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41 performance
performance [pə'fɔ:məns]∎ afternoon performance matinée f;∎ there is no performance on Mondays il n'y a pas de représentation le lundi, le lundi est jour de relâche(b) (rendition → by actor, musician, dancer) interprétation f;∎ he gave an excellent performance in the role of Othello son interprétation du rôle d'Othello fut remarquable(c) (showing → by sportsman, politician etc) performance f, prestation f; (→ by pupil, economy, exports, company) résultats mpl, performances fpl; (→ by employee) rendement m, performance f; (→ by shares, investment, currency) performance f;∎ to put up a good performance (team, athlete etc) accomplir une bonne performance; (in exam, interview, court case) bien s'en tirer;∎ the Prime Minister gave the performance of his career le Premier ministre n'a jamais été aussi bon de toute sa carrière;∎ another poor performance by the French team encore une contre-performance de l'équipe française;∎ the country's poor economic performance les mauvais résultats économiques du pays;∎ sterling's performance on the Stock Exchange le comportement en Bourse de la livre sterling;∎ sexual performance prouesses fpl sexuelles(d) (of machine, computer, car) performance f(e) (carrying out → of task, manoeuvre) exécution f; (→ of miracle, duties) accomplissement m; (→ of ritual) célébration f;∎ she has always been painstaking in the performance of her duties elle s'est toujours montrée consciencieuse dans l'accomplissement de ses devoirs∎ it's such a performance getting a visa! quelle histoire ou quel cirque pour avoir un visa!;∎ what a performance! quel cirque!(g) Linguistics performance fperformance art performance f, action f;performance artist = artiste spécialisé dans la performance;Finance performance bond garantie f de bonne fin ou de bonne exécution;Cars performance car voiture f puissante, voiture f haute performance;performance indicator indice m de performance;performance pay prime f de mérite or de résultat;Finance performance ratio coefficient m ou ratio m d'exploitation;Psychology & Marketing performance test test m de performanceUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > performance
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42 list
A n1 ( catalogue) liste f (of de) ; to be on a list être sur une liste ; to put sb/sth on a list mettre qn/qch sur une liste ; to take sb/sth off a list rayer qn/qch d'une liste ; to be at the head ou top of the list lit arriver en tête de liste ; fig être en tête des priorités ; to be high/to be low on one's list of priorities figurer/ne pas figurer en tête de ses priorités ; to draw up a list dresser une liste ; ⇒ checklist, price list, waiting list etc ;3 ( price) = list price.C vtr1 gen faire la liste de [objets, people] ; to be listed under être classé à ; to be listed among figurer parmi ; to be listed in a directory/the Yellow Pages® être repris dans un répertoire/les Pages Jaunes® ;2 Comput lister ;3 Fin to be listed on the Stock Exchange être coté en Bourse.D vi1 Naut donner de la bande ;2 US Comm what does it list for? quel est son prix au catalogue? -
43 flutter
flutter ['flʌtə(r)]∎ sometimes I feel my heart flutter j'ai parfois des palpitations;∎ figurative to make sb's heart flutter faire tressaillir le cœur de qn(b) (butterfly, bird → fly) voleter, voltiger; (→ flap wings) battre des ailes; (leaf, paper) voltiger;∎ a butterfly fluttered in through the window un papillon est entré par la fenêtre en voletant ou voltigeant;∎ to flutter away (bird, butterfly) s'envoler en voletant ou voltigeant;∎ the letter fluttered to the ground la lettre a volé par terre;∎ what is she fluttering about for? pourquoi est-ce qu'elle s'agite dans tous les sens comme ça?;∎ her mother kept fluttering in and out of the room sa mère entrait et sortait de la pièce sans arrêt(fan, piece of paper) agiter; (wings) battre;∎ to flutter one's legs (swimmer) battre des jambes;∎ to flutter one's eyelashes at sb aguicher qn en battant des cils3 noun(a) (of wings) battement m; (of heart) battement m irrégulier, pulsation f irrégulière; (of pulse) battement m irrégulier;∎ with a flutter of her eyelashes avec un battement de cils aguichant∎ to be all in or of a flutter être dans tous ses états∎ I have a little flutter from time to time (on horse) je fais un petit pari ou je parie de petites sommes de temps en temps;∎ to have a flutter on the Stock Exchange tenter sa chance à la Bourse, boursicoter►► flutter kick (in swimming) battement m des jambes -
44 flutter
flutter [ˈflʌtər]a. [flag] flotter ; [bird, moth, butterfly] voleterb. [person] papillonnerc. [heart] palpiter* * *['flʌtə(r)] 1.1) (of wings, lashes) battement m; (of leaves, papers) voltigement m; ( of bunting) flottement mheart flutter — Medicine palpitations fpl cardiaques
2) ( stir)a flutter of — un surcroît de [excitement]
to be all of a flutter — GB être tout en émoi
3) (colloq) GB ( bet)4) Electricity ( in sound) pleurage m2.transitive verb1) ( beat)2) ( move) agiter [fan, handkerchief]3.1) ( beat) [bird] battre des ailes2) ( fly rapidly) voleter3) ( move rapidly) [flag] flotter; [clothes, curtains, fans] s'agiter; [eyelids, lashes] battre4) (also flutter down) [leaves] tomber en voltigeant5) ( beat irregularly) [heart] palpiter ( with de); [pulse] battre faiblement -
45 movement
movement n1 (of person, dancer, head, wave, vehicle, machine part) mouvement m ; (of hand, arm) geste m ; an upward/downward movement un mouvement ascendant/descendant ; a graceful/sudden movement ( of arm) un geste gracieux/brusque ; to watch sb's movements surveiller les faits et gestes de qn ;2 fig (in prices, market, situation) mouvement m ; very little movement on the stock exchange/the political front très peu de mouvement à la Bourse/sur le front politique ; an upward/downward movement in prices une augmentation/diminution des prix ; a movement towards liberalization une évolution vers la libéralisation ; a movement away from marriage une tendance à rejeter le mariage ;3 (organization, group) mouvement m (for en faveur de) ; mass movement mouvement de masse ; the trade union movement le mouvement syndicaliste ;5 ( transporting) acheminement m (of de ; by par) ; -
46 gamble
A n2 fig ( risk) pari m ; to take a gamble faire un pari ; that's a bit of a gamble c'est un peu risqué ; a safe gamble un pari sûr ; his gamble paid off son pari or son coup de poker a réussi.C vi ( at cards) jouer ; Turf parier ; fig miser (on sur) ; to gamble on the horses parier aux courses ; to gamble at cards jouer de l'argent aux cartes ; to gamble for high stakes lit, fig jouer gros ; to gamble on the Stock Exchange jouer à la Bourse ; to gamble with sb's life jouer avec la vie de qn ; he gambled that the shares would rise il a misé sur l'augmentation des actions ; she hadn't gambled on his being there elle n'avait pas prévu qu'il serait là.■ gamble away:▶ gamble away [sth], gamble [sth] away perdre [qch] au jeu [money, fortune] ; he had gambled all his money away il avait perdu tout son argent au jeu. -
47 precursor
precursor [‚pri:'kɜ:sə(r)]∎ the precursor of the modern computer l'ancêtre m de l'ordinateur d'aujourd'hui;∎ the stock exchange crash was a precursor to worldwide recession le krach boursier fut le signe précurseur de la récession à l'échelle mondiale -
48 dabble
dabble [ˈdæbl]• to dabble in [+ music, journalism, drugs] tâter de* * *['dæbl]transitive verbPhrasal Verbs: -
49 operate
operate [ˈɒpəreɪt]• commercial banks can now operate in the country les banques commerciales peuvent maintenant opérer dans ce paysb. ( = have effect) [drug, medicine, propaganda] faire effetc. ( = perform surgery) opérer[person] [+ machine, switchboard, brakes] faire marcher ; [+ system] pratiquer ; [+ business, factory] diriger* * *['ɒpəreɪt] 1.transitive verb1) ( run) faire marcher [appliance, vehicle]2) ( enforce) pratiquer [policy, system]; mettre [quelque chose] en vigueur [ban]3) ( manage) gérer [service, radio station]; exploiter [mine, racket]; [bank] avoir [pension plan]2.1) ( do business) opérer2) ( function) marcher3) ( take effect) agir5) ( run) [service] fonctionner6) Medicine opérerto operate on — opérer [person]
to operate on somebody's leg/on somebody for appendicitis — opérer quelqu'un à la jambe/quelqu'un de l'appendicite
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50 performance
(a) (of contract, task) exécution fperformance bond garantie f de bonne fin∎ the country's poor economic performance les mauvais résultats économiques du pays;∎ sterling's performance on the Stock Exchange le comportement en Bourse de la livre sterlingperformance appraisal (of staff) évaluation f, appréciation f;performance rating rendement m effectif;ACCOUNTANCY performance ratio ratio m d'exploitation;performance test test m de performance -
51 brisk
2 ( energetic) [pace, trot, movements] rapide ; [debate] animé ; to go for a brisk walk/swim faire une bonne marche/quelques longueurs ; they were walking/working at a brisk pace ils marchaient/travaillaient à vive allure ;3 ( good) [business, sales, trade] florissant ; brisk trading on the stock exchange un marché actif à la Bourse ; business/betting was brisk les affaires/les paris marchaient bien ; the hamburger stall is doing a brisk trade le stand des hamburgers marche bien ; we've been doing a brisk trade in suitcases nos valises se sont bien vendues ;4 ( invigorating) [air, climate] vivifiant ; [wind] vif/vive ; a brisk March morning un frais matin de mars. -
52 gambling
gambling ['gæmblɪŋ]1 noun(UNCOUNT) jeu m, jeux mpl d'argent;∎ no gambling (sign) les jeux d'argent sont interdits;∎ gambling on the Stock Exchange la spéculation en Boursejoueur;∎ my father was a gambling man mon père jouait;∎ I'm not a gambling man but I would guess that they will accept the offer je ne suis pas homme à parier mais je crois qu'ils vont accepter la proposition►► gambling debts dettes fpl de jeu;pejorative gambling den maison f de jeu, tripot m;gambling fever démon m du jeu; -
53 dabble in
dabble in [something] faire [quelque chose] en amateur [painting, writing, politics]; flirter avec (colloq) [ideology] -
54 dabble
to dabble on the Stock Exchange boursicoter -
55 gamble
to gamble on the Stock Exchange boursicoter, jouer à la Bourse -
56 dabble
■ dabble in:▶ dabble in [sth] faire [qch] en amateur [painting, writing, politics] ; flirter avec [ideology] ; painting? I just dabble in la peinture? j'en fais un peu ; to dabble in the Stock Exchange boursicoter ○. -
57 speculate
A vtr to speculate that supposer que (+ indic) ; it has been widely speculated that on a beaucoup spéculé sur le fait que.B vi1 gen spéculer, faire des spéculations (on sur ; about à propos de) ; to speculate as to why spéculer sur les raisons pour lesquelles ;2 Fin spéculer (in, on sur) ; to speculate on the Stock Exchange spéculer à la Bourse ; to speculate for ou on a rise/fall spéculer à hausse/baisse.one must speculate to accumulate qui ne risque rien n'a rien. -
58 rig
1 nounto rig the market manipuler le marchéOthers, including European ministers and central bankers, charge that the Arabs and their pals in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cartel are the spoilsports, accusing them of rigging the market and of demanding too much for their product.
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59 hedge
1 nounhedge fund société f d'investissement;hedge ratio ratio m de couverture;hedge transaction opération f de couverture(shares) arbitrer; (transactions) couvrirse couvrir;∎ to hedge against currency fluctuations se couvrir contre les fluctuations monétairesADB [Asian Development Bank] officials argued that developing countries could borrow extremely cheaply by denominating their loans in yen - at interest rates of 0.7 per cent - and hedging against the currency risk. But Mr Chino said the bank would review its lending policies following the latest round of international consultations on the subject.
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60 bull
1 nounhaussier(ère) m, f, spéculateur(trice) m, f à la hausse;∎ to go a bull spéculer à la haussebull market marché m à la hausse ou haussier;bull operation opération f à la hausse;bull position position f acheteur;bull speculation spéculation f à la hausse;bull trading spéculation à la hausse;bull transaction opération à la hausse(prices, shares) pousser à la hausse;∎ to bull the market chercher à faire hausser les cours(of person) spéculer à la hausse; (of stocks) être en hausseINVESCO is expecting a bull market in Asia on the back of corporate restructuring. Sam Lau, director of investment at INVESCO Asia says: "Economic recovery is on its way. It is in its early stages and is still fragile, but key indicators show an improvement in demand". Lau adds that corporate restructuring will provide better returns to shareholders and share prices will rise to reflect that.
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