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1 confidence-building measures
Org. [D] [v.] mesures propres à instaurer/renforcer/ restaurer la confianceEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > confidence-building measures
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2 measure
measure [ˈmeʒər]1. nounb. ( = gauge) to be the measure of sth donner la mesure de qch• this exam is just a measure of how you're getting on cet examen sert simplement à évaluer votre progressionc. ( = step) mesure f• measures aimed at building confidence between states des mesures fpl visant à créer un climat de confiance entre Étatsmesurer ; [+ success, performance] évaluer• what does it measure? quelles sont ses dimensions ?3. compounds[+ wood] mesurer ; [+ person] jauger( = be adequate) être à la hauteur[+ task] être à la hauteur de* * *['meʒə(r)] 1.1) ( unit) unité f de mesureweights and measures — les poids mpl et mesures fpl
liquid measure — mesure f de capacité pour les liquides
it's made to measure — ( garment) c'est fait sur mesure, c'est du sur mesure
2) ( of alcohol) mesure f3) ( device for measuring) instrument m de mesure4) (qualified amount, extent)a good ou wide measure of autonomy — une grande autonomie
in full measure — [feel, possess, contribute] pleinement
5) ( way of estimating) ( of price rises) mesure f; (of success, anger) mesure f, indication f; (of efficiency, performance) critère mto give some measure of — donner une idée de [delight, talent]
to use something as a measure of — utiliser quelque chose pour mesurer [effects, impact]
beyond measure — [change] énormément; [beautiful] extrêmement
6) (action, step) mesure f2.transitive verb1) ( assess size) mesurer [length, rate, person]to measure something in — mesurer quelque chose en [metres]
2) ( have measurement of) mesurera tremor measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale — une secousse de 5,2 sur l'échelle de Richter
4) ( compare)to measure something against — comparer quelque chose à [achievement]
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