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profit ['prɒfɪt]1 noun(a) (financial gain) profit m, bénéfice m;∎ to make a profit out of sth faire un bénéfice sur qch;∎ we made a £200 profit on the sale nous avons réalisé un bénéfice de 200 livres sur cette vente;∎ to be in profit être bénéficiaire;∎ to move into profit (business) devenir rentable;∎ to make or to turn out a profit réaliser ou faire un bénéfice ou des bénéfices;∎ £100 clear profit 100 livres de bénéfice net;∎ to show a profit rapporter (un bénéfice ou des bénéfices);∎ the fair didn't show much of a profit la foire n'a pas beaucoup rapporté (de bénéfices);∎ profits were down/up this year les bénéfices ont diminué/augmenté cette année;∎ to sell sth at a profit vendre qch à profit, faire un bénéfice sur la vente de qch;∎ he only writes for profit il n'écrit que pour l'argent;∎ I don't do it for profit je ne le fais pas dans un but lucratif;∎ Commerce profit and loss pertes fpl et profits mpl;∎ Finance profit and loss account, profit and loss form, profit and loss statement compte m de résultat;∎ profit before tax bénéfices mpl avant impôts∎ to turn sth to one's profit, to gain profit from sth tirer profit ou avantage de qch;∎ to do sth for profit faire qch dans un but intéressé;∎ what profit is there in it for her? quel avantage cela présente-t-il pour elle?, qu'est-ce que cela peut lui rapporter?∎ it won't profit you to tell lies cela ne vous servira à rien de mentirprofiter, tirer un profit ou avantage;∎ to profit from or by sth tirer profit ou avantage de qch, profiter de qch;∎ to profit from others' misfortunes tirer profit du malheur des autres;∎ you could well profit by being more careful vous avez tout intérêt à faire plus attention►► Accountancy profit balance solde m bénéficiaire;Accountancy profit centre centre m de profit;Finance profit equation équation f de bénéfice;Finance profit indicator indice m de profit;Finance profit margin marge f bénéficiaire;Finance profit motive motivation f par le profit;Finance profit optimization optimisation f du ou des profits;Finance profit outlook perspectives fpl de profit;Finance profit rate taux m de profit ou de bénéfice;Finance profit squeeze compression f des bénéfices, étranglement m des marges;Finance profit tax impôt m sur les bénéfices;Finance profit warning = annonce d'une baisse prochaine des bénéfices d'une entreprise -
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прибыль имя существительное:нажива (profit, gain, lucre)корысть (gain, profit, self-interest)глагол:получать прибыль (profit, realize)извлекать пользу (gain, profit)приносить пользу (benefit, profit, make oneself useful) -
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m; -(e)s, -e profit; Gewinn* * *der Profitprofit* * *Pro|fit [pro'fiːt, pro'fɪt]m -(e)s, -eprofitProfít aus etw schlagen or ziehen (lit) — to make a profit from or out of sth; (fig) to reap the benefits from sth, to profit from sth
Profít machen — to make a profit
Profít bringend (adjektivisch) — profitable; (adverbial) profitably
den/keinen Profít von etw haben — to profit/not to profit from sth
ohne/mit Profít arbeiten — to work unprofitably/profitably
* * *Pro·fit<-[e]s, -e>[proˈfɪt, -ˈfi:t]m profit\Profit bringende Geschäfte profitable dealswo ist dabei für mich der \Profit? what do I get out of it?\Profit abwerfen/erwirtschaften to yield a profit/to reap a profitmit \Profit arbeiten to work profitablyaus etw dat \Profit schlagen [o ziehen] to make a profit from [or out of] sth, to reap the benefits from sth figetw mit \Profit verkaufen to sell sth at a profit* * *der; Profit[e]s, Profite profitaus etwas Profit ziehen od. herausschlagen — turn something to one's profit or advantage
mit/ohne Profit arbeiten — run/not run at a profit
* * ** * *der; Profit[e]s, Profite profitaus etwas Profit ziehen od. herausschlagen — turn something to one's profit or advantage
mit/ohne Profit arbeiten — run/not run at a profit
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profit [pʀɔfi]masculine nouna. ( = gain) profitb. ( = avantage) benefit• tirer profit de [+ leçon, affaire] to benefit fromc. (locutions)► à profit• mettre à profit [+ idée, invention] to turn to account ; [+ temps libre] to make the most of► au profit de for ; ( = pour aider) in aid of* * *pʀɔfinom masculin1) ( avantage) benefit, advantagetirer profit de — to make the most of, to take advantage of
faire du profit — (colloq) [nourriture] to go a long way; [objet, appareil] to be good value
ce manteau m'a fait du profit — (colloq) I've had a lot of wear out of this coat
abandonner le charbon au profit du nucléaire — to drop coal in favour [BrE] of nuclear energy
mettre à profit — to make the most of [temps libre, stage]; to turn [something] to good account [situation]; to make good use of [idée, résultat]
2) ( gains) profit••il n'y a pas de petits profits — Proverbe look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves Proverbe GB, a dollar is a dollar US
* * *pʀɔfi nm1) (= avantage)mettre à profit [occasion] — to take advantage of, [connaissance, capacité] to turn to good account
2) COMMERCE, FINANCE profitLa société a fait des profits importants. — The company made significant profits.
profits et pertes COMMERCE — profit and loss
* * *profit nm1 ( avantage) benefit, advantage; faire qch avec profit to benefit from doing sth; vous consulterez ce guide avec profit you'll find this guide very useful; il a appliqué avec profit les nouvelles méthodes he's made good use of the new methods; tirer profit de to make the most of, to take advantage of; il a tiré profit de mes conseils he put my advice to good use; il n'a pas su tirer profit de ce qui lui est arrivé il y a deux ans he didn't learn from what happened to him two years ago; faire son profit de qch to use sth to one's advantage, to make use of sth; faire du profit○ [nourriture] to go a long way; [objet, appareil] to be good value; ce manteau m'a fait du profit○ I've had a lot of wear out of this coat; être d'un grand profit à qn to be of great benefit ou value to sb, to benefit sb greatly; ce stage linguistique leur a été d'un grand profit that language course has been of great benefit ou value to them, they got a lot out of that language course; pour le plus grand profit de to the great benefit of; trouver (son) profit à faire to find it to one's advantage to do; s'il le fait c'est qu'il y trouve son profit he's doing it because he gets something out of it; organiser un concert au profit des handicapés/de la recherche sur le cancer to organize a concert in aid of the handicapped/of cancer research; accusé d'espionnage au profit d'un pays étranger accused of spying for a foreign country; la réforme s'est faite au profit des grands propriétaires the reform benefited land owners; abandonner le charbon au profit du nucléaire to drop coal in favourGB of nuclear energy; le candidat de la majorité a perdu des voix au profit des écologistes the ruling party's candidate lost votes to the ecologists; tourner au profit de qn to work in sb's favourGB; mettre à profit to make the most of, to take advantage of [temps libre, stage]; to turn [sth] to good account ou to one's advantage [situation]; to make good use of [idée, découverte, résultat];2 Écon ( gains) profit; dégager des profits, faire des profits to make a profit; réaliser 10 millions de profit to make a profit of 10 million; profits illicites/illimités illicit/unlimited profits; profits pétroliers oil revenues; être une source de profit pour to be a source of wealth for.il n'y a pas de petits profits Prov look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves Prov GB, a penny saved is a penny earned Prov GB, a dollar is a dollar US.[prɔfi] nom masculinmettre quelque chose à profit to take advantage of ou to make the most of somethingil y a trouvé son profit, sinon il ne l'aurait pas fait he got something out of it otherwise he wouldn't have done itfaire ou réaliser des profits to make profits ou a profitle profit réalisé sur la vente de la propriété the return on ou the revenue from the sale of the propertyprofit brut/net gross/net profit————————au profit de locution prépositionnelleà son/mon seul profit for his/my sole benefit -
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1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) lucro, beneficio, ganancia2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) provecho
2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) ganar, sacar provecho; beneficiarse de- profitably
profit n beneficios / gananciastr['prɒfɪt]1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL ganancia, beneficio2 formal use (advantage) provecho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make a profit sacar beneficios, tener gananciasto profit from something sacar provecho de algo, beneficiarse de algoto sell something at a profit vender algo con gananciaprofit and loss account cuenta de ganancias y pérdidasprofit ['prɑfət] vi: sacar provecho (de), beneficiarse (de)profit n1) advantage: provecho m, partido m, beneficio m2) gain: beneficio m, utilidad f, ganancia fto make a profit: sacar beneficiosadj.• ganancial adj.n.• ancheta s.f.• aprovechamiento s.m.• beneficio s.m.• comodidad s.f.• ganancia s.f.• granjería s.f.• logro s.m.• lucro s.m.• pro s.m.• provecho s.m.• usufructo s.m.• utilidad s.f.• ventaja s.f.v.• ganar v.• lucrarse v.• sacar provecho v.• servir a v.
I 'prɑːfət, 'prɒfɪtcount & mass nouna) (Busn, Econ) ganancias fpl, beneficios mpl, utilidades fpl (AmL)we made a profit of $2,000 — obtuvimos beneficios or (AmL tb) utilidades de $2.000
profit and loss account — cuenta f de pérdidas y ganancias; (before n)
profit margin — margen m de ganancias or de beneficios or (AmL tb) de utilidades
b) ( advantage) (no pl)
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['prɒfɪt]to profit FROM something — sacar* provecho de algo, beneficiarse de algo
1. Na 32% rise in profits — un aumento del 32% en las ganancias or los beneficios
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at a profit, to operate at a profit — ser rentable•
to make a profit — obtener ganancias or beneficiosthey made a profit of two million — obtuvieron unas ganancias or unos beneficios de dos millones
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to make a profit on or out of sth — obtener beneficios de algo•
to show a profit — registrar beneficios or gananciasinterim 3., trading 2.•
to turn a profit — obtener ganancias or beneficios2) (fig) utilidad f, beneficio mI could see no profit in antagonizing them — no veía qué utilidad or beneficio tenía el enfadarles
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to turn sth to (one's) profit — sacar provecho or beneficio de algo2. VI1) (financially) obtener ganancia, obtener beneficio2) (fig)•
to profit by or from sth — aprovecharse de algowe do not want to profit from someone else's misfortunes — no queremos aprovecharnos de las desgracias de otros
3.VT†4.CPDprofit and loss account N — cuenta f de pérdidas y ganancias
profit centre, profit center (US) N — centro m de beneficios
profit margin N — margen m de beneficios
profit motive N — afán m de lucro
profits tax N — (Brit) impuesto m de beneficios
profit warning N — advertencia f de beneficios
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I ['prɑːfət, 'prɒfɪt]count & mass nouna) (Busn, Econ) ganancias fpl, beneficios mpl, utilidades fpl (AmL)we made a profit of $2,000 — obtuvimos beneficios or (AmL tb) utilidades de $2.000
profit and loss account — cuenta f de pérdidas y ganancias; (before n)
profit margin — margen m de ganancias or de beneficios or (AmL tb) de utilidades
b) ( advantage) (no pl)
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to profit FROM something — sacar* provecho de algo, beneficiarse de algo
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Profit m GEN profit • bei einem Profit von GEN at a profit of* * ** * *Profit
profit, gain, advantage, turn, makings, clean-up (US sl.);
• kleiner Profit peanuts;
• Profit aus einem öffentlichen Amt spoils of office;
• guter Profit für wenig Mühe money for jam (Br. sl.);
• Profit erzielen to make one’s hand, to turn to advantage, to have a rake-off on s. th.;
• Profite durch optimale Auftragsgrößenordnungen erzielen to reap economies of scale;
• 10 Pfund Profit machen to be ten pounds to the good;
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['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) fortjeneste; profit2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) gavn2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) tjene; profitere- profitably* * *['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) fortjeneste; profit2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) gavn2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) tjene; profitere- profitably -
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advantage [əd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ]1 noun∎ her experience gives her an advantage over the other candidates son expérience lui donne un avantage sur les autres candidats;∎ they have an advantage over us or the advantage of us ils ont un avantage sur nous;∎ the plan has the advantage of being extremely cheap le plan présente l'avantage d'être extrêmement bon marché;∎ it's to your advantage to learn another language c'est (dans) ton intérêt d'apprendre une autre langue;∎ that would be to their advantage cela leur serait avantageux, ils y auraient intérêt;∎ the recession/weather worked to their advantage la récession/le temps les a avantagés ou a travaillé pour eux;∎ to turn sth to advantage tirer parti de qch, mettre qch à profit;∎ she turned the situation to her advantage elle a tiré parti de la situation, elle a tourné la situation à son avantage;∎ to turn out to sb's advantage (event) tourner à l'avantage de qn, profiter à qn;∎ to take advantage of sth (to do sth) profiter de qch (pour faire qch);∎ we took advantage of the holiday weekend to do some gardening nous avons profité du long week-end pour faire du jardinage;∎ to take advantage of sb (make use of) profiter de qn; (exploit) exploiter qn; (abuse sexually) abuser de qn;∎ they'll only take advantage (of your generosity etc) ils ne feront qu'en profiter;∎ that would be taking advantage! ce serait abuser!;∎ she uses her charm to great advantage elle sait user de son charme;∎ that colour shows her eyes off to great advantage cette couleur met ses yeux en valeur;∎ this lighting shows the pictures to their best advantage cet éclairage met les tableaux en valeur;∎ advantage Henman avantage Henman∎ to play advantage (in football, rugby) laisser l'avantage, appliquer la règle de l'avantageavantager►► Sport advantage rule (in football, rugby) règle f de l'avantage;∎ to play the advantage rule laisser l'avantage, appliquer la règle de l'avantage -
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advantage [ədˈvα:ntɪdʒ]avantage m* * *[əd'vɑːntɪdʒ], US [-'vænt-]1) avantage m2) ( asset) atout mtheir big advantage is to have... — leur grand atout, c'est d'avoir...
‘computing experience an advantage’ — ( in job ad) ‘une expérience en informatique serait un atout’
3) ( profit)4) ( best effect)5)to take advantage of — utiliser, profiter de [situation, offer]; ( unfairly) exploiter [person]
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advantage, US [transcription][-"v_nt-"]A n1 ( favourable position) avantage m ; economic/political/psychological/competitive advantage avantage m en termes économiques/politiques/psychologiques/de compétition ; to have an advantage over avoir un avantage sur [person, system, theory, model, method] ; to give sb an advantage over sb donner à qn un avantage sur or par rapport à qn ; to put sb at an advantage avantager qn ; to gain the advantage prendre l'avantage ;2 ( beneficial aspect) avantage m ; there are several advantages il y a plusieurs avantages ; there is an advantage in doing il y a avantage à faire ; the advantage is that… l'avantage est que… ; the advantage that l'avantage que ; there is some/no advantage in doing il est intéressant/il n'est pas intéressant de faire ;3 ( asset) avantage m ; to have the advantage of an education/of living near the sea avoir l'avantage d'avoir fait des études/d'habiter près de la mer ; their big advantage is to have… leur grand avantage est qu'ils ont… ; ‘computing experience an advantage’ ( in job ad) ‘expérience en information atout supplémentaire’ ;4 ( profit) it is to his/their advantage to do il est dans son/leur intérêt de faire ; to do/use sth to one's (own) advantage faire/utiliser qch à son avantage ; it's to everyone's advantage that tout le monde profite du fait que ; to turn a situation to one's advantage transformer une situation à son avantage ;5 ( best effect) to show sth to (best) advantage montrer qch sous un jour avantageux ;6 to take advantage of utiliser, profiter de [situation, facility, offer, service] ; ( exploit unfairly) utiliser, exploiter [person] ;7 ( in tennis) avantage m ;8 Sport France's 3-point advantage l'avantage de 3 points de la France. -
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'profit 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) fortjeneste, gevinst, profitt2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) utbytte, gagn2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) tjene på, profittere på, ha fordel av- profitablyavanse--------gevinst--------profitt--------vinningIsubst. \/ˈprɒfɪt\/1) fortjeneste, avanse, overskudd, profitt2) gevinst, vinning, utbytte3) nytte, fordel, gagn, utbytteat a great profit med stor fortjeneste, med stort overskuddcrime for profit vinningsforbrytelsecut one's profit nøye seg med lavere fortjenestederive\/gain profit from dra\/ha nytte av, dra\/ha\/høste fordel av, ha utbytte avdo something for profit gjøre noe for fortjenestens\/pengenes skyld gjøre noe for egen vinnings skyldmake a profit gjøre en fortjeneste på• she made a clear profit of £1000make a profit on\/by tjene på, gjøre fortjeneste påmake large profits gi stor fortjeneste gi stort overskudd (be)run at a profit gå med overskuddyield a good profit gi stor fortjenesteIIverb \/ˈprɒfɪt\/1) være til gagn eller nytte (for), gagne, tjene2) hjelpeprofit by\/from dra\/ha nytte av, dra\/ha\/høste fordel av, ha utbytte av, ha glede av, nyte godt av, benytte seg av, utnytte profittere eller tjene påwhat shall it profit a man if... ( bibelsk) hva gagner det et menneske om... -
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['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) dobiček2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) korist2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) imeti dobiček- profitably* * *I [prɔfit]nouneconomy dobiček, korist; (često plural) dohodek, skupiček, čisti dohodek; juridically donos (od zemlje); korist, prednostsmall profits quick returns — majhen, a takojšen dobičekto turn s.th. to profit — obrniti kaj sebi v pridII [prɔfit]1.intransitive verbimeti dobiček, narediti dobiček (by, from s čim); biti koristen;2.transitive verbkoristiti komu (čemu), izkoriščati kaj -
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['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) lucro2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) proveito2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) lucrar- profitably* * *prof.it[pr'ɔfit] n 1 lucro, ganho, rendimento. they made a profit on it / obtiveram lucro disto. 2 proveito, vantagem, benefício, bem. it’s for your own profit / é para seu próprio bem. • vt+vi 1 aproveitar, tirar proveito de. he profited by an opportunity / ele se aproveitou de uma oportunidade. 2 lucrar, ganhar. 3 beneficiar, favorecer. my teachings profited him / meus ensinamentos lhe foram proveitosos. 4 ser vantajoso ou lucrativo. at a profit of com um lucro de. -
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profit, haszon to profit: tanul, haszna van, hasznára válik, hasznot húz* * *['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) haszon2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) előny2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) hasznot húz vmiből- profitably -
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['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) profit, beneficiu2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) profit, avantaj2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) a câştiga de pe urma- profitably -
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['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) hagnaður2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) ávinningur2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) hagnast á- profitably -
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['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) peļņa2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) labums; ieguvums2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) gūt peļņu; pelnīt- profitably* * *ienākums, peļņa; labums; gūt peļņu, pelnīt; gūt labumu, izmantot -
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['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) pelnas2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) nauda2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) gauti pelno, pasinaudoti- profitably
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