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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

frame of mind N

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I. frame [Brit freɪm, Am freɪm] N

1. frame (structure):

2. frame (border):

3. frame fig (context):

4. frame ANAT:

5. frame (picture):

frame CINE
frame TV, PHOTO

6. frame (for weaving):

7. frame (in snooker):

8. frame COMPUT:

9. frame inf (set-up):

II. frames N

frames npl:

III. frame [Brit freɪm, Am freɪm] VB trans

1. frame (enclose) lit, fig:

frame picture, photograph, face, view
frame hair: face

2. frame (formulate in words):

frame question, reply etc

3. frame (devise):

frame plan, policy
frame legislation

4. frame (mouth):

frame words

5. frame (set up) inf:

frame police: suspect
frame criminal: associate

IV. -framed COMP

I. mind [Brit mʌɪnd, Am maɪnd] N

1. mind (centre of thought, feelings):

to cross sb's mind

2. mind (brain):

3. mind (way of thinking):

to read sb's mind

4. mind (opinion):

to my mind inf

5. mind (attention):

to take sb's mind off sth

6. mind (memory):

rappeler qc à qn
to call sth to mind

7. mind (sanity):

tu es fou/folle? inf
to be of sound mind dated LAW

8. mind (person as intellectual):

II. in mind ADV

to put sb in mind of sb/sth
rappeler qn/qc à qn

III. mind [Brit mʌɪnd, Am maɪnd] VB trans

1. mind (pay attention to):

mind hazard
mind manners, language
mind how you go Brit

2. mind (object to):

si cela ne vous fait rien also iron

3. mind (care):

do you mind! iron

4. mind (look after):

mind animal, children
mind shop

IV. mind [Brit mʌɪnd, Am maɪnd]

I. two [Brit tuː, Am tu] N

deux m inv

II. two [Brit tuː, Am tu] DET

III. two [Brit tuː, Am tu] PRON

deux inv

IV. two [Brit tuː, Am tu]

I'm fed up inf!—‘that makes two of us’
j'en ai marre!—‘moi aussi’ inf

I. course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] N

1. course (progression):

cours m (of de)

2. course (route):

cap m
to be on or hold or steer a course AVIAT, NAUT
to change course AVIAT, NAUT
to set (a) course for AVIAT, NAUT

3. course:

course SCHOOL, UNIV
cours m (in en, of de)
a course of study SCHOOL

4. course:

course MED, VET (of drug)

5. course (in golf, athletics):

course SPORTS
course HORSE RAC

6. course (part of meal):

7. course CONSTR:

II. course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB trans HUNT

course dog: quarry
course person: hounds

III. course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB intr

1. course (rush):

2. course SPORTS:

course dogs:
course person:

IV. -course COMP

V. of course ADV

of [Brit ɒv, (ə)v, Am əv] PREP

1. of (in most uses):

2. of (made or consisting of):

3. of (indicating an agent):

4. of (indicating a proportion or fraction):

5. of Brit (in expressions of time):

I. old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] N The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.

1. old (old people):

the old + vb pl

2. old (earlier era):

II. olds N (parents)

olds npl inf
mpl my olds

III. old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

1. old (elderly, not young):

2. old (of a particular age):

3. old (not new):

old garment, object, car, song, tradition, family
old story, excuse
old joke

4. old (former, previous):

old address, school, job, boss, admirer, system

5. old (as term of affection):

old inf
hello, old chap/girl dated!
ça va, vieux? inf

6. old (as intensifier) inf:

I. late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

late arrival, rains, publication, implementation
to get off to a late start meeting, event:
to be late for work, school, appointment

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

late hour, supper, date, pregnancy
late plant, variety BOT
late Victorian architecture etc

3. late (towards end of series):

4. late (deceased):

II. late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

1. late (after expected time):

late arrive, leave, start, finish
to be running late person:
to be running late train, bus:

2. late (towards end of time period):

late get up, go to bed, open, close, end

3. late ADMIN (formerly):

III. of late ADV

I. all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] PRON

1. all (everything):

500 in all
500 en tout
nous faisons tout ce que nous pouvons (to do pour faire)
it's not all (that) it should be performance, service, efficiency:

2. all (the only thing):

3. all (everyone):

4. all (the whole amount):

5. all (emphasizing unanimity or entirety):

II. all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] DET

1. all (each one of):

2. all (the whole of):

3. all (total):

4. all (any):

III. all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] ADV

1. all (emphatic: completely):

to be all for sth

2. all (emphatic: nothing but):

3. all SPORTS (for each party):

IV. all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] N

tout sacrifier (for sth à qc, for sb pour qn, to do pour faire)

V. all+ COMP

1. all+ (completely):

all-girl band, cast, group
all-male/-white team, production, jury
all-union workforce

2. all+ (in the highest degree) → all-consuming

VI. all along ADV

VII. all but ADV

VIII. all of ADV

IX. all that ADV

X. all the ADV

XI. all too ADV

all too accurate, easy, widespread:

XII. and all ADV

1. and all:

2. and all Brit inf:

XIII. at all ADV

XIV. for all PREP

XV. of all PREP

1. of all (in rank):

2. of all (emphatic):

XVI. all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl]

it's all go inf here! Brit
it's all up with us inf Brit
all in Brit sl
all in Brit sl

I. worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] N

1. worst (most difficult, unpleasant):

le/la pire m/f

2. worst (expressing the most pessimistic outlook):

3. worst (most unbearable):

to be at its worst relationship, development, tendency, economic situation:

4. worst (most negative trait):

5. worst (of the lowest standard, quality):

II. worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADJ superlative of bad

1. worst (most unsatisfactory, unpleasant):

2. worst (most serious):

3. worst (most inappropriate):

4. worst (of the poorest standard):

III. worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADV

worst of all, …

IV. worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] VB trans form

être battu (by par)

I. thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ] N

1. thing (object):

truc m inf

2. thing (action, task, event):

3. thing (matter, fact):

the thing is, (that) …

4. thing (person, animal):

veinard/-e! inf
sale truc! inf

II. things N npl

1. things (personal belongings, equipment):

2. things (situation, circumstances, matters):

3. things LAW:

III. thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ]

to have a thing about blondes, bearded men emeralds, old cars

I. place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] N

1. place (location, position):

in places hilly, damaged, worn
a place for meeting, party, monument, office

2. place (town, hotel etc):

all over the place fig, inf speech, lecture

3. place (for specific purpose):

4. place (home):

5. place (seat, space):

garder une place (for pour)

6. place:

place f (on dans)
siège m (on au sein de)
a place as au pair, cook, cleaner

7. place Brit UNIV:

place f (at à)
to get a place on course

8. place (in competition, race):

place lit
he backed Red Rum for a place HORSE RAC

9. place (in argument, analysis):

10. place (correct position):

to put sth in place fencing, construction
in place law, system, scheme
to put sth in place scheme, system, regime

11. place (rank):

sb's/sth's place in world, society, history, politics
la place de qn/qc dans

12. place (role):

to fill sb's place
to have no place in organization, philosophy, creed
there are places for people like you inf! fig, pej

13. place (situation):

14. place (moment):

in places funny, boring, silly

15. place (in book) (in paragraph, speech):

16. place Am (unspecified location) inf:

II. out of place ADJ

out of place remark, behaviour
out of place language, tone
to look out of place building, person:

III. in place of PREP

in place of person, object:

IV. place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] VB trans

1. place lit:

to place sth back on shelf, table

2. place (locate):

3. place (using service):

parier, faire un pari (on sur)

4. place (put) fig:

5. place (rank):

place (in exam) Brit
to be placed third horse, athlete:

6. place (judge):

7. place (identify):

place person
place accent

8. place (find home for):

place child

9. place ADMIN (send, appoint):

place student, trainee
placer (in dans)

V. placed ADJ

1. placed (gen) (situated):

être bien placé (to do pour faire)

2. placed SPORTS, HORSE RAC:

to be placed horse: Brit

VI. place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs]

place → take place

I. people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N (nation) gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.

II. people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N npl

1. people:

gens mpl

2. people (inhabitants):

3. people (citizens, subjects):

4. people (experts):

people inf
gens inf

5. people inf:

III. people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] VB trans liter

peupler (with de)

I. best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] N

1. best (most enjoyable, pleasant):

2. best (of the highest quality, standard):

3. best (most competent):

to be the best at subject, game

4. best (most appropriate, desirable or valid):

5. best (most favourable):

6. best (peak, height):

to be at its best wine, cheese:
to be at its best city, view, landscape:

7. best (greatest personal effort):

to get the best out of pupil, worker
to get the best out of gadget

8. best (virtues, qualities):

to bring out the best in sb crisis, suffering:

9. best (most advantageous or pleasing part):

to get the best of deal, bargain
to get the best of arrangement

10. best (good clothes):

11. best (good wishes):

12. best (winning majority):

II. best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADJ superlative of good

1. best (most excellent or pleasing):

2. best (most competent):

best teacher, poet
to be best at subject, sport
to be best at instrument

3. best (most appropriate or suitable):

best tool, example, way, time, idea

4. best (most beneficial):

best exercise, food

III. best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADV

best superlative of well

IV. best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] VB trans (defeat, outdo)

best (in argument) person
best (in contest, struggle) opponent

V. best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst]

I. bad [Brit bad, Am bæd] N

1. bad (evil):

mal m

2. bad (unpleasantness, unfavourableness):

he ended up £100 to the bad

II. bad <comp worse, superl worst> [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADJ

1. bad (poor, inferior, incompetent, unacceptable):

bad book, harvest, spelling, eyesight, answer, memory, cook, father, liar, management, decision, idea
bad attr joke
to be bad at subject
not bad inf

2. bad (unpleasant, unfavourable, negative):

bad news, day, time, year, smell, dream, reaction, review, result, forecast, omen, sign, mood, temper
cela s'annonce mal (for pour)

3. bad (morally or socially unacceptable):

bad person, behaviour, habit, life, manners, example, influence, reputation
bad attr language, word
+ subj it will look bad
avoir mauvaise conscience (about au sujet de)

4. bad (severe, serious):

bad accident, attack, fracture, injury, mistake
bad case

5. bad:

6. bad (inappropriate, unsuitable):

bad time, moment, place, example

7. bad (ill, with a weakness or injury):

to be in a bad way inf

8. bad FIN:

bad money, note
bad loan
bad insurance claim

9. bad (good):

bad inf

10. bad (rotten):

bad fruit

III. bad [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADV inf esp Am

bad need, want:

IV. bad [Brit bad, Am bæd]

to be in bad Am
to be in bad with sb Am

all-important ADJ

all-embracing ADJ

all-consuming ADJ

all-consuming passion
all-consuming ambition

I. late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

late arrival, rains, publication, implementation
to get off to a late start meeting, event:
to be late for work, school, appointment

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

late hour, supper, date, pregnancy
late plant, variety BOT
late Victorian architecture etc

3. late (towards end of series):

4. late (deceased):

II. late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

1. late (after expected time):

late arrive, leave, start, finish
to be running late person:
to be running late train, bus:

2. late (towards end of time period):

late get up, go to bed, open, close, end

3. late ADMIN (formerly):

III. of late ADV

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frame of door, window
sharpness of mind
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I. frame [freɪm] N

1. frame (for picture) a. COMPUT:

2. frame (enclosure):

frame of door, window

3. frame pl (rim surrounding spectacles):

4. frame (structure):

frame for tent
frame for cycle

5. frame (body):

6. frame (section of film strip):

7. frame (for plants):

8. frame fig:

II. frame [freɪm] VB trans

1. frame (put in a frame):

2. frame (put into words):

frame regulations

3. frame inf (falsely incriminate):

I. mind [maɪnd] N

1. mind (brain):

2. mind (thought, memory):

3. mind (intention):

I have half a mind to +infin
ça me démange de +infin

4. mind (consciousness):

5. mind sing (opinion):

to sb's mind

6. mind (intelligent person):

Phrases:

II. mind [maɪnd] VB trans

1. mind (be careful of):

mind you do sth

2. mind (look after):

3. mind (concern oneself):

don't mind sb/sth

4. mind (object):

to mind sb/sth
I don't mind sb/sth
qn/qc ne me gêne pas

5. mind Scot (remember):

6. mind Am, Scot (obey):

Phrases:

III. mind [maɪnd] VB intr

do you mind if ...?

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

1. of (belonging to):

2. of (describing):

3. of (dates and time):

the 4th of May/in May of 2002
le 4 mai/en mai 2002

4. of (nature, content):

5. of (among):

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I. frame [freɪm] N

1. frame (for picture) a. comput:

2. frame (enclosure):

frame of door, window

3. frame pl (rim on eyeglasses):

4. frame (structure):

frame for tent
frame for cycle

5. frame (body):

6. frame (section of film):

7. frame (for plants):

8. frame fig:

II. frame [freɪm] VB trans

1. frame (put in a frame):

2. frame (put into words):

frame regulations

3. frame inf (falsely incriminate):

I. mind [maɪnd] N

1. mind (brain):

2. mind (thought, memory):

3. mind (intention):

I have half a mind to +infin
ça me démange de +infin

4. mind (consciousness):

5. mind sing (opinion):

to sb's mind

6. mind (intelligent person):

Phrases:

II. mind [maɪnd] VB trans

1. mind (be careful of):

2. mind (take care of):

3. mind (concern oneself):

don't mind sb/sth

4. mind (object):

to mind sb/sth
I don't mind sb/sth
qn/qc ne me gêne pas

5. mind (obey):

Phrases:

III. mind [maɪnd] VB intr

do you mind if ...?

of [əv, stressed: av] PREP

1. of (belonging to):

2. of (describing):

3. of (dates and time):

the 4th of May/in May of 2005
le 4 mai/en mai 2005

4. of (nature, content):

5. of (among):

Present
Iframe
youframe
he/she/itframes
weframe
youframe
theyframe
Past
Iframed
youframed
he/she/itframed
weframed
youframed
theyframed
Present Perfect
Ihaveframed
youhaveframed
he/she/ithasframed
wehaveframed
youhaveframed
theyhaveframed
Past Perfect
Ihadframed
youhadframed
he/she/ithadframed
wehadframed
youhadframed
theyhadframed

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