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equal ['i:kwəl] ( British pt & pp equalled, cont equalling, American pt & pp equaled, cont equaling)(a) (of same size, amount, degree, type) égal;∎ they are about equal ils se valent;∎ equal in number égal en nombre;∎ in equal measure (elements, ingredients) en quantité égale;∎ I was embarrassed and annoyed in equal measure j'étais aussi gêné qu'agacé;∎ equal in size to an orange d'une taille égale à une orange;∎ to be equal to sth égaler qch;∎ mix equal parts of sand and cement mélangez du sable et du ciment en parts égales;∎ an equal amount of money une même somme d'argent;∎ she speaks French and German with equal ease elle parle français et allemand avec la même facilité;∎ to be on an equal footing with sb être sur un pied d'égalité avec qn;∎ to meet/to talk to sb on equal terms rencontrer qn/parler à qn d'égal à égal;∎ this will allow European businesses to compete on equal terms with their American counterparts cela permettra aux entreprises européennes de pouvoir rivaliser avec leurs concurrentes américaines sur un pied d'égalité;∎ other or all things being equal toutes choses égales par ailleurs;∎ equal pay for equal work à travail égal salaire égal∎ he proved equal to the task il s'est montré à la hauteur de la tâche;∎ the machine is not equal to such heavy work la machine n'est pas faite pour fournir un si grand effort;∎ to feel equal to doing sth se sentir le courage de faire qch;∎ I don't feel equal to discussing it today je ne me sens pas le courage d'en parler aujourd'hui2 nounégal(e) m,f, pair m;∎ a man who is your intellectual equal un homme qui est votre égal intellectuellement;∎ she's easily his equal at tennis/chemistry elle l'égale facilement au tennis/en chimie;∎ to talk to sb as an equal parler à qn d'égal à égal;∎ we worked together as equals nous avons travaillé ensemble sur un pied d'égalité;∎ he has no equal il est hors pair, il n'a pas son pareil∎ 2 and 2 equals 4 2 et 2 égalent ou font 4;∎ let x equal y si x égale y∎ no one in parliament could equal his eloquence personne au parlement ne pouvait égaler son éloquence;∎ there is nothing to equal it il n'y a rien de comparable ou de tel;∎ his arrogance is only equalled by his vulgarity son arrogance n'a d'égale que sa vulgarité►► Administration Equal Employment Opportunities Commission = commission pour l'égalité des chances en matière d'emploi, aux États-Unis;equal opportunities chances fpl égales, égalité f des chances;Administration Equal Opportunities Commission = commission pour l'égalité des chances en matière d'emploi, en Grande-Bretagne;equal opportunity employer = entreprise s'engageant à respecter la législation sur la non-discrimination dans l'emploi;familiar equal ops chances fpl égales□, égalité f des chances□ ;Equal Pay Act = loi garantissant l'égalité des droits des hommes et des femmes en matière d'emploi;equal rights égalité f des droits;Equal Rights Amendment = projet de loi américain rejeté en 1982 qui posait comme principe l'égalité des individus quels que soient leur sexe, leur religion ou leur race;equal sign, equals sign signe m égal;Radio & Television equal time droit m de réponse
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