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1 growth rate
1 Econ taux m de croissance ;2 (of person, animal, plant) rythme m de croissance ; the population growth rate le taux de croissance démographique. -
2 rate
rate [reɪt]1. noun• birth/death rate taux m de natalité/mortalité• the failure/success rate for this exam is high il y a un pourcentage élevé d'échecs/de réussites à cet examen• to pay sb at the rate of £10 per hour payer qn à raison de 10 livres de l'heure• at a rate of... ( = speed) à une vitesse de...• at the rate you're going, you'll be dead before long à ce rythme-là vous ne ferez pas de vieux os• at this rate, I'll never find a job si ça continue comme ça, je ne trouverai jamais de travail• rate of interest/pay/taxation taux m d'intérêt/de rémunération/d'imposition2. plural noun• to rate sb/sth highly faire grand cas de qn/qch• how would you rate your chances of getting a job? quelles sont vos chances de trouver un emploi, à votre avis ?• reading does not rate highly among children as a hobby la lecture n'est pas un passe-temps très prisé des enfants5. compounds* * *[reɪt] 1.1) ( speed) rythme mat this rate ou at the rate we're going we'll never be able to afford a car — fig à ce train-là nous n'aurons jamais les moyens d'acheter une voiture
2) ( level) taux m3) ( charge) tarif mhourly rate — salaire m horaire
4) ( in foreign exchange) cours m2.3.business rates — ≈ taxe f professionnelle
transitive verb1) ( classify)2) ( deserve) mériter [medal, round of applause]3) ( value) estimer [honesty, friendship, person]4. 5.•• -
3 growth
growth [grəʊθ](a) (UNCOUNT) (development → of child, plant) croissance f; (→ of friendship) développement m, croissance f; (→ of organization) développement m;∎ lack of certain vitamins can hinder growth la carence en certaines vitamines peut entraver la croissance;∎ intellectual/spiritual growth développement m intellectuel/spirituel(b) (UNCOUNT) (increase → in numbers, amount) augmentation f, croissance f; (→ of market, industry) croissance f, expansion f; (→ of influence, knowledge) développement m, croissance f;∎ the experts predict a 2 percent growth in tourism/imports les experts prédisent une croissance du tourisme/des importations de 2 pour cent;∎ economic growth développement m ou croissance f économique;∎ population growth croissance f de la population(c) (of beard, hair, weeds) pousse f;∎ the entrance was covered by a dense growth of weeds l'entrée était envahie par les mauvaises herbes;∎ growth of hair poussée f de cheveux;∎ two days' growth (of beard) une barbe de deux jours∎ benign/malignant growth tumeur f bénigne/maligne►► growth area secteur m en expansion;∎ alternative medicine has been a growth area in recent years les médecines parallèles ont connu un boum ces dernières années;Marketing growth developer stimulateur m de croissance;growth factor facteur m de croissance;growth hormone hormone f de croissance;growth industry industrie f en plein essor ou de pointe;Marketing growth inhibitor inhibiteur m de croissance;growth market marché m porteur;growth rate taux m de croissance;growth ring anneau m de croissance;growth sector secteur m en expansion;Stock Exchange growth shares, growth stock actions fpl d'avenir ou de croissance;growth strategy stratégie f de croissance -
4 increase
[ɪn'kri:s] (price, takings, salary, speed etc) augmenter; (noise, dissatisfaction) augmenter, croître; (pain, population) s'accroître, augmenter;∎ to increase by 10 percent augmenter de 10 pour cent;∎ production/demand/inflation has increased la production/la demande/l'inflation a augmenté;∎ the growth rate is likely to increase le taux de croissance va probablement augmenter ou s'accélérer;∎ the attacks have increased in frequency la fréquence des attaques a augmenté;∎ to increase in size grandir;∎ to increase in intensity s'intensifier;∎ to increase in price augmenter;∎ to increase in value prendre de la valeur[ɪn'kri:s] augmenter;∎ to increase output to 500 units a week augmenter ou faire passer la production à 500 unités par semaine;∎ recent events have increased speculation des événements récents ont renforcé les rumeurs(a) (in price, takings, salary, speed etc) augmentation f; (of noise, dissatisfaction) augmentation f; (in pain, population) accroissement m, augmentation f;∎ the increase in productivity/in the cost of living l'augmentation de la productivité/du coût de la vie;∎ a 10 percent pay increase une augmentation de salaire de 10 pour cent;∎ an increase in population un accroissement de la population;∎ an increase in the number of patients une augmentation ou un accroissement du nombre des malades∎ crime is on the increase la criminalité est en hausse;∎ shoplifting is on the increase les vols à l'étalage sont de plus en plus nombreux
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