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2 wealthy
wealthy [ˈwelθɪ]1. adjective[person, family] fortuné ; [country] riche2. plural noun* * *['welθɪ]adjective riche -
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5 wealthy
adjective (having much money and/or many possessions; rich: She is a wealthy young widow.) riche -
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adj.riche; aisé; cossu; fortunéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > wealthy
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7 belief
belief [bɪˈli:f]1. nouna. ( = acceptance as true) croyance f (in en, à)b. ( = conviction) conviction f• in the belief that... convaincu que...• it is my belief that... je suis convaincu que...2. compounds* * *[bɪ'liːf]1) (conviction, opinion) conviction f ( about sur, à propos de)2) ( confidence) confiance f, foi fher belief in democracy — sa foi or confiance dans la démocratie
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8 better off
[ˌbetər'ɒf] 1.2.the better-off — (+ v pl) les riches mpl
1) ( more wealthy) plus riche ( than que)2) ( in better situation) mieux -
9 fantastically
fantastically [fænˈtæstɪkəlɪ][complicated, expensive] incroyablement* * *[fæn'tæstɪklɪ]1) (colloq) [wealthy] immensément; [expensive] terriblement2) (colloq) [increase] de façon vertigineuse; [perform] incroyablement3) [coloured, portrayed] fabuleusement -
10 independently
independently [‚ɪndɪˈpendəntlɪ][act, live] de façon indépendante ; [think] par soi-même ; [research, negotiate, investigate] séparément• independently of sb/sth indépendamment de qn/qch* * *[ˌɪndɪ'pendəntlɪ]1) ( without help) de façon indépendante2) ( separately) individuellement, de façon indépendante3) ( impartially) [monitored] par une autorité extérieure -
11 least
least [li:st]1. adjective2. pronoun• what's the least you are willing to accept? quel prix minimum êtes-vous prêt à accepter ?• it costs $5 at least cela coûte au moins 5 dollars• you could at least have told me! tu aurais pu au moins me le dire !• he's ill, at least that's what he says il est malade, du moins c'est ce qu'il dit► at the very least du moins• not in the least! pas du tout !• I was annoyed, to say the least j'étais mécontent, c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire• she was not very careful, to say the least elle était pour le moins imprudente3. adverb• nobody seemed amused, least of all John cela ne semblait amuser personne et surtout pas John► not least• all countries, not least the USA tous les pays, et en particulier les USA• not least because... notamment parce que...* * *Note: When the least is used as a quantifier followed by a noun to mean the smallest quantity of it is translated by le moins de: to have the least food = avoir le moins de nourritureBut when the least is used as a quantifier to mean the slightest it is translated by le or la moindre: I haven't the least idea = je n'en ai pas la moindre idéeFor translations of least as a pronoun or adverb see II and III belowThe phrase at least is usually translated by au moinsFor the phrase in the least see V below[liːst] 1.(superlative of little) quantifier(the) least — (le) moins de; ( in negative constructions) (le or la) moindre
2.they have the least food — ce sont eux qui ont le moins de nourriture or le moins à manger
pronoun le moins3.she was surprised, to say the least (of it) — le moins qu'on puisse dire, c'est qu'elle était surprise
1) ( with adjective or noun)the least — le/la moins; ( with plural noun) les moins
2) ( with verbs) le moins inv4.nobody liked it, John least of all ou least of all John — personne ne l'aimait, John encore moins que les autres
he's gone to bed - at least I think so — il est allé se coucher - du moins, je pense
5.such people are at the very least guilty of negligence — de telles personnes sont au moins coupables de négligence
in the least adverbial phraseI'm not worried in the least —
I'm not hungry in the least —
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12 moderately
moderately [ˈmɒdərɪtlɪ]a. [wealthy, pleased, expensive, difficult] moyennementb. [increase, decline] quelque peuc. [act] avec modération* * *['mɒdərətlɪ]1) ( averagely) moyennement, assez2) ( restrainedly) avec modération -
13 poor
poor [pʊər]1. adjectivea. ( = not rich) pauvre• he was £1,000 the poorer il avait perdu 1 000 livres• soil that is poor in zinc ( = lacking) un sol pauvre en zincb. ( = inferior) [sales, pay, harvest, output] maigre before n ; [work, worker, result, performance] piètre before n ; [light] faible ; [eyesight, visibility] mauvais ; [soil] pauvre ; [quality] médiocre• clients who have had poor service les clients qui ont eu à se plaindre de l'insuffisance du servicec. ( = pitiable) pauvre• poor little thing! pauvre petit(e) !• she's all alone, poor woman elle est toute seule, la pauvre• poor things, they look cold (inf) les pauvres, ils ont l'air d'avoir froid2. plural noun* * *[pɔː(r)], US [pʊər]1) ( not wealthy) [person, country] pauvre (never before n) (in en)to become ou get poorer — s'appauvrir
2) ( inferior) gen mauvais; [school, work] faible; [soil] pauvre; [appetite] petit; [chance, attendance] faibleto be poor at — [person] être faible en [maths, French]
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14 substantial
substantial [səbˈstæn∫əl]b. [object, structure] solidec. [meal] substantiel* * *[səb'stænʃl]1) ( in amount) [sum, quantity] important; [imports, loss] considérable; [majority, number] appréciable; [meal] substantiel/-ielle2) ( in degree) [change, difference, fall, impact, risk, damage] considérable; [role] important3) ( solid) lit, fig solide4) ( wealthy) [business] financièrement solide -
15 well-off
[ˌwel'ɒf] 1.noun (+ v pl)2.the well-off — les gens mpl aisés
to be well-off for — avoir beaucoup de [space, provisions etc]
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16 worse off
1) ( less wealthy)I'm £10 a week worse off — j'ai dix livres de moins par semaine
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17 a man of means
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18 affluent
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19 appearance
1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) apparence2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) apparition3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) apparition; comparution -
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['ævəri‹] 1. noun(the result of adding several amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts: The average of 3, 7, 9 and 13 is 8 (= 32:4).) moyenne2. adjective1) (obtained by finding the average of amounts etc: average price; the average temperature for the week.) moyen2) (ordinary; not exceptional: The average person is not wealthy; His work is average.) moyen3. verb(to form an average: His expenses averaged (out at) 15 dollars a day.) atteindre en moyenne
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