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A n1 ( net result) effet m (of de ; on sur) ; to have the effect of doing avoir pour effet de faire ; the effect of advertising is to increase demand la publicité a pour effet d'accroître la demande ; to have an effect on sth/sb avoir un effet sur qch/qn ; to have a damaging effect on sth avoir un effet néfaste sur qch ; to have little effect on sth/sb avoir peu d'effet sur qch/qn ; criticism doesn't seem to have any effect on him la critique semble n'avoir aucun effet sur lui ; the film had quite an effect on me ce film m'a fait forte impression ; to use sth to good effect employer qch avec succès ; to use sth to dramatic effect obtenir un effet spectaculaire en utilisant qch ; to feel the effect(s) of sth sentir les effets de qch ;2 ( repercussions) répercussions fpl (of de ; on sur) ;3 (power, efficacy) efficacité f ; the treatment loses effect over time le traitement cesse de faire effet avec le temps ; my advice was of no effect mes conseils ont été sans effet ; she warned him, but to little effect elle l'a averti, mais sans grand résultat ; we took precautions, to no effect nous avons pris des précautions mais en vain ; to take effect [price increases] prendre effet ; [law, ruling] entrer en vigueur ; [pills, anaesthetic] commencer à agir ; to come into effect Jur, Admin entrer en vigueur ; to put policies into effect appliquer des directives ; with effect from January 1, contributions will increase by 5% à dater du 1er janvier, les cotisations augmenteront de 5% ;4 ( theme) the effect of what he is saying is that il veut dire par là que ; she left a note to the effect that elle a laissé un mot pour dire que ; rumours to this effect des rumeurs en ce sens ; yes, she made a remark to that effect oui, elle a fait une remarque en ce sens ; she said ‘I do not intend to resign’ or words to that effect elle a dit ‘je n'ai pas l'intention de démissionner’ ou quelque chose de ce genre ;5 ( impression) effet m ; the overall effect l'effet d'ensemble ; the lighting gives ou creates the effect of moonlight l'éclairage crée un effet de clair de lune ; to achieve an effect obtenir un effet ; she uses her wit to deadly effect elle a un sens de l'humour ravageur ; he paused for effect il a fait une pause théâtrale ; she dresses like that for effect elle s'habille comme ça pour faire de l'effet ; a beautiful marbled effect un bel effet de marbre ;D vtr effectuer [reduction, repair, sale, transformation, reform] ; apporter [improvement] ; parvenir à [reconciliation, settlement].
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