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running
(in race, for exercise)
course f à pied
Running is my favourite sport. La course à pied est mon sport préféré.
to be in the running for sth [+prize, nomination, award, promotion] être sur les rangs pour qch
→ Her role put her in the running for the Laurence Olivier Award,
to be out of the running être hors course
→ He ruled himself out of the running because of his age.
to be out of the running for sth être hors course pour qch
(=management)
[+business] direction f
[+school, organization, party] direction f
→ ... the day-to-day running of the school.
(=organization)
[+event] organisation f
[+machine] marche f , fonctionnement m
[water] courant (e)
→ ... the sound of running water ...
→ Wash the lentils under cold running water.
(=continuous)
[argument, dispute, feud] en cours
a running joke un sujet de plaisanterie
→ ... his perfect turnout, which has become a running joke in the dressing-room.
to have a running battle with sb être en conflit avec qn
→ He has a running battle with her over the house.
(=operating)
to be up and running
[system] être opérationnel (le)
→ The medical facilities are up and running again.
adv 6 days running 6 jours de suite → She'll wear the same thing two days running for the third year running pour la troisième année consécutive → Spain won the Cup for the third year running
gun-running
n trafic m d'armes
long-running
adj
[dispute, feud, battle] long (longue)
→ ... a long-running trade dispute ...
[play] à l'affiche depuis longtemps
[TV programme] qui dure depuis longtemps
He was best-known for his role in the long-running television series Kojak. Il était surtout connu pour son rôle dans la série Kojak, qui avait duré très longtemps.
running commentary
n
commentaire m sur le vif
to give sb a running commentary on sth faire à qn un commentaire sur le vif de qch
→ John gave the police a running commentary on the driver's antics
running costs
npl
[+business] frais mpl de fonctionnement
[+machine, car] coûts mpl d'exploitation
→ The running costs are high.
running head
n titre m courant
running jump
n
(fig)
go take a running jump! * allez vous faire voir!
→ I hope the Queen tells her to go and take a running jump.
running mate
n candidat (e) m/f à la vice-présidence
running shoe
n chaussure f de course
running time
n
[+film] durée f
running total
n total m cumulé
→ His running total in transfers fees is £12million.
running track
n piste f
smooth-running
adj
[business, organization] qui marche bien
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