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noun déchets mpl toxiques -
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toxic ['tɒksɪk]toxique►► Medicine toxic shock syndrome syndrome m du choc toxique;toxic waste déchets mpl toxiques -
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déchet; déchets* -
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waste [weɪst]1. nouna. [of resources, food, money] gaspillage m• what a waste! quel gaspillage !2. adjectivea. [+ resources, food, electricity, energy] gaspiller ; [+ time] perdre ; [+ opportunity] laisser passer• I wasted a whole day on that journey/trying to find it j'ai perdu toute une journée avec ce voyage/à essayer de le trouver• you're wasting your breath! (inf) tu perds ton temps !• caviar is wasted on him il ne sait pas apprécier le caviar (PROV) waste not want not il n'y a pas de petites économies4. compounds► waste products plural noun (industrial) déchets mpl industriels ; (from body) déchets mpl (de l'organisme)• you're not exactly wasting away! tu ne fais pas vraiment pitié !* * *[weɪst] 1.1) ( squandering) gen gaspillage m (of de); ( of time) perte f (of de)there is no waste, every part is used — il n'y a pas de déchets, chaque élément est utilisé
3) ( wasteland) désert m2.wastes plural noun1) ( wilderness) étendues fpl sauvages2) US = waste 1. 23.1) [food] inutilisé; [heat, energy] gaspillé; [water] uséwaste materials ou matter — déchets mpl
waste products — Industry déchets mpl de fabrication; Biology, Medicine déchets mpl
waste plastics — plastiques mpl de rebut
2) [land] inculte3)4.transitive verb1) ( squander) gaspiller [food, energy, money, talents]; perdre [time, opportunity]; user [strength]; gâcher [youth]2) ( make weaker) atrophier3) (colloq) US ( kill) supprimer (colloq)5.intransitive verb se perdrePhrasal Verbs:••waste not want not — Prov l'économie protège du besoin
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handling [ˈhændlɪŋ][of stolen goods] recel m• toxic waste requires very careful handling les déchets toxiques doivent être manipulés avec beaucoup de précaution* * *['hændlɪŋ]1) (holding, touching) (of food, waste) manipulation f; (of tool, weapon) maniement m2) ( way of dealing)3) Commerce (storage, shipping) manutention f4) ( processing) (of data, documents) traitement m; (of process, business) gestion f5) ( training)dog handling — entraînement m des chiens
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facility [fəˈsɪlɪtɪ]• student facilities include a library and language laboratory les étudiants disposent notamment d'une bibliothèque et d'un laboratoire de langues• the bank offers the facility to pay over 50 weeks la banque offre la possibilité d'étaler les paiements sur 50 semaines• we have no facilities for disposing of toxic waste nous ne sommes pas en mesure d'éliminer les déchets toxiques• the machine does not have the facility to run this program l'appareil ne permet pas d'exécuter ce programmed. ( = place) nuclear facility ( = arms factory) usine f nucléaire ; ( = power station) centrale f nucléairee. ( = ease) facilité f• to express o.s. with facility s'exprimer avec facilité* * *[fə'sɪlətɪ] 1.1) ( building) complexe m, installation f2) ( ease) facilité f3) ( ability) talent m4) ( feature) fonction f5) Administration, Commerce facilités fpl2.‘fax facilities available’ — ‘télécopieur disponible’
facilities plural noun1) ( equipment) équipement mfacilities for the disabled — installations fpl pour les handicapés
2) ( infrastructure) infrastructure fharbour facilities — installations fpl portuaires
postal facilities — service m postal
3) ( area)parking facilities — (aire f de) parking m
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11 cradle-to-grave
(a) (health cover, welfare system) qui prend l'individu en charge tout au long de sa vie∎ Ecology cradle-to-grave management or control of toxic waste gestion f de bout en bout des déchets dangereux►► Marketing cradle-to-grave marketing = type de marketing qui vise les enfants dès le plus jeune âgeUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > cradle-to-grave
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intend [ɪn'tend](a) (plan, have in mind)∎ to intend to do sth, to intend doing or American on doing sth avoir l'intention de ou projeter de faire qch;∎ how do you intend to do it? comment avez-vous l'intention de vous y prendre?;∎ we arrived later than (we had) intended nous sommes arrivés plus tard que prévu;∎ his statement was intended to mislead la déclaration visait à induire en erreur;∎ I had intended staying or to stay longer j'avais l'intention ou prévu de rester plus longtemps;∎ he didn't intend her to see the letter il n'avait pas l'intention de lui laisser voir la lettre;∎ we intend to increase our sales nous entendons développer nos ventes;∎ the board intends her to become managing director le conseil d'administration souhaite qu'elle soit nommée P-DG;∎ literary to intend marriage avoir l'intention de se marier;∎ no harm was intended c'était sans mauvaise intention;∎ I'm sorry, no criticism/insult was intended je suis désolé, je ne voulais pas vous critiquer/offenser;∎ I intended it to be a joke! je voulais plaisanter!;∎ no pun intended! sans jeu de mots!∎ a book intended for the general public un livre destiné ou qui s'adresse au grand public;∎ the funds were intended for disabled children les fonds étaient destinés à l'enfance handicapée;∎ the device is intended to reduce pollution ce dispositif a pour but ou fonction de réduire la pollution;∎ the reform is intended to limit the dumping of toxic waste cette réforme vise à limiter le déversement de déchets toxiques -
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pollute [pə'lu:t](a) (environment, river, atmosphere) polluer;∎ the rivers are polluted with toxic waste les cours d'eau sont pollués par les déchets toxiques(b) (language, mind) contaminer -
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dumping ['dʌmpɪŋ](a) (of rubbish, waste) dépôt m ou décharge f d'ordures ou de déchets; (of toxic or nuclear waste → at sea) déversement m ou immersion f de déchets; (→ underground) entreposage m sous terre de déchets; (of oil from ship) vidange f;∎ no dumping (sign) dépôt d'ordures interdit, décharge interdite►► dumping ground (for rubbish) décharge f, dépôt m d'ordures; figurative (for inferior goods) dépotoir m
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