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  • 121 drop

    (a) (in prices, inflation) chute f, baisse f (in de)
    sales show a drop of ten percent les ventes accusent une baisse de dix pour cent
    (b) (delivery) livraison f;
    ∎ I have four drops to make j'ai quatre livraisons à faire
    drop shipment = envoi commercial facturé à un grossiste mais expédié directement au détaillant
    COMPUTING (icon) lâcher
    (of prices, inflation) baisser;
    ∎ sales have dropped by ten percent les ventes ont baissé de dix pour cent;
    ∎ STOCK EXCHANGE shares dropped a point les actions ont reculé d'un point;
    ∎ STOCK EXCHANGE the pound dropped three points against the dollar la livre a reculé de ou a perdu trois points par rapport au dollar

    English-French business dictionary > drop

  • 122 hit

    [hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb
    1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) frapper
    2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) (r)envoyer
    3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) toucher
    4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) atteindre
    2. noun
    1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) coup
    2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) coup réussi
    3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) (à) succès
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    - hit-or-miss - hit back - hit below the belt - hit it off - hit on - hit out - make a hit with

    English-French dictionary > hit

  • 123 join

    [‹oin] 1. verb
    1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) joindre, raccorder
    2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) relier
    3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) devenir membre de
    4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) (se) rejoindre, (se) joindre (à)
    5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) rejoindre
    2. noun
    (a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) joint
    - join hands - join in - join up

    English-French dictionary > join

  • 124 place

    [pleis] 1. noun
    1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) endroit
    2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) place
    3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) place
    4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) place
    5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) place
    6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) place
    7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) page
    8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) rôle
    9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) poste
    10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) chez soi
    11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) place
    12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) place décimale
    2. verb
    1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) placer
    2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) remettre
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    - go places - in the first - second place - in place - in place of - out of place - put oneself in someone else's place - put someone in his place - put in his place - take place - take the place of

    English-French dictionary > place

  • 125 scratch

    [skræ ] 1. verb
    1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) égratigner
    2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) (se) gratter
    3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) graver
    4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) arracher
    5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) retirer
    2. noun
    1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) éraflure; grattement
    2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) éraflure
    3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) ligne de départ
    •
    - scratchiness - scratch the surface - start from scratch - up to scratch

    English-French dictionary > scratch

  • 126 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) montrer
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) se voir
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) jouer; passer; exposer
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) montrer
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conduire qqn
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) montrer
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) montrer
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) montrer
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposition, spectacle
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) démonstration
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) semblant/mine (de)
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) pour l'effet
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) (faire) bonne figure
    •
    - showiness - show-business - showcase - showdown - showground - show-jumping - showman - showroom - give the show away - good show! - on show - show off - show up

    English-French dictionary > show

  • 127 spur

    [spə:]
    1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) éperon
    2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) aiguillon
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    - spur on

    English-French dictionary > spur

  • 128 tip

    I 1. [tip] noun
    (the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) bout, pointe
    2. verb
    (to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) garnir le bout de
    - tip-top - be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb
    1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) (faire) pencher
    2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) verser
    3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) déverser
    2. noun
    (a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) dépotoir
    III 1. [tip] noun
    (a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) pourboire
    2. verb
    (to give such a gift to.) donner un pourboire à
    IV [tip] noun
    (a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) conseil, tuyau

    English-French dictionary > tip

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  • make a point — {v. phr.} To try hard; make a special effort. Used with of and a verbal noun. * /He made a point of remembering to get his glasses fixed./ * /He made a point of thanking his hostess before he left the party./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make a point — {v. phr.} To try hard; make a special effort. Used with of and a verbal noun. * /He made a point of remembering to get his glasses fixed./ * /He made a point of thanking his hostess before he left the party./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make a point of — MAKE AN EFFORT TO, go out of one s way to, put emphasis on. → point * * * make a point of To treat as essential, make a special object of • • • Main Entry: ↑point * * * make a special and noticeable effort to do (a specified thing) she made a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • make a point of doing something — phrase to be certain that you do something, usually in an obvious way From then on he made a point of avoiding her. Thesaurus: to carry out a plansynonym Main entry: point * * * make a ˈpoint of doing sth idiom to be or …   Useful english dictionary

  • make a point of — ► make a point of make a special effort to do something. Main Entry: ↑point …   English terms dictionary

  • make a point of doing sth — ► to always do something, or to take particular care to do something: »She always makes a point of inviting all her staff to briefing meetings. Main Entry: ↑point …   Financial and business terms

  • make your point — ► to tell people your opinion: »OK, you ve made your point. Let someone else say what they think now. Main Entry: ↑point …   Financial and business terms

  • make a point of doing something — make a point of (doing something) to be certain to do something that you think is important. She makes a point of sending thank you notes …   New idioms dictionary

  • make a point of — (doing something) to be certain to do something that you think is important. She makes a point of sending thank you notes …   New idioms dictionary

  • make a point — verb make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally • Syn: ↑make sure • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s PP * * * make/ …   Useful english dictionary

  • make a point — verb a) To argue or promote an idea. I suppose the people who wrote that stuff on the wall were trying to make a point, but they mainly made a mess. b) To take care in doing something of something; to pay attention or ensure that something is… …   Wiktionary

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