pas l'égaler

failure to follow the instructions will result ...

le non-respect des instructions entraînera ...

I follow him everywhere he goes

je le suis partout où il va

to lead/follow sb to the altar

conduire/suivre qn à l'autel form

to wait for what is to follow

attendre la suite

to follow sb around like a poodle

suivre qn comme un toutou inf

his eyes seek her out/follow her

il la cherche/suit des yeux

to follow the thread of the conversation

suivre le fil de la conversation

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She has bad news: despite the class being especially aimed at socializing disruptive students, they still have to follow the school board's missive that they teach to the upcoming test. en.wikipedia.org

Keyboard percussion instruments do not possess keyboards as such, but instead follow the arrangement of the keyboard. en.wikipedia.org

She then asked him out for drinks, with the implication of intimacy to follow. en.wikipedia.org

We follow the dragon as it stalks its prey, and discover that the dragon has evolved a unique adaptation; mimicry. en.wikipedia.org

Unfortunately, his disposition did not allow him to follow through with a practice. en.wikipedia.org

The other states, however, did not follow suit and several rejected the notion that states could nullify federal law. en.wikipedia.org

He is also renowned for his picture-perfect straight drive, often completed with no follow-through. en.wikipedia.org

He did not dogmatically follow a cause other than the belief in human freedom, preferring to retain a pacifist's objectivity. en.wikipedia.org

But you could follow it on Ceefax. blogs.telegraph.co.uk

Only after follow up observations was a weaker second pulsar detected with a pulse of 2.8 seconds from the companion star. en.wikipedia.org

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