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61 first-time
first-time buyer (of property) = personne achetant une propriété pour la première fois;first-time user nouvel(elle) utilisateur(trice) m, fLeven has the most affordable property market in Britain, according to Halifax, the mortgage bank. The average property bought by a first-time buyer costs £34,000. This is less than one-and-a-half times Scottish average earnings for a full-time male employee - a standard measure of house price affordability.
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62 headhunt
recruter;∎ to be headhunted être recruté(e) par un chasseur de têtesIt has also suffered from the loss of key senior staff who were headhunted by cross-town rival, Scottish Life, to launch a separate protection specialist which is expected to be operational later this year.
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63 swaption
STOCK EXCHANGE option f sur swap de taux d'intérêtIn addition to buying the gilts, Scottish Widows has been trying to peg its interest rate exposure by arranging deals to borrow from big companies or buy complex derivatives instruments known as swaptions.
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64 gd
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelicle code pour représentation ( ISO 639-1) de nom de (d'):gaélique; gaélique écossaisEnglish-French codes for the representation of names of languages ISO 639-1-2 > gd
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65 gla
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelicle code pour représentation ( ISO 639-2) de nom de (d'):gaélique; gaélique écossaisEnglish-French codes for the representation of names of languages ISO 639-1-2 > gla
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66 cassette
[kə'set](a plastic container holding photographic film or magnetic tape: I've put a new cassette in my camera; I bought a cassette of Scottish music; ( also adjective) a cassette recorder.) cassette -
67 clan
[klæn](a tribe or group of families (especially Scottish) under a single chief, usually all having one surname.) clan -
68 fling
[fliŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - flung; verb1) (to throw with great force: He flung a brick through the window.) lancer2) (to rush: He flung out of the house.) se précipiter2. noun(a lively Scottish dance: They danced a Highland fling.) danse écossaise -
69 Franco-
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70 kilt
[kilt](an item of Scottish national dress, a pleated tartan skirt reaching to the knees and traditionally worn by men.) kilt -
71 reel
[ri:l] 1. noun1) (a round wheel-shaped or cylindrical object of wood, metal etc on which thread, film, fishing-lines etc can be wound: a reel of sewing-cotton; He changed the reel in the projector.) bobine2) ((the music for) a type of lively Scottish, Irish or American dance: The fiddler played a reel; to dance a reel.) reel2. verb(to stagger; to sway; to move in an unsteady way: The drunk man reeled along the road; My brain was reeling with all the information that he gave me.) tituber- reel in- reel off -
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73 tartan
1) ((woollen or other cloth woven with) a pattern of different coloured lines and broader stripes, crossing each other at right angles, originally used by clans of the Scottish Highlands.) tartan2) (any one pattern of this sort, usually associated with a particular clan etc: the Cameron tartan.) tartan -
74 cap
A n1 ( headgear) ( of nurse) coiffe f ; ( of schoolboy) casquette f ; (of uniformed official, soldier) képi m ; ( of jockey) toque f ; baseball cap casquette de baseball ;2 GB Sport he's got his Scottish cap il a été selectionné pour l'équipe écossaise ; he's an England cap il joue pour l'Angleterre ;4 ( of mushroom) chapeau m ;5 ( for toy gun) amorce f ;6 Dent couronne f ;7 GB ( also Dutch cap) diaphragme m (contraceptif) ; to be fitted for a cap se faire poser un diaphragme ;8 Archit chapiteau m ;9 ( bird's plumage) capuchon m.2 Dent couronner [tooth] ;3 GB Sport sélectionner [qn] pour l'équipe nationale [footballer] ; to be capped for Wales être sélectionné pour l'équipe galloise ;4 ( cover) couronner ; the hills were capped with snow les collines étaient couronnées de neige.to cap it all pour couronner le tout ; to go to sb cap in hand se présenter à qn chapeau bas ; to set one's cap at GB ou for US sb† jeter son dévolu sur qn ; if the cap fits, wear it! qui se sent morveux se mouche! -
75 MSP
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76 scene
scene n1 (in play, film, novel) scène f ; act I, scene 2 acte I, scène 2 ; the balcony/seduction scene la scène du balcon/de séduction ; street/crowd scene scène de rue/foule ; the scene is set in a Scottish town la scène se déroule dans une ville écossaise ; first, let's set the scene: a villa in Mexico situons le décor d'abord: une villa au Mexique ; this set the scene for another war/argument fig ceci a preparé le terrain pour une autre guerre/dispute ; the scene was set for a major tragedy fig tous les éléments étaient réunis pour qu'une grande tragédie se produise ;2 Theat ( stage scenery) décor m ; behind the scenes lit, fig dans les coulisses fpl ; to work behind the scenes fig travailler en coulisses ;3 ( location) lieu m ; the scene of the crime/accident le lieu du crime/de l'accident ; these streets have been the scene of violent fighting ces rues ont été le théâtre de violents affrontements ; to come on the scene [police, ambulance] arriver sur les lieux ; fig arriver ; you need a change of scene tu as besoin de changer d'air or de décor ;4 (sphere, field) scène f ; she is a new arrival on the political scene c'est une nouvelle venue sur la scène politique ; the economic scene la scène économique ; the jazz/fashion scene le monde du jazz/de la mode ; it's not my scene ce n'est pas mon genre ;5 ( emotional incident) scène f ; there were chaotic/angry scenes in parliament il y a eu des scènes de désordre/de colère au parlement ; there were scenes of violence after the match il y a eu des incidents violents après le match ; to make a scene faire une scène ; he will do anything to avoid a scene il fera n'importe quoi pour éviter une scène ;6 (image, sight) image f ; scenes of death and destruction des images de mort et de destruction ; it's a scene that will remain with me forever c'est une image qui demeurera à jamais en moi ;7 ( view) vue f, tableau m ; Art scène f ; he admired the beauty of the scene il a admiré la beauté de la vue ; rural/outdoor scene scène rurale/extérieure. -
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78 SNP
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79 vote
A n1 ( choice) vote m ; to cast one's vote voter ; to get 100 votes obtenir 100 votes ; one man one vote ≈ suffrage universel ; that gets my vote! fig moi je suis pour! ;3 ( ballot) vote m ; to have a vote voter ; to take a vote on voter sur ; to put sth to the vote mettre qch aux voix ;4 ( body of voters) voix fpl ; the teenage/Scottish vote les voix des jeunes/des Écossais ; to receive 60% of the vote obtenir 60% des voix ; by a majority vote à la majorité des voix ; to increase one's vote by 10% recevoir 10% de voix en plus.B vtr1 ( affirm choice of) voter [Liberal, yes] ; what ou how do you vote? pour qui est-ce que tu votes? ; to vote sb into/out of office ou power élire/ne pas réélire qn ; to vote sb into the White House élire qn à la Maison Blanche ; to be voted best film/Miss World être élu meilleur film/Miss Monde ;2 ( authorize) to vote sb sth accorder qch à qn ; to vote oneself a pay rise s'accorder une augmentation de salaire ;3 ○ ( propose) proposer ; I vote we all go je propose que nous y allions tous.C vi voter (on sur ; for sb pour qn ; against contre) ; to vote for reform voter en faveur de la réforme ; to vote on whether voter pour décider si ; let's vote on it mettons-le aux voix ; to vote to join the EEC/to strike voter l'adhésion à la CEE/voter la grève.to vote with one' s feet ( by leaving) quitter le navire ○ ; ( by other action) montrer sa désapprobation par des actes.■ vote down:▶ vote [sb/sth] down, vote down [sb/sth] battre [qn] aux voix [person, group] ; rejeter [motion].■ vote in:▶ vote [sb] in, vote in [sb] élire [person, party].■ vote out:▶ vote [sb/sth] out, vote out [sb/sth] ne pas réélire [person] ; rejeter [motion].■ vote through:▶ vote [sth] through, vote through [sth] faire adopter [bill, proposal]. -
80 CSYS
CSYS [‚si:es‚waɪ'es]Scottish School ( abbreviation Certificate of Sixth Year Studies) = certificat sanctionnant une année d'étude supplémentaire facultative avant l'entrée à l'université, en Écosse
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