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1 its
its [ɪts]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► its is translated by son, sa or ses, according to whether the noun it qualifies is masculine, feminine or plural. Note that son must also be used with feminine nouns beginning with a vowel or silent h.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *[ɪts]Note: In French determiners agree in number and gender with the noun they qualify. its is translated by son + masculine noun: its nose = son nez; by sa + feminine noun: its tail = sa queue; BUT by son + feminine noun beginning with a vowel or mute h: its ear = son oreille; and by ses + plural noun: its ears = ses oreillesdeterminer son/sa/ses -
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❢ In French determiners agree in number and gender with the noun they qualify. its is translated by son + masculine noun: its nose = son nez ; by sa + feminine noun: its tail = sa queue ; BUT by son + feminine noun beginning with a vowel or mute h: its ear = son oreille ; and by ses + plural noun: its ears = ses oreilles. det son/sa/ses. -
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its [ɪts](singular) son (sa); (plural) ses;∎ the committee has its first meeting on Friday le comité se réunit pour la première fois vendredi;∎ the dog wagged its tail le chien a remué la queue;∎ the jug's lost its handle le pichet n'a plus de poignée2 pronoun(singular) le sien (la sienne); (plural) les siens (les siennes) -
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adjective (belonging to it: The bird has hurt its wing.) son, sa, ses -
5 ITS
Hum. service international de recherches (SIR)English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > ITS
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6 -its etc -name
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7 run its course
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8 in its discretion
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > in its discretion
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9 intent on guarding its privileges
soucieux de conserver ses privilèges; jaloux de ses prérogativesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > intent on guarding its privileges
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10 rank has its privileges
[dicton] la supériorité hiérarchique comporte des privilègesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > rank has its privileges
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11 to review a case on its merits
Jur. examiner [une affaire] au fondEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to review a case on its merits
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12 good risk (of its class)
risque de bonne qualité normale (dans sa catégorie) (RL)English-French insurance dictionari > good risk (of its class)
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13 face, on, its
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14 on, its, face
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15 purchase-money, security, interest, in, collateral, or, its, proceeds
sûreté f en garantie du prix d'acquisition portant sur des biens grevés ou sur leur produitEnglish-French legislative terms > purchase-money, security, interest, in, collateral, or, its, proceeds
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17 find
A n ( discovery) gen découverte f ; ( lucky purchase) trouvaille f ; an arms find la découverte d'une cache d'armes ; she's a real find ○ c'est une vraie perle.1 ( discover by chance) trouver [thing, person] ; ‘found: black kitten’ ‘trouvé: chaton noir’ ; I found a letter lying on the table j'ai trouvé une lettre sur la table ; to leave sth as one found it laisser qch dans l'état où on l'a trouvé ; to find sb doing trouver qn en train de faire ; to find sth locked/sb dead trouver qch fermé/qn mort ; to find sth to be locked/sb to be dead constater que qch est fermé/que qn est mort ; to find that constater que ; she arrived (only) to find that the train had left elle est arrivée pour constater que le train était parti ;2 ( discover by looking) trouver, retrouver [thing, person] ; I can't find my keys je ne trouve pas mes clés ; to find sth on a map trouver qch sur un plan ; to find one's place in a book retrouver sa page ; I found her glasses for her je lui ai trouvé ses lunettes ; to find one's ou the way trouver or retrouver son chemin ; to find one's way out of arriver à sortir de [building, forest, city] ; to find one's own way home se débrouiller tout seul pour rentrer chez soi ;3 ( discover desired thing) trouver [job, vocation, flat, car, seat, solution] ; you'll find lingerie downstairs ( in shop) vous trouverez la lingerie à l'étage inférieur ; to find room for trouver de la place pour [object, food] ; to find (the) time/the energy/the money for trouver le temps/l'énergie/l'argent pour ; to find sth for sb, to find sb sth trouver qch pour qn ; to find something for sb to do, to find sb something to do trouver quelque chose à faire pour qn ; to find oneself sth se trouver qch ;4 ( encounter) trouver [word, term, species] ; it is not found in Europe on ne le trouve pas en Europe ; it is to be found in the Louvre on peut le voir au Louvre ;5 (judge, consider) trouver (that que) ; how did you find her? comment l'as-tu trouvée? ; to find sb polite/a bore trouver qn poli/ennuyeux ; to find sb/sth to be trouver que qn/qch est ; to find sth easy/hard etc to do trouver qch facile/difficile etc à faire ; to find it easy/painful/difficult to do trouver que c'est facile/douloureux/difficile de faire ; to find it incredible/encouraging that trouver cela incroyable/encourageant que (+ subj) ;6 ( experience) éprouver [pleasure, satisfaction] (in dans ; in doing à faire) ; trouver [comfort] (in dans ; in doing à faire) ;7 ( reach) to find its mark/its target toucher son but/sa cible ; to find its/one's (own) level trouver son propre niveau ; to find its way to/into arriver dans [bin, pocket, area] ; how did it find its way into your bag? comment est-ce que c'est arrivé dans ton sac? ;8 Jur to find that conclure que ; to find sb guilty/not guilty déclarer qn coupable/non coupable ; to be found guilty être déclaré coupable ; how do you find the accused? quel est votre verdict? ;9 ( arrive to find) [letter, card, day] trouver [person] ; I hope this card finds you well j'espère que cette carte vous trouvera en bonne santé ; the next day found him feeling ill le lendemain il se sentait malade ;10 Comput rechercher.1 ( discover suddenly) se retrouver ; to find oneself in Crewe/trapped se retrouver à Crewe/coincé ; to find oneself unable to do se sentir incapable de faire ; to find oneself agreeing/wishing that se surprendre à être d'accord/à souhaiter que ; to find oneself being swept along by the crowd se retrouver entraîné par la foule ;2 ( discover one's vocation) se découvrir.all found logé et nourri ; to find one's feet prendre pied ; to take sb as one finds him/her prendre qn comme il/elle est.■ find out:▶ find out apprendre ; I hope no-one finds out j'espère que personne ne l'apprendra ;▶ find out [sth], find [sth] out découvrir [fact, answer, name, cause, truth] ;▶ find out who/why/where etc trouver qui/pourquoi/où etc ;▶ find out that découvrir or apprendre que ;1 (discover, learn by chance) découvrir [plan, affair, breakage] ;2 (research, investigate) faire des recherches sur [subject, topic]. -
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find [faɪnd](preterite, past participle found)a. trouver ; [+ lost person or object] retrouver► find + way• can you find your own way out? pouvez-vous trouver la sortie tout seul ?• it found its way into my bag ça s'est retrouvé dans mon sac► to find o.s.• I found myself thinking that... je me suis surpris à penser que...b. ( = realize) constater ; [+ cure, solution, answer] trouver• I went there yesterday, only to find her out j'y suis allé hier, mais elle était sortie• how do you find the accused? quel est votre verdict ?3. noun• that was a lucky find ça, c'est une trouvaille !► find outa. ( = discover) découvrir ; [+ answer] trouverb. ( = discover the misdeeds of) [+ person] démasquer* * *[faɪnd] 1. 2.transitive verb (prét, pp found)1) ( discover by chance) trouver [thing, person]2) ( discover by looking) trouver, retrouver [thing, person]to find one's way out of — arriver à sortir de [building, forest, city]
3) ( discover desired thing) trouver [job, car, seat, solution]; avoir assez de [time, energy, money]to find something for somebody —
4) ( encounter) trouver [word, term, species]5) (judge, consider) trouver ( that que)to find somebody/something to be — trouver que quelqu'un/quelque chose est
to find it incredible that — trouver incroyable que (+ subj)
6) ( experience) éprouver [pleasure, satisfaction] (in dans); trouver [comfort] (in dans)7) ( reach)to find its mark/its target — toucher son but/sa cible
to find its way to/into — arriver dans [bin, pocket, area]
8) Law9) ( arrive to find) [letter, card, day] trouver [person]10) Computing rechercher3.intransitive verb (prét, pp found) Law4.to find for/against somebody — se prononcer en faveur de/contre quelqu'un
reflexive verb (prét, pp found)1) ( discover suddenly) se retrouver2) ( discover one's vocation) se découvrir•Phrasal Verbs:- find out••to find one's feet — [person] prendre ses marques; [company] prendre pied
to take somebody as one finds him/her — prendre quelqu'un comme il/elle est
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19 own
own [əʊn]1. adjective• all my own work! je l'ai fait moi-même !• "own garden" « jardin privatif »• he scored an own goal (British) il a marqué un but contre son camp ; (figurative) ça s'est retourné contre lui2. pronoun• organic farming is now coming into its own l'agriculture biologique commence à prendre de l'importance• did you do it all on your own? est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul ?• who owns this house? à qui appartient cette maison ?4. compounds• their own-brand or own-label peas leur propre marque de petits pois• come on, own up! allons, avoue !* * *[əʊn] 1.adjective propreher own car/house/business — sa propre voiture/maison/affaire
2.the house has its own garage/garden — c'est une maison avec garage/jardin (privatif)
my own — le mien, la mienne
3.his/her own — le sien, la sienne
transitive verb1) ( possess) avoir [car, house, dog]2) ( admit) reconnaître, avouer4.Phrasal Verbs:- own up••each to his own — chacun son goût (colloq)
to get one's own back — se venger ( on somebody de quelqu'un)
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20 peak
peak [pi:k]1. nounb. [of cap] visière fc. ( = high point) sommet m[sales, demand] atteindre son niveau maximum• to peak at 45% atteindre au maximum 45 %3. compounds► peak time noun (British) (TV) heures fpl de grande écoute ; (for traffic, train services) heures fpl de pointe► peak-time adjective (British) [programme] diffusé à des heures de grande écoute ; [traffic, train services] des périodes de pointe* * *[piːk] 1.1) ( of mountain) pic m (of de)2) ( of cap) visière f3) (of inflation, demand, price) maximum m (in dans; of de); ( on a graph) sommet m4) ( high point) (of career, empire, creativity) apogée m (of de); (of fitness, form) meilleur m (of de)to be past its ou one's peak — avoir fait son temps
5) ( busiest time) gen heure f de pointe; Telecommunications heures fpl rouges2. 3.intransitive verb lit, fig culminer (at à)to peak too early — [runner] se lancer trop tôt; [prodigy] s'épanouir trop tôt; ( in career) réussir trop tôt
Phrasal Verbs:- peak out
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