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1 helpful
helpful ['helpfʊl]∎ he always tries to be helpful il essaie toujours de rendre service;∎ his secretary was very helpful sa secrétaire nous a été très utile ou nous a été d'un grand secours∎ it's often helpful to talk to your doctor about it il peut s'avérer utile d'en parler à votre médecin;∎ this book isn't very helpful ce livre ne sert pas à grand-chose;∎ helpful hints conseils mpl utiles -
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helpful adj [tool, machine, gadget] utile ; [person] serviable, obligeant ; [remedy] efficace, utile ; [advice, suggestion, information, book, guide] utile ; I was only trying to be helpful! j'essayais seulement de me rendre utile! ; the staff were very helpful le personnel a été serviable ; thank you, you've been most helpful merci beaucoup de votre aide ; it would be helpful if we knew how much it was going to cost ça nous arrangerait de savoir le prix. -
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adjective a very helpful boy; You may find this book helpful.) utile -
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6 cooperative
cooperative [kəʊˈɒpərətɪv]1. adjective[person, firm, attitude] coopératif2. noun* * *[kəʊ'ɒpərətɪv] 1.1) ( organisation) coopérative f2) US ( apartment house) immeuble m en copropriété2.1) ( joint) conjoint2) ( helpful) coopératif/-ive3) Commerce, Politics [movement, society] coopératif/-ive4) US [apartment, building] en copropriété -
7 eager
eager [ˈi:gər][person, buyer] empressé ; [volunteer] enthousiaste• to be eager for [+ happiness, power, fame] rechercher avidement ; [+ affection, information] être avide de ; [+ vengeance, knowledge] avoir soif de• to be eager to do sth ( = keen) désirer vivement faire qch ; ( = impatient) être impatient de faire qch• she is eager to please ( = be helpful) elle ne demande qu'à rendre service* * *['iːgə(r)]adjective [person, acceptance] enthousiaste; [face] où se lit l'enthousiasme; [anticipation] impatient; [student] plein d'enthousiasmeeager to do — ( keen) désireux/-euse de faire; ( impatient) pressé de faire
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8 enormously
enormously [ɪˈnɔ:məslɪ][enjoy, vary] énormément* * *[ɪ'nɔːməslɪ]adverb [change, enjoy, vary] énormément; [big, long, complex, impressed] extrêmement -
9 goodwill
goodwill [‚gʊdˈwɪl]* * *[ˌgʊd'wɪl] 1.1) ( helpful attitude) bonne volonté f2) ( kindness)to show goodwill to ou towards somebody — faire preuve de bienveillance à l'égard de quelqu'un
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10 hand
hand [hænd]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = part of body) main f• could you give me a hand? tu peux me donner un coup de main ?• would you like a hand with moving that? tu veux un coup de main pour déplacer ça ?c. ( = influence) influence f• you could see his hand in everything the committee did on reconnaissait son influence dans tout ce que faisait le comité• the wedding's next week, so it's all hands on deck le mariage a lieu la semaine prochaine, alors on a besoin de tout le mondee. [of clock, watch] aiguille fg. ( = handwriting) écriture f► preposition + hand• many suffered at the hands of the secret police beaucoup de gens ont souffert aux mains de la police secrète• to put o.s. in sb's hands s'en remettre à qn• it is out of his hands ce n'est plus lui qui s'en occupe► hand + preposition/adverb• just wait till I get my hands on him! (inf) attends un peu que je lui mette la main dessus !• he's an old hand! il connaît la musique !• on the one hand..., on the other hand d'une part..., d'autre part• yes, but on the other hand he is very rich oui, mais il est très riche• to get into the wrong hands tomber entre de mauvaises mains► hand + noun• to live from hand to mouth vivre au jour le jour► verb + hand• having the equipment at hand will be very helpful ce sera très pratique d'avoir l'équipement à portée de main► by hand à la main• Jason was at the door, suitcase in hand Jason était à la porte, sa valise à la main• he opened the door, gun in hand il a ouvert la porte, pistolet au poing• he had £6,000 in hand il avait 6 000 livres de disponibles• there are experts on hand to give you advice il y a des experts sur place pour vous conseiller► out of hand( = give) donner ; ( = hold out) tendre• you've got to hand it to him, he did it very well (inf) il faut reconnaître qu'il l'a très bien fait3. compounds► hand-out noun ( = leaflet) prospectus m ; (at lecture, meeting) polycopié m ; ( = subsidy) subvention f► hand-to-hand adjective, adverb= hand rounda. [+ object]he handed me down the dictionary from the top shelf il m'a passé le dictionnaire qui était en haut de l'étagèreb. ( = pass on) transmettre• the farm's been handed down from generation to generation cette ferme s'est transmise de génération en génération► hand in separable transitive verb remettre (to à)• your wallet's been handed in at reception on a rapporté votre portefeuille à la réception► hand on separable transitive verba. ( = pass to sb else) donner (to à)• to hand over to sb passer le relais à qn ; (at meeting) passer le micro à qn ; (on radio, TV) passer l'antenne à qn[+ object] remettre ; [+ criminal] livrer ; [+ authority, powers] ( = transfer) transmettre ; ( = surrender) céder ; [+ property, business] céder* * *[hænd] 1.1) main fhe had a pencil/book in his hand — il avait un crayon/livre à la main
she had a pistol/an umbrella in her hand — elle avait un pistolet/un parapluie à la main
to get ou lay one's hands on something — mettre la main sur quelque chose
to keep one's hands off something — ne pas toucher à [computer, money]
to hold somebody's hand — lit tenir quelqu'un par la main; fig ( give support) [person] tenir la main à quelqu'un
to do ou make something by hand — faire quelque chose à la main
‘by hand’ — ( on envelope) ‘par porteur’
to have one's hands full — lit avoir les mains pleines; fig avoir assez à faire
hands up, or I shoot! — les mains en l'air, ou je tire!
we can always use another pair of hands — une autre paire de bras ne serait pas de trop; ( round of applause)
to give somebody a big hand — applaudir quelqu'un très fort; ( consent to marriage)
to ask for/win somebody's hand (in marriage) — demander/obtenir la main de quelqu'un (en mariage)
I got the information first/second hand — j'ai eu l'information de première main/par l'intermédiaire de quelqu'un
to fall ou get into somebody's hands — tomber entre les mains de quelqu'un
to fall ou get into the wrong hands — tomber en mauvaises mains
in the right hands this information could be useful — en bonnes mains, cette information pourrait être utile
to be in good ou safe hands — [child, money] être en bonnes mains
to place ou put something in somebody's hands — confier quelque chose à quelqu'un [department, office]; remettre quelque chose entre les mains de quelqu'un [matter, affair]
to have something/somebody on one's hands — avoir quelque chose/quelqu'un sur les bras
to take somebody/something off somebody's hands — débarrasser quelqu'un de quelqu'un/quelque chose
to be on hand — [person] être disponible
the fire extinguisher was close to hand ou near at hand — l'extincteur n'était pas loin
hands off! — (colloq) pas touche! (colloq)
2) ( control)to get out of hand — [inflation] déraper; [children, fans] devenir incontrôlable; [demonstration, party] dégénérer
to take something/somebody in hand — prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un en main [situation, person]
3) ( writing) écriture fto show one's hand — lit, fig montrer son jeu
5) ( worker) gén ouvrier/-ière m/f; Nautical membre m de l'équipage6) ( skill)to set ou turn one's hand to something/doing — entreprendre quelque chose/de faire
to keep/get one's hand in — garder/se faire la main
7) ( pointer) (on clock, dial) aiguille f8) (aspect, side)on the one hand..., on the other hand... — d'une part... d'autre part...
2.on the other hand — ( conversely) par contre
transitive verb3.to hand somebody something —
in hand adjectival phrase1) ( current) en coursthe job/matter in hand — le travail/l'affaire en cours
2) ( to spare)4.out of hand adverbial phrase [reject] d'embléePhrasal Verbs:- hand in- hand out••I could do that with one hand tied behind my back! — je pourrais le faire les doigts dans le nez! (colloq)
you've got to hand it to her/them... — il faut lui/leur faire cette justice...
to stay ou hold one's hand — patienter
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11 less
less [les]1. adjectivea. (in amount, size, degree) moins (de)• can't you let me have it for less? vous ne pouvez pas me faire un prix ?• less of your cheek! (inf) assez d'impertinence !• less noise please! moins de bruit s'il vous plaît !• a sum less than £100 une somme de moins de 100 livres• I was told the news by the bishop, no less (inf) c'est l'évêque en personne, s'il vous plaît (inf), qui m'a appris la nouvelle► no less + than• it costs no less than £100 ça ne coûte pas moins de 100 livres• with no less skill than enthusiasm avec non moins d'habileté que d'enthousiasme► nothing less than rien moins que2. adverba. moins► less... than• the problem is less one of money than of personnel c'est moins un problème d'argent qu'un problème de personnel► no less... than• the less he works the less he earns moins il travaille, moins il gagne• the less you worry about it the better moins vous vous ferez du souci à ce sujet, mieux ça vaudra3. preposition• less 10% moins 10 %* * *[les] 1.(comparative of little) quantifier moins de2.pronoun moinsa sum of not less than £1,000 — une somme qui s'élève au moins à 1000 livres sterling
it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — c'est un progrès, mais pas au point que j'aurais espéré
£100 and not a penny less! — cent livres et pas un centime de moins!
3.the less said about it the better — moins on en parle, mieux ça vaut
adverb moinsthe more I see him, the less I like him — plus je le vois, moins je l'aime
no less than 85% — au moins 85%
4.they live in Kensington, no less! — ils habitent à Kensington, rien que ça!
preposition moins5.less 15% discount — moins 15% de remise
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oblige [əˈblaɪdʒ]a. ( = compel) obligerb. ( = do a favour to) rendre service à• I would be obliged if you would read it to us je vous serais reconnaissant de bien vouloir nous le lire• anything to oblige! (inf) à votre service !• we asked him the way and he obliged with directions nous lui avons demandé notre chemin et il nous a obligeamment donné des indications* * *[ə'blaɪdʒ]transitive verb2) ( be helpful) rendre service à3) ( be grateful)to be obliged to somebody — être reconnaissant à quelqu'un ( for de; for doing d'avoir fait)
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13 supportive
supportive [səˈpɔ:tɪv]( = helpful) compréhensif* * *[sə'pɔːtɪv]adjective [person, organization] d'un grand secours; [role, network] de soutien -
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useful [ˈju:sfʊl]* * *['juːsfl]1) ( helpful) utile2) (colloq) ( competent) [footballer, cook etc] bon/bonne (before n)to be useful with a gun — savoir se servir d'un fusil, savoir manier un fusil
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useless [ˈju:slɪs]* * *['juːslɪs]1) ( not helpful) inutileit's useless to do ou doing — il est inutile de faire
2) ( not able to be used) inutilisable3) (colloq) ( incompetent) incapable, nul/nulle (colloq)to be useless at something/doing — être nul en quelque chose/pour (ce qui est de) faire
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16 after-sales
après-venteafter-sales department service m après-vente;after-sales marketing marketing m après-vente;after-sales service service après-venteIt is difficult enough to entice consumers to buy online without sites blatantly disregarding consumer rights. In the real world, shoppers like stores that carry a wide range of goods at competitive prices. If they have a query, they want it answered promptly and competently, and once they have purchased, they want helpful and efficient after-sales service.
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[-tiv]adjective a helpful and co-operative pupil.) coopératif -
19 companion
[kəm'pænjən]1) (a person etc who accompanies another person as a friend etc: She was his constant companion in his childhood.) compagnon, compagne2) (a helpful handbook on a particular subject: The Gardening Companion.) manuel•- companionship -
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[-tiv]adjective (helpful; having to do with making, not with destroying: Constructive criticism tells you both what is wrong and also what to do about it.) constructif
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