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minimum [ˈmɪnɪməm]minimum m• a minimum of $100 un minimum de 100 dollars* * *['mɪnɪməm] 1.noun minimum m (of de)to keep to a/to the minimum — maintenir à un/au minimum
to reduce to a ou to the minimum — réduire au maximum
2.the bare ou absolute minimum — le strict minimum
adjective minimum, minimal -
2 minimum
A n minimum m (of de) ; to keep to a/to the minimum maintenir à un/au minimum ; to reduce to a ou to the minimum réduire au maximum ; the bare ou absolute minimum le strict minimum ; the legal/necessary minimum le minimum légal/nécessaire ; to do the minimum faire le minimum ; at the minimum au minimum.B adj minimum, minimal. -
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1 nounminimum m;∎ to reduce sth to a minimum réduire qch au minimum;∎ keep expenses to a minimum limitez au minimum les dépenses;∎ a minimum of two years' experience un minimum de deux ans d'expérienceminimum, minimal(e);∎ the minimum number of shares le nombre minimum d'actionsminimum charge tarif m minimum;minimum deposit acompte m minimum;STOCK EXCHANGE minimum fluctuation variation f de cours minimale;minimum living wage minimum m vital;minimum output rendement m minimum;minimum payment paiement m minimum;minimum price prix m minimum;minimum rate taux minimum;minimum safeguard price prix minimum de sauvegarde;minimum stock level stock m d'alerte;minimum wage salaire m minimum, ≃ SMIC m;minimal weight poids m minimum -
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1 nounminimum m;∎ a minimum of two years' experience un minimum de deux ans d'expérience;∎ as a minimum au minimum;∎ to reduce sth to a minimum réduire qch au minimum;∎ keep the questions to a minimum essayez de poser le moins de questions possible;∎ in order to keep mistakes to a minimum de façon à avoir le minimum d'erreurs;∎ in order to reduce delays to a minimum de façon à réduire l'attente au maximum;∎ at the (very) minimum it will cost £2,000 (en mettant les choses) au mieux, cela coûtera 2000 livres;∎ we will need £50 each minimum or a minimum of £50 each il nous faudra 50 livres chacun (au) minimumminimum, minimal►► minimum charge charge f ou tarif m minimum;Finance minimum deposit acompte m minimum;Finance minimum payment paiement m minimum;minimum rate taux m minimum;British minimum safeguard price prix m minimum de sauvegarde (du pétrole);minimum speed vitesse f minimum ou minimale;Commerce minimum stock level stock m d'alerte;minimum wage salaire m minimum (légal), ≃ SMIC m -
5 minimize
(a) (reduce → size, amount, impact) réduire au minimum, diminuer le plus possible;∎ they are trying to minimize the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere on essaie de réduire les niveaux de dioxyde de carbone dans l'atmosphère(b) (diminish → importance, achievement) minimiser;∎ he tried to minimize her success as a novelist il essayait de minimiser son succès en tant que romancière -
6 pare
pare [peə(r)]∎ pare the rind off the cheese enlever la croûte du fromage(b) (reduce → budget) réduire;∎ staff levels have already been pared to the bone on a déjà réduit les effectifs au minimum(expenses, activity) réduire; (text, speech) raccourcir;∎ we've got to pare the report down to fifty pages il va falloir ramener le rapport à cinquante pages;∎ the budget has been pared down to the bone le budget a été réduit ou ramené au strict minimum -
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pare [pεər]a. [+ fruit] éplucher ; [+ nails] couper* * *[peə(r)]transitive verb peler [apple]; rogner [nails]Phrasal Verbs:- pare off•• -
8 pare
1 ( peel) peler [apple] ;2 ( trim) rogner [nails] ;to pare sth to the bone réduire qch au minimum vital.■ pare down:▶ pare [sth] down, pare down [sth] réduire (to à).■ pare off:▶ pare [sth] off, pare off [sth]1 peler [rind, peel] ;2 réduire [amount, percentage].
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