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prey [Brit preɪ, americ preɪ] SUBST literal, fig

prey

proie f

to fall prey to sth/sb

devenir la proie de qc/qn

he was prey to anxiety

il était en proie à l'anxiété

I.prey on VERBO [Brit preɪ -, americ preɪ -] (prey on [sth])

1. prey on (hunt) animal:

prey on rodents, birds

chasser, faire sa proie de

2. prey on (worry) fig:

to prey on sb's mind accident, exam, problems:

préoccuper qn

3. prey on (exploit):

prey on fears, worries

exploiter

II.prey on VERBO [Brit preɪ -, americ preɪ -] (prey on [sb])

prey on con man: the elderly, the gullible

choisir ses victimes parmi

prey on mugger, rapist: women, joggers etc

s'attaquer à

bird of prey SUBST

bird of prey

oiseau m de proie

I.press on VERBO [Brit prɛs -, americ prɛs -] (press on)

1. press on (on journey):

press on

continuer

to press on through the rain

continuer sous la pluie

2. press on (carry on):

press on

aller de l'avant

to press on regardless

continuer malgré tout

3. press on (move on, keep moving):

press on fig

passer à la suite

let's press on to the next item

passons au point suivant

to press on with reform, plan, negotiation, agenda

faire avancer

to press on with next item

passer à

II.press on VERBO [Brit prɛs -, americ prɛs -] (press [sth] on sb)

press on gift, food, drink:

press on

forcer qn à prendre

I.press [Brit prɛs, americ prɛs] SUBST

1. press:

the press , the Press + verbo sing ou pl

la presse f

in the press

dans la presse

to get a good/bad press literal, fig

avoir bonne/mauvaise presse

to get a good/bad press atrib acclaim, freedom, criticism

de la presse

to get a good/bad press campaign, photo, photographer

de presse

to get a good/bad press announcement, advertising

par voie de presse

press story, press report

reportage m

2. press:

press, a. printing press

presse f

to come off the press

sortir des presses

to go to press

être mis sous presse

at or in (the) press

sous presse

to pass sth for press

donner le bon à tirer à qc

at the time of going to press

à l'heure où nous mettons or mettions sous presse

3. press:

press (publishing house)

maison f d'éditon

press (print works)

imprimerie f

the University Press

les Presses fpl Universitaires

the Starlight Press

les Éditions Starlight

4. press (device for flattening):

press

presse f

5. press (act of pushing):

press

pression f

to give sth a press

appuyer sur qc

at the press of a button

en appuyant sur un bouton

6. press (with iron):

press

repassage m

to give sth a press

repasser qc

7. press (crowd):

press

foule f (of de)

8. press DESP:

press

épaulé-jeté m

press

épaulé-développé m

9. press (cupboard):

press esc irl

placard m

II.press [Brit prɛs, americ prɛs] VERBO trans

1. press (push):

press button, switch, pedal

appuyer sur

to press sth in

enfoncer qc

press the pedal right down

appuie à fond sur la pédale

press the switch down

pousse l'interrupteur vers le bas

to press sth into clay, mud, ground

enfoncer qc dans

to press sth into place

appuyer sur qc pour le mettre en place

to press a lid onto sth

mettre le couvercle de qc

to press sth into sb's hand

glisser qc dans la main de qn

2. press (apply):

to press one's nose/face against sth

coller son nez/visage contre qc

to press a blotter/cloth onto sth

appliquer un buvard/chiffon sur qc

to press a stamp/a label onto sth

apposer un timbre/une étiquette sur qc

to press one's hands to one's ears

se plaquer les mains contre les oreilles

to press the receiver to one's ear

mettre l'écouteur contre son oreille

to press one's face into the pillow

enfoncer son visage dans l'oreiller

to press one's knees together

serrer les genoux

to press two objects together

presser deux objets l'un contre l'autre

3. press (squeeze):

press fruit, flower

presser

press arm, hand, person

serrer

to press sb to one

presser qn contre soi

to press sb to one's bosom

presser qn contre son cœur

to press the soil flat

aplanir or niveler le sol

to press clay into shape

modeler de l'argile

4. press (iron):

press clothes

repasser

to press the pleats flat

aplatir les plis

5. press (urge):

press person

faire pression sur

press point

insister sur

press matter, issue

mettre [qc] en avant

press case

défendre [qc] avec insistance

to press sb to do

presser qn de faire

to press sb for action

presser qn d'agir

to press sb into a role

forcer qn à jouer un rôle

to press sb into doing

forcer qn à faire

I must press you for an answer

je dois avoir une réponse

when pressed, he admitted that…

quand on a insisté, il a reconnu que…

to press a point

insister

to press one's suit antiq

faire une cour insistante

6. press TÉC:

press shape, object

former

press record, CD

presser

press steel, metal, car body

emboutir

pressed steel

acier embouti

to press out pieces

reproduire des pièces par pression

7. press:

press NÁUT, HIST recruit, man

racoler, enrôler [qn] de force

8. press DESP:

press weight

soulever

9. press HIST (as torture):

press

soumettre [qn] au supplice de l'écrasement

III.press [Brit prɛs, americ prɛs] VERBO intr

1. press (push with hand, foot, object):

to press down

appuyer

to press (down) on, to press against pedal, surface

appuyer sur

the blankets are pressing (down) on my leg

les couvertures pèsent sur ma jambe

her guilt pressed down on her

sa culpabilité lui pesait

2. press (throng, push with body):

press crowd, person:

se presser (against contre, around autour de, forward vers l'avant)

to press through the entrance

se presser à l'entrée

to press through the crowd

se frayer un chemin à travers la foule

IV.to press oneself against VERBO reflex

to press oneself against reflex:

to press oneself against wall

se plaquer contre

to press oneself against person

se presser contre

Veja também: garlic press, cider press

garlic press SUBST

garlic press

presse-ail m inv

cider press SUBST

cider press

pressoir m à cidre or à pommes

EEC SUBST abrév

EEC → European Economic Community

EEC

CEE f

EEC atrib policy, directive

de la CEE, communautaire

EEC country

de la CEE

Veja também: European Economic Community

European Economic Community, EEC SUBST

European Economic Community

Communauté f économique européenne

European Economic Community

CEE f

exec [Brit ɪɡˈzɛk, ɛɡˈzɛk, americ ɪɡˈzɛk] SUBST americ coloq

exec → executive

exec

cadre m

Veja também: executive

I.executive [Brit ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv, ɛɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv, americ ɪɡˈzɛkjədɪv] SUBST

1. executive COM:

executive (administrator)

cadre m

executive (in Civil Service)

cadre m administratif

top executive

cadre m supérieur

he's an executive with Cayard

il est cadre chez Cayard

2. executive (committee):

executive ADMIN

comité m directeur

executive ADMIN

instances fpl dirigeantes

executive POL

exécutif m

executive POL

comité m exécutif

trade union executive

bureau m du syndicat

3. executive americ:

the executive

le pouvoir executif

II.executive [Brit ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv, ɛɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv, americ ɪɡˈzɛkjədɪv] ADJ

1. executive (administrative):

executive power, section

exécutif/-ive

executive status, post

de cadre

to have executive ability/potential

avoir des aptitudes/des dispositions pour occuper un poste à responsabilité

2. executive (luxury):

executive chair, desk

directorial, de luxe

smart alec [Brit ˈsmɑːt alɪk] SUBST coloq

smart alec

gros malin/grosse maligne coloq

rec [Brit rɛk, americ rɛk] SUBST Brit coloq

rec → recreation ground

rec

terrain m de jeux

Veja também: recreation ground

recreation ground SUBST

recreation ground

terrain m de jeux

OPEC [Brit ˈəʊpɛk, americ ˈoʊpɛk]

OPEC → Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries SUBST

OPEC

OPEP f

OPEC atrib meeting, member, oil

de l'OPEP

OPEC price

pratiqué par l'OPEP

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prey [preɪ] SUBST no pl

prey

proie f

to be easy prey for sb

être une proie facile pour qn

Expressões:

to be/fall prey to sb/sth

être/devenir la proie de qn/qc

to be prey to all sorts of fears

être en proie à toutes les peurs

prey on VERBO trans

1. prey on (attack):

prey on animals

chasser

prey on old people

s'attaquer à

2. prey on (worry):

to prey on sb's mind

préoccuper qn

OPEC [ˈəʊpek, americ ˈoʊ-] SUBST

OPEC abreviatura de Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

OPEC

OPEP f

Veja também: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries SUBST

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Organisation f des pays exportateurs de pétrole

EEC [ˌi:i:ˈsi:] SUBST no pl

EEC HIST abreviatura de European Economic Community

EEC

CEE f

AEC SUBST americ

AEC abreviatura de Atomic Energy Commission

AEC

CEA m

sec [sek] SUBST

sec abreviatura de second

sec

seconde f

Veja também: second², second¹

second² [ˈsekənd] SUBST

second

seconde f

I.second¹ [ˈsekənd] ADJ

1. second (after first):

second

deuxième

every second week/year

tous les quinze jours/deux ans

2. second (after winner):

second

second(e)

3. second (not first in importance, size):

second

deuxième

to be second only to sb/sth

être juste derrière qn/qc

to be second to none

être le meilleur

4. second (another):

second car, chance

deuxième

to be a second Mozart

être un nouveau Mozart

to ask for a second opinion

demander un deuxième avis

to have second thoughts about sth

ne plus être sûr de qc

II.second¹ [ˈsekənd] SUBST

1. second Brit (degree grade):

second

licence avec mention bien/assez bien

2. second no art, no pl (second gear):

second

seconde f

to change down to second

rétrograder en seconde

3. second pl (extra helping):

second

supplément m

anyone for seconds?

est-ce que qn en veut encore?

4. second (imperfect item):

second

article m de deuxième choix

5. second (in a duel):

second

témoin m

6. second (in boxing):

second

soigneur m

III.second¹ [ˈsekənd] ADV

second

deuxième

IV.second¹ [ˈsekənd] VERBO trans

1. second (support):

second

appuyer

I'll second that

je suis d'accord

2. second Brit, Aus MILITAR:

second

détacher

to be seconded from sth to sth

être détaché de qc vers qc

press gallery SUBST

press gallery

tribune f de la presse

garlic press <-es> SUBST

garlic press

presse-ail m

printing press SUBST

printing press

presse f d'imprimerie

press forward, press on VERBO intr

press forward

continuer

to press forward with

continuer avec