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 | supérieur {adj} [plus haut dans l'espace] | 2 upper [in position] | |
| sur {prep} | 2 over [also: position of superiority] | |
| pol. relig. [position politique favorable au maintien du statut officiel de l'Église anglicane comme religion d'État en Angleterre] | antidisestablishmentarianism | |
| élevé {adj} [rang, position] | exalted [elevated] | |
| mil. imprenable {adj} [position] | unassailable | |
| inattaquable {adj} [forteresse, position] | unassailable | |
| incommode {adj} [logement, position] | uncomfortable | |
| moyen {adj} [solution, position] | middle-of-the-road | |
| surélevé {adj} [position] | commanding | |
| tranché {adj} {past-p} [opinion, position, réponse] | clear-cut | |
| tranché {adj} {past-p} [opinion, position, réponse] | cut-and-dried [coll.] | |
| Verbs |
| s'allonger | 2 to lie [to be in / go into a horizontal position] | |
| affermir qc. [consolider] [pouvoir, position] | to consolidate sth. [power, position] | |
| caracoler [avoir une position favorable] | to be well ahead | |
| confirmer qc. [affermir - position, supériorité] | to reinforce sth. | |
| confirmer qc. [affermir - position, supériorité] | to strengthen sth. | |
| consolider qc. [position, résultat, dette] | to consolidate sth. | |
| occup. demander qn. [rechercher pour un poste] | to seek sb. [to fill a job position etc.] | |
| occup. demander qn. [rechercher pour un poste] | to look for sb. [to fill a job position etc.] | |
| occup. destituer qn. [enlever un poste à qn.] | to dismiss sb. [remove from a position, job] | |
| pol. durcir qc. [position] | to harden sth. [position] | |
| gravir qc. [position haute] | to rise up to sth. [the top, a position] | |
| rectifier qc. [position, chiffres] | to adjust sth. | |
| mil. reprendre qc. [position, ville] | to retake sth. | |
| s'assouplir [position, attitude] | to become less rigid | |
| s'engager [prendre position] | to take a stand | |
| tenir qc. [maintenir - dans une position, dans un état] | to keep sth. | |
| Nouns |
| posture {f} | 17 posture [bodily position] | |
| attitude {f} [position] | posture | |
| cale {f} [pour porte] | wedge [block to hold sth. in position] | |
| éduc. occup. chaire {f} [poste de professeur] | chair [position at university] | |
| élévation {f} [hauteur, rang] | elevation [height, high social position] | |
| embarras {m} [position délicate] | predicament | |
| embarras {m} [position délicate] | awkward position | |
| embarras {m} [position délicate] | awkward situation | |
| sport garde {f} [position de défense] | on-guard position [guard] | |
| poste {m} [emploi] | appointment [office, position] | |
| sommet {m} [aussi fig.] | top [also fig. in terms of highest position] | |
| tendance {f} [position, opinion] | allegiance | |
| tendance {f} [position, opinion] | sympathy | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| au-dessous {adv} | underneath [fixed position] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| être allongé | to lie [to be in a horizontal position] | |
| adm. occup. être vacant [emploi, poste] | to be open [job, position] | |
| se consolider [position] | to be consolidated | |
| se mettre [dans une position, un endroit - chose] | to go [e.g. where do the cups go?] | |
| se poster | to plant oneself [position oneself] | |
| se raidir [fam.] [position, attitude, vues] | to harden [position, attitude, views] | |
| se tenir [se trouver - en position assise] | to sit | |
| se tenir [se trouver - en position assise] | to be seated | |
| se tenir [se trouver - en position assise] | to be sitting | |
| se tenir [se trouver - en position debout] | to stand | |
| se tenir [se trouver - en position debout] | to be standing | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| sport ailier {m} droit | outside right [right wing] [position or player] | |
| sport ailier {m} gauche | outside left [left wing] [position or player] | |
| parti {m} pris | stance [position, bias] | |
| question {f} cruciale [question qui oblige son interlocuteur à une prise de position sans ambiguïté] | crucial question | |
| question {f} cruciale [question qui oblige son interlocuteur à une prise de position sans ambiguïté] | crunch question [coll.] | |
| question {f} cruciale [question qui oblige son interlocuteur à une prise de position sans ambiguïté] | sixty-four-thousand-dollar question [coll.] | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| au-delà de {prep} | past [beyond in position] | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| maintenir qc. en équilibre | to balance sth. [put or keep in a position] | |
| mettre qn. dans l'embarras | to put sb. on the spot [idiom] [in an awkward position] | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Marengo [1800] | Battle of Marengo [1800] [French forces under First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte defeated and drove the Austrian forces out of Italy, consolidating Napoleon's political position] | |
| sport chef {m} de nage | stroke [position on a rowing boat] | |
| math. méthode {f} regula falsi | regula falsi [also: method of false position] | |
| sport nageur {m} de tête | bow [position on a rowing boat] [also: bowman, bowperson] | |
| position {f} de repli [fig.] | plan B [fallback position] | |
| position {f} du missionnaire | missionary position [sexual intercourse position] | |
| prise {f} de position | stance [position, bias] | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| occup. candidater à un poste | to apply for a post [job, position] | |
| se montrer digne de qc. | to live up to sth. [e.g. social position] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| méd. position {f} latérale de sécurité <PLS> | coma position [recovery position] | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| math. méthode {f} de la fausse position | regula falsi [also: method of false position] | |
| math. méthode {f} des excédents et déficits | regula falsi [also: method of false position] | |
