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1 persistence
(a) (perseverance) persistance f, persévérance f; (insistence) persistance f, insistance f; (obstinacy) obstination f;∎ his persistence finally paid off sa persévérance a fini par porter ses fruits;∎ his persistence in asking awkward questions son obstination à poser des questions embarrassantes(b) (continuation → of rain, problem, belief etc) persistance fUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > persistence
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2 persistence
persistence [pəˈsɪstəns]* * *[pə'sɪstəns] -
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6 persistence in structural unemployment
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8 persist
[pə'sist](to keep doing, thinking etc in spite of opposition or difficulty; to continue asking, persuading etc: It will not be easy but you will succeed if you persist; He didn't want to tell her, but she persisted (in asking).) persister- persistently - persistence -
9 dogged
dogged, US [transcription]["dO ;gId"] adj [attempt] obstiné, soutenu ; [persistence, insistence] tenace ; [refusal] obstiné, tenace ; [resistance] opiniâtre ; [person] tenace, persévérant ; a dogged campaigner for human rights un militant acharné des droits de l'homme. -
10 admire
admire [əd'maɪə(r)]admirer;∎ he admired (her for) the way she dealt with the press il admirait la façon dont elle savait s'y prendre avec la presse;∎ I admire her as a leader je l'admire en tant que dirigeante;∎ they admire him for sticking to his principles ils l'admirent de s'en tenir à ses principes;∎ to admire oneself in the mirror s'admirer dans le miroir;∎ you have to admire his persistence! on ne peut qu'admirer sa persévérance! -
11 object
Ⅰ.object1 ['ɒbdʒɪkt]∎ an unidentified object un objet non identifié∎ the real object of his visit le véritable objet de sa visite;∎ with the sole object of pleasing you dans le seul but de ou à seule fin de vous plaire;∎ with this object in mind or in view dans ce but, à cette fin;∎ that's the (whole) object of the exercise c'est (justement là) le but de l'opération;∎ money is no object peu importe le prix, le prix est sans importance;∎ money is no object to them ils n'ont pas de problèmes d'argent;∎ time is no object peu importe le temps que cela prendra∎ an object of ridicule/interest un objet de ridicule/d'intérêt;∎ the object of his love l'objet m de son amour;∎ object of study objet m ou sujet m d'étude∎ direct/indirect object complément m d'objet direct/indirect►► object ball (in snooker, pool, billiards) bille f visée;object glass objectif m;∎ it was an object lesson in how to lose votes ce fut une illustration (parfaite) de la façon dont il faut s'y prendre pour perdre des voix;∎ it was an object lesson in persistence ce fut un parfait exemple de persévérance;Computing object program programme m objetⅡ.object2 [əb'dʒekt]élever une objection; (stronger) protester;∎ to object to sth faire objection à qch; (of demonstrators etc) protester contre qch;∎ many groups objected to the new law de nombreux groupes ont protesté contre ou se sont opposés à la nouvelle loi;∎ I object to being treated like a child je n'aime pas qu'on me prenne pour un gamin;∎ they object to working overtime ils ne sont pas d'accord pour faire des heures supplémentaires;∎ if you don't object si vous n'y voyez pas d'inconvénient;∎ you know how your father objects to it! tu sais combien ton père y est opposé!;∎ I object! je proteste!;∎ I object strongly to that remark! je proteste vigoureusement contre cette remarque!;∎ I object strongly to your attitude je trouve votre attitude proprement inadmissible;∎ I wouldn't object to a cup of tea je ne dirais pas non à ou je prendrais volontiers une tasse de thé;∎ he objects to her smoking il désapprouve qu'elle fume;∎ she objects to his coming elle n'est pas d'accord pour qu'il vienne;∎ why do you object to all my friends? pourquoi cette hostilité à l'égard de tous mes amis?;∎ it's not her I object to but her husband ce n'est pas elle qui me déplaît, c'est son mari;∎ if no one objects si personne n'y voit d'objection(s);∎ Law to object to a witness récuser un témoinobjecter;∎ I objected that it was too late j'ai objecté qu'il était trop tard -
12 obstinacy
obstinacy ['ɒbstɪnəsɪ](b) (persistence) persistance f;∎ the obstinacy of an infection le caractère persistant d'une infection -
13 repay
∎ to repay a debt rembourser une dette; figurative s'acquitter d'une dette∎ how can I ever repay you (for your kindness)? comment pourrai-je jamais vous remercier (pour votre gentillesse)?;∎ to repay good for evil rendre le bien pour le mal(c) (reward → efforts, help) récompenser;∎ to be repaid for one's efforts/one's persistence être récompensé de ses efforts/de sa persévérance;∎ her generosity was repaid with indifference tout ce qu'elle a obtenu en échange de sa générosité, c'est de l'indifférence
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