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Hum. fonds de secours d'urgenceEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > disaster emergency relief fund
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relief [rɪ'li:f]1 noun(a) (from anxiety, pain) soulagement m;∎ to bring relief to sb soulager qn, apporter un soulagement à qn;∎ the medicine gave or brought her little relief from the pain le médicament ne la soulagea guère;∎ he finds relief in writing ça le soulage d'écrire;∎ to our great relief, much to our relief à notre grand soulagement;∎ it was a great relief to her when the exams ended la fin des examens fut un grand soulagement pour elle;∎ that's or what a relief! quel soulagement!∎ to send relief to Third-World countries apporter de l'aide aux pays du tiers-monde;∎ famine relief aide f aux victimes de la famine∎ to be on relief recevoir des aides sociales ou des allocations(d) (diversion) divertissement m, distraction f;∎ he included a few comic scenes in the play for light relief il a inclus plusieurs scènes comiques dans la pièce pour détendre l'atmosphère;∎ she reads detective novels for light relief elle lit des romans policiers pour se distraire(e) (of besieged city) libération f, délivrance f(f) (of guard, team) relève f;∎ I've been on duty all night with only one hour's relief j'ai été de garde toute la nuit, sauf une heure pendant laquelle j'ai été relevé;∎ reliefs have arrived (gen) la relève ou l'équipe de relève est arrivée; (troops) les troupes de relève sont arrivées, la relève est arrivée∎ the inscription stood out in relief l'inscription était en relief;∎ the mountains stood out in bold relief against the sky les montagnes se détachaient ou se découpaient nettement sur le ciel;∎ figurative to bring or to throw sth into relief mettre qch en relief ou en valeur;∎ Art high relief haut-relief m;∎ low relief bas-relief m∎ an area of low relief une zone au relief peu élevé(a) (extra → transport, service) supplémentaire; (replacement → worker, troops, team) de relève; (→ bus, machine) de remplacement(b) (for aid → fund) de secours►► relief agency organisme m d'aide humanitaire;relief driver chauffeur m qui assure la relève;relief fund caisse f de secours;relief map carte f en relief;relief organization organisation f humanitaire;relief printing impression f en relief;relief road itinéraire m bis, route f de délestage;relief valve soupape f de sûreté, clapet m de décharge;relief work coopération f;relief worker = membre d'une organisation humanitaire qui travaille sur le terrain -
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relief [rɪˈli:f]1. nouna. (from pain, anxiety) soulagement m• it was a great relief when... ça a été un grand soulagement quand...• that's a relief! j'aime mieux ça !b. ( = assistance) secours m• to go to the relief of... aller au secours de...• to send relief to... envoyer des secours à...2. compounds* * *[rɪ'liːf] 1.1) (from pain, distress) soulagement mit was a relief to them that — ils ont été soulagés que (+ subj)
2) ( help) aide f, secours mto come to the relief of somebody — venir à l'aide or au secours de quelqu'un
to be on relief — US bénéficier des aides sociales
3) ( diversion) divertissement m4) (of garrison, troops) délivrance f5) Art, Architecture, Geography relief m2. -
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fund [fʌnd]1. nounfonds m2. plural noun[+ project] financer ; [+ firm] doter en capital4. compounds► fund-raiser noun ( = person) collecteur m, - trice f de fonds ; ( = dinner) dîner m organisé pour collecter des fonds[dinner, event] organisé pour collecter des fonds* * *[fʌnd] 1.1) ( cash reserve) fonds memergency/relief fund — caisse f de prévoyance/secours
2.disaster fund — collecte f en faveur des sinistrés
funds plural noun1) ( capital) fonds mpl, capitaux mpl2) ( credit balance) ( of individual) argent m; ( of company) capitaux mpl3) ( on cheque)‘No funds’ —
3.‘insufficient funds ’ — ‘défaut de provision’
transitive verb1) Finance financer [company, project]2) ( convert) consolider [debt] -
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[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) soulagement2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) (de) secours3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) (de) relève4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) relève5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relief•- relieve- relieved -
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A n1 ( cash reserve) fonds m ; emergency/relief/unemployment fund caisse f de prévoyance/secours/chômage ; strike/disaster fund collecte f en faveur des grévistes/des sinistrés ;2 fig ( store) she's a fund of wisdom c'est un puits de sagesse ; he has a fund of wit/experience il a énormément d'humour/d'expérience.1 ( capital) fonds mpl, capitaux mpl ; to be in funds avoir de l'argent ; government fund, public fund fonds publics ;D vtr1 ( finance) financer [company, project] ;2 ( convert) consolider [debt].E funded pp adj government-funded financé par l'État ; a publicly funded project un projet à fonds publics ; under-funded insuffisamment financé. -
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English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > disaster relief emergency fund
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pledge [pledʒ]∎ they have pledged £500 to the relief fund ils ont promis 500 livres à la caisse de secours;∎ she pledged never to see him again (to herself) elle s'est promis de ne plus jamais le revoir; (to sb else) elle a promis de ne plus jamais le revoir;∎ formal her heart is pledged to another son cœur est déjà pris∎ he pledged himself to fight for the cause il s'engagea à lutter pour la cause;∎ I am pledged to secrecy j'ai juré de garder le secret;∎ to pledge one's word donner ou engager sa parole;∎ to pledge one's loyalty/support accorder sa loyauté/son soutien∎ to pledge one's property engager son bien;∎ to pledge securities déposer des titres en garantie2 noun∎ manifesto pledge promesse f électorale;∎ a £10 pledge un gage de 10 livres;∎ thousands of people phoned in with pledges of money des milliers de personnes ont téléphoné en promettant de donner de l'argent;∎ you have my pledge vous avez ma parole;∎ I am under a pledge of secrecy j'ai juré de garder le secret;∎ she told me under a pledge of secrecy elle me l'a dit sous le sceau du secret;∎ to sign or to take the pledge (stop drinking) cesser de boire∎ in pledge en gage(c) (token, symbol) gage m;∎ as a pledge of our sincerity comme gage de notre sincérité∎ let us drink a pledge to their success portons un toast ou buvons à leur réussite►► Pledge of Allegiance = serment de loyauté prononcé à l'occasion du discours d'investiture du président des États-Unis;Finance pledge holder détenteur(trice) m,f de gage(s);Finance pledged securities valeurs fpl nanties -
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FINANCE risque m moralThe US Congress is reluctant to fund President Clinton's promise of $210m … for the initiative, and Japan fears that a write off of its $10bn share will create a moral hazard. An added condition for indebted countries to fulfil, linking debt relief to poverty reduction, has also caused delays as poor countries struggle to prepare "poverty reduction strategy papers" to the satisfaction of their creditors. The result is that most of the neediest countries are getting nothing from the process.
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international [‚ɪntə'næʃənəl]international;∎ an international singing star une vedette internationale de la chanson2 noun∎ the International l'Internationale f;∎ the First International la Première Internationale►► Accountancy the International Accounting Standards Committee le comité international des normes comptables;the International Air Transport Association l'Association f internationale de transport aérien;Nuclear the International Atomic Energy Agency l'Agence f internationale de l'énergie atomique;Banking the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development la Banque internationale pour la reconstruction et le développement;international call communication f internationale;Law the International Chamber of Commerce la chambre de commerce internationale;Aviation the International Civil Aviation Organization l'Organisation f de l'aviation civile internationale;the International Court of Justice la cour internationale de justice;Finance international currency devise f internationale;the International Date Line la ligne de changement de date;Telecommunications international direct dialling code British or American international dial code indicatif m du pays;Finance the International Finance Corporation la Société financière internationale;Industry the International Labour Organization l'Organisation f internationale du travail;Law international law droit m international;Industry the International Longshoremen's Association = syndicat international de dockers;Industry the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union = syndicat international de dockers et de magasiniers;Finance the International Monetary Fund le Fonds monétaire international;Finance international monetary reserves réserves fpl monétaires internationales;Finance international money market marché m monétaire international;Finance international money order mandat m international;Sport the International Olympic Committee le comité international olympique;Linguistics the International Phonetic Alphabet l'alphabet m phonétique international;the International Refugee Organization = organisation humanitaire pour les réfugiés;Politics international relations relations fpl internationales;international relief agency organisation f humanitaire internationale;international reply coupon coupon-réponse m international;the International Standards Organization l'organisation f internationale de normalisation;Commerce international trading corporation société f de commerce international, SCI f;international waters eaux fpl internationalesUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > international
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