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I.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] N

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1. turn (opportunity, in rotation):

turn

to wait one's turn

attendre son tour

it's my turn (gen)

it's my turn (in game)

c'est à moi de jouer

whose turn is it? (gen)

c'est à qui le tour?

whose turn is it? (in game)

c'est à qui de jouer?

‘miss a turn’

‘passez votre tour’

to be sb's turn to do

être à qn or au tour de qn de faire

it's your turn to make the coffee

c'est à toi or à ton tour de faire le café

it was his turn to feel rejected

il se sentait rejeté à son tour

to have a turn on or at or with the computer

utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour

to have a turn at driving

prendre son tour de conduite

to take turns at doing to take it in turns to do

faire qc à tour de rôle

to do sth turn and turn about

faire qc à tour de rôle

take it in turns!

chacun son tour!

to feel happy and depressed by turns

être tour à tour heureux et malheureux

to speak out of turn fig

commettre un impair

I hope I haven't spoken out of turn

j'espère ne pas avoir commis d'impair

5. turn (change, development):

turn

the turn of events

la tournure des événements

this is an extraordinary turn of events

les événements ont pris une tournure extraordinaire

to take an encouraging/a worrying turn events:

prendre une tournure encourageante/inquiétante

to take a turn for the better person, situation:

to take a turn for the better things, events:

prendre une meilleure tournure

to take a turn for the worse situation:

to take a turn for the worse health:

she has taken a turn for the worse

elle va de plus en plus mal

to be on the turn luck, milk:

commencer à tourner

to be on the turn tide:

commencer à changer

II.in turn ADV

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1. in turn (in rotation):

in turn answer, speak

à tour de rôle

she spoke to each of us in turn

elle nous a parlé chacun à notre tour

2. in turn (linking sequence):

this in turn leads to higher inflation

ceci à son tour fait augmenter l'inflation

I invited Andrew who in turn invited Robert

j'ai invité Andrew qui à son tour a invité Robert

III.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] VB trans

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1. turn (rotate):

turn person: knob, wheel, handle

turn mechanism: cog, wheel

to turn sth to the right/left

tourner qc vers la droite/gauche

to turn sth to ‘on’/‘off’

tourner qc sur (la position) ‘marche’/‘arrêt’

to turn a switch through 90 degrees

faire tourner un sélecteur de 90 degrés

to turn sth halfway/the wrong way

tourner qc d'un demi-tour/dans le mauvais sens

to turn the key in the door or lock (lock up)

fermer la porte à clé

to turn the key in the door or lock (unlock)

tourner la clé dans la serrure

to turn the key on sb

enfermer qn à clé

3. turn (change direction of):

turn chair, head, face, car

to turn a picture to the wall

tourner un tableau face au mur

to turn one's face towards

tourner le visage vers

to turn one's steps towards

tourner or diriger ses pas vers

to turn one's attention or mind to

tourner son attention vers

to turn one's back on lit group, place

tourner le dos à

to turn one's back on fig friend, ally

to turn one's back on homeless, needy

as soon as my back is turned lit, fig

dès que j'ai le dos tourné

to turn one's back on the past

tourner la page

to turn sb from one's door

4. turn (focus, direction of):

to turn sth on sb gun, hose, torch

braquer qc sur qn

to turn sth on sb fig anger, scorn

diriger qc sur qn

5. turn (transform):

to turn sth white/black

blanchir/noircir qc

to turn sth milky/opaque

rendre qc laiteux/opaque

to turn sth into office, car park, desert

transformer qc en

to turn water into ice/wine

changer de l'eau en glace/vin

to turn a book into a film

adapter un livre pour l'écran

turn your old newspapers into cash!

convertissez vos vieux journaux en argent!

to turn sb into magician: frog

to turn sb into experience: extrovert, maniac

faire de qn un/une

it turned him from a normal child into a delinquent

cela a transformé l'enfant normal qu'il était en délinquant

to stand there as if turned to stone

rester là comme pétrifié

8. turn (on lathe):

turn wood, piece, spindle

9. turn (fashion) fig:

to turn an elegant sentence

tourner une phrase élégante

10. turn (in espionage):

turn spy, agent

IV.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] VB intr

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1. turn (change direction):

turn person, car, plane, road:

to turn (to the) left/right

tourner à gauche/droite

to turn to the east/the west

tourner à l'est/l'ouest

to turn down or into street, alley

to turn off main road, street

to turn towards village, mountains

tourner en direction de

I turned towards home

j'ai repris le chemin de la maison

her thoughts turned to her family

ses pensées se sont tournées vers sa famille

the conversation turned to Ellie

on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie

he later turned to teaching

plus tard il s'est tourné vers l'enseignement

3. turn (revolve):

turn key, wheel, planet:

turn person:

se tourner (to, towards vers)

to turn on its axis

tourner sur son axe

a key turned in the lock

une clé a tourné dans la serrure

to turn in one's chair

se retourner dans son fauteuil

to turn and face the camera

se tourner vers la caméra

to turn and walk out of the room

faire demi-tour et sortir de la pièce

to turn to do

se retourner pour faire

to turn to face sth

se retourner vers qc

to turn and fight

se retourner pour se battre

to turn to lie on one's side

se tourner pour se mettre sur le côté

I turned once again to my book/my work

j'ai repris encore une fois ma lecture/mon travail

5. turn (spin round angrily):

to turn on sb dog:

to turn on sb person:

se retourner contre qn

7. turn (change):

to turn into tadpole: frog

se transformer en

to turn into sofa: bed

se transformer en

to turn into situation, evening: farce, disaster

to turn into conversation: shouting match

to turn into (magically) person: animal, prince etc

se transformer en

to turn to substance: ice, gold etc

to turn to fear, surprise: horror, relief

his hopes had turned to dust

ses espoirs étaient réduits en poussière

10. turn (go sour):

11. turn trees, leaves:

turn

V.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn]

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I.turn around VB [Brit təːn -, Am tərn -] (turn around)

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1. turn around (to face other way):

turn around person:

se retourner, faire demi-tour (to do pour faire)

turn around bus, vehicle:

faire demi-tour

2. turn around fig:

you can't just turn around and say you've changed your mind

tu ne peux pas tout simplement dire que tu as changé d'avis

what if he just turns around and says no?

et si jamais il disait non?

3. turn around (revolve, rotate):

turn around object, windmill, dancer:

4. turn around (change trend):

the market has turned around

il y a eu un renversement de situation sur le marché

sales have turned round

il y a eu un renversement de tendance dans les ventes

5. turn around TRANSP (unload and reload):

turn around

décharger et charger

II.turn around VB [Brit təːn -, Am tərn -] (turn [sth] around, turn around [sth])

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1. turn around (to face other way):

turn around car, chair, piano, head, baby

tourner [qc] dans l'autre sens

2. turn around (reverse decline in):

turn around situation, economy, company

turn around political party, factory

redresser la situation de

3. turn around TRANSP (unload and reload):

turn around plane, ship

décharger et mettre en état de repartir

the plane can be turned around in an hour

l'avion peut être déchargé et prêt à reprendre l'air en une heure

4. turn around (rephrase):

turn around question, sentence

century [Brit ˈsɛntʃʊri, Am ˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)ri] N

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2. century (in cricket):

score m de cent (au cricket)

I.turn in VB [Brit təːn -, Am tərn -] (turn in)

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1. turn in (go to bed):

turn in inf

aller se coucher

2. turn in (point inwards):

his toes turn in

il a les pieds tournés en dedans

to turn in on itself leaf, page:

se recroqueviller

to turn in on oneself fig

se replier sur soi-même

II.turn in VB [Brit təːn -, Am tərn -] (turn in [sth], turn [sth] in inf)

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1. turn in (hand in):

turn in membership, badge, homework

3. turn in (give up, stop):

laisser tomber inf

III.turn in VB [Brit təːn -, Am tərn -] (turn [sb] in, turn in [sb])

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IV.turn in VB [Brit təːn -, Am tərn -] (turn oneself in)

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Translations for in turn in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

he lifted each box in turn, each one heavier than the last

il soulevait des boîtes de plus en plus lourdes

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I.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] N

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1. turn (opportunity, in rotation):

turn

to wait one's turn

attendre son tour

it's my turn (gen)

it's my turn (in game)

c'est à moi de jouer

whose turn is it? (gen)

c'est à qui le tour?

whose turn is it? (in game)

c'est à qui de jouer?

‘miss a turn’

‘passez votre tour’

to be sb's turn to do

être à qn or au tour de qn de faire

it's your turn to make the coffee

c'est à toi or à ton tour de faire le café

it was his turn to feel rejected

il se sentait rejeté à son tour

to have a turn on or at or with the computer

utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour

to have a turn at driving

prendre son tour de conduite

to take turns at doing to take it in turns to do

faire qc à tour de rôle

to do sth turn and turn about

faire qc à tour de rôle

take it in turns!

chacun son tour!

to feel happy and depressed by turns

être tour à tour heureux et malheureux

to speak out of turn fig

commettre un impair

I hope I haven't spoken out of turn

j'espère ne pas avoir commis d'impair

5. turn (change, development):

turn

the turn of events

la tournure des événements

this is an extraordinary turn of events

les événements ont pris une tournure extraordinaire

to take an encouraging/a worrying turn events:

prendre une tournure encourageante/inquiétante

to take a turn for the better person, situation:

to take a turn for the better things, events:

prendre une meilleure tournure

to take a turn for the worse situation:

to take a turn for the worse health:

she has taken a turn for the worse

elle va de plus en plus mal

to be on the turn luck, milk:

commencer à tourner

to be on the turn tide:

commencer à changer

II.in turn ADV

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1. in turn (in rotation):

in turn answer, speak

à tour de rôle

she spoke to each of us in turn

elle nous a parlé chacun à notre tour

2. in turn (linking sequence):

this in turn leads to higher inflation

ceci à son tour fait augmenter l'inflation

I invited Andrew who in turn invited Robert

j'ai invité Andrew qui à son tour a invité Robert

III.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] VB trans

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1. turn (rotate):

turn person: knob, wheel, handle

turn mechanism: cog, wheel

to turn sth to the right/left

tourner qc vers la droite/gauche

to turn sth to ‘on’/‘off’

tourner qc sur (la position) ‘marche’/‘arrêt’

to turn a switch through 90 degrees

faire tourner un sélecteur de 90 degrés

to turn sth halfway/the wrong way

tourner qc d'un demi-tour/dans le mauvais sens

to turn the key in the door or lock (lock up)

fermer la porte à clé

to turn the key in the door or lock (unlock)

tourner la clé dans la serrure

to turn the key on sb

enfermer qn à clé

3. turn (change direction of):

turn chair, head, face, car

to turn a picture to the wall

tourner un tableau face au mur

to turn one's face towards

tourner le visage vers

to turn one's steps towards

tourner or diriger ses pas vers

to turn one's attention or mind to

tourner son attention vers

to turn one's back on lit group, place

tourner le dos à

to turn one's back on fig friend, ally

to turn one's back on homeless, needy

as soon as my back is turned lit, fig

dès que j'ai le dos tourné

to turn one's back on the past

tourner la page

to turn sb from one's door

4. turn (focus, direction of):

to turn sth on sb gun, hose, torch

braquer qc sur qn

to turn sth on sb fig anger, scorn

diriger qc sur qn

5. turn (transform):

to turn sth white/black

blanchir/noircir qc

to turn sth milky/opaque

rendre qc laiteux/opaque

to turn sth into office, car park, desert

transformer qc en

to turn water into ice/wine

changer de l'eau en glace/vin

to turn a book into a film

adapter un livre pour l'écran

turn your old newspapers into cash!

convertissez vos vieux journaux en argent!

to turn sb into magician: frog

to turn sb into experience: extrovert, maniac

faire de qn un/une

it turned him from a normal child into a delinquent

cela a transformé l'enfant normal qu'il était en délinquant

to stand there as if turned to stone

rester là comme pétrifié

8. turn (on lathe):

turn wood, piece, spindle

9. turn (fashion) fig:

to turn an elegant sentence

tourner une phrase élégante

10. turn (in espionage):

turn spy, agent

IV.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] VB intr

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1. turn (change direction):

turn person, car, plane, road:

to turn (to the) left/right

tourner à gauche/droite

to turn to the east/the west

tourner à l'est/l'ouest

to turn down or into street, alley

to turn off main road, street

to turn towards village, mountains

tourner en direction de

I turned towards home

j'ai repris le chemin de la maison

her thoughts turned to her family

ses pensées se sont tournées vers sa famille

the conversation turned to Ellie

on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie

he later turned to teaching

plus tard il s'est tourné vers l'enseignement

3. turn (revolve):

turn key, wheel, planet:

turn person:

se tourner (to, towards vers)

to turn on its axis

tourner sur son axe

a key turned in the lock

une clé a tourné dans la serrure

to turn in one's chair

se retourner dans son fauteuil

to turn and face the camera

se tourner vers la caméra

to turn and walk out of the room

faire demi-tour et sortir de la pièce

to turn to do

se retourner pour faire

to turn to face sth

se retourner vers qc

to turn and fight

se retourner pour se battre

to turn to lie on one's side

se tourner pour se mettre sur le côté

I turned once again to my book/my work

j'ai repris encore une fois ma lecture/mon travail

5. turn (spin round angrily):

to turn on sb dog:

to turn on sb person:

se retourner contre qn

7. turn (change):

to turn into tadpole: frog

se transformer en

to turn into sofa: bed

se transformer en

to turn into situation, evening: farce, disaster

to turn into conversation: shouting match

to turn into (magically) person: animal, prince etc

se transformer en

to turn to substance: ice, gold etc

to turn to fear, surprise: horror, relief

his hopes had turned to dust

ses espoirs étaient réduits en poussière

10. turn (go sour):

11. turn trees, leaves:

turn

V.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn]

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I.turn around VB [Brit təːn -, Am tərn -] (turn around)

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1. turn around (to face other way):

turn around person:

se retourner, faire demi-tour (to do pour faire)

turn around bus, vehicle:

faire demi-tour

2. turn around fig:

you can't just turn around and say you've changed your mind

tu ne peux pas tout simplement dire que tu as changé d'avis

what if he just turns around and says no?

et si jamais il disait non?

3. turn around (revolve, rotate):

turn around object, windmill, dancer:

4. turn around (change trend):

the market has turned around

il y a eu un renversement de situation sur le marché

sales have turned round

il y a eu un renversement de tendance dans les ventes

5. turn around TRANSP (unload and reload):

turn around

décharger et charger

II.turn around VB [Brit təːn -, Am tərn -] (turn [sth] around, turn around [sth])

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1. turn around (to face other way):

turn around car, chair, piano, head, baby

tourner [qc] dans l'autre sens

2. turn around (reverse decline in):

turn around situation, economy, company

turn around political party, factory

redresser la situation de

3. turn around TRANSP (unload and reload):

turn around plane, ship

décharger et mettre en état de repartir

the plane can be turned around in an hour

l'avion peut être déchargé et prêt à reprendre l'air en une heure

4. turn around (rephrase):

turn around question, sentence

century [Brit ˈsɛntʃʊri, Am ˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)ri] N

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2. century (in cricket):

score m de cent (au cricket)

I.full [Brit fʊl, Am fʊl] ADJ

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1. full (completely filled):

full box, glass, room, cupboard

full hotel, flight, car park

full theatre

a full tank of petrol

un plein réservoir d'essence

a full bottle of whisky

une pleine bouteille de whisky

full to the brim

plein à ras bord

full to overflowing bucket

plein à déborder

full to overflowing room, suitcase

plein à craquer inf

I've got my hands full lit

j'ai les mains pleines

I've got my hands full fig

je suis débordé

don't speak with your mouth full

ne parle pas la bouche pleine

full of ideas, life, energy, surprises

the hotel/the train is full of tourists

l'hôtel/le train est plein de touristes

the papers are full of the accident

les journaux ne parlent que de l'accident

he's full of his holiday plans

il ne parle que de ses projets de vacances

to be full of oneself pej

être imbu de soi-même

to be full of one's own importance

être plein de suffisance

4. full (complete):

full pack of cards, set of teeth

full name, breakfast, story, details

full price, control

full responsibility

entier/-ière

full support

inconditionnel/-elle

full understanding, awareness

full inquiry, investigation

the full extent of the damage/of the disaster

l'ampleur des dégâts/du désastre

the full implications of

toutes les implications de, toute la portée de

he has a full head of hair

il a tous ses cheveux

to be in full view

être parfaitement visible

in full view of sb

sous les yeux de qn

5. full (officially recognized):

full member, partner

à part entière

6. full (maximum):

full employment, bloom, power

he has the radio at full volume

il a mis la radio à plein volume

at full speed

à toute vitesse

in full sunlight

en plein soleil

to make full use of sth, to use sth to full advantage opportunity, situation

profiter pleinement de qc

to get full marks Brit

obtenir la note maximale

she deserves full marks for courage Brit

elle mérite des félicitations pour son courage

10. full (rich):

full flavour, tone

II.full [Brit fʊl, Am fʊl] ADV

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2. full (very):

to know full well that …

savoir fort bien que …

as you know full well

comme tu le sais fort bien

3. full (to the maximum):

is the volume turned up full?

est-ce que le volume est à fond?

with the heating up full

avec le chauffage à fond

III.in full ADV

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to enjoy or live life to the full

profiter pleinement de l'existence

I.favour Brit, favor Am [Brit ˈfeɪvə, Am ˈfeɪvər] N

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1. favour (approval):

to look with favour on sb/sth, look on sb/sth with favour

approuver qn/qc

to regard sb/sth with favour

considérer qn/qc avec bienveillance

to win/lose favour with sb favour

s'attirer/perdre les bonnes grâces de qn

to find favour with sb

trouver grâce aux yeux de qn

to gain favour with sb

remporter la faveur de qn

to be out of favour with sb person:

ne plus être dans les bonnes grâces de qn

to be out of favour with sb idea, fashion, method:

ne plus être en vogue auprès de qn

to fall out of or from favour with sb person:

tomber en disgrâce auprès de qn

to fall or go out of favour idea, fashion, method:

2. favour (kindness):

to do sb a favour

rendre service à qn

in return for all your favours

en remerciement de tous les services que vous m'avez rendus

they're not doing themselves any favours

ils desservent leur (propre) cause (by doing en faisant)

do me a favour! lit

fais-moi plaisir!

do me a favour! (as prelude to rebuff)

tu veux me faire plaisir?

do me a favour! (ironic)

qu'est-ce que tu crois!

do me a favour! (in exasperation)

et quoi encore!

as a (special) favour

à titre de service exceptionnel

she did it as a favour to her boss

elle l'a fait pour rendre service à son chef

to ask a favour of sb, to ask sb a favour

demander un service à qn

to owe sb a favour

avoir une dette envers qn

you owe me a favour

tu me dois bien ça

to return a favour lit, to return the favour iron

rendre la pareille (by doing en faisant)

3. favour (favouritism):

to show favour to sb, to show sb favour

accorder un traitement de faveur à qn

4. favour (advantage):

to be in sb's favour situation:

être avantageux pour qn

to be in sb's favour financial rates, wind:

être favorable à qn

to have sth in one's favour

avoir qc pour soi

everything was in her favour

elle avait tout pour elle

the plan has a lot in its favour

le projet présente beaucoup d'avantages

if the case doesn't go in our favour

si nous n'obtenons pas gain de cause

in your favour money, balance

à votre crédit

5. favour (small gift):

favour dated

6. favour HISTORY (token):

II.favours N

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favours npl (sexual):

favours euph

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2. favour (benefit):

favour plans, circumstances:

favour law, balance of power:

3. favour (approve of):

favour course of action

être partisan de

favour proposal

4. favour (honour) form or iron:

to favour sb with sth

faire à qn la faveur or l'honneur de qc

IV.favoured ADJ

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1. favoured (most likely):

favoured course of action, date, plan, view

favoured candidate

2. favoured (favourite):

V.in favour of PREP

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1. in favour of (on the side of):

in favour of

to be in favour of sb/sth

être pour qn/qc

to vote in favour of sth

I'm in favour of that

to be in favour of changing the law

être pour un changement de la loi

to speak in favour of motion, idea, plan

to speak in sb's favour

se prononcer en faveur de qn

to come out in favour of plan, person

exprimer son soutien à

2. in favour of (to the advantage of):

to work or be weighted in favour of sb

to decide in sb's favour (gen)

donner raison à qn

to decide in sb's favour LAW

donner gain de cause à qn

3. in favour of (out of preference for):

in favour of reject etc

I.term [Brit təːm, Am tərm] N

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1. term (period of time):

term (gen)

term (gen)

term SCHOOL, UNIV

term LAW (period when courts are in session)

term (duration of lease)

durée f (de bail)

he was elected for a four-year term

il a été élu pour une période or durée de quatre ans

during the president's first term of office

pendant le premier mandat du président

term of imprisonment

peine f de prison

to have reached (full) term (of pregnancy)

a term baby, a baby born at term

un enfant né à terme

in or during term(-time) SCHOOL, UNIV

pendant le trimestre

autumn/spring/summer term SCHOOL, UNIV

premier/deuxième/troisième trimestre

3. term MATH:

term

II.terms N npl

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1. terms (conditions):

terms (of agreement, treaty, contract)

terms (of agreement, treaty, contract)

terms (of will)

dispositions fpl

terms COMM

conditions de paiement

under or by the terms of the agreement/of the contract

aux termes de l'accord/du contrat

under the terms of the will LAW

selon les dispositions testamentaires (du défunt)

name your own terms

fixez vos conditions

terms and conditions LAW

terms of sale/payment

conditions de vente/paiement

terms of trade COMM, ECON

termes de l'échange international

credit terms

conditions de crédit

on easy terms COMM

avec facilités fpl de paiement

peace terms POL

conditions de paix

terms of surrender POL

conditions de la reddition

terms of reference

attributions fpl

that question is not within our terms of reference

cette question n'est pas dans nos attributions

4. terms (point of view):

in his/their etc terms

selon ses/leurs etc critères

III.in terms of PREP

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1. in terms of MATH:

in terms of (gen) (as expressed by)

to express sth in terms of cost/of colour

exprimer qc en fonction du prix/de la couleur

2. in terms of (from the point of view of):

in terms of

du point de vue de, sur le plan de

they are equals in terms of age and experience

ils sont égaux du point de vue de l'âge et de l'expérience

the novel is weak in terms of plot/of style

ce roman est faible sur le plan de l'intrigue/du style

they own very little in terms of real property

ils ne possèdent pas grand-chose en fait de biens immobiliers

IV.term [Brit təːm, Am tərm] VB trans

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term

appeler, nommer

to term sth sth

appeler or nommer qc qc

I.effect [Brit ɪˈfɛkt, Am əˈfɛkt] N

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1. effect (net result):

effet m (of de, on sur)

to have the effect of doing

avoir pour effet de faire

the effect of advertising is to increase demand

la publicité a pour effet d'accroître la demande

to have an effect on sth/sb

avoir un effet sur qc/qn

to have a damaging effect on sth

avoir un effet néfaste sur qc

to have little effect on sth/sb

avoir peu d'effet sur qc/qn

criticism doesn't seem to have any effect on him

la critique semble n'avoir aucun effet sur lui

the film had quite an effect on me

ce film m'a fait forte impression

to use sth to good effect

employer qc avec succès

to use sth to dramatic effect

obtenir un effet spectaculaire en utilisant qc

to feel the effect(s) of sth

sentir les effets de qc

2. effect (repercussions):

répercussions fpl (of de, on sur)

3. effect (power, efficacy):

the treatment loses effect over time

le traitement cesse de faire effet avec le temps

my advice was of no effect

mes conseils ont été sans effet

she warned him, but to little effect

elle l'a averti, mais sans grand résultat

we took precautions, to no effect

nous avons pris des précautions mais en vain

to take effect price increases:

to take effect law, ruling:

entrer en vigueur

to take effect pills, anaesthetic:

commencer à agir

to come into effect LAW, ADMIN

entrer en vigueur

to put policies into effect

appliquer des directives

with effect from January 1, contributions will increase by 5%

à dater du 1 er janvier, les cotisations augmenteront de 5%

5. effect (impression):

the overall effect

l'effet d'ensemble

the lighting gives or creates the effect of moonlight

l'éclairage crée un effet de clair de lune

to achieve an effect

obtenir un effet

she uses her wit to deadly effect

elle a un sens de l'humour ravageur

he paused for effect

il a fait une pause théâtrale

she dresses like that for effect

elle s'habille comme ça pour faire de l'effet

a beautiful marbled effect

un bel effet de marbre

6. effect:

effect PHYS, CHEM, BIOL

the Doppler/placebo effect

l'effet Doppler/placebo

II.effects N

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III.in effect ADV

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I.case¹ [Brit keɪs, Am keɪs] N

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1. case (instance, example):

case

cas m

in several cases

dans plusieurs cas

a case of mistaken identity

un cas d'erreur sur la personne

on a case by case basis

in which case , in that case

en ce cas, dans ce cas-là

in such or these cases

dans un cas pareil

in 7 out of 10 cases

7 fois sur 10, dans 7 cas sur 10

a case in point

un cas d'espèce, un exemple typique

it was a case of making a quick decision

il s'agissait de prendre une décision rapide

it's a case of substituting X for Y

il s'agit de substituer X à Y

it's simply a case of waiting

il n'y a plus qu'à attendre

2. case (state of affairs, situation):

case

cas m

that's not the case here

ce n'est pas le cas ici

such or this being the case

en ce cas, dans ce cas-là

is it the case that…?

est-il vrai que…?

as or whatever the case may be

selon le(s) cas

should this be the case or if this is the case, contact your doctor

si c'est le cas, consultez votre médecin

in no case will customers be refunded

en aucun cas les clients ne pourront être remboursés

3. case (legal arguments):

the case for the Crown Brit, the case for the State Am

the case for the defence

to state the case

exposer les faits

to put the case for the prosecution

représenter le ministère public

to put the case for the defence

assurer la défense du prévenu

the case against Foster

les faits qui sont reprochés à Foster

there is a case to answer

il y a assez de preuves

the case is closed LAW fig

l'affaire or la cause est entendue

4. case (convincing argument):

case

to put the case for sth

trouver des arguments en faveur de qc

to make a good case for sth

donner des arguments convaincants en faveur de qc

to argue the case for privatization

donner des arguments en faveur de la privatisation

there's a strong case against it

il y a beaucoup d'arguments contre cela

there's a strong case for/against doing

il y a de bonnes raisons pour/pour ne pas faire

5. case (trial):

case

case

criminal/civil case

affaire criminelle/civile

to win one's case

gagner son procès, avoir gain de cause

to lose/plead a case

plaider/perdre une cause

the case before the court

l'affaire en jugement

his case comes up next week

il passe en jugement la semaine prochaine

to decide a case

rendre un jugement

famous cases

causes fpl célèbres

8. case (in welfare work):

case (client)

cas m

to deal with a lot of difficult cases

avoir affaire à des cas difficiles

a problem case

un cas à problème

10. case LING:

case

cas m

in the accusative case

II.in any case ADV

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III.in case CONJ

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IV.in case of PREP

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in case of fire/emergency

en cas d'incendie/d'urgence

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get off my case inf!

fiche-moi la paix! inf

See also rest, headcase

I.rest [Brit rɛst, Am rɛst] N

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2. rest (other people):

he is no different from the rest (of them)

il n'est pas différent des autres

why can't you behave like the rest of us?

pourquoi ne peux-tu pas faire comme nous?

4. rest:

rest (break)

rest (nap, lie-down)

to have or take a rest

to have a rest in the afternoon

faire une sieste dans l'après-midi

let's have a little rest

et si on faisait une petite pause?

it was a rest from the serious business of the day

cela nous a reposés des dures tâches de la journée

he really needs a rest

il a vraiment besoin de se reposer

5. rest (object which supports):

rest

6. rest MUS:

rest

7. rest (immobility):

to be at rest

to come to rest

II.rest [Brit rɛst, Am rɛst] VB trans

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1. rest (lean):

to rest sth on rock, table

3. rest FARM (leave uncultivated):

laisser [qc] en jachère

4. rest (keep from entering) organizer, team:

rest competitor

ne pas faire participer

5. rest LAW:

to rest one's case

I rest my case fig

il n'y a rien à ajouter

III.rest [Brit rɛst, Am rɛst] VB intr

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3. rest euph actor:

to be resting

être sans engagement

5. rest (lie) fig:

to let the matter or things rest

you can't just let it rest there!

tu ne peux pas laisser les choses en l'état!

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to be a headcase

avoir un grain inf

I.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] N

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1. place (location, position):

to move from place to place

se déplacer d'un endroit à l'autre

I hope this is the right place

j'espère que c'est le bon endroit

we've come to the wrong place

nous nous sommes trompés d'endroit

the best place to buy sth

le meilleur endroit pour acheter qc

same time, same place

même heure, même endroit

in many places

dans de nombreux endroits

in places hilly, damaged, worn

her leg had been stung in several places

elle avait été piquée à la jambe à plusieurs endroits

a place for meeting, party, monument, office

un endroit pour

a place to do

un endroit pour faire

a safe place to hide

un endroit sûr pour se cacher

a good place to plant roses

un bon endroit pour planter des roses

a place where

it's no place for a child!

ce n'est pas un endroit pour un enfant!

the perfect place for a writer

l'endroit or le lieu idéal pour un écrivain

this is the place for me!

c'est le rêve ici!

if you need peace and quiet, then this is not the place!

si tu veux être tranquille, alors ce n'est pas l'endroit rêvé!

to be in the right place at the right time

être là où il faut quand il le faut

to be in two places at once

être au four et au moulin, être partout à la fois

not here, of all places!

surtout pas ici!

in Oxford, of all places!

à Oxford, figure-toi!

2. place (town, hotel etc):

a nice/strange place to live

un endroit agréable/bizarre pour vivre

a good place to eat

une bonne adresse (pour manger)

we stayed at a place on the coast

nous étions sur la côte

a little place called…

un petit village du nom de…

in a place like Kent/Austria

dans une région comme le Kent/un pays comme l'Autriche

this place is filthy!

cet endroit est dégoûtant!

he threatened to burn the place down inf

il a menacé d'y mettre le feu

to be seen in all the right places

se montrer dans les lieux qui comptent

all over the place (everywhere)

all over the place (randomly)

all over the place fig, inf speech, lecture

complètement décousu

your hair is all over the place inf!

tu es complètement décoiffé!

5. place (seat, space):

place (on bus, at table, in queue)

place (setting)

to keep a place

garder une place (for pour)

to find/lose one's place

trouver/perdre sa place

to show sb to his/her place

conduire qn à sa place

please take your places

veuillez prendre place

I couldn't find a place to park

je n'ai pas trouvé de place pour me garer

to lay or set a place for sb

mettre un couvert pour qn

is this place taken?

cette place est-elle prise?

9. place (in argument, analysis):

in the first place (firstly)

en premier lieu

in the first place (at the outset)

how much money did we have in the first place?

combien d'argent avions-nous pour commencer?

10. place (correct position):

to put sth in place fencing, construction

mettre qc en place

to push sth back into place

remettre qc en place

to return sth to its place

remettre qc à sa place

everything is in its place

tout est bien à sa place

to hold sth in place

maintenir qc en place

when the lever is in place

quand le levier est engagé

is the lid in place?

est-ce que le couvercle est mis?

in place law, system, scheme

to put sth in place scheme, system, regime

mettre qc en place

12. place (role):

it's not my place to do

ce n'est pas à moi de faire

to fill sb's place

to take sb's place , take the place of sb

prendre la place de qn

to have no place in organization, philosophy, creed

n'avoir aucune place dans

there is a place for someone like her in this company

il y a une place pour une femme comme elle dans cette entreprise

there are places for people like you inf! fig, pej

ça se soigne! inf

13. place (situation):

in my/his place

in your place, I'd have done the same

à ta place, j'aurais fait la même chose

to change or trade places with sb

changer de place avec qn

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

to mark one's place

marquer sa page

to lose/find one's place (in book)

perdre/retrouver sa page

to lose/find one's place (in paragraph, speech)

perdre/retrouver le fil

II.out of place ADJ

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in place of person, object:

in place of

X is playing in place of Y

he spoke in my place

il a parlé à ma place

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1. place lit:

place (put carefully)

place (arrange)

place the cucumber slices around the edge of the plate

disposez les rondelles de concombre autour de l'assiette

she placed the vase in the middle of the table

elle a placé le vase au milieu de la table

place the smaller bowl inside the larger one

mets le petit bol dans le grand

to place sth back on shelf, table

remettre qc sur

to place sth in the correct order

mettre qc dans le bon ordre

4. place (put) fig:

to place emphasis on sth

mettre l'accent sur qc

to place one's trust in sb/sth

placer sa confiance en qn/qc

to place sb in a difficult situation/in a dilemma

mettre qn dans une situation difficile/devant un dilemme

to place sb at risk

faire courir des risques à qn

to place the blame on sb

rejeter toute la faute sur qn

two propositions were placed before those present

deux propositions ont été soumises aux personnes présentes

8. place (find home for):

place child

9. place ADMIN (send, appoint):

place student, trainee

placer (in dans)

to place sb in charge of staff/a project

confier la direction du personnel/d'un projet à qn

to be placed in quarantine

être placé en quarantaine

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2. placed SPORTS, HORSE RAC:

to be placed horse: Brit

to be placed Am

terminer en deuxième position

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take place VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -]

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I.public [Brit ˈpʌblɪk, Am ˈpəblɪk] N

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II.public [Brit ˈpʌblɪk, Am ˈpəblɪk] ADJ

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public call box, health, property, park, footpath, expenditure, inquiry, admission, announcement, execution, image

public/-ique

public disquiet, enthusiasm, indifference, support

public library, amenity

public duty, spirit

in the public interest

dans l'intérêt public

to receive public acclaim

recevoir les éloges du public

to be in public life

participer à la vie publique

to be in the public eye

être exposé à l'opinion publique

to make one's views public , to go public with one's views

rendre ses opinions publiques

she has decided to go public (with her story)

elle a décidé de rendre son histoire publique

the company is going public

la société va être cotée en Bourse

the public good

it is public knowledge that …

il est de notoriété publique que …

he's become public property

il est devenu une figure publique

let's go somewhere less public

allons dans un endroit plus discret

at public expense

aux frais du contribuable

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I.turn in VB trans

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1. turn in (submit):

turn in assignment

to turn in a superb performance

produire une performance exceptionnelle

2. turn in inf (hand to the police):

3. turn in (give up):

turn in weapons

II.turn in VB intr inf

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aller se pieuter

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I.turn [tɜrn] N

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2. turn (rotation):

turn

3. turn (walk):

turn

5. turn (changing condition):

turn

to take a turn for the worse

to take a turn for the better

7. turn (shape):

turn

8. turn (service):

turn

9. turn (odd sensation):

turn

to give sb a funny turn

donner un choc à qn

10. turn MED:

turn

11. turn (stage performance):

turn

II.turn [tɜrn] VB intr

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1. turn (rotate):

turn

3. turn (switch direction):

turn

to turn left

tourner à gauche

to turn around the corner

tourner au coin de la rue

my mind turned to food fig

je me suis mis à penser au repas

talk turned to politics

la conversation est passée à la politique

to turn to religion/drugs

se tourner vers la religion/la drogue

who can I turn to?

vers qui puis-je me tourner?

5. turn BOT, BIOL:

turn leaves

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1. turn (rotate):

turn page, handle

to turn somersaults

faire des sauts périlleux

2. turn (cause to rotate):

turn

3. turn (turn round):

turn

to turn sth upside down

4. turn (switch direction):

turn

to turn the corner

tourner au coin de la rue

to turn the corner fig

6. turn (transform):

to turn sb/sth into sth

transformer qn/qc en qc

to turn water blue

donner à l'eau une couleur bleue

7. turn (sprain):

turn

to turn one's ankle

se fouler la cheville

8. turn (feel nauseated):

to turn one's stomach

soulever le cœur

9. turn (shape):

turn

I.in¹ [ɪn] PREP

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1. in (inside, into):

to be in bed

sitting in the window

assis devant la fenêtre

gun in hand

revolver m au poing

to put sth in sb's hands

remettre qc entre les mains de qn

in town/jail

en ville/prison

in the country/the hospital

à la campagne/l'hôpital

in France/Burgundy/Tokyo/Cyprus

en France/Bourgogne/à Tokyo/Chypre

in Peru/the West Indies/the Languedoc

au Pérou/aux Antilles/dans le Languedoc

4. in (during):

in the twenties

dans les années vingt

to be in one's thirties

avoir la trentaine

in the reign of Caesar

sous le règne de César

in those days

à cette époque-là

in May/spring

en mai/au printemps

in the afternoon

(dans) l'après-midi

at 11 in the morning

à 11 h du matin

see you in the morning

à demain matin

5. in (at later time):

in a week/three hours

dans une semaine/trois heures

in (the) future

6. in (within a period):

to do sth in 4 hours

faire qc en 4 heures

7. in (for):

he hasn't done that in years/a week

il n'a pas fait ça depuis des années/de toute une semaine

8. in (in situation, state, manner of):

in search of sb/sth

à la recherche de qn/qc

in this way

de cette manière

sous l'effet de la colère

in fun/earnest

pour rire/de bon

to be in a hurry

to be/fall in love with sb

être/tomber amoureux de qn

in alphabetical order

par ordre alphabétique

to write in ink/pencil

écrire à l'encre/au crayon

written in black and white

écrit noir sur blanc

dressed in red

in a suit and tie

en costume-cravate

9. in (concerning, with respect to):

deaf in one ear

sourd d'une oreille

to be interested in sth

s'intéresser à qc

to have faith in God

to have confidence in sb

avoir confiance en qn

to have a say in the matter

avoir voix au chapitre

change in attitude

changement m d'attitude

rise in prices

augmentation f des prix

it's rare in apes

c'est rare chez les singes

11. in (taking the form of):

to speak in French

parler (en) français

in the form of a request

sous la forme d'une demande

12. in (made of):

in wood/stone

16. in (substitution of):

in sb's place

à la place de qn

in lieu of sth

17. in (as consequence of):

in return/reply

en échange/réponse

II.in¹ [ɪn] ADV

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III.in¹ [ɪn] ADJ (popular)

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être à la mode

IV.in¹ [ɪn] N

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the ins and outs

les tenants mpl et les aboutissants mpl

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I.out [aʊt] VB trans

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out

révéler l'homosexualité de

II.out [aʊt] PREP inf

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out → out of

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5. out (available):

the best one out

le meilleur sur le marché

8. out (emerge):

to come out

9. out (come to an end, conclude):

to go out fire

s'éteindre progressivement

10. out (not fashionable):

IV.out [aʊt] ADJ

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1. out (absent, not present):

out

2. out (released, published):

out film, novel

3. out (revealed):

rendu(e) public(-que)

4. out BOT:

5. out (visible):

the sun/moon is out

le soleil/la lune brille

6. out (finished):

out

before the week is out

avant la fin de la semaine

7. out (not working):

out fire, light

out workers

8. out inf (in existence):

to be out person

to be out object

être sur le marché

9. out (unconscious, tired):

out

K.-O. inv

10. out sports:

out fig

11. out (not allowed):

c'est hors de question

12. out (unfashionable):

out

passé(e) de mode

Phrases:

to be out for sth +infin

chercher à faire qc +infin

V.out [aʊt] N

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out

échappatoire f

to be looking for an out

chercher une issue

Phrases:

to be on the outs with sb

être brouillé avec qn

I.in between PREP

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in² [ɪn] N

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in abbreviation of inch

See also inch

I.inch <-es> [ɪn(t)ʃ] N

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inch

chaque centimètre

II.inch [ɪn(t)ʃ] VB intr + directional adv

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to inch along [or forward]

avancer à petits pas

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to inch oneself/sth forward

s'avancer/faire avancer qc d'un pouce

IN N

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IN abbreviation of Indiana

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Indiana [ˌɪn·di·ˈæn·ə] N

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What euphemism could we make that would in turn make acceptable the grinding poverty that is all about us? cebudailynews.inquirer.net

The malt, in turn, gets its colour during the roasting procedure. en.wikipedia.org

This second default in turn can lead to still further defaults through a domino effect. en.wikipedia.org

All truths may be expressed as appropriate combinations of concepts, which can in turn be decomposed into simple ideas, rendering the analysis much easier. en.wikipedia.org

While this could involve purchasing a turbine outright, more often families purchased shares in wind turbine cooperatives which in turn invested in community wind turbines. en.wikipedia.org

This in turn is followed by the development of collisional environments that become increasingly important with time. en.wikipedia.org

The upper bones of the foot (proximals) in turn are fused with the tibia to form tibiotarsus, the centralia disappeared. en.wikipedia.org

The school, in turn, has sought legal advice on whether it can boot out certain students as a way of severing relations with parents it doesn't like. www.theglobeandmail.com

This was in turn replaced by the swather and eventually the combine harvester, which reaps and threshes in one operation. en.wikipedia.org

These factors are relevant in creating an environment where an individual is likely to exert more effort and, in turn, become more industrious. en.wikipedia.org

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