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I.thanks [Brit θaŋks, Am θæŋks] N npl

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rendre grâce(s) à qn de qc

to give thanks to sb for sth

grâce à

à la faveur de

sous l'impulsion de la psychanalyse

thanks to psychoanalysis

grâce à des financements privés

thanks to private financing

grâce à la conjugaison de leurs efforts

thanks to their joint efforts

grâce au concours du personnel

thanks to the cooperation of the staff

grâce à sa simplicité d'utilisation

thanks to its ease of use

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I.thanks [Brit θaŋks, Am θæŋks] N npl

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thank [Brit θaŋk, Am θæŋk] VB trans

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thank person:

remercier (for de, pour, for doing d'avoir fait)

we've got Cath to thank for that

c'est à Cath que nous devons cela also iron

you've only got yourself to thank for that!

tu ne peux t'en prendre qu'à toi-même!

I'll thank you to do

je te serais reconnaissant de faire

he won't thank you for doing

il ne va pas apprécier que tu fasses

thank God!, thank goodness or heavens!

thank God you're here!

Dieu merci tu es là!

there's the bus, thank goodness

heureusement, voilà le bus

I.strain [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] N

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1. strain PHYS:

strain (weight)

strain (weight)

déformation f (on sur)

strain (from pulling)

tensions fpl (on de)

to put a strain on beam, bridge, rope

soumettre [qc] à des efforts or à des sollicitations

to put a strain on heart, lungs

to put a strain on muscles

faire travailler

to be under strain bridge, structure:

être soumis à des efforts or des sollicitations

to grimace/sweat under the strain

grimacer/suer sous l'effort

to take the strain beam, bracket, rope:

être soumis à des efforts or des sollicitations

the rope/shelf can't take the strain

la corde/l'étagère ne résistera pas

2. strain (pressure):

strain (on person)

strain (in relations)

mental or nervous strain

tension f nerveuse

to put a strain on relationship

avoir un effet néfaste sur

to put a strain on group, alliance

créer des tensions au sein de

to put a strain on system, network

to put a strain on sector, prison system

provoquer une crise dans

to put a strain on economy, finances

to put a strain on patience, goodwill

mettre [qc] à rude épreuve

to be under strain person:

to be under strain relations:

to be under strain network, system:

être surchargé

to take the strain person:

supporter la pression

he can't take the strain

il supporte mal le stress or la pression

to crack under the strain person:

craquer sous la pression

to take the strain out of climb, management, organization

to show signs of strain person:

montrer des signes de fatigue

the strain (on him) was beginning to tell

il montrait des signes de fatigue

the strains within the coalition

les tensions au sein de la coalition

it's a strain talking to him

c'est pénible de lui parler

it's getting to be a strain

ça commence à devenir pénible

5. strain (recurring theme):

strain (of melancholy, etc)

courant m (of de)

6. strain (tendency):

strain (in family, nation, group)

tendance f (of à)

II.strains N

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strains npl (tune) (of piece of music, song):

strains liter

air m

to the strains of…

aux accents de…

III.strain [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] VB trans

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4. strain (sieve):

strain tea, sauce

strain vegetables, pasta, rice

IV.strain [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] VB intr

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V.to strain oneself VB refl

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1. to strain oneself (injure):

to strain oneself

2. to strain oneself (tire):

to strain oneself

don't strain yourself! iron

ne te fatigue surtout pas!

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I.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv] N

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1. nerve:

nerve ANAT

nerve BOT

2. nerve:

nerve (courage)

nerve (confidence)

to have the nerve to do

avoir le courage de faire

to have the nerve to do

avoir le cran de faire inf

to keep one's nerve

conserver son sang-froid

to lose one's nerve

perdre son courage, se dégonfler inf

to recover one's nerve

retrouver son assurance

3. nerve (impudence, cheek):

nerve inf

culot m inf

nerve inf

to have the nerve to do

avoir le culot de faire inf

he's got a nerve!

il est gonflé! inf

he's got a nerve!

il a du culot! inf

you've got a nerve inf!

tu as un sacré culot! inf

of all the nerve! what a nerve!

quel culot! inf

II.nerves N

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nerves npl:

nerves (nervousness)

nerfs mpl

nerves (stage fright)

trac m inf

to have an attack of nerves

faire une crise de nerfs

she suffers from (her) nerves

c'est une grande nerveuse

to be in a state of nerves

avoir les nerfs en pelote inf

it's only nerves!

his nerves were on edge

il était sur les nerfs

that noise is getting on my nerves

ce bruit me tape sur les nerfs inf

to live on one's nerves

vivre sur les nerfs

to be all nerves

être un paquet de nerfs

to calm sb's nerves

you need strong nerves to do that kind of work

il faut avoir les nerfs solides pour faire ce genre de travail

to have nerves of steel

avoir des nerfs d'acier

a war or battle of nerves

une guerre des nerfs

III.nerve oneself VB refl

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IV.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv]

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I.to teem with, to be teeming with VB intr

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II.teem [Brit tiːm, Am tim] VB impers

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it was teeming (with rain)

il pleuvait des cordes

III.teeming ADJ

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1. teeming (swarming):

teeming city, continent, ocean

grouillant (with de)

teeming masses, crowds

grouillant, pullulant pej

2. teeming (pouring):

teeming rain

battant, diluvien/-ienne

I.flatten [Brit ˈflat(ə)n, Am ˈflætn] VB trans

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2. flatten (smooth out):

flatten surface, ground, road

flatten metal

3. flatten (crush):

flatten animal, fruit, hat, box etc

4. flatten (beat) fig, inf:

flatten person, team

5. flatten MUS:

flatten note

baisser (le ton de)

6. flatten Brit:

flatten MOTOR, ELEC radio battery

flatten car battery

II.flatten [Brit ˈflat(ə)n, Am ˈflætn] VB intr

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flatten → flatten out

III.to flatten oneself VB refl

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to flatten oneself refl:

to flatten oneself

s'aplatir (against contre)

IV.flattened ADJ

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I.flatten out VB [Brit ˈflat(ə)n -, Am ˈflætn -] (flatten out)

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II.flatten out VB [Brit ˈflat(ə)n -, Am ˈflætn -] (flatten out [sth], flatten [sth] out)

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flatten out ground, road:

flatten out

he flattened the map out on the table

il a étalé la carte bien à plat sur la table

I.top [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] N

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1. top (highest or furthest part):

top (of page, ladder, stairs, wall)

top (of list)

top (of mountain, hill)

top (of garden, field)

eight lines from the top

à la huitième ligne à partir du haut de la page

at the top of page, stairs, street, scale

at the top of hill

at the top of list

at the top of the building

au dernier étage de l'immeuble

at the top of the table

à la place d'honneur

to be at the top of one's list fig

venir en tête de sa liste

to be at the top of the agenda fig

être une priorité

2. top (highest echelon, position) fig:

to aim for the top

to be at the top of one's profession

être tout en haut de l'échelle fig

life can be tough at the top

il n'est pas toujours facile d'être en haut de l'échelle

to get to or make it to the top

to be top of the class

être le premier/la première de la classe

to be top of the bill THEAT

être la tête d'affiche

6. top FASHION:

top

a sleeveless summer top

un haut sans manches pour l'été

8. top BOT (of vegetable):

top

carrot tops

fanes de carottes

9. top (toy):

top

II.top [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] ADJ

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1. top (highest):

top step, storey

dernier/-ière

top button, shelf

top division SPORTS

premier/-ière

top concern, priority fig

in the top left-hand corner

en haut à gauche

the top corridor

le couloir du dernier étage

the top notes MUS

les notes les plus hautes

the top tax band

la catégorie des plus imposables

to pay the top price for sth buyer:

acheter qc au prix fort

‘we pay the top prices’

‘nous achetons aux meilleurs prix’

to be in the top class at primary school

être en cours moyen 2ème année

to get top marks SCHOOL

avoir dix sur dix or vingt sur vingt

fig top marks to the company for its initiative

vingt sur vingt à l'entreprise pour son initiative

2. top (furthest away):

top field, house

3. top (leading):

top adviser, authority, agency

one of their top chefs/soloists

l'un de leurs plus grands chefs/solistes

it's one of the top jobs

c'est un des postes les plus élevés

les gens importants

top people (bureaucrats)

les hauts fonctionnaires

to be in the top three

être dans les trois premiers

4. top (best):

top wine, choice, buy, restaurant

III.on top of PREP

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1. on top of lit cupboard, fridge, layer:

2. on top of (close to) fig:

the car was suddenly right on top of me inf

soudain la voiture était sur moi

to live on top of each other

vivre les uns sur les autres

3. on top of (in addition to) fig:

on top of salary, workload

on top of everything else I have to do

en plus de tout ce que j'ai à faire

IV.top <pres part topping; pret, pp topped> [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] VB trans

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1. top (head):

top charts, polls

être en tête de

2. top (exceed):

top sum, figure, contribution

3. top (cap):

top story, anecdote

5. top (kill):

top inf

top inf

V.to top oneself VB refl

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to top oneself refl < pres part topping; pret, pp topped> inf:

to top oneself

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on top of all this, to top it all (after misfortune)

par-dessus le marché inf

from top to bottom

de fond en comble

not to have very much up top inf

n'avoir rien dans le ciboulot inf

to be over the top or OTT (in behaviour, reaction) inf

être exagéré

he's really over the top inf!

he's really over the top inf!

to be the tops inf, dated

être formidable

to be/stay on top

avoir/garder le dessus

to be top dog

to come out on top (win)

to come out on top (survive, triumph)

to feel on top of the world

être aux anges

MIL to go over the top

monter à l'assaut

to say things off the top of one's head (without thinking)

dire n'importe quoi

I'd say £5, 000, but that's just off the top of my head (without checking)

moi, je dirais £5000, mais c'est approximatif

to shout at the top of one's voice

crier à tue-tête

to sleep like a top

dormir comme un loir

I.substitute [Brit ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt, Am ˈsəbstəˌt(j)ut] N

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1. substitute (person) (gen) SPORTS:

remplaçant/-e m/f

to come on as a substitute SPORTS

jouer comme remplaçant

their dog is a child substitute

leur chien remplace l'enfant qu'ils n'ont pas eu

their dog is a child substitute attr family, parent

their dog is a child substitute SPORTS player

de remplacement

2. substitute (product, substance):

produit m de substitution

ersatz m pej

chocolate/coffee substitute

succédané de chocolat/de café, produit de substitution pour le chocolat/le café

there is no substitute for analysis/a good education

rien ne remplace l'analyse/une bonne éducation

there is no substitute for real leather

rien ne vaut le cuir véritable

it's a poor substitute for a glass of wine!

ça ne vaut pas un verre de vin!

it's a poor substitute for a glass of wine! attr machine, device

de remplacement

3. substitute LING:

II.substitute [Brit ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt, Am ˈsəbstəˌt(j)ut] VB trans

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III.to substitute for VB intr

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to substitute for

I.sponge [Brit spʌn(d)ʒ, Am spəndʒ] N

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1. sponge (for cleaning):

to soak up water like a sponge

absorber l'eau comme une éponge

at that age, a child's mind is like a sponge

à cet âge, le cerveau d'un enfant assimile tout

2. sponge U (material):

3. sponge ZOOL:

to dive for sponges

pêcher les éponges

4. sponge (wipe):

coup m d'éponge

to give sth a sponge

donner un coup d'éponge à qc

5. sponge:

sponge, a. sponge cake

jam/cream sponge

génoise f fourrée à la confiture/à la crème

6. sponge MED (pad):

II.sponge [Brit spʌn(d)ʒ, Am spəndʒ] VB trans

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2. sponge (scrounge) inf, pej:

to sponge sth off or from sb

taper qc à qn inf

III.to sponge off, to sponge on VB intr inf, pej

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to sponge off,to sponge on family, friend, State:

to sponge off, to sponge on

vivre sur le dos de

I.attach [Brit əˈtatʃ, Am əˈtætʃ] VB trans

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1. attach object:

attach (fasten)

attacher (to à)

attach (to letter)

2. attach (to organization):

to be attached to sth

être attaché à qc

3. attach (attribute):

attach condition, importance

attacher (to à)

to attach blame to sb for sth

reprocher qc à qn

4. attach (in email):

attach document, file

joindre, envoyer [qc] en pièce jointe

II.attach [Brit əˈtatʃ, Am əˈtætʃ] VB intr form

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to attach oneself to refl lit, fig:

to attach oneself to

to attach oneself to sb/sth

s'attacher à qn/qc

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I.thanks N pl

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II.thanks INTERJ

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thanks a lot a. iron hum

thank [θæŋk] VB trans

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Phrases:

thank goodness!

to thank one's lucky stars

remercier le bon Dieu

I.to [tu:] PREP

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1. to:

à

2. to (direction, location):

to France/Alaska

en France/Alaska

to Japan/Peru

au Japon/Pérou

to Oxford/Oslo

to the dentist('s)/my parents'

chez le dentiste/mes parents

the flight to London

le vol à destination de Londres

to the left/right

à gauche/droite

to the north/south

I go to school/church

je vais à l'école/l'église

close to sth

he had his back to me

il me tournait le dos

I fix sth to the wall

je fixe qc au mur

come to dinner

4. to (until):

I count to 10

je compte jusqu'à 10

jusqu'à ce jour

5. to (between):

from 10 to 25

7. to (towards):

he is kind/nasty to sb

il est gentil/méchant avec qn

8. to (expressing a relation):

it's nothing to sth

ce n'est rien par rapport à qc

it's important to me

c'est important pour moi

to them it's vital/silly

pour eux c'est crucial/idiot

it's a lot of money to us

ça représente beaucoup d'argent pour nous

what's it to them? inf

qu'est-ce que ça peut leur faire?

how many francs to the euro?

combien de francs dans un euro?

3 goals to 1

3 buts à 1

the odds are 3 to 1

la cote est à 3 contre 1

10. to (by):

known to sb

II.to [tu:] infinitive particle

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1. to not translated (infinitive):

to do/walk/put

faire/marcher/mettre

3. to (after interrog. words):

I know what to do/where to go/how to say it

je sais quoi faire/où aller/comment le dire

5. to (in consecutive acts):

I came only to see the door lying open

en arrivant j'ai vu la porte ouverte

6. to (introducing a complement):

too tired/rich enough to +infin

trop fatigué/assez riche pour +infin

the last to leave

le dernier à partir

7. to (in impersonal statements):

it is easy to +infin

il est facile de +infin

sth is easy to do

qc est facile à faire

III.to [tu:] ADV

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I push the door to

je ferme la porte

Phrases:

to go to and fro

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from [frɒm, Am frɑ:m] PREP

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1. from:

from

4. from (at distance to):

100 metres from the river

à 100 mètres du fleuve

far from doing sth

loin de faire qc

5. from (source, origin):

a card from Dad/Corsica

une carte de papa/Corse

toys from China

jouets venant de Chine

to drink from a cup/the bottle

boire dans une tasse/à la bouteille

to appear from among the trees/beneath sth

surgir d'entre les arbres/de dessous qc

painted from life

peint d'après nature

translated from the English

traduit de l'anglais

quotations from Joyce

citations de Joyce

from “War and Peace”

extrait [ou tiré] de “Guerre et Paix”

there have been complaints from the neighbours

il y a eu des plaints de la part des voisins

tell her from me

dites-lui de ma part

8. from (expressing removal, separation):

to steal/take sth from sb

voler/prendre qc à qn

to tell good from evil

distinguer le bien du mal

to keep sth from sb

cacher qc à qn

to shade sth from the sun

protéger qc du soleil

4 (subtracted) from 7 equals 3 MATH

4 ôté de 7 égale 3

Phrases:

from bad to worse

at-sign N COMPUT

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at²

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at → at-sign

at¹ [ət] PREP

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4. at (in reaction to):

at the sight of sth

Phrases:

at all often not translated do you know her husband at all?

est-ce que vous connaissez son mari?

thank you at — not at all!

merci — je vous en prie!

not angry at all

pas du tout fâché

he said nothing at at

il n'a rien dit du tout

nobody at all

absolument personne

to hardly work/talk at all

il travaille/parle à peine

that's where it's at inf

c'est comme ça aujourd'hui

let's see where we're at

voyons où nous en sommes

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Thanks to the current pyjama-in-public trend, the options for stylish sleepwear are endless. lifestyle.one

He has also invented the tracing paper in 1807 thanks to high refining of the paper pulp. en.wikipedia.org

Nevertheless, its financial situation is relatively good thanks to capital reserves. en.wikipedia.org

Thanks to an enjoyably powerful arsenal and remarkably thorough destructibility, tearing your way through this alien-annihilating adventure is very gratifying. en.wikipedia.org

And it turns out we should have known all along that he might have something to hide, thanks to his neckwear. www.gq-magazine.co.uk

Thanks to the foresight of city fathers and years of struggle by civic champions, the waterfront is lined with a glorious string of public parks. www.theglobeandmail.com

Thanks to the solid-state drive, it's essentially shockproof with only the keys, trackpad and screen hinge for moving parts. www.pcadvisor.co.uk

Bakers often use applesauce to moisten cakes, but summer squash, too, can make a cake taste decadently rich, thanks to its high water content. www.winnipegfreepress.com

The name was coined thanks to two sportswriters. en.wikipedia.org

Headlamp and fog lamp designs have also been refined while aerodynamics are improved thanks to the addition of plate-type front tyre deflectors. www.caradvice.com.au

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