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advantage, US [transcription][-"v_nt-"]A n1 ( favourable position) avantage m ; economic/political/psychological/competitive advantage avantage m en termes économiques/politiques/psychologiques/de compétition ; to have an advantage over avoir un avantage sur [person, system, theory, model, method] ; to give sb an advantage over sb donner à qn un avantage sur or par rapport à qn ; to put sb at an advantage avantager qn ; to gain the advantage prendre l'avantage ;2 ( beneficial aspect) avantage m ; there are several advantages il y a plusieurs avantages ; there is an advantage in doing il y a avantage à faire ; the advantage is that… l'avantage est que… ; the advantage that l'avantage que ; there is some/no advantage in doing il est intéressant/il n'est pas intéressant de faire ;3 ( asset) avantage m ; to have the advantage of an education/of living near the sea avoir l'avantage d'avoir fait des études/d'habiter près de la mer ; their big advantage is to have… leur grand avantage est qu'ils ont… ; ‘computing experience an advantage’ ( in job ad) ‘expérience en information atout supplémentaire’ ;4 ( profit) it is to his/their advantage to do il est dans son/leur intérêt de faire ; to do/use sth to one's (own) advantage faire/utiliser qch à son avantage ; it's to everyone's advantage that tout le monde profite du fait que ; to turn a situation to one's advantage transformer une situation à son avantage ;5 ( best effect) to show sth to (best) advantage montrer qch sous un jour avantageux ;6 to take advantage of utiliser, profiter de [situation, facility, offer, service] ; ( exploit unfairly) utiliser, exploiter [person] ;7 ( in tennis) avantage m ;8 Sport France's 3-point advantage l'avantage de 3 points de la France.
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exploit — ex‧ploit [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] verb [transitive] 1. to use something fully and effectively in order to gain a profit or advantage: • New TV companies are fully exploiting the potential of satellite transmission. • the ways in which natural resources are… … Financial and business terms
exploit — I (make use of) verb apply, avail oneself of, bring into play, capitalize on, consume, employ, exercise, fall back on, find useful, implement, make the most of, manipulate, operate, profit by, put in practice, put into action, put into operation … Law dictionary
exploit — ► VERB 1) make good use of (a resource). 2) make use of unfairly; benefit unjustly from the work of. ► NOUN ▪ a bold or daring feat. DERIVATIVES exploitable adjective exploitation noun exploitative adjective … English terms dictionary
exploit — ex|ploit1 W3 [ıkˈsplɔıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: esploit result, success , from Latin explicitus, from explicare; EXPLICATE] 1.) to treat someone unfairly by asking them to do things for you, but giving them very little in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
exploit — I UK [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] / US [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms exploit : present tense I/you/we/they exploit he/she/it exploits present participle exploiting past tense exploited past participle exploited ** 1) to treat someone unfairly in order… … English dictionary
exploit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ daring, heroic ▪ legendary ▪ His courage and exploits were legendary. ▪ wartime ▪ military … Collocations dictionary
exploit — ♦♦♦ exploits, exploiting, exploited (The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪksplɔ͟ɪt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]e̱ksplɔɪt[/t]].) 1) VERB If you say that someone is exploiting you, you think that they are treating you unfairly by using your work or… … English dictionary
exploit — ex|ploit1 [ ık splɔıt ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to treat someone unfairly in order to get some benefit for yourself: Children are being exploited in many of these factories. 2. ) to use a situation so that you get benefit from it, even if it is… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
exploit*/ — [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] verb [T] I 1) to treat someone unfairly in order to get some benefit for yourself Children are being exploited in many of these factories.[/ex] 2) to use a situation so that you get an advantage from it, even if it is wrong or unfair… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
exploit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English espleit, expleit, exploit furtherance, outcome, from Anglo French, from Latin explicitum, neuter of explicitus, past participle Date: circa 1538 deed, act; especially a notable or heroic act Synonyms: see feat II … New Collegiate Dictionary
exploit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. utilize, profit by, milk, work; abuse, misapply. See use. n. deed, act, feat, achievement. See courage. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deed, venture, escapade; see achievement 2 . v. 1. [To make use of]… … English dictionary for students