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121 window
window [ˈwɪndəʊ]fenêtre f ; (in car, train) vitre f ; [of shop, café] vitrine f ; (in post office, ticket office) guichet m• don't lean out of the window ne te penche pas par la fenêtre ; (in train, car) ne te penche pas en dehors• well, there's another plan out the window! (inf) voilà encore un projet qui tombe à l'eau !► window seat noun (in room) banquette f (située sous la fenêtre) ; (in vehicle) place f côté fenêtre* * *['wɪndəʊ]1) (of house, room, vehicle, envelope) fenêtre f also Computing; (of shop, public building) vitrine f; ( of plane) hublot m; ( stained glass) vitrail mI'd like a seat by a window — Aviation j'aimerais une place côté fenêtre
to look out of ou through the window — regarder par la fenêtre
2) ( for service at bank or post office) guichet m3) (space in diary, time) créneau m••to go ou fly out the window — (colloq) [plans] tomber à l'eau; [hopes] s'écrouler
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122 windowsill
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123 world
world [wɜ:ld]1. nouna. monde m• where in the world has he got to? où a-t-il bien pu passer ?b. (emphatic phrases) there's a world of difference between Paul and Richard il y a un monde entre Paul et Richard► out of this world > (inf) extraordinairec. ( = this life) monde md. ( = domain, environment) monde m• the business/sporting world le monde des affaires/du sporte. ( = society) monde m2. compounds• on a world scale à l'échelle mondiale ► the World Service noun (British) service international de la BBC• the World title fight (Boxing) le championnat du monde ► the World Trade Organization noun l'Organisation f mondiale du commerce[be known] mondialement ; [travel] partout dans le monde* * *[wɜːld] 1.1) ( planet) monde m2) ( group of people) monde m3) ( section of the earth) pays mplthe Eastern/Western world — les pays de l'Est/occidentaux
4) ( environment) monde m, univers m2.he lives in a world of his own ou a private world — il vit dans un monde à part
noun modifier [ events, leader, politics] mondial; [ record, tour, championship] du monde; [ cruise] autour du monde••(all) the world and his wife — hum tout le monde
for all the world like/as if — exactement comme/comme si
it did him the ou a world of good — ça lui a fait énormément de bien
what/where/who etc in the world? — que/où/qui etc diable?
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124 perishing
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125 power
(a) (authority) pouvoir m;∎ to act with full powers agir de pleine autoritéMARKETING power brand marque f forte;power breakfast petit déjeuner m d'affaires;power dressing = façon de s'habiller qu'adoptent certaines femmes cadres dans le but de projeter une image d'autorité;power lunch déjeuner m d'affaires;power structure (system) hiérarchie f, répartition f des pouvoirs; (people with power) = ensemble des personnes qui détiennent le pouvoir;power struggle lutte f pour le pouvoirpower of attorney procuration f;∎ to give sb power of attorney donner procuration à qnpower unit dispositif m d'alimentation;power user = personne qui sait utiliser au mieux les ressources de son ordinateur(d) power station centrale f (électrique)The power lunch is alive and well, according to a recent survey of chief financial officers (CFOs). Nearly half (49 percent) of executives polled said their most successful business meeting outside the office was conducted over a meal.
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126 reference
(a) (consultation) référence f;∎ with reference to what was said at the meeting à propos de ou en ce qui concerne ce qui a été dit au cours de la réunion;reference number numéro m de référence;∎ to give sb a reference fournir une référence à qn;∎ to have good references avoir de bonnes références;∎ to take up references = prendre contact avec les personnes dont un candidat se recommande;∎ you can use my name as a reference vous pouvez me citer comme référencereference group groupe m de référence;reference price prix m de référence;reference sale vente f de référence(e) (of commission, tribunal) compétence f, pouvoirs m pl;∎ under these terms of reference aux termes des instructions données;∎ the question is outside the tribunal's reference la question n'est pas de la compétence du tribunal -
127 remit
1 noun(area of authority) attributions f pl;∎ that's outside their remit cela n'entre pas dans leurs attributions(b) (cancel) (debt) remettre, faire remise de;∎ to remit sb's fees dispenser qn de ses frais;∎ to remit sb's income tax dispenser ou exempter qn d'impôt(pay) régler, payer;∎ please remit by cheque veuillez régler ou payer par chèque -
128 sphere
(of interest, activity) sphère f, domaine m;∎ sphere of activity domaine d'activité;∎ it's not my sphere ce n'est pas de mon domaine, ce n'est pas dans mes compétences;∎ the question is outside the committee's sphere la question ne relève pas des compétences du comité
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