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1 speech
speech n1 ( oration) discours m (on sur ; about à propos de) ; Theat tirade f ; farewell/opening speech discours d'adieu/d'ouverture ; in a speech dans un discours ; to give/make/deliver a speech tenir/faire/prononcer un discours ; the Speech from the Throne GB Pol le Discours du Trône ;2 ( faculty) parole f ; ( spoken form) langage m ; direct/indirect speech Ling discours m or style m direct/indirect ; in speech par le langage ; to express oneself in speech rather than writing s'exprimer oralement plutôt que par écrit ; the power of speech le pouvoir de la parole ; -
2 range
A n1 Comm, gen ( choice) (of prices, colours, models, products) gamme f ; (of activities, alternatives, options) éventail m, choix m ; a top/bottom of the range computer un ordinateur haut/bas de gamme ; in a wide range of prices à tous les prix ; in a wide range of colours dans un grand choix de couleurs ;2 ( spectrum) (of people, abilities, beliefs, emotions) variété f ; (of benefits, salaries, incentives) éventail m ; (of issues, assumptions) série f ; age range tranche f d'âge ; price range éventail de prix ; salary range éventail des salaires ; in the 30-40% range dans les 30 à 40% ; in the £50-£100 range entre 50 et 100 livres sterling ; what is your price range? quel prix voulez-vous y mettre?, dans quel ordre de prix? ; to have a wide range of interests s'intéresser à beaucoup de choses ; a wide range of views/opinions des vues/opinions très diverses ; I teach pupils right across the ability range j'enseigne à des élèves de niveaux différents ; there is a wide ability range in this class il y a des niveaux très différents dans cette classe ;3 ( assortment) variété f ;5 ( distance) distance f ; at a range of 200 m à une distance de 200 m ; from long range de loin ; to shoot sb at close range tirer sur qn à bout portant ; within hearing range à portée de voix ;6 ( capacity) (of radar, weapon, transmitter) portée f (of de) ; to be out of range être hors de portée ;9 ( of mountains) chaîne f ;11 Fin limites fpl ; the dollar is within its old range les fluctuations du dollar sont rentrées dans leurs anciennes limites ;B vtr1 ( set) opposer (against à) ;2 ( draw up) aligner, ranger [forces, troops].C vi1 ( run) aller (from de ; to à) ;2 ( vary) varier (between entre) ;3 ( cover) to range over sth couvrir qch ; his speech ranged over a wide variety of subjects son discours couvrait toute une gamme de sujets ;4 (roam, wander) vagabonder ;
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