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leeway ['li:weɪ]noun (UNCOUNT)∎ it doesn't give us much leeway cela ne nous laisse pas une grande marge de manœuvre;∎ a quarter of an hour should be enough leeway une marge de sécurité d'un quart d'heure devrait suffire(b) (lost time) retard m;∎ he has a lot of leeway to make up il a un fort retard à rattraper∎ to make leeway dériver (à la voile) -
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1) (the drifting of a ship etc away from its true course, or the amount of this.) dérive2) (lost time: He has a lot of leeway to make up at school after being away ill.) retard (à rattraper)3) (extra space, time etc allowed: Book the later flight so as to allow yourself some leeway in case you're delayed.) marge (de sécurité) -
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marge de manoeuvre; pf. latitudeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > leeway
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6 to have great leeway
avoir toute latitude/tout loisir de; avoir une grande liberté de manoeuvreEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to have great leeway
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[li:](the sheltered side, away from the wind: We sat in the lee of the rock.) côté sous le vent- leeway -
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margin ['mɑ:dʒɪn]∎ written in the margin écrit dans la ou en marge∎ a margin of error/of safety une marge d'erreur/de sécurité(c) (distance, gap) marge f;∎ the opposition candidate won by a 10 percent margin le candidat de l'opposition a gagné avec une marge de 10 pour cent;∎ to beat sb by a margin of twenty seconds battre qn de vingt secondes;∎ they won by a narrow/wide margin ils ont gagné de justesse/avec une marge confortable(d) Commerce, Finance & Marketing (profit) marge f; Stock Exchange acompte m (versé à un courtier), marge f de garantie;∎ to have a low/high margin avoir une faible/forte marge;∎ we make a 10 percent margin nous faisons 10 pour cent de marge;∎ they want more margin ils veulent augmenter leur marge bénéficiaire;∎ the margins are very tight les marges sont très réduites►► Stock Exchange margin call appel m de couverture ou de marge ou de garantie;Stock Exchange margin dealing (method of dealing commodities or financial futures) cotation f par appel de marge; (high-gear dealing) arbitrage m à la marge ou marginal; (transactions on margin of loan) arbitrage m sur dépôt de titres de garantie;Stock Exchange margin default défaut m de couverture;Finance margin of fluctuation (of a currency) marge f de fluctation;Finance margin of interest marge f d'intérêt;Typography margin release déclenche-marge m inv;Stock Exchange margin requirement niveau m de dépôt requis, couverture f (boursière) obligatoire;Typography margin setting marge f; (action) pose f de marges;Typography margin stop margeur m
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leeway — ► NOUN 1) the amount of freedom to move or act that is available: we have a lot of leeway in how we do our jobs. 2) the sideways drift of a ship to leeward of the desired course. ● make up (the) leeway Cf. ↑make up the leeway … English terms dictionary
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Leeway — is the lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift. Just as a vessel s course is affected by the current of the water (set and drift), her course is also altered by wind. Vessels with greater surface area on the beam experience … Wikipedia
Leeway — Lee way (l[=e] w[=a] ), n. (Naut.) The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leeway — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk Gründung 1984 Auflösung 1995 Neugründung … Deutsch Wikipedia
leeway — index freedom, margin (spare amount) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
leeway — 1660s, sideways drift of a ship caused by wind, from LEE (Cf. lee) + WAY (Cf. way). Figurative meaning extra space is by 1835 … Etymology dictionary
leeway — *room, berth, play, elbowroom, margin, clearance … New Dictionary of Synonyms
leeway — [n] room to move, grow elbow room*, extent, headway, latitude, margin, play, scope, space; concept 739 … New thesaurus
leeway — [lē′wā΄] n. 1. the leeward drift of a ship or aircraft from the course being steered 2. Informal a) margin of time, money, etc. b) room for freedom of action … English World dictionary
leeway — lee|way [ˈli:weı] n [U] 1.) freedom to do things in the way you want to leeway in ▪ The government does not have much leeway in foreign policy. leeway to do sth ▪ Try to give teenagers more leeway to make their own decisions. 2.) make up leeway… … Dictionary of contemporary English