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I.across [Brit əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɑs] PREP Across frequently occurs as the second element in certain verb combinations (come across, run across, lean across etc.). For translations, look at the appropriate verb entry (come, run, lean etc.).

1. across (from one side to the other):

to go or travel across sth
traverser qc
to run/hurry across the room
traverser la pièce en courant/en vitesse
to travel across country/town
traverser la campagne/la ville
a journey across the desert
un voyage à travers le désert
the bridge across the river
le pont qui traverse la rivière
to be lying across the bed
être couché en travers du lit
the line across the page
la ligne en travers de la page
across the years
à travers les années
she leaned across the table
elle s'est penchée au-dessus de la table
the scar across his face
la cicatrice sur sa figure
his hair fell across his face
ses cheveux lui tombaient dans la figure
he wiped his hand across his mouth
il a passé la main sur sa bouche
the light flickered across the carpet
la lumière dansait sur la moquette
the plane flew across the sky
l'avion a traversé le ciel

II.across [Brit əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɑs] ADV

See also run, practice run, lean, come

I.run [Brit rʌn, Am rən] N

III.run <pret ran, pp run> [Brit rʌn, Am rən] VB trans

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IV.run <pret ran, pp run> [Brit rʌn, Am rən] VB intr

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1. run (move quickly):

run person, animal:
courir
to run to catch the bus/to help sb
courir pour attraper le bus/pour aider qn
to run to meet sb
courir à la rencontre de qn
to run across/down/up sth
traverser/descendre/monter qc en courant
to run around the house/around (in) the garden
courir dans toute la maison/dans le jardin
will you run over to the shop and get some milk?
peux-tu courir au magasin chercher du lait?
to run for the train
courir pour attraper le train
to run for the exit
courir vers la sortie
to run for one's country SPORTS
courir pour son pays
to run in the 100 metres/in the 3.30 (race)
courir le 100 mètres/dans la course de 15 h 30
she came running towards me
elle a couru vers moi
the customers will come running fig
les clients vont se précipiter
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I.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] N (meat)

II.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] ADJ

III.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB trans

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IV.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB intr

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I.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] N sl

II.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] INTERJ (reassuringly)

III.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB trans

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IV.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB intr

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1. come (arrive):

come person, day, success, fame:
venir
come bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war:
arriver
the letter came on Monday
la lettre est arrivée lundi
your turn will come
ton tour arrivera
to come after sb (chase)
poursuivre qn
to come by (take) bus, taxi, plane
prendre
I came on foot/by bike
je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette
to come down stairs, street
descendre
to come up stairs, street
monter
to come down from Scotland/from Alaska
venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska
to come from airport, hospital
venir de
to come into house, room
entrer dans
the train came into the station
le train est entré en gare
to come past car, person:
passer
to come through person: town centre, tunnel
passer par
to come through water, object: window etc
traverser
to come to school, telephone
venir à
to come to the door
venir ouvrir
to come to the surface
remonter à la surface
to come to the company as apprentice, consultant
entrer dans l'entreprise comme
to come to do
venir faire
to come running
arriver en courant
to come limping down the street
descendre la rue en boitant
to come crashing to the ground structure:
s'écraser au sol
to come streaming through the window light:
entrer à flots par la fenêtre
lunch is ready, come and get it!
le déjeuner est prêt, à table!
when the time comes
lorsque le moment sera venu
the time has come to do
le moment est venu de faire
I'm coming!
j'arrive!
come to mummy
viens voir maman
to come and go
aller et venir
you can come and go as you please
tu es libre de tes mouvements
fashions come and go
les modes vont et viennent
come next week/year
la semaine/l'année prochaine
come Christmas/Summer
à Noël/en été
there may come a time or day when you regret it
tu pourrais le regretter un jour
for some time to come
encore quelque temps
there's still the meal/speech to come
il y a encore le repas/discours

12. come (be situated):

come
venir
to come after
suivre, venir après
to come before (in time, list, queue)
précéder
to come before (in importance)
passer avant
to come within terms
faire partie de
to come first/last athlete, horse:
arriver premier/dernier
where did you come?
tu es arrivé combien? inf
where did you come?
tu es arrivé à quelle place?
my family comes first
ma famille passe avant tout
nothing can come between us
rien ne peut nous séparer
don't let this come between us
on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça
to try to come between two people
essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes
nothing comes between me and my football!
pour moi le foot c'est sacré!
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I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

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II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

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get along with you inf!
ne sois pas ridicule!
get away with you inf!
arrête de raconter n'importe quoi! inf
get her inf!
regarde-moi ça!
get him inf in that hat!
regarde-le avec ce chapeau!
he got his (was killed) inf
il a cassé sa pipe inf
I'll get you inf for that
je vais te le faire payer inf
I'm getting there
je progresse
it gets me right here!
tu vas me faire pleurer!
I've/he's got it bad inf
je suis/il est vraiment mordu
I've got it
je sais
to get above oneself
commencer à avoir la grosse tête inf
to get it together inf
se ressaisir
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
avoir une érection
to get one's in Am inf
prendre sa revanche
to tell sb where to get off
envoyer qn promener
to get with it inf
se mettre dans le coup inf
what's got into her/them?
qu'est-ce qui lui/leur a pris?
where does he get off inf?
pour qui se prend-il?
you've got me there!
alors là tu me poses une colle! inf

See also stuff, rich, drunk, drink, chest

I.stuff [Brit stʌf, Am stəf] N U

1. stuff (unnamed substance):

stuff
truc m inf
stuff
chose f
what's that stuff in the box/on the table?
qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc dans la boîte/sur la table? inf
what's that stuff in the bottle?
qu'est-ce que c'est dans la bouteille?
there's some black stuff stuck to my shoe
il y a un truc noir collé à ma chaussure inf
I don't eat pre-packaged stuff if I can help it
j'évite autant que possible de manger des trucs pré-emballés inf
this stuff stinks!
ça pue ce truc! inf
have we got any more of that cement stuff?
est-ce qu'on a encore de cette espèce de ciment?
she loves the stuff
elle adore ça
acid is dangerous stuff
l'acide est dangereux
acid is dangerous stuff
l'acide est un truc dangereux inf
gin? never touch the stuff inf
le gin? je n'y touche jamais
expensive stuff, caviar
ça coute cher, le caviar
we've sold lots of the stuff
nous en avons vendu beaucoup
it's strong stuff (of drink, drug, detergent)
c'est costaud inf

3. stuff (content of speech, book, film, etc) inf:

the sort of stuff you read in the newspapers
le genre de chose qu'on lit dans les journaux
the sort of stuff you read in the newspapers
le genre de truc qu'on lit dans les journaux inf
who wrote this stuff? (gen)
qui a écrit ça?
who wrote this stuff? pej
qui a écrit cette chose?
there's some good stuff in this article
il y a de bonnes choses dans cet article
this poem is good stuff
c'est un bon poème
have you read much of her stuff?
as-tu lu beaucoup de ce qu'elle a écrit?
this stuff is excellent/absolute rubbish
c'est excellent/complètement nul inf
it's not my kind of stuff
ce n'est pas mon truc inf
it's romantic/terrifying stuff
c'est romantique/terrifiant
I sent him a tape of my stuff
je lui ai envoyé une cassette de ce que je fais
do you believe all that stuff about his private life?
tu crois à tout ce qu'on dit sur sa vie privée?
there was a lot of stuff about the new legislation in his speech
il a beaucoup parlé de la nouvelle législation dans son discours
he likes painting and drawing and stuff like that inf
il aime la peinture et le dessin et tout ce genre de trucs inf
the book's all about music and stuff
le livre parle de la musique et tout ça

II.stuff [Brit stʌf, Am stəf] VB trans

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V.stuff [Brit stʌf, Am stəf]

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I.rich [Brit rɪtʃ, Am rɪtʃ] N + vb pl

III.rich [Brit rɪtʃ, Am rɪtʃ] ADJ

V.rich [Brit rɪtʃ, Am rɪtʃ]

I.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk] VB pp

drunk → drink

II.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk] N

III.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk] ADJ

IV.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk]

I.drink [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] N

II.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB trans

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III.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB intr

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IV.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB refl

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V.drink [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk]

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chest [Brit tʃɛst, Am tʃɛst] N

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Translations for get across in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for get across in the English»French Dictionary

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I.across [əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɑ:s] PREP

II.across [əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɑ:s] ADV

I.get <got, got [or Am, Aus gotten]> [get] VB trans inf

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We wanted to reward writers who get across some personality and colour in their column.
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This would have included shops, making the bridge a place to stay rather than just get across.
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She says that a couple, a man and a woman, will be able to get across easily.
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It's catchy and there is a real positive message to get across.
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Those that had not gotten across had to wait until the next morning when more rafts could be built before they could get across.
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The highway relies on ferries and ice bridges to get across the rivers.
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This effect is magnified if a particular media outlet has a biased point of view that they want to get across.
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Different intensities of hue portray different objectives the cartographer is attempting to get across to the audience.
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At first the people could not find a way to get across the water to the shore.
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After reporting the trip back to the rest of the gang, the group borrowed the boat to get across in two trips.
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