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121 rat race
foire f d'empoigneNew York is pretty work orientated and the hours can be long. It's less of a rat race than London, though, especially the transport. Since September 11, it's like a different city - particularly because my offices are downtown near where the World Trade Center was.
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122 soft
1 nounsofts biens m pl non durablessoft commodities biens m pl non durables;COMPUTING soft copy visualisation f sur écran;soft currency devise f ou monnaie f faible;soft goods biens non durables; British tissus m pl, textiles m pl;soft loan prêt m bonifié;American POLITICS soft money = sommes employées pour le financement d'une campagne électorale en utilisant divers stratagèmes afin de rester dans la légalité;COMPUTING soft return saut m de ligne automatique;soft sell méthode f de vente non agressiveThe result has been to introduce advertising material that marketers describe as relevant to, as an extension of, or as "contextual" to the content -- less intrusive and in-your-face than flashy, oversized banners or pop-up ads. The soft sell in other words.
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123 tin parachute
= indemnité versée à un employé lorsque son poste est supprimé suite à une fusionEven less common than gold or silver parachutes are tin parachutes -- severance plans that cover all of the employees of a company in the event it undergoes a change in control. The value of a tin parachute will vary significantly from company to company, says Siske, but will typically provide a severance payment linked to the recipients' years of service and/or their age, often with a cap, such as 1.5 times annual compensation.
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124 backward
['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) en arrière, vers l'arrière2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) arriéré3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) arriéré•- backwards - backwards and forwards - bend/fall over backwards -
125 curtail
[kə'teil](make less, shorter etc (than was originally intended): I've had to curtail my visit.) écourter -
126 cut corners
(to use less money, effort, time etc when doing something than was thought necessary, often giving a poorer result.) travailler à l'économie -
127 go slow
((of workers in a factory etc) to work less quickly than usual, eg as a form of protest.) faire la grève perlée -
128 medicine
['medsin]1) (a substance, especially a liquid for swallowing, that is used to treat or keep away disease or illness: a dose of medicine.) médicament2) (the science of curing people who are ill, or making their suffering less (especially by means other than surgery): He is studying medicine.) médecine•- medicinally
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