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61 ACHCAUHTLAYACATIH
âchcâuhtlayacatih, pft. sur yacatia.Qui commande un groupe d'officiers de justice.Angl., a leading militia officer. Sah8,71.Dictionnaire de la langue nahuatl classique > ACHCAUHTLAYACATIH
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62 POCHTECAYAHCATL
pôchtêcayahcatl:Conducteur, chef des marchands.Angl., a leading merchant.Est dit du marchand d'esclaves, têcôhuani. Sah10,59.A leader of merchants.Est dit du chef des marchands, pôchtêcatzintli. Sah10,59.Dictionnaire de la langue nahuatl classique > POCHTECAYAHCATL
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63 TELPOCHYAHQUI
têlpôchyahqui:Celui qui dirige de jeunes adolescents.Angl., a leading youth.Titre de celui qui a fait un prisonnier. Sah6,76 (telpochiiaqui).Il s'agit sans doute de l'expression, " têlpôchtli yahqui tlamani ", mancebo que va a hazer cautivos. Cf. Sah HG VIII 2l,11. Garibay Sah lV 354.Plur. 'têlpôchyahqueh': guerriers qui prenaient part aux 'areytos' ou danses religieuses (Sah.)." têlpôchyahqueh ", ceux qui dirigent les adolescents. Sah2,109." in tlamanimeh in têlpôchyahqueh ", ceux qui ont fait des prisonniers, ceux qui dirigent les jeunes gens. Sah2,100 (telpochiaque).. -
64 front
front [frʌnt]1. nouna. ( = leading section) [of car, train] avant m ; [of class] premier rang m ; ( = part facing forward) [of shirt, dress] devant m ; [of building] façade f• he pushed his way to the front of the crowd il s'est frayé un chemin jusqu'au premier rang de la foule• cold/warm front front m froid/chaud2. adjective• the front panel [of machine] le panneau de devant(British) [+ company] être à la tête de4. compounds► the front bench noun (British) ( = government) les ministres mpl ; ( = opposition) les membres mpl du cabinet fantôme► the front benches plural noun (British) ( = place) le banc des ministres et celui des membres du cabinet fantôme ; ( = people) ≈ les chefs de file des partis politiques► front-line adjective [troops, news] du front ; [countries, areas] limitrophe (d'un pays en guerre)• it was front-page news for a month cela a fait la une (inf) (des journaux) pendant un mois ► front runner noun• he is a front runner for the party leadership c'est l'un des favoris pour la présidence du parti ► front-wheel drive noun ( = car, system) traction f avant━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Le front bench est le banc du gouvernement, placé à la droite du « Speaker », ou celui du cabinet fantôme, placé à sa gauche. Ils se font face dans l'enceinte de la Chambre des communes. Par extension, front bench désigne les dirigeants des groupes parlementaires de la majorité et de l'opposition, qui sont appelés « frontbenchers » par opposition aux autres députés qui sont appelés « backbenchers ». → BACKBENCHER SHADOW CABINET* * *[frʌnt] 1.1) ( of house) façade f; ( of shop) devanture f; (of cupboard, box) devant m; ( of sweater) devant m; ( of book) couverture f; (of card, coin, banknote) recto m; (of car, boat) avant m; ( of fabric) endroit m2) (of train, queue) tête f; ( of building) devant m; ( of auditorium) premier rang m3) Military, Politics front m4) ( stomach) ventre m5) GB ( promenade) front m de mer, bord m de mer6) Meteorology front m7) ( area of activity) côté mchanges on the domestic ou home front — Politics des changements côté politique intérieure
8) fig ( outer appearance) façade f9) (colloq) ( cover) couverture f2.adjective (épith)1) ( facing street) [entrance] côté rue; [garden, window] de devant; [bedroom] qui donne sur la rue2) ( furthest from rear) [wheel] avant (after n); [seat] ( in cinema) au premier rang; ( in vehicle) de devant; [leg, paw, tooth] de devant; [carriage] de tête (after n)3) ( first) [page] premier/-ière (before n); [racing car] de tête4) ( head-on) [view] de face (after n)3.in front adverbial phrase4.in front of prepositional phrase ( all contexts) devant5.transitive verb1) = VI 12) (colloq) ( lead) être à la tête de [band]3) Television présenter6.1) ( face)to front onto GB ou on US — donner sur
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65 loaded
loaded [ˈləʊdɪd]a. ( = full) chargéd. [dice] pipé* * *['ləʊdɪd]1) (full, laden) [tray, lorry, gun] chargé ( with de); fig2) ( weighed down) [person] chargé ( with de); fig3) (colloq) fig ( rich) plein aux as (colloq), bourré de fric (colloq)4) ( leading) [question] tendancieux/-ieuse5) (colloq) US ( drunk) bourré (colloq) -
66 nothing
nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ]1. pronouna. rien• nothing to eat/read rien à manger/à lire► nothing + adjective rien de• nothing new/interesting rien de nouveau/d'intéressant• to say nothing of... sans parler de...• nothing of the kind! absolument pas !• to think nothing of doing sth ( = consider normal) trouver naturel de faire qch ; ( = do without thinking) faire qch sans y penser ; ( = do unscrupulously) n'avoir aucun scrupule à faire qch• think nothing of it! ( = don't thank me) mais je vous en prie !• don't apologize, it's nothing ne vous excusez pas, ce n'est rien• £500 is nothing to her 500 livres, ce n'est rien pour elle• he had nothing to say for himself ( = no explanation) il n'avait aucune excuse ; ( = no conversation) il n'avait pas de conversation• I have nothing against him/the idea je n'ai rien contre lui/cette idée• there's nothing to it (inf) c'est facile (comme tout (inf)) (PROV) nothing ventured nothing gained(PROV) qui ne risque rien n'a rien• all his fame counted for nothing toute sa gloire ne comptait pour rien► nothing in...• there's nothing in it ( = not interesting) c'est sans intérêt ; ( = not true) ce n'est absolument pas vrai ; ( = no difference) c'est du pareil au même ; (in contest = very close) c'est très serré• Oxford is leading, but there's nothing in it Oxford est en tête, mais c'est très serré2. nouna. ( = zero) zéro m• it's a mere nothing compared with what he spent last year ça n'est rien en comparaison de ce qu'il a dépensé l'an dernier3. adverb* * *['nʌθɪŋ] 1.she's just a friend, nothing more or less — c'est une amie, c'est tout
to stop at nothing — ne reculer devant rien ( to do pour faire)
to have nothing on — ( no clothes) être nu; (no engagements, plans) n'avoir rien de prévu
you've got nothing on me! — (colloq) ( to incriminate) vous n'avez rien contre moi!
he's got nothing on you! — (colloq) ( to rival) il ne t'arrive pas à la cheville! (colloq)
he means ou is nothing to me — il n'est rien pour moi
it meant nothing to him — ça lui était complètement égal (that, whether que + subj)
to think nothing of doing — ( consider normal) trouver tout à fait normal de faire; ( not baulk at) ne pas hésiter à faire
for nothing — ( for free) gratuitement; ( pointlessly) pour rien
there's nothing like it! — il n'y a rien de tel or de mieux!
2.there's nothing in it — (in gossip, rumour) il n'y a rien de vrai là-dedans; (in magazine, booklet) c'est sans intérêt
3.she is or looks nothing like her sister — elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur
4.to be nothing without somebody/something — ne rien être sans quelqu'un/quelque chose
noun néant m5.it's a mere nothing compared to — ce n'est pratiquement rien par rapport à; sweet
nothing but adverbial phrase6.they've done nothing but moan — (colloq) ils n'ont fait que râler (colloq)
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67 pre-eminent
pre-eminent [pri:ˈemɪnənt]* * *[ˌpriː'emɪnənt]1) ( distinguished) [celebrity, scientist] éminent2) ( leading) [nation, cult, company] dominant -
68 top
top [tɒp]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun2. plural noun3. adverb4. adjective6. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = highest point) [of mountain, hill] sommet m ; [of tree] cime f ; [of ladder, stairs, page, pile] haut m ; [of list] tête f► at the top of [+ hill] au sommet de ; [+ stairs, ladder, page] en haut de ; [+ list, division] en tête de ; [+ profession] au faîte de• there was a thick layer of cream on top of the cake il y avait une épaisse couche de crème sur le gâteau• he's bought another car on top of the one he's got already il a acheté une autre voiture en plus de celle qu'il a déjà• then on top of all that he refused to help us et puis par-dessus le marché il a refusé de nous aider► from top to bottom [redecorate] complètement ; [clean] de fond en comble ; [cover] entièrement• to go over the top [soldier] monter à l'assaut• to be over the top (inf) [film, book] dépasser la mesure ; [person] exagérer ; [act, opinion] être excessifb. ( = upper part, section) [of car] toit m ; [of bus] étage m supérieur ; [of box, container] dessus m• "top" (on box) « haut »c. [of garment, bikini] haut m2. plural noun3. adverb• it'll cost £50, tops ça coûtera 50 livres max (inf)4. adjectivea. ( = highest) [shelf, drawer] du haut ; [floor, storey] dernier• in the top class ( = top stream) dans le premier groupe• he was or came top in maths il a été premier en mathsd. ( = maximum) the vehicle's top speed la vitesse maximale du véhiculea. ( = remove top from) [+ tree] écimerb. ( = kill) (inf!) to top o.s. se flinguer (inf !)c. ( = exceed) dépasser• and to top it all... et pour couronner le tout...d. ( = be at top of) [+ list] être en tête de6. compounds► top banana (inf!) noun• to pay top dollar for sth payer qch au prix fort ► top-down adjective [approach, management] directifin top gear (four-speed box) en quatrième ; (five-speed box) en cinquième ► top hat noun haut-de-forme m► top-heavy adjective [structure] trop lourd du haut ; [business, administration] où l'encadrement est trop lourd► top-level adjective [meeting, talks, discussion] au plus haut niveau ; [decision] pris au plus haut niveau► top-selling adjective = best-sellingcan I give you a top-up? je vous ressers ? adjective ► top-up card noun (for mobile phone) carte f prépayée• can I top you up? (inf) je vous ressers ?* * *[tɒp] 1.1) ( highest or furthest part) (of page, ladder, stairs, wall) haut m; ( of list) tête f; (of mountain, hill) sommet m; (of garden, field) (autre) bout m; ( of vegetable) fane f; (of box, cake) dessus m; ( surface) surface fat the top of — en haut de [page, stairs, street, scale]; au sommet de [hill]; en tête de [list]
to be at the top of one's list — fig venir en tête de sa liste
to be at the top of the agenda — fig être une priorité; Military
2) ( highest position)to get to ou make it to the top — réussir
to be top of the class — être le premier/la première de la classe
to be top of the bill — Theatre être la tête d'affiche
3) (cap, lid) ( of pen) capuchon m; ( of bottle) gen bouchon m; ( with serrated edge) capsule f; (of paint-tin, saucepan) couvercle m4) ( item of clothing) haut m5) ( toy) toupie f2.1) ( highest) [step, storey] dernier/-ière; [bunk] de haut; [button, shelf, layer, lip] supérieur; [speed] maximum; [concern, priority] fig majeurthe top notes — Music les notes les plus hautes
to pay the top price for something — [buyer] acheter quelque chose au prix fort
to get top marks — School avoir dix sur dix or vingt sur vingt
2) ( furthest away) [field, house] du bout3) ( leading) [adviser, authority, agency] plus grand; [job] élevé; [wine, restaurant] meilleur3.on top of prepositional phrase1) sur [cupboard, fridge, layer]to live on top of each other — fig vivre les uns sur les autres
to be on top of a situation — fig contrôler la situation
things are getting on top of her — fig ( she's depressed) elle est déprimée; ( she can't cope) elle ne s'en sort plus
2) ( in addition to) en plus de [salary, workload]4.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( head) être en tête de [charts, polls]2) ( exceed) dépasser [sum, figure]3) ( finish off) gen compléter ( with par); Culinary recouvrir [cake]5.(colloq) reflexive verb (p prés etc - pp-)Phrasal Verbs:- top off- top up••on top of all this —
to top it all — par-dessus le marché (colloq)
to be over the top —
to be OTT — (colloq) [behaviour, reaction] être exagéré
to be/stay on top — avoir/garder le dessus
to come out on top — ( win) l'emporter; ( survive) s'en sortir
to say things off the top of one's head — ( without thinking) dire n'importe quoi
I'd say 30, but that's just off the top of my head — ( without checking) moi, je dirais 30, mais c'est approximatif
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69 EDGAR
FINANCE ( abbreviation electronic data gathering, analysis and retrieval) = banque de données créée par la commission américaine des opérations de Bourse (le SEC), qui contient toutes sortes d'informations sur de nombreux fonds communs de placement et entreprises publiquesVeriSign, Inc., the leading provider of Internet trust services, announced today that it has been selected to provide Internet authentication and payment services for the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval ( EDGAR) system. VeriSign will deliver a customized service for digital certificate-based authentication to enable U.S. public companies to digitally sign and securely transmit EDGAR filings, in real-time, over the Internet.
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70 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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71 charity
association f caritativecharity card = carte de crédit émise par un organisme de crédit en collaboration avec une association caritative de façon à ce qu'une part de chaque transaction revienne à ladite association;charity organization association caritativeHalifax's Visa charity card is a world record breaking affinity card -- having raised over 12 million pounds sterling to date for three of the UK's leading charities (Imperial Cancer Research Fund, British Heart Foundation and Mencap).
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72 develop
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73 e-tailer
COMPUTING société f de vente en ligneArgos was last night recognised as the country's leading e-tailer, winning the most awards at this year's Visa E-tail Awards, as voted for by Visa customers. The 'Bricks to Clicks' award acknowledged Argos' e-tailing expertise, through its successful integration of its High Street, catalogue and Internet operations, and confirmed its position at the forefront of multi-channel retailing in the UK.
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74 invisible
1 nouninvisibles invisibles m plinvisible assets actif m incorporel, immobilisation f (incorporelle);invisible balance balance f des invisibles;invisible earnings gains m pl invisibles;invisible exports exportations f pl invisibles;invisible imports importations f pl invisibles;invisible trade commerce m de servicesShell, BAE Systems and HSBC are among the leading British-based firms active in the Middle East either directly or through subsidiaries. They help draw in some £3bn in physical trade a year with a further £3bn estimated to come from invisibles such as insurance and shipping.
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75 m-commerce
m-commerce mThe company has predicted that m-commerce will become more widespread within the next few years, leading to $25bn generated through mobile payments in 2006 - about 15% of total e-commerce consumer spending. Mobile commerce will comprise of automated payments at vending machines, parking meters, ticket machines, shop counters or taxis as well as mobile Internet payments and transactions between individuals.
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76 outplacement
outplacement m, = aide à la recherche d'un nouvel emploi, fournie par l'employeur lors d'un licenciementOutplacement services provide a solution to organizational changes that result in the discharge or displacement of employees. E-Cruiter.com's Allen And Associates division provides professional assistance to people seeking to re-enter the job market following corporate downsizing. Outplacement services are a key part of the rapidly growing HCM market, which according to leading industry analysts is expected to reach $200 billion by 2003.
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77 receiver
(a) (of goods, consignment) destinataire m f, consignataire m f∎ to be in the hands of the receiver(s) être en règlement judiciaire;∎ the receivers have been called in at Lawson Trading Lawson Trading a été placée sous administration judiciareLeading fresh prepared food firm Geest has announced it has acquired the facilities of Tinsley Foods, which is in the hands of the receivers. Geest, which recently revealed an 18% rise in turnover for the interim period, said it planned to continue to invest in capacity to match strong consumer demand for quality fresh products.
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78 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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79 spin
1 noun∎ to put the right spin on a story présenter une affaire sous un angle favorable;∎ the government has been criticized for indulging in too much spin on a reproché au gouvernement de trop manipuler les informations fournies au publicspin doctor = chargé des relations publiques d'un parti politique(of spin doctor) présenter les choses sous un angle favorableMeanwhile, the former royal spin doctor, Simon Lewis, has been reflecting on his time trying to cast Britain's leading dysfunctional family in a better light. On his first day he turned up at the Buckingham Palace gates … and was asked by a policeman who he was. "I'm the Queen's new director of communications," said Lewis proudly. The reply: "Does that mean you're here to fix the telephones?"
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80 think tank
groupe m d'expertsA leading Taiwan economic think tank revised downward Friday its annual economic growth forecast for the island to 2.38% from its earlier 5.21% estimate, citing the more severe than expected economic slowdown.
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