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61 overtime
∎ to do or work overtime faire des heures supplémentaires;∎ an hour's overtime une heure supplémentaire;∎ the salary does not include overtime les heures supplémentaires ne sont pas comprises ou comptées dans le salaireovertime ban refus m de faire des heures supplémentaires;overtime pay rémunération f des heures supplémentaires;overtime rate tarif m des heures supplémentaires∎ after 6pm we're on overtime après 18h, on nous paie en heures supplémentaires;∎ to be paid overtime être payé en heures supplémentairesNational long distance services were hit earlier this week as Indian Telecom Service workers took action because of concern about the Indian Telecom Department's corporatization on October 1. According to local media reports, officials agreed on Thursday to cancel an overtime ban - that had seen workers leave their jobs each day at 5pm - and put in extra hours.
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62 perk
(of job) avantage m en nature;∎ cheap air travel is one of the perks of his job l'un des avantages de son travail est qu'il bénéficie de billets d'avion à prix réduitWhen it comes to job perks, the average technologist prefers telecommuting tools, according to a survey by Techies.com, an online career network for technology professionals. The online survey of 1,000 tech professionals revealed roughly 30 percent picked discounted or free home PCs as a top perk.
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63 poison pill
familiar (strategy) pilule f empoisonnéePoison-pill provisions are triggered when a hostile suitor acquires a predetermined percentage of company stock. At that point, all existing shareholders except the suitor are granted options to buy additional stock at a dramatic discount, thus diluting the acquirer's share so as to head off a change in control of the company … According to statistics from Thomson Financial Securities Data, 140 companies adopted poison pill provisions in the first half of 2001, up 45 percent from the same period last year.
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64 power
(a) (authority) pouvoir m;∎ to act with full powers agir de pleine autoritéMARKETING power brand marque f forte;power breakfast petit déjeuner m d'affaires;power dressing = façon de s'habiller qu'adoptent certaines femmes cadres dans le but de projeter une image d'autorité;power lunch déjeuner m d'affaires;power structure (system) hiérarchie f, répartition f des pouvoirs; (people with power) = ensemble des personnes qui détiennent le pouvoir;power struggle lutte f pour le pouvoirpower of attorney procuration f;∎ to give sb power of attorney donner procuration à qnpower unit dispositif m d'alimentation;power user = personne qui sait utiliser au mieux les ressources de son ordinateur(d) power station centrale f (électrique)The power lunch is alive and well, according to a recent survey of chief financial officers (CFOs). Nearly half (49 percent) of executives polled said their most successful business meeting outside the office was conducted over a meal.
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65 proceed
(a) (continue) continuer, poursuivre;∎ we are now unable to proceed with our plans for expansion nous sommes maintenant dans l'impossibilité de poursuivre nos projets d'expansion∎ is the meeting proceeding according to plan? est-ce que la réunion se déroule comme prévu?∎ how should we proceed? comment doit-on procéder?, quelle est la marche à suivre? -
66 self-assessment
British (for tax purposes) = système de déclaration des revenus pour le paiement des impôts, par opposition au prélèvement à la sourceself-assessment form formulaire m de déclaration de revenusA leading professional body yesterday called for an inquiry into the Government's tax self-assessment system after official figures showed one in 10 taxpayers had failed to hit the deadline. The Chartered Institute of Taxation said more research was urgently needed. According to Inland Revenue figures only 8.25 million tax returns, or 90.6 per cent of the total 9.11 million due, were filed ahead of the 31 January deadline.
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67 service
(a) (employment) service m;∎ ten years' service dix années de service;∎ promotion according to length of service avancement m à l'ancienneté;∎ bonuses depend on length of service les primes sont versées en fonction de l'anciennetéservice agreement, service contract contrat m de service(b) (in shop, restaurant) service m;∎ service included service comprisservice charge service(c) (facility provided) service charge frais m pl administratifs; (paid by tenants) prestations f pl locatives;service provider (for Internet) fournisseur m d'accès(d) (working order) service m;∎ the cash dispenser isn't in service at the moment le distributeur est hors service ou n'est pas en service en ce momentservice life durée f de vie;service manual manuel m d'entretien;service record fiche f d'entretien∎ services services m pl;∎ goods and services biens m pl et servicesservice bureau société f de services; COMPUTING société de traitement à façon; de traitement à façon;service company société de services;service fee prestation f de service;service industry industrie f tertiaire;American service mark marque f de service;service sector secteur m des services;∎ analysts predict continued growth in the service sector les analystes prédisent une croissance soutenue dans le secteur des services -
68 shrinkage
According to Hollinger, results of the survey should serve as a wake-up call to the retail industry that shrinkage continues to be a significant source of revenue loss amounting to billions of dollars.
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69 sweat equity
American plus-value f (acquise grâce à des améliorations, au travail fourni etc)While the terms of these two deals were not disclosed, it is generally believed that agencies can go for 1.5 times their revenue. In Burrell's case, that could amount to $32.7 million, according to Advertising Age. "These mergers are good because they recognize the sweat equity that multicultural agencies have put into the business," says the AA's Donahue.
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70 uptick
(a) (small increase) légère augmentation f;∎ last week's uptick in interest rates la légère augmentation des taux d'intérêt de la semaine dernière(b) STOCK EXCHANGE = négociation d'un titre à un cours supérieur à celui de la négociation précédenteAlthough the trading statement did not look so far out, analysts also have hopes for an uptick in business for the private sector in the Far East and the US later this year. Profits, around £114m in 2001 according to the consensus of forecasts, look set to increase to £130m this year.
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71 abide by
past tense, past participle - abided to act according to; to be faithful to: They must abide by the rules of the game.) se conformer (à) -
72 accord
[ə'ko:d] 1. verb1) ((with with) to agree with: His story accords with what I saw happen.) concorder (avec)2) (to grant or give to (a person): They accorded the president great respect.) accorder2. noun(agreement: That is not in accord with your original statement.) accord- accordingly - according to - of one's own accord - with one accord -
73 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) briser, casser2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) casser3) (to make or become unusable.) casser4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) désobéir à, manquer à5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) battre6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrompre7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rompre8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) annoncer9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) muer10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) amortir11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) éclater2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pause2) (a change: a break in the weather.) changement3) (an opening.) brèche, ouverture4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) chance•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) objet fragile- breakage- breaker - breakdown - break-in - breakneck - breakout - breakthrough - breakwater - break away - break down - break into - break in - break loose - break off - break out - break out in - break the ice - break up - make a break for it -
74 by the book
(strictly according to the rules: She always does things by the book.) selon les règles -
75 choose
[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) choisir2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) décider (de)• -
76 civil liberties/rights
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77 class
1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) classe2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) classe3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) classe4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) classe5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) cours6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.)2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) classer- class-room -
78 conform
[kən'fo:m]1) (to behave, dress etc in the way that most other people do.) se conformer2) ((with to) to act according to; to be in agreement with: Your clothes must conform to the school regulations.) se conformer (à)• -
79 consistent
[kən'sistənt]1) ((often with with) in agreement (with): The two statements are not consistent; The second statement is not consistent with the first.) compatible2) (always (acting, thinking or happening) according to the same rules or principles; the same or regular: He was consistent in his attitude; a consistent style of writing.) cohérent• -
80 constitutional
adjective (legal according to a given constitution: The proposed change would not be constitutional.) constitutionnel
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