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1 consumption
consumption [kənˈsʌmp∫ən]* * *[kən'sʌmpʃn]1) (of food, fuel, goods) consommation f2) (arch) ( tuberculosis) tuberculose f (pulmonaire) -
2 consumption
1 (of food, alcohol, fuel, goods) consommation f ; electricity consumption, consumption of electricity la consommation d'électricité ; unfit for human consumption impropre à la consommation ; -
3 cut
A n1 ( incision) gen entaille f ; ( in surgery) incision f ; to make a cut in faire une entaille dans [cloth, wood] ; [surgeon] faire une incision dans [flesh] ;4 ○ ( share) part f ; a cut of the profits/takings une part des bénéfices/recettes ; she takes a 25% cut of the total sum elle prend 25% de la somme globale ;5 ( reduction) réduction f (in de) ; a cut in prices, a price cut une baisse des prix ; a cut in the interest/unemployment rate une baisse du taux d'intérêt/de chômage ; job cuts suppression f d'emplois ; he agreed to take a cut in salary il a accepté qu'on lui diminue son salaire ;9 Cin ( removal of footage) coupure f ; ( shot) plan m de raccord (from de ; to à) ; final cut final cut m ;11 ( shorter route) raccourci m ;13 Sport coup m tranchant ;1 ( slice) couper [bread, fabric, metal, paper, slice, wood] ; faire [hole, slit] ; to cut sth out of couper qch dans [fabric] ; découper qch dans [magazine] ; to cut sth in half ou in two couper qch en deux ; to cut sth into quarters/slices/pieces couper qch en quartiers/tranches/morceaux ; to cut sth to shreds ou ribbons mettre [qch] en pièces [fabric, document] ; my hands were cut to shreds mes mains étaient tout abîmées ;2 ( sever) couper [rope, ribbon, throat, wire] ; ouvrir [vein] ; couper [flower, stem] ; faucher, couper [wheat] ; fig rompre [ties, links] ;3 ( carve out) faire [notch] ; creuser [channel, tunnel] ; graver [initials] (in dans) ; to cut sth open ouvrir [packet, sack] ; [surgeon] ouvrir [chest, stomach] ; to cut one's way through se frayer un chemin dans [undergrowth] ;4 ( wound) lit ( once) blesser [victim] ; ( repeatedly) taillader [victim] ; fig [remark] blesser [person] ; to cut one's finger/lip se couper le doigt/la lèvre ; the rocks cut their feet les rochers leur ont tailladé les pieds ; the wind cut me like a knife le vent était mordant ;5 ( trim) couper [grass, hair] ; tailler [hedge] ; to cut one's fringe/finger nails se couper la frange/les ongles ; to have one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux ;6 (shape, fashion) tailler [gem, marble, wood] ; découper [pastry] ; tailler [suit] ; [locksmith] refaire [key] ; to cut sth into triangles/strips couper qch en triangles/bandes ; to cut sth into the shape of a bird découper qch en forme d'oiseau ;7 ( liberate) to cut sb from sth dégager qn de [wreckage] ; to cut sb/sth free ou loose libérer qn/qch (from de) ;8 ( edit) couper [article, film] ; supprimer [scene] ; we cut the film to 90 minutes nous avons réduit le film à 90 minutes ; I cut the article from 3,000 to 2,000 words j'ai réduit l'article de 3 000 à 2 000 mots ;9 ( reduce) baisser [price, rate] ; réduire [cost, expenditure, inflation, list, number, staff, wages] (by de) ; diminuer [length, size, working day, salary] ; comprimer [budget] ; we've cut prices by 10% on a baissé les prix de 10% ; we've cut the amount of time we spend on the phone nous passons moins de temps au téléphone ;11 ( switch off) éteindre [headlights] ;13 Comput couper [paragraph, section] ; cut and paste couper-coller ; cut the first paragraph and paste it in at the end coupez le premier paragraphe et collez-le à la fin ;14 Games couper [cards, deck] ;15 ( dilute) couper [drink, drugs] (with avec) ;17 ○ ( stop) cut the chatter arrêtez de jacasser ; cut the flattery/sarcasm! assez de flatteries/sarcasme! ; cut the crap ◑ ! arrête de déconner ◑ ! ;19 ( snub) ignorer, snober [person] ; she cut me dead in the street elle m'a complètement ignoré dans la rue ;1 (slice, make an incision) couper ; this knife cuts well ce couteau coupe bien ; cardboard cuts easily le carton est facile à couper ; cut along the dotted line coupez suivant les pointillés ; will the cake cut into six? tu crois que le gâteau fera pour six? ; to cut into entamer [cake, pie] ; couper [fabric, paper] ; inciser [flesh, organ] ;2 (move, go) to cut across the park couper à travers le parc ; our route cuts across Belgium notre itinéraire traverse la Belgique ; the lorry cut across my path le camion m'a coupé la route ; to cut down a sidestreet couper par une petite rue ; to cut in front of sb ( in a queue) passer devant qn ; ( in a car) faire une queue de poisson à qn ;3 Cin the camera cut to the president la caméra s'est braquée sans transition sur le président ; to cut from the street to the courtroom [camera] passer de la rue à la salle d'audience ;4 Games couper ; to cut for the deal couper les cartes pour déterminer qui va donner ;D v refl ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp cut) to cut oneself se couper ; to cut oneself on the foot/chin se couper au pied/menton ; to cut oneself on broken glass se couper avec un morceau de verre ; to cut oneself a slice of meat se couper une tranche de viande ; cut yourself some cake coupe-toi un morceau de gâteau.2 ( shaped) [gem, stone] taillé ; a well-cut jacket une veste bien coupée ; the trousers are cut wide le pantalon est coupé large ;5 ( edited) [film, text] avec coupures (after n).to be a cut above sb/sth être supérieur à qn/qch ; to cut and run fig fuir, partir en courant ; to cut both ways [argument, measure] être à double tranchant ; to have one's work cut out to do avoir du mal à faire.■ cut across:▶ cut across [sth]▶ cut across [sb] interrompre.■ cut along se dépêcher.■ cut at:▶ cut at [sth] attaquer [trunk, branches] ; taillader [rope] ; tailler dans [hair, stone].■ cut away:▶ cut away [sth] enlever [dead wood, diseased tissue].■ cut back:▶ cut back faire des économies (on de) ;▶ cut back [sth], cut [sth] back2 ( prune) tailler.■ cut down:▶ cut down réduire sa consommation ; ‘would you like a cigarette?’-‘no, I'm trying to cut down’ ‘veux-tu une cigarette?’-‘non merci, j'essaie de fumer moins’ ; to cut down on réduire sa consommation de [alcohol, fatty foods] ;▶ cut down [sth], cut [sth] down1 ( chop down) abattre [forest, tree] ;2 ( reduce) réduire [consumption, spending, number, time, scale] (from de, to à) ;▶ cut [sb] down littér [disease] emporter liter [person] ; to cut sb down to size rabattre le caquet à qn.■ cut in:▶ cut in1 ( interrupt) ( in conversation) intervenir ; ( in dancing) s'interposer ; ‘what about me?’ he cut in ‘et moi, alors?’ dit-il en interrompant la discussion ; ‘may I cut in?’ ( on dance floor) ‘vous permettez (que je danse avec madame)?’ ; to cut in on sb ( in conversation) interrompre qn ;2 ( in vehicle) the taxi cut in in front of me le taxi m'a fait une queue de poisson ;▶ cut [sb] in mettre qn dans le coup ; they cut me in on the deal ils m'ont mis dans le coup.■ cut off:▶ cut off [sth], cut [sth] off1 ( remove) couper [hair, piece, slice, top, corner] ; enlever [excess, crusts] ; to cut off one's finger se couper le doigt ; to cut off sb's head/fingers couper la tête/les doigts à qn ; she had all her hair cut off elle s'est fait couper les cheveux très court ;2 ( reduce) to cut 1% off inflation réduire l'inflation de 1% ; they've cut 10% off their prices ils ont baissé leurs prix de 10% ; it cut 20 minutes off the journey cela a raccourci le trajet de 20 minutes ; she cut ten seconds off the world record elle a amélioré le record mondial de dix secondes ;3 ( disconnect) couper [gas, power, telephone, water, supply lines] ;▶ cut off [sth]3 ( block) bloquer [retreat, escape route] ;▶ cut [sb] off1 Telecom couper qn ;2 ( disinherit) déshériter qn ; he cut me off without a penny il ne m'a pas laissé un sou ;3 ( interrupt) interrompre qn ; she cut me off in mid-phrase elle m'a interrompu en plein milieu d'une phrase ;▶ cut [sb] off, cut off [sb] ( isolate) [group, person] couper [person] ; to be cut off by the tide se faire surprendre par la marée ; to feel cut off se sentir coupé ; to cut oneself off se couper (from de).■ cut out:▶ cut out [engine, fan] s'arrêter ;▶ cut out [sth] supprimer [alcohol, fatty food] ;▶ cut [sth] out, cut out [sth]1 ( snip out) découper [article, piece, shape] (from dans) ;2 ( remove) enlever [tumour] (from de) ; couper [reference, sentence] ; supprimer [scene, chapter] ;4 ○ ( stop) cut the noise out! arrêtez de faire du bruit! cut out the laughing/fighting! arrêtez de rire/de vous disputer! ; cut it out! ça suffit! ;▶ cut [sb] out1 ( isolate) exclure qn ; to cut sb out of one's will déshériter qn ;2 to be cut out for teaching/nursing être fait pour être professeur/infirmière ; he's not cut out to be a teacher il n'est pas fait pour être professeur.■ cut short:▶ cut short [sth], cut [sth] short abréger [holiday, visit, discussion] ; to cut the conversation short couper court ;▶ cut [sb] short interrompre.■ cut through:▶ cut through [sth] [knife, scissors] couper [cardboard, plastic] ; [detergent] attaquer [grease] ; [whip] fendre [air] ; [boat] fendre [water] ; [person] éviter [red tape] ; [voice] traverser [noise].■ cut up:▶ cut up ○ US chahuter ;▶ cut [sth] up, cut up [sth] couper [food, meat, onions] ; disséquer [specimen] ; [murderer] couper [qch] en morceaux [corpse] ; to cut sth up into strips/pieces couper qch en bandes/morceaux ;▶ cut [sb] up2 ( upset) to be very cut up être très affecté (about, by par) ;3 ○ Aut faire une queue de poisson à. -
4 intake
intake [ˈɪnteɪk]• the latest intake of young graduates into our company le dernier contingent de jeunes diplômés recrutés par notre sociétéb. [of protein, liquid, alcohol] consommation f* * *['ɪnteɪk]1) ( consumption) consommation f2) School, University ( admissions) (+ v sg ou pl) admissions fplthe new intake — ( at school) les nouveaux élèves mpl; (into training, job) les nouvelles recrues fpl
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5 consume
[kən'sju:m]1) (to eat or drink: He consumes a huge amount of food.) consommer2) (to use: How much electricity do you consume per month?) consommer3) (to destroy, eg by fire: The entire building was consumed by fire.) consumer•- consumer- consumption - consumer goods
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