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1 token
token ['təʊkən]1 noun(a) (of affection, appreciation, esteem etc) marque f, témoignage m;∎ as a token of or in token of my gratitude en témoignage ou en gage de ma reconnaissance;∎ a love token un gage d'amour;∎ as a token of our love en gage de notre amour(b) (souvenir, gift) souvenir m;∎ we'd like you to accept this little token to remind you of your visit nous aimerions que vous acceptiez ce petit cadeau en souvenir de votre visite(c) (for machine) jeton m(e) (indication) signe m;∎ in token or as a token of sincerity en signe ou en témoignage de bonne foi(f) Linguistics occurrence f(gesture, effort) symbolique, pour la forme; (increase, protest) symbolique, de pure forme;∎ a token black person/token woman un noir/une femme qui est là pour la forme;∎ they only pay a token rent ils ne paient qu'un loyer symbolique;∎ to put up a token resistance opposer une résistance symboliquede même, pareillement►► Finance token money monnaie f fiduciaire;token payment paiement m symbolique (d'intérêts);Computing token ring anneau m à jeton;Computing token ring network réseau m en anneau à jeton;token strike grève f symbolique ou d'avertissement;token vote vote m symbolique -
2 gesture
gesture ['dʒestʃə(r)]1 noun(a) (expressive movement) geste m;∎ to make a gesture faire un geste;∎ a gesture of acknowledgment un signe de reconnaissance;∎ he made a gesture of dismissal il les a congédiés d'un geste(b) (sign, token) geste m;∎ as a gesture of friendship en signe ou en témoignage d'amitié;∎ as a gesture of protest en signe de protestation;∎ it was a nice gesture c'était une gentille attention;∎ they offered him a salary rise as a gesture of goodwill ils lui ont offert une augmentation en gage de leur bonne volonté∎ to gesture with one's hands/head faire un signe de la main/de la tête;∎ he gestured to me to stand up il m'a fait signe de me lever;∎ he gestured to his wife il fit signe à sa femme;∎ she gestured towards the pile of books elle désigna ou montra la pile de livres d'un gestemimer -
3 token
token [ˈtəʊkən]1. noun2. adjective• he made a token effort to talk to the workers il a essayé, sans grand enthousiasme, de parler aux ouvriers* * *['təʊkən] 1.1) (for machine, phone) jeton m2) ( voucher) bon mbook/record token — chèque-cadeau m pour livre/pour disque
3) ( symbol) témoignage ma token of — un signe de [esteem, gratitude, affection]
2.but by the same token... — mais de la même façon...
adjective gen symboliqueto make a token effort/gesture — péj faire un effort/geste pour la forme
she's the token woman — péj c'est la femme de service
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4 token
A n1 (for machine, phone) jeton m ;2 ( product) point m ; ‘collect 12 Luxa tokens’ ; ‘collectionnez 12 points Luxa’ ; book/record token chèque-cadeau m pour livre/pour disque ;3 ( symbol) témoignage m ; a token of un signe de [esteem, gratitude, affection] ; as a token of our esteem en signe de notre estime ; but by the same token… mais de la même façon… ; and by the same token… et donc… ;4 Ling occurrence f. -
5 appearance
appearance [ə'pɪərəns](a) (act of appearing) apparition f;∎ with the appearance of fast-food restaurants avec l'apparition ou l'arrivée des fast-foods;∎ the antibiotics help guard against the appearance of further infections les antibiotiques contribuent à éviter l'apparition de nouvelles infections;∎ she made a brief appearance at the party elle a fait une brève apparition à la fête;∎ the president made a personal appearance le président est apparu en personne;∎ to put in an appearance passer; (as token gesture) faire acte de présence(b) (advent) avènement m; Commerce (of new product) mise f sur le marché; (of book, newspaper) parution f∎ to make an appearance before a court or a judge comparaître devant un tribunal∎ this was her first appearance on the stage c'était sa première apparition sur scène;∎ she's made a number of television appearances elle est passée plusieurs fois à la télévision;∎ offers have flooded in since her television appearance les propositions ont afflué depuis son passage à la télévision;∎ in order of appearance par ordre d'entrée en scène(e) (outward aspect) apparence f, aspect m;∎ from his appearance one would say… à son air ou son extérieur on dirait…;∎ to have a good appearance (person) présenter bien;∎ I tried to give the appearance that I cared j'ai essayé de donner l'impression que ça ne m'était pas indifférent;∎ it has all the appearances of being a first-class show si l'on en juge par les apparences, ce devrait être un spectacle de premier ordre;∎ to or by all appearances selon toute apparence;∎ contrary to all appearances, against all appearances contrairement à toute apparence;∎ appearances can be deceptive les apparences sont parfois trompeuses;∎ don't judge by appearances ne vous fiez pas aux apparences, il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences;∎ to keep up appearances sauver les apparences;∎ for appearances' sake pour la forme
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