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1 growth
(of business, market, industry) croissance f, expansion f;∎ the experts predict a two percent growth in imports les experts prédisent une croissance des importations de deux pour cent;∎ to go for growth favoriser la croissance;∎ the recent growth in the number of small businesses l'augmentation récente du nombre de petites entreprisesgrowth area secteur m en expansion;growth company société f en expansion;growth curve courbe f de croissance;growth developer stimulateur m de croissance;growth driver société en expansion;growth factor facteur m de croissance;growth fund fonds m commun de placement;growth index indice m de croissance;growth industry industrie f en plein essor ou en croissance rapide;growth market marché m porteur;growth phase phase f de croissance;growth potential potentiel m de croissance;growth rate taux m de croissance;growth sector secteur de croissance;growth strategy stratégie f de croissance;growth trend tendance f de croissance -
2 growth curve
courbe f de croissance -
3 level
A n3 Sch, Univ niveau m ; an intermediate level textbook un manuel pour le niveau intermédiaire ; that course is above/below your level ce cours est trop difficile/facile pour toi ;4 fig ( of understanding) niveau m ; to be on the same level as sb être du même niveau que qn ; to get down/to come down to sb's level se mettre/s'abaisser au niveau de qn ; to talk to sb on their level parler à qn d'égal à égal ;5 ( equal plane) to be on a level with lit [building, window] être à la hauteur de or au même niveau que [building, window] ; fig [action] équivaloir à [action] ; on a level with the first floor à la hauteur du premier étage ; two windows both on the same level deux fenêtres à la même hauteur ; at waist-/knee-level à la hauteur de la taille/des genoux ; at street level au niveau de la rue ; that is on a level with arson fig ça équivaut à l'incendie criminel ;6 ( degree) (of pollution, noise, competence) niveau m ; (of substance, unemployment, illiteracy) taux m ; ( of spending) montant m ; (of satisfaction, anxiety) degré m ; glucose/cholesterol levels taux de glucose/cholestérol ;7 ( position in hierarchy) échelon m ; at local/national/board level à l'échelon local/national/du conseil d'administration ; at all levels à tous les échelons ; at a higher/lower level à un échelon supérieur /inférieur ;8 fig ( plane) plan m ; on a purely practical level sur un plan strictement pratique ; to be reduced to the same level as être mis sur le même plan que ; on a literary/musical level d'un point de vue littéraire/musical ;9 fig ( standard) qualité f ; the level of training/of service la qualité de la formation/du service ;C adj1 ( not at an angle) [shelf, rail, floor] droit ; [surface] plan ; [worktop, table] horizontal ; to hold a compass level tenir une boussole horizontale ; I don't think this bed is level je trouve que ce lit penche ;2 ( not bumpy) [ground, surface, plain, land] plat ; [field, garden] nivelé ; ( naturally) sans dénivellation ;4 ( equally high) to be level [shoulders, windows, etc] être à la même hauteur ; [floor, ceiling, building] être au même niveau ; is the hem level? est-ce que l'ourlet est droit? ; trim the shoots so they are level with the ground taillez les rejets au ras du sol ;5 fig (equal in achievement, rank) to be level [competitors] être à égalité ; to be level in popularity atteindre la même cote de popularité ; on the same level ( of colleagues) au même échelon ;D adv ( abreast) to draw level [competitors, cars] arriver à la même hauteur (with que) ; the pound is keeping level with the deutschmark la livre se maintient par rapport au deutschmark.1 ( raze to ground) raser [village, area] ;2 ( aim) braquer [gun, weapon] (at sur) ; lancer [accusation] (at contre) ; adresser [criticism] (at à) ; the criticism was levelled mainly at the board of directors les critiques visaient essentiellement le conseil d'administration ;3 ○ ( knock down) mettre à terre [opponent].to be level-pegging être à égalité ; to be on the level ( on level ground) être sur terrain plat ; ( trustworthy) être réglo ○ ; to level with sb être honnête avec qn ; to keep a level head garder son sang-froid ; to try one's level best to do sth faire tout son possible pour faire qch.■ level off:1 [prices, rate of growth, curve] se stabiliser ;2 [plane, pilot] amorcer le vol en palier ;3 [path] continuer sur terrain plat ;▶ level [sth] off, level off [sth] égaliser [ground, floor, mortar] ; aplanir [wooden surface].■ level out:1 [land, terrain] s'aplanir ;2 [prices, rate of growth, curve] se stabiliser ;▶ level [sth] out, level out [sth] niveler [ground, floor]. -
4 flatten out
flatten out [slope, road, ground] s'aplanir; [graph, curve, flight path] se redresser; [growth, exports, decline] se stabiliser; flatten out [something], flatten [something] out aplanir [ground, road] -
5 trace
trace [treɪs]1. nountrace f• they traced him as far as Paris but then lost him ils ont pu suivre sa trace jusqu'à Paris mais l'ont perdu par la suite3. compounds• this traces back to the loss of... ceci est imputable à la perte de...• to trace back one's ancestry to... faire remonter sa famille à...• they traced the murder weapon back to a shop in Leeds ils ont réussi à établir que l'arme du crime provenait d'un magasin de Leeds* * *[treɪs] 1.1) ( evidence) trace fwithout trace — [disappear, sink] sans laisser de traces
2) ( hint) (of irony, flavour, garlic) soupçon m; ( of accent) pointe f; (of chemical, drug) trace f3) ( of harness) trait m2.transitive verb1) ( locate) retrouver [person, weapon, car]; dépister [fault]; déterminer [cause]the call was traced to a London number — on a pu établir que le coup de téléphone venait d'un numéro à Londres
2) faire l'historique de [development, growth]; retracer [life, progress]; faire remonter [origins, ancestry]•Phrasal Verbs:•• -
6 flatten
A vtr1 ( level) [rain, storm] coucher [crops, grass] ; abattre [tree, fence] ; [bombing, earthquake] raser [building, town] ; he flattened him with a single punch il l'a étendu raide ○ d'un seul coup de poing ; he'll flatten you ○ ! il va te casser la figure ○ ! ;3 ( crush) écraser [animal, fruit, hat, box etc] ;5 Mus baisser (le ton de) [note] ;D flattened pp adj [shape, nose, head] aplati ; [box, can] écrasé ; (by rain, storm) [grass, weeds] couché ; (by earthquake, bombs) [building, district] rasé.■ flatten out:▶ flatten out [slope, road, ground] s'aplanir ; [graph, curve, flight path] se redresser ; [growth, exports, decline] se stabiliser ;▶ flatten out [sth], flatten [sth] out aplanir [ground, road] ; he flattened the map out on the table il a étalé la carte bien à plat sur la table.
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