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1 noun(a) (usefulness) utilité f∎ they plan to improve (public) utilities ils ont l'intention d'améliorer les services publics(fabric, furniture) utilitaire, fonctionnel; (vehicle) utilitaire►► American utility man (worker) ouvrier m polyvalent; (for gas, electricity) = employé des services publics; (actor) = acteur qui joue les utilités;Sport utility player joueur(euse) m,f polyvalent;American utility pole = poteau pour câbles électriques et téléphoniques;Computing utility program (logiciel m) utilitaire m;utility room ≃ buanderie f;American Stock Exchange utility stocks valeurs fpl de services publics -
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utility [ju:ˈtɪlɪtɪ]1. nouna. ( = usefulness) utilité f2. compounds* * *[juː'tɪlətɪ] 1.1) ( usefulness) utilité f2) ( also public utility) ( service) service m public, commodité f3) Computing utilitaire m2.utilities plural noun US factures fpl3. -
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A n1 ( usefulness) utilité f ;3 Comput utilitaire m.C modif2 ( multi-skilled) [player] polyvalent ;3 Agric [breed, animal] d'exploitation. -
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∎ (public) utility service m publicAmerican utility stocks valeurs f pl de services publicsutility program (logiciel m) utilitaire -
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[ju'tiləti]plural - utilities; noun1) (usefulness: Some kitchen gadgets have only a limited utility.) utilité2) (a useful public service, eg the supply of water, gas, electricity etc.) service public• -
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10 utility furniture
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12 utility line
canalisation d’amenée f, réseau de voirie mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > utility line
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13 utility model
PI modèle d'utilité; en France: certificat d'utilitéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > utility model
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franchissement m par desserte
См. также в других словарях:
Utility — U*til i*ty, n. [OE. utilite, F. utilit[ e], L. utilitas, fr. utilis useful. See {Utile}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
utility — util·i·ty n pl ties 1: fitness for some purpose or worth to some end 2 a: public utility b: a service or commodity provided by a public utility paid for rent and utilities; also: equipment or m … Law dictionary
Utility — (engl. ‚Nutzen‘, ‚Versorgungsbetrieb‘) bezeichnet ein Dienstprogramm, Software Werkzeug zur Verwaltung eines Betriebssystems einen Fahrzeugtyp wie zum Beispiel den Holden Utility Landing Craft, Utility, ein Mehrzweck Landungsboot siehe auch:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
utility — ► NOUN (pl. utilities) 1) the state of being useful, profitable, or beneficial. 2) a public utility. 3) Computing a utility program. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ useful, especially through having several functions. ORIGIN Latin utilitas, from utilis … English terms dictionary
utility — late 14c., fact of being useful, from O.Fr. utilite usefulness (late 13c.), earlier utilitet (12c.), from L. utilitatem (nom. utilitas) usefulness, serviceableness, profit, from utilis usable, from uti (see USE (Cf. use) (v.)). As a shortened… … Etymology dictionary
utility — [yo͞o til′ə tē] n. pl. utilities [ME utilite < OFr utilité < L utilitas < utilis, UTILE] 1. the quality or property of being useful; usefulness 2. something useful 3. a) something useful to the public, esp. the service of electric power … English World dictionary
utility — /ju tiləti/, it. /u tiliti/ s. ingl. (propr. utilità ; pl. invar. o utilities ), usato in ital. al femm. (inform.) [spec. al plur., serie di istruzioni che facilitano, estendono o soccorrono le funzioni del sistema operativo o di un applicazione] … Enciclopedia Italiana
utility — (izg. jutìliti) m DEFINICIJA inform. uslužni program, v. uslužan ETIMOLOGIJA engl … Hrvatski jezični portal
utility — *use, usefulness Analogous words: suitability, fitness, appropriateness (see corresponding adjectives at FIT): value, *worth … New Dictionary of Synonyms
utility — [n] serviceableness account, adequacy, advantage, advantageousness, applicability, appropriateness, avail, benefit, convenience, efficacy, efficiency, expediency, favor, fitness, function, point, practicality, productiveness, profit, relevance,… … New thesaurus
Utility — This article is about the economic concept. For other uses, see Utility (disambiguation). Part of a series on Utilitarianism … Wikipedia