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lobby [ˈlɒbɪ]1. nounb. ( = pressure group) lobby m( = campaign) to lobby for sth faire pression pour obtenir qch* * *['lɒbɪ] 1.1) ( of hotel) hall m; ( of theatre) lobby m2) GB Politics (also division lobby) ( where MPs vote) vestibule où les députés se répartissent pour voter3) (also lobby group) lobby m2.transitive verb [group] faire pression sur [group] ( about à propos de); Politics appuyer [bill]3.intransitive verb faire pression ( for pour obtenir) -
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A n2 Pol ( to meet public) hall de l'assemblée législative où le public rencontre les députés ;3 GB Pol ( also division lobby) ( where MPs vote) vestibule où les députés se répartissent pour voter ;4 ( also lobby group) lobby m ; the environmental/farming/pro-European lobby le lobby écologiste/des agriculteurs/pro-européen ;5 ( campaign) campagne f de pression, lobbying m ; to stage a mass lobby of parliament organiser une manifestation devant le parlement.B vtr [person, group] faire pression sur [person, group] (about à propos de) ; Pol appuyer [bill] ; to lobby a bill through parliament GB/Congress US appuyer un projet de loi pour qu'il passe au parlement/au Congrès.C vi faire pression, se livrer à un travail de propagande ; to lobby for sth/to do faire pression pour obtenir qch/pour faire. -
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1 noun∎ the ecology lobby le lobby écologiste;∎ yesterday's lobby of parliament la pression exercée hier sur le parlement;∎ the nurses' lobby for increased pay la pression exercée par les infirmières pour obtenir une augmentation de salaire∎ division lobbies = vestibules où passent les députés lorsqu'ils se divisent pour voterfaire campagne;∎ he has been lobbying hard in recent weeks il a mené une campagne intensive ces dernières semaines;∎ ecologists are lobbying for the closure of the plant les écologistes font pression pour obtenir la fermeture de la centrale;∎ he's being paid to lobby on behalf of the dairy farmers il est payé par les producteurs laitiers pour défendre leurs intérêts(person, parliament) faire pression sur;∎ a group of teachers came to lobby the minister un groupe d'enseignants est venu faire pression sur le ministre -
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1 nounlobby mfaire pression sur;∎ a group of financiers went to lobby the minister un groupe de financiers est allé voir le ministre pour faire pression sur luifaire campagne;∎ ecologists are lobbying for the closure of the plant les écologistes font pression pour obtenir la fermature de la centrale -
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['lobi] 1. plural - lobbies; noun1) (a (small) entrance-hall: a hotel lobby.) hall2) (a group of people who try to influence the Government etc in a certain way or for a certain purpose.) groupe de pression2. verb(to try to influence (the Government etc).) faire pression sur -
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Pol. groupe de pression (ou d'influençage)English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > pressure group lobby
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antimarket adj GB [MP, group, lobby] adversaire du Marché commun ; [speech, opinion, article] contre le Marché commun. -
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A n1 ( place to sleep) lit m ; double bed lit m à deux places ; single bed lit m à une place ; to get into bed se mettre au lit ; to get out of bed sortir du lit ; to go to bed aller au lit ; it's time for bed il est l'heure d'aller au lit or de se coucher ; to send/put sb to bed envoyer/mettre qn au lit ; to be in bed être au lit, être couché ; to take to one's bed† s'aliter ; a 40 bed ward/hotel une salle/un hôtel de 40 lits ; I need a bed for the night j'ai besoin d'un lit pour la nuit ; to give sb a bed for the night héberger qn pour une nuit ; to sleep in separate beds faire lit à part ; her bed of pain littér son lit de douleur ; the dog makes his bed in the hall le chien a un coin pour dormir dans l'entrée ;2 ○ ( sex) to go to bed with coucher avec ; what's he like in bed? au lit il est comment? ; to catch sb in bed with surprendre qn au lit avec ; to get into bed with lit coucher avec [person] ; fig s'associer à [company, group, lobby] ;3 Hort ( of flowers) parterre m ; (of manure, compost) lit m ; ( of produce) carré m ; a rose bed, a bed of roses un parterre de roses ;5 Geol couche f ;2 †( sleep with) coucher avec [person].to be brought to bed of† accoucher de [boy, girl] ; to get out of bed on the wrong side se lever du pied gauche ; her life is a bed of nails sa vie est un calvaire ; life is not a bed of roses tout n'est pas rose dans la vie ; you've made your bed, now you must lie in it Prov comme on fait son lit, on se couche Prov.■ bed down:▶ bed down se coucher ;▶ bed [sth] down, bed down [sth] faire la litière de [horse].■ bed in:
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