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101 scratch
[skræ ] 1. verb1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) égratigner2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) (se) gratter3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) graver4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) arracher5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) retirer2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) éraflure; grattement2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) éraflure3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) ligne de départ•- scratchy- scratchiness - scratch the surface - start from scratch - up to scratch -
102 enjoy
A vtr1 ( get pleasure from) aimer [reading, swimming, sport, hobby etc] ; aimer, apprécier [art, music, wine] ; aimer, s'amuser à [party] ; I enjoy gardening/cooking j'aime jardiner/faire la cuisine ; don't worry, I'll enjoy looking after Paul ne vous inquiétez pas, ça me fait plaisir de m'occuper de Paul ; she enjoys life elle aime la vie ; he knows how to enjoy life il sait vivre ; I enjoyed the match/film le match/le film m'a plu, j'ai bien aimé le match/film ; I enjoyed my day/stay in London j'ai passé une bonne journée/un bon séjour à Londres ; I didn't enjoy the party je ne me suis pas bien amusé à la soirée ; we enjoyed it immensely cela nous a beaucoup plu, nous avons beaucoup aimé ; the tourists are enjoying the good weather les touristes profitent du beau temps ; enjoy your meal! bon appétit! ; enjoy our hotel's excellent restaurant appréciez l'excellent restaurant de notre hôtel ; he enjoyed a meal/coffee in the restaurant il a pris un repas/café au restaurant ;2 ( benefit from) jouir de [privilege, right, advantage, good health, popularity, success].B vi enjoy! US amusez-vous (or amuse-toi) bien!C v refl to enjoy oneself s'amuser ; to enjoy oneself doing s'amuser à faire ; enjoy yourselves! amusez-vous bien! -
103 convenience
convenience [kənˈvi:nɪəns]1. nouna. ( = comfort) commodité f2. plural noun3. compounds* * *[kən'viːnɪəns]the convenience of — les avantages de [practice, method]; la commodité de [instant food, device, shop]
for his/our convenience — pour sa/notre convenance
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104 brain-drain
fuite f des cerveauxAn IT brain-drain could hit Tony Blair's plans for Britain to be a leading site for e-commerce, according to e-business consultant Steve Allan. Allan, who has moved to The Netherlands because of the new IR35 tax regulations, said that European businesses are taking advantage of the exodus of British contractors to catch up and overtake the UK.
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105 competitive
(product) concurrentiel(elle); (company, price) compétitif(ive);∎ to offer competitive terms proposer des prix très compétitifs;∎ industry must become more competitive l'industrie doit devenir plus compétitivecompetitive advantage avantage m concurrentiel;competitive advertising publicité f concurrentielle;competitive analysis analyse f des concurrents;competitive awareness sensibilité f compétitive;competitive bidding appel m d'offres;competitive edge avance f concurrentielle;competitive marketplace marché m de concurrence;competitive position position f concurrentielle;competitive positioning positionnement m concurrentiel;competitive pricing fixation f des prix compétitifs;competitive scope domaine m concurrentiel, champ m concurrentiel;competitive strategy stratégie f concurrentielleThe new, new thing is really serious. The impact of publicity on the Internet is fast and global - instantaneously everywhere. I first noticed it in action three years ago when a client called to complain that its competitor was getting tons of publicity and the client wasn't. I was stunned, because we had just done a competitive analysis showing our client had dramatically more publicity.
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106 inelastic
(demand) fixeThe telcos have one basic advantage over their suffering dot-com cousins: While many Internet firms were built on demand that has yet to materialize (people will love buying groceries over the Internet -- right?), the telecom sector is blessed with what economists call inelastic demand. In other words, people will always want to make phone calls and transmit data, regardless of how low the market sinks.
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107 laddered portfolio
A laddered portfolio of individual bonds has an additional advantage: If you need to sell some of them to raise cash at a time when the bond market is slumping, you can select the more profitable ones for sale and hold the others to maturity. When redeeming bond fund shares, you may be forced to swallow a capital loss if the market is against you.
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108 bulge
A n1 ( swelling) (in clothing, carpet) bosse f ; (in vase, column) renflement m ; (in pipe, tube) bombement m ; ( in tyre) hernie f ; ( in plaster) boursouflure f ; ( in cheek) bosse f ; ( in stomach) the bulge of his belly ○ son gros ventre ;3 ( increase) augmentation f (in de) ; a bulge in the birth/unemployment rate une augmentation du taux de natalité/chômage ;4 Mil saillant m ; the battle of the Bulge Hist, Mil la bataille des Ardennes ; fig hum la bataille contre les kilos superflus ;B vi [bag, pocket] être gonflé ; [wallet] être bourré ; [surface] se boursoufler ; [stomach] ballonner ; [cheeks] être gonflé ; his eyes were bulging out of their sockets ses yeux sortaient de leurs orbites ; to be bulging with [bag, vehicle, wardrobe] être bourré de ; [book, building] être rempli de. -
109 natural
A n1 ○ ( person) as an actress, she's a natural c'est une actrice née ; he's a natural for the role of Hamlet il est fait pour jouer Hamlet ;3 ‡( simpleton) imbécile mf.B adj1 ( not artificial or man-made) [phenomenon, force, disaster, harbour, light, resources, process, progression, beauty, material, food] naturel/-elle ; the natural world le monde naturel ; in its natural state à l'état naturel ;2 (usual, normal) naturel/-elle, normal ; it's natural to do/to be c'est normal de faire/d'être ; it's natural for sb to do c'est normal que qn fasse ; the natural thing to do would be to protest la chose la plus normale serait de protester ; it's only natural c'est tout à fait naturel ; it's not natural! ce n'est pas normal! ; to die of natural causes mourir de mort naturelle or de sa belle mort ; death from natural causes Jur mort naturelle ; for the rest of one's natural life Jur à vie ;3 ( innate) [gift, talent, emotion, trait] inné ; [artist, professional, storyteller] né ; [affinity] naturel/-elle ; a natural advantage (of person, party, country) un atout ;4 ( unaffected) [person, manner] simple, naturel/-elle ; try and look more natural essaie d'avoir l'air plus naturel ; -
110 plus
(a) Mathematics plus;∎ two plus two is or equals or makes four deux plus deux ou deux et deux font quatre;∎ plus six plus six(b) (as well as) plus;∎ there were six of us, plus the children nous étions six, sans compter les enfants;∎ £97 plus VAT 97 livres plus la TVA;∎ two floors plus an attic deux étages plus un grenier(b) (good, positive) positif;∎ on the plus side, it's near the shops un des avantages, c'est que c'est près des magasins;∎ it certainly is a big plus point c'est incontestablement un gros avantage(c) (after n) (over, more than) plus;∎ children of twelve plus les enfants de douze ans et plus;∎ familiar we're looking for somebody with talent plus notre candidat devra avoir plus que du talent□3 noun(a) Mathematics plus m;∎ two minuses make a plus deux moins font un plus(b) (bonus, advantage) plus m, avantage m;∎ there are a number of pluses to the new plan le nouveau projet comporte un certain nombre d'avantagesfamiliar (et) en plus□ ;∎ he's stupid, plus he's ugly il est bête, et en plus il est laid►► plus factor facteur m positif, plus m;plus fours pantalon m de golf;Computing plus key touche f plus;plus sign signe m plus, plus m -
111 enjoy
enjoy [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ]a. aimer• to enjoy a weekend/one's holidays passer un bon week-end/de bonnes vacances• enjoy your meal! bon appétit !b. to enjoy o.s. s'amuserc. ( = benefit from) [+ rights, health, advantage] jouir de* * *[ɪn'dʒɔɪ] 1.transitive verb1) ( get pleasure from) aimer2) ( benefit from) jouir de2.to enjoy oneself — s'amuser (doing à faire)
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112 plus
plus [plʌs]1. preposition• ... plus what I've done already... plus ce que j'ai déjà fait2. adjective• on the plus side we have his support un des points positifs, c'est que nous avons son soutien3. nounplus m4. compounds* * *[plʌs] 1. 2.adjective Mathematics, Electricity positif/-iveplus factor —
3.plus point — fig atout m
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113 positive
positive [ˈpɒzɪtɪv]1. adjectivea. ( = not negative) positifb. ( = definite) [change, increase, improvement] réel• there is positive evidence that... il y a des preuves formelles que...• are you sure? -- positive! tu es sûr ? -- certain !2. noun• the positives far outweigh the negatives les points positifs compensent largement les points négatifs3. adverb4. compounds* * *['pɒzətɪv] 1.1) Linguistics (degré m) affirmatif m2) Photography positif m3) Mathematics nombre m positif4) Electricity (pôle m) positif m2.1) ( affirmative) [answer] positif/-ive2) ( optimistic) [message, person, response, tone] positif/-iveto be positive about — être enthousiaste à propos de [idea, proposal]
3) ( constructive) [contribution, effect, progress] positif/-ive; [advantage, good] réel/réelle4) ( pleasant) [experience, feeling] positif/-ive5) ( sure) [identification, proof] formel/-elle; [fact] indéniableto be positive — être sûr ( about de; that que)
‘positive!’ — ‘certain!’
6) ( forceful) [action, measure] catégorique7) Medicine [reaction, result, test] positif/-ive8) Chemistry, Electricity, Mathematics, Photography, Physics positif/-ive9) (épith) ( extreme) [pleasure] pur (before n); [disgrace, outrage, genius] véritable (before n) -
114 pawn
[po:n] 1. verb(to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back): I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill.) mettre en gage2. noun1) (in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank.) pion2) (a person who is used by another person for his own gain, advantage etc: She was a pawn in his ambitious plans.) jouet•- pawnshop - in pawn -
115 penalise
1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) pénaliser2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) punir -
116 penalize
1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) pénaliser2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) punir -
117 convenience
1 ¢ ( advantage) avantage m (of doing de faire) ; the convenience of les avantages de [lifestyle, work, practice, method of payment] ; la commodité de [instant food, electrical device, local shop, garment] ; the comfort and convenience of modern tourism le confort et les avantages du tourisme moderne ; for (the sake of) convenience pour raisons de commodité ; for his/our etc convenience pour sa/notre etc convenance ; at your convenience ( when it suits) quand cela vous conviendra ; at your earliest convenience Comm dès que cela vous sera possible ; -
118 plus
A n1 Math plus m ;B adj3 (in expressions of age, quantity) 50 plus plus de 50 ; 20 years plus plus de 20 ans ; the 65-plus age group les personnes qui ont 65 ans et plus.D conj et ; bedroom plus bathroom chambre et salle de bains ; two adults plus a baby deux adultes et un bébé. -
119 pro
A n2 ○ ( prostitute) prostitué/-e m/f ;3 ( advantage) the pros and cons le pour et le contre ; the pros and cons of sth les avantages et les inconvénients de qch.C pro- (dans composés) to be pro-democracy/-nuclear power être pour la démocratie/l'énergie nucléaire ; to be a pro-abortionist/-Marketeer être partisan/-e de l'avortement/du Marché commun ; to be pro-American/-Smith être proaméricain/pro-Smith. -
120 recommendation
1 (by authority, report) recommandation f (to à ; on sur) ; to make a recommendation faire une recommandation ; he was sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommendation that he serve at least 30 years Jur il a été condamné à la réclusion criminelle à perpétuité assortie d'une mesure de sécurité de 30 ans ; his recommendation was to lift the ban il a conseillé de lever l'interdiction ;2 (by colleague, friend) recommandation f ; on the recommendation of sur la recommandation de ; we found our plumber by personal recommendation notre plombier nous a été recommandé par des gens que nous connaissons ; to speak in recommendation of sb/sth recommander qn/qch ;3 (by employer, referee) to give sb a recommendation recommander qn ; to write sb a recommendation donner une lettre de recommandation à qn ;4 ( advantage) the hotel's location is its only recommendation l'emplacement de l'hôtel est son seul atout.
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