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performance [pə'fɔ:məns]∎ afternoon performance matinée f;∎ there is no performance on Mondays il n'y a pas de représentation le lundi, le lundi est jour de relâche(b) (rendition → by actor, musician, dancer) interprétation f;∎ he gave an excellent performance in the role of Othello son interprétation du rôle d'Othello fut remarquable(c) (showing → by sportsman, politician etc) performance f, prestation f; (→ by pupil, economy, exports, company) résultats mpl, performances fpl; (→ by employee) rendement m, performance f; (→ by shares, investment, currency) performance f;∎ to put up a good performance (team, athlete etc) accomplir une bonne performance; (in exam, interview, court case) bien s'en tirer;∎ the Prime Minister gave the performance of his career le Premier ministre n'a jamais été aussi bon de toute sa carrière;∎ another poor performance by the French team encore une contre-performance de l'équipe française;∎ the country's poor economic performance les mauvais résultats économiques du pays;∎ sterling's performance on the Stock Exchange le comportement en Bourse de la livre sterling;∎ sexual performance prouesses fpl sexuelles(d) (of machine, computer, car) performance f(e) (carrying out → of task, manoeuvre) exécution f; (→ of miracle, duties) accomplissement m; (→ of ritual) célébration f;∎ she has always been painstaking in the performance of her duties elle s'est toujours montrée consciencieuse dans l'accomplissement de ses devoirs∎ it's such a performance getting a visa! quelle histoire ou quel cirque pour avoir un visa!;∎ what a performance! quel cirque!(g) Linguistics performance fperformance art performance f, action f;performance artist = artiste spécialisé dans la performance;Finance performance bond garantie f de bonne fin ou de bonne exécution;Cars performance car voiture f puissante, voiture f haute performance;performance indicator indice m de performance;performance pay prime f de mérite or de résultat;Finance performance ratio coefficient m ou ratio m d'exploitation;Psychology & Marketing performance test test m de performanceUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > performance
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