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1 naturally, occurring, process
procédé m naturelEnglish-French legislative terms > naturally, occurring, process
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2 early
early [ˈɜ:lɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = near beginning of period) [years, days, film, book] premier• don't go, it's still early ne t'en va pas, il est encore tôtc. ( = before expected time) [departure, death] prématuré ; [flowers, crop] précoce• to be early [person, train] être en avanced. ( = occurring in near future) at an early date bientôt• "hoping for an early reply" « dans l'espoir d'une prompte réponse »2. adverba. ( = near beginning of period) [start] tôt• early next month/year tôt le mois prochain/l'année prochaine• early this month/year tôt dans le mois/l'année► early inb. [get up, go to bed, set off] tôt, de bonne heurec. ( = before usual time) [arrive, end] en avance ; [flower, harvest] tôt3. compounds* * *['ɜːlɪ] 1.1) ( one of the first) [attempt, role, years, novel, play] premier/-ière2) ( sooner than usual) [death] prématuré; [delivery, settlement] rapide; [vegetable, fruit] précoceto have an early lunch/night — déjeuner/se coucher tôt
at your earliest convenience — sout à votre convenance fml
3) ( in period of time)2.in early childhood — dans la petite ou première enfance
1) ( in period of time) tôtcan you make it earlier? — ( arranging time) pouvez-vous plus tôt?
2) (before expected, too soon) en avanceto do something two days/three weeks early — faire quelque chose avec deux jours/trois semaines d'avance
••it's the early bird that catches the worm — Prov l'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt
to be an early bird — être un/-e lève-tôt
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3 sheer
sheer [∫ɪər]a. [terror, boredom, stupidity] (à l'état) pur ; [carelessness] pur et simple ; [scale] même after n ; [necessity] absolu• delays are occurring because of the sheer volume of traffic il y a des ralentissements dus uniquement à la densité de la circulationb. [tights, fabric] très finc. [cliff, rock] abrupt* * *[ʃɪə(r)] 1.1) ( pure) [boredom, hypocrisy, stupidity] purout of sheer malice/stupidity — par pure méchanceté/bêtise
2) ( utter)3) ( steep) [cliff] à pic4) ( fine) [fabric] léger/-ère, fin; [stockings] extra-fin2.adverb [rise, fall] à picPhrasal Verbs: -
4 carbon
(an element occurring as diamond and graphite and also in coal etc.) carbone- carbon dioxide - carbon monoxide - carbon paper -
5 cholera
['kolərə](a highly infectious, often fatal disease occurring in hot countries.) choléra -
6 deposit
[di'pozit] 1. verb1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) (dé)poser2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) déposer2. noun1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) dépôt2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) versement d'un acompte3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) acompte4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) dépôt(s)5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) gisement -
7 direct
[di'rekt] 1. adjective1) (straight; following the quickest and shortest way: Is this the most direct route?) direct2) ((of manner etc) straightforward and honest: a direct answer.) franc3) (occurring as an immediate result: His dismissal was a direct result of his rudeness to the manager.) direct4) (exact; complete: Her opinions are the direct opposite of his.) absolu5) (in an unbroken line of descent from father to son etc: He is a direct descendant of Napoleon.) en ligne directe2. verb1) (to point, aim or turn in a particular direction: He directed my attention towards the notice.) diriger2) (to show the way to: She directed him to the station.) indiquer le chemin de3) (to order or instruct: We will do as you direct.) ordonner4) (to control or organize: A policeman was directing the traffic; to direct a film.) diriger•- directional - directive - directly - directness - director - directory -
8 double
1. adjective1) (of twice the (usual) weight, size etc: A double whisky, please.) double2) (two of a sort together or occurring in pairs: double doors.) double3) (consisting of two parts or layers: a double thickness of paper; a double meaning.) double4) (for two people: a double bed.) pour deux personnes2. adverb1) (twice: I gave her double the usual quantity.) deux fois2) (in two: The coat had been folded double.) en deux3. noun1) (a double quantity: Whatever the women earn, the men earn double.) le double2) (someone who is exactly like another: He is my father's double.) sosie4. verb1) (to (cause to) become twice as large or numerous: He doubled his income in three years; Road accidents have doubled since 1960.) doubler2) (to have two jobs or uses: This sofa doubles as a bed.) servir aussi de•- doubles- double agent - double bass - double-bedded - double-check - double-cross - double-dealing 5. adjective(cheating: You double-dealing liar!) hypocrite, faux6. adjectivea double-decker bus.) à impériale- double figures - double-quick - at the double - double back - double up - see double -
9 episode
['episəud]1) (an incident, or series of events, occurring in a longer story etc: The episode of/about the donkeys is in Chapter 3; That is an episode in her life that she wishes to forget.) épisode2) (a part of a radio or television serial that is broadcast at one time: This is the last episode of the serial.) épisode -
10 fermentation
[fə:men-]noun (the chemical change occurring when something ferments or is fermented.) fermentation -
11 incidental
[-'den-]1) (occurring etc by chance in connection with something else: an incidental remark.) fortuit2) (accompanying (something) but not forming part of it: He wrote the incidental music for the play.) d'accompagnement -
12 perpetual
[pə'pe uəl](lasting for ever or for a long time; occurring repeatedly over a long time: He lives in perpetual fear of being discovered; perpetual noise.) perpétuel -
13 regular
['reɡjulə] 1. adjective1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) habituel2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) ordinaire3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) régulier4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) régulier5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) habituel6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) permanent7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) régulier8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) régulier9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) ordinaire10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) régulier2. noun1) (a soldier in the regular army.) soldat/-ate de métier2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) habitué/-ée•- regularly - regulate - regulation - regulator -
14 typhoon
(a violent sea-storm occurring in the East: They were caught in a typhoon in the China seas.) typhon -
15 vitamin
(any of a group of substances necessary for healthy life, different ones occurring in different natural things such as raw fruit, dairy products, fish, meat etc: A healthy diet is full of vitamins; Vitamin C is found in fruit and vegetables; ( also adjective) vitamin pills.) (de) vitamine -
16 ye
[ji:](an old word for you, occurring as the subject of a sentence.) vous -
17 frequency
frequency n ( all contexts) fréquence f (of de) ; in order of frequency par ordre de fréquence ; these incidents have been occurring with increasing frequency ces incidents sont de plus en plus fréquents. -
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19 naturally
1 (obviously, of course) naturellement, bien entendu, bien sûr ; naturally enough, she refused naturellement, elle a refusé ;2 ( as a logical consequence) naturellement ; I naturally assumed that j'ai tout naturellement pensé que ;3 ( by nature) [cautious, pale, shy etc] de nature ; her hair is naturally blonde elle a des cheveux blond naturel ; naturally talented naturellement doué ; I was doing what comes naturally j'ai fait ce qui me semblait naturel ; politeness comes naturally to him il est d'un naturel poli ; politeness doesn't come naturally to him iron on se demande où il a appris la politesse iron ;4 (unaffectedly, unselfconsciously) [act, behave, speak, smile] avec naturel ; she expressed herself quite naturally elle s'exprimait avec beaucoup de naturel ; just try and act naturally essaie simplement d'être naturel ;5 ( in natural world) à l'état naturel ; naturally occurring présent à l'état naturel. -
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Occurring — Occur Oc*cur , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Occurred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Occurring}.] [L. occurrere, occursum; ob (see {Ob }) + currere to run. See {Course}.] 1. To meet; to clash. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The resistance of the bodies they occur with.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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occurring at the same time — index concurrent (at the same time) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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