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amount n1 gen ( quantity) (of goods, food) quantité f ; (of people, objects) nombre m ; a considerable amount of beaucoup de ; a fair amount of pas mal de ○ ; an enormous ou huge amount of énormément de ; a certain amount of imagination une certaine imagination ; I'm entitled to a certain amount of respect je suis en droit d'attendre qu'on me respecte ; no amount of money could compensate this loss aucune somme d'argent ne pourrait compenser cette perte ; no amount of persuasion will make him change his mind on aura beau essayer de le persuader, rien ne le fera changer d'avis ; it's doubtful whether any amount of foreign aid can save them il est douteux que l'aide internationale, aussi importante qu'elle soit, puisse les sauver ; they've got any amount of money ils ont énormément d'argent ;2 ( sum of money) somme f ; (total: of bill, expenses, damages etc) montant m ; for an undisclosed amount pour une somme non dévoilée ; to charge sb for the full amount faire payer à qn le montant total ; what is the outstanding amount? combien reste-t-il à payer? ; debts to the amount of £10,000 des dettes qui s'élèvent à 10 000 livres sterling ; amount paid (on account) Comm acompte versé ; amount of turnover Comm (montant du) chiffre d'affaires ; amount carried forward Accts report m à nouveau.■ amount to:▶ amount to [sth]2 (be worth, equivalent to) équivaloir à, revenir à [confession, betrayal, defeat, triumph etc] ; it amounts to the same thing cela revient au même ; it amounts to blackmail! ce n'est rien d'autre que du chantage! ; not to amount to much [accusation, report] ne pas valoir grand-chose ○ ; he'll never amount to much il n'arrivera jamais à rien ; the rain didn't amount to much il n'a pas beaucoup plu. -
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amount [əˈmaʊnt]a. ( = quantity) quantité f• any amount of... énormément de...• no amount of persuading would make her change her mind on a eu beau essayer de la persuader, elle n'a pas changé d'avisb. ( = sum of money) somme fa. [sums, figures, debts] s'élever àb. ( = be equivalent to) équivaloir à* * *[ə'maʊnt]a considerable amount/fair amount of — beaucoup/pas mal de (colloq)
no amount of persuasion will make him change his mind — on aura beau essayer de le persuader, rien ne le fera changer d'avis
2) ( sum of money) somme f; ( bill) montant mamount paid (on account) — Commerce acompte versé
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3 outstanding
1 ( excellent) [achievement, performance, career] exceptionnel/-elle, remarquable ;2 (prominent, conspicuous) [example, feature] remarquable, frappant ;3 ( unresolved) [problem, issue] en suspens ; [correspondence, orders] en souffrance ; [work] inachevé ; [bill, account] impayé ; [interest] échu ; what is the amount outstanding? à combien s'élève l'arriéré? ; questions outstanding from the previous meeting des questions qui n'ont pas été résolues lors de la dernière réunion ; outstanding debts créances fpl à recouvrer ; outstanding shares Fin actions fpl en circulation.
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