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1 flow characteristics
régime d’écoulement mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > flow characteristics
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2 climatic characteristics
élément climatique; indices climatiquesEnglish-French dictionary of Geography > climatic characteristics
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3 oceanographic characteristics
English-French dictionary of Geography > oceanographic characteristics
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4 personal, characteristics
traits m de caractèreEnglish-French legislative terms > personal, characteristics
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5 physical, characteristics
particularités f physiquesEnglish-French legislative terms > physical, characteristics
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6 about
about [əˈbaʊt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = approximately) à peu près, environ• there were about 25 and now there are about 30 il y en avait environ or à peu près 25 et maintenant il y en a une trentaine• it's about 11 o'clock il est environ or à peu près 11 heures• it's about time! ce n'est pas trop tôt !• I've had about enough! (inf) je commence à en avoir assez !b. ( = here and there) çà et làc. ( = near, in circulation) par ici• is anyone about? il y a quelqu'un ?• you should be out and about! ne restez donc pas enfermé !d. ( = round) all about tout autoure. ( = opposite direction) to turn sth the other way about retourner qch• it's the other way about ( = the opposite) c'est le contraire• I was about to go out when... j'étais sur le point de sortir or j'allais sortir quand...2. prepositiona. ( = concerning) I heard nothing about it je n'en ai pas entendu parler• what is it about? de quoi s'agit-il ?• well, what about it? (inf) ( = does it matter?) et alors ? (inf) ; ( = what do you think?) alors, qu'est-ce que tu en penses ?• what about me? et moi alors ? (inf)• how about going to the cinema? (inf) et si on allait au cinéma ?• how about a coffee? (inf) et si on prenait un café ?b. ( = somewhere in) quelque part dansc. ( = round) autour ded. ( = with, on) I've got it about me somewhere je l'ai quelque part sur moif. ( = occupied with) while we're about it pendant que nous y sommes* * *Note: about is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English ( information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc)about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures ( move about, jump about, lie about etc). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move, jump, lie etc)[ə'baʊt] 1.2) ( awake)2.1) ( approximately) environ, à peu prèsat about 6 pm — vers 18 h, à environ 18 h
2) ( almost) presque3) ( in circulation)4) ( in the vicinity)3.1) ( concerning)what's it about? — (of book, film etc) ça parle de quoi?
it's about... — il s'agit de...
about your overdraft... — pour ce qui est de votre découvert...
2) ( in the nature of)3) ( bound up with)business is about profit — ce qui compte dans les affaires, ce sont les bénéfices
4) ( occupied with)while you're about it... — tant que tu y es..., par la même occasion...
5) ( around)6) (in invitations, suggestions)how ou what about some tea? — et si on prenait un thé?
7) ( when soliciting opinions)8) sout (on)hidden about one's person — [drugs, arms] caché sur soi
••it's about time (that) — il serait temps que (+ subj)
about time too! — ce n'est pas trop tôt! (colloq)
that's about it — ( that's all) c'est tout
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7 share
share [∫εər]1. nouna. part f• I share your hope that... j'espère comme vous que...4. compounds► share shop noun (British) guichet où sont vendues les actions émises lors de la privatisation des entreprises publiques* * *[ʃeə(r)] 1.1) (of money, food, profits, blame) part f (of de)to have a share in — être pour quelque chose dans, contribuer à [success etc]
2) Finance action f3) Agriculture soc m (de charrue)2. 3.transitive verb partager [money, house, opinion] ( with avec); se partager [chore]4.to share in — prendre part à [success, happiness, benefits]
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9 oceanographic
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10 acoustics
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11 an unknown quantity
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12 canine
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13 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) caractère; genre2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) caractère3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) réputation4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) personnage5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) numéro6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) caractère•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) caractéristique- characterize - characterise - characterization - characterisation -
14 constitution
1) (a set of rules governing an organization; the supreme laws and rights of a country's people etc: the constitution of the country.) constitution2) (physical characteristics, health etc: He has a strong constitution.) constitution -
15 in common
((of interests, attitudes, characteristics etc) shared or alike: They have nothing in common - I don't know why they're getting married.) en commun -
16 inorganic
[ino:'ɡænik](not having the special characteristics of living bodies; not organic: Stone, metal and other minerals are inorganic.) inorganique -
17 make-up
1) (cosmetics applied to the face etc: She never wears any make-up.) maquillage2) (the set, or combination, of characteristics or ingredients that together form something, eg a personality; composition: Violence is just not part of his make-up.) constitution, caractère -
18 nondescript
['nondiskript](having no noticeable, interesting or memorable characteristics: a nondescript sort of building.) quelconque -
19 normal
['no:məl](usual; without any special characteristics or circumstances: How much work do you do on a normal day?; normal people; His behaviour is not normal.) normal- normally -
20 personality
plural - personalities; noun1) (a person's characteristics (of the mind, the emotions etc) as a whole: a likeable / forceful (= strong) personality.)2) (strong, distinctive (usually attractive) character: She is not beautiful but she has a lot of personality.)3) (a well-known person: a television personality; ( also adjective) a personality cult (= very great, usually too great, admiration for a person, usually a political leader).)
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